Recent content by surroundedbydrones

Well, I bet your fingerprint shortcuts actually work, they don't work at all on the T799B. And as a consolation, that green T799H is beautiful and not available in the US yet.

If you have the Plex, then you probably have the T799H (green EU) variant of the TCL 10 Pro. The T799B (gray US/CAN) variant has the smart key settings and a different accessibility menu

Software version? It's in the latest build, and was there our the box as well (advanced features), that's strange it's not showing for you.

Camera API 2 app, as well as exif data on test device and review model images show the lens aperture to be f1.9, not the advertised spec of f1.79. Anyone have a clue? Could this be an error on the readout/report on exif data and API probes, or did TCL pull a fast one?

If you click the pictures and bring up the menu, click the info button and you'll see the ports I used for each picture. Most were taken with the same port. I only use two versions. I (and others) discuss the ports and settings at length in this thread.

No; but the quality is effectively the same, regardless. The limitation is due to the fact that the X4 uses a method known as 'pixel binning' which basically combines the data from 4 pixels into one, thus the camera is reported to third party apps as 4mp, but that's just the way the camera...

I'm not mistaken. You don't know what camera port/version I used - that's number one. Number two, you don't have my camera samples, number three, you don't have my exif data. I get two pictures, one with the entire scene in focus, and another with a different focal plane. And yes, at distance...

Not necessarily; I don't share more personal portraits (of people) but it takes portraits well at distance, in fact, Google is on record with its philosophy of almost forcing more distance with its default 1.5x zoom in portrait mode. I'll look at the exif/metadata and check to see what the...

There's no Google camera port for the X4, in any variant. There are hundreds of Google camera ports, many of which function in limited or mostly limited capacity on the X4, though. Portrait mode works fine with the rear camera, as well as the front camera. These portrait shots were taken with...

Gotcha; that worries me for once P lands on my device. Stock vs. the Google camera ports is no contest, and I don't see that changing. Good luck with the 7 plus.

I posted in another thread what I probably should've posted here, but I didn't see this thread until later. I think the 7 Plus has the same camera sensor as the X4 (based on research and sensor data). Here's the variants that work best for our sensor. I'm thinking you may have luck with the...

Is anyone willing to try the following Google camera ports: This one for general photography and low light especially. And this one, which is more stable but requires much more configuration. I suggest that two, because I have reason to believe the 7 Plus has the same camera sensor as the X4...

??? Not every version is optimal or even functional on our phones. I tested dozens and recommended the best ones according to my tests. The samples just posted are with a version not ideal for our phone. I won't argue on subjectivity; if you think the moto camera app is superior, I think...

Alright, I see a huge difference, myself. But that's all, those are the only variants that I know work well with our device, and I tested dozens and dozens. I also posted samples and comparisons in different places, and compared hundreds and hundreds of images captured among the different...

The first setting is 'Auto Correction HDR+' - I use Max Quality. The rest of the settings are just a matter of preference. Like the camera sounds, resolution, etc. I don't enable any of the 'fixes' in the settings. The other poster doesn't need/want help, he likes the stock camera app, which...