Google Camera can be used with the sandboxed Play services compatibility layer and can take full advantage of the - available cameras and image processing hardware as it can on the stock OS. - Other camera apps could provide the same image quality and features but there - aren't any comparable alternatives in practice. HDR+ is enabled by default and - is a much more advanced replacement for HDR taking bursts of pictures and - intelligently combining those which is what makes the image quality so much - higher, especially for low light. The Night Sight feature is essentially the - same thing, but with the light of the picture unnaturally increased through - combining the data.
+ available cameras and image processing hardware as it can on the stock OS. + +We aim to reduce the benefits of Google Camera compared to GrapheneOS + Camera over time, especially on Pixels. Many features of Google Camera will + end up being available for GrapheneOS Camera in the next year or so via + CameraX extensions including more aggressive HDR+, Night Sight and Portrait. + Video features such as Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS), slow motion and + time lapse are likely further away than within the next year. These videos + features could potentially be provided via CameraX vendor extensions or could + be implemented via our own post-processing of the video output. Panorama, + Photo Sphere, Astrophotography, Motion Photos, Frequent Faces, Dual Exposure + Controls, Google Lens, etc. aren't on the roadmap for GrapheneOS Camera. Video + refresh rate configuration and H.265 support should be available for + GrapheneOS Camera in the near future via CameraX improvements along with DNG + (RAW) support in the further future.