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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:
https://plus.google.com/photos/103689204778294705577/albums/5688578494871763649
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.

Camera Comparison Shots

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.

voxigenboy said:
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

CM10.1 4.2.2 video question

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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Question about the quality of photos

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.

Hand held Gimbal that works for S8+ and GoPro?

Looking for a Hand held Gimbal that I can use both my phone and GoPro on. The cheaper the better but I understand I don't have many options. Any Ideas?
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You might want to explain what a gimbal is or why you need it and in what context you'll be using it. you mention gopro so potentially, it would be in a rugged environment or sports.
Just saying, if you want responses, clarify.

Yep, Also never heard of it...

galaxys said:
Yep, Also never heard of it...
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fancy word for selfie stick

I use a ikan FLY-X3 PLUS, It works great as long as you don't have lots of wind hitting the phone. Its better with my S7 or GoPro.
donguason said:
Looking for a Hand held Gimbal that I can use both my phone and GoPro on. The cheaper the better but I understand I don't have many options. Any Ideas?
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Gimbals are definitely not just selfie sticks. They're for producing cinematic quality video and are quite effective when used correctly. I've got a DJI Osmo Mobile that i was using with my S7 but I havent had a chance to try out the S8+ on it yet. I'm going to guess that it'll be pushing the limits on the motors for it though.
Anyway... just set it up for the S8+... Looks like it'll work alright but no way your gonna get it to work inside a case and you've basically got to adjust the thing to the limits of the device. I'm sure the weight and size will put stress on the motors and use more battery than normal, but it does work.
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Of course...this won't help you with the GoPro part

I think i found one that works.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...NV5NJ&linkId=13018892e7af99a7d51552df4f60193d
With GoPro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFdC49IVKWY
With S8 Plus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIQj1vCmdDc
Waiting to here if this one will work too.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BVYMNFI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=AG1FKBNAQKSKJ&psc=1

Saw this on YT, nice side-by-side comparison of 2 gimbals, plus he has OIS on and off with each one. That's where I found out what gimbals are (as far as smartphones are concerned).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DUz-P_zkfs

Zhiyun smooth Q, cheaper than osmo and can function comparable to it.