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Camera / Photo examples?

Can any of you lucky Galaxy S owners provide real life examples of the camera capabilities please? Ideally some shots in different lighting conditions.
Thanks.

This would be good to see as i have only seen videos​

MacaronyMax said:
This would be good to see as i have only seen videos​
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picture samples
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobilegear/sets/72157624154501863/
reviews with camera samples and 720p videos:
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=9422
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=9390

Are those real i9000 photos?
The colors look great, much better then the examples from the gsmarena.com review.

According to the websites, yes.

Thanks for the links Archius.
Seems that the camera is ok for snaps (I have been spoiled by the Carl Zeiss optics of the Nokia N Series) but then I guess the camera is not what you would buy this phone for!

Here are two of my photos I've taken.
Normal light conditions
i47.tinypic.com/2qd3kns.jpg
Darker conditions (yeah I know my room is a mess)
i50.tinypic.com/ak7fbr.jpg

kenny326 said:
Here are two of my photos I've taken.
Normal light conditions
i47.tinypic.com/2qd3kns.jpg
Darker conditions (yeah I know my room is a mess)
i50.tinypic.com/ak7fbr.jpg
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What camera settings did you use?

Great pictures, much better then my HD2 HD2 performs awful in the darkness - overexposes every picture with the leds. So I won't miss the led except for flashlight purposes

at least we can see under low light xD
the normal light picture is not bad, much better than HTC's quality and everything seems clear enough for a phone cam.
but it doesn't capture the sunlight that well, it makes a "whitish" effect in the picture lol not sure how to describe. but it ruins the real colors.

holy crap. in decent lighting those stills looks pretty darn good for a phone.
and the video is REALLY impressive for a phone.
it appears that it doesnt do well in low light, but still... im impressed.

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What camera settings did you use?
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Default camera settings when it came out of the box (superfine etc).
Edit: This is what it looks like with Night Mode.
i47.tinypic.com/2yjrf4n.jpg

kenny326 said:
Default camera settings when it came out of the box (superfine etc).
Edit: This is what it looks like with Night Mode.
i47.tinypic.com/2yjrf4n.jpg
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Thank you so much!
Hmm, if the camera is similar to that on my Omnia I then I’d recommend manually setting the ISO rather than leaving it on auto. Also, I’d be curious if manually focusing on a specific object would perhaps result in a sharper low light photo (my Omnia has problems auto focusing in low light/low contrast situations).

If you want me to take some specific shots I can try. I've been messing around with the settings i.e macro, iso etc.

I took this today on the Galaxy S, I didnt check the settings, its still all on default. It was taken freestanding so could probably be sharper, but was pretty much just point and shoot. Its not edited apart from the 50% reduction to make it viewable on here. Colours are as they were captured, and not bad for a camera phone.
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That's enough for me

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That's enough for me
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same here !!
very nice sky also, and nice colors compared to other phones.

video shots @ 720p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7bQC3J_Pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ZrSkXGHIU

zenkinz said:
video shots @ 720p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7bQC3J_Pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ZrSkXGHIU
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Those look great and the dog is very cute! Thanks for posting!

Thanks a lot guys for the camera samples. I think we would all agree that the daylight photos and videos are excellent.
Could we please have some more samples of low-light photos and video?
Many thanks.
Mario

Shooting Pictures in BURST mode gives noticable better Image Quality

Due to some findings of a Member in a German Forum.
The difference is clearly noticable
Shot in normal Mode
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=_normalsbyfg.jpg
Shot with Burst Mode
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=burstjgxhj.jpg
Probably one of the Devs can work out how to get the same image quality into normal Photo Shots
All credits go to stream1 @android-hilfe.de

Burst mode shot with sharper details.

zaynal said:
Burst mode shot with sharper details.
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to me (as a photographer, not a modder/hacker) it looks like they do no noise reduction. Which makes sense because this takes processing time (even with DSLR's). so probably thats why. I'd love to be able to turn off the dreaded noise reduction/sharpening (actually all post processing) and do it afterwards in photoshop/lightroom if i care.

This difference is ridiculous. I just tested it out myself...bad Sony.
Lucky it shows the sensor has potential though!
burst on:
http://i.imgur.com/a4ptsKd.jpg
burst off:
http://i.imgur.com/SWUhAKw.jpg

Very strange why this happen!
Why the hell Sony process their image so bad and so much?
BTW which burst mode do you use? Hi, Lo or Mid? Mid has better resolution

Similar results. Why is BURST so much better? What's up with that?

swooks said:
Similar results. Why is BURST so much better? What's up with that?
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less image processing for burst mode! as the user said above ....no denoise.

So we have the choice between Noisy or Blurred pictures! Hooray!
JPWOA said:
Why the hell Sony process their image so bad and so much?
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That is really good question! Maybe the sun is different in Japan, or they calibrated the sensor on their secret Moonbase! jk...
Either they created the noise reduction in a labor only with artificial light, or they ported the noise reduction from previous sensors to the Exmor-RS sensor (Xperia Z is the first phone to use the new sensor, right?)
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BTW which burst mode do you use? Hi, Lo or Mid? Mid has better resolution
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Can't blame you! I can choose between:
Hi: 1280x720
Mid: 3920x2204
Lo: 1920x1080
WTF sony ?
Oh..... here one more in Indors, Light is on but it's still kinda Dark!
The anti noise filter does kinda good in bad lit rooms!
Burst:
http://i.imgur.com/FTRcvPF.jpg
iAuto:
http://i.imgur.com/bo04nVV.jpg
One more with Light off, Smartphone light on!
Burst:
http://i.imgur.com/FTZnuqf.jpg
iAuto:
http://i.imgur.com/ieqYm5X.jpg

Modify
So.. the question now is... is there any devs that can turn this function of?
Maby make a new apk for camera?
I dare you..

Amazing. Hopefully Sony take a look and update the normal mode to look like this.

Contact Sony
Go to your local Sony site (uk,usa etc) find the contact section and choose phone and type in the issue, lets see if we can get Sony to fix this

i used burst mid.

This is an awesome find. Finally everyone will see that there is in fact something wrong with the software and that it needs to be fixed.
SONY ARE YOU READING THIS???

It would be amazing if someone could do a comparison between these burst mode photos and other popular phones like the iPhone 5, GS3, Lumia 920 or Pureview 808. Considering how much sharper and better things look overall in burst mode, I'm very curious how this now stacks up against the competition.

Here are some pictures from burst mode, you can check the complete album with more high resolution pics here: Burst album
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Here some more comparission shot in bright Daylight!
Burst:
http://i.imgur.com/bPC5Lzi.jpg
iAutomatic:
http://i.imgur.com/f3YryS2.jpg
Burst2:
http://i.imgur.com/8amHz4v.jpg
iAutomatic2:
http://i.imgur.com/ZcAIouy.jpg
Thats horrible!
BTW: There is not even a Support Page for the Z yet...
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/phones/
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/contact-us/country/en_US/
Chose Location, set topic to Phones (E-Mail support) and write

Haldi4803 said:
BTW: There is not even a Support Page for the Z yet...
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/phones/
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/contact-us/country/en_US/
Chose Location, set topic to Phones (E-Mail support) and write
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Because it's not on sale in the US!
You can find it here: http://talk.sonymobile.com/community/support/xperia_z_zl

For me personally i think that the camera is not to good. I have tried a variety of settings but my pictures look washed out with an opaque appearance. I have read similar reviews to this and can only hope that an update will rectify said issues.
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krabappel2548 said:
Here are some pictures from burst mode, you can check the complete album with more high resolution pics here: Burst album
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Are you using the mid settings here mate?
Seriously we need to be louder to point sony their mistake ..damn hillarious!
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lyndonguti said:
Are you using the mid settings here mate?
Seriously we need to be louder to point sony their mistake ..damn hillarious!
sent from my XPERIA Z using tapatalk
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yes, mid setting

How to get a better low light picture

Just found out how to make good low light pictures with some changes in camera settings.
The settings are :
Manual mode
change the EV to +1.0
flash on
HDR off
Here are 2 pictures to show the differences:
Superior auto:
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Settings above:
-This settings are exceptional when you shoot near objects,like people,pictures in the room..
-Try it yourself and report.
-Thank me if you find this thread helpful.
C6603 ?

Night scene does a decent job taking low light pictures. Better than superior auto.
If you reduce the resolution for some reason helps make better low light pics.

DrKrFfXx said:
Night scene does a decent job taking low light pictures. Better than superior auto.
If you reduce the resolution for some reason helps make better low light pics.
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Not better than my settings, try it yourself.
Night scene:
C6603 ?

I can't seem to find "Contrast" settings?
Do you mean Exposure Value (EV)?

Sorry for that,yes it's EV.
I will fix that in the post
C6603 ?

Look stop asking for a perfect photo in complete darknes. Yes Lumias illuminate a room in an bizzare way, but that is so artifitial. The point of LOW LIGHT is that when there IS SOME LIGHT the phone captures SOME MORE DETAIL. It's not meant to be a night vision feature. LOW LIGHT - even in the name it indicates that there has to be some light.
And with the recent updates it takes relly good lowlights in superior auto.

Sidd_9 said:
Look stop asking for a perfect photo in complete darknes. Yes Lumias illuminate a room in an bizzare way, but that is so artifitial. The point of LOW LIGHT is that when there IS SOME LIGHT the phone captures SOME MORE DETAIL. It's not meant to be a night vision feature. LOW LIGHT - even in the name it indicates that there has to be some light.
And with the recent updates it takes relly good lowlights in superior auto.
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Nobody's asking for a perfect photo. He's just sharing what what he found that is taking good photos in low light.
Sent from my C6603

@Sidd_9 Okey,but the 'Low light' is bad at superior mode,and night scene is nothing better.
C6603 ?

it really depends on what you classify as a "better" low light photo.
OPs photo is one that is lit up brightly with the flash, and looks like you have the light in the room turned on.
But others may want a photo which shows the ambience of the scene in low light, and have a more evenly exposed photo albeit it being a bit darker overall.
End of the day, depends on what you are trying to capture in your photo.

If you can hold it still, use fireworks mode:

electric0ant said:
it really depends on what you classify as a "better" low light photo.
OPs photo is one that is lit up brightly with the flash, and looks like you have the light in the room turned on.
But others may want a photo which shows the ambience of the scene in low light, and have a more evenly exposed photo albeit it being a bit darker overall.
End of the day, depends on what you are trying to capture in your photo.
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If u want to make a photo for examp. to your friends. They will be dark and hard to see with superior mode.
I just hate that. It's more detailed and more light with this manual settings like with an S4 or HTC One.
C6603 ?

DoubleYouPee said:
If you can hold it still, use fireworks mode:
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You think I didn't tried it?
C6603 ?

svaka cas majstore
sent from moa G-Nex7

How bout shooting friends at night? Any sample +settings?
-sent from that phone below

you may limit the ISO, to 400 or 800 with EV+1
Noise will greatly reduced, but you must hold steady too...

boyq said:
How bout shooting friends at night? Any sample +settings?
-sent from that phone below
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A gun with a laser sight

Thanks to the OP I tried this with my ZR and it works a treat.
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Starlith said:
Thanks to the OP I tried this with my ZR and it works a treat.
Sent from my C5503 using xda app-developers app
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Np
Tried something else,the pictures are better at night with superior mode when you shoot landscapes.
So, this settings are only for near objects,like people,pictures in the room..
C6603 ?

beni8978 said:
Np
Tried something else,the pictures are better at night with superior mode when you shoot landscapes.
So, this settings are only for near objects,like people,pictures in the room..
C6603 ?
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Night portrait and night works good too for me.
Sent from my C6603

For landscapes, yes
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How to get the max out of our Z1 Cameras

Hi guys, i found this very interesting post in a forum about the camera on our Z1, i may say, this guy cover every single aspect of the amateur-professional aspects of Photography and how to use it on our cameras, the bad thing is that is in Chinesse but google translator help a lot here
here's the link: http://translate.google.co.ve/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_t&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&u=http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6782382-1-1.html
some examples that what our cameras can do:
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The table on each picture goes like this:
Author | Aperture
EV | Shutter Speed
ISO | Metering
White balance | Flash
If anyone knows chinesse and can tranlaste this table, would be more awesome!!

Cool!
Interesting photos! I knew that these options were going to make the photos better!
Gotta try them out all!

Thank you! proves that most complains come from nerds who believe that an awesome camera is the guaranty for good pictures. A messed up living room under low light condition doesn't look better with a professional SLR Camera. Why should a smartphone do the cleaning job? Nice view-found pictures.
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jamespmi said:
Thank you! proves that most complains come from nerds who believe that an awesome camera is the guaranty for good pictures. A messed up living room under low light condition doesn't look better with a professional SLR Camera. Why should a smartphone do the cleaning job? Nice view-found pictures.
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Sorry dude, you couldn't be more wrong, pro SLR infact almost all SLR's will always look better, replace your comment (professional SLR Camera) with dedicated point and shoot cameras, then you got it spot on.
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Hi guys, i found this very interesting post in a forum about the camera on our Z1, i may say, this guy cover every single aspect of the amateur-professional aspects of Photography and how to use it on our cameras, the bad thing is that is in Chinesse but google translator help a lot here
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Great find, now I have a manual for the camera that Sony never provided me.

This was a very helpful post. Have not just learned how to use my phones camera better but also more on photography. Thanks
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I can translate the table, but it really is just listing what features there are for which mode.
like for the superior auto, you can only set flash light, max resolution is 8mp, aspect ratio is 16:9 etc
manual let you set everything except at 20mp, you can't set scenery setting

etismyname said:
I can translate the table, but it really is just listing what features there are for which mode.
like for the superior auto, you can only set flash light, max resolution is 8mp, aspect ratio is 16:9 etc
manual let you set everything except at 20mp, you can't set scenery setting
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You should try the three dots button on the left corner, which lets you set other setting, such as ISO

etismyname said:
I can translate the table, but it really is just listing what features there are for which mode.
like for the superior auto, you can only set flash light, max resolution is 8mp, aspect ratio is 16:9 etc
manual let you set everything except at 20mp, you can't set scenery setting
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Thanks!! can you tell me so i can put it on a new image with the translation in english?

Gemc666 said:
The table on each picture goes like this:
Author | Aperture
EV | Shutter Speed
ISO | Metering
White balance | Flash
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The metering, white balance, and flash are all purely in Chinese for each of the different modes. Can anyone tackle translating them?
Sent from my Sony Xperia Z1

Gemc666 said:
Thanks!! can you tell me so i can put it on a new image with the translation in english?
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yup I will try:
拍攝模式 - camera mode
高級自動 - Superior auto
手動 - Manual
時光平移 - timeshift burst
圖片效果 - picture Effect
AR效果 - AR effect
全景掃描 - Sweep Panorama
自定義设定 - Manual
白平衡 -White Balance
(and I won't type out the chinese characters from here because I am really bad at it lol, from here on horizontally)
EV
Flash
Photo Pixel (not sure about this one, this is a direct translation, I am guessing it means that you can change the pixels in this mode if there is a tick)
Focus mode
ISO
Through the lens metering
Scenery mode selection
成像部分 - Resolution section
像素 = Pixel
next to it to the right:
Resolution size
Aspect ratio

The camera quality in android 4.3

Hi to Friends
Friends Do you think the camera quality
Update Android 4.3, this phone is better ?
Please just tell us your opinion with a reason
I 've taken a few shots with 201
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I don't know why my xperia sp overexposes pictures so badly. Could it be because my lens are a little bit scratched?

to me the pictures look awesum
i love the camera
tho ya Z2 has a better camera but anywayz its not bad
4.3 update has gotten a little better in low light situations
overall it has also improved

Its awsom bro

Wow the pics are awesome man

Did you use Intelligent Auto or Manual mode to take these pictures?

But i cn say the camera quality is awesome outdoors.
But indoors theres too
Much of noise in the pics

Great pictures!
4.3 is better in camera than 4.1.2
4.3 hasn't got BE2 and it's good because colors are more natural!

hi bro
its very beautiful picture
thanks alot
yes in 4.3 better than 4.1

Nice photo:laugh:

cnkhanh said:
Did you use Intelligent Auto or Manual mode to take these pictures?
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Manual and 8 megapixel mode
dipesh1502 said:
But i cn say the camera quality is awesome outdoors.
But indoors theres too
Much of noise in the pics
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Yes
Not good indoor photos

Hi,, I got a PM with a link to this thread?
I dont understand it

Ridiculous imaging experience
I hate my SP's camera. Picture looks ridiculous when i zoom any picture that taken from my SP.
Now feeling jealous to see your sample image captured from your SP.
Can you please tell me which setting do you use like ISO, HDR, Stabilization etc. I use manual mode to take that image on below-
To check full resolution image follow this- http://www.arif-khan.net/xda/sample.JPG
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Hi,, I got a PM with a link to this thread?
I dont understand it
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Me too & also i have no idea why.

SKA67 said:
Manual and 8 megapixel mode
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Excellent photos, both the quality and the way you took them.:good::good:
arifkpi said:
I hate my SP's camera. Picture looks ridiculous when i zoom any picture that taken from my SP.
Now feeling jealous to see your sample image captured from your SP.
Can you please tell me which setting do you use like ISO, HDR, Stabilization etc. I use manual mode to take that image on below-
To check full resolution image follow this- http://www.arif-khan.net/xda/sample.JPG
Me too & also i have no idea why.
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Digital zoom isn't great. I like to play around with a different zoom app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hantor.CozyMag
but you need a very steady hand.
Mike

Guys should i change my Xperia L for an Xperia SP?In terms of camera quality.They have same camera right?

Nice pictures indeed!
The quality has been improved alot!! That's for sure!

MikeChannon said:
Digital zoom isn't great. I like to play around with a different zoom app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hantor.CozyMag
but you need a very steady hand.
Mike
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Zoom doesn't matter for me, i just want to explain that- when i zoom-in any photo that taken from my SP that looks but when i Ridiculous/photo quality drops but i check a lot of sample image that taken from SP(photo quality still fine while zooming).
Example- http://www.arif-khan.net/xda/DSC_0811.jpg

mrjraider said:
Nice pictures indeed!
The quality has been improved alot!! That's for sure!
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Outdoor pictures are wonderful but indoor pictures are not that good..
Was expecting more from SONY when I bought this phone :/...