Camera Disussion - AT&T HTC One (M7)

I want to have a thread specifically for discussing the camera but not necessarily for just posting pictures. I have found the camera to take really good pictures of motion.
Here's link to a review of the camera that sets the one against the S4 and iPhone 5.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57581522-85/samsung-galaxy-s4-shootout-versus-htc-one-iphone-5/
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airicd22 said:
I want to have a thread specifically for discussing the camera but not necessarily for just posting pictures. I have found the camera to take really good pictures of motion.
Here's link to a review of the camera that sets the one against the S4 and iPhone 5.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57581522-85/samsung-galaxy-s4-shootout-versus-htc-one-iphone-5/
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It's funny how people stress over the smallest differences, and it's amazing how good camera phones have become over the last few years.
I chose the One because I feel it's the most flexible overall due to low-light performance and the ability to better capture motion, but man, all of these cameras are so good, it's crazy to think what we were using just 2 or 3 years ago.

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Hmm, i actually found it to be opposite for me - my htc one seems to do very poorly with motion and focuses very slowly. Surprisingly because every literature mentions its good low light performance and fast focus. If you guys can answer a few questions for me, it would allow me to determine if my hardware is defective and i need to exchange for another copy:
1. if you try to focus on a moving object (say a child or a pet), can you consistently get non blurry picture? i find it very hard/slow for the htc one's camera to get focus, so it makes a clear pic of a moving object very hard
2. can you take a picture and have the entire picture be in focus? for me, the lens will only focus on one part of a screen, while other parts will consistently be blurry. by default that's in the center of the picture. it almost seems like you can't do an infinity focus, something needed/preferred for landscape and group pictures. I like the brokah look, just not ALL the time..
Thanks in advance!

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1st- I had my kids spinning on a tired swing, not super fast but they were swinging in a circle and spinning and I was able to get consistent focused pictures.
2nd- Yes my camera focus is fine. the HDR mode does tend to wash out in bright light and makes it look a little out of focus.
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I also took a series of photos as fast as my finger could click while my daughter was on the tire swing and they all came out in focus, maybe one or two out of focus but I would have to go through them and check more closely.

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Hmmm, i'm both happy and sad to hear that your camera seems to work much better. Okay back to AT&T store then!
Thanks!

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Zoomed pictures seem to be very noisy compared to other phones

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UMGixxer said:
Zoomed pictures seem to be very noisy compared to other phones
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Digital zoom is bad. I suggest NEVER using it. Crop the picture later if need be.

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I guess this would be a decent thread to ask, since we're talking about the camera.
Is the camera software OTA update already included with the AT&T One's latest software, or are we already behind in terms of updates? Also, if our phone doesn't yet have the updated camera software, could we just flash an international stock ROM and get it? International ROMs work with our One this time around, as far as I know.

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I believe the update software version is 1.29...mine says 1.26...

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airicd22 said:
I believe the update software version is 1.29...mine says 1.26...
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You're right. The 1.29 firmware is included in some recent custom roms, though. I have a couple of roms based around that update.

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Did you have any noticeable difference?
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The latest OTA from AT&T has the same radio as the 1.29 update. Still 1.26 firmware though.

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When I take macro shots of documents, the letters are blurry and bad in quality. Taking macro shots of food and flowers comes out okay, but it's just awful when taking photos of black and white paper.
On the pic I attached, the lower right appears to be blurry and light ink. They are actually very dark black letters printed out from a laser printer, so I don't know what's going on.
I have 1.29.401.13 base.
Here's another photo where sides and corners are unusable. This is just horrible... Can't even read the letters any more.

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I was comparing the camera vs my s3 and looked at my table with my one and it took this for a picture and my s3 did not do the lines
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airicd22 said:
I want to have a thread specifically for discussing the camera but not necessarily for just posting pictures. I have found the camera to take really good pictures of motion.
Here's link to a review of the camera that sets the one against the S4 and iPhone 5.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57581522-85/samsung-galaxy-s4-shootout-versus-htc-one-iphone-5/
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This comparison was terrible lol They chose the S4 even when it got beat a couple times. Samsung cameras are usually great but that comparison wasnt good at all, there are better ones out there.

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Lol I agree big time and they had to of known they were wrong but oh well people are crazy
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I think the htc one has a more realistic colors.

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hp79 said:
When I take macro shots of documents, the letters are blurry and bad in quality. Taking macro shots of food and flowers comes out okay, but it's just awful when taking photos of black and white paper.
On the pic I attached, the lower right appears to be blurry and light ink. They are actually very dark black letters printed out from a laser printer, so I don't know what's going on.
I have 1.29.401.13 base.
Here's another photo where sides and corners are unusable. This is just horrible... Can't even read the letters any more.
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Try using text mode instead, it makes the text much darker.
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Nickel Dime Bay said:
This comparison was terrible lol They chose the S4 even when it got beat a couple times. Samsung cameras are usually great but that comparison wasnt good at all, there are better ones out there.
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Ya, it was bad, but I wanted to use a review that wasnt completely positive. Especially the picture they used without trying to fix the focus inssue their One was having.
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airicd22 said:
Try using text mode instead, it makes the text much darker.
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I tried that, and it just boosts the contrast producing lots of noise, and there are still blurry letters. I think there's something seriously wrong with the camera.
Sunny out door photo. All grainy on the upper left where the building is with blue sky.