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  • Anonymous
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  • 09 Oct 2020

Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020Got any pointers/settings for Macro and Wide? Plus, do I t... moreIn the GCam port I mentioned, go to settings - advanced - auxiliary camera. Turn on toggle for 'show buttons', 'wide', and 'macro' so you can just tap on the buttons to shift/change cameras/lenses. When changing caneras/lenses, be sure to tap Night Sight again because after switching (Ex. Wide to Ultrawide to Macro), GCam defaults to regular 'camera' mode rather than Night Sight.

Always use Night Sight for wide, macro and when using digital zoom (pinch out gesture), even during day time if you want the best details and best photo quality overall (will take a bit longer but it's worth it).

There's no HDR off, HDR+, or HDR+ enhanced toggle when in Night Sight mode for GCam. If light levels are sufficient and the scene has high dynamic range, switch to regular 'camera' mode on the GCam port and choose HDR off, HDR+ or HDR+ enhanced for scenes with wide dynamic range. HDR+ enhanced can look surreal/overcooked looking on people's faces/human subjects so you may reduce it using HDR+ or turn off HDR altogether using the toggle.

If you are shooting high dynamic range landscapes however, leave the toggle at HDR+ or HDR+ enhanced. It beats the default camera app every single time for challenging high dynamic range scenes (back lit subjects with the sun behind them, Christmas lanterns, street lights and other night lights/night architecture photography). HDR+/HDR+ enhanced helps capture the scenery without heavy highlight and shadow clipping.

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    • Anonymous
    • I@a
    • 09 Oct 2020

    Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020It was not my intention to argue with you, since I agree th... moreThey're for Night Sight, but surprise, surprise! I also use Night Sight on day time if I want to use digital zoom or I want the best detail retention, highest dynamic range and better overall image quality at 100% crop. Using Night Sight on day time in the GCam beats even the Poco F2 Pro's default camera output in color, detail retention, exposure, noise and overall quality even if you use the 64 megapixel mode and despite the GCam with night Sight port limited to only to 16.1 megapixels.

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      • Anonymous
      • sxr
      • 08 Oct 2020

      Anyone having issues on lock screen wallpapers being blurry at midnight to dawn time? I tried changing wallpapers and themes but still blurry. Also I tried reporting it and getting a screenshot of the blurred lockscreen but the screenshot was clear and hd. Maybe this is a bug after updating to miui 12?

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        • Anonymous
        • pvB
        • 08 Oct 2020

        Anonymous, 07 Oct 2020Try the GCam port stated below and apply the suggested sett... moreGot any pointers/settings for Macro and Wide?
        Plus, do I turn on HDR+ or HDR Enhanced after you proposed change?

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          • p%h
          • 08 Oct 2020

          Ahmed, 07 Sep 2020I have Poco F2 for a month now and it is super fast phone (... moreIt has 120hz but a bit dim. If you are mainy inside probably is ok for you. I am mostly outside and need brighter display, this why did not took the k30 after playing with it for some 30mins

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            • Anonymous
            • pvB
            • 08 Oct 2020

            Anonymous, 07 Oct 2020Try the GCam port stated below and apply the suggested sett... moreIt was not my intention to argue with you, since I agree that Gcam is better in many ways. I have the same version, judging by the app info, but I didn't tweak any settings.
            Those tweaks you posted affect only the Night Sight or all modes?
            I find Gcam's pictures sometimes too sharp already...

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              • Anonymous
              • pvB
              • 08 Oct 2020

              samaxy, 08 Oct 2020I really wanted to buy this as a 'running mate' f... moreYeah I know what you mean... I had my eye on Mi 9T Pro since it came out, but recently bought the Poco F2 Pro.
              Ideally I would prefer Mi 9T's dimensions, but since I couldn't even get it no more, I got the Poco.
              But I agree with you 100 percent - phones are way too big nowadays!

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                • Anonymous
                • I@a
                • 08 Oct 2020

                samaxy, 08 Oct 2020I really wanted to buy this as a 'running mate' f... moreThe only people who don't like bigger screens are those who use their phones exclusively for voice calls, text, and music listening only.

                In reality however, the vast majority play games, watch movies/YouTube/Netflix or browse photos on Facebook/Instagram/online shopping sites, all of which, are best enjoyed with bigger screens.
                It's no wonder phones are getting bigger. It would be silly to make them smaller when the vast majority want them bigger and bigger.

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                  • tug
                  • 08 Oct 2020

                  Anyone have an issue of connection when playing heavy games like CoD? Whenever i play that game the connection will drop from 4g+ to H+ and strength bar drop to 2bar only. I don't know for PUBG mobile that use high graphic also. If anyone have some issue then this is one of the bad issue for this flagship phone

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                    • vaR
                    • 08 Oct 2020

                    I really wanted to buy this as a 'running mate' for my Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, but when I saw how big it is I lost interest in it immediately. It really beats me why manufacturers are making new models larger and larger. It was great to be able to slip one's phone into my shirt pocket without having 25% of it poking out of the top of the pocket or sliding out of my side pocket when I sit down and struggling to get my hand across the screen. Even the LG Velvet has gone silly with size! It won't be long before phones get to be the same size as a laptop if things keep going the same way!!!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • I@a
                      • 07 Oct 2020

                      Anonymous, 06 Oct 2020Someone else made that comment, but I can share my experien... moreTry the GCam port stated below and apply the suggested settings and you'll see just how inferior the default camera's 'Night Mode' is compared to GCam in 'Night Sight' mode.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • I@a
                        • 07 Oct 2020

                        Felico, 06 Oct 2020I have the Poco F2 Pro. Please educate me on "GCam&qu... moreInstall GCam with night sight from this link:
                        https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/GCam_7.3.018_Urnyx05-v2.0.apk
                        Tweak the settings as follows:
                        Go to Settings:
                        Tap ‘… Advanced’
                        Tap ‘Lib patcher’
                        Turn on ‘Enable lib patcher’ toggle
                        Tap ‘Tone Curve’
                        Turn on ‘Enable Tone Curve’ toggle
                        Tap ‘Dark Point’, select ‘0.75’
                        Tap ‘White Point’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Shadows (Lower Curve Half), select ‘-6(Darks)’
                        Tap Highlights (Upper Curve Half), select ‘15(Whites)’

                        Tap arrow back (upper left corner to return to previous screen)

                        Tap ‘Back Camera’
                        Back Camera
                        Tap ‘Sharpness’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Luma denoise’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Chroma denoise’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Contrast’, select ‘0.625’
                        Tap ‘Saturation’, select ‘0.875’

                        Wavelet Luma Denoise Levels (Factors of Global)

                        Tap ‘Level 1(Fine Details)’, select ‘1.0 Default’
                        Tap ‘Level 2(Rough Surfaces)’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Level 3(Edges)’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Level 4 (Smooth Surfaces)’, sleect ‘1.0 Default’

                        Wavelet Chroma Denoise Levels (Factors of Global)

                        Tap ‘Level 1 (Fine Details)’, select ‘1.0 Default’
                        Tap ‘Level 2 (Rough Surfaces)’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Level 3 (Edges)’, select ‘0.5’
                        Tap ‘Level 4 (Smooth Surfaces)’, select ‘0.5’

                        Tap arrow back (upper left corner to return to previous screen) twice
                        to return to 'Advanced' screen

                        Tap 'HDR+ enhanced Frames', select 'High - 25 frames'
                        Turn on 'HDR+ control' toggle
                        That’s it. As for IR blaster, download 'Smart IR Remote - Anymote' (paid app) and search your tv, cable/satellite box, amplifier, car stereo, BD/CD/DVD player, aircon or whatever appliance you wish to control. You can also use the built in 'Mi Remote app' but it's rather limited and you can't backup remotes to the cloud should you decide to change phones or factory reset your Poco F2 Pro.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pvB
                          • 06 Oct 2020

                          Someone else made that comment, but I can share my experience also... You can install Gcam .apk (no root needed) and compare it with stock camera app. Images are sharper and in a lot of cases it makes nicer photos than stock app - especially Portrait mode and Selfie camera are much better.
                          Gcam's Night Sight also makes good photos, but so does stock night mode tbh...

                            Anonymous, 06 Oct 2020Go ahead, the US released S20+ with snapdragon 865 processo... moreI have the Poco F2 Pro. Please educate me on "GCam", "Night Sight" and "IR Blaster" that you refer to in your excellent report.

                              Anonymous, 06 Oct 2020Go ahead, the US released S20+ with snapdragon 865 processo... moreThis is super analysis. Very professional.

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                                • Mahdi
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                                • 06 Oct 2020

                                Should i buy a galaxy s10 lite or poco f2 pro or mi10 lite
                                The price is very important for me!!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • I@a
                                  • 06 Oct 2020

                                  Anonymous, 05 Oct 2020Thinking of trading this over the Galaxy S20+ Do you th... moreGo ahead, the US released S20+ with snapdragon 865 processor and 5G can be a better phone overall at twice the price, but still: you are going to sorely miss the punch hole free display, plus the GCam with Night Sight on this phone which is excellent but which you can't have on the S20+ if you choose the cheaper Exynos model. And there's a force dark mode toggle for individual apps including those that don't support it - which Samsung still can't do. Then there's the IR blaster that I tried not to miss, but I just really need one but Samsung did away with them a long time ago. Then there's the headphone jack that's just a very versatile and useful interface for unlimited and high quality music listening (plus you can use it too for selfie sticks that don't ever need charging or pairing by bluetooth because these sticks operate the shutter with volume up or down just like a wired headset to take a selfie photo or video). If you can let go of those, and are willing to shell out twice for the 5G US version S20+ with snapdragon 865, you won't miss the Poco F2 Pro at all. Otherwise, think twice before selling it to buy the S20+.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 05 Oct 2020

                                    Thinking of trading this over the Galaxy S20+

                                    Do you think it will be a good deal? I'm not into gaming and the Poco F2 is heavy.

                                      Lithium Heart, 03 Oct 2020This or Poco x3, besides obvious advantage of amoled Vs LCD... moreYou forgot the main difference between this and the Poco X3, the Snapdragon 865..
                                      If you are ready to forgo that Chipset,then every other hardware advantage can be overlooked..

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                                        • swm
                                        • 04 Oct 2020

                                        Does anyone know when this damn EU version of his will get some correction, the last one was in early August? And is it known when android 11 arrives?

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