Low light problem is due to absence of stabilizer hardware. Have you tried HHT mode?
How to get the google camera for Xiaomi A1 without rooting or flashing?
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Low light problem is due to absence of stabilizer hardware. Have you tried HHT mode?
As i told earlier i am a normal user. I even don't know what is HHT ... Can u explain?
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Found HHT from Camera settings. Will try today evening and let u know
HHT mode takes multiple shots in different exposure levels, and combines them to reduce electronic noise. ( ie improve low light photo quality). Since it takes multiple shots, you might require to keep your camera stable for 1-2 seconds after clicking. The speed will depend on free ram, current cpu speed, hence processing power.
Without HHT mode, in normal mode, even if you keep camera attached to tripod, you won't achieve this, because electronic noise appears invariably of shaking. It needs to be eliminated in software.
Isn't that what HDR does as well? But in HDR the end goal is to add/preserve detail, so I guess there's that.
HHT doesn't do much to improve low light pictures, imo. GCam does improve the camera in low light, but by a bit. It could still be better tho.
What about other third party camera apps? I know, gcam with hdr+ takes beautiful shots, but I don't want to root my phone and mess with magisk etc. So, Is there any third party camera app which performs even slightly better than stock miui app? Thanks
Very impressive, for this hardware
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HDR is useful when you have very deep shadows and very bright highlights. Thus obtain high dynamic range. ie get make dark buildings brighter and bright sky darker to showcase clouds.
HHT is used to reduce low light noise.
Use this version it does not have portait, AR stickers, etc but does not produce artifacts and works with Oreo:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GC_5.0.009.apk
Thanks, I know about this version, but I was trying to find version with portrait mode and without these artifacts.
I have 2 versions installed with app cloner: one with all functionality and one if i have to take photos with yellow objects. Not a perfect solution but they work.
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I found gcam mod by scrubber that work with some device like redmi Note 4 without root but it doesn't work with Mi A1... Hope someone will be able to make that version works with Mi A1..
Has anyone tried the method indicated on this ? page? Not sure if it'll work.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-sideload-google-camera-with-hdr-plus
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-sideload-google-camera-with-hdr-plus
This will most probably not work because all the phones mentioned there have camera to api enabled by default and mi a1 does not have camera to api. So the only way to use g cam on our devices is by rooting and then enabling camera to api.
If u still have doubt then reply to this here.
I dont know if this real gcam but this is no root, i try ... and it work similar to Google Pixel 2 potrait and it can produce potrait selfie with A1
en.miui.com/thread-1518379-1-1.html <--- please research ([no root] [lens blur] [no camera2api] [oreo]GCam Finally uploaded Samples also) on miui Mi A1 devices page
en.miui.com/thread-1518379-1-1.html <--- please research ([no root] [lens blur] [no camera2api] [oreo]GCam Finally uploaded Samples also) on miui Mi A1 devices page
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8There is actually no root required for editing build.prop. You unlock the bootloader, then you can boot (not flash) the TWRP and mount system with W permissions. Pull the build.prop file, edit it and push it back to its place. Then you need to set the permissions of the file through the shell. As the last thing you can relock the bootloader and have the edited build.prop file without having the root.
Google it and you will find the guide.
I tested it myself. It works.3
Use this version it does not have portait, AR stickers, etc but does not produce artifacts and works with Oreo:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GC_5.0.009.apk3
A1 camera is superb in Day light only. It can't beat Google Camera in very low light. Everyone trying Google Camera here for getting Selfie Portrait mods. That not available in A1 camera .. I am not a photographer. But i can tell as a normal user in low light Google Camera perform really better than A1 camera. May be some 3rd party apps can do that but someone loves Google Camera2
HHT mode takes multiple shots in different exposure levels, and combines them to reduce electronic noise. ( ie improve low light photo quality). Since it takes multiple shots, you might require to keep your camera stable for 1-2 seconds after clicking. The speed will depend on free ram, current cpu speed, hence processing power.
Without HHT mode, in normal mode, even if you keep camera attached to tripod, you won't achieve this, because electronic noise appears invariably of shaking. It needs to be eliminated in software.
