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[Q] Camera Quality

https://plus.google.com/photos/103689204778294705577/albums/5688578494871763649
Is this a software problem? 5mbpx and 8mbpx shouldn't be this huge of a difference.

Did you let it focus? I've taken fantastic pictures.
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Yup, manual focus by touching on "Toast".

davewpy said:
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Is this a software problem? 5mbpx and 8mbpx shouldn't be this huge of a difference.
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What exactly is your problem with those pictures?
Focus point is different in both pictures btw, the darker pic has it on the "Lenovo" and the lighter picture in front of the cup, I think.

Both really. The camera module isn't all that great and better software makes a difference. I rested the MIUI camera software, camera FX and stock and stock software was by far the worst. That being said my old incredible took better pictures overall with the MIUI app.
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Taking a picture of a scene with a lot of black and white can confuse the metering system of camera every easily. You would need to frame exactly the same scene to compare them. The camera is trying to average the whole frame to 18% grey, so if you have a lot of black in the scene, then black part will be closer to grey than black. A lot of white part will also be closer to grey than white.
From sample pictures I've seen GN's camera seems to lack some contrast, but gets more details out of darker area than other cameras, which also induces more noise in a poor lighting situation.

Not sure if this will do justice, hope it's not too compressed.
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I think this picture also shows what I said. It shows more details from shadow areas than pictures from other phone cameras, but because of that it appears to be lack of contrast (washout look if you will). I think it's definitely correctable via software if they choose to do it.

koolbon said:
I think this picture also shows what I said. It shows more details from shadow areas than pictures from other phone cameras, but because of that it appears to be lack of contrast (washout look if you will). I think it's definitely correctable via software if they choose to do it.
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thanks static and koolbon i think you might have nailed it. i will do another test on dark and light - this time letting the camera meter the same way as the NS. in my first test, the GN metering/focus was on the cup.
its hard to take the exact same frame, NS had the camera offset from centre.

My HTC camera and Minnesota zoo

My phone officially replaced my point and shoot camera.
Some pictures:
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so is this something for the best picture thread or should i go to the zoo and post some zoo pics?

brent8577 said:
so is this something for the best picture thread or should i go to the zoo and post some zoo pics?
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Haha posted just for fun of it. Thought ppl may enjoy some animals pics if they are bored of refreshing dev forum. And the fact they came out of hox makes it cooler!
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ceo.mtcl Good to see your enjoying the camera on the ONE X, don't forget to join us at the 'Flickr HTC ONE Users Group' http://www.flickr.com/groups/htc-one/
See you there!

Wow, I wonder why some people complain that the camera is flaky, etc. etc. (don't remember exactly what but to me those seem as very high quality pictures.

andreasy said:
Wow, I wonder why some people complain that the camera is flaky, etc. etc. (don't remember exactly what but to me those seem as very high quality pictures.
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are you kidding me?? They're terrible. I have been having nothing but bad experiences with this camera as well. Especially under low light, the pictures are incredibly grainy and lack detail. Thanks for nothing HTC

schiphol said:
are you kidding me?? They're terrible. I have been having nothing but bad experiences with this camera as well. Especially under low light, the pictures are incredibly grainy and lack detail. Thanks for nothing HTC
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Well, i dont have the phone yet to tell, i only judge those photos that i see here which seem very good to me.

schiphol said:
are you kidding me?? They're terrible. I have been having nothing but bad experiences with this camera as well. Especially under low light, the pictures are incredibly grainy and lack detail. Thanks for nothing HTC
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Dude it's a phone, the pictures are fantastic for a phone camera and there's a lot of shots which are very good as shown in the pictures in this thread and other threads
If you want a good camera and want to be able to not have any drawbacks, I recommend a DLSR
Or use photo shop to fix any photos maybe

nice pics!

The first two pics and the last one look pretty decent. The others are way too noisy though. Looks like the ISO was a bit high, that or the Digital Zoom has been used. Personal opinion, but Digital Zoom is always a no-go for me

roryjoe said:
The first two pics and the last one look pretty decent. The others are way too noisy though. Looks like the ISO was a bit high, that or the Digital Zoom has been used. Personal opinion, but Digital Zoom is always a no-go for me
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Agreed. Instead of zooming, id actually walk closer to the subject. Zoom on mobile devices are pretty useless.
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Camera Comparison: LG Nitro vs HTC One X

Comparison of HTC One X camera vs LG Nitro camera. Both are 8 mp cameras, running stock roms, and I used the stock camera app for both.
*Sorry when I posted the pictures here they did not rotate correctly
Bananas
Nitro
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Lake
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I wish I could get my Nitro to take pictures like the One X, anyone have any good recommendations on good apps, tweaks, etc...?

HDR Camera. Give it a try.

Wow, the colors are really off on the Nitro shots.

i'll be glad when the galaxy s III comes out so we can have a whole new set of baseless comparisons threads.

kernelpan1c said:
Wow, the colors are really off on the Nitro shots.
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Yeah I never realized it until I compared them directly with the One X

ok, i'llplay. i want to compare my nitro hd to my canon 5d mark II
on the left is a picture i recently took with my mark II (my mark IIIs are arriving next month!!;-))
on the right is a picture of that picture i just drunk snapped in a dark room , blur and all
godd nite

Yo dawg I heard you like pictures,
So i took a picture then put it on my monitor, then took another picture of the picture.

Also, if your job is taking photos of babes all day, WAY TO GO MAN, LIVING THE DREAM

wow never noticed the colors were that off either. i mean, quality wise, its just about the same but the colors is what drives the eyes to perceive better quality. interesting. its cool thought. i dont take too many pictures, but good to know. i have about a year left with the phone. i can survive

This is a picture taken with the ProCapture camera app while on ICS. Pretty darn good app.

I use ICS Camera(App), it takes pretty good picture.

The one x photos looks crisp , but its the one x that made the pink hat red not the nitro.
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I believe a little tweak on the white balance and exposure will give you better pics with correct colors.

Does an app like procapture change anything with the camera/encoding quality? Or does it just give you more options to tweak?

hah! i completely forgot i hit this thread, where'd the op go?

debugger919 said:
I believe a little tweak on the white balance and exposure will give you better pics with correct colors.
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Awesome, thanks I'll try that

Get another S2 or gnex ?

Hello,
my galaxy s2(I9100G variant) was stolen and I'm thinking about getting a gnex for the updates and long developer support(there are other stuff I like about gnex but that's my main reason for getting it) but one thing is holding me back,the camera(also the lack of sd card slot but I can give that away if it's worth it).My phone is usually my main camera,I got a kodak digital camera but I use it in special events only.I mainly take pics with friends for uploading on social networks and stuff like that.So I wanted to know your thoughts on the camera,also would be nice to get some feedbacks from people who switched from S2 to gnex.Thanks in forward

The camera isn't that bad, sure its only 5mp compared to the 8mp on the s2 but its not the end of the world, its acceptable imo.

You wouldn't be able to tell the difference in picture quality if you took pictures outside with good lighting.

biscuitownz said:
You wouldn't be able to tell the difference in picture quality if you took pictures outside with good lighting.
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Hmm what about night out door photos ? like photos with a black sky and maybe a few buildings in the background ?

Why are threads like this allowed to exist....
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cwhitney24 said:
Why are threads like this allowed to exist....
sent from my Galaxy Nexus running official Jelly Bean!!!!
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I believe there's nothing in my thread that's against the rules.And yes I did search before posting and I couldn't find what I'm looking for.

I personally will choose GNex mainly cuz I want Google experience (pure)
If you can get S2 for a really nice price (REALLY NICE), and you want that slightly better camera (GNex isn't bad either btw, night shot is pretty bad though), nobody is stopping you from getting S2.
Bare in mind that S2 is almost dead in both updates and for developers, since S3 came out.

Madarox said:
Hmm what about night out door photos ? like photos with a black sky and maybe a few buildings in the background ?
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It'll look good if you focus on the light source. I'll try to take a few night pictures tonight and post them.
Here's one in the daylight
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biscuitownz said:
It'll look good if you focus on the light source. I'll try to take a few night pictures tonight and post them.
Here's one in the daylight
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Would be really thankful if you did That's a pretty nice shot btw ^^
Edit:Btw when I meant night shots,I was talking about taking pics of PEOPLE at night,not landscape pics if that makes any difference(sorry I'm in a noob in photography actually lol)

Yeah its not that bad. Here is one I took while bike riding.
One I'd when it got dark, the other is one it was bright
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GNex won the TIPA award.

Not sure if this has been posted, but our Galaxy Nexus sits on the same pantheon as the acclaimed Leica M9, Canon 1dx, 5d3 and Nikon d800 cameras.
Link: http://www.tipa.com/english/XXII_tipa_awards_2012_13042012103433.php?iExpand1=70
For those non photography types, TIPA is a some sort of independent association form by various press entities to award great photographic products.
www.tipa.com

Strange since everyone complains about the camera.

I don't complain about the camera, bests my old Thunderbolt's 8MP shooter.
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WiredPirate said:
Strange since everyone complains about the camera.
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not me, im constantly trying to show people that its an awesome camera. people just dont know how to use it. they expect the camera to do all the work for them, but it only does what you tell it to do. plus its really important to keep that back lens cover smudge free.
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As per the above poster, I also love the GNex camera. It takes some getting used to but it takes better pictures than pretty much any other camera on a phone I have ever seen.

simms22 said:
not me, im constantly trying to show people that its an awesome camera. people just dont know how to use it. they expect the camera to do all the work for them, but it only does what you tell it to do. plus its really important to keep that back lens cover smudge free.
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Very nice pics. I personally don't have an opinion, my eyes are not the best, and I've never had a good eye for capturing photography myself. I just use the camera casually and it works fine for me. What I meant was the general consensus on the camera is that it is poor, that is what the websites and reviews and even users all complain about. It may just be a common misconception, but it's widely the accepted view, accurate or not.

Not better than my SGN. I am still pleased i didnt go for gnex and opted a note last year.
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TIPA didn't evaluate image quality only, but the whole pack of good screen, zero-lag shutter, 1080p recording and some other goodies.
TIPA meeting was on 24th March 2012, so it's understandable why they choose Galaxy Nexus.

All I can say about the camera is, its the only camera that can take colour accurate images of my coral reef aquarium. I've tried several cameras and other phones and its way off. Mind you I've learned the best settings for that application is simply changing it to cloudy.
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