So when I was testing out the video stabilization of the Pixel XL in my computer room I noticed everything looks really.. low quality.
I then took out my previous phone, a Nexus 6, and noticed the video had a lot more detail.
Here is the comparison video that I took.
Nexus 6 video: https://youtu.be/NWhoCGFh_JA
Pixel XL Video: https://youtu.be/W1dwmw33M98
See what I mean? The Pixel XL can't possibly take videos like that, while the Nexus 6 makes them look decent at least.
And just to point out, it is only video. Pictures are fine.
Here is a comparison for pictures between the two phones:
Nexus 6: http://i.imgur.com/Hms05Oh.jpg
Pixel XL: http://i.imgur.com/yWFfkHR.jpg
Anyone else having this issue?
EDIT: And yes, the desk looks fine in the video. It's the rest of the video that is a huge problem. Close up the Pixel XL seems to do fine, it's when the subject isn't within a couple of feet is where it has problems.
hard to tell at the moment.. youtube makes videos look bad most of the time anyways.
tommyntpham said:
hard to tell at the moment.. youtube makes videos look bad most of the time anyways.
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What do you mean it's hard to tell? Even on youtube the difference is pretty obvious.
I'd like you to take a look at these two pictures and have a quick guess which picture comes from which phone.
Picture 1: http://i.imgur.com/FNcKd9M.png
Picture 2: http://i.imgur.com/mH7j0ry.png
Video of these stills were taken from the youtube videos. Youtube's compression has done its thing on both of these images.
im sorry but both look identical to me... even in 720p and side by side. try watching both of those videos on a different computer or log off your account and clear your stuff and youll see what im talking about. both look like picture #1 to me. can someone else chime in for me?
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tommyntpham said:
im sorry but both look identical to me... even in 720p and side by side. try watching both of those videos on a different computer or log off your account and clear your stuff and youll see what im talking about. both look like picture #1 to me. can someone else chime in for me?
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Here is a zoomed in still of both of those images.
Picture 1: http://i.imgur.com/WhWCU9n.png
Picture 2: http://i.imgur.com/iEMmEgF.png
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Ok, so closer up the Pixel does a good job.
But look at literally the rest of the video, where it isn't looking at my desk. That is more of what I'm trying to get across here.
Google did announce a software patch was coming to fix a few small software errors with the camera.
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I know we have all heard about how 'bad' the camera on the Galaxy Nexus is. Most of the negative reaction to the camera is purely based on the megapixel count, not actual comparison shots. So, I thought it would be neat to actually see how the camera does in comparison to other smartphone cameras. I had a chance to test the Galaxy Nexus in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Rezound, and HTC Droid Incredible. I took a picture of my cubicle wall with each, and then cropped each pic to a portion of the flag on my wall. I did not zoom in or out, merely cropped. Here is the result of my test:
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Granted, this was a limited test in just one scenario, but I thought the Galaxy Nexus held it's own here. Anyone have any comparison shots they can share?
I could post a comparison, but it would be between the GN and nothing and the GN would win.
As it's the only phone and camera I carry everywhere with me and therefore it's the best one at any given time that I need a camera.
Gnex photo looks the sharpest. The stars are a little washed out compared to the GS2 though.
Wth is with the yellow tint from the Rezound?
I think people are basing the quality of the photos on Mega pixel alone. They see 5MP compared to 8MP and just disregard the actual quality of the picture.
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http://recombu.com/news/android-camera-phone-face-off_M16251.html
i don't have a direct comparison, but here's a couple of panoramic shots.
this one was taken with my Rezound:
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9836/imag0041k.jpg
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and here is one i took with my GN the other day:
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7020/pano20111225110551.jpg
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(no 'IMG' posts as they are 2MB each & not everyone here has unlimited data)
SwiftLegend said:
Wth is with the yellow tint from the Rezound?
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Yeah, the color on the Rezound, at least indoors under artificial light, is a little off. I took several shots and they all had that yellowish look to them.
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and here is one i took with my GN the other day:
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7020/pano20111225110551.jpg
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You're holding it wrong
I was originally on TW stock w/root and decided to give CM a try. Phone is model SPH-D710 from boost mobile
I have tried a lot of things in CM and so far haven't had any issues I can see atm, but I did notice one thing. When recording a video, in both 720P and 1080P HD it seems to me the video quality is rather poor. What I am seeing is it's grainy somewhat.
I have tested videos I currently have with the videos I take with CM 10.1 and the video just looks quite a bit better on the one I took while on stock TW. When I play the CM 10.1 videos back, the video looks grainy.
A thought had crossed my mind though, I am using the phone to play it back with, so perhaps if I used the PC to play it it would look fine?
So is there a setting I am missing or something I am possibly doing wrong or is the video quality really poor compared to the stock TW video.
questions?
This probably should be in questions and answers.
mholloway said:
This probably should be in questions and answers.
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Yeah possibly, but I figured out what the issue was....so disregard/delete this post if you need or want to
Being the novice video/camera person I am it seems as if I have some basic camera learning to do .
I went out of my bedroom and tested some video different places and it seems lighting can play a pretty big role in how the video looks, and I don't mean just the "low" lighting either. It seems lighting can affect how crisp the video looks, in my case I don't have enough lighting I guess, and even with the LED ligth on, it doesn't seem to clear the grainy look up much, so I guess I need to keep that in mind.
Nothing is wrong with the camera/video part, it was just my room wasn't light the right way I guess, even though it has enough light it seems, just not for the camera/video
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Hi guys,
Quick question about taking photos with the G3. I can't get an OK (let alone nice) photo of a concert with it. The performer always is overexposed, and I didn't find a way around it. At first I thought that it was just the best a small phone camera could do in these conditions (even a good one) but then my friend just beside me took the same picture just after me with an iphone 4S and the pic was better. You could actually see the performer's face and some other details on him, not just a white overexposed silhouette. Am I missing something here ?
Here's an example of a pic I took last night :
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BTW, I'm using the stock camera (I'm using the Cloudy rom).
Try xcam
Professor Jones said:
Hi guys,
Quick question about taking photos with the G3. I can't get an OK (let alone nice) photo of a concert with it. The performer always is overexposed, and I didn't find a way around it. At first I thought that it was just the best a small phone camera could do in these conditions (even a good one) but then my friend just beside me took the same picture just after me with an iphone 4S and the pic was better. You could actually see the performer's face and some other details on him, not just a white overexposed silhouette. Am I missing something here ?
Here's an example of a pic I took last night :
BTW, I'm using the stock camera (I'm using the Cloudy rom).
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As most of the photo seems to be a black area, it tries bring out stuff from there, that is why it "overexposes" the image. Did you try HDR mode?
XCam is good camera app, which allows you control the ISO values, and those may help you in situations like this.
Yes I tried HDR mode, and the result was the same. I was surprised that the stock app didn't offer more options to deal with this type of photo setting. I will try X Cam, thanks for the suggestion. Does it take advantage of the IR autofocus ?
Professor Jones said:
Does it take advantage of the IR autofocus ?
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Yes, it does.
I've tried on various occasions to take some landscape panoramic photos and they always end up dipping in the middle. I know from the thread for photos by Pixel it can do very level panoramics but I can never get it to work. I line the dots up and stand still rotating my body to get the shots.
Is there a technique or am I missing something in the camera app I should set? Would appreciate any feedback that helps me improve the photos I take.
lywyn said:
I've tried on various occasions to take some landscape panoramic photos and they always end up dipping in the middle. I know from the thread for photos by Pixel it can do very level panoramics but I can never get it to work. I line the dots up and stand still rotating my body to get the shots.
Is there a technique or am I missing something in the camera app I should set? Would appreciate any feedback that helps me improve the photos I take.
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Care to share an example? Are you following the recommended way to take it by rotating your phone on the same axis and not your body? It's a little awkward but you can get some great results.
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This is what I meant by the recommended way to take it.
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use a tri-pod. very rarely will they come out great when doing it by hand.
No tripod and came out fine. With practice and good technique it can happen more often than not.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Care to share an example? Are you following the recommended way to take it by rotating your phone on the same axis and not your body? It's a little awkward but you can get some great results.
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I cannot upload a photo, keep getting a 500 error. Image the horizon as a line goes ------___------.
I do rotate my body, but from posts it looks like that may be the issue. Rotate the phone seems the advice. I'll have a go this weekend and see how it goes.
Thanks for the feedback people.
Working here, definitely rotate on phone axis, rotating around my body also causes imperfections
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Thanks for the feedback, doing it properly (move hand, not body) has improved my panoramics and I'm getting consistently level horizons.
Next time I should read the "Tips" when displayed
Let's see those pics in real life situations. Here's mine with the latest software release
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Let's see those pics in real life situations. Here's mine with the latest software release
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Is this on the latest update
Really liking the macro, even though most people say it's lacking compared to the S21 Ultra.
Took tonight with no light except the TV
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Like this one a lot. A lot of odd colors in the image and it balanced it well (the green and magenta in the backdrop).
I'm quite impressed by a quickly taken nightshot (on a fast moving train, approx 80km/h). OxygenOS 11.2.2.2.
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I just got my phone yesterday and i'm now testing how well it performs. First impressions is that yes it can perform very well even in dim lit situations. As i always shoot RAW this one is shot as such using the Pro mode and then processed in Capture One Pro.
Pics are really looking great! Can't wait to get the device...
One more shot, this one from inside a local church. Shot in RAW and edited with Capture One Pro. There were so little noise i didn't even bother to remove it, just a bit of sharpening and keystoning to straighten the lines and then the usual adjustments with exposure, curves and shadows & highlights adjustments.
/ Magnus
Would like to see some pictures of faces (with stock camera app). With my op7t, I was VERY disappointed with the pictures of my kids (with the OOS camera), very blurry and smudgy. Switched to GCAM and totally fine.
During our trip to Universal Studios
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During our trip to Universal Studios
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What setting you used? The hand artifact looks weird. I understand it is because of the movement (or a hand of a ghost of dead movie producer?), but how the hell it created this weird edge/highlight is beyond me.