Front camera quality ? And rear camera quality ? - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

During the day ? And in low light situations?
I have read so many reviews and saw so many samples but none made me convinced because the different options everywhere... and about front camera I havent read about it anywhere
Plz advise
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Coming from an HTC One the front camera is terrible. The wide angle lens on the One is much better IMO. However, the LG G2 has an awesome read camera. Great detail though kind of slow sometimes I found. And it is a bit cluttered as they are trying to be too much like Samsung.

MrSteez said:
Coming from an HTC One the front camera is terrible. The wide angle lens on the One is much better IMO. However, the LG G2 has an awesome read camera. Great detail though kind of slow sometimes I found. And it is a bit cluttered as they are trying to be too much like Samsung.
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Noo that's a big turn down for me, I was actually comparing the one and the g2 myself :s deciding which smartphone I should get..
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The front cam is better on the One cuz of the big viewing angle. But, But, the rear cam is definetly better the UI is a bit like touchwiz but the image quality is great.
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I agree the front camera is pretty bad... I came from the HTC DNA, and I feel it was better too.. my wife's iPhone 5 ffc is way better than my LG G2..
I don't use it that much so isn't really a big deal, but would have liked better quality..
Rear camera I am happy with.. like with any cell phone camera there are times I am impressed and times I am disappointed, but overall I am happy with the G2 rear camera.

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Friends Evo...

I was playing with my friends EVO and loved how much bigger the screen was. Most people liked the 4 inch display, but im one of those guys that thinks bigger is better. The phone itself was nothing special. Seemed to be as responsive as my vibrant, but games were not as smooth and the Vibrants screen blew it away. The colors on the EVO looked faded and just didnt stand out. Just wish Samsung made it with a 4.3 Super amoled screen
But i guess i cant complain to much, its still larger than my iphone4's screen. And i can use 3G!!!!!!!
Sorry about my rambling.
I know what you mean, it would be nice if It had a bigger screen; but I doesn't matter to me since I came from a Mytouch lol. Hopefully there will be a successor of the Galaxy S family next year that will appeal all of our needs. Imagine a phone with Super AMOLED, 4.3 inch screen, FFC, 8 megapixel camera with flash, FM Radio, working GPS and to top it off Vanilla Android. One can only dream ^_^.
ElahC said:
I know what you mean, it would be nice if It had a bigger screen; but I doesn't matter to me since I came from a Mytouch lol. Hopefully there will be a successor of the Galaxy S family next year that will appeal all of our needs. Imagine a phone with Super AMOLED, 4.3 inch screen, FFC, 8 megapixel camera with flash, FM Radio, working GPS and to top it off Vanilla Android. One can only dream ^_^.
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There have been leaks of a 4.3 inch SAMOLED successor to the Galaxy S. It's being called the Galaxy SX.
ElahC said:
I know what you mean, it would be nice if It had a bigger screen; but I doesn't matter to me since I came from a Mytouch lol. Hopefully there will be a successor of the Galaxy S family next year that will appeal all of our needs. Imagine a phone with Super AMOLED, 4.3 inch screen, FFC, 8 megapixel camera with flash, FM Radio, working GPS and to top it off Vanilla Android. One can only dream ^_^.
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I'm good with the 4" screen. I don't need a bigger phone filling up my pockets.
On a side-note, the number of megapixels in the camera is more marketing than anything. All that tells you is how much data the camera subsystem returns to the software...it tells you nothing about the quality of the camera sensor (or the lens in the case of actual digital cameras). I've seen way too many high-megapixel devices with lousy camera sensors to place much importance on that number. A cheap camera sensor + lots of megapixels = more bad picture. Don't be fooled...look at the quality of the pictures, not the number of megapixels.
I think Samsung is coming out with a tablet... stick that your pocket
dex1701 said:
I'm good with the 4" screen. I don't need a bigger phone filling up my pockets.
On a side-note, the number of megapixels in the camera is more marketing than anything. All that tells you is how much data the camera subsystem returns to the software...it tells you nothing about the quality of the camera sensor (or the lens in the case of actual digital cameras). I've seen way too many high-megapixel devices with lousy camera sensors to place much importance on that number. A cheap camera sensor + lots of megapixels = more bad picture. Don't be fooled...look at the quality of the pictures, not the number of megapixels.
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Hehe I completely agree with you, and thanks for the heads up on megapixels.
Coming from the HD2 to the vibrant I must say I like the 4 inch screen a lot better. 4.3 is just a little to much for me.
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NO TY!
I refuse to get anything bigger than 4 inches. I can careless how amazing the phone is. If I can't fit in my pocket and my hands comfortably than I do not wan it.
Yeah the 4.3" on the hd2 was a bit much for me. I'm a girl so not only was it huge in my hands but huge for my pocket or anything else. I think 4 is the sweet spot
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Agreed , 4 inch is the right size.
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disturkis4u;7590471 I think 4 is the sweet spot [/QUOTE said:
Then I'm the man for you!
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thunderstruck! said:
Then I'm the man for you!
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ROFL! Ziiiiing
m3ta1head said:
ROFL! Ziiiiing
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Now I know how the catholic church feels... BUZZING!
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I came from the HD2, and it was too clunky.
I could use the phone fine with one hand.
my hands aren't small, but 4" is perfect and i get 720p video recording and a better GPU/Screen.
I love the 4" form factor
Lol, so many "That's what she said" jokes here.
I think Droid X would be the better 4.3" phone since it's skinnier than the Evo/HD2 which is better when holding it in the hand, but I like the 4" size. It's the perfect size imo.
Addel said:
Now I know how the catholic church feels... BUZZING!
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i didn't get it at first, but upon a second read, i must grant you 400 internets.
Well played good sir.
dex1701 said:
I'm good with the 4" screen. I don't need a bigger phone filling up my pockets.
On a side-note, the number of megapixels in the camera is more marketing than anything. All that tells you is how much data the camera subsystem returns to the software...it tells you nothing about the quality of the camera sensor (or the lens in the case of actual digital cameras). I've seen way too many high-megapixel devices with lousy camera sensors to place much importance on that number. A cheap camera sensor + lots of megapixels = more bad picture. Don't be fooled...look at the quality of the pictures, not the number of megapixels.
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I did not know this before. Thanks for the tip. Also i'm perfectly happy with the picture quality the Vibrant has. I am extremely pleased with the phone overall but the screen and the camera are what i'm loving most about it this week. haha

nice camera, but...

ok, i'm quite satisfied with the nexus 4's camera but yesterday when I was comparing shots with my friend who owns an htc one x, i got a little bit jealous as her pictures had a wider angle lol. when she previews pics, it really occupies the entire screen. so are there any apps that can help me get wider angle pics or is it a hardware limitation? because my friend also showed me that you can change the pic dimension from 4:3 to 16:9 in htc's stock camera app, and i can't seem to find that in my camera app.
Try Camera MX. It's set to 16:9 by default
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magix.camera_mx
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If you're talking about the screen, I agree our N4's view angle is nowhere near HOX. And there're no software could help that, it's from the design... pixel arrangement or something. Your another point, when viewing in Gallery, I also note that the portion where statusbar located is wasted, we can't use full screen. This happen to JB gallery while ICS gallery also use statusbar space. I'm not sure what the reason behind this. If you like, you can try QuickPic... it might use full screen, but I still think stock gallery is better.
edited: Pardon me for I confused "wide angle" with "view angle".... just ignore my reply then
AW: nice camera, but...
16:9 just crops the pic. You can just zoom to achieve the same. Sensors are 4:3 so it will just worsen the quality.
The other thing is the focal length. I won't go into detail as it is explained enough on the web, but the nex has a fl of 33mm in 35mm equivalent and the hox has 28mm which means it has a wider angle, thus getting more covert, but it also has drawbacks.
And btw, this is an interesting post:
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13her35bk2ldjj3a235fvlh1xe0eximz
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abufaka said:
16:9 just crops the pic. You can just zoom to achieve the same. Sensors are 4:3 so it will just worsen the quality.
The other thing is the focal length. I won't go into detail as it is explained enough on the web, but the nex has a fl of 33mm in 35mm equivalent and the hox has 28mm which means it has a wider angle, thus getting more covert, but it also has drawbacks.
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Ok, it is a hardware limitation then. i know i'm just being lazy here but can you just give me the biggest drawback of wider angle cameras? just so i feel better lol
Haha, if camera's that important, should have switched, or get a hand-held on the side, I guess.
discovered another flaw today. the screen of htc one x looks much more vibrant than the nex4.
haha i still love my phone, it's blazing fast and i know it won't easily get obsolete. But I wish review sites pointed these weaknesses out.
cribol said:
discovered another flaw today. the screen of htc one x looks much more vibrant than the nex4.
haha i still love my phone, it's blazing fast and i know it won't easily get obsolete. But I wish review sites pointed these weaknesses out.
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Hox screen is over saturated. N4 is more accurate so less punchy. I have both to compare against reference images.
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cribol said:
Ok, it is a hardware limitation then. i know i'm just being lazy here but can you just give me the biggest drawback of wider angle cameras? just so i feel better lol
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Heh heh... with all other things being equal, there is essentially no advantage/disadvantage to either of these two focal lengths. It simply means that when composing the exact same picture, The nexus 4 will need to be a little further away than the HTC. Conversely, your friend will need to get closer. Sometimes it is easier to do one than the other, other times not.
AW: nice camera, but...
cribol said:
Ok, it is a hardware limitation then. i know i'm just being lazy here but can you just give me the biggest drawback of wider angle cameras? just so i feel better lol
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Lines get bent. The wider the angle the more fisheyey it gets.
But that's the extremes. I just realised poster before me essentialy said the correct thing for this exact use case.
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cribol said:
ok, i'm quite satisfied with the nexus 4's camera but yesterday when I was comparing shots with my friend who owns an htc one x, i got a little bit jealous as her pictures had a wider angle lol. when she previews pics, it really occupies the entire screen. so are there any apps that can help me get wider angle pics or is it a hardware limitation? because my friend also showed me that you can change the pic dimension from 4:3 to 16:9 in htc's stock camera app, and i can't seem to find that in my camera app.
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Try photo sphere, you won't need more angle than that

S5 users - quick couple questions.

Hi all,
Just a couple of q's for the S5 crew.
I've bought a brand new LG G2 and the camera is gash. My trusty S3 wee-wee's all over it from a great height. Aside from that, the phone is an utter champion which makes it a tough choice..
Can anyone tell me the S5 camera sits up there with the best, and if I'd be happy with it's performance coming from the G2?
Help me XDA - you're my only hope.
To be honest I like every thing in the s5 except one thing .. the camera ... specially the front camera is **** and even **** is little word for the front camera it's a disaster the back one ether the s3 camera is better for me because my old phone was s3
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I love my s5's camera, I think it's great.
Take a look in the pictures taken with s5 thread for some guidance
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It depends on what you want out of a smartphone camera. The S5 takes incredible shots outside in good light. It's noticeably better than the G2 in those situations. But inside or outside in poor light, the shots are pretty lacking, and I prefer what the G2 provides overall. If you're only shooting still shots in low light and can hold the camera still for an extended period of time, the shots from the S5 can turn out decent sometimes, but all too often they look like oil paintings.
So, in my opinion, he S5 wipes the floor with the G2 in outdoor shots with good light. But in low light, the G2 provides better shots more often.
kryogenik said:
Just a couple of q's for the S5 crew.
I've bought a brand new LG G2 and the camera is gash
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You have to decide what you want out of a camera. All smartphone cameras have weaknesses. The S5 camera has been widely praised as being superior. And it is in most circumstances. But it is weak in low light. While another phone may work very well in dim light but not be nearly as good as the S5 in daylight.
The S5 camera is very good unless low light shots are an important priority for you. And I have no idea what you meant by gash in this context. I looked in three dictionaries and none of them listed a meaning that would fit here. So it must be regional slang?
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fffft said:
And I have no idea what you meant by gash in this context. I looked in three dictionaries and none of them listed a meaning that would fit here. So it must be regional slang?
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Gash = Crap :highfive:

front facing camera

So I got a g3 a few weeks ago. I read everywhere how great the camera is. The back one is, the front facing camera is awful. I'm not the tannest person in the world but the front camera makes you look ghostly almost. Even people with darker skin look pale. If I take a picture of myself on Snapchat or something I have to turn the phone the phone around. Is this a problem with the g3 or just my unit?
wmech said:
So I got a g3 a few weeks ago. I read everywhere how great the camera is. The back one is, the front facing camera is awful. I'm not the tannest person in the world but the front camera makes you look ghostly almost. Even people with darker skin look pale. If I take a picture of myself on Snapchat or something I have to turn the phone the phone around. Is this a problem with the g3 or just my unit?
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I find it makes me look pale or sickly, kinda washed out if you asked me. Quality or sharpness looks OK.
wmech said:
So I got a g3 a few weeks ago. I read everywhere how great the camera is. The back one is, the front facing camera is awful. I'm not the tannest person in the world but the front camera makes you look ghostly almost. Even people with darker skin look pale. If I take a picture of myself on Snapchat or something I have to turn the phone the phone around. Is this a problem with the g3 or just my unit?
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its a 2.1 megapixel front camera, how much performance do you really expect from it, other than the colours being a lil off, i have no issues with the front camera
Well i think the front facing camera works pretty well if you think that it is a 2.1 MP cam. I dont really have any problem but for sure it doesnt perform like the back one .
G4 improved the front cam but i dont intend to upgrade from G3 (yet )

Camera performance

What do you guys think about the camera performance? For me the front camera is great but the rear camera is disappointing. There is often blur in the pictures, especially on the sides of the photo. Perhaps I got a faulty unit.
flipp0 said:
What do you guys think about the camera performance? For me the front camera is great but the rear camera is disappointing. There is often blur in the pictures, especially on the sides of the photo. Perhaps I got a faulty unit.
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I have the same thoughts as you my friend, great performance from the front facing and nice to have front flash for those awkward moments but as for the rear facing camera I absolutely hate how when you from picture to video you really notice the difference and looks very tacky that's for sure. Quite sad to see no 60 FPS recording option but then again, it is a mid ranger so I can't have high expectations etc.
I do really miss using my Xperia X camera compared to the XA1 Ultra, boot up time on my X is insanely fast. Sometimes when booting camera from lockscreen can take 5-6 seconds to open which is slightly painful lol...

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