Low light photography and videography
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Android provides a number of ways to take photos and videos in low-light
conditions.
This guide explains the following areas:
- Low-light boost 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.
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:
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Last updated 2025-04-16 UTC.
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