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One of my biggest gripes with this phone is that they gave it this great camera but with no image stabilization. Has anyone come across any good camera apps? Preferably something that allows you to take a picture via the touch screen (like you can in 2.1 but not 2.2) or provides some image stabilization. I tried camera 360, which seems decent, but FC's a lot.
PS. I tried a thread search to see if this topic is around but due to the numerous threads on camera related issues pre-2.2 OTA leak, they're hard to find.
Thanks in advance for any help.
If you place your finger on the screen and hold it there, it will take the picture.
To be more precise it'll focus where you put the finger and take a picture.
The best camera app I've tried is Vignette. The "normal" processing for the app makes much better pictures than the default camera, and it's got some excellent effects as well. It also has a "steady shot" option where it waits until the camera is still before taking the shot. The demo is low-res but you can use it to see the basic results you'll get. The full version was worth it for me.
Tried a few apps and I do like some features of Vignette but will say the stock camera app does the best in my opinion with settings at (8mp fine bright -1 contrast +1) can hold on screen and it will auto focus then snap pic
here are some untouched samples of mine of just misc things the other day
http://picasaweb.google.com/dearls70/VignettePhotoAppPics?feat=directlink
and
http://picasaweb.google.com/dearls70/DroidIncrediblePics?feat=directlink
Hi there.
Initially I noticed that uploading to google+ reduces the resolution of the photospheres but that's not that bothersome. What is, though (if true) is that the stitching seems to be a lot worse when uploaded compared to what I see on my screen. How is that possible? Anyone else experienced something similar?
Take a look at this: here's the photosphere uploaded in g+: http://goo.gl/iOQCM
and compare it to the screenshot I've attached.
Well, the Google+ viewer distorts!
If I look at the front 'pyramid' and have it in the center of the screen, it looks fine. If I rotate the view so it is in the lower right corner, they are not round any more - which looks a bit like stitching errors.
With the pyramid just behind it to the right it is even easier to spot. Put it in the middle: perfect. Move it to the right edge, or bottom right corner: ugly.
Mind you that another kind of distortion is normal: if something is in the corner or at the edge at a wide angle view, it will look stretched. The car for example looks longer when at the edge - that is supposed to happen. But it also gets wavy, and that is not supposed to happen.
On the photo (viewed in a normal picture viewer) non of this waviness is present. The fountains (or pyramids if you wish ) have almost perfect curves, as seen on the screen shot. And as far as I know and have read around, there isn't more to the photosphere other than the picture. It doesn't contain any information of the pictures it has stitched together, so all the stitching work should've been done on the device. It seems very strange the google+ viewer would show it like this.
I just wanted to ask is this normal behaviour for google+, does anyone have similar observations?
The few I have uploaded on google+ seem fine. Don't really notice a difference except that you don't have to pan up and down as much to see the ceiling/sky or floor/ground.
I can't believe I am the only one having this problem, as I am now onto my second S4, and this new one also has the same problem, and my friend's S4, on a different Network, also does exactly the same...
The issue is, if I shoot a photo on my new Galaxy S4 in full 13Mp resolution, this produces an actual image on my device, that is 4128 x 3096 in resolution, with a File size of around 4.7MB As soon as I share it to Facebook however, either by clicking the Android Share link on the image and choosing "Facebook" as the destination, OR by using the Facebook App direct then choosing an image to upload, then I end up with a problem...
The image that actually arrives on Facebook, is heavily compressed with noise, and is resized down to just 1032 x 774 resolution, and a tiny file size of 178 KB (instead of the 4.7 MB masterpiece it actually was).
It does this with EVERY image I shoot - 100% of the time. And worse, is I mix things up a little, if I first REDUCE the resolution of my camera BEFORE taking a shot, if I drop it down to 8MP and take a photo, then despite the image now being a SMALLER photo, the image that arrives at Facebook is then BIGGER than those shot at 13MP, arriving at 1632 x 1224 instead.
Go figure...
But I suspect it's a bug in Facebook. However, given that my guess is that it affects 100% of S4 users, 100% of the time, I can't believe there are not thousands of discussions and debates about this issue... I can't find ANY discussion, for an issue that is there for ALL users, ALL of the time...
Please note also - whilst I am aware that there were high quality image upload issues on the S4 with Instagram too, this has been fixed in part, through an Instagram update. In my case, the photos that are resized down when uploaded to Facebook, are nevertheless perfectly correct and of the true size and quality when uploaded to any other Android Share location, or Social Networking Site, such as Google+ etc. It is only when sent to Facebook that the images are instead massively compressed, degraded, and down-sized.
So can anyone tell me - is this a known issue, for which the cause has been identified..? Or were none of you aware of this yourselves? If so, can you test it, as it's repeatable 100% here, on various S4's on various networks...
Take a photo on the phone in FULL RESOLUTION. Uploaded it to Facebook using the android sharing function on the S4. Then go to Facebook on a desktop PC and locate the photo you just added. Choose the option to download it to your PC, and save it. Examine the downloaded image, and identify if it is a true 13Mp image, or if for you too, the image has been uploaded at just 1032 x 774
And if that is the case, I'm amazed much more has not been made of this issue. I got the S4 because it has such an amazing camera, and I love uploading photos. Alas, as it stands, the device is useless, as it uploads my images to Facebook at a resolution and quality, lower than that of my first ever 1.2MP standalone Digital Camera of 1998...
Comments or ideas anyone?
Shadamehr said:
I can't believe I am the only one having this problem, as I am now onto my second S4, and this new one also has the same problem, and my friend's S4, on a different Network, also does exactly the same...
The issue is, if I shoot a photo on my new Galaxy S4 in full 13Mp resolution, this produces an actual image on my device, that is 4128 x 3096 in resolution, with a File size of around 4.7MB As soon as I share it to Facebook however, either by clicking the Android Share link on the image and choosing "Facebook" as the destination, OR by using the Facebook App direct then choosing an image to upload, then I end up with a problem...
The image that actually arrives on Facebook, is heavily compressed with noise, and is resized down to just 1032 x 774 resolution, and a tiny file size of 178 KB (instead of the 4.7 MB masterpiece it actually was).
It does this with EVERY image I shoot - 100% of the time. And worse, is I mix things up a little, if I first REDUCE the resolution of my camera BEFORE taking a shot, if I drop it down to 8MP and take a photo, then despite the image now being a SMALLER photo, the image that arrives at Facebook is then BIGGER than those shot at 13MP, arriving at 1632 x 1224 instead.
Go figure...
But I suspect it's a bug in Facebook. However, given that my guess is that it affects 100% of S4 users, 100% of the time, I can't believe there are not thousands of discussions and debates about this issue... I can't find ANY discussion, for an issue that is there for ALL users, ALL of the time...
Please note also - whilst I am aware that there were high quality image upload issues on the S4 with Instagram too, this has been fixed in part, through an Instagram update. In my case, the photos that are resized down when uploaded to Facebook, are nevertheless perfectly correct and of the true size and quality when uploaded to any other Android Share location, or Social Networking Site, such as Google+ etc. It is only when sent to Facebook that the images are instead massively compressed, degraded, and down-sized.
So can anyone tell me - is this a known issue, for which the cause has been identified..? Or were none of you aware of this yourselves? If so, can you test it, as it's repeatable 100% here, on various S4's on various networks...
Take a photo on the phone in FULL RESOLUTION. Uploaded it to Facebook using the android sharing function on the S4. Then go to Facebook on a desktop PC and locate the photo you just added. Choose the option to download it to your PC, and save it. Examine the downloaded image, and identify if it is a true 13Mp image, or if for you too, the image has been uploaded at just 1032 x 774
And if that is the case, I'm amazed much more has not been made of this issue. I got the S4 because it has such an amazing camera, and I love uploading photos. Alas, as it stands, the device is useless, as it uploads my images to Facebook at a resolution and quality, lower than that of my first ever 1.2MP standalone Digital Camera of 1998...
Comments or ideas anyone?
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I asked the same question in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256054
Haven't really gotten an answer yet. For now, i use an image resizer app, resize it to the dimensions of 3789 x 2131 .. and then upload to facebook... that ensures the maximum size gets uploaded to facebook. There doesnt seem to be a workaround for this until facebook updates the way its app uploads photos.
I noticed the exact same thing when going from an HTC One S to the S4 and I posted on another thread asking the same question. It's driving me crazy. Pretty sure it's the FB app and not the S4.
I was searching for a different matter regarding the fact that the Facebook app forces you to upload the pictures using a square shape instead of the original photo shape. I recently switched from iOS to Android and found myself with this annoying feature. iOS-version of FB app allows you to upload pictures without having to crop them into a square. Weird. --> Don't ask me how, but this is fixed now. No more square-shaped pictures.
Then again, I tried to by-pass this issue by uploading the picture through the mobile-version of the site/web app and found myself with this pop-up from Chrome.
"Unable to complete previous operation due low memory". Found this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101893 ) but the solution given is not exactly what I'm looking for. I wish to know why is this message popping up and what am I supposed to do.
Going back to the subject... I experienced the same thing when I uploaded a picture to my timeline (no cropping issue there). Resize is done in a way that messes up the whole picture with the compression.
I'm assuming they've built an algorithm that resizes the pictures to prevent people from uploading +4MB files, data usage... I don't know.
Is there any solution to any of my issues? thank you!
If it matters --> Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) - No SD card.
Also my problem with my octa s4.
I wonder why my friend's samsung duos mobile uploads are fullsized, while my s4's uploads are pixelated and so low quality.
For now I'm using Nokia 808 Pureview for my mobile upload but android do have vast application choices for editing photos before upload so I'm really annoyed by this.
Sorry to resurrect this but I'm having the same problem and couldn't find a fix
fransarj said:
Sorry to resurrect this but I'm having the same problem and couldn't find a fix
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Maybe it's just Facebook doing the automatic downsizing.
dratsablive said:
Maybe it's just Facebook doing the automatic downsizing.
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You're not having this problem?
If I use the mobile browser to upload, or a 3rd party app, it uploads in high resolution.
fransarj said:
You're not having this problem?
If I use the mobile browser to upload, or a 3rd party app, it uploads in high resolution.
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I don't know, my pictures seem fine when using the Facebook app.
Oh man I never noticed this till today!
I'm using a Note 3 and it downsides the pictures to 1000*xxx... what? That's like a 4x downsize... why???
Is there any fix (except uploading pix from the PC?)
its 2015 and the problem still exists! i think i'm movin to g+
hi i want to know how to take photos with the s4 i9500 with blurred backgrounds
so that it focused on the closer object, can't seem to find the option in my s4.
thanks
Skymighty said:
hi i want to know how to take photos with the s4 i9500 with blurred backgrounds
so that it focused on the closer object, can't seem to find the option in my s4.
thanks
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I dont think this option exists in the S4. I have the i9505 but it should be the same. The only option that would be close would be the vignette filter, but its not really the same. You could just use an editing/camer app to add the effect, Camera360 has a tiltshift feature which creates a similar effect.
Skymighty said:
hi i want to know how to take photos with the s4 i9500 with blurred backgrounds
so that it focused on the closer object, can't seem to find the option in my s4.
thanks
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Well apparently. ...the S4 camera is smart enough to judge a macro image...and its suppose to focus automatically. ..buuuut we all know that's a flop....I recommend Camera FV5....its paid...but you will definitely like it....it can directly focus macro and blur the background. ...just follow the on screen tutorial...hope this helps
I just took this to see, and all I did was tap on the muffin and let the auto focus do the work. If it was angled at the ground it wouldn't blur, there needs to be distance significant enough to cause the natural blurring.
Not much help but it's not an add on or anything just how you line it up.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
How to take portrait mode photo ( blur / bokeh background ) on any android phone
You just have to install : Specific version of Google Camera Apk on your phone
You can see the explanation here:
i Can't post youtube link cause i'm new users, so search on youtube with this title:
How to take portrait mode photo ( blur / bokeh background ) on any android phone
Ghuria Channel
and you'll find the apk URL under the video
My pictures become pixelated when zoomed on Gallery.
They look sharp if I don't zoom at all, but as soon as I zoom (Even a little bit). I can see the pixelation.
The picture is a 300 dpi one with resolution of 1748 x 2480.
But, with no zoom at all, they look perfectly sharp.
Is this normal? because the same picture looks sharp in my desktop monitor even though I zoomed it?
thanks
surfol said:
My pictures become pixelated when zoomed on Gallery.
They look sharp if I don't zoom at all, but as soon as I zoom (Even a little bit). I can see the pixelation.
The picture is a 300 dpi one with resolution of 1748 x 2480.
But, with no zoom at all, they look perfectly sharp.
Is this normal? because the same picture looks sharp in my desktop monitor even though I zoomed it?
thanks
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Also, I find that I'm unable to share this picture with whatsapp, bbb, etc.
But I was able to share my other pictures.
So, I reduced the resolution to 875 x 1240, and now not only was I able to share this picture with my friends,
but when zooming this picture on Gallery (after the resolution has been reduced), it doesn't get pixelated!
Is this a bug on Note 3 ? So I can't send picture with high resolution ?
Nu such issue on Quickpic. Give that a try.
Whatsapp downscales images severely by default, by the way.
surfol said:
Also, I find that I'm unable to share this picture with whatsapp, bbb, etc.
But I was able to share my other pictures.
So, I reduced the resolution to 875 x 1240, and now not only was I able to share this picture with my friends,
but when zooming this picture on Gallery (after the resolution has been reduced), it doesn't get pixelated!
Is this a bug on Note 3 ? So I can't send picture with high resolution ?
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btw this only happens to pictures that I uploaded from my computer, that have hi resolutions.
This doesn't apply to hi res pictures taken from the Note 3 camera.
This is weird.
Thanks I'll try Quickpic, but it still doesn't solve the problem of not being able to share hi res pics in whatsapp/bbm.
I'll test.
4752x3168 300dpi 13,9MB taken with a DSLR: Sharing works. The image looks horribly downscaled in Whatsapp due to their automatic scaling, but it works fine.
I can't test the Stock Gallery, as it freezes upon opening by default. It has no 'exclude folders' option, and I have one folder that contains 8392 saved websites+files(in folders). As you can imagine, that tends to overload the app.
ShadowLea said:
I'll test.
4752x3168 300dpi 13,9MB taken with a DSLR: Sharing works. The image looks horribly downscaled in Whatsapp due to their automatic scaling, but it works fine.
I can't test the Stock Gallery, as it freezes upon opening by default. It has no 'exclude folders' option, and I have one folder that contains 8392 saved websites+files(in folders). As you can imagine, that tends to overload the app.
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thanks for trying.
my picture is actually a 300 dpi 1748 x 2480 JPEG file, generated from a photoshop file (It's a promotional brochure).
surfol said:
thanks for trying.
my picture is actually a 300 dpi 1748 x 2480 JPEG file, generated from a photoshop file (It's a promotional brochure).
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update:
I changed the Photoshop file Mode to RGB (it was CMYK originally), then save the file to JPEG and transfer it to my Note 3.
Now there's no problem in zooming in and sharing the file.
So I guess CMYK is not really compatible in Note 3/mobile?