The first-ever Redmi flagship, the Redmi K20 Pro has finally arrived in India and honest pricing aside, the smartphone houses a pretty capable set of triple cameras. The Redmi K20 Pro includes the popular 48MP primary camera, along with a 13MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens. Though we know Xiaomi’s camera performance is quite commendable, there’s nothing like a great Google Camera mod (GCam mod) which can help elevate the experience.
Before we install a Google Camera mod on the Redmi K20 Pro, I would like to show you that the Xiaomi is offering complete Camera2API support out-of-the-box. You can see in the screenshot (from the Camera2 API Probe app) that the K20 Pro is Level_3 compliant, which means it supports RAW capture and YUV processing.
- Head over to this link and download the URNYX05 Gcam mod, which is originally a camera mod for Xiaomi’s flagship Mi 9 but works well with the Redmi K20 Pro as well. That’s the case because both the devices pack a similar camera setup.
We have been testing out the Google Camera mod on our Redmi K20 Pro ever since a review unit landed in our offices. The best thing about this mod is that ‘Night Sight’ is working even for the selfie camera. Check out some samples that we clicked:
While most of the features work well in this camera mod, there are some known issues such as lens distortion on the ultra-wide-angle lens, no slow-mo video support, no EIS support, and more. The most important one, however, is that the camera settings are accessible only from the main camera view – not tele or wide-angle.
Well, there are minor nuisances that shouldn’t really affect your camera experience, so don’t wait, get to clicking some awesome pictures, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #ShotforBeebom when you post on Instagram.
