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Just what the title asks. I am currently on the Senseless Revolution (awesome ROM, btw), but I feel like the camera shots may not be as good as I've seen on other ROMs, such as AOSP ones. My memory is hazy though, so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience on this or has compared different ROMs side by side for picture quality.
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Just what the title asks. I am currently on the Senseless Revolution (awesome ROM, btw), but I feel like the camera shots may not be as good as I've seen on other ROMs, such as AOSP ones. My memory is hazy though, so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience on this or has compared different ROMs side by side for picture quality.
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i have no documented proof but i have read a few posts where people were complaining that the incredible camera wasn't as clear as the evo camera. i am using the evo camera right now that i d/l'd but i havent compared anything.
Something I've been wondering for awhile. One of the things I love about sense is the camera app.(One of the things I always look forward to in sense roms)
Here is my question(s): (I'm running Salvage1.1) Does the camcorder's high quality setting = 720p? And is there a way to get the combination of 8mp and 5:3 without the use of a 3rd party camera app?
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I'm looking for same thing, miss sense cam
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Yeah and it kinda sucks for me at the moment. I'm on vacation in DC and I want my pics/video to be the best quality but I can't be sure with the stock can.
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i always nand back to sense for photos and video. Actually just did 2 hours photo comparisons with my IT people because I need good pictures this weekend too and they think the stock 2.3 camera pictures look better than the sense pictures. They then went into a rant about the differences in dpi, photo size, sw filling in pixels, and other stuff. I learned nothing, but the 6mp widescreen setting in options on 2.3 are pretty good pics.
In terms of video, the 720 on sense does look a lot better than the 480 on gb. Their opinion was "carry a camcorder" if you want good video and plan on making a dvd or something. That became "if i want a great steak, I wouldn't go to Ground Round, I'd go to a real steak house". I found that offensive because ground round serves mixed drinks in the big cups.
Love to hear other's thoughts on the cameras as well... told you I learned nothing
So the high quality setting on stock is 480. Darn, I really don't like having to switch ROMs when I'm away from home but I might have to. Ill take a look at the video I just took and see how it looks.
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There are reports of way better video quality on salvage mod then on sense tho, especially with audio. The audio on sense sucks total ass im gonna see for myself and run a few tests.
Umm yeah no test needed it's alot better with salvage by far
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So quality IS better? Im just wondering if the stock cam on salvage allows 720p recording.
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Image quality might not be at 720 buts Its damn close but voice quality is definitely better. Ill take this over a little better image quality but ****ty voice anyday
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cds36 said:
Image quality might not be at 720 buts Its damn close but voice quality is definitely better. Ill take this over a little better image quality but ****ty voice anyday
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Did you run those tests yet? Compare decks and cm7 too. I would do it but my vision is a little blurred
my findings
just tested out numerous video and camera files from all different roms using teamwin HDMI mirroring on my 52" samsung lcd. The AOSP videos and photos DO look better even though they are labelled with lower resolution. The aosp 8mp and 6mp wide screen photo look much better than the sense 8mp and the aosp video is much smoother, sounds so much better, but will leave a little strip of black on the sides, but not much.
I'm finally convinced that i don't need sense anymore, thanks to you and Labatts
Just realized AOSP is without the facial recognition. But that's really no big deal. Thanks for the input
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How do you switch between quality settings (6mp and 8mp) in the camera app in CM7-RC4? I don't see an option in the settings.
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On most aosp roms tap the 1st icon on the screen while in the camera app and scroll down to the picture quality section. You should have the option there.
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Wow! This whole time that section.is scrollable! What was I thinking?!? Thanks for the input!
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Hey guys, I'm looking for tips in how to improve picture a quality with the dinc. My pictures look washed out and just generally not as good as I feel they should. I'm running stock 2.2, I've reduced the sharpness and that seems to have helped a little. What settings do you run? Also is there a way to add panorama ability? Thanks!
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Even though this is a older topic and no one has replied, i would like to know also...
My d1 takes way better pictures then the dinc. I have played around with the settings and haven't had any luck.No matter what they all look washed/blurred out pictures.
use a rom with 720p
I am using miui rom.. not sure if its 720? what roms have it? The list on here donest say what the camera is.
check out the sense roms,aosp doesn't have it cause of the source code however if you want cm you have to go old school with cm6 for 720
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check out the sense roms,aosp doesn't have it cause of the source code however if you want cm you have to go old school with cm6 for 720
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Source was dropped a few days ago, 720p video here we come
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Source was dropped a few days ago, 720p video here we come
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So I am assuming that most of the popular ones will be updated to the 720p, like cm,miui etc?
Also what are some good suggestions for sense roms?
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So I am assuming that most of the popular ones will be updated to the 720p, like cm,miui etc?
Also what are some good suggestions for sense roms?
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Yep, I would just give em a bit of time to play around with the source to make it work though. And I'm not too sure about the Sense ROM question. I haven't had Sense for more than a day since like January lol. I'd try out a 3.0 or 3.5 ROM from Joel, I always hear good things about them.
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Steve if Cm gets upgraded to 720p and you can think of it. Could you chime in here and update me?
Thanks!
I might as well chime in on my now ancient thread.
The answer is - flash a new rom. I finally grew a pair and put Nils' business ginersense 3.0 on my phone (3.5 isn't ready as a daily driver imo). It's freaking awesome. I now have panorama, hdr, exposure settings and many other options. I'm not sure that the quality of the pic changed much, but overall I'm extremely pleased. This is a much better result than using cam360.
Okay hi all i will soon be joining the fun whit you guys but before using my upgrade next month on this phone i got a few questions here it goes :
-how is the camera ?? Camera is a really important feature to me and what i mean by this is does it take good detailed pictures?
-How is speed performance and battery life? i am a student so i atleast need 5hours of use i dont game at all i just listen to music check xda and Facebook time to time..
-how is the sound quality on this device? Speaking about the speakers of course..
- can it handle live wallpapers whit ease ? I have an older phone that can barely run lwp lol was just wondering ..
- does this phone have a camera stabilization / image stabilization? Like the iphone 4s
Well that's all for now and sorry for the long post
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People often criticize about the camera but I honestly don't see any problems with it as long as you focus the picture.
Speed and battery life: Speed is definitely amazing on this phone. Haven't experienced any lag using stock ROM / kernel but I've moved onto customizing it with custom ROMS and kernels. Battery life is iffy when it comes to LTE users, if you're on GSM, you shouldn't have any problems. Although, you will get the best battery life by rooting / custom ROMs / kernels.
Sound quality is amazing. Get Volume+ to increase speaker volume, that's about it.
Live Wallpapers: only live wallpapers that are optimized for Android 4.0 (phase beam).
Focus on camera? yes.
If you really value camera quality, look into the rezound. I really miss the camera. Much better compared to the GN.
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zephiK said:
People often criticize about the camera but I honestly don't see any problems with it as long as you focus the picture.
Speed and battery life: Speed is definitely amazing on this phone. Haven't experienced any lag using stock ROM / kernel but I've moved onto customizing it with custom ROMS and kernels. Battery life is iffy when it comes to LTE users, if you're on GSM, you shouldn't have any problems. Although, you will get the best battery life by rooting / custom ROMs / kernels.
Sound quality is amazing. Get Volume+ to increase speaker volume, that's about it.
Live Wallpapers: only live wallpapers that are optimized for Android 4.0 (phase beam).
Focus on camera? yes.
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Thanks for the detailed info sir i can't wait to join the fun but the thing is im scared to do anything wrong when starting the process to root/ flash custom rroms lol hopefully isn't as hard as my old x10 and also when i take
A pic on my phone im never in a hurry so i expect some not bad shots however i'd like to know does this phone have image stabilization ?? Like on the iphone 4s its less shaky when shooting a video ??
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If you really value camera quality, look into the rezound. I really miss the camera. Much better compared to the GN.
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I do value the camera the most but im not much into sense its too much ram used for nothing lol..
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Okay hi all i will soon be joining the fun whit you guys but before using my upgrade next month on this phone i got a few questions here it goes :
-how is the camera ?? Camera is a really important feature to me and what i mean by this is does it take good detailed pictures?
-How is speed performance and battery life? i am a student so i atleast need 5hours of use i dont game at all i just listen to music check xda and Facebook time to time..
-how is the sound quality on this device? Speaking about the speakers of course..
- can it handle live wallpapers whit ease ? I have an older phone that can barely run lwp lol was just wondering ..
- does this phone have a camera stabilization / image stabilization? Like the iphone 4s
Well that's all for now and sorry for the long post
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Camera is pretty average. For me it's good enough but perhaps not for you. Check out some of the threads like this one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392436. I love the effects you can add afterwards with the stock app too
Performance is generally very good but a bit laggy on scrolling homescreens and in the launcher. This is on 4.0.1/4.0.2, apparently the 4.0.3 upgrade will sort this out but that remains to be seen! Battery life I find quite good, gets me through the day anyway. I get about 4-5 hours screen on time. In total usually lasts me between 1-1 and a half days. It really depends on your personal usage though.
Sound quality is fairly bad in my opinion but I can live with it fine. The speaker is quiet and in-call sound quality is also quiet and sometimes it's really hard to hear people, especially if you're in a noisy environment.
Live wallpapers are just as bad on the Galaxy Nexus as on other phones. Only one works and that is one of the stock ones called Phase Beam, not even the other stock LWPs work, which says a lot I think about LWPs!
The camera doesn't have image stabilisation. In fact that is probably one of the worst things about it as getting a steady shot is the hardest aspect of getting a good photo on this phone. Quite often when you hit the button to take the picture it can be enough to put it out of focus. If you do get a steady shot it's pretty good (in my opinion at least).
Although I sound really critical I'm just trying to be honest. I absolutely love my Galaxy Nexus and I highly recommend you get it!
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Camera is pretty average. For me it's good enough but perhaps not for you. Check out some of the threads like this one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392436. I love the effects you can add afterwards with the stock app too
Performance is generally very good but a bit laggy on scrolling homescreens and in the launcher. This is on 4.0.1/4.0.2, apparently the 4.0.3 upgrade will sort this out but that remains to be seen! Battery life I find quite good, gets me through the day anyway. I get about 4-5 hours screen on time. In total usually lasts me between 1-1 and a half days. It really depends on your personal usage though.
Sound quality is fairly bad in my opinion but I can live with it fine. The speaker is quiet and in-call sound quality is also quiet and sometimes it's really hard to hear people, especially if you're in a noisy environment.
Live wallpapers are just as bad on the Galaxy Nexus as on other phones. Only one works and that is one of the stock ones called Phase Beam, not even the other stock LWPs work, which says a lot I think about LWPs!
The camera doesn't have image stabilisation. In fact that is probably one of the worst things about it as getting a steady shot is the hardest aspect of getting a good photo on this phone. Quite often when you hit the button to take the picture it can be enough to put it out of focus. If you do get a steady shot it's pretty good (in my opinion at least).
Although I sound really critical I'm just trying to be honest. I absolutely love my Galaxy Nexus and I highly recommend you get it!
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Thanks for the update well my usage is really minimal i listen 2-3 hours of music snap 7-8 pics check xda and Facebook times to times as i stated i really want to use my upgrade for the xperia arc as it got one of the greatest camera but that would be more like a downgrade since its quite an old phone now i don't know what to do lol im quite picky :/ i got the following choice : sgs2 lte, htc raider, galaxy nexus , xperia arc/play and Motorola razr lol :'(
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The best advice I can give you is that,
If you value having a stock Google experience without waiting 6+ months for your perspective manufacturer to update your phone then you will love the Galaxy Nexus.
Yes, camera isn't the best. But it's good enough to take casual pictures.
After all, this is a developer device. At the same time, you'll be rocking 4.65" inches of screen fun. You most likely won't be disappointed, give it a try--watch YouTube videos, reviews, etc.
I myself and other users (on this forum) are probably biased of the phone. But honestly, stock Android without having manufacturer skins is the way to go. I will not accept any phones with skins on top of them and then getting the latest and newest Android 6 months after it's release. Yes, there are custom ROMs featuring these new Android versions but... all these ICS ports to other phones are still using the older version of the kernel.
In development, Nexus devices always last. We've already have great developers for the phone and it will only get better.
One of my main reasons for having the GN (I prefer a keyboard phone) is the responsiveness of the camera. My GN's camera has zero shutter lag running the stock rom rooted with faux123's kernel. When I run custom roms the camera picture taking is slower.
To be clear, the camera is NOT SLOW ON A CUSTOM ROM. It is simply not immediate in the way that it is on stock. Thus far, I have run MCR, Liquid Smooth and CM9 Nightlies. None of them had the camera speed of stock. I may be doing something wrong though. Thought I'd ask before simply sticking with stock rooted.
I'd like to have quick access to settings and other features that a custom rom offers but I absolutely need the camera to be instantaneous as it is on stock.
Any advice?
TIA
It was something they broke on 4.0.3 and fixed in 4.0.4 so try a newer ROM running 4.0.4
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Thanks for a fast reply on that. Will give that a go.
Edit: Tried out Liquid and it is really so much slower than stock camera. It focuses for a full one to two seconds before the shutter activates and that kinda delay won't work for me. I'll try some other 4.0.4 roms and see if they do any better this go round. If not, back to stock 4.0.2 until they figure out this data drop bug then stock 4.0.4. I gotta have the instant shutter.
Well, tried several more roms and they all have the focus lag. So I'm back to stock. It's weird to me. Seems that they would at least be the same. Wouldn't necessarily expect a custom rom to be faster in that dept but slower? No matter. Stock android on a Nexus is satisfying enough. I need the instant camera. Thanks again.
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Well, tried several more roms and they all have the focus lag. So I'm back to stock. It's weird to me. Seems that they would at least be the same. Wouldn't necessarily expect a custom rom to be faster in that dept but slower? No matter. Stock android on a Nexus is satisfying enough. I need the instant camera. Thanks again.
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Well its the difference between AOSP and the OTA. They are very similar, but still different. That's a perfect example, but 4.0.4 was supposed to improve the shutter speed and make it focus faster.
AOKP ftw. I have the same qualms and AOKP has always been incredibly quick with the camera. I'm running MIUI rom right now and it does take that extra fraction of a second or whatever to focus but I deal I was running AOKP M4 and Franco's M2 (and later his nightlies - don't remember if any were better than the other) and it would capture so quickly that I had to double check my little previous preview window to see if it snapped.
I think on all 4.04 the camera is slower because it allows the camera to focus and take a better pic while before it wouldn't focus if you didn't click manually and would take pic right away. Sometimes this would result in worse quality and I believe that's why they changed it in 4.04.
Could be wrong though..
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Typically I find the first pic is slower while it focuses but sequential shots are instant.
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AOKP is just as slow. I'm looking at a fresh install of AOKP right now. It's the touch to focus feature all the custom roms have. Makes the camera so slow focusing (and again, when I say so slow, I mean slower than stock which is instant). Stock is the only option I guess. Unless, that is, one of the roms has the option to disable touch to focus. Is there one?
As for what player911 is saying, this is true. The first pic is slower focusing and sequential pics are faster. IF you basically don't move the camera. If you recompose the shot, move around, the camera will do the focusing dance all over again. I have a 20 month old. I need the first shot. AND I'll be moving around, lol. The custom roms just don't cut it in this regard. I've never had a phone where the stock software was decent enough to the point that I'd even consider not going custom but the GN running Android without Touchwiz/Sense/Blur is just awesome and I can definitely live with it. Plus I have my instant camera!!
Back to stock I go.
Thanks folks.
This sounds ridiculous to me. Yes, it does take 1-2 seconds for the first shot to focus, but then all sequential shots are instant. That is the point. So you want to have really blurry photos all the time and have it never focus, even though you're getting an instant first shot? That doesn't make sense to me.
Actually, the camera focusing is something I would like. Sure, the instantaneous thing is nice, but I'd rather a clear picture. Maybe a custom rom could offer the option to switch between the different ways the camera operates (like one option focusing before the first shot the other like it is before .4)?
OP, once on stock 4.0.4, you will see the camera actually focuses.... What you are describing is the behaviour on stock 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 roms
Point camera at subject, allow it to focus on its own, take picture. Just as fast as the 4.0.2 camera if not faster
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4.0.4 the camera is much better. First shot takes half a second or less to focus, and most of the shots after that are instant if you take them quickly enough.
The quality of the pics is much better now as well.
On 4.0.2 all the pics came out blurry or double vision. Now they are sharp and clear.
The first shot is only blurry if you can't hold the camera steady. I can.
As for 4.0.4 camera taking less than a second to focus, it just isn't true in my experience. I used half a dozen 4.0.4 rims last night to be sure. Why would I want to be rooted and on stock rom if this wasn't truly the case???? Who would want that?
Think about it....
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anton2009 said:
This sounds ridiculous to me. Yes, it does take 1-2 seconds for the first shot to focus, but then all sequential shots are instant. That is the point. So you want to have really blurry photos all the time and have it never focus, even though you're getting an instant first shot? That doesn't make sense to me.
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Thank you for this.
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The first shot is only blurry if you can't hold the camera steady. I can.
As for 4.0.4 camera taking less than a second to focus, it just isn't true in my experience. I used half a dozen 4.0.4 rims last night to be sure. Why would I want to be rooted and on stock rom if this wasn't truly the case???? Who would want that?
Think about it....
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So because it is not true for you, it must be false for everyone else?
Nice logic....
You need optimal light conditions for quick focusing. I focus in a second or less, and each shot after that is instant.
adrynalyne said:
So because it is not true for you, it must be false for everyone else?
Nice logic....
You need optimal light conditions for quick focusing. I focus in a second or less, and each shot after that is instant.
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I asked for help finding the fastest camera because I want to catch photos of my son. People gave suggestions, I tried them and they weren't faster FOR ME. I said and clicked thanks for the suggestions. What's the problem here? You've got too much time on your hands. Leave me alone if you can't be helpful.
Focusing is almost instant on 4.0.4. Way better than previous versions of ICS for me.
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I asked for help finding the fastest camera because I want to catch photos of my son. People gave suggestions, I tried them and they weren't faster FOR ME. I said and clicked thanks for the suggestions. What's the problem here? You've got too much time on your hands. Leave me alone if you can't be helpful.
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I gave suggestions. Sorry if they don't meet your approval.