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Is there a way to take 12mp photos in the same aspect ratio as the screen, rather than have to stick with 9mp for that? Thanks
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No.
I take my pictures at 6mp so what's wrong with 9mp? The quality isn't less good then on 12mp you can barely see a difference
It's not that a normal Xperia S user will take pictures to show on a giant screen
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Its not normal, but I do occasiomaly use larger screens but thanks, 9mp is indeed still great, and MILES ahead of any other phone ive seen
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But why Sony designed the 12MP camera when it is actually not optimized on Xperia S screen (i.e. full screen)?
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joshua_sx1 said:
But why Sony designed the 12MP camera when it is actually not optimized on Xperia S screen (i.e. full screen)?
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Xperia S screen is actually 0.9MP (720*1280=921600). Any picture taken with larger resulution is not possible to display without reduction in size. That's the first reason.
The second one is that 12MP has 4000x3000 pixels with aspect ratio 4:3 while the screen is 9:16 (or 16:9 in landscape).
Hope this helps.
Also interested...
Guys, I'm also interested in one thing, I'm newbie photographer but I'm doing well in taking pictures, but I wonder one thing, which resolution is better for photography 12 or 9mp, I see there is not big difference in resolution since 12mp is 4000x3000 and 9mp is 4000x2250 << please help with it.
giorgobiani554 said:
Guys, I'm also interested in one thing, I'm newbie photographer but I'm doing well in taking pictures, but I wonder one thing, which resolution is better for photography 12 or 9mp, I see there is not big difference in resolution since 12mp is 4000x3000 and 9mp is 4000x2250 << please help with it.
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It depends on whatever you like best. I use 9mp, cause it's the same aspect ratio as my phone and my TV.
Thanks, I like 12mp because of details, but 9mp more modern I think, 4:3 resolutions looks a bit ugly, and I dont loose much details 750Pixels not big deal
Also, the more megapixels you have, the more chance you have of getting more noiee2!
I always use 9mp on my XS, because it's still better than most camera phones out at the moment! (IMO)
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To get 16:9 12 mp you will need more than 13.333 mp sensor to do so .
Or just simply upscale to 12mp from 9mp .
giorgobiani554 said:
Thanks, I like 12mp because of details, but 9mp more modern I think, 4:3 resolutions looks a bit ugly, and I dont loose much details 750Pixels not big deal
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Porchy12 said:
Also, the more megapixels you have, the more chance you have of getting more noiee2!
I always use 9mp on my XS, because it's still better than most camera phones out at the moment! (IMO)
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There is no difference in quality/details/noise whether you use 9 or 12mp. The only difference is that when set at 9mp, the image will be cropped to the 4000*2250 size. That means you lose 1.5mp (4000*375 pixels) from the top of the image and the same from the bottom just to get the 16:9 aspect ratio, resulting in a narrower field of view.
So basically a 9mp photo from our xperia S is the same as a 12mp photo cropped with photoshop for example, to make it have a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Hi all,
Is it possible to set the camera to take photos in Wide Mode at 8mp? I only see the option for wide mode at 6mp.
If it is possible please advice how it could be done.
Cheers in advance,
Oliver
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Can anyone please advise me, sorry if it's a dumb question but I really want wide mode @ full resolution.
Cheers,
Oliver
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I want this as well
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faddys123 said:
I want this as well
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I found some info about this here...
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-audio-video/2208-6mp-8mp.html
It claims...
There is no way to get an 8MP wide screen shot on this phone thought the quality is still pretty excellent in 6MP wide screen mode.
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If true then it's a shame
I know this is a little late, but hopefully I can help clarify if you haven't already found the answer somewhere else.
8 Megapixels = 3264×2448
6 Megapixels = 3264×1836
So long story short is that when you take a widescreen picture at 6mp you'll have the same quality of an 8mp shot, the only difference is the actual size and shape of the picture (widescreen will chop off some of the top and bottom of the picture).
You'll still be able to zoom in just as far and see just as much detail as in an 8mp shot. I personally like 6mp widescreen because it fits the screen of my S3 perfectly, but to each his own. Hope I helped anybody wondering
Roco91 said:
I know this is a little late, but hopefully I can help clarify if you haven't already found the answer somewhere else.
8 Megapixels = 3264×2448
6 Megapixels = 3264×1836
So long story short is that when you take a widescreen picture at 6mp you'll have the same quality of an 8mp shot, the only difference is the actual size and shape of the picture (widescreen will chop off some of the top and bottom of the picture).
You'll still be able to zoom in just as far and see just as much detail as in an 8mp shot. I personally like 6mp widescreen because it fits the screen of my S3 perfectly, but to each his own. Hope I helped anybody wondering
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Thanks for the tip mate.
I come from a htc one x and I'm sure that could do 8mp in wide screen.
I had hoped it would be possible to change the software to increase the amount of pixels across the width of the pic using some of the pixels you lose from the hight of wide screen pictures.
But I think this is impossible, it just seems a shame having a 8mp camera and only being able to use 6mp as I also prefer wide screen.
Nevermind, the pictures I take are still good and I'm reasonably happy with the results.
Cheers for the reply
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bigoliver said:
Thanks for the tip mate.
I come from a htc one x and I'm sure that could do 8mp in wide screen.
I had hoped it would be possible to change the software to increase the amount of pixels across the width of the pic using some of the pixels you lose from the hight of wide screen pictures.
But I think this is impossible, it just seems a shame having a 8mp camera and only being able to use 6mp as I also prefer wide screen.
Nevermind, the pictures I take are still good and I'm reasonably happy with the results.
Cheers for the reply
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nop,also htc are 6mpx wide
I think 12mpx or 10mpx can do 8mpx wide, but definitely not 8mpx
erto90 said:
nop,also htc are 6mpx wide
I think 12mpx or 10mpx can do 8mpx wide, but definitely not 8mpx
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Ok thanks for the tip.
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As I'm sure you're all aware, the camera on our phone only takes pictures in 13mp in 4:3 mode, otherwise it's taking pictures at 9.6mp in the typical 16:9. I was wondering which mode you guys would prefer? It would be nice to use all 13mp that the camera has to offer, but everything now-a-days is widescreen, so 4:3 just wouldn't look right. What do you think?
I'm a fan of the 16:9 aspect ratio.
I cranked the size down even from the 9.6mp. That's more than I need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292166&highlight=monitor
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Normally 16:9. Most photos or video I shoot will be displayed on a TV, computer monitor, or phone. Just about all of them are 16:9.
If I were printing a lot of photos, 2:3 would be ideal.
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At the launch of the device was discussed a lot about the quality of photos taken in 20MP and 8MP where 8Mp said it had more detail and color that pictures taken with 20MP. By way of doubt, I always use to take my 20MP photos. I wonder if it came to a conclusion on which is better?
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At the launch of the device was discussed a lot about the quality of photos taken in 20MP and 8MP where 8Mp said it had more detail and color that pictures taken with 20MP. By way of doubt, I always use to take my 20MP photos. I wonder if it came to a conclusion on which is better?
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The closer you are to the maxium of the cameras capability the worse the quality
Lower MP= less noise, better bitrate n quality
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Envious_Data said:
The closer you are to the maxium of the cameras capability the worse the quality
Lower MP= less noise, better bitrate n quality
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Ie 8Mp is better than 20MP!
I can not see where this makes sense!
What about 15MP ?!?
Envious_Data said:
The closer you are to the maxium of the cameras capability the worse the quality
Lower MP= less noise, better bitrate n quality
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Is this only for camera phone sensors? My 20Mp Cybershot gives way better pictures at 20Mp than at lower resolution?
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Is this only for camera phone sensors? My 20Mp Cybershot gives way better pictures at 20Mp than at lower resolution?
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If your talking about cybershot profetional cameras then resolution doesnt matter, noise, quality, sharpness is the same across all
Its just mobile phone cameras which effect with picture resolution
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Envious_Data said:
If your talking about cybershot profetional cameras then resolution doesnt matter, noise, quality, sharpness is the same across all
Its just mobile phone cameras which effect with picture resolution
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Ahhhh OK. I wonder how long it will be before phone cameras are as good as proper cameras. Its annoying having to buy and carry around two devices.
Batfink33 said:
Ahhhh OK. I wonder how long it will be before phone cameras are as good as proper cameras. Its annoying having to buy and carry around two devices.
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Not realy, 2MP is a 1080p shot, and using manual with the right settings with Z2 literely almost looks as good as a profetional camera
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BR4DOKYBrazil said:
Ie 8Mp is better than 20MP!
I can not see where this makes sense!
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When you want to get text, 8mp looks better than 20mp
BR4DOKYBrazil said:
What about 15MP ?!?
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15mP = 16:9 crop of 20MP
One Twelve said:
When you want to get text, 8mp looks better than 20mp
15mP = 16:9 crop of 20MP
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So if I take a trip, take pictures of nature, landscapes, family, etc., would you recommend me 8Mp??
Question on details, colors, sharpness ... 8Mp is better than 20MP? I've tried to take the same picture at different resolutions and I can not notice a difference! Via doubts left in 20MP!
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So if I take a trip, take pictures of nature, landscapes, family, etc., would you recommend me 8Mp??
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This is a subtle one, If you zoom in a little the 8MP will look better but if you zoom in more the 20MP will reveal more structure, but if you zoom in still further the details in 20MP will look more blurred. if you look at ISO charts on gsmarena for Z2 you will see this. Text is more clear in 8MP than 20MP.
20mP means bigger prints possible or little more zoom but not too much
pictures of nature. landscapes in 20MP
family in 8MP
family with nature in the background in 8MP as they are the subject
scene mode shots are all 8MP unless you use mods
Where/What is the subject in the shot ? if its in the foreground you can get way with less resolution and it will look better. This is the strategy if you have 4mp HTC one. You must go closer to your subject then zoom is not required.
BR4DOKYBrazil said:
Question on details, colors, sharpness ... 8Mp is better than 20MP? I've tried to take the same picture at different resolutions and I can not notice a difference! Via doubts left in 20MP!
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8MP will be sharper than 20MP but will not allow to zoom as much.
3.5MP will be sharper than 8MP, if no zoom necessary then use 3.5MP for better shot.
One Twelve said:
This is a subtle one, If you zoom in a little the 8MP will look better but if you zoom in more the 20MP will reveal more structure, but if you zoom in still further the details in 20MP will look more blurred. if you look at ISO charts on gsmarena for Z2 you will see this. Text is more clear in 8MP than 20MP.
20mP means bigger prints possible or little more zoom but not too much
pictures of nature. landscapes in 20MP
family in 8MP
family with nature in the background in 8MP as they are the subject
scene mode shots are all 8MP unless you use mods
Where/What is the subject in the shot ? if its in the foreground you can get way with less resolution and it will look better. This is the strategy if you have 4mp HTC one. You must go closer to your subject then zoom is not required.
8MP will be sharper than 20MP but will not allow to zoom as much.
3.5MP will be sharper than 8MP, if no zoom necessary then use 3.5MP for better shot.
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It's totally different than I really thought! Of course, I am aware that the sensor counts a lot, but I thought the more MP image would have more details, sharpness and colors! I'll try to take pictures and see the difference!
Try 2MP in low light, you will be suprised.
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BR4DOKYBrazil said:
It's totally different than I really thought! Of course, I am aware that the sensor counts a lot, but I thought the more MP image would have more details, sharpness and colors! I'll try to take pictures and see the difference!
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it is counter intuitive. The bigger sensor with over sampling helps to make better lower resolution pictures.
The thing is oversampling is only there in auto or scene mode. In manual there is no oversampling at lower resolutions.
I always wonder if there is some over sampling software on pc, if so then you take everything in 20MP and just resize on the pc.
One Twelve said:
it is counter intuitive. The bigger sensor with over sampling helps to make better lower resolution pictures.
The thing is oversampling is only there in auto or scene mode. In manual there is no oversampling at lower resolutions.
I always wonder if there is some over sampling software on pc, if so then you take everything in 20MP and just resize on the pc.
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One Twelve, could you explain me what exactly is "oversampling" and what it does?
simple explanation is when there are more pixels it is easier for the software to estimate where the edges are and clean them up and reduce noise so the photo looks sharper when reducing the resolution. What you get is a better approximation. See this post.
But there is a trade off between sharpness over depth of detail with lower resolutions.
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simple explanation is when there are more pixels it is easier for the software to estimate where the edges are and clean them up and reduce noise so the photo looks sharper when reducing the resolution. What you get is a better approximation. See this post.
But there is a trade off between sharpness over depth of detail with lower resolutions.
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Tks so much @One Twelve !!!!
One Twelve said:
it is counter intuitive. The bigger sensor with over sampling helps to make better lower resolution pictures.
The thing is oversampling is only there in auto or scene mode. In manual there is no oversampling at lower resolutions.
I always wonder if there is some over sampling software on pc, if so then you take everything in 20MP and just resize on the pc.
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use windows 8/8.1
open the picture using paint
right click on the picture then choose open with
then choose ( paint )
after opening the picture press on the arrow under the select option in the toolbar and choose select all
then choose resize from the toolbar (next to the select option)
you will see a small window
in the resize section select pixels
if you want to change the aspect ratio then unselect the option ( maintain aspect ratio )
then press OK .
you will find that the size was changed
press crop (make sure not to click on the picture before croping) (the crop option is above resize)
then click on the file menu then choose save as. then choose the format and the location.
enjoy
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use windows 8/8.1
open the picture using paint
right click on the picture then choose open with
then choose ( paint )
after opening the picture press on the arrow under the select option in the toolbar and choose select all
then choose resize from the toolbar (next to the select option)
you will see a small window
in the resize section select pixels
if you want to change the aspect ratio then unselect the option ( maintain aspect ratio )
then press OK .
you will find that the size was changed
press crop (make sure not to click on the picture before croping) (the crop option is above resize)
then click on the file menu then choose save as. then choose the format and the location.
enjoy
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This is a resize. Does it oversample though ? that means looking at neighbouring pixels and making a better pixel out of them.
I would recommend 8MP , because of the SCN modes they provide . SCN [sports] will limits the shutter speed to minimum 120fps image , which is clear in high movement scenarios and when images are taken at night .
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I would recommend 8MP , because of the SCN modes they provide . SCN [sports] will limits the shutter speed to minimum 120fps image , which is clear in high movement scenarios and when images are taken at night .
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+1 agree, I use 8mp because of SCN modes, especially Landscapes mode .
Hello Group,
I got my LGV30 last weekend so I'm still a newbie with it but I am loving it so far. I have a couple of questions about the rear facing camera. I'm trying to understand the 16MP setting, here is why I'm kinda confused. Under the cameras settings I chose this: 4:3 (16MP) 4656x3492 . So when I take a picture shouldn't the result be at least near that particular MP?
When I hook up my LGV30 to my computer and look at the shots that I have taken a lot of them are 2 MP to 7 MP, so I dont understand...I do know that just because I selected 4:3 (16MP) 4656x3492 doesn't mean that every shot will be that large however it should be 11MP or better, correct???
Also, in the setting when I have to make a selection of the size I want I notice that this number is there too, 16:9 (12MP) 4656x2620, so if I am taking a 4:3 shot and then switched over very quickly to the 16:9 shot, then what MP is then used for the 16:9 shot since I didn't select a setting ?
Thanks, Jake
I seriously don't know what are you doing. I checked my photos and all of them are 16 MP or 13 MP (Wide angle).
As for the aspect ratio: Camera sensors are tend to be 4:3 - so it is 16MP. When using 16:9, the output from the sensor has to be cropped, so the final result is 12MP, for 18:9 is 11MP etc.
Thanks for the reply. This is so weird as on my cell the shots look great but looking at them on my computer it shows them ALL as way under size. Maybe its a Windows 7 thing but I dont know as of yet...still troubleshooting.
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I seriously don't know what are you doing. I checked my photos and all of them are 16 MP or 13 MP (Wide angle).
As for the aspect ratio: Camera sensors are tend to be 4:3 - so it is 16MP. When using 16:9, the output from the sensor has to be cropped, so the final result is 12MP, for 18:9 is 11MP etc.
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Yeah, a lot of people don't realize that the "16MP" is if you use the outdated 4:3 aspect ratio. Wide-screen will give you less, but turning the phone "sideways" or seeing on a 16:9 computer monitor or TV will be much more aesthetically pleasing.
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n2bowling said:
Hello Group,
I got my LGV30 last weekend so I'm still a newbie with it but I am loving it so far. I have a couple of questions about the rear facing camera. I'm trying to understand the 16MP setting, here is why I'm kinda confused. Under the cameras settings I chose this: 4:3 (16MP) 4656x3492 . So when I take a picture shouldn't the result be at least near that particular MP?
When I hook up my LGV30 to my computer and look at the shots that I have taken a lot of them are 2 MP to 7 MP, so I dont understand...I do know that just because I selected 4:3 (16MP) 4656x3492 doesn't mean that every shot will be that large however it should be 11MP or better, correct???
Thanks, Jake
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Thanks for the reply. This is so weird as on my cell the shots look great but looking at them on my computer it shows them ALL as way under size. Maybe its a Windows 7 thing but I dont know as of yet...still troubleshooting.
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I think you are confusing MB with MP. When you say "a lot of them are 2 MP to 7 MP", I believe you are looking at file size, not pixels.
MB is file size. Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte, etc. Plus, you can have different file sizes for the exact same picture, depending on whether it was saved in PNG or JPG. (The default on our phone is PNG format but some phones use JPG.)
Whereas, MP refers to the amount of pixels in an image. Usually higher MP in a camera means better pictures, but don't go by that alone:
http://www.blurbiness.com/web/en/bl...egapixels-does-not-mean-better-quality-photos
So you may find a camera or smartphone which, having less Megapixels, but with a better sensor and better lenses, gets clearer images than other cameras with more Megapixels. ... Basically, if you use a worse camera and worse lenses with more Megapixels, you will have more worse quality pixels
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n2bowling said:
Also, in the setting when I have to make a selection of the size I want I notice that this number is there too, 16:9 (12MP) 4656x2620, so if I am taking a 4:3 shot and then switched over very quickly to the 16:9 shot, then what MP is then used for the 16:9 shot since I didn't select a setting ?
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If I am understanding your question correctly, and forgive me if I'm not -- when you switched over to 16:9 shot "very quickly" it would take 16:9. However, that would not be your DEFAULT setting when you open the camera app. Next time you open the camera it would probably be back at 4:3.
You probably want 16:9 to be the default, so you should select that setting. Close the camera app, then re-open and see if it sticks.