Hi everyone!
I've had my LG G2 for a week now and I'm mostly pleased about it - except for the camera's slow autofocus. It often takes 3-4 seconds from pressing the shooter to actually taking the photo. Only exception is in full daylight where the camera is good.
My old galaxy S3 is lightyears faster than this. I've contacted LG support and the told me to uninstall all other camera apps, force stop the lg camera app, clear data and try again, when that didn't work they had me do a hard reset which didn't help either. Finally they told me to return the phone for a servicecheck but I'm quite sure it's a software-issue. Plus the phone is rooted and they probably won't like that
How many others are having these problems and can someone confirm they have a G2 that doesn't take up 3-4 seconds to focus when not in complete daylight?
Cheers,
Peter
Everyone without an 8mp cam app.
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peter_dk said:
Hi everyone!
I've had my LG G2 for a week now and I'm mostly pleased about it - except for the camera's slow autofocus. It often takes 3-4 seconds from pressing the shooter to actually taking the photo. Only exception is in full daylight where the camera is good.
My old galaxy S3 is lightyears faster than this. I've contacted LG support and the told me to uninstall all other camera apps, force stop the lg camera app, clear data and try again, when that didn't work they had me do a hard reset which didn't help either. Finally they told me to return the phone for a servicecheck but I'm quite sure it's a software-issue. Plus the phone is rooted and they probably won't like that
How many others are having these problems and can someone confirm they have a G2 that doesn't take up 3-4 seconds to focus when not in complete daylight?
Cheers,
Peter
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In the Development forum, Jishnu has a camera mod that improves things. He also said an update just went out in India that speeds up the camera launch and focusing, so maybe that will come out soon.
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So you're saying using an app with 8MP changes the phones ability to autofocus? I've tried the nexus 5 camera - same result. Which app are you using?
Resolution should only matter in regards to how fast the camera is at storing the picture after the picture is taken (and the G2 is plenty fast).
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In the Development forum, Jishnu has a camera mod that improves things. He also said an update just went out in India that speeds up the camera launch and focusing, so maybe that will come out soon.
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Hey whittikins - that's great news!! I don't mind waiting for an update...just as long as it's coming
I've actually already tried the mod, but it didn't make a difference - I guess it's maybe mostly for shooting video and not still pictures?
Thanks,
Peter
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In the Development forum, Jishnu has a camera mod that improves things. He also said an update just went out in India that speeds up the camera launch and focusing, so maybe that will come out soon.
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Good to hear, will be hoping for that!
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So you're saying using an app with 8MP changes the phones ability to autofocus? I've tried the nexus 5 camera - same result. Which app are you using?
Resolution should only matter in regards to how fast the camera is at storing the picture after the picture is taken (and the G2 is plenty fast).
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I'm just going to say he meant a real camera... This phone is 13MP anyhow. And, you are right.
+1 same problems here,slow autofocus and too long obturation time making blurry photos of moving subjects (child, eyes,....)
I also come from a galaxy s3 and for sure there is a difference....
I had a chat discuss with french lg team, saying to use flash........
the guy says to try other camera app from play store but he was pretty sure this will not help...
They did not give any reason to hope....
The mod 2.5.3 mentionned might help....but need root,
Furthermore conclusion is not that clear that it helps for indoor pictures of moving subjects...
LG is aware of the issue. They have said a software update will fix it. Customer service probably isn't allowed to acknowledge it.
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LG is aware of the issue. They have said a software update will fix it. Customer service probably isn't allowed to acknowledge it.
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I hope you're right! it would be nice with an official announcement although that'd probably be considered bad publicity
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I read several reviews about the focus before I bought it. All of them praised the picture quality.
My focus takes HORRIBLE pictures. I mean they are TERRIBLE. They are grainy, blurry and just look plain bad.
Is this the same for other people or could there be a problem with my camera?
I wanted to get other peoples input before I brought my phone into the AT&T store to look at it.
You can compare to these pics:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860374
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TIGGAH said:
I read several reviews about the focus before I bought it. All of them praised the picture quality.
My focus takes HORRIBLE pictures. I mean they are TERRIBLE. They are grainy, blurry and just look plain bad.
Is this the same for other people or could there be a problem with my camera?
I wanted to get other peoples input before I brought my phone into the AT&T store to look at it.
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IMO the Focus camera isn't nearly as nice as the iPhone camera but I wouldn't say my Focus took bad pictures. If they're really bad, you may well have a faulty camera. Take it back and at least compare.
Gotta say my Focus takes some of the best pictures of any cell phone I've ever owned.
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IMO the Focus camera isn't nearly as nice as the iPhone camera but I wouldn't say my Focus took bad pictures. If they're really bad, you may well have a faulty camera. Take it back and at least compare.
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Really? I think the iPone camera is very meh. My HD2 took much better pictures.
So AT&T yet again surprised me. I went in and voiced my concerns about my camera and the guy went out back, got me a new phone, set everything up and I was on my way in like 15 minutes. Zero hassle.
I'm updating my phone now and will take some pictures after. I hope they come out better...
and I learned a lesson... don't plug a SD card into a non updated Focus.. On phone #3..
Try the camera after NODO update.... and try to enable anti shake
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Try the camera after NODO update.... and try to enable anti shake
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What should happen?
eizsoft said:
Try the camera after NODO update.... and try to enable anti shake
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Camera works the same after nodo, except anti-shake is set on by default... So it's already enabled... ?
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Camera works the same after nodo, except anti-shake is set on by default... So it's already enabled... ?
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Yep, it's on. By default.
Hi folks,
Just bought my new Black Galaxy S4 (I9505) yesterday and enjoying every bit of it, but camera has been a great disappointment. I'm not sure why but the camera has some really bad lag. So much so, I have started thinking that S4 has some sort of issue with camera. I tried searching on the interent, and could not find any other complaints on S4's camera shutter.
Is there anyone else having the same issue? Let me explain the issue; when I take a picture on Auto mode (or any other mode), there is a lag between pressing the camera button and when the actual picture is taken. That is probably understandable due to auto focus (?), but most of the pictures come out blurry. Also, the frame I see in the view finder is not the same as the actual picture. I mean, the subject in the frame at the time of when I see the picture has been taken, does not come out the same when I look at the picture itself. I'm no camera expert so trying my best to explain it well. I have disabled every sort of fancy features in my camera, as well as the whole phone (air gesture, smart screen, etc) (although I'm sure that has nothing to do with the camera performance) but still the issue is still there.
Any suggestions on how to make it better. I take quite a lot of pictures and have been doing it on my S3 without any major complaints. In fact, I love SGS3 camera, and upgraded to S4 thinking it'll have a better camera, but that's not my experience till now.
Thanks!
malikons said:
Hi folks,
Just bought my new Black Galaxy S4 (I9505) yesterday and enjoying every bit of it, but camera has been a great disappointment. I'm not sure why but the camera has some really bad lag. So much so, I have started thinking that S4 has some sort of issue with camera. I tried searching on the interent, and could not find any other complaints on S4's camera shutter.
Is there anyone else having the same issue? Let me explain the issue; when I take a picture on Auto mode (or any other mode), there is a lag between pressing the camera button and when the actual picture is taken. That is probably understandable due to auto focus (?), but most of the pictures come out blurry. Also, the frame I see in the view finder is not the same as the actual picture. I mean, the subject in the frame at the time of when I see the picture has been taken, does not come out the same when I look at the picture itself. I'm no camera expert so trying my best to explain it well. I have disabled every sort of fancy features in my camera, as well as the whole phone (air gesture, smart screen, etc) (although I'm sure that has nothing to do with the camera performance) but still the issue is still there.
Any suggestions on how to make it better. I take quite a lot of pictures and have been doing it on my S3 without any major complaints. In fact, I love SGS3 camera, and upgraded to S4 thinking it'll have a better camera, but that's not my experience till now.
Thanks!
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Menu, settings, about, software update. See if you have an update. There was one last week and part of it was an upgrade of the camera software I think.
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Menu, settings, about, software update. See if you have an update. There was one last week and part of it was an upgrade of the camera software I think.
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Thanks for the reply! I did upgrade the software as soon as I connected my phone to wifi. I think that was the only update ever since S4 launched. Any other suggestions? I do believe that this is not a common issue, I read some camera reviews and everyone seems to be praising the shutter speed, so they must be talking about a different camera than what I have
i have the same issue, i have newest software, just updated by ota. when i press sutter button i have to wait one second for picture is actually taken... so big lag, with s3 it was instant - zero shutter lag.
Kriomag said:
i have the same issue, i have newest software, just updated by ota. when i press sutter button i have to wait one second for picture is actually taken... so big lag, with s3 it was instant - zero shutter lag.
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That's it! That is what I am experiencing. Not sure how to fix it. If you find anything, do let me know. I'm also looking around and trying different settings. My S3 had a super camera with no lags and pictures come out crisp, that's not what I'm getting with S4.
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Is the delay there when you use the voice command?
At least I am not alone. Thanks to everyone who replied. Can someone disable "auto night detection" in camera settings and see if it makes any difference? I tried changing this setting and do feel some difference but cannot tell for sure. I have seen that when you take a picture in dark and when auto night detection is enabled, shutter speed is a lot faster than usual.
I am hoping we'll find some answer within the existing phone/camera settings and dont have to hack the camera, or in worst case, change the phone.
Thanks!
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When focusing instead of letting the phone do it tap screen let it lock on then take the picture, I've had no problems using the camera on my phone pics have come out sharp.
But i do agree the camera software itself still needs abit of work doing yet, this will more likely get sorted out in future updates.
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When focusing instead of letting the phone do it tap screen let it lock on then take the picture, I've had no problems using the camera on my phone pics have come out sharp.
But i do agree the camera software itself still needs abit of work doing yet, this will more likely get sorted out in future updates.
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I see no difference between manual tapping and auto focus. The problem is still there. Thanks for the reply anyway.
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Is the delay there when you use the voice command?
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Yes, I just tried voice control and the problem still exists. Thanks!!
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+1 after using my camera for the first real time out with friends yesterday, got some real mixed results, some ok, but a lot blurry, even in good lighting
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+1 after using my camera for the first real time out with friends yesterday, got some real mixed results, some ok, but a lot blurry, even in good lighting
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Same here! I took quite a few pictures today outside in sunny weather and was very disappointed to see some blurry shots. Never had any such complaint from S3 camera. This is very disappointing. I hope samsung do something about it.
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Also, your hand has to be VERY still to take pictures that are in focus are not blurry. Rather disappointed as the software is absolutely awesome.
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Complaining here won't help - you all have to spam Samsung with lots of emails.
This is not something that is going to get fixed with a software update, maybe improved but not fixed. Having a 13 MP camera using tiny lens and sensor will inherently cause a situation where it takes longer to gather a sufficient amount of light, hence longer exposure times and slower shutter speeds. This is the price to pay for being able to capture lots of detail out of a tiny camera. The S4's camera should not be used to capture moving targets.
Bought this app as part of the Play Store sales that just happened. So far it's the best camera app I've tried with the N5. UI is decent, solid amount of features, and shutter speed seems much improved for me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neaststudios.procapture
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A couple pics using it. Again, shutter speed is much faster and it doesn't seem to effect low light pics.
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Just picked this up, seems faster and focuses better (even though it shows the red focus indicator, it's usually still focused properly.)
Yeah, I found the same, especially in macro mode (all the beer related pics above were in macro with a red focus square).
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Yeah, I found the same, especially in macro mode (all the beer related pics above were in macro with a red focus square).
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I'm glad you posted this, most of the camera apps I've tried, even those that have been updated for Nexus 5 and 4.4 compatibility all seemed to act weird when tapping to focus, the exposure on screen would flash really dark and often times stay dark.
This doesn't seem to have that issue, so thanks!
Heres a few random macro/close up shots I took.
Just tried it out much better than the stock camera app in my opinion will be using this one
Can confirm this app rocks! Much much better focus speed and picture quality too. Its on sales now ( I'm not promoting for this app )
Thank you very much for this find!
I have tried so many different camera apps (cameraFX, Camera Awesome,...) until now, and none of them did work out really well.
This one is fast in autofocus, Burst Mode is working and the pictures look great!
Another happy user here, came from iPhone 5 , very happy except camera , that's been solved with this app
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Tried the free app... Bought the paid version within 5 minutes. Until Google comes with a fix for the camera, this is going to be my default camera app. Thank you OP. Great find...!!!
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+1 for this app.
ive been using this for 3 YEARS. and never let me down,
actually it composes with better resolution
stock camera : 1.95 MB photo, slight bulrry good quality
procapture: 2-3MB, Good lighting and awesome quality
Is there HDR+?
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Is there HDR+?
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It has a reduced noise option that takes two pictures then merges them together.
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Holy [email protected]! This app is a HUGE improvement over the stock camera! Thanks to y'all for pointing it out and recommending it/ showing it off! :highfive:
Just bought it. It was 99 cents so I guess not a big deal to try out. I noticed the auto focus isn't great but tap to focus works better than stock. Is it supposed to have a native video recorder? When I clicked "camcorder" it tried opening my stock video camera and then crashed. Also, I'm not sure if the "reduced noise" is usable. It's fairly slow to take the pic as well as to process it.
EDIT: Nevermind about the video, just read on the app page it doesn't support it.
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+1 for this app.
ive been using this for 3 YEARS. and never let me down,
actually it composes with better resolution
stock camera : 1.95 MB photo, slight bulrry good quality
procapture: 2-3MB, Good lighting and awesome quality
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Same here. My camera app of choice for a few years now.
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Just bought it. It was 99 cents so I guess not a big deal to try out. I noticed the auto focus isn't great but tap to focus works better than stock. Is it supposed to have a native video recorder? When I clicked "camcorder" it tried opening my stock video camera and then crashed. Also, I'm not sure if the "reduced noise" is usable. It's fairly slow to take the pic as well as to process it.
EDIT: Nevermind about the video, just read on the app page it doesn't support it.
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Well, the HDR+ in the stock camera app mode take longer to process too.
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Well, the HDR+ in the stock camera app mode take longer to process too.
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Sorry, I meant that the "reduced noise" in the app takes much longer to process than HDR+
Nice app 10x
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Hey! I saw where someone had posted that A Better Camera app works very well and noticed an improvement. I downloaded it, but it takes forever to actually take a pic. What do you all think is the best Camera app, far as features, speed and quality? Thanks!!
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I've been using Vignette for the past four years and as soon as FedEX drops off my GS5 today I'll load it on there as well
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.neilandtheresa.NewVignette
EDIT: After installing - Vignette does not appear to support higher than 8MP shots - I've been in contact with the developer and will hopefully get it fixed in an update
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I've been using Vignette for the past four years and as soon as FedEX drops off my GS5 today I'll load it on there as well
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.neilandtheresa.NewVignette
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Is it good for taking pictures?
got the g3 yesterday and i have the g2, looking at the g3 camera ui and settings and options. there are very little to none, the g2 camera had more options and modes. i feel like they didnt even try for the camera. theres only 4 modes, dual, panorama, magic focus, and auto... if u count that.
what happen to all the other shooting modes like night, beauty shot, shot & clear, they didnt even add filters.
i hate when companys make a upgraded product but they remove other features from the last.
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got the g3 yesterday and i have the g2, looking at the g3 camera ui and settings and options. there are very little to none, the g2 camera had more options and modes. i feel like they didnt even try for the camera. theres only 4 modes, dual, panorama, magic focus, and auto... if u count that.
what happen to all the other shooting modes like night, beauty shot, shot & clear, they didnt even add filters.
i hate when companys make a upgraded product but they remove other features from the last.
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Sorry... But have you been under a rock? This was a well-known "feature" about the camera. Pretty much EVERY review mentions it.
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Sorry... But have you been under a rock? This was a well-known "feature" about the camera. Pretty much EVERY review mentions it.
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i did not look at much reviews, just seen a few unboxing. the camera isnt really a problem just dont get why they wouldnt add them features.
ill probably end up using a 3rd party camera app if really needed.
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i did not look at much reviews, just seen a few unboxing. the camera isnt really a problem just dont get why they wouldnt add them features.
ill probably end up using a 3rd party camera app if really needed.
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Yeah, that's what most people seem to be doing that want more manual features. Google camera seems to be a popular one.
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Yeah, that's what most people seem to be doing that want more manual features. Google camera seems to be a popular one.
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The best app by far which has access to all manual controls is 'A Better Camera'.
Google Camera is fine but like the G3's default camera app has little in the way of control.
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got the g3 yesterday and i have the g2, looking at the g3 camera ui and settings and options. there are very little to none, the g2 camera had more options and modes. i feel like they didnt even try for the camera. theres only 4 modes, dual, panorama, magic focus, and auto... if u count that.
what happen to all the other shooting modes like night, beauty shot, shot & clear, they didnt even add filters.
i hate when companys make a upgraded product but they remove other features from the last.
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So what is exactly your complain about? Are you aware that when LG device rings home and sends statistics of its usage then LG engineers could look into it and see what is the most used features of their product. And they can clearly see that very minority of people do make shots with dual camera, filters and all other fancy settings, instead most people just POINT and SHOOT. So why bother. Why spend precious engineers' stuff time to optimize features that will sit in the corner forever unused when LG needs to update ROMs for old devices and programmers are in need?
And for those who needs more tweaks and filters in camera settings there already plenty of 3rd party camera apps in GPlay
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got the g3 yesterday and i have the g2, looking at the g3 camera ui and settings and options. there are very little to none, the g2 camera had more options and modes. i feel like they didnt even try for the camera. theres only 4 modes, dual, panorama, magic focus, and auto... if u count that.
what happen to all the other shooting modes like night, beauty shot, shot & clear, they didnt even add filters.
i hate when companys make a upgraded product but they remove other features from the last.
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As mentioned above, there are a myriad of different third party camera apps for those that want something more in depth. I'm glad LG spent more time on things like ergonomics and the skin rather than the camera.
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As mentioned above, there are a myriad of different third party camera apps for those that want something more in depth. I'm glad LG spent more time on things like ergonomics and the skin rather than the camera.
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I love how minimal the camera app is it truly is point and shoot which is what a phone camera should be, if you want to go deeper than that a phone camera is not what you're looking for
LG wanted to go minimal on this whole device, the whole new UI reflects minimal and that includes the camera.
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I love how minimal the camera app is it truly is point and shoot which is what a phone camera should be, if you want to go deeper than that a phone camera is not what you're looking for
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Honestly, I can understand the OP's disappointment. You won't find shooting modes like the ones he listed on a DSLR camera, but you'll find it in a regular 'ole point and shoot. And since these were available in the previous version, one might expect to find it in the new version.
But again, this is the beauty of android. Download a camera application that has what you want! There are very few limitations, which is why most of us love android powered devices.
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Honestly, I can understand the OP's disappointment. You won't find shooting modes like the ones he listed on a DSLR camera, but you'll find it in a regular 'ole point and shoot. And since these were available in the previous version, one might expect to find it in the new version.
But again, this is the beauty of android. Download a camera application that has what you want! There are very few limitations, which is why most of us love android powered devices.
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its not really a disappointment as i said its not a problem nor does it bother me.
i just dont get why they wouldn't add them features back.
but any who the phone is really nice i love it its a great upgrade from there last device.
and i love how att didn't remove the theme editor this time lol
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its not really a disappointment as i said its not a problem nor does it bother me.
i just dont get why they wouldn't add them features back.
but any who the phone is really nice i love it its a great upgrade from there last device.
and i love how att didn't remove the theme editor this time lol
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The whole reason why there is no more night mode, I think, is because there was "intelligent Auto" mode in G2 and now its gone, too. But now IA is THE default mode of camera instead of optional while being in G2, so the camera sets itself to HDR, or night mode when appropriate based on the measured exposures and lighting conditions and dynamic range of frame
Beauty shot is probably included in frontal camera in auto mode,too.
Didn't you do any research before getting the phone ? Because the simple . Camera ui shouldn't be a surprise at this point
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Love the minimal everything on this phone. It also takes the best pictures and videos of any phone.
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should have tried it before buying it..thats like buying a car without test driving it
The g2 took horrible low light shots.... The filters are well worth the trade for this camera
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I also agree that the camera is too basic, in a good way. However, manual exposure compensation needs to be available in every camera app.
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Didn't you do any research before getting the phone ? Because the simple . Camera ui shouldn't be a surprise at this point
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not much just loved the g2 because of its ui and where the buttons are placed. its much better ui then the sluggish touch wiz on galaxy phones.
Somehow my touch to shoot has been turned off, i have to hit the shutter button now. Anyone know how to get it back to where i just touch the screen so it will focus and shoot?
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My bad, should have searched. Answer is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...amera: Tap to focus and snap no longer works
LG made this camera for idiots who only point and take photo
Samsung so far has the best camera software, other brands should learn from the master how to do good camera app.