Support for 3x and 10x cameras on Samsung S21/S22 ultra
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I would greatly appreciate the ability to use the 3x and 10x cameras available on my Samsung S21 Ultra (and the upcoming S22 Ultra as well). Currently Open Camera only allows me to select the 1.0x and 0.6x cameras. As well, I note that raw mode on the S21 Ultra’s 1.0x camera isn’t really raw; it’s a mixdown to 12MP of the 109Mp source.
Last edit: Mark 2022-03-26
I second this, as it would be extremely useful on my S22 Ultra. I would use it specifically for exposure bracketing, as well as focus bracketing. Please, if this can be done, I know you can do it. :D
Oh, and thanks for taking the time to make an Android camera app that's actually useful!
Samsung snapdragon phones don't allow 3rd party app access to the 108MP readout... the zoom cameras are accessible by zooming, but even Samsung's camera won't shoot raw with the telephoto; they have an obnoxious auto-switching algorithm since those lenses can't do close-focus that switches back to the main camera and apparently even they can't turn it off.
to see what I mean, go to Samsung's camera, select the 10x lens, and take a picture of something 20 get away. Now take one of something a foot away. Go to the gallery, notice the awful quality at 1 foot, then check the details. The 20 foot photo should have used the 10x zoom lens and have a fairly narrow aperture, probably f/3.x... the one foot shot will have a large aperture the zoom doesn't support, probably f/1.7... it's just digital zoom from the 12MP binned output of the main camera. The real fun is that you'll get far better results selecting the 1x camera, shooting at 108MP, and cropping it down to a roughly equivalent framing. Why Samsung chose to do this, I have no clue. They have an awful reputation for bad "macro" from people thinking the telephoto can focus very close because of the lack of indication this is happening.
Same here, using the S22U and can't access the tele cameras.
Interested in that topic, have the same problems on 2 phones.