MUST READ GCam FAQ

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4.2 – CHOOSE BETWEEN HDR+ AND HDR+ENHANCED

HDR aka (High Dynamic Range) increases the Dynamic Range, the difference between details in the darkest parts of the picture and not washing out in the brightest parts. HDR+ is just a larger range on this and HDR+ Enhanced even larger again. Basically the phone takes a range of pictures and it combines the underexposed bright parts and the overexposed dark parts into one picture. If you leave it set to Enhanced, it will almost always give you the best effects and image quality as it gives itself a little longer time to bring together the image. The only times usually to use HDR+ is when your needing quick snaps of a moving object or if you want a faster shutter image.

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4.3 – HOW TO USE “PLAYGROUND” STICKERS ON GCAM

Install the latest ARCore via Play Store or download the apk in APKMirror.
Install the modded AR Stickers or Playground;
Open GCam and select “Playground”
(optional) Download the different Stickers in APKMirror.

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4.4 – WHAT IS AWB AND WHICH ONES TO SELECT

AWB means Auto White Balance and as the name says it means that enabling/disabling the option will provide different “whites”. The best option is to try them for yourself and ajust to what you like.
Daylight – Usually OFF is the best option;
Night – OFF for a more Natural Picture and ON for a more Artistic Picture.
This change per device so you should always try it for yourself and see what you like.

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5.0 – WHAT IS THE LIBPATCHER AND HOW TO ADJUST IT

LibPatcher is a custom library where you can set all the settings to your liking.
Remember that different Mods may have different settings.
– Radius Temporal: (Changes the graininess of the image by affecting noise, the higher the image is more blurry and less noise, the lower the more noisy, but more detail.)
– Tone Curve: (Adjust the Dark Points, White Point, Shadows, Highlights. Recommended to enable it and leave default values.)
– Sharpness: (Allows you to control the image sharpness. Increase it for lowlight shots and decrease it for Selfies. THIS IS PERSONAL PREFERENCE, ADJUST IT TO YOUR NEEDS)
– Luma denoise: (Controls the “grain” on the images that is caused by high ISO. Decrease it to have more details at the cost of high noise or increase it if the noise is unacceptable to you)
– Chroma Denoise: (Controls the color stains. Usually there’s no need to adjust it, as it wouldn’t lead to more quality but you can increase it a bit if you see color stains in the dark. Too high chroma denoise can cause a decrease in saturation. Also chroma is known as color noise)
– Luminance Noise Reduction: (Controls the “grain” in images caused by high ISO. Decrease it to get more detail at the expense of high noise, or increase it if the noise is unacceptable to you)
– Color Noise Reduction: (Controls color spots. There is usually no need to adjust it as this will not improve the quality, but you can increase it slightly if you see colored spots in the dark. Too much chroma noise can cause a decrease in saturation. Also known as color noise)
– Contrast: (Allows you to control the image contrast. Increase it if you want darker shadows and decrease to make it brighter. THIS IS PERSONAL PREFERENCE, ADJUST IT TO YOUR NEEDS)
– Saturation: (Allows you to control the image saturation. Increase it if you want richer colours in the photos. THIS IS PERSONAL PREFERENCE, ADJUST IT TO YOUR NEEDS)

Wavelet Luma Denoise Levels (Factors of Global)
– Level 1 Fine Details (Very slightly changes the photo, mildly smoothing small elements)
– Level 2 Rough Surfaces (Alters image seriously, smoothing grain)
– Level 3 Edges (Change almost nothing. Smoothing slightly edges)
– Level 4 Smooth Surfaces (Change picture drastically, making it posterized, smoothing large areas of the same color)

Wavelet Chroma Denoise Levels (Factors of Global)
– Level 1 Fine Details (Fine textures, but same applies to rough details)
– Level 2 Rough Surfaces (Fine textures, but same applies to rough details)
– Level 3 Edges (Edges are mainly defined by the contrast between one object and another)
– Level 4 Smooth Surfaces (Smooth surfaces are basically mostly uniform areas in the image. Like a wallpaper with not much fine details.)

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5.1 – HOW TO GET PORTRAIT MODE ON OBJECTS WORKING

You can’t (except Pixel devices). Portrait Mode works only on People currently.

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5.2 – WHAT IS SABRE AND WHAT IS FOR?

Sabre or super resolution zoom was created by Google and it improves photo quality on the sharpness/detail fields. Sadly it only works on Sony Camera Sensors (eg: IMX586) and available in some sensors like Samsung via Magisk Modules.