In the forum are many threads about the 'bad' camera quality. A reason for the that is the camera software.



Because of that many/some users use the port of Google Camera. I know that OnePlus can't directly support the modding because of the legal stuff.

But OnePlus can open the door of the for developers that are modding the Google Camera. The way is to improve the Camera API.



Google introduced the version 2 of the Camera API in Android a while ago. And the GCam uses this API.

The good part is, that OnePlus already uses this API, but not all of the features are implemented in the way, that every app can use it.



The problems are that the resolution of the pictures are limited. The RAW-Stream that is needed uses the Pixel-Binning Technology. So the resolution is limited to a fourth.

This applies to the front camera of all OnePlus phones. So the resolution is limited to 4MP instead of the 16MP.

The 48MP sensors are also affected. The Google Camera can only use 12MP of the 48MP.



Besides that the wide-angle and the telephoto lens is also not useable, because of the missing implementation.



The Camera2 API on the OnePlus 6 and newer is fine but not perfect. But the implementation on the OnePlus 5/T is really bad. A dotted pattern overlay on the photos is an example.



In conclusion I hope that OnePlus will improve the API for happier OnePlus users.

It would be nice, if you, OnePlus, would stay in contact with the Google Camera port developers for a smooth implementation. The GCam developers know what they need.



Because OnePlus doesn't help on the modding itself, it's also not an legal problem.

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