{"id":4101,"date":"2021-04-05T23:04:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/?p=4101"},"modified":"2023-11-09T07:19:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T07:19:30","slug":"gcam-samsung-galaxy-m51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/gcam-samsung-galaxy-m51\/","title":{"rendered":"GCam for the Samsung Galaxy M51"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/04\/GCam-Samsung-Galaxy-M51.png\" alt=\"GCam Samsung Galaxy M51\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/04\/GCam-Samsung-Galaxy-M51.png 500w, https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/04\/GCam-Samsung-Galaxy-M51-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/04\/GCam-Samsung-Galaxy-M51-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>The modded Google Camera app is known for clicking good pictures even when the stock camera isn&#8217;t very good and if you own a Galaxy M51 (2020) then GCam is available and works mostly well.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the stock Samsung camera app, M51 will give you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Better performance in low light.<\/li>\n<li>Astrophotography and portrait mode.<\/li>\n<li>More detailed, less blurry pictures.<\/li>\n<li>Better dynamic range with Google&#8217;s HDR+ technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since this phone uses a Snapdragon 730 processor, GCam works fairly well even though the hardware overall differs a bit from what Google Pixel uses. It can be used without root\/Magisk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"celso-2429350219\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Celso GCam Page Galaxy M51 1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6897310014199352\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9047170023\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Download GCam:<\/h2>\n<p>If you have never installed GCam, it&#8217;s easy. All you have to do is download and open (install) the apk file. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/how-to\/\">Check this page<\/a> if you want to see a video about the installation process.<\/p>\n<p>Also, keep in mind that the <em>latest version<\/em> isn&#8217;t always the <em>best version<\/em>. This is a list of <em>stable<\/em> versions.<\/p>\n<h3>GCam 8 by BSG:<\/h3>\n<p>If more than one apk\/package name is available, download one with &#8220;samsung&#8221; in the name.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-bsg\/f\/dl88a\/\">MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV2b<\/a> (BSG, 2021-11-21, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-bsg-00\/\">configs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GCam 7 by Nikita:<\/h3>\n<p>GCam 7.4, based on work from Arnova8G2, BSG, and other modders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/changelog1497\/4\/\">NGCam_7.4.104-v2.0<\/a> (Nikita, 2020-12-06, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-nikita-05\/\">configs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ Note: If you&#8217;re unable to install the apk, try one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/changelog1497\/\">other <em>packages<\/em><\/a>. ]<\/p>\n<div class=\"message mminimal\">\u26a0\ufe0f After installing the app, download one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-nikita-05\/\">configurations<\/a> for this phone (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/settings09\/\">how load config files<\/a>).<\/div>\n<h2>More Information:<\/h2>\n<p>While none of the main modders own the Galaxy M51, multiple versions are compatible with this device. On top of the versions linked above, you can also check versions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-arnova8G2\/\">Arnova8G2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-bsg\/\">BSG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-Nikita\/\">Nikita<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-wichaya\/\">Wichaya<\/a>, and also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-suggested\/\">stable versions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding limitations, you might see some issues with long exposures. This is due to a limitation on Samsung&#8217;s side which ends up limiting the exposure time. In practice, you might experience low astrophotography times while on other phones this could take 3-5 minutes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"celso-3247103322\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Celso GCam Page Galaxy M51 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6897310014199352\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7542516666\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Useful links:<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any questions, check the following pages\/groups where you can find other Samsung Galaxy M51 GCam users:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xdaforums.com\/t\/gcam-7-3-018-working.4167691\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">XDA thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/m51photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyM51\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reddit sub<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy GCam!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The modded Google Camera app is known for clicking good pictures even when the stock camera isn&#8217;t very good and if you own a Galaxy M51 (2020) then GCam is available and works mostly well. Compared to the stock Samsung camera app, M51 will give you: Better performance in low light. Astrophotography and portrait mode. 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