Guys, I cant use my camera led flash, since all the photos taken with it produces pics that are too bright.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/20120617233517.jpg/
am I the only one who has this problem?
I do find the flash rather bright, but I think it's a distance thing. I would generally only use it from distance of 3-5m in poor light. Most of the time I set my flash to forced off as I generally find the pictures are better even in lowish light.
Guys problem solved. It was the Capdase soft jacket case I bought.
for some reason the case is affecting the LED light of the flash.
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Is it normal for the TP2 picture to stutter when trying to take a picture. If there is perfect lighting in the picture there is no stuttering in the picture, but if there is a light source or if it goes from the dark to a light area it stutters badly as it attempts to balance light levels and focus.
Does anyone else have this issue or is this normal?
When you say "stutter" I suppose you mean that your pics come out blurry due to your device shaking in your hands?
This is normal in low light conditions. Since there's not enough light, the camera compensates by slowing the shutter speed to allow more light to pass through the lens. The bad side to this is the slow shutter speed will also exaggerate any camera movement and this translates to blurry photos unless your device is fixed on a stationary object (and your subject is not moving).
yes! that is exactly what I am seeing. Yeah, i did not know that was normal. the screen refresh was so choppy it is hard to take a clear picture in low light. This is my first nice phone ive had and i am not used to all the features. Thanks for explaining that to me, I appriciate it!
You're very welcome, man. Just so you know, this isn't specific to our TP2. It applies for all cameras. Those with a flash would help a bit, but not much if it is really dark.
If you try to take a picture with any camera outdoors at night without a tripod and flash, it'll come out terrible.
I just laughed when I read the TP2 camera was 3.2 with no flash.
I will never use the camera because the pictures will come out looking like crap 90% of the time.
The camera for me is honestly useless. But oh well, the rest of the phone makes up for it.
camera works good with barcorama app. takes decent pics in well lit areas
Hey Guys....thanks in advance for any replies...
Can anyone give me some tips on how to take decent pictures with the Evo? In most cases I am taking pictures in dimly lit restaurants or bars (no comments please, heh heh) and most of the time the pictures are completely washed out due to the flash coming on and lighting up the subjects faces like a Christmas tree.
Does anyone know if there are settings, other software or any other tips that can be used to help me take better pictures??
Thank you!
From the camera app,there is a tab on the left side in landscape mode. If you slide it open, choose settings, then brightness a slider will open. I've found that in dim to dark conditions, best results with flash on are with the brightness set to around -2.
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Theres an old photographer's trick, not the most elegant of solutions but putting a piece of scotch tape over the flash will help diffuse the light and also get rid of the harsh shadows from the flash.
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Theres an old photographer's trick, not the most elegant of solutions but putting a piece of scotch tape over the flash will help diffuse the light and also get rid of the harsh shadows from the flash.
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Honestly this has started to cross my mind too. The two flashes 'sounds' like a good idea...but they are WAY TO HOT for a close up (within 6 feet or so). Now they did actually work pretty well at dusk for a test shot about 12 feet away. (So that should tell you they are too bright for close work)
I am thinking of maybe taping just one and testing.
But you could use scotch tape as posted, because the frosted look of the tape would help diffuse the light. (Remembering it will diminish ability to flash far away.)
Have to start treating this more like cameras now...they are going to require more than point and forget.
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I asked the same question a few weeks ago - why doens't the EVO do light metering.
One though would be to use a LED application to turn on the LED light - maybe on low, and don't use the flash on the camera application? I know a pain to do (and a loss of coolness points) but might work?
if you really want to be photo savvy go to a photo store and get a sheet of diffusion gel, and just place a small cut out in between the flashes and the battery cover. also always shoot as low as you can go with the ISO, the problem with the EVO camera is that when in low light situations it switches to a high ISO, but it doesn't factor in the fact that the flash is going to go off, so when the flash goes off, the high ISO coupled with the strong flash means super overexposed picture. so either leave the camera at iso 100 or 200 and try shooting that way or try the diffusion i stated earlier.
the camera is just very badly coded. for instance what the camera should be doing is lighting the flash to focus, read exposure and compensate, then take the picture with the proper level flash. as it is now all it does is try to focus completely in the dark, then just flash the flash at full power while its taking the picture. it really is a terribly coded camera.
its like the people over at HTC basically just added the lcd's just to add them, i mean we already know that the LCD can be used at various levels of intensity...its a damn shame...
Are there no apps out that improve the cameras function? i figured there would be.
There's only one issue that I have with the Incredible, and having owned one since launch that's not too bad. In low light to no light the camera flash is too bright for close up shots. If there's any sort of reflective surface in the shot it always lights it up to the point you can barely make out what's in the picture.
So with that being said, has anyone ever seen or heard of an app or a way to dim the flash when taking a picture? I know that with the leaked 2.2 the included LED Flashlight app there are 3 different brightness levels, so obviously you can control the LEDS. Is it possible with the camera?
I second that... I have the same issues. THey should let you adjust it.
I read in a post somewhere where somebody put a piece of toilet paper over the flash to dim it. I've never tried it, but you can give it a shot if you want!
Regards!
What do you think are the best settings for the Epic Camera?
Whenever I take a picture in normal to low light conditions with flash, I see lots of noise
Take a look and see. Are there any optimal settings for the Epic Camera?
Please Share. Note: 3 of the Pictures are using flash, but 1 is not
Thanks
Pictures:
http://s1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Ashish_Lalani/
The problem with low light photography with phones is the size of the sensor. You have these teeny tiny sensors trying to take in as much light as possible, but unfortunately that's not good when taking pictures in low light. Ever wonder why point and shoot and DSLR cameras are better? They have bigger sensors.
You're going to get some noticeable artifacts if you go ISO800 or higher. It's just the nature of the beast with these small sensors. My suggestion is to just make it easy on yourself: use a pre-programmed setting for nighttime photography, use the flash when taking pictures of people, and turn on the lights if you want a nice picture. Otherwise use a DSLR or point and shoot.
Hi,
When at a concert the stage is often very bright, and the Hall very dark.
I tried several setting and ended up using HDR, but it is not that great, on the picture people on stage turns like they have a light spot on them (which is the case of course) and are hard to recognise.
I see sometimes recommendation for Low Light, but it feels like actually there is too much light.
Has anybody found a setting that fits this situation ?