IDan S Google Camera - 2 PDF

F.A.Q.
: and their possible solutions
FIRST OF ALL MAKE SURE YOU READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDE!
- https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/themes/apps-googles-cameras-
ports-t3778837
STILL HAVEN’T SOLVED YOUR PROBLEM? THEN READ BELOW.
Front camera portait mode looking pink?

- If S7/S8/Note 8 with Snapdragon CPU go to Settings → Advanced Settings →
Snapdragon CPU → Disable; “Correct bayer pattern…” and “Correct white level…”
and set “Use Hexagon DSP” to ON/auto.
- If S7/S8/Note 8 with Exynos CPU Settings → Advanced Settings → Snapdragon
CPU → Enable; “Correct bayer pattern…” and “Correct white level…” and set “Use
Hexagon DSP” to Off.
I have “X” problem. I need help!
- Make sure you clean install the app. Do it again.
- Try clearing cache.
- Make sure you have latest version, it probably fixed “X” problem.
How to properly install the app or a newer version?
- Uninstall your current version of Google Camera.
- From smart manager clean up the RAM (memory).
- Install the app.
- After first setup force close the app to apply all the settings.
- Done!
Why is my picture black and white?
- Your app may be bugged. All you need to do is change “Highlight Saturation” to 1.1
and “Shadow Saturation” to 1.7, and close app. It should be fixed, you can go back
to 1.0 and 1.6 after that.
From what I have seen…
- Some problems are solved by just switching off Portrait ZSL mode. Others,
switching to Nexus 6 HDR+ Auto.
How to have 2 different settings?
- You can clone Google Camera with the app “App Cloner” so you have, for
example, camera number 1 for well-lit shots and camera number 2 for bad-lit shots.
You can make your own combination.
AR Stickers
- You can also use AR Stickers if you are on Oreo
- Install AR Core first https://github.com/google-ar/arcore-...e-preview2.apk
- Then AR Stickers https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z1K...c2AcK0Ocz/view
- Force close Gcam and re-open it!
- Done!
What does each option mean?
General
Path: Is the folder inside your phone where the photos are going to be stored. Only
works for internal storage up to today 23/06/2018.
Save location: Saves location of the photo.
Camera sounds: Clicky sound when you press shutter button.
Gestures: Volume key action; what the volume button does. Double-tap to zoom;
self explanatory.
Photo
HDR+ Parameters: How many pictures Google Camera is going to take. If you want
to make a ZSL configuration please make sure you pick one of the ZSL options
(Pixel fast ZSL or Pixel faster ZSL). Take into account that the more pictures Gcam
is going to take, the longer it will take to process. I, myself, use Very High because
I’m a freak but you should try them all out, Pixel stable is good for example.
Config. HDR+ Camera: You can pick between Nexus and Pixel configuration.
Honestly, the difference is not so wide, Nexus usually preserves more detail and
colour but if you want to make a ZSL configuration you MUST select “Pixel 2017 ZSL
HDR+”.
HDR+ Auto-Exposure mode No-ZSL: It’s the shutter speed. It’s how long the
camera is taking a picture, or in other words, how long the sensor is opened up so
light can come in. There are different options, Slow shutter x8 being the slowest,
thus being the better one for low-light pictures; some report it’s unstable so you may
try x4 or x2. And 1/200 being the fastest (if there’s more than enough light, Gcam will
opt for a faster shutter speed). If you are interested in learning more about it (I
suggest you do) click here.
Live HDR: It should give a wider range of colours but can sometimes mess up with
custom balance configuration. But as the description says, try enabling it only if you
have enough light.
Manual Focus: Macro mode is for taking very close shots, like when you want to
shoot a bee standing on a flower. Portrait mode, well, the name says it, right? For
portrait-distanced-shots. Infinity mode is for taking photos of, usually, the sky; what it
does is that it focus in infinity, that means, the furthest it can. Don’t really know if you
will find a use for it but if you do the only use I can think of is shooting stars at night
(though you won’t have that much room for shooting stars).
Back and front camera resolution: If you want to change between 16:9 and 4:3
aspect ratios. Just set it to highest 4:3 as Samsung’s sensors are 4:3, there’s no use
in cropping the image to fit it in 16:9.
HDR+ white balance: Okay,every image is composed of colours, as you know. Here
you can change the reds, the greens, and the blues of photos (a.k.a. RGB), if you
don’t know that much just copy someone else’s settings or just leave it to default.
Advanced setting HDR+
HDR+ denoise multiplier back and front: It’s a digital noise remover algorithm.
Noise is that graininess (grain) you see usually in low-light shots. What this does is
try to soften the image depending on the percentage multiplier you set it to. I
personally prefer it to be 100% but that’s just my choice, the default setting is 160%
and it was suggested and analyzed by @robaperas.
HDR+ antibanding mode No-ZSL: As you know, tvs, monitors, well, screens in
general, display the image at a given frequency, in some countries it is 60hz and in
some it’s 50hz. The only case in which this is needed would be if you want to shoot
an image in a television, not in another case. It sets the shutter speed to match that
of the tv. Just have it off in general.
Highlight and Shadow Saturation: You may not know, so I will explain it to you.
The way Google Camera achieves such a good exposure in shadows and highlights
is because of its efficient algorithm to detect shadows and highlights and thus being
able to apply the correct exposure to each area without affecting the other. The app
divides photos in, “highlight” and “shadow”, what this setting does is apply the given
level of saturation to the highlights or the shadows, depending on what you choose.
Saturation, in a few words, refers to the intensity of a colour.
Portrait, Lens Blur, and other settings

Metering mode: It basically tells the app how to determine the exposure it should
set the image to.
- Center weighted: In this system, the meter concentrates on the central 60–
80% of the scene. The balance is then "feathered" out towards the edges.
This mode of exposure is less influenced by peripheral areas of the scene and
is therefore well suited for photographs with subjects or objects of interest in
the central part of the image.
- Spot: With spot metering, the camera will measure only a very small area of
the scene (1–5% of the viewfinder area). By default this is the centre of the
scene. Spot metering is not influenced by other areas in the frame. It is
commonly used to shoot very high contrast scenes. For example, in a backlit
situation a rising sun may be behind a person whose face will be much darker
than the bright halo around the body and hairline. Spot metering allows the
camera to measure the light reflected from the person's face and expose
properly for that, instead of adjusting exposure for the much brighter light
around the hairline. With the face properly exposed, the area around the back
and hairline will become over-exposed. In many cases spot metering will over
or underexpose a portion of the scene, so that the point of interest will be
correctly exposed.
- Matrix: The camera measures the light intensity in several points in the scene
and then combines the results to find the setting for the best exposure. A
number of factors are taken into consideration, including: autofocus point,
distance to subject, areas in or out of focus, colours/hues of the scene, and
backlighting. Multi-zone tends to bias its exposure towards the autofocus
point, thus ensuring that the point of interest has been exposed for properly.
Use Hexagon DSP: Hexagon Digital Signal Processor, basically an image chip. If
you have a Snapdragon device enable it, otherwise keep it off.
Portrait ZSL mode: Takes portrait pictures instantly (zero shutter lag).
Portrait initial zoom: Basically just zooms the picture in a little bit. If you don’t feel
like having your phone next to the other person’s face then enable it. By having it on
you are losing a bit of quality but it’s ok.
Lens blur megapixel: Here you can choose how many MP you want the blurred
photo to be, don’t exceed your sensor limits. Lens Blur tries to blur background of
focused object.
Max. sensitivity analog gain: Gain is an electronic amplification of the video signal.
This means that the signal is boosted electronically, adding more voltage to the
pixels on your imager (CCD or CMOS) causing them to amplify their intensity and
therefore brighten your image.
Compress RAW(*DNG): Makes .dng file smaller.
HDR+ RAW+JPEG: It takes two pictures, one is output as jpeg and the other as a
.dng file. Dng files are raw photos, that means that they have all the unedited sensor
information, which is very important if you want to edit your photo on Snapseed,
Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.
Smartburst: It selects the best 8 pictures from a burst of photos.
Camera modes
When using Pixel 2017 ZSL HDR+, HDR+ off means no HDR, HDR+ on means
Zero-Shuter Lag mode is activated and phone will constantly be taking pictures on
backround, and HDR+ enhanced means that the phone starts taking photos only
after you press the shutter button. This means that, No-ZSL settings will work for
HDR+ enhanced but won’t work for HDR+ on.
When using Nexus 6 HDR+ Auto, HDR+ off means no HDR, HDR+ auto means
that the phone will decide if to use HDR or not, and HDR+ on will force the app to
use HDR. There’s no ZSL option for Nexus 6 configuration.
What’s the best configuration for Google Camera?

Okay, let’s get something clear. There’s no “best” configuration, there are just
configurations that are better for some situations than others.
Here I will share configurations that worked in “X” situation for me or other users. Try
them and choose the one that you like the most.
@Neo said on Telegram:
- Config. HDR+ camera: Nexus 6 HDR+ Auto
- HDR+ underexposure multiplier No-ZSL: 50%
- HDR+ denoise multiplier back: 200%
- HDR+ denoise multiplier front: 140%
- HDR+ parameters: Low (5/7 burst)
@Wellinghton said on Telegram:
- Just default settings (that means don’t touch anything)
@mrgroeff said on Telegram:
In good light:

- HDR+ parameters: Very high
- HDR+ Auto Exposure mode No-ZSL: 1/10 sec (min.)
- HDR+ underexposure multiplier No-ZSL: 75% if good light outdoor. 50% if
good light indoor.
In low light:

- HDR+ parameters: Very high
- HDR+ Auto Exposure mode No-ZSL: Slow shutter X4
For ZSL (Zero Shutter Lag):
- Config. HDR+ camera: Pixel 2017 ZSL HDR+

- HDR+ parameters: Pixel faster ZSL (8/10/8 burst)
- HDR+ underexposure multiplier No-ZSL: 1/10 sec (min.)
- Use only HDR+ on, not HDR+ enhanced.
@robaperas said on Telegram:
- Max. sensitivity analog gain: 110
- HDR+ Auto Exposure mode No-ZSL: Slow shutter X2 at day. 1/200 sec.
indoor with moving people.
- HDR+ enhanced.
- Final JPG quality HDR+: 100%
- Sensor denoise settings active
- HDR+ white balance active
@EFranz said here, in this very Word document:

My go-to-everyday settings Note 8 Exynos (updated 26/06/2018):
- HDR+ parameters: Very High (20/24)

- Live HDR: On
- Lens Blur mode megapixels: 12.6 megapixels
- HDR+ white balance: 100 – 102 – 102 - 105
- Metering mode: Matrix
- Optical stabilization: On
- Portrait ZSL mode: Off
- Portrait initial zoom: On
- Save all portrait mode pictures to same folder: On
- Use Hexagon DSP: Yes for Snapdragon devices. No for Exynos devices.
- HDR+ antibanding mode No-ZSL: Turn-off
- HDR+ on
In bad light:
- HDR+ parameters: Very High (20/24 burst)

- Live HDR: Off
- HDR+ white balance: 100 – 102 – 102 - 105
- Metering mode: Controlled by Google Camera
- Portrait ZSL mode: Off
- HDR+ antibanding mode No-ZSL: Turn-off
- HDR+ on
Moving subjects:

- Live HDR: On
- HDR+ white balance: On and blue colour to 103%
- Metering mode: Controlled by Google Camera
- Portrait ZSL mode: On
- Max. sensitivity analog gain: Auto
- HDR+ on (VERY IMPORTANT)
If you are getting RAINBOW EFFECT (colourful circle in the edges of the
pictures) play with the following settings; “HDR+ Parameters – HDR+
underexposure multiplier – Live HDR - HDR+ Auto Exposure mode No-ZSL.
@riccardobellanova said on Telegram:

- HDR+ parameters: Pixel stable (8/10/10 burst)
- HDR+ white balance: On and red to 100%. even green to 102%, odd green
to 108%, and blue to 108%
- HDR+ enhanced
@Skytrainn said on Telegram:

- HDR+ parameters: Pixel stable (8/10/10 burst)
- HDR+ white balance: On and red to 100%. even green to 102%, odd green
to 108%, and blue to 108%
- HDR+ enhanced
@SafwanFahmi97 said on Telegram:
Low light:
- HDR+ parameters: Very high (20/24 burst)

Good light:
- HDR+ parameters: Very high (20/24 burst)

Zero-shutter lag (ZSL):

- HDR+ on

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F.A.Q.

: and their possible solutions

FIRST OF ALL MAKE SURE YOU READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDE!

STILL HAVEN’T SOLVED YOUR PROBLEM? THEN READ BELOW.

Front camera portait mode looking pink?

Advanced setting HDR+

Portrait, Lens Blur, and other settings

What’s the best configuration for Google Camera?

- Config. HDR+ camera: Nexus 6 HDR+ Auto

- Config. HDR+ camera: Nexus 6 HDR+ Auto

For ZSL (Zero Shutter Lag):

- Config. HDR+ camera: Pixel 2017 ZSL HDR+

@EFranz said here, in this very Word document:

- HDR+ parameters: Very High (20/24)

- HDR+ parameters: Very High (20/24 burst)

- HDR+ parameters: Pixel faster ZSL (8/10/8 burst)

@riccardobellanova said on Telegram:

@Skytrainn said on Telegram:

@SafwanFahmi97 said on Telegram:

- HDR+ parameters: Very high (20/24 burst)

- HDR+ parameters: Very high (20/24 burst)

Zero-shutter lag (ZSL):

- HDR+ parameters: Pixel faster ZSL (8/10/8 burst)

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