samsung epic shutter speed - Epic 4G General

i used an iphone 4 to take some pictures and I have to say their shutter speed is quite quick. Any way to get the Epic to do the same without quality loss?

Hello,
Actually, the camera on the Epic is plenty capable of taking VERY rapid shots.... Go to the Menu while in camera mode and tap on CONTINUOUS SHOT. Then hold the shutter button down, and you'll see
. Try different aftermarket, specialty camera apps and you'll see as well.....like ACTION SNAP.
Thanks,
Matt!

KillerQ said:
...CONTINUOUS SHOT...
.....like ACTION SNAP....
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continuous??!?!??! i didnt see that! gotta check it out when I get a chance.
ill check out action snap too.
thx a lot

im not positive but i assumed thats what iso is for , it controls your shutter speed

KillerQ said:
Hello,
Actually, the camera on the Epic is plenty capable of taking VERY rapid shots.... Go to the Menu while in camera mode and tap on CONTINUOUS SHOT. Then hold the shutter button down, and you'll see
. Try different aftermarket, specialty camera apps and you'll see as well.....like ACTION SNAP.
Thanks,
Matt!
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Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.

does anyone know what that dang add me thing is on the stock camera app?

boominz28 said:
im not positive but i assumed thats what iso is for , it controls your shutter speed
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iso controls light sensitivity. high iso = high noise, but required for dark pictures.

othan1 said:
Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.
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...I dont know how it is on the iPhone, but I cant take continuous shots at high resolutions... I need an iphone to compare... maybe the the 5MP shots are taking long cuz of the save time.

Do you all recommend to set your camera to superfine, fine, or normal?

Jayavarman said:
Do you all recommend to set your camera to superfine, fine, or normal?
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I keep mine at superfine. It only affects your storage.

boominz28 said:
does anyone know what that dang add me thing is on the stock camera app?
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"Photoshop" your self into another picture.
0. turn on add me.
1. Take a picture of a field
2. take a picture of your self.
3. It outlines you, and merges you into the other picture
...it does this horribly I might add.

Anyone know how to decrease the intensity of the led? I can't take a self shot in low light without the led setting me retinas on fire.
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RushAOZ said:
Anyone know how to decrease the intensity of the led? I can't take a self shot in low light without the led setting me retinas on fire.
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*BomChikaWowWow*

othan1 said:
Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.
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dude! Triplets?

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Why is the 8MP camera soo noisey?

It's very difficult to take any good pictures without them being blurry either. Clearly Sprint didn't see this or brushed it under the rug?
Try putting some tape over the lens and see if that helps.
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Hahaha good one
I disagree.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/be_are_why_in_knee/sets/72157624087741651/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/evo4g/pool/
It's noisy because like all lower end digital camera's it automatically adjusts the ISO rating depending on how much light is involved. The less light the more noise.
Have u tried focusing b4 taking th picture?
torremitsu said:
It's noisy because like all lower end digital camera's it automatically adjusts the ISO rating depending on how much light is involved. The less light the more noise.
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You can set the ISO in the options. Also, setting the brightness helps as well.
Raadius said:
It's very difficult to take any good pictures without them being blurry either. Clearly Sprint didn't see this or brushed it under the rug?
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Isn't the manufacturer HTC and not Sprint? Anywho, with a low end sensor, it's expected to be noisy. And by low end I'm just comparing to Canon's, Nikon's and Sony's sensors. I think we're just a little spoiled by those ultra compact cameras and forget what the phones are really for. But in low-light, you're always going to have a lot of noise (i'm assuming they're low-light shots). All day-time, well-lit shots of mine are actually really nice.
Geosama said:
Isn't the manufacturer HTC and not Sprint? Anywho, with a low end sensor, it's expected to be noisy. And by low end I'm just comparing to Canon's, Nikon's and Sony's sensors. I think we're just a little spoiled by those ultra compact cameras and forget what the phones are really for. But in low-light, you're always going to have a lot of noise (i'm assuming they're low-light shots). All day-time, well-lit shots of mine are actually really nice.
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BTW the Evo is using the same backlit sensor technology as the new iPhone. I think everyone is giving good advice in setting the ISO manually. Even my old 5mp dsl type camera performed poorly at higher ISO.
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Hahaha good one
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Hey Vandam500! Good to see another former iPhone (well, soon to be. Ordered an EVO last night) user from MR.
As for the EVO camera. I've seen some good pictures with it and some noisy ones. I think it's going to all depend on the light you take it in. It's a high megapixel camera with a small sensor.
It's not going to replace my DSLR or even my old PowerShot. It's a camera on a phone and I'm excited to use it.
Thats actually a produced sound comming from the speaker,you can turn it off in settings.
donatom3 said:
BTW the Evo is using the same backlit sensor technology as the new iPhone. I think everyone is giving good advice in setting the ISO manually. Even my old 5mp dsl type camera performed poorly at higher ISO.
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Any link on that?
bockjacob said:
Any link on that?
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Sure. http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/16437-evo-4g-camera-has-backside-illumination-also.html
Guy provides a link to the tear down where you can see what sensor is used and a link to the sensor manufacturers page with the info on it.
1wingangel said:
Thats actually a produced sound comming from the speaker,you can turn it off in settings.
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Wrong kind of noise.
ViViDboarder said:
Hey Vandam500! Good to see another former iPhone (well, soon to be. Ordered an EVO last night) user from MR.
As for the EVO camera. I've seen some good pictures with it and some noisy ones. I think it's going to all depend on the light you take it in. It's a high megapixel camera with a small sensor.
It's not going to replace my DSLR or even my old PowerShot. It's a camera on a phone and I'm excited to use it.
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Hey Vividboarder! Nice to see you on here . I am heading out to "pre-order" a Evo today and will have it tomorrow It only took me a hour after using my GF's Evo and also seeing the disappoint that the iPhone 4 is to make this decision
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Hey Vandam500! Good to see another former iPhone (well, soon to be. Ordered an EVO last night) user from MR.
As for the EVO camera. I've seen some good pictures with it and some noisy ones. I think it's going to all depend on the light you take it in. It's a high megapixel camera with a small sensor.
It's not going to replace my DSLR or even my old PowerShot. It's a camera on a phone and I'm excited to use it.
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Hey Vividboarder! Nice to see you on here . I am heading out to "pre-order" a Evo today and will have it tomorrow It only took me a hour after using my GF's Evo and also seeing the disappoint that the iPhone 4 is to make this decision
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Either of you post in the Digital Photography section of MR? I frequent that forum as much as this one.
Negrito said:
Either of you post in the Digital Photography section of MR? I frequent that forum as much as this one.
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I post frequently on MR but have never posted in the Photography section.
1wingangel said:
Thats actually a produced sound comming from the speaker,you can turn it off in settings.
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Hold on, you are kidding right?
Vandam500 said:
Hold on, you are kidding right?
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Haha I'm going to laugh if we all thought by noisy he meant picture noise and not the actual shutter sound, or auto focus sound.
donatom3 said:
Haha I'm going to laugh if we all thought by noisy he meant picture noise and not the actual shutter sound, or auto focus sound.
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That would be hilarious!!
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Either of you post in the Digital Photography section of MR? I frequent that forum as much as this one.
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No. Not yet anyway. I recently got a DSLR so I may start. I've been a very frequent poster in the iPhone Hacks forum.
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That would be hilarious!!
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I reread the original post again since I forgot the exact wording. Nope we were right the first time.
Btw going to the link you posted about the sensor showed me the specs I was looking for.
Apple was touting their 5mp being better cuz of pixel size.
Well each pixel in the iphone is 1.75 microns while the ones in the EVO are 1.4 microns. A typical point and shoot is around 2 microns. So cell phone cameras aren't that far off from compacts. Of course a Nikkon D3 for example is 8.3 microns per pixel.

Post a picture taken with your Focus!!

Ok, I went through the first 8 or 9 pages in the Focus section and never found a thread for this. So, I decided to make one. Pretty much every other phone I owned had a thread for this and it was fun to look at pictures people take to test out there camera.
In less than a full year I have went from an HTC PURE to a HTC MAGIC to a NEXUS ONE to a XPERIA X10 to a SAMSUNG GALAXY S CAPTIVATE and now to my lovely brand new SAMSUNG FOCUS....alot of phone switching I know. But im so happy with my Focus...I think WP7 is pretty damn awesome so far and its a great break from Android (which Im a little bored with).
One of the things I have been VERY impressed with in the Focus is the camera quality. So, hopefully we can keep this thread going and take pictures and post them for other people to see.
Ill start, I only have 1 pic to post for now, but Ill get more for sure. This shot was from work, just the first day after I got my phone so I was testing the camera.
Let the picture posting begin!!!
Taken in my backyard:
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Taken in my backyard:
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Nice pic man! what camera settings were you using for that?
ps. nice backyard to
I don't really remember exactly. I took a few and I was switching between macro and normal mode. I haven't had to change much in settings to get good pics on this phone. I have messed with macro, white balance most often. I have never used the antishake setting.
I think this camera is pretty good honestly.
My camera takes some great outdoor photos, but it seems to struggle with focus indoors. Anyone else notice that?
Speaking of indoor pictures:
Right before the start of Disney Princesses on Ice, taken with absolutely no skill or changes to any settings. Y'know, just to give an impression about what can be expected normally.
I have had issues with indoor focus a few times. I have also been able to get some really good indoor pictures. Unfortunately, I cannot share those pictures.
I will try to get some for this thread eventually. Here is another outdoor shot from my backyard. For this one, I used Macro mode.
One from the streets of Montreal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthieu/5234826846/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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One from the streets of Montreal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthieu/5234826846/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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Nice pic for low lighting man!!! Shows the focus is definetly capable of making those shots good.
ps..I would hate to be paying there power bill lol
naplesbill said:
I have had issues with indoor focus a few times. I have also been able to get some really good indoor pictures. Unfortunately, I cannot share those pictures.
I will try to get some for this thread eventually. Here is another outdoor shot from my backyard. For this one, I used Macro mode.
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Nice macro shot!
Anyone try playing with the sharpness yet? its medium by default, Ive taken a few pictures with it set to max and they seem nicer.
Here's a shot I took at the auto show a few weeks ago. No tweaks applied. Just pulled it out of my pocket and snapped.
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As you can see, I had nothing else to do but take some pictures on the new phone. I rather enjoy it as my wall paper; its a friendly reminder to leave the house a bit earlier to avoid the traffic.
Note,
The when taking the picture, it also saved GPS info such as Altitude, latitude and longitude, nice touch.
Anti-shaking on, Wide Dynamic Range on, and sharpness set to high.
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Anti-shaking on, Wide Dynamic Range on, and sharpness set to high.
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I like how the background is blurred out....you didn't use macro for that shot?
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I like how the background is blurred out....you didn't use macro for that shot?
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Oh wow! I didn't know there was a macro option. :x no.
Christmas time
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8424580/PS_000004.jpg
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Great pic! Did you do anything special with the camera settings?
Just shot and hit soften in Picture lap app. Thats all.
heres mine!
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/4462649/1/focus photos?h=91af57
here's mine

iPhone 4S has AE/AF Lock - I wish we had too.

Even though I suggested my GF to get the iPhone 3GS and 4S, I'm not a fan of iOS or any iDevice for that matter - I just don't like the lack of flexibility without jailbreaking.
Still, Apple has been able to do it over and over again, they find some missing feature, and nail it. They just implement it perfectly.
This time it's the AE/AF Lock.
I wish SGS II had this as an option, this would prove so useful with the autofocus problems it is having. And ofc it's a great feature both for still images and video.
If anyone knows about any fixes/patches/way to get this done on android/sgsII - This is the place to share!
The exposure lock will be available to apps in ICS .. i am hoping Google implementation of ICS camera will carry it too.
Keeping my fingers crossed ... i honestly feel the camera module on SGSII deserves better camera app capabilities
Could not agree more. I was freaked when realizing that it's not possible at all on our phone. Always liked that about camera+ from the apple app store
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I wish SGS II had this as an option, this would prove so useful with the autofocus problems it is having. And ofc it's a great feature both for still images and video.
If anyone knows about any fixes/patches/way to get this done on android/sgsII - This is the place to share!
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The SGSII has AF/AE lock. What drugs are you on? To AF/AE lock both at once, just hold down the shutter button on the screen. You will hear the beep and the focus box will go green. Now the AF/AE is locked you can pan the camera around and you'll see the focus is locked and the exposure doesn't change. Now you just let go of the shutter button and the SGSII will take the photo.
If you want just AF lock, you tap on the area of the screen that you want to focus at and you'll hear the beep with the box going green. Now you can move the camera around and you'll see that the focus is locked but AE is still active and adjusting the exposure. To take a photo in this mode, you tap the shutter button. If you hold the shutter button down instead, it refocuses and goes into AF/AE lock.
I've had this feature ever since I bought my SGSII in May.
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The SGSII has AF/AE lock. What drugs are you on? To AF/AE lock both at once, just hold down the shutter button on the screen. You will hear the beep and the focus box will go green. Now the AF/AE is locked you can pan the camera around and you'll see the focus is locked and the exposure doesn't change. Now you just let go of the shutter button and the SGSII will take the photo.
If you want just AF lock, you tap on the area of the screen that you want to focus at and you'll hear the beep with the box going green. Now you can move the camera around and you'll see that the focus is locked but AE is still active and adjusting the exposure. To take a photo in this mode, you tap the shutter button. If you hold the shutter button down instead, it refocuses and goes into AF/AE lock.
I've had this feature ever since I bought my SGSII in May.
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Yes, but it don't work @ video mode. Our phone will only start auto-focus when the recording has started. Did you even watch the video?
11768 said:
Yes, but it don't work @ video mode. Our phone will only start auto-focus when the recording has started. Did you even watch the video?
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+1
10 Chars
Haha who's on drugs now
I guess with ICS a lot is gonna change and we will have more freedom to.tweak the camera
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Haha who's on drugs now
I guess with ICS a lot is gonna change and we will have more freedom to.tweak the camera
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Looks like I am the one on drugs! Apologies to eitama for my biteyness.
Never mind. His post at least helped a few people to use their Camera better (if only for still photos)!
Pat123 said:
Never mind. His post at least helped a few people to use their Camera better (if only for still photos)!
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Yep. I learn about the holding the shutter button to lock both AE and AF. Cheers!
11768 said:
Yep. I learn about the holding the shutter button to lock both AE and AF. Cheers!
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I just learnt that too! Thanks haha =P
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Yes, but it don't work @ video mode. Our phone will only start auto-focus when the recording has started. Did you even watch the video?
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It DOES work on video mode. SGS II has had this feature since day one. Stock Video Camera app just doesn't implement it. If you're a developer, it's easy to add to your app.
Here's a video I made testing no auto-focus & no auto-exposure for the SGS II...although this is for my private video recording app, not released & probably never will be.
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Never mind. His post at least helped a few people to use their Camera better (if only for still photos)!
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haha +1. Me is one of them!
aerobahn said:
It DOES work on video mode. SGS II has had this feature since day one. Stock Video Camera app just doesn't implement it. If you're a developer, it's easy to add to your app.
Here's a video I made testing no auto-focus & no auto-exposure for the SGS II...although this is for my private video recording app, not released & probably never will be.
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Great news! Well, maybe someone here can try to look into Camera.apk as I do not have any knowledge on smali.
Sleepycat3 said:
The SGSII has AF/AE lock. What drugs are you on? To AF/AE lock both at once, just hold down the shutter button on the screen. You will hear the beep and the focus box will go green. Now the AF/AE is locked you can pan the camera around and you'll see the focus is locked and the exposure doesn't change. Now you just let go of the shutter button and the SGSII will take the photo.
If you want just AF lock, you tap on the area of the screen that you want to focus at and you'll hear the beep with the box going green. Now you can move the camera around and you'll see that the focus is locked but AE is still active and adjusting the exposure. To take a photo in this mode, you tap the shutter button. If you hold the shutter button down instead, it refocuses and goes into AF/AE lock.
I've had this feature ever since I bought my SGSII in May.
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Thank you for the explanation. You helped me in understanding the camera better and use it in much better way
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+1 on tht yes the feature is present , but its a good post as said aboue, will help others.....cheeerz
aerobahn said:
It DOES work on video mode. SGS II has had this feature since day one. Stock Video Camera app just doesn't implement it. If you're a developer, it's easy to add to your app.
Here's a video I made testing no auto-focus & no auto-exposure for the SGS II...although this is for my private video recording app, not released & probably never will be.
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Hi! That's amazing. Are you sure you can't share this app? It's the only thing missing from the whole android world at the moment.
I would enjoy paying for an app capable of this. And many people like me.
No kidding this would be awesome for some creative video making.
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Plus me
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Camera Slowness

Hi,
When I take photos on the S5 and press the shutter button, it takes an age to actually take the picture and says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture".
Is everyone else getting this? I've tried resetting all settings and tried saving to the phone and the memory card but it's still happening.
Any help appreciated..
Cheers
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Hi,
When I take photos on the S5 and press the shutter button, it takes an age to actually take the picture and says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture".
Is everyone else getting this? I've tried resetting all settings and tried saving to the phone and the memory card but it's still happening.
Any help appreciated..
Cheers
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Turn on flashlight
DimonVideo said:
Turn on flashlight
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Thanks that worked.. but why? Can you explain?
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Thanks that worked.. but why? Can you explain?
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Don't know
brizzle7 said:
Thanks that worked.. but why? Can you explain?
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In low light conditions the phone will increase shutter time, which means you'd have to hold the camera still longer + it takes longer to take pictures. Flash lights up the area enough to have a fast shutter time and take quick pics.
That's the theory at least.
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In low light conditions the phone will increase shutter time, which means you'd have to hold the camera still longer + it takes longer to take pictures. Flash lights up the area enough to have a fast shutter time and take quick pics.
That's the theory at least.
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Ah thank you.
I guess it makes sense but it's not always practical. I definitely would've preferred it if they'd kept it the same as on the S4.
Turning the flash on only prevents this because it adds enough light to the scene to keep the camera from going into picture stabilization mode. Turning off image stabilization will give you an instant shutter even with the flash off.
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Turning the flash on only prevents this because it adds enough light to the scene to keep the camera from going into picture stabilization mode. Turning off image stabilization will give you an instant shutter even with the flash off.
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I thought he already fiddled around with this.. hehe
brizzle7 said:
Hi,
When I take photos on the S5 and press the shutter button, it takes an age to actually take the picture and says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture".
Is everyone else getting this? I've tried resetting all settings and tried saving to the phone and the memory card but it's still happening.
Any help appreciated..
Cheers
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Turn off stabilization. That is meant for low light situations. No need to turn on flash
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Changing the camera's exposure/shutter speed, is it possible?

I really enjoy long exposure photography, and just recently my DSLR clonked out so I'm sadly just left with my S5 to fill my photography needs haha.
Is there any app that allows me to keep the shutter open for a longer period of time? for taking pictures of passing cars and creating the line of light effects.
In fact!
I just found an app called "LenX" and it seems to do the job pretty perfectly.
Has anyone else tried this app?
Checkout camera fv-5 it's awesome
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Checkout camera fv-5 it's awesome
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Will do! Thank you c:
I read somewhere that samsung could possibly release a manual mode for the S5 in the future, think that's true?
I'm an avid photog, I wish there was a way of choosing aperture or shutter speed.
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I'm an avid photog, I wish there was a way of choosing aperture or shutter speed.
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Hopefully one day we get a mode that allows us

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