Low light photography and videography

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:

  • How to use the CameraX or Camera2 APIs to preview and capture images