MUST READ GCam FAQ

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1.0 - FEATURES AND HOW TO INSTALL GCAM
1.1 - "APP NOT INSTALLED" WHEN INSTALLING GCAM
1.2 - GCAM IS STUCK AT HDR+ PROCESSING
1.3 - GCAM CRASHES WHEN SELECTING A NEW LIB
1.4 - GCAM CRASHES AFTER LOADING XML

2.1 - WHAT IS THE BEST / MOST STABLE GCAM VERSION
2.2 - DOES GCAM HAVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
2.3 - DOES GCAM HAVE MACRO MODE?
2.4 - WHY THE CAMERAS DON’T HAVE 48/64 MEGAPIXELS
2.5 - HOW TO GET SELFIES AS FOUND ON VIEWFINDER
2.6 - FIX PHOTOS TOO DARK TAKEN WITH GCAM

3.0 - HOW TO SWITCH BETWEEN CAMERAS
3.1 - WHY USE A CLONED GCAM VERSION
3.2 - HOW TO USE .XML FILES
3.3 - HOW TO USE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
3.4 - DOES GCAM WORK IN AOSP BASED ROMS
3.5 - HOW TO FIX ULTRAWIDE DISTORTION

4.0 - HOW TO USE PRO/MANUAL MODE
4.1 - HOW TO TAKE PHOTOS FASTER
4.2 - CHOOSE BETWEEN HDR+ OR HDR+ENHANCED
4.3 - HOW TO USE “PLAYGROUND” STICKERS ON GCAM
4.4 - WHAT IS AWB AND WHICH ONES TO SELECT

5.0 - WHAT IS THE LIBPATCHER AND HOW TO ADJUST IT
5.1 - HOW TO GET PORTRAIT MODE ON OBJECTS WORKING
5.2 - WHAT IS SABRE AND WHAT IS FOR?

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1.0 – FEATURES AND HOW TO INSTALL GCAM

You can install just like any other Application. Download & Install. To use different GCam versions together you have to clone the apk. If you have any errors clean App cache and Storage and try again.

HDR+ / HDR+ enhanced / Bracketing / Motion Photos / Video Stabilization / Super Res Zoom / Smartburst / Top Shot / Slow Motion / Panorama / Photo Sphere / Portrait / Playground / Photobooth / NightSight / Astrophotography explained in Wikipedia.

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1.1 – “APP NOT INSTALLED” INSTALLING GCAM

Make sure you uninstall every other GCam Port on your phone. You can’t have both versions installed unless you clone one of the Ports or install a different package name GCam Port. Each port can have different names and that allows you to install different GCam Ports.

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1.2 – PHOTO IS STUCK AT HDR+ PROCESSING

Download a version compatible with Android 10.

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1.3 – GCAM CRASHES WHEN SELECTING A NEW LIB

Go to Settings > HDR Control > Custom Libs (Stable) and select the Lib. If the app crashes, just load a xml, select custom libs (stable) and save that xml.. load it again and then select the same Lib.
(This is ONLY for the Arnova8G2 6.2 GCam)

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1.4 – GCAM CRASHES AFTER LOADING XML

When updating an GCam Version from the same developer make sure you clear app cache after updating.
If the crash still remains probably the .xml file downloaded is not compatible with the GCam version.

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2.1 – WHAT IS THE BEST / MOST STABLE GCAM VERSION

There’s no single best option, but the recommndations in Tech in Bermudas are the ones to try. Feel free to load the files and play with the Settings until it reaches what you want in a picture.

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2.2 – DOES GCAM HAVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Not as a single button that boosts saturation/contrast.
Every AI is under the hood and you can tune it with LibPatcher.

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2.3 – DOES GCAM HAVE MACRO MODE

First make sure you don’t have a Fixed-Focus Ultrawide Lens and that your OEM supports those Auxiliary Lens (some Brands will require you to Root your phone and flash a Magisk Module to have access to Ultrawide/Macro Lens). Macro Mode can be achieved using Ultrawide Camera!

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2.4 – WHY THE CAMERAS DON’T HAVE 48/64 MEGAPIXELS

Camera2api implementation only delivers a certain Raw Stream
Example: Xiaomi Mi 10 – 108MP/4 = 27MP Photos
Example 2: OnePlus 7 Pro – 48MP/4 = 12MP Photos
Front and Back Camera usually have the same pixel binning system.