Tried today to post some pics at Instagram and noticed that all pictures went grainy. The weird thing is that they were all fine before the release of 4.3. And now every pic I put suck in poor quality because it simply is showing less pixels (less then 2048x2048). Have any of You guys any ideas of why this has happened? Have any of You that problem that I have with Instagram and 4.3? Please let me know and exactly how to deal with this problem. Because I really hope they (Instagram) didn't messed up so I must wait for a update-version and that means no pics.
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I have just recently started noticing that when trying to take a picture or a movie that on the "preview screen" there are lines that run vertically on the screen (in portrait view) or horizontal (while in landscape view) - they run from the top of the phone to the bottom.
I have looked very carefully at both the lens on the battery cover, and the lens on the actual camera (under the cover) they appear to be very clean.
I don't remember this being this way at all, and it wouldn't really bother me too much, but my pictures and movies seem to be affected by this. when i view a picture at first it looks ok, but when I zoom in further the lines are more apparent. (especially in the corners and top/bottom)
i attached a screenshot of the preview screen that kind of shows what I'm talking about (pay attention to the bottom and top of the picture to see the lines / distortion
* This seems to have happened within the last week. (older pictures don't have the lines on them)
* Haven't installed any new apps
* Running fresh 1.1
* Reboot doesn't help.
* Wifi and GPS off and still happens
Anyone else have this experience, or even better would be if someone fixed it.
-AndyS-
I have been running fresh 1.1 since it came out
I see what your talking about and from a photographic stand point. if it actually affects the photo when its taken and not just the preview I would say that there is something wrong with the sensor I would take it to sprint and have them check it out.
I have this same issue and it did not start until the MR release. Prior to that, the camera was pretty awesome.
I have been noticing this also and like the person above me stated... It didn't start until the MR release.
I have the same problem and I am also running Fresh 1.1. I started flashing right after I got it so I dont know if it was always like this. I have another Hero that has not been rooted, had the MR, and is taking great pictures. Tipharet and Doniiniicano, is your device rooted? and/or running a different ROM?? Sure a quick fix would be to bring it to Sprint, but I really dont want to deal with that.
if it was something to do with the MR then it is possible that they may have changed and or messed up the sensor settings.
BTW I am running Fresh 1.1 and have no problems.
This happens a lot in low light situations.. it did this on all my phones.. iphone, blackberry, Pre, Hero.. Cheap Sensors..
Im a photographer as well, and I can tell you there is a night and day difference in sensors in phones compared to regular cameras. I NEVER use my on phone Camera anymore.. because its so crappy.
night and day of course is different. However in low light situations I know for a fact that this did not start until the MR.
As far as the quality, for a phone it did not use to be that bad of a camera.
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I have the same problem and I am also running Fresh 1.1. I started flashing right after I got it so I dont know if it was always like this. I have another Hero that has not been rooted, had the MR, and is taking great pictures. Tipharet and Doniiniicano, is your device rooted? and/or running a different ROM?? Sure a quick fix would be to bring it to Sprint, but I really dont want to deal with that.
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Yeah Im rooted, with fresh 1.1 but this happened before I even started flashing.
It's just high-ISO noise.
jonnythan is right. I did some research on camera noise and also found Banding noise. Banding noise is highly camera-dependent, and is noise which is introduced by the camera when it reads data from the digital sensor. Banding noise is most visible at high ISO speeds and in the shadows, or when an image has been excessively brightened. Banding noise can also increase for certain white balances, depending on camera model. So I guess if your Hero has this, it sounds like the only option is to have the device replaced and take a gamble the new one doesn't do it....or hope 2.1 fixes it <fingers crossed>
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jonnythan is right. I did some research on camera noise and also found Banding noise. Banding noise is highly camera-dependent, and is noise which is introduced by the camera when it reads data from the digital sensor. Banding noise is most visible at high ISO speeds and in the shadows, or when an image has been excessively brightened. Banding noise can also increase for certain white balances, depending on camera model. So I guess if your Hero has this, it sounds like the only option is to have the device replaced and take a gamble the new one doesn't do it....or hope 2.1 fixes it <fingers crossed>
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Ive never seem banding like that but hey its a possibility I guess it may be more noticeable on a camera like this than it is on a slr.
my phone was like this day one. I thought it was suppose to be like this since when I take pics I'm in low light.
Dont forget that we also only have 65K color screens. that will cause banding as well..
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/26/2007wfp-experiencing-severe-banding-on-gradients/
as an example
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my phone was like this day one. I thought it was suppose to be like this since when I take pics I'm in low light.
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Did you get it post or pre MR?
Hello,
it might be asked a lot of times, but I, personally, cant find any info on how to improve Samsung Galaxy S4's camera.
I updated my S4 from 4.2.2 to 4.3 (and regret it deeply) and found that fantastic picture quality from 4.2.2 version is poor at best with 4.3.
I tried to change ISO, picture quality to 13 and then to 9.6 MP, update camera firmware but the picture quality is still poor.
I would like to go back to 4.2.2 version but because of KNOX Warranty I'm a bit scared (still have 1.5 years of varranty).
So I would like you to ask you all for help - is it possible to get picture quality to 4.2.2 version's or maybe somehow get 4.2.2 version's camera app. I don't know, my knowledge is very limited when it comes to Android stuff.
Hope you can help me.
Sincerely,
a new member
U cant come back to 4.2.2 without void the warranty
What do you mean by poor quality? I'm on 4.3 and i've realised a lot of my pics are blurry, i just assumed i've not been holding the camera still when taking pictures but it's happening quite often. When i think about it, i don't remember it happening when i first got the phone.
edit: Here's a good example of a recent pic that has come out partially blurry, this doesn't happen on every photo and it's rarely blurry across the whole thing, notice how the image is much sharper near the bottom, and how bad it looks towards the top. I'm sure this is a software problem.
http://i.imgur.com/AvPXAEf.jpg
Would different camera software solve this problem (or at least help me troubleshoot?) or is this something that needs to be fixed with an updated kernel?
Hey Guys,
I dont know if many of you have noticed this but.. I feel that nexus 4 camera now takes better sharper images with stock app then jellybean... Any of you guys still on older version so we can do the comparison?
I am stock unrooted.. by the look of it images look sharper and more detailed then earlier
I'm running Stock 4.4.2 no-root, no nothing. Ever since I updated OTA my camera sucks. Is someone else experiencing the same? It's just whole lot of awful pictures now
Same problem here - I actually found this thread trying to figure out why my pictures suck. They're grainy as hell and i get alot of blurry pics if the flash is off.
littlegreen said:
I'm running Stock 4.4.2 no-root, no nothing. Ever since I updated OTA my camera sucks. Is someone else experiencing the same? It's just whole lot of awful pictures now
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wow i have the opposite
i get more sharper and detailed images..
weird I find the camera quality much better with Kitkat.
I didn't notice much difference.. But I would say 4.4.2 is a bit better than 4.3! I'M under the impression that the camera'a auto-focus is a bit faster too
looks for Jishnu´s LG Camera, here in xda, you will be amazed.
was there any fix to the overly blue-purple tint to the photos? i remember when i first got my nexus 4 the pictures always had a very blue or purple tint, so bad in fact that i completely stopped using it for picture taking. but now that 4.4 has come out i wonder if there has been any change? or did anyone ever come out with a mod or patch for the bad camera tint?
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anyone?
Don't know about the blue tint, but I always find the photos kind of washed out. Just use Picasa to fix the white balance.
hey guys, So I've been struggling with this issue since the beginning, when I take a picture and then go to gallery to see it, it's ok overall but when I zoom it its very blurry and not as sharp as other phones that I compare it with, so when I compare with friend it's a shame as I actually have one of the best camera phones of 2016 (!!).
Anyway do u guys know what should I do?
The focus is good, my hands are not shaking and also I tried different gallery apps thinking maybe its not loading completely but thats not it.
I believe it is the image processing fault. I would like to know any idea to avoid this as well.
Maybe other camera app?
If you guys or anyone else know an app that would make a difference could you tell the name?
I tried some apps even paid ones and no luck
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yes.
I find that also, not bootloader unlocked.
strange.
Hello everyone,
Anyone else got some issues with picture quality from camera... it is kind of worse then it was before? And I have a feeling it is going worse from update to update.
Video is fine, which is strange, but pictures are way worse, especially at mid light.. I've read on forums that Samsung is intentionally degrading quality of camera so they force us to buy new phone..
I wanna know if this issue is able to be fixed or not? I did camera reset, cleared cash from camera and boot loader, but the "problem" is still here..
Just curious, are your mid light shots at f2.4? Some shots i take at train station underground, was something like f2.4 ISO640 lmao. Instead of using f1.5 and lower iso. that might be your problem. Dont think there is a fix for this other than going pro where HDR doesnt work.. but other than that i really like the camera.