General Working GCAM for S23 Ultra
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Thanks for your answer, appreciated.
But which version of LMC 8.4 are you using ? I saw "ruler" and "scan3d" variants. But following the tutorial, I installed the "aweme" version.
Which one are you guys recommend to me ?
And yes, I'm also using v48 sharp from Javasabr
Thanks
The package you use has no influence on the quality of the pictures. Only the XML will matter. You can use any of these 3 versions to have different ports at the same time. For example I use ruler for lmc, scan3d for AGC and aweme for Sgcam. If you use the actual Samsung ruler then you'd have to settle for one of the other 2 packages. Etc
I just installed it but can you please tell me what to do after that ?
I noticed it is a bit different than LMC. And when I extract v48 XML from Java, i don't know where to save it.
Same thing for the LIB directory, it's empty. In LMC I had for example the Matteo22D,...
Could you please help me step by step to have the same you are using ?
Thanks a lot !
Ok, so I understand LMC 8.4 R15 and SGCAM are different ?
I asked Fl1nt91 and first told me that he's using LMC 8.4 but then send me the name of the SGCAM... I'm new to all of this and I feel lost now.
If someone can make a step by step, it would be greatly appreciated!
And congratulations to all the modders for their job !
since you are using the shamim mod, is there a reason you are not using the latest 8.7 version and have you tried the hasli lmc to see if the configs work the same on both?
My bad, I'm not using this version. Now I can't find what I'm using
Yes, you have different devs doing different ports of GCAM (SGCAM, LMC, AGC, etc.) and then you have those that create configs for each port.
Saber did a config for LMC which is very mature, with installation steps found here:
Working GCAM for S23 Ultra
Or where can i try and experiment some version? I haven't dealt with gcam in the last years, so I'm bit out dated EDIT: I RECOMMEND FOLLOWING THIS POST TO INSTALL PROPER GCAM Post in thread 'Working GCAM for S23 Ultra'...
forum.xda-developers.com
Surfer has done a config for AGC which is also very mature and can be found here:
Working GCAM for S23 Ultra
Or where can i try and experiment some version? I haven't dealt with gcam in the last years, so I'm bit out dated EDIT: I RECOMMEND FOLLOWING THIS POST TO INSTALL PROPER GCAM Post in thread 'Working GCAM for S23 Ultra'...
forum.xda-developers.com
They're both good, using good GCAM ports. Try both and see which you prefer. They output slightly different styles of pictures though globally, especially if you don't zoom in, they will look very similar. Up to you to decide which one fits your needs.
I had tried loading Saber's LMC 8.4 config on SGCAM 8.4 and it crashes. Guessing it wouldn't work with 8.7 either. I'm not sure what value 8.7 brings over 8.4 but since 8.4 is at v45, it's most likely more stable than 8.7 v4. From what the devs have said, 8.8 will be a good version to update to eventually as google has made some things easier for devs to create ports and we should see some extra value out of that one.
Thanks a lot for your complete answer !Yes, you have different devs doing different ports of GCAM (SGCAM, LMC, AGC, etc.) and then you have those that create configs for each port.
Saber did a config for LMC which is very mature, with installation steps found here:
Working GCAM for S23 Ultra
Or where can i try and experiment some version? I haven't dealt with gcam in the last years, so I'm bit out dated EDIT: I RECOMMEND FOLLOWING THIS POST TO INSTALL PROPER GCAM Post in thread 'Working GCAM for S23 Ultra'...
Surfer has done a config for AGC which is also very mature and can be found here:
Working GCAM for S23 Ultra
Or where can i try and experiment some version? I haven't dealt with gcam in the last years, so I'm bit out dated EDIT: I RECOMMEND FOLLOWING THIS POST TO INSTALL PROPER GCAM Post in thread 'Working GCAM for S23 Ultra'...
They're both good, using good GCAM ports. Try both and see which you prefer. They output slightly different styles of pictures though globally, especially if you don't zoom in, they will look very similar. Up to you to decide which one fits your needs.
I just installed SGCAM, and using their built-in XML "S23ULTRAN".
Does anyone of you knows the best XML config for SGCAM ?
Thanks
There's no other official Sgcam config that I'm aware of, and in my opinion both lmc and AGC will give you better results
I'm completely confused. Now you are talking about SGCam ? , it's not LMC or AGC. And I think no, the config files for LMC are not working on SGCam. ? Because it's different versions of GCams. Right?
Its the result from the question from vincanity6820, but with respect, he could have read some posts before in this thread and no questions like this.
Its the result from the question from vincanity6820, but with respect, he could have read some posts before in this thread and no questions like this.
Actually the very first post is about Sgcam and the matteo lib. Which actually works and was the very first working config. It's easier for us that have been there from the start to keep up with the 47 pages of conversation. Can't blame someone coming in to start by following the instructions of the first post!
I dont get it - a dark, blurry, out of focus photo from a 200mp camera on a month old device in broad daylight is impressive ? Its appalling, it looks like a bad pic from a 10 year old phone, the other photos are good tho.That bee one is quite impressive! Thanks for the info
I really hope this forthcoming camera update improves the s23u, cos so far its pretty disappointing, I ve never had a camera phone with such inconsistent results. I know the wide angle lens is pathetic (especially the ridiculously low resolution), but I had high hopes for the main sensor even if the pixels are a bit small. Only the 10x zoom camera stands out (and thats mainly down to the lens rather than the sensor). In the hundreds of pictures I ve taken EVERY configuration has won at some point - AGC, stock 12mp, stock 50mp, stock 200mp, ProRaw 12mp, ProRaw 50mp (yes stock, even if the results are usually over saturated and over sharpened), and even dark and blurry LMC/Javasabr which, ironically, seems to excell in low light (no disrespect @JavaSabr, I know you do it to your taste). Theyve all scored wins, but very rarely has any been particularly impressive. The only exception is stock night mode - if its virtually pitch black (a room at night with only a little ambient light, outside with no street lighting )it ll get an impressive picture, yes it ll be quite yellow and it wont win any awards for looking natural, but it ll get you a usable picture from almost total darkness, easily beating GCAM, which was a surprise as historically this was GCAM's specialty. I even had one situation in low light where I could nt see a single difference between the 12mp and 50mp pics from stock, not minimal, difference, zero difference, so much for binning. Every time I see a picture taken with my previous Mi 10 Pro (using AGC) I think I ve made a bad decision getting this phone.
As for using 50mp and 200mp mode in GCAM, AFAIK native resolution in GCAM has only been managed on the Redmi K20, Mi 9T and Mi 10u and apparently some manufacturers hide native resolution from 3rd party apps, although seeing as this is the first phone with "chameleonCELL" binning (3 available resolutions) youd have thought theyd make at least 50mp available, but until that happens (and lets hope it does ASAP) we re stuck with inconsistent low res 12mp photos that often just dont cut it.
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That was a very long rent, mostly unrelated to gcam. It's fine if you feel none of the work here has value to you. There are many options, including stock. I'm not going to take time to say why I thought it was a good pic from a 10x lens. Hopefully you didn't sell your old phone and can go back to it and comment on that phones xda thread instead.
I think you mean rant , not rent.
Apologies if it was from the 10x lens, pretty sure it wasnt mentioned in the post, missed it if it was, I m not the only person to have the same opinion about that pic tho....still, it is pretty blurry.
Not sure why you just quoted the bit about that pic if your reply was in relation to my whole post.
My opinions are NOT "mostly unrelated to gcam", ithere are related to the phone cameras as a whole and how even GCAM gets inconsistent results just like stock does. Seen similar posts to that effect in this thread too.
I m guessing from the tone of your reply that you were one of the development engineers on the s23u and thats why you seem so offended in response to a negative opinion or one that isnt the same as yours ? Not sure why you havent responded in the same way to others who ve posted less than favourable opinions of this device's cameras (so far ie with very few software updates....yet)
Been posting in threads about my current phones on XDA for 16 years, dont plan on stopping anytime soon, this is a forum and all opinions, negative or positive are allowed.
Apologies if it was from the 10x lens, pretty sure it wasnt mentioned in the post, missed it if it was, I m not the only person to have the same opinion about that pic tho....still, it is pretty blurry.
Not sure why you just quoted the bit about that pic if your reply was in relation to my whole post.
My opinions are NOT "mostly unrelated to gcam", ithere are related to the phone cameras as a whole and how even GCAM gets inconsistent results just like stock does. Seen similar posts to that effect in this thread too.
I m guessing from the tone of your reply that you were one of the development engineers on the s23u and thats why you seem so offended in response to a negative opinion or one that isnt the same as yours ? Not sure why you havent responded in the same way to others who ve posted less than favourable opinions of this device's cameras (so far ie with very few software updates....yet)
Been posting in threads about my current phones on XDA for 16 years, dont plan on stopping anytime soon, this is a forum and all opinions, negative or positive are allowed.
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Strange that both ACG and LMC behave that way but MCG does not.
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Yes, you're completely right. That's why you're asking someone else to figure it out. Have a great day. lol1
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I believe the New south Wales font you've mentioned is because that its actually out of focus in the raw file since the aperture is really big on main lens, that gcam didnt know how to properly sharpen it since its not optimize for this camera at all.
But if you look the in focus area, stock camera was lack of detail and kinda look like painting, include the center cap you mentioned. Many source said that samsung didnt use the method that iphone 14 pro used which is cropping the 48MP main sensor to capture 2X photos, that allows the phone to use a whole 12MP to capture the scene.
I assume that samsung just using the 1X 12MP photo and crop it to 2X(so the photo only has 6MP) and then upscale to 12MP again using AI or some algorithm, thus why the poor quality.
I'm looking these on a pc with a monitor, here are some 100% zoom for compare.
Rims been deformed and lack of detail on center cap, fake detail on tires.
tons of noise cause by the sharpening algorithm
lack of detail on badges, plate and background
rear bumper been deformed, lack of detail on ground.
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25New post about my new configs for LMC R16+ for s23
Releases:
-v1 only for ultra:
-v2 for all s23:
-v3 for all s23
-v4 for all s231. Made more strong separating light/shadows styles between LDR button on/off (I prefer LDR on for all scenarios)
2. Updated chroma denoise configuration
3. Minor updates of quality from PRO button for regular s23 in middle/low light
4. Disabled shasta again, I think finally
5. Don't use night mode, use HDR++ for low light scenarios!
-v5 for all s23
-v6 for all s23
-v7 for all s23
-v8 BETA for all s23
New my configs for LMC R17+ for s23
-v1 BETA for all s23
-v2 BETA for all s23
-v3 BETA for all s23
-v4 BETA for all s231. Reverted noise models from SkyyKing007(Finesse King) to use LGV50
2. Continue experimenting with noise reduction configuration
3. Increased ISO limits for selfie camera
4. Updated black levels for x1 in ultra
-v5 for all s23
-v6 for all s23
-v7 for all s23
-v8 for all s23
-v9 for all s23
-v10 for all s23
-v11 for all s23
-v12 for all s23
-v13 for all s23
\Installation instruction:
1. Download and install LMC GCam from this page:
R16:R17:For Samsung devices, we should use packages: scan3d, ruler or aweme.
2. Create folder if not exist by path "Internal Storage/LMC8.4/"
3. Copy my xmls to this folder
4. Hold on the GCam icon and choose "Capture video"
5. Double tap on the space between the shot button and the gallery and then import my config
6. Done
Or video (thanks for @koahhe):
New video by Daniel S
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UI description:
1. Google Auto White Balance toggle - alternative colors correction
2. Expo toggle - makes images a little bit brighter
3. LDR toggle - makes images more contrast with more deep shadows
4. Sport lense - optimized x1 lense for shooting dynamic objects (especially in HDRe mode)
My telegram group:
22Hi everyone,
I work on the config for all s23 series.
GCam:
https://1-dontsharethislink.celsoazevedo.com/file/filesc/LMC8.4_R15_ruler.apk
or
https://1-dontsharethislink.celsoazevedo.com/file/filesc/LMC8.4_R15_scan3d.apk
Changes log v33:
1. Disable AWB.
2. Update nose models.
3. Update sharp configuration for 0.6x and 1x cameras.
4. Update noise reduction configuration for 0.6x and 10x cameras.
5. Increase max shot time for hdr++ to have better results in low light.
Changes log v36:
1. Changed HDR models for all lenses to have a better experience when you want to work with RAW
2. Updated sharp configuration to have more clear photos.
3. Updated noise reduction configuration to have good noise balance for low-light shots.
4. Updated configuration for low light shots, to make more real and clear photos.
5. Enabled autoresize photos for x10 lense from 10Mp to 3.7Mp, because it's physics and no any sense to keep more. (but you can easily disable it)
6. Changed pro mode, now it disables limits for ISO and you can take low light shots with short shutter lag. (Especially for dynamic scenes)
7. Reduced saturation of the main camera.
Changes log for v38:
1. Disable downscaling for x10
2. Decreasing chroma noise reduction
3. Updated configuration of photo processing for frontend camera.
4. Small changes for night mode
5. Decreasing color saturation for all cameras.
Changes log for v39:
1. Changed light config for all cameras
2. Changed noise model for the main camera of small s23
3. Changed chroma noise reduction settings
4. Added separated camera module which can be used for 3D panorama with some work round
Changes log for v40:
1. Changed merge method for telephoto from SABRE to Spatial RGB
2. Updated sharping config for all cameras
3. Updated noise model for the main camera of small s23
Changes log for v41:
1. Updated noise configuration for s23 main lense.
2. Increased ISO limit for front camera.
3. Changed behavior of expo compensation from -2 to +1
Changes log for v42 (only ultra):
1. Changed JPG compression
2. Improved chroma noise reduction for the main lense
3. Provided 2 xml configs, classic and more sharper
Changes log for v43 (only ultra):
1. Updated noise models for all rear modules
2. Updated light configuration for all rear modules
3. Updated noise reduction configuration for the main camera
4. Changed expo compensation mode from +1 to -1.6
Changes log for v44 (only ultra):
1. Updated light configuration
2. Minor updates for noise reduction configuration
Changes log for v45 (only ultra):
1. Update noise reduction for all lenses.
2. Minor update light configuration for all lenses.
3. Increase color saturation for the front camera
4. Return shortcut to enable/disable AWB
Changes log for v46 (only ultra):
1. Updated noise reduction for 0.6x and 1x modules
2. Minor updates for light configuration
3. Updated AWB profiles for rear modules
4. Changed expo compensation to +1.2-1.4
Changes log for v47 (only ultra):
1. Small updates for light configuration.
2. Small color correction.
3. Small changes for expo compensation
Changes log for v48 (all s23):
1. Rebalanced noise reduction and details.
2. Updated color correction for all sensors of s23u
3. Updated color saturation for all sensors.
4. Minor changes for light configuration.
5. Adapted v48 for small s23
6. Small other tweeks.
Changes log for v49 (all s23):
1. Changed noise/details balancing for 0.6x
2. Updated light/shadows configuration
3. Updated colors configuration for front camera
4. Fixed auto-focus on face
5. Updated color correction for rear cameras of ultra
6. Changed coefficient expo time/iso to use more long expo time
Changes log for v50 (all s23):
1. Updated front cam configuration
2. Minor updates for color correction of s23u
3. Changed noise reduction for camera viewport
4. Changed contrast configuration for x10 lense
Changes log for v51 (all s23):
1. Hide zoom bar
2. Reverted color correction for s23u to default system
Changes log for v52 (all s23):
1. Updated color correction for s23 ultra.
2. Updated noise reduction config for 0.6x for all s23
3. Increased max expo time for HDR frames from 100 to 150ms for all s23
4. Returned zoom bar for all s23
5. Updated light/shadows configuration for all s23
Changes log for v53 (all s23):
1. Updated color correction for regular s23
2. Reduced max expo time for HDR frames from 150 to 80ms to reduce motion blur.
Changes log for v54 (only ultra):
1. Changed all lenses to use SABRE to have faster processing, less motion artifacts and more details in day light.
2. Updated noise configuration for SABRE
3. Updated front camera config.
4. Added focus tracking bottom in view port (now it works)
Changes log for v54 (only ultra):
1. Changed all lenses to use SABRE to have faster processing, less motion artifacts and more details in day light.
2. Updated noise reducing configuration and sharp for SABRE
3. Updated front camera config.
4. Added focus tracking bottom in view port (now it works)
5. Started using HDRNet as default mode for most cases
6. Increased max ISO for x3 and x10 to work better with HDRNet and low light
7. Changed noise models configuration.
8. Updated reducing chroma noise configuration for x1
9. Hide HDR++ frames count button and use 27 frames for very low light or complex cases.
10. Changed max shasta exp time to produce more clean results in shadows for HDR++
11. How PRO button because now no any need.
12. Fixed artifacts for HDRNet in low light.
13. Updated night mode
Changes log for v55 (all s23):
1. Adapting v54 for small s23
2. Fixed the issue with long HDR++
3. A little bit decrease noise reduction for x1 of s23u.
Changes log for v56 (only for ultra):
1. Rebalancing noise reduction/details
2. Fixed too bright night shots
Changes log for v57 (all s23):
1. Adaption for regular s23
2. Minor updates for light configuration
3. Increased limits to make all lenses a little bit brighter for low light scenes
Changes log for v58 (all s23):
1. Enabled back shasta(Gcam method to improve shadows) after resolving issue with shasta + HDRNet
2. Updated light configuration for all lenses
3. Updated noise reduction config for middle and low light
4. Added LDR button (mode for
weather 
) which increases contrast
5. Added PRO button only for regular s23 (to make photos of dynamic objects)
6. Increased a little bit limits for night shots to have a little bit brighter photos
Instruction:
1. Install GCam
2. Extract the attached archive to your root FS
3. Hold on the GCam icon and choose "Capture video"
4. Double tap on the space between the shot button and the gallery and then import my config
5. Done
User interface:
1. HDR++ frames count
2. Google Auto White Balance
3. Expo correction toggle (make all photos brighter)
4. Disable ISO limit to use HDR+ in low light if you don't want to use HDR++
14Have uploaded the new version:
12Some sample from my recent trip.
Probably is not the best photo quality on the market, but using the Gcam overall I'm very satisfied of the incredibile versatility.
Plus the device is all around the best you can find.
I did many test gcam 12mpx vs stock 50mpx and 200mpx, and i can say that most of the time high res stock is useless. Details are similar or even better with gcam at 12mpx.
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