Perhaps the best aspect of last year's Google Pixel was the
camera, partially thanks to Google's fantastic (but proprietary) HDR+ image
processing technology. That feature was limited to Google's own devices, until
a developer going by the name 'B-S-G' modified the app to run on most phones
with a Snapdragon 820, 821 or 835 processor. For many devices, it was an
upgrade over the included camera app, especially for the Essential phone.
Shortly after the first version was released, it was updated
with support for Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL) and greater compatibility for
Snapdragon 820 devices. Now, B-S-G has released a major update that adds RAW
image capture and allows you to customize the HDR+ processing. The new options
include the buffer size and HDR+ burst frame count. I imagine most people will
leave these on the default settings, but they're nice to have.
If you have the current modified camera installed, you'll have
to clear the app data before installing the new version. Also, this port still
doesn't work on select devices like the ZTE Axon 7, due to no Camera2 API
support.
