If you have Gcam 6.1 follow
that tutorial.
Getting started
First of all, you need to change the Format
Some devices need to change the format in order to work. These are RAW FORMAT, VIEWFINDER, or IMAGE FORMAT.
Usually these options are in Settings/Advanced/Fix or Lab, depending on the developer...
If it's not in this order just look for the word fix, it will surely be inside. If you still don't find it, the developer chose not to give access to these settings in his version, as is the case with 6.2 from Urnyx (at least for now).
OK, now let's explain::
RAW FORMAT = RAW10 (most standard)
ex: Everyone (EXCEPT SAMSUNG)
RAW FORMAT = RAW SENSOR ex: S9 Series, GALAXY NOTE 9 - S10 Series (Snapdragon)
VIEWFINDER or IMAGE FORMAT = YUV (majority standard with API2 LEVEL3)
ex: S9 Series, Note 9, Android One (all), Mi9 and others
VIEWFINDER or IMAGE FORMAT = JPEG (common on APi2 Full devices)
ex: MI8, MI8 Lite, ONEPLUS 6 / T
So if you have a black screen on Gcam, This also applies to version 6.1, seeks to change this information and may resolve your problem.
Settings
- Here you can set your personal options such as photo and video resolution, grid type, location, and the like
Advanced Part 1
Well here we see some tools that you have seen that I do not use, but let's explain. If you have a basic knowledge of English it will help a lot. It is very intuitive and easy to understand.
- Dirt Lens: Dirty lens warning (I believe you need no explanation)
- HDR+ control: HDR ON OFF and HDR + Enhanced control on the main viewfinder screen where we took the picture
- Hide Moviment Icon: Hide Moving Shot icon, similar to the one on iPhone that shows you moments before the shot, the choice is personal. however Focus Tracking does not work if this is enabled
- Moviment: same thing from above, but you choose whether to enable the function and not just the icon
- Focus Tracking: Continuous focus when you click on the screen, no matter how your phone changes position, it keeps searching for focus in the same place as the click. I personally like this tool
- Enable Google Photos:Whether or not to enable direct viewing in Google gallery, personal taste
- Maximum Brightness: Turn on maximum screen brightness with camera open
- Compress DNG: Compress RAW file size for those who use it
- RAW and JPEG Control: Turning on RAW photo taking, useless for me on Gcam, I've talked about this several times
- Store videos: More efficient video storage is not yet compatible with all players, but saves memory
- Interface Theme: Interface theme, dark or light
HDR+ Settings
- Compress JPEG: Compression of JPEG file (photo) I always leave it at 100%, so as not to lose image information, help in editing, but the file gets bigger
- Quality HDR+: Choose the amount of frames to build the photo, I already explained that in the 6.1 tutorial, the more frames, the more information in the image consequently takes more time to make the photo
- AWB: White Balance Control. This greatly interferes with the photo. Personally I don't like Pixel 3's WB, it yellow daytime photos, but you can test and see if you like it
- Auto Exposure: Shutter Exposure Control, this determines the speed of photo shooting, the shorter the time, the longer it takes. I recommend leaving it on auto or 1/20 unless this risks blurring the photo if using
a tripod or support to shoot a landscape or long exposure is cool to lower the time, people photo let in 1/20 even
- Exposure Compensation: Similar to that control we have on screen when we click to focus, up makes the photo brighter and down darker
- Binary Files or Libs: Libs are the heart of image processing, they control color, noise, arm balance, and more. You can use google stock or try modified ones, in which case I'm using a MOD that is
Eszdman 2.5 as it is less contrasted than lib stock
Base
- Base: Here you will choose what will be the photo processing base, some devices do not support Pixel 3 on the front and so photo turns green, so I recommend putting Nexus 6P in case it happens
- Config Base: Processing algorithm base, devices with processors recommend leaving Pixel 3a XL, I believe it reduces the load on the processor and can process the HDR+ faster
Saturation
- Saturation of the photos is very personal, so be free to test the way you like
API2 Camera
- Dinamic Black Level: It never worked on me so I don't move anymore, in theory it's to control the level of black in the image so it doesn't turn green
- Metering Mode: Photometry system, for those who know about photometry will know how to use the options at the right time. Who doesn't know recommend to leave controlled by gcam
- ISO Selection: Choosing the ISO value in photographs manually, another function I recommend leaving auto unless you know what you are doing
- Lens Distortion: Lens distortion correction, very good this tool, it corrects the position of your head for example if you take a selfie and your face is in the corners of the photo where it usually occurs the distortion
Advanced End
- Use AWB Gains Mode: Increases sharpness, but may cause noise
Night Sight
- Night Sight quality: Choose the amount of frames used in NS, the longer it takes to make the photo
- Correction Night Sight: NS Exposure Control, I recommend 1/2 more if you use a tripod, to play with long exposure with this function
- Night Mode hint: Makes that message to use night mode on the main screen permanent, serves as a shortcut
- Image Rotation: Correcting the photo position if it comes upside down is a fix
Portrait
- Disable Zoom: Disabling zoom in portrait modes, I recommend not doing it if you want a more natural portrait, zooming changes the focal length of the image, and turns it into a more harmonic, similar to what our eyes see in reality
- Save to DCIM: Save photos to same folder as camera stock
Others
- Recompute AWB: Changes the colors by modifying the white balance, I don't like to use. I prefer to leave original, test the will
- Quick Settings: Shortcut for playing the advanced settings spoken above to the first setup screen
- Manual Focus: Enable or disable manual focus control
Lab
- Supression Artifacts: Photo artifact suppression, I'm still testing and understanding this tool
- Antibanding Mode: Standard tool on MIUI cameras, in theory serves to control white exposure, not to have "lines" marking
- Saber: SuperZoom, ie zoom without reducing photo size, Megapixels
- Max Allowed Memory: Maximum memory the application can use
- Fix HUE: Corrects Front Camera Hue, purple or green photo, may be a solution
- HotPixel: Fixes pixels with freaks, usually caused by dim light
- Optical Stabilization: Optical Stabilization for devices with sensors with this support
- Enable Reduce load: Decreases processor load, ideal for weaker 3GB Ram devices
- HDR+ Denoise Multipler: Multiplies photo noise processing, the higher the softer the focus becomes, so high values can destroy the details