I looked for this topic on the Internet, found many people with the same issue, but haven't found any answers.
When I use the front facing camera using the camera app, in medium light conditions, at the beginning, it's a bit dark, but the camera obviously seems to adjust few moments later so that the picture is very clear, and by very clear I mean it's not dark in any way. In the same exact moment and conditions, I open snapchat, the picture on the screen is very very very dark, I can't stress enough on the significant difference between the two pictures. I wonder what is the reason for this? and is it fixable?
Anyone? Is my question unclear?
About the camera.
When you are in a movie hall and come out if it after 2 hours do you see everything clear in a jiffy?
Exactly that way a camera needs to adjust its brightness and exposure..it is a machine anyway..
About the snapchat thing..I couldnt understand it very clear..do you want to say that the brightness does not increase or something..
This maybe a snapchat developer thing..they havent provided us with the exposure settings and stuff..
The same exact way, many camera apps differ from one another..instagram has a better picture quality in lowlight/frontcam than retrica (my opinion).
So it differes from app to app..dev to dev.
Just like Google Camera and Samsung Stock Camera app.
Samsung knows its max so they pitch in 70-80% of the best..
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Thanks for answering, and yes that's what I meant, the camera does adjust its brightness and exposure in the stock camera app, but not in snapchat, the picture stays very dark. The issue is, it's not a lowlight condition I'm talking about, it's perfectly clear in the stock camera app, but too dark using snapchat. It may be a developer thing after all, so thanks again.
Okay just to be clear, here are pictures i just took with both apps. The room is well lit, can't be normal.
using the camera app:
using snapchat:
It can't be normal for such significant difference to exist.
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Okay just to be clear, here are pictures i just took with both apps. The room is well lit, can't be normal.
using the camera app:
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It can't be normal for such significant difference to exist.
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It is the app brother
Snapchat has something weird in that case..it cannot auto adjust exposure values..
If you save these photos..see the ISO in the porperties..maybe you get the answer by yourself
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DeepankarS said:
It is the app brother
Snapchat has something weird in that case..it cannot auto adjust exposure values..
If you save these photos..see the ISO in the porperties..maybe you get the answer by yourself
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Yeah I get the cause here, but is it fixable? Is there anything I can do?
odaibasha said:
Yeah I get the cause here, but is it fixable? Is there anything I can do?
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To be frank..i dont have any idea
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A workaround would be to make the pictures with the normal camera app. Then use the Xposed module "Snapshare" to send the pictures you took to snapchat.
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A workaround would be to make the pictures with the normal camera app. Then use the Xposed module "Snapshare" to send the pictures you took to snapchat.
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Yeah that's what I'm doing right now, but it would've been a lot easier if they fixed the app itself.
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Hello,
I've had my X10a for about 2 weeks now and noticed very poor picture quality while taking pictures. My old iPhone 3G takes much better pictures in comparison.
I've read forum posts and have googled for possible solutions, such as different settings (scene recognition and others) which have not helped.
All pictures I take look grainy and pixelated in well lit conditions and worse in not so bright environments. I can notice this while previewing the pictures on the phone however it's exponentially worse when I transfer them to my computer to see.
- Any ideas how to address this issue?
- Firmware issue?
- Faulty camera?
Model = x10a (rooted)
Firmware = 1.6
Kernel = 2.6.29 rel
Build Number = R2BA023
Thanks,
B.
I'm having a similar problem as well,
I've read about the causes being shaky hands, smudged lens, etc,
but I tried a lot of things and I'm having difficulty getting a decent picture. I hope it's not a 2mp sensor they put in there.
I don't think my camera issues are as bad as yours sound to be but my X10i takes worse pics than my pervious C905 did, blurry and bad focusing.
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I don't have that issue at all. Compared to my iPhone my X10 takes superior pictures. The quality is sometimes grainy when the lit is dim, but in direct sunlight the pictures are phenomenal.
yeh when i used the touch screen to take pictures i always get blurry images. I guess sometimes its the settings you use.
Try out Vignette from the market...It works a lot better than the stock camera app. There's a discussion about it on here somewhere...
Thanks for the replies so far. I'll give Vignette a try.
Hi,
Did you try turning on the image stabilizer?
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I'm using Camera 360 with a lot better results. The stock camera app compress too much, and using Camera 360, you can set the quality to 80 or even 100%, so now I getting a lot more detailed pictures.
Let me know if this software addresses your problem!
+1 for Vignette. Money well spent.
Yeh I tried the IS setting but that didnt make the image any sharper.
I moaned about pictures too but gave it to a bloke from work who's an amteur photograper (i.e. pervert) and he got some amazing pictures out of it. I guess you need a bit of skill, not that I've got any!!! my pics are all drunk at festivals
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Hi,
Did you try turning on the image stabilizer?
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How did I miss this?! I didn't even notice that before. My shots were perfect before but with this it may be a lot better.
I'd post some examples but it wont let me.
IS makes images too soft.
Vignette doesn't have EV control (or iso, aperture, etc)
Camera FX ... i can;t seem to find a way to set it to 8MP.
I will have to try Camera 360.
Sorry, but my X10 takes better pictures than any other smartphone that I've seen, besides the N900.
You're shooting it wrong
With image stabilization my camera has been pretty damn good.
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Im using the x10a as well, definately something wrong with your camera. I'd try cleaning it like others have mentioned. Here are a couple i took with Vingette that you can compare to.
Here's a picture I took last Friday at night of a bright building using the stock camera app. If you think the image quality is poor, I can't help you.
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You know, you should post some of your images so we can give you advices
I gave Vignette and Camera360 a go, the pictures do look good.
Thanks for all your suggestions. btw those are very nice pics you've captured on your phone.
Since the KitKat update my camera takes about 3-5 seconds from pressing the button to it taking it.
1. Is this a known issue?
2. Is there a work around?
3. Is there a way to do clean flash without affecting Knox?
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Is Smart Stabilisation on or off?
Is Focus before taking shot on or off?
TheMathMan said:
Since the KitKat update my camera takes about 3-5 seconds from pressing the button to it taking it.
1. Is this a known issue?
2. Is there a work around?
3. Is there a way to do clean flash without affecting Knox?
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as @ShadowLea said, I agree.
But... Did you see a progressbar "processing" after u press button? If yes, maybe u use auto mode?
I normally change to sport mode. It will just shoot directly after u press the button. This mode will bypass by the autofocus, stabilization, low light sensor. As the automode, it will check your focus first, do stabilization (if you on it), and for low light, it will try to adjust the best result first. That's why the processing a bit slow.
On my device, if I do it on a good light condition, and my hand not shaking while taking picture, automode will be fast as sport mode as well. Nothing wrong with KK actually.
if you want a clean flash, you can just find a firmware you like on samfirmware, and flash through ODIN. After finish, do a full wipe from recovery (data & cache partition on stock recovery).
Cheers.
Smart stabilisation was off. All settings set to auto.
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Smart stabilisation was off. All settings set to auto.
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try not to use auto.
because the camera will try its best to give best result with auto setting.
play around with the camera... the note 3 camera is quite good with a lot of setting.
To be frank, with all camera apps available at playstore, I've been reducing the usage of my DSLR, and change to note camera, since Note 2.
And now with the Note 3 camera, hehehe... my DSLR has been sitting inside my cabinet for 3 months :cyclops:
And for this Note 3, I've been using just stock cam. No other apps installed.
Turn off Auto settings. Particularly the 'Focus before taking shot'.
antique_sonic said:
try not to use auto.
because the camera will try its best to give best result with auto setting.
play around with the camera... the note 3 camera is quite good with a lot of setting.
To be frank, with all camera apps available at playstore, I've been reducing the usage of my DSLR, and change to note camera, since Note 2.
And now with the Note 3 camera, hehehe... my DSLR has been sitting inside my cabinet for 3 months :cyclops:
And for this Note 3, I've been using just stock cam. No other apps installed.
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I detest Stock, much prefer FV5 or CapturePro... But as much as I love my Note it'll never replace my EOS 70D. I'm an abstract photographer, and the Note's camera just isn't the same as a serieus Macro lens
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I detest Stock, much prefer FV5 or CapturePro... But as much as I love my Note it'll never replace my EOS 70D. I'm an abstract photographer, and the Note's camera just isn't the same as a serieus Macro lens
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hehehe...
I am just do photography as my hobby. Nature is the one I like to shoot. And so far, my canon has been sitting inside my cabinet
I agree... FV5 is good. CapturePro never use before.
And I like that cozymag. Especially if add the macro lens (or you can use magnifier to be simple) ...
Result is great for macro photography.
In putting together the camera locked/unlocked comparison, I found that the locked Sony did a good job of pulling out details in low light environments, while pictures under normal lighting conditions were (mostly) unaffected.
This morning, before heading out for work, I stumbled across an app in the Play Store called Night Camera and after a quick test, found that it actually does a fairly comparable job with the Sony "high and mighty", "I'm gonna delete your DRM keys if you try to steal it" algorithms.
Here are the comparison shots. First one taken with the Sony camera on a locked bl phone, and the second taken with Night Camera on a phone that has been BL unlocked.
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it does remove the noise quite well but look at the sharpness and detail of the bench and towel
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it does remove the noise quite well but look at the sharpness and detail of the bench and towel
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We all know that sony software with their own algorithms is better than this "Night Camera", but the point, imho, is that your hardware will be the same with the same capabilities with or without drm.
It's only a software related problem.
I think I'm going to unlock my bootloader now, how often happens to you guys to take a photo completely in the dark? In other condition seems there are no big differences, but I'm not a photographer myself.
On the other hand I had an s4 before the z3c, always been on aosp rom, and I've never missed any of the samsung camera capabilities, even knowing they were degraded using google camera.
yes, that is a nice confirmation. Though I've always been convinced that this is just a software problem and sony does not actually degrade the hardware.
Keep in mind that the same photo using an iPhone 5s results in a nearly black picture!
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We all know that sony software with their own algorithms is better than this "Night Camera", but the point, imho, is that your hardware will be the same with the same capabilities with or without drm.
It's only a software related problem.
I think I'm going to unlock my bootloader now, how often happens to you guys to take a photo completely in the dark? In other condition seems there are no big differences, but I'm not a photographer myself.
On the other hand I had an s4 before the z3c, always been on aosp rom, and I've never missed any of the samsung camera capabilities, even knowing they were degraded using google camera.
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OP, what happens if you use the Sony app and manually set ISO to 12800?
Fruktsallad said:
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OP, what happens if you use the Sony app and manually set ISO to 12800?
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You can't manually set the ISO to 12800. Can only be done in Auto mode.
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You can't manually set the ISO to 12800. Can only be done in Auto mode.
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Oh, that's true. My bad. Some third party apps allow some degree of ISO control, though.
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You can't manually set the ISO to 12800. Can only be done in Auto mode.
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Actually, while there's no 12800 ISO setting, there is a SCENE for High ISO in manual mode.
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Actually, while there's no 12800 ISO setting, there is a SCENE for High ISO in manual mode.
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Yup, but I'm shooting with the High ISO mode, it's only taking pics at 3200 ISO.
nope, not even close.
If only Sony's camera software was as competent in other lighting situations as it was in low light conditions, they would have the best camera experience on the market, hands down.
Good afternoon all. Got an issue that I can see several posts about but never quite got any answers (please correct me or guide me in the right direction if I missed something!)
Long story short, any photo I take in the front camera with my S4 (seemingly regardless of what ROM) results in blurry shots. Snapchat takes fine shots, which confuses me.
The results with any camera app using almost any of the available settings, although varying, give the same basic result. Blurry/low quality images. I haven't yet checked the actual resolution output yet but they have all been taken using full res (2.1mp) and the next setting, if I remember correctly, is 1.6mp.
ROM-wise it seems irrelevant as to what one I use. I had official Samsung 4.4 (I believe) when I got the phone a few months ago, but then went back to using my iPhone briefly. When there was a decent Lollipop released I switched back to the S4, but the front camera issue persists.
Any ideas guys? Thanks in advance and if I've missed anything I should have said let me know.
So you say you had the issue on the official stock too?
If it happens across multiple roms then it's mostly a hardware issue. Or you just have too high standards for the camera
Hey thanks for the reply!
I BELIEVE it worked fine on the stock firmware. It's not an expectation issue, as, for example, Snapchat takes photos that are exactly like what it shows on screen. The photos look incredible on the live preview on the camera app, its the output that's bad quality. I'll try show what I mean in uploaded photos in my next post.
Excuse the face...
With camera app :
http://s28.postimg.org/7wjmn3c25/IMG_20150123_071654.jpg
With Snapchat :
http://s18.postimg.org/qom7oc249/Snapchat_7189980829052747856.jpg
I can try take like for like shots showing screenshot vs output too if that would help.
Thanks
yetep said:
Excuse the face...
With camera app :
http://s28.postimg.org/7wjmn3c25/IMG_20150123_071654.jpg
With Snapchat :
http://s18.postimg.org/qom7oc249/Snapchat_7189980829052747856.jpg
I can try take like for like shots showing screenshot vs output too if that would help.
Thanks
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Very ironically I've just had a message on my phone saying 'updating camera software please wait' which SEEMS to have made a slight difference.. Shall see if that continues, but it's still outputting at much lower quality than is displayed.
When you're installing roms, do you wipe everything?
yetep said:
Excuse the face...
With camera app :
http://s28.postimg.org/7wjmn3c25/IMG_20150123_071654.jpg
With Snapchat :
http://s18.postimg.org/qom7oc249/Snapchat_7189980829052747856.jpg
I can try take like for like shots showing screenshot vs output too if that would help.
Thanks
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Lolipop based on Google play editon ones or any AOSP, CyanogenMod roms have really bad quality in terms of front camera. that's why i'm stuck on touchwiz because it has a better camera with so much modes. Front and back. :good:
So if you want good camera. go back to touchwiz. But iPhones has a great camera for selfies. so keep the iphone if you take a lot of selfie.
Silent Selfie Camera
Silent Selfie Camera
I have the solution with this app . . . i don 't know why no - one can fix the algorithm . . ! !
dont work
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silent selfie camera
i have the solution with this app . . . I don 't know why no - one can fix the algorithm . . ! !
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plz help anyone. No focus on gt-i9500 lollipop
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yes it works sssssssss
I like Cabrera on this phone photos with proshot are awesome.
However I've not seen many video camera apps, can you guys share which are your favorite and key features if possible thanks.
I'm using default video capture (on benzo ROM) for now but I've not figured out slow motion setting of camera
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However I've not seen many video camera apps, can you guys share which are your favorite and key features if possible thanks.
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Cinema FV-5.... it has a lot of the manual controls that are available from Camera FV-5.. one thing I really like is that you can set it fix focus, then have the volume down set to refocus (or you can tap the screen). This will eliminate the Google Camera's tendency to refocus a little bit too often.
As far slow motion, not sure if there are any 3rd party video apps that'll do that.
To do slow motion on this phone its at the top right, right beside the flash icon. You tap it once for 120 and then again for 240 fps
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Cinema FV-5.... it has a lot of the manual controls that are available from Camera FV-5.. one thing I really like is that you can set it fix focus, then have the volume down set to refocus (or you can tap the screen). This will eliminate the Google Camera's tendency to refocus a little bit too often.
As far slow motion, not sure if there are any 3rd party video apps that'll do that.
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Thanks I'll give it a try.
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To do slow motion on this phone its at the top right, right beside the flash icon. You tap it once for 120 and then again for 240 fps
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I suppose I've a different version of app, check the screenshot that's all the settings I've.
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I suppose I've a different version of app, check the screenshot that's all the settings I've.
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That's the old version of the Google camera.. Not sure how or why you have that. I'd go update it from here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
It's supposed to look like this.
http://m.imgur.com/U2HHV8W
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That's the old version of the Google camera.. Not sure how or why you have that. I'd go update it from here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
It's supposed to look like this.
http://m.imgur.com/U2HHV8W
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Thanks, it's a part of ROM and I didn't even bother to try stock android for more than 2 days so didn't even notice it [emoji20]
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I mean, it should've updated itself regardless of being stock or not unless you have auto updates off. But you should see the slow motion option now when in video mode, and you may noticed improve photo quality as well.
Proshot has a video mode with manual controls too.
Filmic Pro is great if you want to use your phone for more serious videos.
Does this phone have the ability to take photos while shooting video. My last phone was a htc max one and it was able to do that.
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JeffBea said:
Does this phone have the ability to take photos while shooting video. My last phone was a htc max one and it was able to do that.
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No, it doesn't. Maybe some 3rd party apps could....
asylumxl said:
Proshot has a video mode with manual controls too.
Filmic Pro is great if you want to use your phone for more serious videos.
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Just found it out by mistake when I pressed that tiny red dot. I'm gonna try sticking with proshot since I like it already.
I'll look at filmic pro.
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