Upgrades to the camera and top

[gucu]

Hi

I have a Fairphone 3 which is brilliant but I want to upgrade the camera. I see 2 options to upgrade for the 3 - the camera and the top module. But the top module comes with an upgrade to the selfie camera as well. I just want to clarify that these modules do two separate roles and I am not duplicating if I buy both upgrades.

Thanks

Rich

[urs_lesse]

Welcome to the Community

Yes, both modules do different things, there’s no duplication.
But the improvement in main (rear) camera picture quality by this hardware upgrade is much smaller than the improvement from using a different camera app. Especially the (free) inofficial GCam app is our (i.e. the community’s) usual recommendation:

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’…

This is a very, very frequent discussion in this forum, so you might want to follow up in the topic above if you have questions regarding GCam.

[max_o]

Additionally this topic may be helpful. Upgrading does not give you a four times better experience since the image sensor is not really changing in size and the hardware is already merging the pixels together. There are improvements, but as @urs_lesse said, not as big ones as it may seem at a first glimpse.

FP3+: New camera module still generating 12 MP pictures

Hi ! I have some problem : Just start my brand new FP3+ but when i’m going into the photo configuration, resolutions are only 12MPX for rear camera instead of 48Mpx Is it normal ? I have the white circle around new modules. [20200914_232213]

[anon9989719]

Just to help explain the 4 x 12Mps

MP > Mega Pixels and Mega Photosites

Much of this from Foveon X3 sensor and photokonnexion.com Given the confusion around the 48MP camera on the FP3+ I thought it may be useful for future such issues to read this. In mobile phone terminology the abbreviation MP can refer both MegaPixels and MegaPhotosites. The word pixel usually refers to an individual spot of a picture > picture-element ( Yes piXel not picel ) and before bayer filters, etc. was also applied to the number of photon sensitive diodes on a sensor array. The photon …

[gucu]

Wow thanks. That was a full and expected answer and much appreciated. I will get hold of the new app. I want to ask a different question about the whole operating system that has arisen because of the answer. However, I will go for a search and see if the forums answer that question.

Once again my thanks.

Rich