TL;DR there used to be a camera mode that let you take a panorama with the selfie camera but I can't find it on my s20
I've just recently "upgraded" from my s8 to the s20 (android 11) and can't help realizing that there were a lot of missing features that I've had before. Today I tried to take a group selfie with my family and wanted a wider angle; I recall that on my s8 there was a feature that would let me take a panorama with the selfie camera and it was really useful to get everyone in my selfie and with a lot of the background too.
I see that there is a 'wide selfie' option on my s20 but it's not the same thing, you get a bigger frame, but it's not a panorama. does anyone know where this mode has gone or another app that can provide the same feature?
I did the same thing - I dropped my beloved S8+ and the nearest replacement was the S20 FE.
I am a big fan of the S8 Wide Selfie feature and would love to know how I can get it to work on my S20
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I noticed front camera photos are blur when I take selfie at the extend of hand! If I take close selfie, it's not. But if subjects are far(as long as hand length), the photo is totally blur.
any solution for this? I used open camera and camera FV but results are same.
How to make Samsung hear our voice to fix this?
By the way, I have Huawei nova which doesn't have front camera auto focus but photos aren't blur at all.
Hello, I have the same problem. When focusing before taking the photo, is focused. But when you take it, it goes out of focus. Focusing on objects in front of the face.
I'm selling my A5 as its front camera is totally useless. All photos I take, unless I'm close to camera, are blur! I'm now using my Huawei Nova which has similar specs. It even has no focus in front camera but photos are clear crystal.
Guys, I tried contacting Samsung on their .eu website and got a very funny reply:
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/uk-mobile/page/1/thread-id/1921
Try to use the screen flash when taking a selfie. I've tried it on my a5 2017
alirezaircn said:
I noticed front camera photos are blur when I take selfie at the extend of hand! If I take close selfie, it's not. But if subjects are far(as long as hand length), the photo is totally blur.
any solution for this? I used open camera and camera FV but results are same.
How to make Samsung hear our voice to fix this?
By the way, I have Huawei nova which doesn't have front camera auto focus but photos aren't blur at all.
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I don't have this problem, I used the front cam to take the below image from a distance in low light and it is perfectly ok, I think you need to send your phone to Samsung to fix.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7vY4vjbKeikLWN6TE5zRU05U0E
Has Samsung solved this problem yet?
Yes i have this problem
It take to crazy !!
Any fix ! Hobe to fix
The camera is not bad. Well. If you want focus, use the rear camera. In the good lighting conditions the front 16mpX is awesome for selfies.
A5 2017 VS Huawei Nova
alirezaircn said:
I'm selling my A5 as its front camera is totally useless. All photos I take, unless I'm close to camera, are blur! I'm now using my Huawei Nova which has similar specs. It even has no focus in front camera but photos are clear crystal.
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I admire Samasung's OLED and AOD (Always On Display) features among other good features like using reversible USB, bringing Nougat to A* 2017 series.
@alirezaircn
I have a few questions:
Have you ever heard about front camera focus problem on other A* 2017 phones like A7 2017 or A3 2017?
As a customer who experienced super clear very beautiful vivid colors on A5 2017, how much worse is Huawei Nova LCD screen rather than A5 2017?
Has Huawei provided Nougat update for Nova?
Thanks in advance
I noticed that too. So much for being a 16mp shooter. Everything I tried to shoot is always getting blurred. Feels like im using a vga camera with a little bit of light. Lmao
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[/COLOR]Damn I thought it was my problem that every time the photo is blurry so it was the phone issue I recently buied that phone & it was really awesome until I found this issue should we approach service centre for that issue or wait for the updates???
The problem in this phone is that the front camera's depth-of-field is very low. If you dont know, most selfies have friends behind us. And your camera makes them all blur. Poor customers think it is their fault. They don't know Samsung engineers have done a bad job. So sad that This issue cannot be even fixed. The front camera of even chinese phones is awesome. No one is blurred even if they stand 5 ft away from my face. I had previously samsung S4 mini, j5 2015, music duos 6012, mega 5.8 and wanted to be a loyal customer to samsung. Now I don't trust and dont wanna recommend to my friends or others in future. Im so sad because of this retarded front camera
even my j7 pro 2017 has bad front camera.
alirezaircn said:
I noticed front camera photos are blur when I take selfie at the extend of hand! If I take close selfie, it's not. But if subjects are far(as long as hand length), the photo is totally blur.
any solution for this? I used open camera and camera FV but results are same.
How to make Samsung hear our voice to fix this?
By the way, I have Huawei nova which doesn't have front camera auto focus but photos aren't blur at all.
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my j7 pro 2017 always get out of focus image when we try to take group selfies. probably due to depth of the field issue
I put the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus's cameras up against its predecessor the S9 Plus, in an attempt to determine how much has improved and whether or not it's worth upgrading to.
Overall. I've found that there isn't a lot separating both these phones when it comes to the main camera and the telephoto lens that is. Actually, just a little difference, I find that the S9 Plus took pictures that were
slightly more detailed and the high dynamic range on the S9 Plus was also a little better. The pictures taken with the S9 Plus were also more vivid and saturated but whether or not you like that, would depend on personal preference.
Now, where the S10 Plus shines, is the ultra wide camera, the S9 Plus doesn't have that at all, so in that area the S10 Plus wins hands down, capable of capturing nearly as much as the eyes can see, and of course it's generally more fun to shoot landscape images with that ultra wide camera.
Another area the S10 Plus wins in is Video stabilisation at 1080p, trust me when I say the video is really stable.
If video stabilisation and ultra wide images aren't of any interest to you, then, the S9 Plus in my opinion shoots better images so there's no point in upgrading, otherwise if you want something that's versatile go ahead and upgrade to the S10 Plus.
You can either take my word for it or watch the video below, you'll find that everything I said above is mentioned in the video so it isn't mandatory to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=993mzj7aeiw
xdaman85 said:
I put the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus's cameras up against its predecessor the S9 Plus, in an attempt to determine how much has improved and whether or not it's worth upgrading to.
Overall. I've found that there isn't a lot separating both these phones when it comes to the main camera and the telephoto lens that is. Actually, just a little difference, I find that the S9 Plus took pictures that were
slightly more detailed and the high dynamic range on the S9 Plus was also a little better. The pictures taken with the S9 Plus were also more vivid and saturated but whether or not you like that, would depend on personal preference.
Now, where the S10 Plus shines, is the ultra wide camera, the S9 Plus doesn't have that at all, so in that area the S10 Plus wins hands down, capable of capturing nearly as much as the eyes can see, and of course it's generally more fun to shoot landscape images with that ultra wide camera.
Another area the S10 Plus wins in is Video stabilisation at 1080p, trust me when I say the video is really stable.
If video stabilisation and ultra wide images aren't of any interest to you, then, the S9 Plus in my opinion shoots better images so there's no point in upgrading, otherwise if you want something that's versatile go ahead and upgrade to the S10 Plus.
You can either take my word for it or watch the video below, you'll find that everything I said above is mentioned in the video so it isn't mandatory to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=993mzj7aeiw
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I'm an enthusiast photographer with currently the Canon EOS 5DSR, I'm not making a lot of pictures with my phone except at work (another story )
When I received my 9+ last year, as I had heard so many good words about the camera, I test it in a shopping mall garage and it was impressive for a phone...
After that I used it indoors at work with very good results but when It tried in dark/night shots it was regrettable at least (Lot of noise)...
I received my 10+ last Thursday and Friday night I tried 2 night shots in normal view and one in tele, they where the same as 9+ with MAYBE a REALLY slight improvement...
I haven't try the super-wide yet but I will! I agree that if the reason to upgrade your phone is the camera maybe the PIXEL 3 will be better choice as it have some really impressive effects in camera... I really hope someone port the PIXEL 3 camera to my EXYNOS
Terry.666 said:
I'm an enthusiast photographer with currently the Canon EOS 5DSR, I'm not making a lot of pictures with my phone except at work (another story )
When I received my 9+ last year, as I had heard so many good words about the camera, I test it in a shopping mall garage and it was impressive for a phone...
After that I used it indoors at work with very good results but when It tried in dark/night shots it was regrettable at least (Lot of noise)...
I received my 10+ last Thursday and Friday night I tried 2 night shots in normal view and one in tele, they where the same as 9+ with MAYBE a REALLY slight improvement...
I haven't try the super-wide yet but I will! I agree that if the reason to upgrade your phone is the camera maybe the PIXEL 3 will be better choice as it have some really impressive effects in camera... I really hope someone port the PIXEL 3 camera to my EXYNOS
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Yep, the Pixel 3 is great for taking pictures at night, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also takes really great shots at night.
Hello,
Pixel user here. I'm contemplating to buy a S10+ however, I am curious to know if someone has compared
S10+ GCam Vs Pixel 3 Photos. Is it on par with Pixel 3 photos? Because the photos of Pixel are amazing!
Please give me your insights
If you can get the snapdragon S10+ then I think it might be ok. the exynos version has quite some issues getting gcam to work properly on it...
But honestly, camera wise I think the pixel still is the better choice (saying that as exynos s10+ owner who is not too convinced of the camera yet)
Its an unpopular opinion here but i love the pics of my exynos S10+. So much more pleasing colors in comparison with gcam. I often find myself taking a random picture and beeing surprised what this phone is capable of. Its just a different look u have to decide which you prefer neither of both is the clear winner in my opinion.
F0rbidN said:
Its an unpopular opinion here but i love the pics of my exynos S10+. So much more pleasing colors in comparison with gcam. I often find myself taking a random picture and beeing surprised what this phone is capable of. Its just a different look u have to decide which you prefer neither of both is the clear winner in my opinion.
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I had a S9+ and used Gcam because of thee things:
Consistent HDR+ - Samsung had a good HDR image but far away from Google's
Portrait pics - Samsung's app used the 2.4 aperture camera to take the pics, so it looked super dark at night. HDR wasn't very good either, google's was much better
Night mode - Samsung's night mode added later on was not good in a dark environment, so night sight was a must
But when I got my S10+ things got much better.
HDR - consistent, takes amazing pictures and got even better after the update. I don't think my S9+ with a fully working Gcam could take a few of these beautiful pictures
Portrait - finally Samsung is using the 1.5 aperture camera to take pics and they look beautiful at night, not to mention the great hightlight detection, better than Google's. The HDR effect looks really good as well.
Night mode - looks much better than before, better than Gcam in some aspects, but not as bright overall. Still not as consistent as Gcam, needs some work but I'm really happy now.
dagrim1 said:
If you can get the snapdragon S10+ then I think it might be ok. the exynos version has quite some issues getting gcam to work properly on it...
But honestly, camera wise I think the pixel still is the better choice (saying that as exynos s10+ owner who is not too convinced of the camera yet)
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You're right, on the main camera pixel 3 is still the champ on photos. Better HDR+ in all moments, more details in any condition, night sight is 100 times better. When it comes to zoom 2x and ultrawide camera is a no go for the pixel 3. I own both a S10+ and p3xl
I was using the OnePlus 6T with GCam. Even that beats my S10+ camera hands down. I have the Exynos S10+ and i regret buying it. Will never buy an Exynos Samsung device ever again.
Now, i use this S10+ with my Google Pixel 3 XL. The camera is just UNREAL.
Anyways, my advice is. If camera is important to you. Get the new Pixel coming. If on a budget Pixel 3A still got fantastic camera. Or even a used Pixel 3.
For me, getting the OnePlus 7 Pro the second it launches and dumping this S10+. It's not a bad device, no. But the camera is average at best (If you ask me).
With the OP7 Pro, will have Snap 855, GCam and Dual SIM with quick software updates
Cheers!
Hello everyone, I have the aura blue S20 plus. I had a s10 before the s20 plus is borderline too big for me.
I went for the plus because of the ToF sensor and zoom in mic, in my opinion the s20 plus had the best cameras (better than the ultra's).
Right now I am considering trading in for the Fold 2, which looks like it has the s20's cameras. I'm not sure how much I'm losing giving up the ToF sensor. Will quick measure still work? I think I will lose 3d scan.
imgur [dot] com/gallery/nWACMp4
The only example I've seen the ToF sensor make a difference in a photo.
I have the regular S20 5G (NA release unlocked), and do not miss the ToF sensor. Portrait shots (live focus) still give nice bokeh. There are YouTube vids out there that show the ToF doesnt really do anything , pics were taken w/ ToF covered and not covered and both are near identical . Imo it's the software that's doing all the work , fast moving shots it might help out . Samsung's camera app is getting dam near pixel level in this regard.
Can you share the video please?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzCNc0Gbnnw
seek to 3:20 ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRj6AfaNCaM
seek to 2:43
Thank you. I had seen that first video.
The dark blue in the second video is the s20+ I have
Hi guys!
I'm considering a replacement phone for my ageing Oneplus 5. So far it has been Oneplus 9, Pixel 6 and Smasung S22. Pixel 6 camera is AWESOME, detailed, fast, great. But the phone itself is not. Oneplus 9's camera is not so good, the weakest of all three phones. S22's camera seems to be placed in between, however the JPEG compression the stock Samsung camera does ruins the details in photos and it cannot be configured.
I've tried various Gcam mods/configs, no one has ever worked to same basic satisfaction.
So my question is whether there is some good camera app replacement and/or modified Samsung stock camera app.
Thanks a lot!
I don't have an answer to this, but hopefully, more people can chime in to discuss around the camera.
I went from Pixel 2XL to S22 Exynos. I Miss a lot the photos from my Pixel.
The S22 photos are ok but it feels like a downgrade against the Pixel (and I'm talking about 4 year old phone!).
Also, the camera shooter is somewhat slow. Just this weekend I tried taking a few portrait photos of a dog that was standing still, and some of the photos came a little bit blurred/moved, which was very frustrating by the time I realise that, and there is no way to refocus in edit mode like I was able to do on the Pixel. I think that's somewhat related to portrait with the 3X telelens.
I tried a few Google Cameras on the S22, and only got one to actually work (picked from reddit). But the results are not that different than stock camera for some reason.
I'll stick with this phone for a year or two, but I believe I'll eventually come back to a Pixel just because of the camera. Shoot and go, and have an incredible perfect and sharp picture.
The video is another story. Samsung does a great job with stabilisation there. But I actually do way more photos than videos, so its not a thing that I actually enjoy.
Biges said:
Hi guys!
I'm considering a replacement phone for my ageing Oneplus 5. So far it has been Oneplus 9, Pixel 6 and Smasung S22. Pixel 6 camera is AWESOME, detailed, fast, great. But the phone itself is not. Oneplus 9's camera is not so good, the weakest of all three phones. S22's camera seems to be placed in between, however the JPEG compression the stock Samsung camera does ruins the details in photos and it cannot be configured.
I've tried various Gcam mods/configs, no one has ever worked to same basic satisfaction.
So my question is whether there is some good camera app replacement and/or modified Samsung stock camera app.
Thanks a lot!
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I am using S22 - SD variant. In my opinion, I don't see anything like that. Maybe because I haven't compared it side by side with Pixel 6. One thing I know for sure that S22 is way better than my previous S20 FE 5G and S8 in terms of details and overall camera performance.
Use Pro mode on the stock camera app. If that doesn't satisfy you, we have Expert Raw App, exclusive for newer Samsung flagships, a notch above the regular Pro mode.
I was close to changing my s22 for iphone 12 or even Galaxy a53 5g but today I tried 50 mpx mode and pictures are imprssively detailed and low of noise. I do not know if they changes something in camera processing in this mode but pictures are much better than 12 mpx standard mode.