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Pictures Taken With The 13 MP Camera

I decided to take the camera on the phone out for test drive. The reviews are accurate. The camera is adequate. That's about the best i can say for it. Pictures look washed out. I took this one a little while ago at the Barataria Preserve near New Orleans. If you're curious the damn thing scared the hell out of me. Its huge.
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touchprofan said:
I decided to take the camera on the phone out for test drive. The reviews are accurate. The camera is adequate. That's about the best i can say for it. Pictures look washed out. I took this one a little while ago at the Barataria Preserve near New Orleans. If you're curious the damn thing scared the hell out of me. Its huge.
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Have you tried a different camera app yet?

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Nice pics. I noticed that the foliage was sort of blurry
I didn't expect the camera to perform as well as the Nokia n8. But I did expect it to perform better than the gs3

sheek360 said:
Have you tried a different camera app yet?
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I haven't. Do you have any recommendations?

touchprofan said:
I haven't. Do you have any recommendations?
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Camera zoomfx, there's a few others too. Maybe these apps post processing won't over compress?
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sheek360 said:
Nice pics. I noticed that the foliage was sort of blurry
I didn't expect the camera to perform as well as the Nokia n8. But I did expect it to perform better than the gs3
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Thanks. Sorry i replied to you earlier but for some reason it doesn't show. Its not terrible, to he sure, somewhat disappointing, but good enough for faceboook. Hopefully LG can tweak the software for better performance.
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touchprofan said:
Thanks. Sorry i replied to you earlier but for some reason it doesn't show. Its not terrible, to he sure, somewhat disappointing, but good enough for faceboook. Hopefully LG can tweak the software for better performance.
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Ditto. I'm expecting great things from the Dev community

The camera on this phone is HORRIBLE. That's my opinion. Pictures come out hazy and blurry with very little detail. Sprint and LG should ashamed of themselves!
13 Mp POS!

sheek360 said:
Camera zoomfx, there's a few others too. Maybe these apps post processing won't over compress?
Plz share results!
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I bought the app just now. It's a buck fifty right now, and looks like it might be well worth it at that. I'll take some pics tomorrow, and post them. Thanks for the recommend.

AvatarOfFrost said:
The camera on this phone is HORRIBLE. That's my opinion. Pictures come out hazy and blurry with very little detail. Sprint and LG should ashamed of themselves!
13 Mp POS!
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Horrible is kind of strong especially given the pictures taken from my last phone, the EVO 3D, certainly not it's strong point either. The Optimus' pictures really are washed out from what I can see, from the pictures I've taken so far. I'm going to play around with the settings a bit and see if I can improve on what I'm seeing so far.
I've downloaded an app that looks promising, and I'll give it a try and see if that improves anything. It's got an ISO 50 setting that has me curious.

Picture of my wife and dog
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touchprofan said:
I bought the app just now. It's a buck fifty right now, and looks like it might be well worth it at that. I'll take some pics tomorrow, and post them. Thanks for the recommend.
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Can't wait to see the results!
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Before the jelly bean update the gs3 camera was so-so. After the update it was a different beast.
I have hope for the optimus g camera.

Here's a pic I took the other day at the track. Like others have said, it's adequate. It's not a bad camera and by far much better than my Evo 3D.
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I bet the major flaw of this camera is the software if lg actually took the time to really work with the auto setting I bet it would be great

Had a chance to play with the camera using both the stock app and zoom fx. As washed out as the pictures were yesterday with the stock app this was even worse. The camera is not good in low light. There is really no other way to say it. The low light wasn't even all that low in both cases. Flash was used in all four pictures.
In both cases the better pictures come from zoomfx. In a way that's heartening because it indicates a lot of tweaking potential for the stock app.
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We could officially say this camera sucks! I think as history told us, mega pixels isn't everything.
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I think at this point its too early to say that about the camera. Certainly the stock camera app leaves quite a lot to be desired.
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Anyone able to view photos full of screen in gallery with out zooming
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Just a few ive taken at the office. Need to play with it some more
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Interesting Items for SGS3 (Coming Soon)

Hey everyone, I am in the middle of waiting for my pay day, and am going to purchase these items for my S3,
Let me know what you think I should test them out on, also if you have used them reply letting me know what it's like (with pictures)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251235712089?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171000669477?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-BUBBL...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item41714cfeb0

I have the second one. It's not that good. The raised lens of the s3 make it nearly impossible to mount the ring for the lens. I customized a case for it.
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htcsnap93 said:
I have the second one. It's not that good. The raised lens of the s3 make it nearly impossible to mount the ring for the lens. I customized a case for it.
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Have you got any pictures of what each one does? And thanks for the reply

Bubblescope
Can anyone comment on the Bubblescope? Looks interesting.

They seems interesting.

That looks interesting, my friend has one and his works pretty good. I mean I've tried it but it just feels weird. But it does work.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815338
Perhaps not the same brand but gives you a idea of the first link ,,,
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Go with Bubble, or wait for/install the sphere camera app?

Camera film protector?

Is there a flimsy film on the camera lens that needs to be peeled off like on the S4? I can't quite tell and don't want to mess up the camera, but it looks that way...

jbizzle said:
Is there a flimsy film on the camera lens that needs to be peeled off like on the S4? I can't quite tell and don't want to mess up the camera, but it looks that way...
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Yea... How can't you tell though? Are you asking cause you want to know if you are to buy one or you own one? Its pretty obvious. You aren't going to mess up the camera either way.
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cstrife999 said:
Yea... How can't you tell though? Are you asking cause you want to know if you are to buy one or you own one? Its pretty obvious. You aren't going to mess up the camera either way.
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wait there IS one? I cant tell either haha. my pictures have some noise but that's the only thing I see...

I purchased my phone in store and the rep removed all the plastic wrapping. Maybe that happened to you.
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ChasedMonkey said:
I purchased my phone in store and the rep removed all the plastic wrapping. Maybe that happened to you.
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That could be it. I always tell them not to. I don't like waiting long and I love the feeling of "unwrapping" a new phone lol
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I honestly still can't tell if there is a film on it still. The rep did take off all the plastic. The lens glass feels smooth when I run my finger over it so it looks like there is just a ring that is not plastic. When I got my s4 I didn't realize it had a plastic cover on the camera for a few days. Loving this phone coming from the s4 except not sure the camera is as good overall.

I doubt there is still a protector on it if you haven't found it yet.
Such is life

What about the Book Cover ?!!?

Topic!!
Have some news?
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morell2 said:
Topic!!
Have some news?
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The Samsung rep at my Best Buy said it should be released in about two weeks... But take that with a grain of salt.

Romokos said:
The Samsung rep at my Best Buy said it should be released in about two weeks... But take that with a grain of salt.
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Yeaaah I would not trust anything a "Samsung rep" would say at a Best Buy. I'm pretty sure they are just like a Best Buy employee but with a Samsung shirt on. The one by my house hardly knew anything about the Note 2014. And it's his job to know.

atg284 said:
Yeaaah I would not trust anything a "Samsung rep" would say at a Best Buy. I'm pretty sure they are just like a Best Buy employee but with a Samsung shirt on. The one by my house hardly knew anything about the Note 2014. And it's his job to know.
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Ditto, I asked for a 32 gb model and he gave me a 16 gb one fortunately I figured it out as I was being rung up. I haven't been in a best buy in ages now I know why. Guy came up to me and said I looked confused while I was looking at the tablet I came in the store to buy, way to really pi$$ off my type A personality. ?.
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edthesped said:
Ditto, I asked for a 32 gb model and he gave me a 16 gb one fortunately I figured it out as I was being rung up. I haven't been in a best buy in ages now I know why. Guy came up to me and said I looked confused while I was looking at the tablet I came in the store to buy, way to really pi$$ off my type A personality. ?.
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and Book cover its here
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=23272016983

WARNING
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and Book cover its here
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=23272016983
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Before anyone orders this you should know that it is for the old 10.1 not the 2014.

I just see that
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It's up on samsung's website, but not available to add to cart yet.
Sorry cant post the link (post count)

Here ya go!
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EF-BP600BWEGUJ
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EF-BP600BBEGUJ

Crazypinoy said:
Here ya go!
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EF-BP600BWEGUJ
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EF-BP600BBEGUJ
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$59.00 Ouch!!! I'll stick withs my $5.00 MOKA until the price comes down a little.
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edthesped said:
$59.00 Ouch!!! I'll stick withs my $5.00 MOKA until the price comes down a little.
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where do you see a price?

smac7 said:
where do you see a price?
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It's there, but of course you can't actually, you know, BUY the damn thing.
You suck, Samsung!!!

smac7 said:
where do you see a price?
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If you go back a "level" to all of the galaxy tab accessories, the price is there.

How the Poetic case ? Look same one
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Am I being an idiot but if you look at the Smart Cover it looks as though if you want to use it as a stand you have to have the tablet upside down?
http://www.androidcentral.com/sites...he/w680h550/postimages/108579/note10case4.jpg

Geordie Affy said:
Am I being an idiot but if you look at the Smart Cover it looks as though if you want to use it as a stand you have to have the tablet upside down?
http://www.androidcentral.com/sites...he/w680h550/postimages/108579/note10case4.jpg
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By George I think you're right.... Something sure doesn't look right about that. At this point I have a $5 MOKO case that I'm pretty happy with and a $3 Poetic case due in any day now that I think will be just fine. I like the look of the smart cover but can't rationalize $60 for it.

Geordie Affy said:
Am I being an idiot but if you look at the Smart Cover it looks as though if you want to use it as a stand you have to have the tablet upside down?
http://www.androidcentral.com/sites...he/w680h550/postimages/108579/note10case4.jpg
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Yeah it does. Although I rarely use the camera I would rather it be this way than the other. Opening the other way (like last years version) occludes the view of the camera. If it weren't for the stupid home button it wouldn't make a difference as far as being upside down.
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Geordie Affy said:
Am I being an idiot but if you look at the Smart Cover it looks as though if you want to use it as a stand you have to have the tablet upside down?
http://www.androidcentral.com/sites...he/w680h550/postimages/108579/note10case4.jpg
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I would think it would work like the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 book cover, so the tablet would not be upside down.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/official-samsung-galaxy-tab-3-10-1-book-cover-black-p39790.htm

GeorgeP said:
I would think it would work like the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 book cover, so the tablet would not be upside down.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/official-samsung-galaxy-tab-3-10-1-book-cover-black-p39790.htm
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Ah right...so it doesnt fold into a triangle like the smart covers on apple...Thats dissapointing but i guess it wouldnt work as it would be upside down lol. This looks like it will be difficult to get it to stay standing on the sofa or other non-flat surfaces.

Geordie Affy said:
Ah right...so it doesnt fold into a triangle like the smart covers on apple...Thats dissapointing but i guess it wouldnt work as it would be upside down lol. This looks like it will be difficult to get it to stay standing on the sofa or other non-flat surfaces.
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I just picked up one of these today. And yes, it does work like the one on the Tab 3. Overall I'd say it's pretty nice. Very compact and seems stable enough on a range of surfaces.

Replacing Galaxy 4 rear Camera PART DIFFERENCE

Update- If you are replacing your camera on your Tmobile Galaxy 4 Don't know about the other models make sure to not order the one most ebay sellers tell you is compatible with every model because is not and you will have to end up sending it back...... Double check you are getting the one I posted so you don't waste your time and money!!!!!!
So I dropped my gs4 broke the rear camera well camera is not entirely broken it displays just a white image...... But lets me switch out to front camera without no problem app doesn't fc or anything..... So I went ahead and ordered a replacement camera which said it was compatible with all gs4 devices when I received the camera i saw some difference by the plug but I didn't think it would matter " I ATTACHED SOME PICTURES " Well to make the story short when I connect this camera and try to open the camera app it gives me an error of connection failed or can't connect along those lines..... And makes the camera app close not even letting me switch to front camera or anything..... I tried this a couple of times reconnected my old camera connected just fine camera app worked fine.... connected new camere it just won't connect..... I'm figuring we have to use the version of the camera on the tmobile is different..... Here are some pics comparing them both
I RECEIVED THE TOP CAMERA AS THE REPLACEMENT THE DIFFERENCE IS THE TEXTURE THING BEFORE THE CONNECTOR IS WAY SLIMMER THAN THE TMOBILE ONE.... I BELIEVE SINCE THE OTHER ONE IS THINNER IS NOT MAKING ANY CONNECTION TO THE BOARD..... THE BUTTOM ONE IS THE ORIGINAL AND A PICTURE I FOUND OF A TEAR DOWN OF A TMOBILE GALAXY 4

Any1 ever had to replace their camera ?????

Which camera replacement did you order?
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Android_Monsters said:
Which camera replacement did you order?
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Order a camera that said it was oem from samsung and compatible with every model galaxy 4.... I will be returning it and making sure I get one exactly like the one on my phone now
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Was it this one?
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230989843729
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I have a few phones I'd like to fix the cameras on.
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The camera you took out looks like the same as the ifixit teardown; they did the ATT version. They do note that it barely makes contact with the board...not sure if there's something you can do to help 'secure' it in there...

Android_Monsters said:
Was it this one?
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230989843729
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I have a few phones I'd like to fix the cameras on.
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Yeap thats the same one I ordered which wont connect with my phone..... and damn I wonder if there is anything I could do to make contact with the board or just go ahead and order the same one that was on my phone
Toleraen said:
The camera you took out looks like the same as the ifixit teardown; they did the ATT version. They do note that it barely makes contact with the board...not sure if there's something you can do to help 'secure' it in there...
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Toleraen said:
The camera you took out looks like the same as the ifixit teardown; they did the ATT version. They do note that it barely makes contact with the board...not sure if there's something you can do to help 'secure' it in there...
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Yea I tried a bunch of times today it won't work even pushing the little connector piece down it still fails u could tell is the wrong camera since the connector that goes to the board literally stays in the air u have to push it down making the other plug almost pop out to touch the board but it won't work

That sucks bro.. makes the 8/10 repairability score unworkable when there are different components and nothing is documented

faiyo said:
That sucks bro.. makes the 8/10 repairability score unworkable when there are different components and nothing is documented
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Yea disappointed.... I ended up going on ebay now and found some1 selling a camera from a tmobile galaxy 4 and order it dont wanna take the risk of getting the wrong part again..... if u look on ebay some sellers list their camera compatible with just some galaxy 4 some list the same camera compatible with all of them be careful when u order a replacement camera lol
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gdmlaz said:
Yea disappointed.... I ended up going on ebay now and found some1 selling a camera from a tmobile galaxy 4 and order it dont wanna take the risk of getting the wrong part again..... if u look on ebay some sellers list their camera compatible with just some galaxy 4 some list the same camera compatible with all of them be careful when u order a replacement camera lol
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Btw received a replacement tmobile camera connected it and camera started right up so the other camera deff doesnt work in our phones be aware........
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The same problem solved!
Hey guys,
I had the same problem and was getting message that camera is failed to lunch. However, I ordered at one place the camera for my SGH-M919 and it worked. Since XDA does not allow me to post links, I would suggest to write me a private message and I will share the place where I bough the camera. Hope, it helps because many sellers on ebay keep saying that all S4 cameras the same which is not!

basqxl said:
Hey guys,
I had the same problem and was getting message that camera is failed to lunch. However, I ordered at one place the camera for my SGH-M919 and it worked. Since XDA does not allow me to post links, I would suggest to write me a private message and I will share the place where I bough the camera. Hope, it helps because many sellers on ebay keep saying that all S4 cameras the same which is not!
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Yeap this is deff true
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gdmlaz said:
Yeap this is deff true
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I have not replaced the camera but this is just a suggestion so take it with a grain of salt. Maybe you can use some solder to make contact if it is too thin?

xdapowerapps said:
I have not replaced the camera but this is just a suggestion so take it with a grain of salt. Maybe you can use some solder to make contact if it is too thin?
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I literally put a thin piece of paper to make it lift up so it would touch and is not enough even if u press them together they won't connect..... I would suggest just looking for the tmobile version and just plug n play
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gdmlaz said:
I literally put a thin piece of paper to make it lift up so it would touch and is not enough even if u press them together they won't connect..... I would suggest just looking for the tmobile version and just plug n play
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Well, solder is a metal alloy. Not sure paper is a viable option.

xdapowerapps said:
Well, solder is a metal alloy. Not sure paper is a viable option.
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I know but what I'm trying to say is I held both sides the camera and motherboard part together and it still won't connect why go thru all this hastle if you are going to waste money and order the part might ass well make sure u are getting the correct one is not like these companies are giving their products away for free
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