Hello everyone -- I'm wondering if anyone has any experience replacing a built-in front-facing camera on any android device with a UVC/USB webcam. What I want to do is build a custom app that works on a regular android phone where I can use the camera1 or camera2 apis to get access to camera...
Optical Image Stabilization is a huge factor you should consider when comparing phones. Great OIS can be the difference between clear and high resolution photos and photos that are blurry. This can also make a huge difference when taking video. Digital Image stabilization has worked out for...
Huawei has put a strong focus on their cameras over the past few years partnering with Leica to bring the best possible user experience. We are finally starting to hear some rumors regarding the camera on the upcoming Huawei P11 and what we are hearing is quite exciting. Industry expert leakster...
The Razer phone is the phone for the avid gamer. Without a doubt the stand out feature of the phone has to be the 120Hz display which offers gaming with no lag or tearing. Other than that the phone features front facing speakers, a huge battery, and other high end specs. The one thing that users...
In most conditions whether it be low light or bright natural light the Pixel 2 takes incredible photos with natural yet vibrant colors, industry leading dynamic range, and unmatched clarity. That being said the camera is exhibiting some strange behavior under LED lighting. Some users are...
While Google may be catching a bad rap for the display tech featured on the Pixel 2 XL there is no denying that they have managed to produce the best cameras ever to be featured on a smartphone. One of the main features of those cameras is the ability to record super stable video. Google...
We have been hearing rumors that OnePlus would be launching another Holiday Season update to their flagship lineup. Last year we got the OnePlus 3T which ended up being a very minimal update to the OP3 that was released earlier in the year. This year OnePlus may be giving a more worthy update to...
If you were wondering why Dx0Mark PIxel 2 the highest rating ever you may now have your answer. The Pixel 2 comes with a single lens 12.2mp f1.8 aperture dual pixel camera. The camera allows for improved low light performance as well as a portrait mode feature on both front and back cameras...
Early reports indicate that Samsung is working on a big upgrade when it comes to the camera on the Galaxy S9. In order to compete with Sony's Xperia XZ1 camera Samsung is apparently developing an in house camera sensor capable of shooting at 1,000fps. This is pretty amazing considering that pro...
There was a bit of controversy surrounding images taken with the pre-release LG V30 review units. The meta data in the images indicated that the actual aperture on the main shooter of the device was f/1.69. This caused a bit of heartache when LG announced the V30 had an f/1.6 aperture main...
The LG V30 doesn't even have an official release date yet some of the devices software is already being ported to other devices. The V30 camera is now available for the LG G6. The port brings just about every feature from the V30 to the slightly older LG G6. The only feature we aren't seeing is...
LG just announced their latest flagship the LG V30 at IFA in Berlin! This has to be one of the most exciting flagships of 2017 with an all new design, 6" POLED display, best in class dual lens camera setup and more. One of the main selling points that LG V30 is the f1.6 main camera lens. This...
A few weeks back the Stock Google Camera was ported to devices with a Snapdragon 835 processor. The ported app was also working with Snapdragon 820 and 821 devices. This brings HDR+ to these devices which drastically improved dynamic range on photos taken with my Galaxy S8. This meant there was...
One of the major gripes with the OnePlus 5 was the fact that it included EIS, but only for 1080p video. This meant that while the phone was capable of shooting 4K video the video shot would be wobbly and unusable. OnePlus has just sent out a software update which fixes this. The update includes...
LG is looking to greatly improve their camera's quality with an f1.6 aperture lens. This will allow for more light to be processed giving the camera better low light performance. It looks like LG isn't the only one stepping up their camera game. We know that Samsung will be including a dual lens...
Its been quite a while since we last had a good Gate in the Android community. It looks like we may have one on our hands right now. There is a pretty big camera bug that is being reported by many HTC U11 users. You can clearly see tons of noise in low light situations in samples posted by...
Just before the launch of the OnePlus 5 Carl Pei announced that they would be working with DxOMark to make the best possible camera for the device. What that sounded like to me is, "We will be tweaking our camera to get the best DxOMark score possible." Many people assumed this would generate a...
The above image from Slashleaks claims to be of a Note 8 in the wild. In the image you can see what appears to be a smudged horizontal dual lens camera, with a fingerprint scanner to the right of the flash. This seems to confirm the leaked and rumored dual lens setup on the device. What do you...
The Moto X4 may be the first non Google device to work on Google's Project Fi. Thanks to a leak by famous leakster Evan Blass we now know quite a bit about the upcoming device. According to his sources close to the matter the device will include a 5.2"FHD display, Snapdragon 630SoC, 4GB of RAM...