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Commit 941223d4 authored by Mark Harman's avatar Mark Harman
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Update documentation for camera extensions.

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@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ will be available which instead work by making the screen light up (note, front
    photo. Note that whilst taking a set of focus bracketed photos, you can cancel the set by pressing the "take photo"
    button again. Also see the options "Focus assist" and "Focus peaking" under Settings/Camera preview/
    which may be useful when adjusting the focus distances.</li>
    <li><b>X- modes</b> - These extension modes enable device specific algorithms or effects that manufacturers have exposed to
    third party applications (via Android's camera extensions API) (requires Android 12; only available on some devices,
        and if Camera2 API is used).
        <ul>
            <li><b>X-Auto:</b> Allows the device to choose which algorithm to use based on the current scene. Note this differs to
            "STD" mode in that it allows the use of the other camera extensions e.g. Night mode for low light scenes.</li>
            <li><b>X-Night:</b> Improves image quality under low light conditions.</li>
            <li><b>X-Bokeh:</b> Blurs the background of photos. This is typically intended when taking portraits of people.</li>
            <li><b>X-Bty:</b> Face retouch or "beauty", applies cosmetic effects to people's faces.</li>
        </ul>
        Note many features are unavailable when using an extension mode, including flash, zoom and manual controls.
    </li>
</ul></li>
<li><b>Auto-level</b> - Enable the auto-level feature for photos (see
<a href="#auto_stabilise">below</a>). (Only available if the device has enough memory.)</li>
@@ -341,6 +353,7 @@ algorithm is in reducing noise and enhancing detail.</li>
<li>If you have a Google Pixel with Pixel Visual Core, you should get Google's HDR+ photos when using Open Camera's Standard photo mode, so there
is generally little benefit to using Open Camera's NR mode on these devices. See "Does Open Camera support HDR+" in the
<a href="#faq">FAQ</a> for more details.</li>
<li>If the photo mode "X-Night" is available, this may get better results for low light scenes.</li>
</ul>

<p>In Noise Reduction photo mode, an additional "NR mode" option will appear on the popup mode. This defaults to Normal, but
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FIXED   On-screen text looked strange on Android 12.
FIXED   Gallery icon overlapped with navigation bar if using widescreen resolution with UI in left
        or right handed mode.
        advanced photo modes are now available (e.g., Night Sight on Pixel 6 Pro; Night, Bokeh and
ADDED   Improved support for devices with multiple camera devices, where extra cameras are exposed
        via zooming in and out (e.g., Pixel 5/6).
ADDED   New debug option Settings/Photo settings/"Enable dummy capture HDR/expo fix". Please enable
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<li>Apply date and timestamp, location coordinates, and custom text to photos; store date/time and location as video subtitles (.SRT).</li>
<li>Panorama, including for front camera.</li>
<li>Support for <a href="help.html#hdr">HDR</a> (with auto-alignment and ghost removal) and Exposure Bracketing.</li>
<li>Support for Camera2 API: manual controls (with optional focus assist); burst mode; RAW (DNG) files; slow motion video; log profile video.</li>
<li>Support for Camera2 API: manual controls (with optional focus assist); burst mode; RAW (DNG) files; camera vendor extensions; slow motion video; log profile video.</li>
<li>Noise reduction (including low light night mode) and Dynamic range optimisation modes.</li>
<li>Options for on-screen histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking.</li>
<li>Focus bracketing mode.</li>