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Fairphone 6 main camera driver works on PostmarketOS with auto focus and color correction
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A developer wrote a driver for the Fairphone 6 main camera on PostmarketOS, bringing auto focus and color correction, though image grain remains an issue.
This expands hardware support for Linux phones, specifically the Fairphone 6 on PostmarketOS. The driver is being prepared for upstream submission alongside other project milestones like emergency calling tests.
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A new driver brings the Fairphone 6 main camera to PostmarketOS with auto focus and color correction.
Image quality is still grainy, partly due to Plasma camera storing images as JPG.
The developer plans to upstream the driver with assistance from another contributor.
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A developer created a driver for the main camera on the Fairphone 6 running PostmarketOS. The driver currently supports auto focus and color correction. The developer built upon previous work done on the wide lens camera by another contributor.
The color correction is still a work in progress, and the resulting images remain grainy. The developer attributes some of this graininess to Plasma camera storing images in JPG format. They compare the current output to an Android Galaxy A16, acknowledging that significant work is still needed to match the quality.
The developer and the previous contributor, nondescriptpointer, have agreed on a plan for upstreaming the driver. Nondescriptpointer will submit the code while the author reviews and assists. The developer also plans to continue working on reducing image grain.
Beyond the camera driver, the developer received approval to test emergency calling on the Linux phone on August 18. They also plan to purchase and test the newly announced Fairphone 6+ using donation funds. Additionally, the developer is working on incorporating their operation as a non-profit and has retracted worldwide shipping plans due to insurance limitations in the US and Canada.
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