Hey guys, many of us have received this great device already, now it's time to show how great (or not so great) pictures this device can make!
It could also help other people make their choice whether to buy it or not.
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Ok so I went out to take some pictures on one of the last few warm and sunny days of this year:
I first made some macro shots in the garden (I used a macro lens)
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Next I drove around town to make some pictures, all in manual mode 20.7 MP and 8MP all 4:3 ratio.
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I forgot 2 pictures that I made with backgrounddefocus:
As far as the camera goes... is it as good as it should be with that high a resolution? Probably not. Is it better than most smartphones? Yes. Is it the best? Probably not, but it will definitely do the job for any of the poor souls (like myself) coming from a Moto X.
Not bad at night, although noise reduction is crazily heavy-handed, as I've come to expect from Sony.
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I forgot 2 pictures that I made with backgrounddefocus:
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Strangely the bokeh effect in those pictures makes it looks as if the picture is sunken into my monitor, kind of like a 3D effect.
I've not had that effect so strongly with other bokehs. :cyclops:
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Not bad at night, although noise reduction is crazily heavy-handed, as I've come to expect from Sony.
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Not bad at all (I shudder to think what pic the Moto X would have produced haha). What settings did you use for that shot? Auto? Manual? 8MP? 15 or 20MP?
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Not bad at all (I shudder to think what pic the Moto X would have produced haha). What settings did you use for that shot? Auto? Manual? 8MP? 15 or 20MP?
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IIRC, auto at 8MP.
Honestly, though, Sony really needs to get a grip on their JPEG processing and/or allow RAW output. I don't question that this is among the best sensors in a mobile phone out there, but I miss Nokia's much better processing algorithms.
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IIRC, auto at 8MP.
Honestly, though, Sony really needs to get a grip on their JPEG processing and/or allow RAW output. I don't question that this is among the best sensors in a mobile phone out there, but I miss Nokia's much better processing algorithms.
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I'm not a photo expert or anything AT ALL!
But that's the complaint I've been hearing most of the time. Sony is one of the leaders when it comes to DSLR's and Compact camera's, but yet their Android software is lacking some things.
Dsteppa said:
I'm not a photo expert or anything AT ALL!
But that's the complaint I've been hearing most of the time. Sony is one of the leaders when it comes to DSLR's and Compact camera's, but yet their Android software is lacking some things.
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Their JPEG processing for their Alpha cameras isn't too good, either, which was just one more reason for me to just shoot in RAW when I had a NEX.
They are not artistic shots, but I found it after my iPhone session. For me looks pretty good as taken by phone camera.
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Very lovely pictures I'd say!
What country is that?
@Dsteppa please check pm
20.7 or 8 mpx?
What settings are u using? I tried lots of different combinations and cant find anything that looks great. Photos arent as sharp as I'd like.
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. 8mp 16:9 SA
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. 8mp 16:9 SA
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I hate when people come from Dorset ... Only because it makes me jealous lol ... I've had a lot of great holidays in Swanage.
Here's a few pictures I took, nothing special, subject wise (other than my dog ) but I was happy with the quality:
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Crewville96 said:
As far as the camera goes... is it as good as it should be with that high a resolution? Probably not. Is it better than most smartphones? Yes. Is it the best? Probably not, but it will definitely do the job for any of the poor souls (like myself) coming from a Moto X.
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I'm pretty sure that I've read every review and comparison review of the Z3 camera. My conclusion is that the Z3c has the best camera for a phone it's size (except iPhone 6 which probably edges it out slightly). Expanding the comparison to larger phones, the Z3 camera is comparable to the S5, which has a very well reviewed camera. Each has strengths and weaknesses but end up as a tie overall. For someone who is very into photography though, the Z3 does offer more control, if desired, than the S5, so the photographer will likely prefer the Z3.
That's my summary from having looked at tons of reviews and comparisons and is consistent with the findings of dxomark: http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Sony-Xperia-Z3-New-Sony-flagship-Smartphone-tested
With that said, this comparison review does a good job of showing the weaknesses of the Z3 vs the best the Windows Phone has to offer.
http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/20150_Camera_head_to_head_Lumia_9301.php
The DxoMark scores for the phone cameras are actually quite close, still with the edge to the Z3 overall though. The Lumia video abilities really drop their combined score though.
As long as you're expectations are reasonable (this is still a phone not a DSLR) I think you'll be happy with the Z3c, I have been so far. It's among the best cameras currently available in a phone
Wow. I need more photos sample and reviews. Please!!!
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As the heading states, I'm wondering if those of you who have the SGSII would give us your impressions of the camera, especially the still photos.
Some of the best camera phones, past and present, include the Nokia N8, Xperia Arc, Xperia X10, Satio, Pixon 12, Omnia HD i8910, iPhone4, Nokia N86 and Nokia N95. How would you rank it compared with any of these or other devices you've had experience of?
In comparison to my Desire the camera is remarkable. The rear camera is clear and sharp and rather vibrant. I've always liked my cameras vibrant (it's why I'm a Nikon man) and I'm pleased with the shots produced.
The front facing camera is average as you'd expect but it's miles better than the Vga jobbie found on the iPhone 4.
Here's a couple of random images I took. I'll upload more later.
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In comparison to my Desire the camera is remarkable. The rear camera is clear and sharp and rather vibrant. I've always liked my cameras vibrant (it's why I'm a Nikon man) and I'm pleased with the shots produced.
The front facing camera is average as you'd expect but it's miles better than the Vga jobbie found on the iPhone 4.
Here's a couple of random images I took. I'll upload more later.
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What about shutter speed ? How much time between shots at maximum resolution if you're taking a few in quick succession.
I have tried SE Arc & it has a very very impressive Camera.Thinking the same for SGS 2.
The video recording is the best ive seen yet.. Pictures are awesome too.. Lots of detail.
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What about shutter speed ? How much time between shots at maximum resolution if you're taking a few in quick succession.
I have tried SE Arc & it has a very very impressive Camera.Thinking the same for SGS 2.
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the camera does not have a burst mode but has a sports mode or panorama mode. at this mode i think the burst rate is about 2-3 fps. with single mode it was about 3-4 shots on 5 sec
i think its more: how long do you have to wait before you can move on single picture shots
additionally: is the panorama mode limited to low rez like on the SGS ?
The shutter speed is almost instant much like the HTC Sensation. It takes the shot and there is then a 1 second delay before it previews and you can take another.
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i think its more: how long do you have to wait before you can move on single picture shots
additionally: is the panorama mode limited to low rez like on the SGS ?
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One of the samsungmob!lers jrin made a review and mentioned panorama shots:
http://www.jrin.net/2011_04_24/samsung-galaxy-s-2-in-depth-review
There you can see the unedited photo and if you watch the video, you will see how it works. Unfortunately, it seems to only be 400pixels high.
yeah same as galaxy s 1.3mp or so, makes panorama ugly
with the power of the sgs they could have taken much higher rez pano samsung why! lol
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yeah same as galaxy s 1.3mp or so, makes panorama ugly
with the power of the sgs they could have taken much higher rez pano samsung why! lol
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I agree, it is a strange decision by them. However, since the power is most definitely there, shouldn't a simple software hack be able to remedy this situation?
i hope so
now.. need to get the sgs2 to work on that ;-)
Am still waiting for mine, but from the pictures I've seen from reviews and you guys, it should at least be as good as my old i8910, which is what I'm shooting for.
I'm a big "mobile phone photographer" and my daily device is the N8 right now, but I'm dying to get back to Android. The SGSII will be my daily device, but I'll be keeping the N8 for holidays.
I owned an Arc for about a week, but returned it because I was so disappointed by the camera.
Keep your impressions coming!!!
An interesting side-note to the camera quality discussion - Phone Arena just slammed the camera of the Xperia Neo. In contrast, in their preview of the prototype SGSII, they gave accolades to the sharpness and detail of the SGSII camera, even in low light.
While the Arc and the Neo are acclaimed to have the best cameras on an Android phone (ignoring Altec), since release, they have been slammed hard by reviewers citing "average to poor performance" in low light conditions and a lack of detail.
While we're waiting for GSM Arena's review of the retail SGSII, most of the reviews published to-date are very positive on the camera front. Although none dare say it's in the same ballpark as the Nokia N8. <sigh>
can anyone plz upload some samples of front cam. both outside n inside plz
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In comparison to my Desire the camera is remarkable. The rear camera is clear and sharp and rather vibrant. I've always liked my cameras vibrant (it's why I'm a Nikon man) and I'm pleased with the shots produced.
The front facing camera is average as you'd expect but it's miles better than the Vga jobbie found on the iPhone 4.
Here's a couple of random images I took. I'll upload more later.
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Amasing photos
Did you downsample it (or did XDA)? What was the original resolution?
Could you upload original to dropbox or somewhere else?
Here are some untouched Macro shots taken in my backyard in fading light, was a bit windy so the flowers kept moving:
Now that a significant number of you have gotten your's, what's the camera like?
Have heard of some disappointment from Germany/Austria about excessively harsh compression.
What do you guys say?
Comparison shots of Xperia Arc and S II
All pictures taken in auto-mode. HD recording on S II is very good but I like the pictures Arc takes. They are all spot on acurate colors while S II looks washed out. I also took several indoor pictures of my kids and Arc again excels. I think by tweaking settings on S II we can get better pictures than it takes in auto but I'd rather leave auto on phone.
I've been using Arc for over a week and Galaxy S II from this morning. I am finding hard to choose between the two. I like the HSDPA+ on S2 as you can see in the speedtest pictures and also the front camera will be handy when we finally get GoogleTalk with video support. But I like the style and very clean UI of Arc along with the true colors the screen is displaying. Also, the LED notification on Arc is a big plus for me but I am not too sure if I will keep it yet.
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WOW, Arc pic !!
it looks like the arc pic's soc does quite a good job even if the colors look a bit fake, the light is better for sure
Hey guys,
I just wanted to know if the update improved the Cameras photo quality?
I've just read alot of negative remarks towards the initial camera, and was curious if they were fixed. Such as the white-balance
Thanks
Personally I find the camera quality (before and after update) to be below average. Compared to friends' phones (iPhone, Samsung Galaxy etc) the images from the Lumia 800 are inferior in terms of sharpness, colour balance etc... that's my only gripe now... the rest of the device is v good now that .12070 is installed.
piattj said:
Personally I find the camera quality (before and after update) to be below average. Compared to friends' phones (iPhone, Samsung Galaxy etc) the images from the Lumia 800 are inferior in terms of sharpness, colour balance etc... that's my only gripe now... the rest of the device is v good now that .12070 is installed.
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I have to contradict this to an extent, With good and correct lighting the Lumia can easily out perform than most phones on the market, However with medium to low lighting conditions it does struggle immensely. I could link you to a 720p video i recorded outside in broad daylight with my Lumia the quality is magnificent. I think being 8MP it performs as it should and exceeds average with the correct lighting.
My gripe is that when recording video the microphone records too much noise and lacks richness, It needs what the HTC Titan has which is by far better and isn't far behind professional quality.
The camera itself is good, but the software/drivers are not good at all.
Please wait until the camera update comes out which should improve the camera quality a lot. With proper software this phone can take really good pictures.
Still pictures have lots of noise and stretched pixels and artifects. However on the other hand I found the HD video quality to be very very good.
With the promised camera software update this will likely improve a lot.
The auto white-balance behaviour has been much improved. However I still rely on manual settings for best results.
Marvin_S said:
The camera itself is good, but the software/drivers are not good at all.
Please wait until the camera update comes out which should improve the camera quality a lot. With proper software this phone can take really good pictures.
Still pictures have lots of noise and stretched pixels and artifects. However on the other hand I found the HD video quality to be very very good.
With the promised camera software update this will likely improve a lot.
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Question; wasnt the "promised camera update" part of 12070 or is there another update announced in the works?
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Even after the update, I think I still got better pics with my cheapo HD7 and when I was on Android, the Samsung Vibrant..
Glad that some of the white balance was taken care of, but still lackluster IMO
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Question; wasnt the "promised camera update" part of 12070 or is there another update announced in the works?
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Even after the update, I think I still got better pics with my cheapo HD7 and when I was on Android, the Samsung Vibrant..
Glad that some of the white balance was taken care of, but still lackluster IMO
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No this update did not include camera improvements as far as I know, only a whitebalance correction maybe… nothing major on the camera department, but this has said to be part of a next firmware update. The battery fix was being prioritized (quite logical) and hence pushed out early without an upgrade to the camera software.
Marvin_S said:
No this update did not include camera improvements as far as I know, only a whitebalance correction maybe… nothing major on the camera department, but this has said to be part of a next firmware update. The battery fix was being prioritized (quite logical) and hence pushed out early without an upgrade to the camera software.
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THAT sounds promising!! Hope it's soon..
Here's a unprocessed (default settings) photo I took straight from the camera. It has been cropped some though (about 1000px width) There's quite a bit of detail in the photo. And here you see how it handles harsch lightning conditions.
http://www.minhembio.com/bilder/hq/?pic_id=411211.jpg
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Here's a unprocessed (default settings) photo I took straight from the camera. It has been cropped some though (about 1000px width) There's quite a bit of detail in the photo. And here you see how it handles harsch lightning conditions.
http://www.minhembio.com/bilder/hq/?pic_id=411211.jpg
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Nice pic.
I agree that given a strong source of light from any part of the frame, the Lumia camera with the update stands well on its own. Problem is low light levels it underperforms against even a cheap HD7. This is also unedited, taken just last Sunday when my nephew turned Eagle in BSA. Shot in a fluorescent room with no other lighting.
No burn mark anymore thank God or other obvious flaws, but still nothing spectacular..
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I've seen a lot of cell phone photos but this phone is the best I've seen so far. Take a close look at the attached photo and you will see amazing clarity, true-to-life colors and a long depth of field. It is comparable to a photo I would take with my Canon 40D SLR camera.
I'm blown away.
Aside: Some of the detail is lost because XDA compresses the photo a lot. But you get the flavor of the photo from the attachment.
I agree. I loved my note 2 but got this note 3 solely for the camera upgrade. That alone was worth it to me
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I've seen a lot of cell phone photos but this phone is the best I've seen so far. Take a close look at the attached photo and you will see amazing clarity, true-to-life colors and a long depth of field. It is comparable to a photo I would take with my Canon 40D SLR camera.
I'm blown away.
Aside: Some of the detail is lost because XDA compresses the photo a lot. But you get the flavor of the photo from the attachment.
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Do you have it cranked up to 13 mp or are you using the 9mp option Pic looks good
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Do you have it cranked up to 13 mp or are you using the 9mp option Pic looks good
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How does it do in low light condition?
awesome pic of the r6
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How does it do in low light condition?
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Excellent picture.
And I'm damn envious you went to the UCLA/Kal game. I had to miss it last weekend. I like how the picture clearly captures fans in the stands and the players on the field during warm ups. It looks like you are sitting in the lower level of Section 1 where the UCLA players exit from the tunnel. Very nice.
Well done with the pic. I hope to use the Note 3 camera the next home game against Colorado.
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I was taking low light pictures last night and came to a few conclusions:
1. Pictures came out a bit grainy
2. It was hard to manually adjust the focus point. The camera kept auto-focusing on the candle instead of the people regardless of where I tapped.
3. Viewing angle wasn't as good as the iPhone. [I took a picture with a 4S and Note 3 in the exact same location and had to lean back like crazy to get both people in the shot]
Aside from this, I've totally fallen in love with the Note 3 from my migration from the iPhone 5. I am however concerned about the camera performance and am crossing my fingers to hope that there are settings and things that I need to do to get a better picture quality.
It does however take amazing pictures when there's enough light.
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It is comparable to a photo I would take with my Canon 40D SLR camera.
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You're exaggerating I take it.
I agree the camera ain't half bad for a phone, but it is in no way comparable to ANY DSLR (& I own 4 of them)
If it really is comparable to your Canon, you need to invest in some better quality lens...
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You're exaggerating I take it.
I agree the camera ain't half bad for a phone, but it is in no way comparable to ANY DSLR (& I own 4 of them)
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I own a 5DIII & 7D and it's not in the same universe as either of my DSLRs. The Note 3 is the best camera I've ever had ON A PHONE, but that's about as far as it goes. :laugh:
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You're exaggerating I take it.
I agree the camera ain't half bad for a phone, but it is in no way comparable to ANY DSLR (& I own 4 of them)
If it really is comparable to your Canon, you need to invest in some better quality lens...
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Well, yes, it's an exaggeration. It's not as good as my EF 70-200mm f/2.8L lens. But look at the white balance and color reproduction on that photo. It's pretty true. And it didn't cost $2,000 either. And, that "L" series lens is quite bulky.
Read this article by Trey Ratcliff, my favorite photographer, and I think you'll agree that the days of the SLR are dead.
Watch "Top 5 Best Smartphone Cameras!" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMb-jXlkNwY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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TabGuy said:
Well, yes, it's an exaggeration. It's not as good as my EF 70-200mm f/2.8L lens. But look at the white balance and color reproduction on that photo. It's pretty true. And it didn't cost $2,000 either. And, that "L" series lens is quite bulky.
Read this article by Trey Ratcliff, my favorite photographer, and I think you'll agree that the days of the SLR are dead.
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Those are good points, but that article you posted compares DSLR's to the Sony NEX7 (an excellent 2/3rds camera. I'm actually thinking of buying one) not to a vastly inferior camera phone.
I agree 100% that our new phones take decent snapshots for a phone, but for dim light or fast action shots (or both combined, like my sons nighttime football games under the lights) the DSLR still remains king and will for some time to come.
Just one problem is, the ridiculously large depth of field from these little fixed EF 2,2 lens guaranties you will never be able to blur the BG at all, (unless you PP every image after the game)
I love the fact that the cameras in these phones have come as far as they have. There is NO WAY I am carrying around one of my Canon EOS1D Mark II bodies and a 100--400 F 2,8 L lens but I always have my phone with me,
I hope I'm not taking this thread off on a tangent, but this thread reminded me of an issue I've been having.
I've notice that the Note 3 takes a while to actually process photos. I will take the photo and then the phone will tell me that the photo is processing. The processing can take up to 3-5 seconds which isn't helpful if you're trying to take multiple shots in quick succession.
Does anyone know why this happens? Is there a way around it?
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I hope I'm not taking this thread off on a tangent, but this thread reminded me of an issue I've been having.
I've notice that the Note 3 takes a while to actually process photos. I will take the photo and then the phone will tell me that the photo is processing. The processing can take up to 3-5 seconds which isn't helpful if you're trying to take multiple shots in quick succession.
Does anyone know why this happens? Is there a way around it?
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Turn off the anti-shake option.
Thanks!
I took this shot with auto mode through a telescope at the lowell Observatory.
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someone said there is a piece of plastic over the lens. Has anyone else been able to take this off? I bite my nails so I can't get to it. I can't tell if there is a piece of plastic there or not!
Those are some sexy photos.
There isn't one. There is on the s4 though but not on n3
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In my experience, the stock camera's HDR+ mode works great for suppressing noise in low-light pics, but doesn't really do much for actual high dynamic range scenes.
In a typical dark foreground/sunny background situation, my (2014) Moto X used to do a great job keeping the highlights from overexposing and bringing up the dark parts of the scene. My 6P, on the other hand, using the stock Google camera with HDR+ active, barely seems to do anything in this respect. Sunny skies are still blown out, faces in the foreground almost black. I'm not looking for an overprocessed HDR "effect", but this seems a little too subtle.
I just want to make sure this isn't a problem specific to my device, so: anyone else seeing the same thing?
Edit -- I tried a couple of dedicated HDR apps from the Play Store but they all say that the 6P lacks exposure mode so they can't do the bracketing needed for true HDR.
I feel the same. Compared to the LG G4 I had before, HDR on 6P barely does anything.
Maybe its my old eyes, but I can't noticed a real difference either.
Thanks folks. So it isn't just me.
Maybe "HDR" is just a poorly chosen name for this feature. Like I said, for noisy low-light pics it works really well. Just look closely while it's still processing: shortly after it finishes, you can see the noisy version being replaced with much cleaner picture. But apparently it's not optimized for high-contrast scenes.
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Actually it works really well. Here's why: it saves you from blowing your highlights. It doesn't do much for shadows, however it gives you a very clean image where your able to boost the shadows to your liking and the image remains clean. It stays away from that garbage fake "HDR" look that most apps create.
Also! Proshot does exposure bracketing very well. Here is a screenshot of how to setup the settings for it to work. Use these settings and you'll be fine.
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Hey, thanks.
What got me doubting was an example in the article where Google introduced the feature, here. In the second example (the landscape with the two girls in the foreground), the difference is quite pronounced. The image on the right, shot with HDR+ on, has a fully defined sky with visible clouds etc.
But I've shot images with HDR+ on that looked a lot more like the blown-out comparison shot on the left, with large highlight zones with no detail captured at all. Could be I was asking too much of it on those occasions, I'm not sure. I'll experiment a little more and try and get some examples.
ProShot is great, thanks for the tip, just bought the full version!
Hi, I've been struggling with HDR apps on the 6P thanks to the exposure compensation bug (https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=196815) and was hoping your Pro Shot setting might help. When I tried it I got three photos, but two were at the same exposure, while the third was much much brighter. It also doesn't seem to merge them together automatically.
supertallrich said:
Hi, I've been struggling with HDR apps on the 6P thanks to the exposure compensation bug (https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=196815) and was hoping your Pro Shot setting might help. When I tried it I got three photos, but two were at the same exposure, while the third was much much brighter. It also doesn't seem to merge them together automatically.
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Instead of using SPD4 use SPD1.
Also, proshot doesn't merge them for you. You have to do that yourself.
Mr Patchy Patch said:
Instead of using SPD4 use SPD1.
Also, proshot doesn't merge them for you. You have to do that yourself.
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Thanks, that did the trick! Good to know about the merging, much appreciated.
supertallrich said:
Thanks, that did the trick! Good to know about the merging, much appreciated.
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No problem. Enjoy!
Noup, you're not the only one I usually have to choose between having blowed out skies or having people underexposed ...
I just switched to my 6P from an LG G4. While I liked the HDR on the camera, I feel the 6P produces a better image overall. Much less sharpening/watercolor look to the 6P photos. The LG's started to look like fake watercolors when you view them on anything but the phone, unless the light was absolutely perfect, which it rarely was.
But with that said, HDR seems to be terrible on this phone with the stock app, in my limited experience.
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In my experience, the stock camera's HDR+ mode works great for suppressing noise in low-light pics, but doesn't really do much for actual high dynamic range scenes.
In a typical dark foreground/sunny background situation, my (2014) Moto X used to do a great job keeping the highlights from overexposing and bringing up the dark parts of the scene. My 6P, on the other hand, using the stock Google camera with HDR+ active, barely seems to do anything in this respect. Sunny skies are still blown out, faces in the foreground almost black. I'm not looking for an overprocessed HDR "effect", but this seems a little too subtle.
I just want to make sure this isn't a problem specific to my device, so: anyone else seeing the same thing?
Edit -- I tried a couple of dedicated HDR apps from the Play Store but they all say that the 6P lacks exposure mode so they can't do the bracketing needed for true HDR.
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Take a picture inside by a window and you can see the difference with HDR+ on. You can basically see what's outside the window with HDR+ on but the window looks blown out with it off.
This... I've written about this before saying that it shouldn't be called HDR+ but instead Low Light+. The HDR effect is minimal compared to the low light noise reduction.
Typically on an iPhone you can get reasonable backlit photos. When I tried to do the same on my Nexus 6p, HDR+ offered little to no improvement. I decided to use my iPhone instead which did a mich better job for actually adding dynamic range.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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?
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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.