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The current autofocus/manual focus for camera shots are abysmal. My old TP2 was doing autofocus much better (it would focus very well immediately).
On the evo, I have to touch the screen multiple times to force focus, until I'm satisfied with the result. There should be a better way to do autofocus that actually gives a sharper image.
It's as if focusing is rushed with the current software, and the end result is not so good.
Thanks.
Mine will usually focus just fine, but sometimes it will keep trying to focus and never lock
If you are going to fix auto focus, please fix the LED lighting. Seems in a dark room that the flash tends to be way to bright and wash out the picuture.
How about instead of an "improved" auto-focus, we just get some kinda slider adjustment for manual focus? Personally, I'd much rather see that.
drmacinyasha said:
How about instead of an "improved" auto-focus, we just get some kinda slider adjustment for manual focus? Personally, I'd much rather see that.
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i second this
oh and to the guy that was talking about the led flash, if you know your going to be using the led flash set the brightness in the camera app all the way down, it helps a lot
The manual focus slider is probably not gunna happen. We looked at it on the Nexus and it didn't look good.
I do agree though, tap-to-focus isn't near as good on the Evo as it is on the Nexus Desire ROMs. The Nexus autofocus is actually much better in general.
It's a shame that the camera on this phone had some corners cut so it would look better on paper. I'd much rather have a 5mp camera with better auto focus. And the video compression is terrible.
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Turning the brightness down does help, but would be better if the camera did some time of light metering prior to taking the picture and use the low led setting if needed, instead of lighting up the room. Using an elephant gun when a bb gun is needed approach is hard to deal with.
So 4 days in I had to get a replacement because of a screen glass issue, so I started playing before doing the 4.0.2 update that comes up right away. Found the camera actually focuses, lights up the green focus brackets, and takes really great pictures all from holding the camera button... on the old phone and the new after running the 4.0.2 update the camera doesn't focus and light up green brackets when holding the camera button. The touch to focus almost works but hard to get a good picture when you then have to still hit the camera button.?? Am I missing something or did the camera get worse with the update??
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Same here. I was scratching my head over it too.
the continuous auto-focus is already going. you don't need to hold down the camera button. The green brackets dont come up, but that doesnt mean it's not working.
Yeah, I hate the continuous focus, it's too slow. I wished it would force focus when you hold the shutter button, like the HTC Sensation with its zero lag shutter too.
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nxt said:
Yeah, I hate the continuous focus, it's too slow. I wished it would force focus when you hold the shutter button, like the HTC Sensation with its zero lag shutter too.
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Mine does that..?
noticed this too!! rather hold to focus
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noticed this too!! rather hold to focus
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Yep me too, better yet just add both to the options and let the user pick! Dammit!
you can actually hold the camera button first, then touch the area you want to focus. It will capture the image automatically when you release the camera button. Found it easier this way to capture image
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you can actually hold the camera button first, then touch the area you want to focus. It will capture the image automatically when you release the camera button. Found it easier this way to capture image
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Yupe, you can do that, but it's cumbersome ... A lot of hold and click, and still the result is a hit and miss.
As I found out from previous similar discussion (and OP also mentioned), I bought Camera Zoom FX and it produced satisfied focused image.
Although, I lost super fast shutter ... but, I would rather have decent focused image result!
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noticed this too!! rather hold to focus
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Hold to focus is the bomb. Really miss it now that it's gone.
At least we can still click on the screen to steady the focus. It continues to focus too much. I like the simple camera app and don't see a difference after purchasing Camera Zoom FX. I hope they patch this up.
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Hold to focus is the bomb. Really miss it now that it's gone.
At least we can still click on the screen to steady the focus. It continues to focus too much. I like the simple camera app and don't see a difference after purchasing Camera Zoom FX. I hope they patch this up.
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Yeah its crazy they changed it, it was simple and it worked! Was like every other point and shoot, it focused great- I took some amazing low light pictures on 4.0.1 before doing the update. That's why everyone says the camera sucks on this phone and they probably lost sales of 100,000 units because everyone thinks the cam sucks! Can you adb push the 4.0.1 camera or is this resolved in 4.0.3?
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Yeah its crazy they changed it, it was simple and it worked! Was like every other point and shoot, it focused great- I took some amazing low light pictures on 4.0.1 before doing the update. That's why everyone says the camera sucks on this phone and they probably lost sales of 100,000 units because everyone thinks the cam sucks! Can you adb push the 4.0.1 camera or is this resolved in 4.0.3?
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I'm not sure if it's something controlled by the ROM or actual app. Maybe I'll try checking a backup from 4.0.1 and see if there is a discernible difference. I'd like the hold to focus back as well.
Anyone with 4.0.3 who can confirm if this has been fixed or not? I'm also wondering if it's an intended design... I wouldn't know why they'd change it, but maybe there's some hairbrain reason.
this is one reason why i wont upgrade from 4.0.1. the focus works great when you just hold the circle button, it focuses on center with green brackets, and this produces stellar pic quality.
but when you touch to focus on the screen, this is where everybody gets such poor image quality. that's why some people swear this camera sucks, while others say its great. because these 2 methods produce different quality images.
i dont know why google removed this function in 4.0.2.
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this is one reason why i wont upgrade from 4.0.1. the focus works great when you just hold the circle button, it focuses on center with green brackets, and this produces stellar pic quality.
but when you touch to focus on the screen, this is where everybody gets such poor image quality. that's why some people swear this camera sucks, while others say its great. because these 2 methods produce different quality images.
i dont know why google removed this function in 4.0.2.
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the camera sucks with both focus methods.
low light equals to out of focus images.
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Anyone with 4.0.3 who can confirm if this has been fixed or not?
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4.0.3 is the same as 4.0.2.
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4.0.3 is the same as 4.0.2.
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Thank you!
Does anyone have a deodexed 4.0.1 camera.apk that they could share?
+1!
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sblantipodi said:
the camera sucks with both focus methods.
low light equals to out of focus images.
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i'm not so sure. that's what i'm saying, in total darkness i can get rid of the fuzzy focus just using the circle button. the pics actually come out just as sharp. only on 4.0.1.
something is up with this camera software, cause i think the actual hardware sensor isn't all that bad.
+1.. took amazingly detailed photos in pure darkness and low light with 4.0.1.. low shutter lag is worthless if has zero focus!
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4.0.2 is laggy and the camera is slow and inaccurate to focus. Not the best update. However it does fix the signal issues people like me were having.
I'm hoping 4.0.3 will be a merge of speed and signal.
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Hello,
I updated my Galaxy Nexus manually with the "official" Rom, but since I got android 4.0.4 my camera does have shutter lag instead of android 4.0.2. Is this normal, or did I download the wrong Rom he he?
Thanks in advance
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I'm experiencing the same exact problem. I loved the 0 shutter lag and desperately need it back. Can anyone please help? Or share some way to fix this problem? Thanks ahead
0 shutter lag has been reduced to get better focus image
a well focused images is better, even if it need a bit more time to take the pic
stop complaining for everything
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0 shutter lag has been reduced to get better focus image
a well focused images is better, even if it need a bit more time to take the pic
stop complaining for everything
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I can't wait till I get 4.0.4. That's one thing I've found with my galaxy nexus, 90% of my photos turn out ever so slightly blurred
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I can't wait till I get 4.0.4. That's one thing I've found with my galaxy nexus, 90% of my photos turn out ever so slightly blurred
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manually flash it. and i agree, whats the point in 0 shutter if all the pictures are going to come out not focused and not clear?
i rather have a more stable camera with better picture quality.
quality over quantity
Now that you mention it, I think my pictures are a tiny bit better on 4.0.4 (Verizon version). Might just be the placebo effect...
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manually flash it. and i agree, whats the point in 0 shutter if all the pictures are going to come out not focused and not clear?
i rather have a more stable camera with better picture quality.
quality over quantity
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I'm still a little iffy about manual flashing. I have the yakjuux version and I don't know if flashing to 4.0.4 yakju will screw anything up
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I'm still a little iffy about manual flashing. I have the yakjuux version and I don't know if flashing to 4.0.4 yakju will screw anything up
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It won't. You'll just lose all of your data.
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0 shutter lag has been reduced to get better focus image
a well focused images is better, even if it need a bit more time to take the pic
stop complaining for everything
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Excuse me? Complaining about everything? I just noticed the difference and that's why I asked.
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well, if you cant complain then ill do it for you, I wouldnt mind having the lag taken away BUT this was a feature, and if the feature didnt work, then its not a feature, so when I was excited about the phone last year, and I heard it was 5mp, I was let down, but then I was sold on 0 shutter lag, now the lag is back so we might have not even talked about the camera last year like it was special.
you cant sell a 1000hp car, first in the market, then after 3 months recall them to govern the engine to 750hp and still get credit for being a ground breaking car, so why should i give any credit to nexus for doing something special with the camera.
I used the time lapse feature today, what a JOKE! you need it propped up, and put it in airplane mode so that a text wont ruin your video, the screen stays on the whole time, you cant turn it off, and the smallest increment is 1 second, i washed dishes for a couple hours and had a 3 minute video that was a pain to watch because there was a window in the room that the camera adjusted for and me the focus was all dark.
I do like the built in photo editing, and the use of facial recognition, but when i saw the nexus get demolished by the one x, i cried, and now with 4.0.4 lagging more just to be a usable 5 mp camera, i think owners have the right to complain that a front page feature has been toned down for stability. though ultimately we want better pictures.
Focus once, don't move, take pictures in a bright area = insta pics.
I take them all the time.
Could you imagine how many EXTRA complaints there would be if it never focused?
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well, if you cant complain then ill do it for you, I wouldnt mind having the lag taken away BUT this was a feature, and if the feature didnt work, then its not a feature, so when I was excited about the phone last year, and I heard it was 5mp, I was let down, but then I was sold on 0 shutter lag, now the lag is back so we might have not even talked about the camera last year like it was special.
you cant sell a 1000hp car, first in the market, then after 3 months recall them to govern the engine to 750hp and still get credit for being a ground breaking car, so why should i give any credit to nexus for doing something special with the camera.
I used the time lapse feature today, what a JOKE! you need it propped up, and put it in airplane mode so that a text wont ruin your video, the screen stays on the whole time, you cant turn it off, and the smallest increment is 1 second, i washed dishes for a couple hours and had a 3 minute video that was a pain to watch because there was a window in the room that the camera adjusted for and me the focus was all dark.
I do like the built in photo editing, and the use of facial recognition, but when i saw the nexus get demolished by the one x, i cried, and now with 4.0.4 lagging more just to be a usable 5 mp camera, i think owners have the right to complain that a front page feature has been toned down for stability. though ultimately we want better pictures.
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Get a camera. All that stress and wringing of hands is now gone. Don't you feel better?
adrynalyne said:
Focus once, don't move, take pictures in a bright area = insta pics.
I take them all the time.
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This exactly. I take a lot of pictures of moving objects (my kids). Pre 4.0.4 they were *terrible*. They were so poor I bought an Xperia S for the camera. Post 4.0.4 they are now clear and of great quality (on par with the 12MP camera in the Xperia S which is no slouch). Let it focus and snap away. Move, refocus, repeat.
If you are rubbish photographer/videographer why blame the camera?
Like - I pointed camera at a window and everything else was dark. Doh.
Actually i was very disappointed with the camera i was like 5mp bullsh... Even my old 2mp blackberry bold camera took better pictures, with this 5mp crap camera i could not take a single good picture, im not a big fan of taking pictures so i just nevermind it, after reading they improved the camera i tried and damn, all my pictures looks awesome now
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Actually i was very disappointed with the camera i was like 5mp bullsh... Even my old 2mp blackberry bold camera took better pictures, with this 5mp crap camera i could not take a single good picture, im not a big fan of taking pictures so i just nevermind it, after reading they improved the camera i tried and damn, all my pictures looks awesome now
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Your 2MP BB Bold took better pictures before, and it now it takes amazing pictures?
Sounds reasonable to me!
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LOL some of these arguments are just ridiculous.
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Your 2MP BB Bold took better pictures before, and it now it takes amazing pictures?
Sounds reasonable to me!
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Few words to smart People, i managed to take better pictures with my bb bold's 2mp camera before Google would upgrade the 5mp camera system on the gnexus. Is it clear for you now?
P.S: on a side note, Wonder why is there TROLLS everywhere
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P.S: on a side note, Wonder why is there TROLLS everywhere
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Are you asking yourself this question?
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Are you asking yourself this question?
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Yes sir
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It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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dbornack said:
It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
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Some have said "Change the ISO to 200"
HTC said "Go to settings / apps / camera / delete data" .. it actually seemed to make at least a little difference.
I put a new ROM on there with Android 4.3 and it seemed improved but still had the coloring issue you showed.
It seems like software could fix it, but it's hard to tell. Why are HTC replacing some of these if it can be fixed with software?
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It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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I understand people like taking photos of all kinds of stuff but why even bother taking a picture from 200 feet away in a dark room? Even if the colors looked better it seems like such a pointless photo. To each their own I guess.
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I understand people like taking photos of all kinds of stuff but why even bother taking a picture from 200 feet away in a dark room? Even if the colors looked better it seems like such a pointless photo. To each their own I guess.
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Took that specifically for this post.
Almost seems that zooming in takes care of the lighting, but obviously then more pixelated.
Why is it a circle pattern too? I'm tempted to pull out the lens cover to see any different.
Was this an issue with original 4.2.1 release on other carriers?
Is this an issue on Google Play Edition?
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Your doing it wrong.
These were taken at the Volbeat concert last week.
The only adjustment I made to stock camera settings was changed it to nighttime mode.
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It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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its too dark and you are too far away. Maybe the lumia 1020 could handle that, but I doubt anything else would get a decent picture.
You could try my olympus OM-1 with manual shutter and telefoto lens... Got some great Northern lights shots with 20second shutter.
My point is that it just shouldn't be that grainy. I'm not looking to mount that shot on the wall. My GS3 AOSP would have done a lot better I feel.
Point is, camera sucks in low light. I'm not the only one having the issue.
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Its not a DSLR camera so stop expecting the same quality of photos.
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Dark Jedi said:
Its not a DSLR camera so stop expecting the same quality of photos.
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This times 1000. People's cell phone camera expectations have gotten ridiculous over the last year or so. Want tremendous shots in any lighting situation? Go buy a DSLR, like Dark Jedi said. Simple as that. Not saying you can't be disappointed by how some shots come out, but let's be realistic. It's a cell phone.
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Guys, quit flaming the OP. This is a widespread hardware defect on many Ones and there's a huge thread about it in the international forums here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317507
If your camera shows a bright purple/pink tint in low light, it's defective. HTC is currently trying to pass this off as a software issue and will roll out an update with 4.3 to lock down the ISO and do some color balance tweaking. It'll sort of mask the problem but probably isn't an actual fix. Wait until after the update, and if it still does this (which is more than likely), complain to HTC customer service and they'll probably let you send it in for repair.
Amazing. No flash.
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I think one problem with the OP picture is that from what I can tell, the only lights in the place are those on stage. However, all off those are colored lights. No natural, white light. I think that is one of the biggest reasons for the tint.
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It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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Have you tried using HDR or Night mode? HDR is supposedly better for low and high light environments.
Go to the camera image adjustments, and try changing the exposure next time. You are taking a photo in a dark room where the lighting is illuminating only part of the photo. The camera's light sensor can't tell what to do for the light source.
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My point is that it just shouldn't be that grainy. I'm not looking to mount that shot on the wall. My GS3 AOSP would have done a lot better I feel.
Point is, camera sucks in low light. I'm not the only one having the issue.
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I disagree about the GS3. I had it and it was really not that great. At that distance and low light expect grain and probably some strange colors if you are asking it to recognize strange lighting. Not sure if the purple tint is due to the lighting in the room or some other issue though. Photography is all about light whether you use the camera on the phone or a top of the line DSLR....still about the light. At that distance you are just not getting enough light to the sensor. You could try the max iso setting, but not sure if that would make a difference. Otherwise, you would need to leave your shutter open for longer which in turn would cause shake.
well I think we can say this is a software bug at least and not a physical phone problem.
I *hope*
Well I took a couple of photos at night using different settings. I think the photos came out alight and don't see the complaint some has with the camera.
First one was night mode
Second one was hdr mode
So very useable camera at night just have to take the time to set it up. I am sure I could get better photos if I used the manual settings.
I know anyone who are camera nuts will say auto mode never works right like you think it should. it's just made for people who can't use the individual settings
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I've also read in a couple of places that HTC is replacing phones with the issue.
Has anyone had theirs replaced? What was the process? I just hit a Verizon store, and they said they were unaware, and therefore weren't going to be replacing them.
Also, spent a half hour on the phone with HTC, of which they took me through the *yawn* rudimentary steps of clear cache and data on the Camera app, wiping cache from recovery, etc.
They said they will NOT be replacing phones, and I'd have to wait for the 4.3 update, of which the guy "knows for a fact that it will be fixed then"
Oh well..
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Also, spent a half hour on the phone with HTC, of which they took me through the *yawn* rudimentary steps of clear cache and data on the Camera app, wiping cache from recovery, etc.
They said they will NOT be replacing phones, and I'd have to wait for the 4.3 update, of which the guy "knows for a fact that it will be fixed then"
Oh well..
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Anybody having problems with the camera using a BofA app. I'm trying to deposit a check into bank of america and the picture keeps getting rejected! I never had the problem on my bolt.
I have and s4 that in considering swapping for an htc one. Only thing holding me back is the camera. I do use it quite a bit and overall the s4 is much better.
I don't need the best camera out there just something that takes pretty good pics.
I'm wondering from those of you that have 4.4 if its helped with the camera at all.
Thanks.
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I updated yesterday and so far the camera is better. I took a picture in the dark and had no purple tint. The apparently slowed the camera down like the s4(my wife has an s4.) when you tap the screen to focus, the flash comes on and stays on so it can focus and then when you hit the button, it takes the picture.
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I took this at a building supply place. All stock settings.
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I updated yesterday and so far the camera is better. I took a picture in the dark and had no purple tint. The apparently slowed the camera down like the s4(my wife has an s4.) when you tap the screen to focus, the flash comes on and stays on so it can focus and then when you hit the button, it takes the picture.
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Did you have the purple tint to begin with? Just seems like they're masking the problem vs fixing it since the purple tint only occurs in low light settings..
Yeah. Mine was getting pretty bad. To the point that I wouldn't even pull my phone out and use my wife's s4 when we were in low light areas. I just took a picture of our guest bathroom with the light off while standing in the door way and there is no tint in it. If I hadn't reached 90% of my data last night, I would upload it. Maybe tonight when I get on Wi-Fi I will. But so far I am very happy with improvements to the camera.
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I also had the purple/granulated pictures in low light also the auto focus was really off. Kit kat has greatly improved the camera for me.
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Thanks for the comments, I decided to swap my s4 for a one and am pretty impressed!!! Camera seems much better than when it first launched.
Has anyone played with the settings?? Wondering if that has made a difference. If so what did you do??
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