Android provides a number of ways to take photos and videos in low-light conditions.
This guide explains the following areas:
- Choose the best low light option helps you choose the right way for your app to use the camera in low-light conditions.
- Low Light Boost Auto Exposure (AE) Mode uses device hardware to generate a stream of images in low-light conditions. You can use this stream for the camera preview, or save it as a video.
- Google Low Light Boost from Google Play services dynamically adjusts camera brightness to let you preview in low-light conditions, even on devices that don't support Low Light Boost AE Mode.
In addition, the CameraX extensions and Camera2 extensions documentation explains how to use night mode to capture high-quality still photos in low light conditions.
This guide assumes you're familiar with the following concepts: