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anyone else try any aftermarket cameras for video camera mode and notice different colored like stuck pixels? whenever I make a video on another camera, like stock google camera, Lenovo super camera, snap camera, a few little white stuck pixels show up.
they don't show up in the stock app. I'm wondering if this camera sensor has dead pixels, and somehow the noise reduction on the stock app hides them. is there any sort of pixel mapping program for Android cameras like dslrs have?
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Noticed something as well. Initially I thought it was a dead pixel on the screen so I downloaded an app to check for it but it found no problem. Then decided to upload the vids to my desktop and the odd pixel behavior was very obvious.
I am not aware of cell phone manufacturers putting in that level of effort to correct defects but it would certainly seem possible. Beyond my knowledge to speculate further. Will check to see stock versus "lgcamcorder" app. Right now.
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Sigh... not showing up...
I don't recall the exact conditions that made them show up. Will check my desktop later an recreate the issue.
No problem at all here,i just took a video with super camera in a dark room.Everything is dark no whites at all.
I think a youtube sample of what we are talking about is in order. It's not always easy to see, but when you find a video that has them it's really obvious. It takes the right colors in the image of the video for them to show up it seems. Kind of hard to explain. Trying to find the videos that had the problem since I'm at my desktop now.
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Found a video with the problem, going to upload to Youtube in a bit. Be sure to have your computer open to full screen since the dots are quite small.
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Video of my bird, and my finger lol
Be sure to have full screen and 1080p or the 'artifacts' created in the video are not visible.
Ugg, compression even at 1080p has blended much of the white spots away. I think maybe a frame capture from the original file will be the best way to show what I'm talking about. But anyway, if you look at my birds grey feathers as he walks about you will be able to see white flickering pixels that don't move so they stand out as his grey feathers pass by them. When he first walks to the left near his water you can see them, and when I put my finger out and he 'trips' you can see them pretty clearly.
I guess the upshot from this is if you are going to upload your videos to something like Youtube, then the bad flickering pixels won't matter much. Trust me when I say watching the original file it's obvious where the bad pixels are and they are nearly always visible.
Maybe I will have to upload to Vimeo instead so the original file can be downloaded.
xyltha said:
I think a youtube sample of what we are talking about is in order. It's not always easy to see, but when you find a video that has them it's really obvious. It takes the right colors in the image of the video for them to show up it seems. Kind of hard to explain. Trying to find the videos that had the problem since I'm at my desktop now.
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Found a video with the problem, going to upload to Youtube in a bit. Be sure to have your computer open to full screen since the dots are quite small.
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Video of my bird, and my finger lol
Be sure to have full screen and 1080p or the 'artifacts' created in the video are not visible.
Ugg, compression even at 1080p has blended much of the white spots away. I think maybe a frame capture from the original file will be the best way to show what I'm talking about. But anyway, if you look at my birds grey feathers as he walks about you will be able to see white flickering pixels that don't move so they stand out as his grey feathers pass by them. When he first walks to the left near his water you can see them, and when I put my finger out and he 'trips' you can see them pretty clearly.
I guess the upshot from this is if you are going to upload your videos to something like Youtube, then the bad flickering pixels won't matter much. Trust me when I say watching the original file it's obvious where the bad pixels are and they are nearly always visible.
Maybe I will have to upload to Vimeo instead so the original file can be downloaded.
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yup., bottom towards the right where your finger is, you can clearly see a stuck blue pixel.
that's exactly what i get. i get blues and whites.
If I remember correctly, I recorded that video at a higher than stock bit rate with the lgcamera app, not the stock app to avoid confusion. When I get around to it I will try to set up identical scenes and post the difference.
This may seem like a useless issue to some but with others trying to make a better camera app for the g2 it seems important to be aware of this.
Interesting. I noticed exactly the same. I do have Cyanogen with paranoid google apps and:
-using cyanogen camera app: I get a couple of camera stunk white pixels
-using lgcamera app (adapted for cyanogen): stunk pixels are bot there
It seems there are some additional stunk pixels enabling DIS (digital stabilization)
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the issue i have is after updating to 4.4.2 stock hangouts and tango and wechat video calling all have bad camera,, but the phone camera is fine in the main app it self, video and photo>> any idea what i have to do here?
in theory Sony Xperia Z3 has the same sensor of Z1, Z1 Compact and Z2, but with the new lens, camera firmware and a revised hardware support Sony promises great improvements
Actually new lens are 25mm for a good wide-angle, firmware seems to work better than previous Z2 and hardware should work better in low light conditions. Now you can raise the ISO to 12800, too. Autofocus is faster
Then we could use this thread to collect our shots taken from Sony Z3..It would be great to compare photos with the other devices
I will do once I get my Z3
Let's go!
Here is some pictures
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Nice pics from West Brom
Hmm.. They seem to be OK but not excellent.. Not sure if worth changing from my m8 (sure it's better camera on z3 but not THAT much)
I think it's a tapatalk resizing problem...it isn't good to upload high quality photos
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Here is some pictures
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Please upload to flickr, photobucket, or google+
Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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Looks good to me
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Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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Those look superb. I need to go someplace nice to test the cam on my Z3
I don't want to start any war or anything and my z3 is already in the post waiting for me but looking at these pictures I am really not sure if I should get it. I am compering side by side to m8 pictures and I could say that 55% of the time m8 makes better pictures..
CandyAndy said:
I don't want to start any war or anything and my z3 is already in the post waiting for me but looking at these pictures I am really not sure if I should get it. I am compering side by side to m8 pictures and I could say that 55% of the time m8 makes better pictures..
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Wait and do side by side. Then zoom and crop. The results will be very revealing to you. I had the M8 for 5 months. Great phone....great build quality....great UI....very fast and the boom sound is amazing. But the camera was very disappointing. Sorry but 4MP is still 4MP even if they are Ultra pixels.
I learned since getting this phone just how irrelevant mega pixels are .Is this better then my htc one? I imagine so,I cant do a comparison as i no longer have my htc but iam pretty sure this camera is better but is it ALOT better? I would have to say no.I expected the camera to be alot better then it is personally but i saw mentioned that it may improve after a firmware update so fingers crossed because if this is supposed to be one of the best camera's on a smartphone then the competition must be lacking
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I learned since getting this phone just how irrelevant mega pixels are .Is this better then my htc one? I imagine so,I cant do a comparison as i no longer have my htc but iam pretty sure this camera is better but is it ALOT better? I would have to say no.I expected the camera to be alot better then it is personally but i saw mentioned that it may improve after a firmware update so fingers crossed because if this is supposed to be one of the best camera's on a smartphone then the competition must be lacking
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From the specs atleast the sensor size on z3 is bigger than htc one m8. So it should make a difference in low light photography
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Wait and do side by side. Then zoom and crop. The results will be very revealing to you. I had the M8 for 5 months. Great phone....great build quality....great UI....very fast and the boom sound is amazing. But the camera was very disappointing. Sorry but 4MP is still 4MP even if they are Ultra pixels.
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Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
CandyAndy said:
Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
You can check the pictures here
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B0MUVjq_igOMZHpjODJTNkRDZmc/edit
I took these on purpose in very demanding conditions so both of them have hard times.
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
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The error in the camera app is because you have "Ok Google" enabled on any screen in Google now, I had this same issue and turned it off until Sony release a fix for it.
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can someone do a high iso (12800) shot?
CandyAndy said:
Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
You can check the pictures here
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B0MUVjq_igOMZHpjODJTNkRDZmc/edit
I took these on purpose in very demanding conditions so both of them have hard times.
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
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Thanks for the comparison pictures. I own a Z2 myself and the picture quality seems very similar to the Z3's.
Maybe it's just me, but I personally preferred the M8's pictures! They looked sharper and less noise, even if it can't zoom as much as the Z3's pics
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any 800x600 pictures will look good these days.
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Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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most of these are average at best.
There's no way the M8 camera is better. It is one of the lowest rated cameras of any current smartphone. Many professional tests have been conducted, check multiple websites if you don't believe me.
It's possible you either have a faulty unit, unlocked your bootloader which broke the sensor software (read about it in another thread) or Sony need to release a firmware update to fix this.
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There's no way the M8 camera is better. It is one of the lowest rated cameras of any current smartphone. Many professional tests have been conducted, check multiple websites if you don't believe me.
It's possible you either have a faulty unit, unlocked your bootloader which broke the sensor software (read about it in another thread) or Sony need to release a firmware update to fix this.
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Iam guessing a firmware update will improve things because i too am underwhelmed with the camera on this phone and i surprisingly thought the m8 pictures looked better in this thread which is kinda embarrassing for sony if you ask me! I havent played around much with the camera if iam honest but with the few pics i have taken i have found sharpness to be lacking ALOT and the flash is way too bright and ruining night time pics
I took some comparison photos between the Zen 2 and the Edge. All shot in auto mode
https://plus.google.com/+PatrickHill/posts/TPyACy8dr9b
Hi Pat,
Thanks for the comparison. I was dreading moving from my trustworthy Z3 Compact to the Asus Zenfone 2.
Now, not so much! Your shootout really helped! I'll miss the waterproofing though..
This was completely against my expectations. Up against the best smartphone camera, it seems the ZenFone 2 stands up pretty well in good light. Maybe I'm spoiled by my DSLR. Are you able to take any shots in low light?
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I took some comparison photos between the Zen 2 and the Edge. All shot in auto mode
https://plus.google.com/+PatrickHill/posts/TPyACy8dr9b
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Goodness, how do those cars get out of their parking spot. They are so darn close bumper to bumper on the street it is no way for them to get out
s6 camera is clearly the winner. Zenfone camera looks dull with noise
S6 camera is much better, even with firmware update. ZenFone still oversaturates the images, and zoom images still suck. But that's ok.
Great job on doing the comparison, would love to see similar on low light condition.
Yeah, unfortunately Zen camera seems to wash out red/brown colours while over-saturating greens. Also has a tendancy to over-expose shots. But frankly comparing the camera on a sub $200 to $300 phone with something that costs about three times that is a bit daft. The Zen camera is not brilliant but is more than good enough for a phone camera in a budget phone.
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(That's not a dig at the OP, by the way. It's a good yardstick to get a real appreciation of the strengths and limitations of our phone's shooter. Just not anything to be bothered about that it falls short in comparison.)
Do you think any 3rd party camera apps will help? Like camera+
The camera is one of the things that I feel like has improved since release. It's really a solid shooter for the money and package you get. Generally Samsung and other manufacturers cripple cheaper offerings with something really sub par. The OPO was another device that ended up taking really nice pictures as it matured. The ColorOS camera coupled with the device was a boon. The stock Asus camera app is so far the best experience I've had in the last few years with unlocked devices (Nexus/OPO).
the camera app is super buggy I don't know if is problem with my device or with all but anyway its a garbage
So whats the take on the new technology and image processing has it increased the image quality
Taken on dual sim Xperia xz
Night image quality
Camera for me is BAD.
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Sharpening is a bit overdone, sensor is certainly noisier than other competing flagships, colour balance is pretty good but can sometimes be quite a bit over saturated outside in good light.
You have to take pictures in manual mode 8mp for best results. 23mp is pretty awful sadly.
Here is a low light picture of my living room.
40 iso, 0.5s shutter time.
https://goo.gl/photos/ZZVmmP6LbSTC7iw27
It's actually pretty nice imo. But not easy to achieve without optimising settings and resting on something to keep camera steady
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Sharpening is a bit overdone, sensor is certainly noisier than other competing flagships, colour balance is pretty good but can sometimes be quite a bit over saturated outside in good light.
You have to take pictures in manual mode 8mp for best results. 23mp is pretty awful sadly.
Here is a low light picture of my living room.
40 iso, 0.5s shutter time.
https://goo.gl/photos/ZZVmmP6LbSTC7iw27
It's actually pretty nice imo. But not easy to achieve without optimising settings and resting on something to keep camera steady
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1s shutter time from my garden
Like previous models sony lens is great but firmware must be improved. When we have good light pics are fine. Other producers like Samsung use a SONY lens and pics are very good. it's firmware problem IMO.
http://www.gsmarena.com/camera_shootout_iphone7_galaxy_s7_xperia_xz_lg_g5-review-1509.php
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http://www.gsmarena.com/camera_shootout_iphone7_galaxy_s7_xperia_xz_lg_g5-review-1509.php
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I´ve noticed that the laserfocus doesn´t work as promised. I have tried 3 different phones, 2 XZ´s and 1 X Compact. The laserfocus does not help and read distance as promised.
Thou the sensor does what it´s supposed to when trying it in the service menu ToF senor is what it´s called.
Hold the XZ/XC infront of another camera either computer or phone you can see the laserfocus send and retrive distance information constantly when in service menu.
Going into the stock camera app when opening the first time the laser sends a beam once and after that nothing.
The only way to trigger the laserfocus is to half press the shutter button to focus and this makes me belive they haven´t activated the laserfocus for some reason because it works when tested in the service menu but not in the camera app.
I have tried other manufactures that uses laserfocus and their works alot better and i have even owned a LG G4 which had laserfocus that worked as promised.
Don´t know what Sony have missed within the software but they have missed something because this ain´t right.
I have been in contact with Sony Mobile about this and they say that they are gonna check this out and get back to me next week.
I really hope the can figure out what is wrong because i have paid alot of money for my XZ and i want a fully functional phone!!
Sony Xperia XZ vs Sony A77ii Apsc Dslr
Check it out guys
Results would surprise u
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I´ve noticed that the laserfocus doesn´t work as promised. I have tried 3 different phones, 2 XZ´s and 1 X Compact. The laserfocus does not help and read distance as promised.
Thou the sensor does what it´s supposed to when trying it in the service menu ToF senor is what it´s called.
Hold the XZ/XC infront of another camera either computer or phone you can see the laserfocus send and retrive distance information constantly when in service menu.
Going into the stock camera app when opening the first time the laser sends a beam once and after that nothing.
The only way to trigger the laserfocus is to half press the shutter button to focus and this makes me belive they haven´t activated the laserfocus for some reason because it works when tested in the service menu but not in the camera app.
I have tried other manufactures that uses laserfocus and their works alot better and i have even owned a LG G4 which had laserfocus that worked as promised.
Don´t know what Sony have missed within the software but they have missed something because this ain´t right.
I have been in contact with Sony Mobile about this and they say that they are gonna check this out and get back to me next week.
I really hope the can figure out what is wrong because i have paid alot of money for my XZ and i want a fully functional phone!!
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Did you get any answer?
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Sadly no!!
Seems like they don´t care..
Do you have the same issue?
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Sadly no!!
Seems like they don´t care..
Do you have the same issue?
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I was planning on buying the X compact because my Z3C was sent to service, but it was repaired and came back. A friend of mine from UK bought the XZ, though (had the same issue as me, Z3 sent to service) and he reportedly has the same problem with the laser focus.
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I was planning on buying the X compact because my Z3C was sent to service, but it was repaired and came back. A friend of mine from UK bought the XZ, though (had the same issue as me, Z3 sent to service) and he reportedly has the same problem with the laser focus.
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Then i can 120% say that the problem with the laserfocus is an software issue and not hardware!
I do truly hope that Sony Mobile will fix this with an software update real soon.
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Then i can 120% say that the problem with the laserfocus is an software issue and not hardware!
I do truly hope that Sony Mobile will fix this with an software update real soon.
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I really don't see any phones that could replace my Z3C for now, sadly.
I think this is by design, for a photo there is no need to constantly poll distance, keeping in mind the focus point can be custom, the distance information only needs to be sampled once before taking the photo.
I haven't tested what method it uses to take video where polling could be beneficial. But for me it seems sufficient that the laser only appears the split second before taking a photo and for me it works with both shutter button and tapping on screen to take photo.
That said, I noticed sometimes it can focus almost instantly and sometimes takes a bit longer, i suspect the laser isn't that reliable as a range finder due to different surface types /reflections, when the laser works it focusses almost instantly, else it uses PDAF or something ^^, just speculation.
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I think this is by design, for a photo there is no need to constantly poll distance, keeping in mind the focus point can be custom, the distance information only needs to be sampled once before taking the photo.
I haven't tested what method it uses to take video where polling could be beneficial. But for me it seems sufficient that the laser only appears the split second before taking a photo and for me it works with both shutter button and tapping on screen to take photo.
That said, I noticed sometimes it can focus almost instantly and sometimes takes a bit longer, i suspect the laser isn't that reliable as a range finder due to different surface types /reflections, when the laser works it focusses almost instantly, else it uses PDAF or something ^^, just speculation.
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Well if you open the service menu and try the ToF sensor you will see that the laserfocus constantly reads distance but when opening the stock camera app the laserfocus stops reading distance constantly! That is the thing i´ve been trying to tell Sony Mobile..
In the camera app the laser only sends a quick beam when opened and do the same again when pressing the shutter button other then that nothing happens when it comes to the laser which is supposed to help camera focus in low-light and macro shots and so forth.
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/albums/72157674652969092" title="XZ vs Z5"><img src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5753/30773550575_fa99a59266_c.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="XZ vs Z5"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I was just making a quick test in Sony Center
XZ vs Z5
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Mmm xda f...d up embeding? Nonsense.
Here is the link
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What the f... is going on here with embedding????????????
the xz on your shot is darker (1/125 shutter time vs 1/80) but also looks sharper/better than the more exposed z5 pic. that said the difference is not huge, specially if you change the settings (theres a modded camera out there to force the shutter time on the z5)
thx for the link
(also [email protected], all pics in the comparison tool are out of focus. like seriously, even if the phone sometimes fail to focus they could at least check that...)
Absolutely! The phone focuses fine.
I'm planning to pick up a G6 this Friday to replace my G5. But I'm slowly becoming aware of the camera issues that are being posted. Is this something you think will get addressed with a software update, or should I wait a few weeks for the S8 even though I'm not a big fan of curved screens?
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What camera issues? Mine has been working great.
I've got no issues at all. I LOVE the camera. Even in auto mode it's amazing. Really really happy that they got rid of the laser focus. Photo attached is no editing just wide angle and hand held
There's a thread titled "LG G6: Is it worth buying?" where a bunch of people are talking about the bad camera quality.
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There's no camera issue, it's just not as great a camera as it should be. If you take photos in wide angle they are superb, but single lens shots are sub parts. It's digital processing is awful. Hopefully there's an update to fix.
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how's it compare to the GS7? I just pulled the trigger the other day and it's coming tomorrow. I could not find any full review articles or videos on youtube with the final software and hardware version. I wanted to see comparisons to the GS7. I finally got tired of waiting for reviews and went ahead and ordered it. Hope i made the right decision. I'm pretty picky about cameras.
I love the camera one thing I really really love is auto focus is much better than the lg g4 was. Also love that just tapping a a different spot on camera can easily adjust the exposure while maintaining a full frame focus. I'm the pictures at times from the gs7 may appear better but it also depends on what device they are being viewed on. I mean if I watch 1080 videos on my low end barely HD monitor th3 comparisons are useless. Sadly not enough pictures ever get printed. Plus wide angle for the win. Sample quick take from the beach on sunday.
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There's a thread titled "LG G6: Is it worth buying?" where a bunch of people are talking about the bad camera quality.
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front camera make picture like 60$ phone so did jump to S8 cause not worth vs S8 front camera
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front camera make picture like 60$ phone so did jump to S8 cause not worth vs S8 front camera
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Reviews already show the S8 selfie camera is awful too. What's the point of auto focus if it still makes you look like a cartoon and "beautify's" everything. Side by side comparisons online with the Pixel and iphone 7 show the S8 (and samsung) is still awful for selfies.
The selfie camera is a little blurry but not that bad. For 5MP it's to be expected. Yes, it's not as versatile as the back camera setup, but I guess if you're not used to having to plan shots to get the composition you want, it can seem crap by today's standards. blurry in darker shots, but does well enough for me. Using the filters that are on by default make it worse too. (Can't guarantee that the image I attached doesn't have any filters added as I don't remember when I took the shot. I think it is slightly filtered)
I was concerned every shot with the back camera would need to be "tweaked", but I'm surprised how well it does with auto. You can modify gamma on the fly too which is nice (and necessary with more difficult shots). Keep in mind though if you're cropping to 16:9, then it will affect perceived image quality. That can affect the blurriness of the non-wide angle lens tbh since it's the lesser of the two. Both take great shots though on automatic.
The wide angle is the best one of all three.
I attached a photo taken with selfie lens. You can judge for yourself. Personally, I think it looks fine. Most shots are going to be viewed on mobile so resolution won't be as important as the back camera. I don't use selfie cam too often though, but if it's your primary camera, then yes you will be disappointed by the step down and will likely want to go for something with a higher res like S8...
This is comparison of night shots of two back lens... wide angle versus non-wide angel camera... as you can see, both have their advantages and disadvantages.
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Here are a bunch of microshots. Does it have it's weaknesses? Oh yes. Is it a bad camera. Not at all.
Pro Tip: Sometimes I notice sometimes you have to "zoom in" just a tad in order to get the autofocus to catch stuff up close but it's rare. My point and shoot does the same thing. (Also there is manual focus)
No issues at all with the cameras here. FWIW, I like them a lot better than the G4.
Just because of this thread, I had to try in near total darkness... It turned out pretty clear. I'm not disappointed at all. I came from S7 Edge, and I can say for a quick low light picture, it is a "little" better, but by no means is this camera a disappointment. But, when there's light, it's better than S7. I'm very happy with the phone.
I am having horrible camera pictures. Worse then the last few phones i've had. The panorama has double images and it's wavy. The reviews on youtube says it works good. all the pictures look like the grass and trees was painted with water colors. it's awful. I'm worried about what I"m going to do now. I can't keep my GS7 since I upgraded so there's no turning back unless i exchange my phone but for what model? I don't want a Galaxy with a curved screen so the options are limited at Verizon. I would upload some images but how do i post the images from my computer? The image button wants a url.
railfan-eric said:
I am having horrible camera pictures. Worse then the last few phones i've had. The panorama has double images and it's wavy. The reviews on youtube says it works good. all the pictures look like the grass and trees was painted with water colors. it's awful. I'm worried about what I"m going to do now. I can't keep my GS7 since I upgraded so there's no turning back unless i exchange my phone but for what model? I don't want a Galaxy with a curved screen so the options are limited at Verizon. I would upload some images but how do i post the images from my computer? The image button wants a url.
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Can you post some of your shots? So we can compare?
Blars1206 said:
Just because of this thread, I had to try in near total darkness... It turned out pretty clear. I'm not disappointed at all. I came from S7 Edge, and I can say for a quick low light picture, it is a "little" better, but by no means is this camera a disappointment. But, when there's light, it's better than S7. I'm very happy with the phone.
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Are you using auto mode and what resolution do you have it at at?
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maruichan said:
Can you post some of your shots? So we can compare?
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At the bottom of my post I said I wanted to post some shots but I don't know how to upload them to the forum from the computer.
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echto said:
Are you using auto mode and what resolution do you have it at at?
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I tried auto mode with and without HDR. Btw there's no HDR button so I have to go in the settings every time I want to turn it on our off. Totally unacceptable. I tried manual mode too. I have it at 16:9 at the highest resolution. Is there a quality setting I missed?
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Are you using auto mode and what resolution do you have it at at?
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I have got a screen shot of my settings. It was done in auto. I used the mode/filter called "1839". Also, if you tap on the object you want it to focus on, you'll see a slider (I circled it in other screen shot) which your can use to make adjustments to make pictures clearer in low light or put your own tweak on a picture.
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At the bottom of my post I said I wanted to post some shots but I don't know how to upload them to the forum from the computer.
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I tried auto mode with and without HDR. Btw there's no HDR button so I have to go in the settings every time I want to turn it on our off. Totally unacceptable. I tried manual mode too. I have it at 16:9 at the highest resolution. Is there a quality setting I missed?
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There is an attach button under post writing form. You need to be in advanced mode to attach. The button is "Manage Attachments"
maruichan said:
There is an attach button under post writing form. You need to be in advanced mode to attach. The button is "Manage Attachments"
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Thanks. I knew i should have looked there. I'll take a look.