wow. night mode is really amazing - Vibrant General

To those that say they need a flash and dog the vibrant because it does not have one , well, I say your phone don't got night modeeeeeeee.lol.
Just amazing
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Now these were in very dark places as you can tell with night mode off....
Now you can sneak that pic of that hottest chick in the club without your flash getting ya caught... lmaoooo j/k no ideas....

Here's the example I have - The clock tower downtown Denver CO -

So is this some advanced algorithm in Samsung's post-processing? How does it compare to the night mode of other phones? Because other phones certainly have night mode, albeit maybe not as good.

camit34 said:
Here's the example I have - The clock tower downtown Denver CO -
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wow. Thats a really good pic. Night mode ftw

Here's a pic I took at California Adventure at 11PM. My gf tried to take one on her Nexus and it came out hella dark. The Vibrant's camera is really nice.

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Here's a pic I took at California Adventure at 11PM. My gf tried to take one on her Nexus and it came out hella dark. The Vibrant's camera is really nice.
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wow, another really nice pic...

I've had my vibrant for a week and I love it but this has impressed me so much I love it more! I need to take more night shots
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the night mode on the galaxy s phones is amazing.
The first time I saw a couple night mode pics i couldnt believe it.
most of them look BETTER than a camera with flash.

It really is quite good. 10x better than any other phone i've used in the dark.
And on every one of the above shots, a camera flash would have horribly blown out the images and made them unusable.

Ok, where's the setting for THAT?
Nevermind - found it.

Holy cow!! I wonder if this is available on the captivate as well?

the night mode seems really great. every cell phone flash i've ever used has always looked like crap, and i end up disabling it anyway, so the lack of a camera flash is not a big deal when the night mode works this well, IMO

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Holy cow!! I wonder if this is available on the captivate as well?
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all galaxy s phones should have this. fascinate, captivate, vibrant, epic 4g - all should have the same available settings

lolcopter said:
the night mode seems really great. every cell phone flash i've ever used has always looked like crap, and i end up disabling it anyway, so the lack of a camera flash is not a big deal when the night mode works this well, IMO
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Unless you are talking picture in a small room, the LED flash on most phones are pretty useless. Night mode FTW.

Do you know what would be even more amazing? A flash WITH night mode, ala samsung epic 4g. It really pisses all over the rest of the galaxy s lineup. If that bad boy releases with no gps issues, good bye vibrant and dual-bootin hd2, helloooo sprint!
Only issues is both phones are practically guaranteed to not get gingerbread cause it's sammy

Does anyone also have an android phone with a flash that they can test this with side by side. I'm curious to see the results.

FlipnKraut said:
Does anyone also have an android phone with a flash that they can test this with side by side. I'm curious to see the results.
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Hardware doesn't discriminate so any phone with a comparable camera and flash it would do.

tundra84 said:
Do you know what would be even more amazing? A flash WITH night mode, ala samsung epic 4g. It really pisses all over the rest of the galaxy s lineup. If that bad boy releases with no gps issues, good bye vibrant and dual-bootin hd2, helloooo sprint!
Only issues is both phones are practically guaranteed to not get gingerbread cause it's sammy
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The effective distance of a camera flash (even the standard one on an SLR) is up to about 15 feet. On a cell phone camera, it's closer to 5 feet. Most of the pictures above (particularly the beautiful one of the tower) wouldn't look any better with any kind of flash. If anything, they may actually look worse, since the camera would lower the ISO or increase the shutter speed since it'd be expecting the light to reflect off the subject, underexposing your photos.

I would have to check this out myself, but knowing digital cameras, the night mode likely works simply by increasing the ISO. Unfortunately, for most lower end cameras this means that the quality of the picture drops (in some case dramatically) and the pictures become very grainy. If my Canon powershot sucks at this, I'd be surprised for a cell camera to be any better. But at least you'll get some sort of a picture.

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The effective distance of a camera flash (even the standard one on an SLR) is up to about 15 feet. On a cell phone camera, it's closer to 5 feet. Most of the pictures above (particularly the beautiful one of the tower) wouldn't look any better with any kind of flash. If anything, they may actually look worse, since the camera would lower the ISO or increase the shutter speed since it'd be expecting the light to reflect off the subject, underexposing your photos.
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You know what's the best thing about a camera flash? You can turn it off. So you don't have to use it in those pictures where it wouldn't help, like landscape and distance shots. Don't take the apple route and just say "oh I don't need it" because it's not included. Think of how nice it would be to take a photo in pitch blackness of a subject 8-10 feet away with camera flash AND night mode. With the right software post-processing, it'd be as clear as the middle of the day!

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Disapointed with DROID X camera (photos inside)

The photos that come from this phone litterally sucks.. all my photos come out grainy and pixely. That is with flash on and off. Taking self pics come out even worse. Gets dark and stuff. Would not reccomend this phone for its camera.
sasha101 said:
The photos that come from this phone litterally sucks.. all my photos come out grainy and pixely. That is with flash on and off. Taking self pics come out even worse. Gets dark and stuff. Would not reccomend this phone for its camera.
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You have to be a bit more objective than that.
I have come from an Incredible, EVO, TP2 and have seen the iphone4 pictures.
I think so far the X has better low light performance than everything aside form the iphone. You also want to make sure you have the phone set to 8MP as default it is at 6MP.
Try messing around with the ISO sensitivity, maybe on auto it is selecting too high of an ISO generating a lot of noise.
The device also does a much better job in macro shots as well than any of the other phones. We are not at point and shoot replacement category yet with any of the phones, namely because all the sensors are nothing more than small 10$ units. But they are light years better than a year ago.
I had the nexus one and the pictures that came from those were CRYSTAL clear! I loved them. Now these are all blurry and grainy. Im going to upload examples soon. As you can see none of them come out clear and all have a little grain in them
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My photos look good. Try using it for a day before freaking out. Might be user error.
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What error could it be? Everything is in auto..?
Try getting out of the house once in a while. All your pics are indoor, low low light. This is a phone, if you want an all purpose genera, buy a camera
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Try getting out of the house once in a while. All your pics are indoor, low low light. This is a phone, if you want an all purpose genera, buy a camera
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lmao. I dont stay inside all day.. and I had the nexus one before this and the indoor pictures were great
You should post Nexus One photos for comparison
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lmao. I dont stay inside all day.. and I had the nexus one before this and the indoor pictures were great
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then take the droid x back and get a nexus1 ,, i dont know anyone who buys a phone for the camera lol ITS A PHONE most people buy a phone to talk on it
be happy it works at all. my camera seems busted. all it does is display a black screen when opening any app controlling it. gotta take it back to get it looked at, which means a long line.
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then take the droid x back and get a nexus1 ,, i dont know anyone who buys a phone for the camera lol ITS A PHONE most people buy a phone to talk on it
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i think it's safe to say anyone who comments on this forum hasn't bought a phone specifically for the purpose of "talking on it" in quite some time.
the real question is when can they create an app that has my phone making me breakfast?
I kind of understand what the OP is saying, but he should post pics side by side of the Nexus and X.
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be happy it works at all. my camera seems busted. all it does is display a black screen when opening any app controlling it. gotta take it back to get it looked at, which means a long line.
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My DroidX has the exact same problem - black screen on all camera / video apps. I tried factory reset and all, but no use. I took it back to BestBuy and they said they'd replace it once they got their next shipment in (whenever that will be).
Here is a night shot I took with my X
I agree, the camera on this phone isn't all that great, I too get better shots with my N1.
I was aware of this before I bought the phone, seeing all the pictures & videos that've been posted over the past few days, but I decided to go for the phone anyway.
If a camera is a major requirement on your phone I'd get one of the Galaxy S phones, camera is amazing on that.
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If a camera is a major requirement on your phone I'd get one of the Galaxy S phones, camera is amazing on that.
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Glad to hear that
Nodren said:
i think it's safe to say anyone who comments on this forum hasn't bought a phone specifically for the purpose of "talking on it" in quite some time.
the real question is when can they create an app that has my phone making me breakfast?
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welll i sure didnt buy it for the camera lolo
raing said:
My DroidX has the exact same problem - black screen on all camera / video apps. I tried factory reset and all, but no use. I took it back to BestBuy and they said they'd replace it once they got their next shipment in (whenever that will be).
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somehow i woke up this morning and gave it another shot(so to speak) and it worked. i did nothing to change it, just went to sleep. hope yours starts working too...
i bought it partially for the camera. i didn't buy it because it was the best camera on a phone but it is up there. for in door pictures of yourself, you aren't going to be able to tell if its auto focusing correctly. that is one of the issues with the phone is in door auto focusing. you might want to use a mirror to make sure it does it correctly. the camera button is used to focus then capture. you should see the in door quality on the evo, it is the worst lol. and of course the droid x rapes the nexus one on just about everything so finding one thing the nexus one is better at is no surprise.
the galaxy s phones are a good option but they don't have a flash, so who knows how well it will do depending on how dark it is.
6mp vs 8mp
Nevermind.

Surprisingly Nice Camera!

Hi guys, new to the Aria forums. Just wanted to say how impressed I am with this little device. I have an HTC EVO and just received an ARIA as my work phone and I am really loving it. I catch myself using it more than the EVO for a lot. It's definitely a snappy android device!
Craziest thing I noticed right off the bat is how nice shots are on the Aria. The Evo has a pretty lousy camera IMO but when I compared it to the Aria I was really shocked.
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Same thing applies for video clips. The Aria wins. Definitely a cool device! It's nice to see a good little smartphone that's not getting as large as the recent devices out.
it seems like the Evo's pic has wrong focus (the bottle is out of focus) and it's a little overexposed.
Anyway, I have only the Aria, it's good to know how it's compared to others. Thanks.
You are right. But I've had the evo since launch, took a lot of pics. Aria still nicer imo. I should snag a more focused shot. Thanks.
It is definitely tough to grab a good focused shot on the EVO.
ARIA:
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awesome comparison looks like they focused too much on EVO's "speedy" hardware and not enough on the camera quality. i know majority of smartphone buyers want 3 things...1. resononable battery life, 2. easy mass texting 3. and camera quality good enough to replace a digital camera.
I should post two videos in comparison as well. The EVO owners all agree, our "720p camcorders" are lousy.
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I should post two videos in comparison as well. The EVO owners all agree, our "720p camcorders" are lousy.
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please do man. i would love to see the comparison and what the hype is about having 720p capabilities. so far as youtube videos go...recording with the standard video recording Aria is fine.
I love HTC and Android devices, and the EVO is a slick device but it is really lacking in a few key areas. Anyway I am away from my PC now so I won't be able to load any vids up. I should do some outdoor stuff because the low light vids I have I would say are borderline unwatchable.
seems to me the weakpoint of the arias video capabilites come not from the actual video, but from the audio capturing.
I just got my Aria, and the camera takes horrible pictures - very blurry (and I hold still and hold my breath). Are there some settings you would recommend?
cinnamon327 said:
I just got my Aria, and the camera takes horrible pictures - very blurry (and I hold still and hold my breath). Are there some settings you would recommend?
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unfortunately , i agree with you cinnamon - i have a very difficult time even getting semi-quality out of this camera
Those pictures of the Rolling Rock are some of the best i have seen from an Aria.
The aria has a lot of potential. Despite it's processor. It's a snappy little device
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unfortunately , i agree with you cinnamon - i have a very difficult time even getting semi-quality out of this camera
Those pictures of the Rolling Rock are some of the best i have seen from an Aria.
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my Aria takes reasonable quality pictures, esp. outdoors.
i once had blurry/foggy pictures turned out that the lens was dusty.
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I just got my Aria, and the camera takes horrible pictures - very blurry (and I hold still and hold my breath). Are there some settings you would recommend?
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I recommend Camera 360 Pro - hands down AWESOME for taking photos! You can apply effects that'll make it look like you own a DSLR. And you HAVE to have a very steady hand - there is virtually no image stabilization for these devices despite what options you may see - the "software" image stabilization plain sucks. I usually find something to rest the phone on if at all possible for the best shots.
Here ya go.....
Once i let my camera gather enough dust to yield this picture
I dominated your screen; thats right.
After taking a few pictures with my Aria I was amazed at how crisp my pictures were.
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I recommend Camera 360 Pro - hands down AWESOME for taking photos! You can apply effects that'll make it look like you own a DSLR. And you HAVE to have a very steady hand - there is virtually no image stabilization for these devices despite what options you may see - the "software" image stabilization plain sucks. I usually find something to rest the phone on if at all possible for the best shots.
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Agree - i like Camera 360 Pro +1

Consistent blurry pictures with flash *big picture warning*

I can actually say I haven't been able to take 1 clear picture with flash. Is there something wrong with my phone? I have a fairly steady hand, I used to be a DSLR photographer and never had any problems. What gives to this? here are some examples, not even a moving object. These pictures are taken stabilized on my knee
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R.I.P., Left Shift key.
As a rule, indoor pictures with the Evo are just poor quality. Outside, they're crystal clear, but even with the flash, when you're inside the camera is adjusting the exposure to the ambient light, which means grainy, blurry pics. There are some tweaks you can do to minimize this (white balance, exposure defaults, etc.) but in general it's just not that great.
Same with video: If you're inside, the camcorder drops down to, like, 8-10fps capture. Outside it does much better. It's all about the ambient lighting.
the lighting looks bad, and plus you gotta click in the pic to focus it and then hold down the shutter button untill you see your pic, thats the only way i can take pics
Look closely and see if your lens cover is cracked.
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Look closely and see if your lens cover is cracked.
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Why would that matter?
Check out this article, it is a good demonstration of how the lens (or in this case, lens cover) really has a very minimal effect - if any - on image quality.
The only fix is to buy the superior phone...
inb4cantmakecalls
Classick206 said:
The only fix is to buy the superior phone...
inb4cantmakecalls
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You're being sarcastic, right? Surely a troll would get 41 posts without being found out.
Are you using the netarchy kernel? I have had similar issues with photos using flash with fresh and the netarchy kernel. Switching back to stock fixed it for me.
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You're being sarcastic, right? Surely a troll would get 41 posts without being found out.
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So I'm a troll because I can identify a better phone when I see one?
If you were a good troll, you would be doing this on the iPhone site about an EVO. You might just make a few iP4 users' heads explode.
wow ip4 a better phone really go back to your hole in the wall oh wait no ur still stuck behind the walled garden
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So I'm a troll because I can identify a better phone when I see one?
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A better phone? No. Takes better pics and video, yes. Taking better pics / video doesn't make you a better phone. Making calls with reception makes a better pho... oh wait
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Why would that matter?
Check out this article, it is a good demonstration of how the lens (or in this case, lens cover) really has a very minimal effect - if any - on image quality.
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Because mine is cracked and it true focusing on the crack, rather than the subject.
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i cant beleive, or i missed, no one pointing this out.
you are friggin shaking in the picture dude.
no picture will look good when there is movement.
but i side with you, my camera compared to my wifes camera is garbage.
my wifes takes consistantly better video and stills than mine does.
mine will show the camera focusing and all it does is focus near then far, then stops, it never stops on the right focus point, you can see where it focuses right on past it.
if there was a hack to allow a slider for focus that would be kick ass.
after some time and practice it would be easy to use the slider for focus.
but my shots such ass, big time.
if i Zoom in it will focus much better than if it isnt.
so i am not sure where the focus point is compared to where you place your finger but it isnt where you place your finger thats for sure.
It sounds like a problem my phone seemed to have in the beginning; it would focus and then stop auto focus a little blurry. I don't know what fixed it, but after I had the phone a few weeks, the issue seemed to go away. Now I can take pretty clear and amazingly focused photos.
As for the iPhone troll, I ignored him as I was on a website viewing some flash content on my phone just after I got done with a video conference on 3G . I then made a phone call and held the phone with both hands without dropping the call.
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So I'm a troll because I can identify a better phone when I see one?
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Just wondering why you would post on the Evo forum only to say that the iPhone is better, especially when it's really subjective to say that. You must admit, that is rather troll-ish.
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You do know that the camera tech is almost identical? Only thing that is changing the "quality" of the pictures/video is software + compression.
Another typical oblivious iPhone user...

Thinking about trading in Vibrant for Mytouch 4G

THe main reason I wan to do this is because of the fact that the Mytouch has all the feautures the Vibrant should have had! I mean who doesn't put a flash for the camera on a high end phone? Why does Samsung take foreeeeever to get 2.2 over to the states!? I guess I'm a bit frustrated at this point. I love the phone capabilities but at this point i think the Mytouch is superior in many aspects!
Not another one of these....
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Cya when you get back.
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THe main reason I wan to do this is because of the fact that the Mytouch has all the feautures the Vibrant should have had! I mean who doesn't put a flash for the camera on a high end phone? Why does Samsung take foreeeeever to get 2.2 over to the states!? I guess I'm a bit frustrated at this point. I love the phone capabilities but at this point i think the Mytouch is superior in many aspects!
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A flash on the MT4G camera is putting lipstick on a pig.
The G2 camera has a flash. Here's some blown up sample photos, Blackberry Curve on the left, G2 in the middle, Vibrant on the right:
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That is as good as I could get the G2 camera.
MAYBE the 4G camera is a lot better...
I mean its fine that your switching, whatever floats your boat And its your money blah blah blah. What I don't understand is why everyone has to feel as though they have to announce it to everyone, like everyone really cares that you a total stranger is switching phones. Good luck with your decision.
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The mytouch is superior over the Vibrant? Lol..ignorance runs rampad in this world.
player4lifeov said:
THe main reason I wan to do this is because of the fact that the Mytouch has all the feautures the Vibrant should have had! I mean who doesn't put a flash for the camera on a high end phone? Why does Samsung take foreeeeever to get 2.2 over to the states!? I guess I'm a bit frustrated at this point. I love the phone capabilities but at this point i think the Mytouch is superior in many aspects!
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nobody cares. Go do whatever you want with your phone. I don't get why you have to make a post about.
I personally feel that people that create these posts are looking for reassurance from the Vibrant community, or a good reason NOT to switch to another phone. I have showed my Vibrant to people that have the Evo, G2, Iphone 4g, etc and every single one of them prefer the Vibrant overall.
sooo what was the purpose of making this thread....SMH
nobody asked for your opinion...especially in a vibrant forum.
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A flash on the MT4G camera is putting lipstick on a pig.
The G2 camera has a flash. Here's some blown up sample photos, Blackberry Curve on the left, G2 in the middle, Vibrant on the right:
That is as good as I could get the G2 camera.
MAYBE the 4G camera is a lot better...
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a lot of the reviews say the mytouch 4g has a great camera
Bronk93 said:
I personally feel that people that create these posts are looking for reassurance from the Vibrant community, or a good reason NOT to switch to another phone. I have showed my Vibrant to people that have the Evo, G2, Iphone 4g, etc and every single one of them prefer the Vibrant overall.
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We have similar mindsets, kind of. I do believe the VIbrant is an amazing phone its just that there are things that it doesn't have that i would use everyday.
keenerb said:
A flash on the MT4G camera is putting lipstick on a pig.
The G2 camera has a flash. Here's some blown up sample photos, Blackberry Curve on the left, G2 in the middle, Vibrant on the right:
That is as good as I could get the G2 camera.
MAYBE the 4G camera is a lot better...
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what about when its dark at night?????? then what?
player4lifeov said:
what about when its dark at night?????? then what?
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There's night mode.....
presence06 said:
There's night mode.....
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trust me, it can't take a picture when its dark at night and there's no light other then the moons. Or if I'm out at a bar it can't take a picture with the quality a phone with flash can. Its embarrasing when you can't take a picture at night.
BlackVision said:
The mytouch is superior over the Vibrant? Lol..ignorance runs rampad in this world.
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Explain how you say I'm ignorant? And don't bring up the GPU discussion because that's an obvious one.
go enjoy your new MT4G and stop posting in the Vibrant forums. There really wasn't any reason for you to post you were getting rid of your Vibrant. GOOD FOR YOU. now move on to their forums.
keenerb said:
A flash on the MT4G camera is putting lipstick on a pig.
That is as good as I could get the G2 camera.
MAYBE the 4G camera is a lot better...
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I used to think the flash wasn't much need too. The flash on the mt4G does make a huge difference though. That's all I have to say.
Edit: I have both in hand right now, maybe I'll take some comparison pics.
IMO if you buy a phone to take pictures in dark places you're a moron. That's what Digital Camera's are for. Yes flash is nice to have sometimes, but I used an iPhone for 2 years and didn't have a problem with no flash. I honestly don't miss it. If I take pictures in low light area's I grab my Canon Camera.
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IMO if you buy a phone to take pictures in dark places you're a moron. That's what Digital Camera's are for. Yes flash is nice to have sometimes, but I used an iPhone for 2 years and didn't have a problem with no flash. I honestly don't miss it. If I take pictures in low light area's I grab my Canon Camera.
I'm a moron because I want my phone to take pictures in dark settings where there's low visible light ? Seriously? So now your telling me
I should carry my camera everywhere I go?
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I'm just saying. who buys a phone just because it has flash? Seriously. It's not just about the camera, is the other features and the fact it's still a freaking phone!
If you go in to buy a phone and think "Hm, which phone would I want to take to a dark alley and take pictures.." Just buy a damn camera.
I don't know this has turned to flash talk.

Is the camera that bad in real life?

Hello,
This weekend I spent some time at a store playing with a G2 and was very impressed!
Excellent performance, right size and drop dead gorgeous screen.
I am considering getting one, but I have been reading some complaints here on XDA about the camera.
My question is how bad is the camera in real life?
I currently have an iPhone 5 and use the camera a lot. I shoot in all lighting conditions and everything from landscapes, city scapes, portraits, candids, food... I also shoot a lot of social pics in low light and indoors of friends gathering on coffe shops and clubs and such. In these situations, the iPhone delivers pics that are a bit noise, but plenty useful on the small screen and on Facebook and such.
I was just wondering if the camera on the G2 is on the same league as the iPhone 5, better, or worse.
What's your take?
Cheers!
In my experience autofocus in a dimly lit setting (e.g. in a restaurant) suck pretty hard. My girlfriend's iPhone 4 handily outperformed my LG G2 in focusing. Once the focus is set, however, it takes a good photo.
gdourado said:
Hello,
This weekend I spent some time at a store playing with a G2 and was very impressed!
Excellent performance, right size and drop dead gorgeous screen.
I am considering getting one, but I have been reading some complaints here on XDA about the camera.
My question is how bad is the camera in real life?
I currently have an iPhone 5 and use the camera a lot. I shoot in all lighting conditions and everything from landscapes, city scapes, portraits, candids, food... I also shoot a lot of social pics in low light and indoors of friends gathering on coffe shops and clubs and such. In these situations, the iPhone delivers pics that are a bit noise, but plenty useful on the small screen and on Facebook and such.
I was just wondering if the camera on the G2 is on the same league as the iPhone 5, better, or worse.
What's your take?
Cheers!
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Its better of course...But the camera software needs fine tuning,in order to be really good.But to take a great pic you need to sit and learn the camera options.Its not like an iphone that has pretty much only one mode for almost everything.
Intelligent Auto mode works pretty well for just about any situation. The de-noise setting in low light situations is too much though.
You can use one of the custom camera's from here on the forums and it will give a bit better quality and it also will focus faster.
G2 crushes the iPhone 5s. (At least in this particular scenario)
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5s on the left... stock camera apps on both. I used Intelligent Auto w/ Flash on the G2.
brad piff said:
G2 crushes the iPhone 5s. (At least in this particular scenario)
5s on the left... stock camera apps on both. I used Intelligent Auto w/ Flash on the G2.
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I wouldnt use intel auto at night pics especialy with flash on.Normal will flash will make them look alot better.Also it will focus and take apic alot faster.
woof123 said:
I wouldnt use intel auto at night pics especialy with flash on.Normal will flash will make them look less processed.Also it will focus and take apic alot faster.
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Dunno, I've tried a lot of pictures with flash on and without I.A. and the results were pretty bad.
brad piff said:
G2 crushes the iPhone 5s. (At least in this particular scenario)
5s on the left... stock camera apps on both. I used Intelligent Auto w/ Flash on the G2.
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Nice example.
That is the type of comparison I am looking for.
In good light, I am guessing they will both perform well.
Cheers!
gdourado said:
Nice example.
That is the type of comparison I am looking for.
In good light, I am guessing they will both perform well.
Cheers!
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I'd agree, most cameras in the modern age work pretty damn good in well lit conditions. I really like this camera... I had a Nexus 4 before and this is night and day as far as quality is concerned.
Night time shot.
http://instagram.com/p/fgwstYwe4b/
That's the colored version... couldn't get the image URL!
brad piff said:
Dunno, I've tried a lot of pictures with flash on and without I.A. and the results were pretty bad.
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Play with the settings abit.I.A process the pics to much,when its used in low light conditions,normal mod isnt.

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