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SGT7 Photography

Our tab may not have the best camera but I noticed that after the 4.1.1 upgrade, camera output has improved. Here are some photos from our photo walk earlier today. All taken by the P1000 with no post processing whatsoever.
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These are nothing compared to those taken by entry level dslrs

Yes sir you're right. I admit they're nothing compared to photos taken by entry level dslr and there's a reason for that. DSLR have bigger sensors and better optics quality. I but for a tablet, i guess these are fine..
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gogol1996 said:
These are nothing compared to those taken by entry level dslrs
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Are you seriously comparing a mere SGT7 3.0MP to entry level dslrs? Not to mention the sensors.
Not sure if trolling or...
Great pics btw OP!
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For a 3mp camera, the pics are really good.

Thank you guys... If by any chance you have photos, taken by GT-P1000, of your own to share, please do share.. The camera app on JB is just great btw..
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Those are nice OP. Gotta say I'm jealous. The camera has been broken for me in everyone of the roms I've flashed to my Tab. I really need to figure out why that is

I was comparing, basing it on the price
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Those are awesome pics! Did you just use the default camera? I'm actually very interested in using my tab for photography too. Have you tried Camera FV-5 app? It gives more control over your pictures and even lets you shoot in PNG format
I'll share my shots when I get the time.

The camera on the SGT7 works well when there's sufficient lighting, but fares rather poorly in low light conditions (as with most mobile devices). Attached a couple of photos I took during a recent vacation.

manggagalugad said:
Those are awesome pics! Did you just use the default camera? I'm actually very interested in using my tab for photography too. Have you tried Camera FV-5 app? It gives more control over your pictures and even lets you shoot in PNG format
I'll share my shots when I get the time.
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Yes I just use the default camera app... Really? Excited to see your shots soon
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The camera on the SGT7 works well when there's sufficient lighting, but fares rather poorly in low light conditions (as with most mobile devices). Attached a couple of photos I took during a recent vacation.
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These photos are gorgeous... I hope i can visit some scenic spots such as these sometime..
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Here are some macro mode ones taken by cm10 jb camera on p1000
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Ultrapixels and digital zoom

Has anyone considered this? One thing megapixels do is to give you some latitude (given no optical zoom) for digital zoom. 28mm is a fairly wide, wide angle lens. 50mm is considered a normal view, reproducing the view humanoids see.
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I worry that One has sacrificed digital zoom considerably for low light performance.

AW: Ultrapixels and digital zoom
50mm is only human view like if you got a full format sensor DSLR.
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BaronInkjet said:
I worry that One has sacrificed digital zoom considerably for low light performance.
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I'd pick better low light performance over digital zoom anytime

dakoookie said:
I'd pick better low light performance over digital zoom anytime
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In a normal camera I'd agree, but phones have essentially no optical zoom. Still, not sure how it will work out in reality so I'm hoping the camera will be good overall - as long as it is I'll be buying this phone.

I really, really like the idea of low light photography. Were it not for AT&T trampstamp in US and mediocre audio, I would have got a Lumia 920 for camera. But living with a 28 mm (35mm film equiv) lens without much optical zoom latitude scares me. Heck, I may decide to get one anyway. But it scares me and I think it will keep away a lot of photo buffs.

doesnt need a thread, zoom is fail on ultra pixel without even asking
you know the trade off so make your choice

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Zoom is even a fail on 13mp camera! Better crop pictures afterwards than using digital zoom! Well. There 4mp are in the bad.
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Just forget about dig.zoom or crops in HTC Ones camera. I have Nokia N8 and I can do 2x zoom without significant quality degradation even when showing pictures on 60" fullHD TV so I will buy One only for moments and rather take my N8 to vacation

Digital zoom is crap no matter what device or megapixel camera.

I don't use digital zoom even at my conventional camera. Just optical is usable.

coupetastic-droid said:
Digital zoom is crap no matter what device or megapixel camera.
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just cant agree... even minimal zoom can help a lot and dont need to totaly destroy the detail...many people still do crops and guess what? Crop is the dig.zoom in pink colour dont be so limited...even some more than hobby photographs use crop at home sometimes...trus me I know some of them and when you dont see ruined detail everything is allowed

Dust in lens?

Hi all,
I just noticed that my SGS4 has some small black spots in the camera. It's just in the main camera, the front camera is OK. They appear in the top quarter of the image.
I already tried cleaning the lens with a micro-fibre cloth but it did nothing.
At first I thought it could be dust beneath the lens but one thing strikes me as odd, these dots remain the same while I change focus from close to far. Shouldn't they change shape while focus distance changes if it was dust? If I zoom in the camera the spots disappear.
I attached a crop of a photo from my phone. Do you think this is dust? What can I do to solve it?

Hey. I had the same issue when I had the xperia z. It was no where near as bad though.
I never found out what it was although it did move when I was on video recording. Does it move for you also while video recording?
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When I go to video mode it stays in the same place. They only disappear when I zoom the image preview.
Could it be dust? How did it get beneath the lens? This sucks.
*boy*racer* said:
Hey. I had the same issue when I had the xperia z. It was no where near as bad though.
I never found out what it was although it did move when I was on video recording. Does it move for you also while video recording?
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AlexandreT said:
Hi all,
I just noticed that my SGS4 has some small black spots in the camera. It's just in the main camera, the front camera is OK. They appear in the top quarter of the image.
I already tried cleaning the lens with a micro-fibre cloth but it did nothing.
At first I thought it could be dust beneath the lens but one thing strikes me as odd, these dots remain the same while I change focus from close to far. Shouldn't they change shape while focus distance changes if it was dust? If I zoom in the camera the spots disappear.
I attached a crop of a photo from my phone. Do you think this is dust? What can I do to solve it?
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there is a protective plastic on camera lens. check if u have taken it off or not.
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I took it out when I bought the phone. With naked eye I can't see anything on the lens.
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there is a protective plastic on camera lens. check if u have taken it off or not.
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I ended up taking it in for service at a repair center. They replaced the camera module, under warranty. Now the problem is solved.

S5 6mp vs 16mp camera!

Hi guys, just wanted to say that besides from picture size difference.
The 6mp and 16mp are no different. zooming capabilities and clarity etc are the same.
the only different is that one weights more than the other in size...
anyone?
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Did you compare 100% on computer screen?
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Also, 4k video. Take a video and watch it on your PC.
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gonna go and compare in computer... quality should be the same since they have the same lens
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Okay, well the size of it matters. The lense may be the same, but the sensor (actual camera) is completely different.
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oh, i meant sensor xD not lense, sorry. So.. here is a pic, left is 16mp and right is 6mp, both were shot from the S5.
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So, As we can see. There is little to no diffence when the image is far to mid zoom. but when closed zoom, almost zooming to the limits xD, the 16mp wins..
So I can say that, both are the same sht, 16mp wins when you tend to zoom to the limits.
This proves that the sensor in this thing does all the job but MP does help (do not know how) when zooming the image.
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Actually the Megapixels are used only to capture more details when zoomed however as you probably know the size of the Image file in 6 MegaPixels (16:9) is 3264x1836 currently most of the monitors are 1920x1080 so even with 6 Megapixels you will have twice the number of pixels then the once on your Phone or Monitor so when not zoomed any picture bigger then 2 megapixels will looks exactly the same on your monitor or phone. However when you zoom you will see that the bigger picture hase more details and it`s much crisp in lines.
So it really depends on what kind of photos you want but there is no need to always shoot with 16 megapixels.
I also think that this is the reason why iPhone always put 8 megapixels on there cameras you actually don`t need more then that as 8 megapixels are enough to shoot 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios photos with enough details to see on your screen.

The quality of the pictures including traits such as color reproduction and sharpness shouldn't be affected by the megapixel change. Only pixel count changes.
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wao, very informative, thanks guys
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Pixel count is more about marketing then quality. Less but larger pixels would help low light performance but too many people believe pixels = quality.
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Rear Flash use on 8 MP and 16 MP

Wondering if anyone noticed the light bleed on the 8 MP when using the rear flash. Anyone else have this problem. I am thinking this is a design flaw. Attached is the same picture showing the issue. The issue is not there on the 16 MP.
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Kinda funny, after I read this I noticed as well with the 8mp. The 16mp was fine as you stated.

Probably the shutter speed is different and lg didnt make the proper software adjustment.

will5 said:
Probably the shutter speed is different and lg didnt make the proper software adjustment.
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Definitely a software bug that LG needs to fix.
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Dont think LG cares too much about bugs.
It happens on oreo too?

I think It may be because the flash is right next to the 8mp itself and that is the issue. Software will not fix as V20/V30 cam apps both do this.

If thats the problem, lg should lower flash intensity when using the 8mp cam.
There are phones with the flash near the cam without this problem.
It's just nonsense to leave it as is.
If you change the objects distance when taking the picture, the bleed will change. This is a sympton of an out of sync flash/shutter.

will5 said:
If thats the problem, lg should lower flash intensity when using the 8mp cam.
There are phones with the flash near the cam without this problem.
It's just nonsense to leave it as is.
If you change the objects distance when taking the picture, the bleed will change. This is a sympton of an out of sync flash/shutter.
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To further test I tried gcam as well and it did the same. So 3/3 so far lol. Your fix idea would make sense. At least it's only the 8 tho - with flash. If the 16...I would not be happy at all.

Mysticblaze347 said:
To further test I tried gcam as well and it did the same. So 3/3 so far lol. Your fix idea would make sense. At least it's only the 8 tho - with flash. If the 16...I would not be happy at all.
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How do we pressure LG to fix this...
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rzgomba said:
How do we pressure LG to fix this...
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I not sure they would care. Might be fixed in later phones, but this is a no go for them. They will just say to update firmware blah blah. Only way for a possible software fix is if someone knew how to do that flash dimming for 8mp.
Maybe can Mcgiver it and put small piece of rolled tape between flash and 8mp and see if that helps. Just an idea.

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Wondering if anyone noticed the light bleed on the 8 MP when using the rear flash. Anyone else have this problem. I am thinking this is a design flaw. Attached is the same picture showing the issue. The issue is not there on the 16 MP.
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Might be a flaw in the glass cover over your cameras. Mine has no such bleeding or reflection.

Mine works fine too.

Guess it does depend on glass type or phone model