hey pple i dont know where to post this thread
anyway i used to have sgs3
it had a low light mode and it was ultra smooth and good for me.
but when i bought note 3 i didnt find this low light mode
also the smart stabilization for low light mode is **** makes the screen looks like reddish .
is there any modes to port s3 low light mode to our note 3 ?
Actually, smart stabilization IS the night mode.
tclocki said:
Actually, smart stabilization IS the night mode.
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And it work fine for me although you have to be steadier when holding the N3 because it's more sensitive to shaking. I've also not noticed any change in color reproduction with Smart Stabilization off or on.
This was taken with Smart Stabilization (and the lighting's green in real life).
Yes, I actually find it good when shooting in low lights without flash.
Yes, they renamed night shot - smart stabilization, sort off. For proper color you can go to white balance menu and try to match type of illumination there, even dedicated DSLR's have sometimes problems with white balance under artificial light and low light shooting is always a crap shot, sometimes you get it right most of the time you won't. I also have GS3 and it's camera is pretty good, Note 3 is maybe little better but not by much, so don't expect Canon 5D quality here. Note 3 has some new modes like HDR , best photo or eraser, see if any of those have any use.
Hi all, I 've been thinking of buying a new phone & I really like the g2 very much but the only thing that is stopping me is the camera performance.
Can someone please tell me after the Jishu/xdadebb mod how is the camera performance under low light, how is the autofocus in low light also is the continuous autofocus in the video problem resolved. How much is the shutter lag after the mod.
I really want to buy this device for the camera & its under my budget if the camera ain't good enough even after the mods I may go with oppo find 7a/oneplus one which are in the same budget but have better camera.
I dont capture my photos in low light. But the camera is pretty amazing with xdadebb mod, and Mi2Raw enables the G2 to capture raw footage as well.
The G2 and G3 has the same camera sensor, just that the G3 has a Z-Axis image stabiliser and laser autofocus. So if I were you, I'll go look at those camera comparisons on review sites comparing the G3, OnePlus One and the Oppo.
Edit: Video performance is pretty good too. xdadebb camera mod allows for tap to focus in video to focus your subject and it works well. It has object tracking too!
Edit 2: With dorimanx's kernel, I was able to turn down the mic gain when I was at a concert. That + the stereo recording = pretty awesome recording
Thanks @lowjinyik.
Anyone else using these mods please comment about the low light performace after the mod.
I haven't tried taking pictures in low-light conditions yet, I should, will do and compare later but under bright, sunshine outdoor, with Normal mode, I see virtually no difference in term of performance and image quality. There are several features that I haven't tried out yet.
mayur2j said:
Hi all, I 've been thinking of buying a new phone & I really like the g2 very much but the only thing that is stopping me is the camera performance.
Can someone please tell me after the Jishu/xdadebb mod how is the camera performance under low light, how is the autofocus in low light also is the continuous autofocus in the video problem resolved. How much is the shutter lag after the mod.
I really want to buy this device for the camera & its under my budget if the camera ain't good enough even after the mods I may go with oppo find 7a/oneplus one which are in the same budget but have better camera.
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The low light camera quality is good. The mod makes very little difference to low light pictures.
Thanks guys for your responses. I think I might go with oppo find7. It's better than the g2 in every aspect except battery life & OS updates. Which can be taken care by the VOOC charger & custom roms respectively.
I didn't find any similar threads on this issue, so I thought I'd start this one myself. I've noticed that when I'm indoors and the light is dim as soon as I launch the stock camera the image looks as clear and lit as it looks through my eyes and if I take a picture in Auto mode, well the picture just the same as it should but I soon as I jump into video recording somehow it all looks pretty dark, and I have no settings for this or at least I haven't found anything I may have changed to have this effect, it looks so dark I actually have to use the flashlight and even then it still looks quite dark.
The S7 edge does not have night vision, but rather it can take photographs in LOW light conditions. The brighter F1.7 lens and bigger 1.4µm pixels on the picture sensor catch however much light as could reasonably be expected to make the photographs turn out sharp and clear.
The camera does not work and in addition appeared in the promotion of its low light performace. That is only their marketing strategy.
So it can only take pictures in low light conditions? Not videos?
The longer the speed shutter, the more light camera gather.
Video recording have speed shutter limit because it need to capture continuous image and form a video. So 30fps video have the longest speed shutter per frame of 1/30 sec. 60fps video = 1/60 sec. And slow motion(240fps) = 1/240 sec.
While taking photo you don't have as much limit. In auto ,camera can have the speed shutter as long as 1/4 sec. In manual mode you can have the speed shutter as long as 10 second.
Ah i see
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The longer the speed shutter, the more light camera gather.
Video recording have speed shutter limit because it need to capture continuous image and form a video. So 30fps video have the longest speed shutter per frame of 1/30 sec. 60fps video = 1/60 sec. And slow motion(240fps) = 1/240 sec.
While taking photo you don't have as much limit. In auto ,camera can have the speed shutter as long as 1/4 sec. In manual mode you can have the speed shutter as long as 10 second.
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Would tweaking some settings in Pro mode help out?
Hi guys and girls
Am I only getting worse shots and video in low light after 2 last official updates?
(Camera glass is clean, using stock camera app as before)
I the same issue
I think it has somthing with the battery saving you have turned on. Anyway, you can change this at the time you are previewing a recorded video, and pressing on the lefd side of the screen. Then you will see a slide bar to adjust the back ground light. If you pull this up, you'll your videos much brighter. But this change is somhow effecting thephone general background light, so all your phone will become brighter, and the battery will last shorter.
I also have some suspection that somthing went wrong at the last update Samsung has delivered, as I feel as well there is some downgrade of the video looks. I think that the video backlight shouldn't effect the phone screen backlight as a hole. Maybe some in Samsung has wrongly linked this both settings into one, so when you are ising a battery saver function, the video playing is reducing its background light as well. I haven't notice these issues before last update.
Yah..Same thing happening on my s7 edge too!!!After the latest update...They might give bug fixed update soon:good:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Moto X4's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
With flash it's 5 stars. Works pretty good without. Works as good as my S8.
I took some test shots on my phone today, using 3 different camera apps:
- The Stock Moto Camera
- The Stock Google Camera from the Play Store
- Modified Google Camera found Here. MGCB_7.0H_C2API_Full_PXL2_v.1.4_60FPS_noburst_v3
I tested in a large room with the lights off, and sunlight coming in. There are lots of shadows and dark areas, as well as very bright spots. I tested with HDR Off, HDR On, and HDR Auto (if applicable). I also threw in a wide angle, for comparison. (spoiler: Ew).
Some things that surprised me, in no particular order:
- The Stock Moto HDR actually did a decent job at brightening up the dark areas, and giving the shadows a bit of color. Not a ton of extra noise, either. However, the window was still washed out.
- Stock Google Cam didn't offer anything the others didn't, and HDR On/Off didn't seem to do a thing.
- Modified Google Cam definitely helped with the bright spots, as those are the only 2 pictures that you could see out the window, but it also introduced a LOT of noise in the shadows and dark areas. This is a known side effect of HDR in low-light, as I saw the same effect on my 5x when using HDR+ in low light.
I may try a different Modified Gcam, and try to input the settings manually. Hopefully that will result in better pics, as otherwise the Stock Moto camera seems to be our best bet for now.
The stock camera app in normal picture mode is not using good ISO/shutter speed combinations in low light at all. Take some and check the info on your images. It always goes for high ISO and faster shutter speed. It stops on 1/15 A LOT, and seems to adjust ISO from there. Switch to Professional Mode and force a slower shutter speed, lower ISO and now they look much better. HDR on this app is garbage with those auto focus settings too. It works much better with higher quality images with less noise, which the auto focus is incapable of providing in any low light situations.
I did some more tests with the v4.0 AIO modified Gcam, and there wasn't a difference.
I went back to the v1.4, and took some pics at home. These were very low-light, with candles the only light source in the room. I noticed similar trends:
Stock Cam is VERY blochy when you zoom in.
Stock HDR seems to brighten the whole image, but isn't very, you know, dynamic.
Stock Cam is way less noisy/blochy when you zoom in. It preserves much more detail.
Modified Gcam using HDR+ does a MUCH better job handling the candle light in the pic, as the light source isn't overexposed.
I may do some 100% crops and share them tomorrow, but Stranger Things 2 with the wife is more important atm. #sorrynotsorry.
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I did some more tests with the v4.0 AIO modified Gcam, and there wasn't a difference.
I went back to the v1.4, and took some pics at home. These were very low-light, with candles the only light source in the room. I noticed similar trends:
Stock Cam is VERY blochy when you zoom in.
Stock HDR seems to brighten the whole image, but isn't very, you know, dynamic.
Stock Cam is way less noisy/blochy when you zoom in. It preserves much more detail.
Modified Gcam using HDR+ does a MUCH better job handling the candle light in the pic, as the light source isn't overexposed.
I may do some 100% crops and share them tomorrow, but Stranger Things 2 with the wife is more important atm. #sorrynotsorry.
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I'm using the manual Google APK here with HDR+ and it's also using very high ISOs, even in pretty good light. I have a lamp behind me, lights on in the room and both apps are using an ISO2400. If I manually set the ISO to 1200 or lower, I can still take a good photo by manually adjusting the shutter speed to 1/15, 1/10, or even 1/8 (anything lower and it's blurred). This HW should be capable of blazing fast auto focus so there is zero reason it's setting the ISOs so high. High ISO = more noise, less detail. Fast auto focus should mean that lowering the ISO in low light will focus better, faster, with less blur from the slower shutter speed. Something ain't right here.
HDR+ will clean up the noise from the high ISO setting some.
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I'm using the manual Google APK here with HDR+ and it's also using very high ISOs, even in pretty good light. I have a lamp behind me, lights on in the room and both apps are using an ISO2400. If I manually set the ISO to 1200 or lower, I can still take a good photo by manually adjusting the shutter speed to 1/15, 1/10, or even 1/8 (anything lower and it's blurred). This HW should be capable of blazing fast auto focus so there is zero reason it's setting the ISOs so high. High ISO = more noise, less detail. Fast auto focus should mean that lowering the ISO in low light will focus better, faster, with less blur from the slower shutter speed. Something ain't right here.
HDR+ will clean up the noise from the high ISO setting some.
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That's odd. Is this an issue you've been experiencing on the optimum configs (manual version) or with both modded apps?
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HDR+ will clean up the noise from the high ISO setting some.
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Yeah, you're right on this. I did some more test last night, and the most consistent seems to be the modified Gcam HDR+. It preserves more detail while keeping the noise down.
Basically, I feel like these are all just playing around with settings and apks that are meant for other phones. I know the Gcam software can work wonders, and I know the sensor/ISP/DSP/CPU can support more than what the stock Moto Cam is doing, but getting a modded Gcam apk that's meant for out phones would be fantastic. Unfortunately, it'll take someone smarter than me to piece it all together.
Coming from a much older S3, the moto x4 camera is WAY ahead.
I have a small laser projector that only outputs 63 lumens.
The S3 camera could never get a photo on the highest setting.
The x4 camera does it easily.
Apples and Oranges possibly, but the camera is not nearly as "bad" as some
reviews stated.
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With flash it's 5 stars. Works pretty good without. Works as good as my S8.
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Is it really? I'm choosing between the S7 and the X4, the camera being the only thing making me lean towards the Galaxy.
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Is it really? I'm choosing between the S7 and the X4, the camera being the only thing making me lean towards the Galaxy.
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I had an S7 for work until recently. Hated it. Battery life is worse than X4, too much bloatware, and the fingerprint sensor on it suuuuucked. Rear camera was about the same as X4 but front was inferior. No contest. Get the X4.
Please think twice believing reviewers.
Most of them hated Moto X4's camera coz it has a sluggish and mediocre quality when it comes to depth (portrait mode).
BUT I can assure you that my Moto X4 performs on par with HTC 10 when it comes to ALL lighting conditions.
I took photos side by side and the quality is the same. I even found that the Moto X4 does NOT need to auto trigger HDR in the lowlight pic I took (HTC did auto trigger HDR).
Both HTC 10 and Moto X4 have minimal noise and really looks almost the same given that they are using a different ISP (SD 820 vs SD 630).
I'll try to upload both pics so you can check them as well.
Quick one from today.
The Galaxy S7 will definitely has a better camera quality BUT the X4 also has a pretty good camera so you won't get disappointed.
BUT I'd rather choose Moto X4 since it is a new device while S7 is already almost 2 generations older (S9 is coming).
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Quick one from today.
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Is this using the stock camera app?
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Is this using the stock camera app?
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Yes.
Four low light examples. They were taken in hostile lightning codtions by Gcam HDR+. No tripod. The quality and the dynamic range is at the same level as Nexus 5x, Pixel 1.
Can you share a gCam version that you use. And setting ...I try few, but for me quality of stock camera photos is better. Thx.
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Can you share a gCam version that you use. And setting ...I try few, but for me quality of stock camera photos is better. Thx.
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GCam5.1.018-Arnova8G2-V1.3-Front-HDR+
Nexus6p, nexus 6p, hdd+ on
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Four low light examples. They were taken in hostile lightning codtions by Gcam HDR+. No tripod. The quality and the dynamic range is at the same level as Nexus 5x, Pixel 1.
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Does the portrait mode of gcam work?
Has anyone else noticed that using auto the device tends to overexpose images and videos in low light and the only thing i've tried to mitigate that is drop the brightness down on the device or adjust the iso manually
Yes, I've noticed the same. If there was a way to change the black level for the stock camera, it would be great. It takes really nice photos in the daylight. Only low light photos are so-so (like with most devices...)
So, I'm still testing under Pie, but I have quite strong impression that after latest Moto Camera update the image quality in low light has been noticeably improved. For sure this "overexposure" is gone.