Improvements for pinch zooming. Fixes for split-screen and multi-window mode. Support for zoom and on-screen ISO/exposure display when using camera vendor extensions (for supported Android 13+ devices).
"Touch to capture" option now supports starting and stopping video. No longer cancel panorama when rotating device too far in wrong direction.
Applied a 2s timeout for focusing with original camera API.
Various other improvements and bug fixes.
New options under "Photo settings" to remove device EXIF metadata, and choose HDR tonemapping algorithm. Improvement to HDR algorithm for dark scenes.
Default to Camera2 API for some devices; default to flash off (will only take effect for new installs or if resetting settings).
Various fixes for slow focusing for Camera2 API, incorrect thumbnail orientation, focus bracketing, geotagging.
X-Night mode now adds "_Night" to filename.
Various other UI improvements and bug fixes.
Support for Camera Extensions. Selected Android 12 devices now have photo modes such as Night, Bokeh, Beauty. Requires Settings/"Camera API" to be set to Camera2.
Allow accessing ultra-wide cameras via zoom e.g. on Pixel 5/6 when using Camera2 API.
Removed "use addresses" and "say cheese" options. Sorry about that, but this is due to new data privacy requirements.
Fixed HDR on Samsung devices since Android 12. Fixes for flash on Camera2 API. Various improvements for Android 12.
Fixed crash for NR photo mode on some devices since version 1.49.
Support for latest emoji.
Made appearance of info "toasts" more consistent.
1.49.1: Fix crop guides.
1.49:
Support portrait and landscape orientations rather than being locked to landscape.
Fixed performance problem for Storage Access Framework on Android 10+.
Support longer exposure time on some Samsung devices. Improvements for NR, DRO and HDR photo modes. Fixed manual white balance.
Updated some user interface icons.
Video subtitles on Android 11 now requires Settings/More camera controls/"Storage Access Framework" enabled.
Bug fixes.
Support for Android 10+ scoped storage. Note this means for Android 10+:
* Saving outside of DCIM is no longer possible unless using Storage Access Framework option. If you had set up a save folder outside of DCIM on Android 10+ it will reset to the default. Enable Settings/More camera controls/"Use Storage Access Framework" to save outside DCIM.
* If using Video subtitles, then .SRT files will show up in gallery apps unless using Storage Access Framework option.
Various bug fixes.
Bug fixes: Video subtitles would stop before end of video on some devices when using Storage Access Framework. Manual focus and focus bracketing seekbars weren't being hidden when in immersive mode.
Artist, Copyright exif tags options now supported for devices running Android 6 or earlier.
Switched to AndroidX support library.
New icon for switching between multiple cameras (note not all devices expose multiple cameras to third party apps). For old behaviour disable Settings/On screen GUI/"Multiple cameras icon".
Aperture control (on supported devices, Camera2 only). Flash now supported for manual ISO/exposure. More custom video profiles. Improvements for log profiles (note this means behaviour of these profiles has changed). Auto-level feature now shows on-screen rectangle.
Bug fixes and other improvements.
New icon for switching between multiple cameras (note not all devices expose multiple cameras to third party apps). For old behaviour disable Settings/On screen GUI/"Multiple cameras icon".
Aperture control (on supported devices, Camera2 only). Flash now supported for manual ISO/exposure. More custom video profiles. Improvements for log profiles (note this means behaviour of these profiles has changed). Auto-level feature now shows on-screen rectangle.
Bug fixes and other improvements.
New icon for switching between multiple cameras (note not all devices expose multiple cameras to third party apps). For old behaviour disable Settings/On screen GUI/"Multiple cameras icon".
Aperture control (on supported devices, Camera2 only). Flash now supported for manual ISO/exposure. More custom video profiles. Improvements for log profiles (note this means behaviour of these profiles has changed). Auto-level feature now shows on-screen rectangle.
Bug fixes and other improvements.
Some devices (e.g., Samsung) played shutter sound etc when Camera2 API enabled even when phone was on silent/vibrate.
Fixes for devices with notches/cutouts.
Don't display ghost image whilst frontscreen flash is enabled.
Added support for EXTRA_DURATION_LIMIT, EXTRA_SIZE_LIMIT, EXTRA_VIDEO_QUALITY for when called from video (ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE) intent.
Open Camera now requests Bluetooth permission, due to support for Kraken Smart Housing (thanks to Edouard Lafargue).
New features: histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking (Camera2 API only). Some devices now support RAW for expo/focus bracketing. New Photo settings/"Use addresses" for photostamp. Improved DRO for some scenes.
More on-screen icons. Support for bluetooth/USB keyboards.
Moved some settings under "On screen GUI" to new "Camera preview".
Bug fixes and other improvements.
1.45.2: Bug fixes.
1.45: New optional UI layout (Settings/On screen GUI/UI placement/). New options to enable icons for face detect, auto-level, photostamp, custom textstamp, white balance lock.
New options if Camera2 enabled: "Low light" mode for Noise Reduction mode; hold down shutter button in std or fast burst modes to take continuous burst; focus assist.
Improvements for NR, DRO, HDR modes. Support for WebP, PNG; and video formats. Ability to save/restore settings.
And more...
New optional GUI layout (Settings/On screen GUI/UI placement/). New options to enable icons for face detection, auto-level, photo stamp, custom text stamp, white balance lock (Settings/On screen GUI/).
New options if Camera2 enabled: "Low light" mode for Noise Reduction mode; hold down shutter button in std or fast burst modes to take continuous burst.
Improvements for NR, DRO and HDR modes. Support for WebP, PNG; and video formats. New options to save/restore settings.
And more...
New features: Photo mode "NR" takes burst of photos and merges to reduce noise (Camera2 API, only supported on some devices). Focus Bracketing mode (Camera2 API only). "Ghost image" option, to overlay the last photo or a selected image. Audio level meter option for recording video. Flat (log) video profile (Camera2 API only).
Improved seekbars for manual modes.
Partial Greek translation (thanks to Wasilis Mandratzis-Walz).
Warn user if compass calibration is required.
And lots more.
1.43.3: Bug fixes.
1.43: Fixed some crashes (e.g. sharing images on Android 7+).
Camera2 features: fast burst, slow motion; improved support for custom frame rates (thanks to George Joseph).
Time lapse video. Torch option for front camera by lighting up the screen. Option to save RAW only. New options to store Artist, Copyright Exif tags. (Some features only on later Android versions).
User interface improvements. Various bug fixes.
Datestamp yyyy/mm/dd replaced with yyyy-mm-dd.
Fixed some crashes.Problems with alignment of some dialogs in portrait mode on some devices (possibly an Android 8 issue).On-screen face icon displayed when face detection is enabled.Performance improvements.
Use updated build tools (hopefully a workaround for LineageOS boot loop and Android Studio 3 https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/64434571).Various bug fixes.Now targetting Android 8. New adaptive icon for Android 8 (thanks to Adam Lapinski).Improve Camera2 quality for Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge (set EDGE_MODE_OFF and NOISE_REDUCTION_MODE_OFF).
Application shortcuts (requires Android 7.1).Face detection now supports accessibility services (e.g., Google Talkback).Expo images now saved with suffix "_0" etc, instead of "_EXP0" etc. This means Google Photos knows to group the images together.Fixed bug since 1.41 where if camera failed to open, it wasn't possible to switch to other cameras."Show angle" no longer enabled by default.Performance improvements and other bug fixes.
1.41.1: Fixed some crashes in 1.41.1.41:What's New dialog now shows (once only) new features.Take photos while recording video. UI improvements (switch photo/video and switch camera icons now next to take photo icon; ISO controls now moved to exposure panel). HDR improvements (including ghost removal).Performance improvements and bug fixes. Added Norwegian Bokmål translation (thanks to Imre Kristoffer Eilertsen).
Improvements to HDR algorithm (problems with HDR photos coming out too dark).Changing color effect or white balance is now faster, and no longer closes the popup (unless switching to manual white balance); for Camera2 mode, changing scene mode is also faster.Improved performance when leaving Settings.Pause icon now changes when pausing video (thanks to Johan Ejdemark).Polish translation (thanks to Jacek Buczynski).Various other fixes and performance improvements.
For Camera2 API, don't show flash of previous preview image when resuming application.On Android 7+, camera now opens on background thread (for smoother operation).Performance improvements for opening popup view.Fixed a crash on exit.
1.38.2 and 1.38.1: Bug fixes and performance improvements.1.38: HDR and expo bracketing now available for original Camera API (HDR still requires Android 5+) (Camera2 will still be much faster).Manual white balance temperature (Camera2 only).On-screen icons now displayed to indicate various options being enabled.HDR improvements.Fixes: photo stamp orientation on devices that use exif orientation tag; crash with video subtitles when GPS lost. Various other fixes.New translations.
