Is it conceivable to update the camera on a FP3+?

[zanewiller]

howdy,
I’ve been a blissful FP3+ client for one year. I simply disapprove of the photos I’m taking.
Quality is extremely low.
I’ve pondered purchasing a FP4, yet I’m contemplating whether there is any update choice for FP3+ clients? As I embraced the Fairphone vision and was wanting to save my gadget for quite a long time.

Much appreciated!

[urs_lesse]

Welcome to the Community

Another camera hardware upgrade for the FP3 and FP3+ seems extremely unlikely. You might want to give other camera apps a try, for example Open Camera or the unofficial ports of Google’s Pixel camera app (the “Nikita” version is often recommended):

FP3: Pixel camera app / Google Camera Port

Since the FP3 is equipped with the same camera as the Pixel 3(a), it could greatly benefit from the Pixel camera app as the stock one takes some pretty average quality photos. Apparently there are already ports for several phones (see https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-port-hub/ and Google Camera Port Archives - The Custom Droid), so was wondering if anyone knows anything about the chances of it being available for FP3? I’m not sure about the legality of these ports, but if it doesn’…

[umgur]

Howdy zanewiller,
the problem is not the FP3+ hardware but the camera app. I have a FP3 and upgraded to FP3+ camera module, but still had poor quality. Installing the Nikita GCam drastically improved the image quality. I had some minor issues, e.g. video conferencing is sometimes problematic, but I am really happy with the superior image quality.
regards