Hello Guys, Im new to this forum with N number of Qns , because Im just a beginner of the smart phone users. I have got a new SE Xperia x10 and was very excited to capture the pictures using 8.1M camera.. But unfortunately the quality of the pictures that I have taken so far made me disappoint, still the HD video recording looks good. My question here is when the Video quality is good, how can the image quality be poor that we use the same camera for both the purpose. Also, is there any fix available to improve the camera quality, because i strongly believe that its not a hardware issue.
Thanks in advance
Most people have found that using a camera app called "Vignette" improves photos taken greatly.
Here is a link to it in the Android Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.neilandtheresa.NewVignette&feature=search_result
pyromatic18 said:
Most people have found that using a camera app called "Vignette" improves photos taken greatly.
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hmm..Let me also have a try.. but can anyone shed some light on my question, rather than finding out an alternate solution, Im very curious to know about the cause of the poor Image quality with a "8.1" camera
manussnair said:
hmm..Let me also have a try.. but can anyone shed some light on my question, rather than finding out an alternate solution, Im very curious to know about the cause of the poor Image quality with a "8.1" camera
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Didnt i answer this last night for you?
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Yes.. However I'm still not clear about what could be the possible reasons for a 8.1MP camera to perform so badly while dealing with the still images, but works good while dealing with the Video recording..Hardware or Software or Settings or etc..????. I beg your pardon if I have been so much curious.
One thread is enough.
Also, practise with the camera.
It's one of the best 8MP phones so the problem shouldn't be the phone
manussnair said:
Yes.. However I'm still not clear about what could be the possible reasons for a 8.1MP camera to perform so badly while dealing with the still images, but works good while dealing with the Video recording..Hardware or Software or Settings or etc..????. I beg your pardon if I have been so much curious.
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I really think you need to learn more about photography. Mp dont mean anything when it comes to camera quality. I take outstanding pictures with this phone...and if you would like a link to another forum on pictures taken with this camera i can show you....it will blow your mind. I already explained how to get the best out of your camera in another thread. Did you turn off image stabiliser?
Do you expect dslr quality from a smartphone? Cuz it wont happen.
I would strongly suggest practicing with your camera like flo said.
Im not trying to be rude, im really not. But this is one of the best camera phones out there believe it or not.
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Yes.. below are my settings
Capturing mode : Normal
Resolution : 8MP
Scenes : Normal
Focus Mode : Infinity
-2---------0----------+2 is set in 0 ( I dont know what is that +/- symbol means)
Photolight : off
Self-timer : off
Metering :Spot
White Balance : Auto
Image Stabiliser : off
Smile Level : Normal Smile
Geo Tagging : off
Shutter Sound : sound1
If you share the settings of yours , I may also be able to take awesome pictures as you have been taking ;-)
manussnair said:
Yes.. below are my settings
Capturing mode : Normal
Resolution : 8MP
Scenes : Normal
Focus Mode : Infinity
-2---------0----------+2 is set in 0 ( I dont know what is that +/- symbol means)
Photolight : off
Self-timer : off
Metering :Spot
White Balance : Auto
Image Stabiliser : off
Smile Level : Normal Smile
Geo Tagging : off
Shutter Sound : sound1
If you share the settings of yours , I may also be able to take awesome pictures as you have been taking ;-)
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Ok, here are my settings:
Capturing Mode: Normal
Resolution: 6mp Wide (16:9) I use that more that 8mp because I like the widescreen pictures...and remember lower mp doesn't mean less quality!
Scenes: Normal
Focus Mode: Infinity...or macro for close up shots
photo light: always off
self timer: off
metering: Center weighted or average...spot metering is used for when your taking a picture and the light from the background is darkening your subject. Its not what you wanna use all the time...only for those situations when needed. average metering also known as matrix would be the most accurate.
White Balance: depends...if its cloudy outside ill use cloudy, if its bright and sunny ill use daylight or just auto. Most of the time I stick with auto. But playing with it properly gets nice results
image stabilser: always always off!
smile level: Normal
the +/- is the EV control I was talking about. yes it goes from -2 to +2.
And here is how I always always use it.
if its bright and sunny outside, or you just have alot of light, I will usually lower it to -1 or -0.7
Inside pictures, or low light situations I lower it to about -0.3 maybe -0.7. What that does if darkens the photo but eliminates low light noise.
Try that for a while and see what kind of pics you get. Also, keep a steady hand. When I take pictures with my phone I wrap both hands around the phone and hold it firmly to reduce any hand shake that might happen. I just find that works best for me.
@manussnair: Check your PM.
Thanks
Mr Patchy Patch said:
Ok, here are my settings:
Capturing Mode: Normal
Resolution: 6mp Wide (16:9) I use that more that 8mp because I like the widescreen pictures...and remember lower mp doesn't mean less quality!
Scenes: Normal
Focus Mode: Infinity...or macro for close up shots
photo light: always off
self timer: off
metering: Center weighted or average...spot metering is used for when your taking a picture and the light from the background is darkening your subject. Its not what you wanna use all the time...only for those situations when needed. average metering also known as matrix would be the most accurate.
White Balance: depends...if its cloudy outside ill use cloudy, if its bright and sunny ill use daylight or just auto. Most of the time I stick with auto. But playing with it properly gets nice results
image stabilser: always always off!
smile level: Normal
the +/- is the EV control I was talking about. yes it goes from -2 to +2.
And here is how I always always use it.
if its bright and sunny outside, or you just have alot of light, I will usually lower it to -1 or -0.7
Inside pictures, or low light situations I lower it to about -0.3 maybe -0.7. What that does if darkens the photo but eliminates low light noise.
Try that for a while and see what kind of pics you get. Also, keep a steady hand. When I take pictures with my phone I wrap both hands around the phone and hold it firmly to reduce any hand shake that might happen. I just find that works best for me.
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This is awesome dude !! This is the kind of information that I was looking for as I have never been an expert in handing the machines;whatever they are...
Now let me start playing around with it
manussnair said:
This is awesome dude !! This is the kind of information that I was looking for as I have never been an expert in handing the machines;whatever they are...
Now let me start playing around with it
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Dont forget to check your PM
And to inspire you, go here
And Mr Patchy is right, its not about Megapixels. Heck you can even take great photos with a 2 mp cell camera.
clixt said:
And to inspire you, go here
And Mr Patchy is right, its not about Megapixels. Heck you can even take great photos with a 2 mp cell camera.
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Man, i remember my old sony ericsson k790a. I think it was a 3.2mp camera phone, but holly **** the quality was awesome!! I believe it had xenon flash to if i remember correctly.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Man, i remember my old sony ericsson k790a. I think it was a 3.2mp camera phone, but holly **** the quality was awesome!! I believe it had xenon flash to if i remember correctly.
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Yep I know.
the software is what determines the quality you are looking for. The camera will construct the picture/video information like pixel info, frames, etc. but the software is responsible for cleaning it up.
i find the X10's camera amazing, it takes crystal clear pictures IMO and i can even use them as wallpapers on my PC and they are still clear.
the X10 will always be the best
no idea :-I mine is in a gud quality.. hehe
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quality of the front-facing camera????
Wish I could help you out. All I know is I am stunned at how great the front camera Is in this compared to the sensation.
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Mine is a LOT better than my galaxy s 4g.
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Wish I could help you out. All I know is I am stunned at how great the front camera Is in this compared to the sensation.
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Does your device have the yellow/orange lighting problem?
Thanks
Can someone please help~
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Hi there, I am wondering if my amaze's front -facing camera has a problem.
I found out that the quality of the front-facing camera of my device is really bad. I am not sure if its normal or it's my problem.
I compared to other devices (samsung gs2x which has 2mp front facing camera), my AMAZE is so bad. See attachment. the color of the pic taken by AMAZE is so yellow/orange and dark ,however, the pic taken by gs2x is in while (which is the wall color).
Do you guys have to same problem too???? the pic taken by front-facing camera is too yellow/orange and dark???
HELP~~~
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I am not an expert on this subject, but to me, it looks like the photo you took with Amaze is showing the truer color than the one taken with gs2x.
What is the type of your light source? Did you adjust your white balance according to the source? My walls are white, but it looks yellow under room light. So I would think your Amaze is capturing the true color.
On the other hand, if the photo I take is white(ish), I would assume that it is because the camera is not getting enough light and trying to overexpose, washing away the true color and coming out looking like a black&white photo. Your photo from gs2x looks like that.
In any case, the front-facing camera is optimized for taking close-up snapshot of people facing it. The target must be lighted with external light source because there is no flash light for the front facing camera, and you should adjust the white balance if you need good results. You should compare photos taken in this condition to see which camera is better.
Other thoughts:
You can download and try different camera apps from Market.
You can wipe the data in 'settings/applications/manage applications/all/camera/clear data'.
Go to a T-Mo store and compare with the store demo machine.
etc.
Sorry my comment became so long. I was just gonna say 'try white-balance', but thought it better to explain why I think this way.
Hey its me again, I still didnt solve my pervious problem and here is another one!
I have hot pixels on my front camera sensor! I attatched a picture of me hanging out with a friend and you can clearly see the hot lixels EVERYWHERE! It doesnt hapen in indoor shots nor with the back camera. Should I take it back (the phone)?
I am starting to think that I bought a crappy phone I mean it get hot as hell, I have cellular issues, and now the camera? WTF! K should have bought the One X
That's Normal,the front camera have a low resolution sensor.
Use the back camera.
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No no no. It cant be a low resolution problem. In lower light conditions, the photos ale less crisp of course, but dont have theese white dots all over them. I think the sensor might be oversensitive to light or something
Front camera is always bad quality.
It has been designed for HD video, not clear picture camera for every day use.
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electrash said:
Front camera is always bad quality.
It has been designed for HD video, not clear picture camera for every day use.
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Yeah, I gues you are right... Should have fought about it a little sooner... Sorry
Front cameras should't be so noisy.
My girlfriend iPhone 4S makes bit noisy and blurred photos, but no hot pixels.
Whenever I shoot macro mode, the pictures come out blurry. I can't even get a good picture of a paper documentation I have on my desk. I tried normal mode, and it also produces poor quality. Anyone else having this problem? I know it's not the megapixels because I always use 3MP on my Note1 and get great usable results.
Also, outside here in Portland we are having great sunny days. I took some shots, but the sky's blue color looks like as if it was mosaic-ed or something. I really wish it had better quality. I know there's a firmware update for the international version that has some changes on the camera performance, but because we have a AT&T crap, we are going to be stuck for a long time.
Overall I love my phone even though there are some quirks such as gaps between the speaker grill and body, and screen/speaker grill are not leveled. Piss-poor quality control even with the awesome uni-body.
Did you try the "text" scene option? I havent had any problems with macro focus
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So for me, don't get me wrong, during daylight this camera is awesome, but at night time or during some lower light items, this camera doesn't look too hot. For example I went to a theater performance and took some pictures with my Note 3, my date took pictures with her iPhone 5 and her pictures of the stage and actors turned out real well whereas mine with the stock camera app and Camera Zoom FX just looked washed out and not that good. I can't say I had this issue with my S3 either because i was able to take pretty good pictures with that camera. Any ideas on how I can optimize my camera taking skills here? I'm not a noob with the cameras either, it's just frustrating being hit or miss on pictures you know? Help would be greatly appreciated!
I find that the stock camera app leaves a bit to be desired. Especially for low light , action, or macro shots. There are some very nice paid cameras like camera fv-5. I actually also like ucam for a free camera.
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Low light situations and no OIS requires a very steady hand..Not much else you can do man it kinda is what it is.
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