Hey guys,
am I the only one who's not entirely happy with the new camera in Android 4.3.
The first thing i noticed is that many of my photos seem to be a little more washed out than they used to be.
And the second thing: Whenever i take a photo sphere with my N4, the corresponding location is not saved to the picture. No matter if location is turned on/off in the photosphere settings.
Does anyone have an idea for fixing these issues? Or at least for the second one? Or have you noticed similar behavior?
Thanks in advance
I don't have those. For me the camera seems taking better pictures than 4.2.2 and flash seems stronger. But I think camera has become a bit more slow in starting.
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I noticed the washed out pictures as well compared to 4.2.2. 4.3 has too many problems. I reverted it back to 4.2.2.
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badboy47 said:
I noticed the washed out pictures as well compared to 4.2.2. 4.3 has too many problems. I reverted it back to 4.2.2.
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4.3 is waaaay better than 4.2.2
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BigDig said:
4.3 is waaaay better than 4.2.2
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I noticed the wash pics too, 4.3 isn't a big jump, only the colors and touch drivers.
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I noticed the washed out pictures as well compared to 4.2.2. 4.3 has too many problems. I reverted it back to 4.2.2.
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RandyCuello said:
I noticed the wash pics too, 4.3 isn't a big jump, only the colors and touch drivers.
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Glad I'm not the only one noticing this. hope it will be fixed
brittonberkan said:
Glad I'm not the only one noticing this. hope it will be fixed
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Yeap, I hope key lime pie change the way we use and see android. Hope they could make a good job.
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I'm also waiting for this to improve so that I can go back to 4.3.
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I noticed the wash pics too, 4.3 isn't a big jump, only the colors and touch drivers.
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You check these washed out pics on other monitors? It's probably just the colour on your N4, not the camera.
^^ nope. Its not the screen colors. I used PA 4.3 version which has screen calibrated colors.
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badboy47 said:
^^ nope. Its not the screen colors. I used PA 4.3 version which has screen calibrated colors.
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something I said offended you or unusual?
I trade pics with my wife. She has an HTC One X. Pics she takes that look good on her phone don't look as good once they are on my phone. Pics that I take that don't look so good on my phone look much better on her phone. Colors are more vibrant on her phone no matter which camera was used and colors on my N4 do look washed out no matter which camera used.
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I had the same problem with the missing location. Just go to Google settings and enable location access for Apps under the location settings... After that the camera stores the location again..
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Was watching a review of 4.3 and the reviewer stated this version of Android seemed to really improve the colors/calibration of the N4 screen...
Anyone else notice this as well?...
°N4°
Yes its a known change that happened in 4.3 where they adjusted the colors.
I still prefer custom colors but it is definitely a improvement from 4.2.
Yeah I feel it's ok in my eye and I dont calibrate it
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It's better for me... And screen is much more brighter now.
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Colors do not look better at all . Not to my eyes anyway ?
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Try putting on the new nexus 7 wallpaper. It looks gorgeous!
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myturbo1 said:
Colors do not look better at all . Not to my eyes anyway ?
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Same, they look mostly the same to me. Not great anyway, even if there is an improvement.
Look somewhat better...
I was taking some pictures yesterday and then held up my phone showing the picture I just took side by side with the real scene, the colours were very close.
I'm guessing a new thread is required for every single detail about 4.3 then?
I mean, it's not like there is a DISCUSSION thread for 4.3 out there already.
Oh, wait, there is? Hehe, silly me, right?
Looks better for me, screen is brighter also.
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Wouldnt matter to me as i always flash franco anyway
Colors are the same for me as they were on 4.2.2, I don't see any difference.
N4, stock 4.3 + franco
I counted 7!! 7 threads about the same topic= OS 4.3!! Just, why would you do that?
same colors for me. no difference.
Placebo??
It's like a common syndrome in the iOS/Apple community. Every time after an update, people will tell you that "safari feels snappier"
I compared cloros on a device with 4.3 and 4.2.2 side by side. With same pictures displayed. I didn't notice any changes. The only changes I've noticed was by update from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2.
I don't know of its because I'm using to using franco.Kernel with custom colour settings, but when I briefly used 4.3 I couldn't see any difference.
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I loaded up the new N7 wallpaper on my phone (4.3) and my wife's phone (4.2.2), both N4's, brightness at full and at auto. Findings were... They were EXACTLY THE SAME...
So, yeah, no difference... At least to my eyes.
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I think on 4.3 have better blacks
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Guessing this is old news but I just found out. Pretty cool.
http://www.androidpit.com/surprise-android-4-3-also-brought-a-physical-camera-button
News to me, thx!
News for me too, but this camera sucks big time so I probably won't use it much.
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The rom I'm using on my Galaxy Nexus uses the new Moto X camera and it really really takes pics better. The stock app always takes blurry apps. CM Focus helps but I like the Moto one.
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player911 said:
The rom I'm using on my Galaxy Nexus uses the new Moto X camera and it really really takes pics better. The stock app always takes blurry apps. CM Focus helps but I like the Moto one.
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Which ROM and is it possible to flash the Moto X camera onto any custom?
clankfu said:
Which ROM and is it possible to flash the Moto X camera onto any custom?
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News to me. However, I am questioning the usefulness of it -- considering the focus and other camera functions are touch-screen. Just another good-to-know-it-is-there "feature" I suppose.
Cool!
Thanks didn't know that!
Wow your right. That's what we get for not reading operators manual.
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Wow your right. That's what we get for not reading operators manual.
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Haha true
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We all know that N4 has a very bad camera..specially in low light photos..photos have very much dots..They seems good on mobile but when zoomed even a little its pathetic.
Was anyone able to find out what the issue is..? is it software or hardware..?
If its software related than is there any solution..?
ramkumar2000 said:
We all know that N4 has a very bad camera..specially in low light photos..photos have very much dots..They seems good on mobile but when zoomed even a little its pathetic.
Was anyone able to find out what the issue is..? is it software or hardware..?
If its software related than is there any solution..?
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Low light noise, no tap to snap picture, horrendous flash photos.
It's just not as good as the Galaxy S2+ I was going to sell.
The camera is the biggest disappointment for me as a one week N4 owner. I'm seriously considering selling the phone.
I tried the Moto X apk, which seemed to be a little better on the noise front, but I can't live with that aspect ratio. "Focal" was even worse than the stock camera.
PmT
Are you expecting the sensor performance of a 5dmk3?
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Are you expecting the sensor performance of a 5dmk3?
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No We are just expecting a decent camera..coz i think its a make or break feature for a smartphone..accept it or not..camera is not good enough on N4. And please i was just asking a question, its not about what i expect.
Just FYI i have a DHD and its camera is great..even in low light
agree camer not good..but it depends on what u use most..it is subjective..for me this is a perfect phone for daily driver
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agree camer not good..but it depends on what u use most..it is subjective..for me this is a perfect phone for daily driver
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I just wanted to know whats causing this Low light Noise..i love the phone and i am using it from last 6 months..but if someone could figure out the root cause than i guess it could be solved..
I don't in any way think the N4 has a terrible camera. The pictures of takes for me at least are clear and sharp.. Way better than my S2 and honestly look just as good as my brothers Optimus g and NY wife's Note 2..
Not sure what your talking about..
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I don't in any way think the N4 has a terrible camera. The pictures of takes for me at least are clear and sharp.. Way better than my S2 and honestly look just as good as my brothers Optimus g and NY wife's Note 2..
Not sure what your talking about..
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Yea, I concur. I'm able to take great pictures with this phone. I'm not sure what the issue is. I mean I did come from the Evo 4G to this though, that phone had so many camera issues so I guess anything is better.
After reading around the subject, the only thing I've that gives me any hope is someone suggested using Snap Camera HDR app and fixing the ISO at 100. I'll be giving it a try in the hope of reducing noise in the pictures my N4 makes. Ta-ta, PmT
I am not expecting a 5DmkIII quality but I was expecting the camera to be as good as the one on my Galaxy S2 Plus (also 8MP).
My camera works great for a phone.
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I think the camera is not bad but not the greatest either. What I hate about it is that you HAVE to tap the screen to take a pic. Is there a way to enable one of the volume buttons to take a pic or something?
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Give it a fair amount of light and it's on par with other smartphone from last year
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Bad camera my ass, just stop comparing it to real camera's.
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I have procapture camera app and takes great pictures. Just like any other camer at night/low light you have to mess with settings.
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konoplya said:
I think the camera is not bad but not the greatest either. What I hate about it is that you HAVE to tap the screen to take a pic. Is there a way to enable one of the volume buttons to take a pic or something?
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Have you not upgraded to 4.3? On 4.3, you can use the volume rocker to take pics.
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Bad camera my ass, just stop comparing it to real camera's.
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I never said its bad in good light..i just said in low light photos there is very noise
konoplya said:
I think the camera is not bad but not the greatest either. What I hate about it is that you HAVE to tap the screen to take a pic. Is there a way to enable one of the volume buttons to take a pic or something?
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you dont have to tap the screen. long press the shoot button until its focused, then release. or in 4.3, you can hold down the down volume button then releae when focused.
btw some recent photos..
This phone sold for $200, of you want better camera you're going to have to shell out more money for other phones with better camera.
If you want less noise in low light shoot with iso 100. Or get n HTC One.
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Have you not upgraded to 4.3? On 4.3, you can use the volume rocker to take pics.
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Haven't upgraded yet since there is a lot of talk that 4.3 messes up the nexus in a lot of people
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Haven't upgraded yet since there is a lot of talk that 4.3 messes up the nexus in a lot of people
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I have been running 4.3 since it was leaked and have had no issues. I did have a couple of apps that were misbehaving, but once the devs updated for 4.3 compatibility, they were fixed.
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With GEL installed, are we having the full nexus 5 experience?
The only thing i can think of is the missing translucent bar in the lock screen.
Am I missing smth?
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fathocker said:
With GEL installed, are we having the full nexus 5 experience?
The only thing i can think of is the missing translucent bar in the lock screen.
Am I missing smth?
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Have you flashed any KitKat ROM? GEL alone can't clone KitKat features.
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Have you flashed any KitKat ROM?
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Yes, I'm on 4.4 stock. And I get the translucent bars on the home screen but not on the lock screen.
But as far as i can tell this is normal and you can't do anything about it aside from replacing the framework.
So this would be the only thing different software wise ,as I said in the opening post?
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Yes, I'm on 4.4 stock. And I get the translucent bars on the home screen but not on the lock screen.
But as far as i can tell this is normal and you can't do anything about it aside from replacing the framework.
So this would be the only thing different software wise ,as I said in the opening post?
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Lol try looking at the the actual nexus 5 features....
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b1337 said:
Lol try looking at the the actual nexus 5 features....
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I did that's why I am asking ... In case you didn't bother to read SOFTWARE. I don't care about screen size, resolution, CPU and what not
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Yes your missing o, e, i, n and g. There must be a problem with your spellchecker. Try SwiftKey. Its much better than stock.
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purpse said:
Yes your missing o, e, i, n and g. There must be a problem with your spellchecker. Try SwiftKey. Its much better than stock.
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And you're missing an apostrophe and an "e" people in glass houses...
But to answer the OP's question, we're missing HDR+, low power music playback, and... yeah I'm struggling to think of any other software differences. Even the 2 differences I mentioned are hardware dependant. And to think I was considering "upgrading".
You can get the transparent lockscreen bars here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2527525
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Yes your missing o, e, i, n and g. There must be a problem with your spellchecker. Try SwiftKey. Its much better than stock.
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You must love those people. Glad you helped me out bro !
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fathocker said:
I did that's why I am asking ... In case you didn't bother to read SOFTWARE. I don't care about screen size, resolution, CPU and what not
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hardware difference = software difference....multiple features are exclusive, therefore there's a difference
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Is it just me or the colour calibration got changed worse on 4.4.1, blacks are not that deep anymore..
Just you
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Is there a 4.4.1 for Nexus 4?!
hamedunix said:
Is there a 4.4.1 for Nexus 4?!
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Yes http://www.xda-developers.com/android/android-4-4-1-update-for-the-nexus-5-now-live/
Colors got better
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I find the calibration is a tad bit better than JB. Can't confirm with proof though as it just looks better from a users perspective.