I am having problems with my new S2, the camera just wont focus. It just bleeps and a green square appears but nothing is in focus.
Any ideas? I am running the KE2 firmware
What focus setting is it on? Auto focus, macro or face detection?
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Well I tried all three and nothing helps. It just bleeps but I dont see the camera trying to focus at all.
Can this be a hardware issue? or merely software? Should I try to update to the latest firmware in the hopes this might get fixed?
Did you do the firmware upgrade from samsung apps?
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Yeah I did and it was updated to KE2 but I do believe there is an KE4/KE7 out right now? Still doesnt appear in my Kies however.
Nah the camera firmware was from the samsung app on the phone which installs an apk which yhen updates the camera. Is that the one you did?
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Same here, a lot of times the camera doesnt focus
for example if I want to do a macro photo I select the macro, then the camera focus nice, but if I move it and I try to focus another thing the camera doesnt do it.
In auto mode with some barcode programs it doesnt work either if I try to focus close.
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Nah the camera firmware was from the samsung app on the phone which installs an apk which yhen updates the camera. Is that the one you did?
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Hmn... I dont think so mate, but how can I make sure? I cant really remember getting any update from samsung on my phone.
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Same here, a lot of times the camera doesnt focus
for example if I want to do a macro photo I select the macro, then the camera focus nice, but if I move it and I try to focus another thing the camera doesnt do it.
In auto mode with some barcode programs it doesnt work either if I try to focus close.
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Hmn... but I never seen mine focus or even try. You know when the camera goes blur and then back sharp? Mine just stays static lol Not sure if it is normal but it does seem like a problem.
Checking the Firmware for the camera, it says
Cam FW Ver: OCED10
Phone FW Ver: TBEC28
Hmn... now should I claim warranty for this? or this can be fixed lol ? I hate for it to be sent to warranty claims
I know this sounds silly, but have you tried cleaning your lense?
Sometimes if the lense is a bit dirty (even invisible oil), it tries to focus on the oil. The distortion could trick the camera into thinking it's in focus (the closest to being focus) and just pop the green square.
Haha I hope it was that simple. Tried that actually, and it doesnt help
if doesnt focus anything or at least try it, probably the camera is broken.
Use warranty dont doubt it
I have the same problem, but only sometimes.
Check and see if you actually get out of focus shots after you have snapped a pic. I'm still on the phone's very first firmware and I am having trouble updating it for some reason...
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if doesnt focus anything or at least try it, probably the camera is broken.
Use warranty dont doubt it
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Solidswede said:
I have the same problem, but only sometimes.
Check and see if you actually get out of focus shots after you have snapped a pic. I'm still on the phone's very first firmware and I am having trouble updating it for some reason...
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Taking pictures of far objects are ok. Seems to just be a static focus but when I try to take pictures of anything near or of someone close that I need to focus, The camera does nothing, there is no attempt at focus even when there is the green focus box.
Guess the camera might be broken , will call up for warranty.
Harvin Dhillon said:
Taking pictures of far objects are ok. Seems to just be a static focus but when I try to take pictures of anything near or of someone close that I need to focus, The camera does nothing, there is no attempt at focus even when there is the green focus box.
Guess the camera might be broken , will call up for warranty.
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I have similar problem. The camera is a disappointment. The pictures are blur. I hope it can be fixed somehow. Any thought on this?
No issues here. Focuses perfectly almost every time.
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I have similar problem. The camera is a disappointment. The pictures are blur. I hope it can be fixed somehow. Any thought on this?
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Your phone is most likely broken, you should send it back. Here is a 100% crop of a picture directly from the SGS2 and looks plenty sharp to me.
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Your phone is most likely broken, you should send it back. Here is a 100% crop of a picture directly from the SGS2 and looks plenty sharp to me.
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Thanks! But I hope there might be another solution. I have tried different kernel versions, but I did not succeed. The barcode scanner works perfectly, but normal pictures remain blur.
I have sent it back to repair. Hopefully, It wont last for ages.
I do have the same issue on mine (no auto focus).
Did you get any feedback?
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I've been using my Rezound to take lots of pictures and I like the HTC camera app. So I'm wondering what would be comparable to it to use with an AOSP variant.
One feature I would like to have that HTC doesn't is some type of manual focus. Maybe something that will focus in small steps + or - would be nice.
Thanks!
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Vignette is a good camera app. It's also on sale on the market right now for $.99. Go check it out!
I also use vignette. Still not as good as HTC's camera app, but looks better than the default CM9 one.
Thanks for the replies but I tried vignette when it went on sale and was very disappointed. For normal shooting I guess it's ok but I do a lot of macro shots and it's nearly impossible to focus up close.
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Try "Camera ZOOM FX". I got it long ago and they've updated allot. I've had good results with it and like the interface. Was my go-to back on the dinc before the newer sense cameras came out.
I agree w/ you that the sense camera app is solid and my favorite. (particularly sense 3.6/4)
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Try "Camera ZOOM FX". I got it long ago and they've updated allot. I've had good results with it and like the interface. Was my go-to back on the dinc before the newer sense cameras came out.
I agree w/ you that the sense camera app is solid and my favorite. (particularly sense 3.6/4)
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Thanks I may give it a shot when they clean up AOSP a bit more
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This is one of the reasons I have hesitated to switch, love the sense camera
here's a Sense camera vs vignette trying to shoot the same snail. Trying to focus in with vignette was literally letting this snail get away from me....
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Is there a way to install the sense camera app on AOSP/CM9? I would assume not, since it probably needs a bunch of HTC/sense libraries, but I suppose there's a chance everything non-AOSP that the camera app needs is bundled inside the APK.
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here's a Sense camera vs vignette trying to shoot the same snail. Trying to focus in with vignette was literally letting this snail get away from me....
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Did you try a long press instead of just a tap? Also make sure you choose Macro in Frame-average -> Focus distance. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hr2tth7xbbxmm7q/2012-09-04 14.12.27.JPG (that's a AAA battery so it's pretty small)
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Did you try a long press instead of just a tap? Also make sure you choose Macro in Frame-average -> Focus distance. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hr2tth7xbbxmm7q/2012-09-04 14.12.27.JPG (that's a AAA battery so it's pretty small)
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I did do the long press but I didn't see a macro setting, I may have to check that out. Also when I was doing the long press does it always take the picture immediately when you let go? That was kinda aggravating since It seems to take vignette a long time to process the picture and you're not sure if you even got it to focus correctly until after it's done. I may give vignette another shot since I did pay for it(even though it was $.99) but I'm doubting it will be up to my standards.
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I did do the long press but I didn't see a macro setting, I may have to check that out. Also when I was doing the long press does it always take the picture immediately when you let go? That was kinda aggravating since It seems to take vignette a long time to process the picture and you're not sure if you even got it to focus correctly until after it's done. I may give vignette another shot since I did pay for it(even though it was $.99) but I'm doubting it will be up to my standards.
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ya, camera zoom FX may help in some of those things... but like others have said, I'm using sense so I have no reason to need anything else.
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was thinking about this and I remember that Camera zoom FX also had a super fast response. I'm currently on sense 4, which is blazing fast on shutter speed etc, but before that cz FX was easily in the running for speed... just giving more info.
Rock on.
Camera FV-5 is pretty fun to use. You can do long-exposures with it as well. They come out all funky most of the time, but they always look very cool. I can also vouch for Camera Zoom FX.
Sense camera is the thing that's keeping me from aosp right now. I like it too much!
RoyalDrew said:
Thanks for the replies but I tried vignette when it went on sale and was very disappointed. For normal shooting I guess it's ok but I do a lot of macro shots and it's nearly impossible to focus up close.
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If you're a fan of macro shots, then might I suggest a $6 addition to the phone: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wide-Angle-...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4844d51083
Yes, you do need to affix the metal ring on the outside of the phone. But, it produces pretty amazing results:
No zoom:
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If you're a fan of macro shots, then might I suggest a $6 addition to the phone: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wide-Angle-...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4844d51083
Yes, you do need to affix the metal ring on the outside of the phone. But, it produces pretty amazing results:
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Holy Jeebus! That's awesome man thanks a million might have to grab that!
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Also if you're rooted I'd suggest upgrading the camera app. The stock app compresses images and it becomes blatantly obvious when showing an image at it's native resolution on a larger screen.
sense camera
i love the 2x video mode for sense camera. I do some coaching of gymnastics and olympic lifting so being able to record and playback in slow motion right away is fantastic.
Can anyone say what it would take to get the sense camera on AOSP/AOKP?
you should really check out UCam
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ucamera.ucam&hl=en
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Also if you're rooted I'd suggest upgrading the camera app. The stock app compresses images and it becomes blatantly obvious when showing an image at it's native resolution on a larger screen.
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Well yea I'm rooted lol I'm looking for a nice alternative to the sense camera because I'm wanting to move to an AOSP Rom remember? Lol
What camera app would you suggest?
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I know that the camera is decent. Heck look at this guy's album on Google+
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/+LukasFrimerTholander/albums/5945766779380687681?sort=1
No matter how hard I try, the pictures I take, almost always look washed out. In most of the reviews the camera was praised for colour accuracy and reproduction. I'm not talking about perfectly lit scenarios but more or less like the ones I've posted above. Do you guys leave yours at Auto , Intelligent Auto etc. Whatever tips and tricks you can share I'm sure will greatly benefit the community.
[I know there is a thread regarding the slow shutter and focus but that's not the point over here.]
Cheers !
Mine look as good if not better. I use AI most, normal and manual otherwise. Focus isn't slow for me, shutter speed regarding moving items in less than full blast light are and get blurry easy. Software fixes needed. My still shots are incredibly brilliant and accurate for a smartphone camera.
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Thanks for your reply. The cat wasn't pleased though .
my two cents
I just took two pictures, one using normal and one using IA. the IA is FAR better for focus, speed of shot, etc. But there is some serious work that needs to be done on the software for this camera.
I LOLd so hard on the **** soup
Also have some **** flavored spice.
Steamer86 said:
Also have some **** flavored spice.
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XDXD I'd skip over that one
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I personally feel on the stock camera app , the auto ISO is a little bit too sensitive, causing unnecessary noise. I usually set the ISO to 800 (the max it allows in manual control) and the shot turns out significantly better.
Using IA pictures are somewhat better ! . BTW can someone modify the camera to save the settings ? because it always starts on Normal mode !
I used Intelligent Auto for the pics of my Spigen Case, seems to have worked well.
These pics are actually lower quality than the ones on my computer because there was probably some compression done during uploading/
Does anyone know of a way to make the IA setting stick? Every time I leave the camera app I have to mess with settings to get it back. I've tried just hitting the home button and leaving the app open but it reverts. Annoying! !
I agree about always leaving it in hdr mode but I also can't find a way to set it to stick
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I came from the HTC One and that camera was a joke, i used the lenovo super camera and always had better results, apparently it works on the G2 also, its a big improvement over the stock camera from what I've seen so far. Ill probably get a better look at it tomorrow during the day.
Heres the link for yall to check it out.
http://en.miui.com/thread-9563-1-1.html
Edit: took some pictures around the house, major improvement folks.
I'm going to Paris in about a month and will take dslr camera as main photo device, but I will also take pictures with G2.
For various shots I find iA and night mode in low light fine, but what mode do you recommend for city sights? Is it sports in the day and night mode in low light or should I use iA and will be fine?
phatmanxxl said:
I came from the HTC One and that camera was a joke, i used the lenovo super camera and always had better results, apparently it works on the G2 also, its a big improvement over the stock camera from what I've seen so far. Ill probably get a better look at it tomorrow during the day.
Heres the link for yall to check it out.
http://en.miui.com/thread-9563-1-1.html
Edit: took some pictures around the house, major improvement folks.
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Lookout (I know, I know) flags this as adware. Does anyone get push notifications using this camera app?
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Lookout (I know, I know) flags this as adware. Does anyone get push notifications using this camera app?
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I haven't and been using it for at least three months now. I wouldn't have recommended it if it did.
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Does anyone know of a way to make the IA setting stick? Every time I leave the camera app I have to mess with settings to get it back. I've tried just hitting the home button and leaving the app open but it reverts. Annoying! !
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The Verizon version stays. The normal version does not. No clue why. I upgraded to the leak camera software and noticed that. pretty irritating I must say
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Edit: took some pictures around the house, major improvement folks.
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Same story here
What sort of major improvement?
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What sort of major improvement?
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Pictures are not as grainy with the lenovo camera.
Here's the story, bought an used S2, both back camera and front camera were working, but the back camera lens was a bit bad (the one on the case, it had scratches everywhere) so I replaced the back part of the case. My front camera had a little, small piece of dust inside it, so I disconnected the ribbon cable and lifted it up, my surprise was that when I kinda lifted it a bit up..
THESE TWO THINGS WERE SEPARATED.
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The black thing (which I think it's called the lens) stayed on the hole.
In this hole:
it was not like the picture above, the black thing stayed down there and just the cable with some mirror-ish thing came out..
and the little piece of ribbon cable came apart without it. I gave it no importance and lifted the black thing by myself, cleaned both and when I did the reassembly and turned the phone on, the front facing camera gives me a force close as soon as I switch to it.
Any thoughts? did I damage the front camera by touching accidentally that part that looks like a mirror between the black thing and the ribbon piece? help! Back camera worked okay after some pushes, it wasn't working either but now it is..
Bump for justice.. I miss my front facing camera ;_;
Looks like my camera will remain dead.. seriously no one knows about hardware here?
I think you have accidentally removed the connection of front cam install antutu and check if it detects your front cam in specs
Just open it once more and see if its connected properly,check for any damage as well...see maybe there's a small "metal" parts that need to be matched together ("on top" and "bottom")
if everything looks fine,you will need to replace that cam
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I think you have accidentally removed the connection of front cam install antutu and check if it detects your front cam in specs
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You mean here?
It looks pretty detected to me..
elixir. said:
Just open it once more and see if its connected properly,check for any damage as well...see maybe there's a small "metal" parts that need to be matched together ("on top" and "bottom")
if everything looks fine,you will need to replace that cam
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Yeah everything is as it should be, ribbon cables are connected properly.. I know it kinda looks like it's a hardware issue, it's so weird.. I would take some pics of how it looks now but I'm so afraid of damaging the rear camera(again) lol.. won't even touch the inner part..
Try to start it without SD card in the phone if that didn't help,fix permissions...
(I think you have already tried to force close the camera app and clear data?)
If this issue persists in different roms with different kernel's(considering you already tried different troubleshooting methods like a different cam app) it will probably be a hardware issue,
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Try to start it without SD card in the phone if that didn't help,fix permissions...
(I think you have already tried to force close the camera app and clear data?)
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I don't own an SDcard.. and fixing permissions didn't help either. Yeah. every time I switched to front camera it would FC when I tried to open camera, so yeah I have wiped camera's data a lot of times.
king_below_my_lord said:
If this issue persists in different roms with different kernel's(considering you already tried different troubleshooting methods like a different cam app) it will probably be a hardware issue,
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Umm.. I have to download some new ROMs then, will download, try and report. And yeah I have tried another camera apps with the same FC result..
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I don't own an SDcard.. and fixing permissions didn't help either. Yeah. every time I switched to front camera it would FC when I tried to open camera, so yeah I have wiped camera's data a lot of times.
Umm.. I have to download some new ROMs then, will download, try and report. And yeah I have tried another camera apps with the same FC result..
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Good trying out a different ROM with a different kernel will verify whether it was a camera driver issue, and also might bypass any other kind of application conflicts.
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So.. I was originally very happy with my purchase, but I just booted up Snapchat to send off a couple selfies from the new tech... And the front-facing camera's picture quality is GOD AWFUL.
It's grainy as ****, and it's got all these weird discolourations to it! Is that just me, or anyone else getting it?
Edit: Just took a couple pictures with both my S4 and Z2 to post here and show them, but it would appear that once you actually TAKE the photo with the Z2, all that awfulness goes away! Snapchat, for some reason, keeps it though. I think Snapchat might have to modify their app for this phone... And I don't see that being likely in the near future.
Here's the break-down. It appears that the built-in camera app greatly messes with the picture the front camera takes, and this might be some kinda weird feature. Anyways, here's two pictures from the Z2, one from the camera app, one from Snapchat, and a picture from my S4 for comparison.
Z2 Snapchat Front-Cam Picture:
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Well either way Xperia Front Cameras are usualy horible so in some circumstances the front cam may produce horrible quality pics
Usualy this happens in lower light
Except I've found that it really /isn't/ that bad. Just that for some reason, Sony's software kinda... Post-produces the frontcam's pic after you take it. SnapChat doesn't do that, and thus, the pictures come out looking horrible.
King Cole said:
Except I've found that it really /isn't/ that bad. Just that for some reason, Sony's software kinda... Post-produces the frontcam's pic after you take it. SnapChat doesn't do that, and thus, the pictures come out looking horrible.
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That right there is an perfect example of X-Reality Image Processing engine
Perhaps this is similar to what is occurring in my pictures.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742862
Sorely disappointed theres some **** going on doing nothing good to my photos..
There's an option in the camera settings for picture smoothing on the front camera.
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Perhaps this is similar to what is occurring in my pictures.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742862
Sorely disappointed theres some **** going on doing nothing good to my photos..
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Um.. Idk about what's going on with you, but mine's a little different. Go check the OP, I put up some pictures.
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There's an option in the camera settings for picture smoothing on the front camera.
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Yeah, I tried disabling that, nothing changed. :/
Same here, I only have a problem with the camera when using Snapchat. Do you think it is fixable with software update? Are you on .55 or .69?
My phone is .55.
I'm on .69, and I was having this problem both before and after I unlocked.
I'm sure this could be fixed with a software update, but I have no idea how fast that would happen, lol.
SAME
Yea my z2 front camera is horrible too. Its really grainy and theres discoloration but once u take the photo the discoloration disappears but its kinda grainy. Is sony working on a slution or no?
I'm running CM11, it seems fine to me, at least on snapchat...
I understand your problem, but this is the 2.2MP front camera we are talking about, its not right to expect clear n perfect selfies especially when capturing indoors! I'm really happy about the front cam as it produces really acceptable photos! Outdoors, it is much better! I agree that there is some discolouration and grains but that is expected!!
Using the word terrible is terrible!!!
Same problem on snapchat
I used the front cam to take some selfies. Seemed okay once the pictures were processed. But in Snapchat the selfies turn out grainy only. Any solution? I
anyone got a solution for this. It doesn't feel right or logical for a high end phone
sierrarohan said:
I understand your problem, but this is the 2.2MP front camera we are talking about, its not right to expect clear n perfect selfies especially when capturing indoors! I'm really happy about the front cam as it produces really acceptable photos! Outdoors, it is much better! I agree that there is some discolouration and grains but that is expected!!
Using the word terrible is terrible!!!
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Can I ask you though if that picture youve taken should have shown the structures with straight lines as straight lines, and not as crooked as they are?
That is my biggest gripe, the truly awful lens distortion.
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Can I ask you though if that picture youve taken should have shown the structures with straight lines as straight lines, and not as crooked as they are?
That is my biggest gripe, the truly awful lens distortion.
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Yes that is indeed the case!! However, these distortions are not visible when I take selfies outside, even in waterfall!!
So I guess, when not even a single Human is 100% correct, how a gadget can be! Overall, front cam takes a shot which pleases my eye, and thats all I want from a inferior sensor.
Anyone else not satisfied with the camera?
I already took a great shot but most of them just feel soft and not sharp at all!
A lot of noise as well when zooming in.
I'm quite shocked as my OnePlus 3 takes better pictures (GCam).
The selfie cam is the worst. On OP3 I can basically see all of my skins pores, beard hair etc.
On the mate it's just soft(no matter the setting).
I'm on firmware 122 btw.
Would be good to know if that's just my taste or a wrong setting maybe?
Thanks!
In general:
Very satisified with the back camera.
But the selfiecam is kind of 'boring'.
You should provide pics to make your case as the question is so broad and the answers are so many.
Took a few pics today and really impressed with the back camera. The front camera isn't great and beautifies every image and looks soft. Hopefully a software update could fix this. Came from a pixel 2 which I think are the ones to beat at moment for camera phones.
Back camera is really great. In selfie camera there is an option to switch off beauty mode. Try with that option and you will get better selfies than Samsung Galaxy flagships.
I just posted to a similar thread over in news aand discussion.....
I too am disappointed with the M20 pro camera, mostly indoors in not so good (but hardly terrible) light the images are really quite soft
Looking at the exif it always seems to choose a really low shutter speed and as others have said no OIS on the main camera. Like I said disappointing, I am on .238, no idea if there are any camera improvements to come on .266 or 9.1?
Light can change your thoughts
Yes the mate 20p camera tends to take soft and sometimes blurry photos. I blame the lack of OIS.
With a little extra effort you can take awesome photos, but for point and shoot many other phones do that better.
I just moved from op3 to mate 20 pro, principally for the camera and... I'm disappointed, my ops3 photo's with gcam are a lot better! All photos in middle light (and hdr condition) look like they are painted!
I tried to make some side by died) side comparison and one plus 3 photos are better in everything
nico933 said:
I just moved from op3 to mate 20 pro, principally for the camera and... I'm disappointed, my ops3 photo's with gcam are a lot better! All photos in middle light (and hdr condition) look like they are painted!
I tried to make some side by died) side comparison and one plus 3 photos are better in everything
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Lol I wouldn't buy this for a minute. Must be you or your settings
crixley said:
Lol I wouldn't buy this for a minute. Must be you or your settings
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Me is not possibile, I was keeping one phone in a hand and the other one in the other, setting i don't know maybe.. M but I just opened the camera and chosen hdr..., have you some setting to suggest?
Some photos are good but others no..., color are a little bit more ok and grass looks painted
Now in no more at home, this weekend I'm coming to post some comparisons if needed
nico933 said:
Me is not possibile, I was keeping one phone in a hand and the other one in the other, setting i don't know maybe.. M but I just opened the camera and chosen hdr..., have you some setting to suggest?
Some photos are good but others no..., color are a little bit more ok and grass looks painted
Now in no more at home, this weekend I'm coming to post some comparisons if needed
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Are you using vivid mode? Try turning that to standard
I'm very satisfied with the camera, I think this is all about setting, not the camera or the phone.
crixley said:
Are you using vivid mode? Try turning that to standard
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I tried that setting but it doesn't look to influence the "painted effect"
This weekend on going to make a more detailed test and on case I'm going to post some photos
nico933 said:
I tried that setting but it doesn't look to influence the "painted effect"
This weekend on going to make a more detailed test and on case I'm going to post some photos
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Turn off AI maybe. Honestly if you're trying to tell us one of the best rated phone cameras of all time gets bested by one of the most mediocre, you'd better have some valid evidence lol
My only gripe is the AI sometimes gets confused like when it thought this shot was winter and it changed the images completely
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My only gripe is the AI sometimes gets confused like when it thought this shot was winter and it changed the images completely
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That is a totally feasible complaint as I have had this happen as well. Sometimes AI is better off for certain shots for sure
That's why it is handy on the latest 9.1 update to turn on and off without going into settings. You can also of course click the X when it detects what it think it is. I have had no issues with the camera in default mode and actually find it performs better after the last update, especially the transition when going to 3x zoom.
what bugs me is the "hold steady while camera sharpens the image".
Is there a way to avoid this?
GTT1 said:
what bugs me is the "hold steady while camera sharpens the image".
Is there a way to avoid this?
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Nope, The phone is taking a auto hdr(thats even more extreme than the HDR mode btw) photo,generally it doesnt matter if you move or take another photo while the camera tells you that, i just ignore it.