# eszdman/PhotonCamera

Android Camera that uses Enhanced image processing

Repository: https://github.com/eszdman/PhotonCamera
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/photoncamera
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android-camera, android, camera2-api, computational-photography, computer-vision, image-processing, photography, gpu-acceleration
Last push: 2026-09-02T21:16:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2552, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 669, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1099, forks 108 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:11.743168+00:00)

## What it is
PhotonCamera is an open-source Android camera app that applies enhanced computational photography image processing to captured photos. It uses the Camera2 API with GPU-accelerated processing to improve image quality beyond stock camera apps.

## Use cases
- take better photos on android with enhanced image processing
- open source camera app alternative to stock camera
- computational photography on android
- hdr and noise reduction camera app
- camera app using camera2 api with gpu acceleration
- improve photo quality on unsupported devices

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, GPL-licensed camera app on Android
- your stock camera app produces poor image quality and you want enhanced processing
- you want computational photography features like HDR and noise reduction without vendor lock-in

## When to avoid
- you need iOS or desktop camera software
- you require professional RAW workflow features of paid camera apps
- your device has poor Camera2 API support and the app may not function well

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, computer-vision
- domain: photography, image-processing, android-tools
- platform: -
- tags: camera2-api, computational-photography, gpu-acceleration, open-source-camera, android

## Member repositories
- eszdman/PhotonCamera (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.743168+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:49:02.081639+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eszdman/PhotonCamera (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.743168+00:00, sha 507caaee72ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.