If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.
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Screen and color's are great! Only whites aren't really white, they are yellowish.
JeffreyNijnatten said:
Screen and color's are great! Only whites aren't really white, they are yellowish.
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My G935F too. It has a little bit yellowish display. I hope Samsung to fix this issue soon
It's an amoled screen, don't think there's much they can do. There's pros and cons to amoled screens just like there's to LCD screens
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Whites are a bit yellowish. Looks weird and terrible compared to the screen on my One Plus One which shows true whites and highly accurate colors. Guess will have to live with it since this isn't device specific at my location.
very nice screen and color. white is great color.
On adaptive mode the whites are pretty white (maybe on the bluish side) but the colors are too vibrant. I'm on photo mode and the whites are very warm. Im seeing a brownish orange tint to the whites.
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On adaptive mode the whites are pretty white (maybe on the bluish side) but the colors are too vibrant. I'm on photo mode and the whites are very warm. Im seeing a brownish orange tint to the whites.
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Exactly and I don't mind my whites being a bit bluish, like my laundry.
On a Basic mode, the white are warmer (I dont really mind that since it soft on the eyes) than the other modes but the color accuracy are so accurate!
With screen mode set to Amoled Photo it's very accurate.
(I'm a professional photographer so am comparing the colour and white balance representation to my calibrated monitor).
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With screen mode set to Amoled Photo it's very accurate.
(I'm a professional photographer so am comparing the colour and white balance representation to my calibrated monitor).
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I think 'photo mode' complies with the sRGB spectrum which still oversaturates colours compared to RGB. - If you do photo work and need pin point accuracy with this mode it is about as good as it gets.
For normal use however the 'Basic' mode has been tuned to almost 100% accuracy.
I agree that whites, especially at lower brightness levels, have a yellowish tint to them.
Unfortunately Samsung, in their pursuit for 'technical perfection' (total colour accuracy ... which this model comes closer to than any other phone screen on the market at present) have not included any other white balance adjustment, just the four presets. Not good.
Even my Elephone P9000, a superb phone for the money, has much more elaborate controls in form of Mira Vision/Mediatek which lets me adjust many parameters, including white balance, which are unaccessible in my S7E.
I have read that in the current beta version of Android N there is indeed built-in white balance adjustments which would go a long way to eleviate this issue. Whether this will make it to Android N final version is an altogether different question.
Furthermore, even if it does, Samsung are not exactly the quickest adopters of Android upgrades so it could be some time until we see this on an S7/Edge.
Rooting seems to be the only option to get white balance adjustment.
Samsung, if you read this, please include colour sliders/white balance adjustment with your next upgrade. - Many, many thanks.
In most other aspects, this phone is superb.
I understand why some people may want white balance adjustment, but understand that the white point in basic mode is what true white is supposed to be. Bluish whites that many people prefer are color inaccurate. Giving a way to adjust white balance within the modes makes sense, but I certainly wouldn't want the bluish whites that are found within Adaptive Display and AMOLED Cinema to make their way over to AMOLED Photo and Basic modes, because then the insane possible color accuracy of these screens is out the window.
Cinema and Adaptive are bluish colors, which is better for me since i don't like the yellowish colors of Photo and Basic.
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How uniform are whites?
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How uniform are whites?
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I can only speak for my phone but screen uniformity is perfect.
Use LightManager from the app store if whites are to warm.
drummerman said:
I can only speak for my phone but screen uniformity is perfect.
Use LightManager from the app store if whites are to warm.
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Thank! Which color did you buy?
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Thank! Which color did you buy?
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Platinum Gold
Luvely ...
Do you guys put much faith in Display Mate's website?
For what it's worth, I prefer AMOLED Photo mode because Basic just felt a little too drab when I tried it for a few days, and Adaptive is obviously way too saturated.
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i have never understood the gigantic deal some make about color accuracy. it's not like most people can even tell when the colors are slightly off. it's just something that grossly extremist of color can snarl and blow steam about. i have always preferred the punchy colors of the samsung displays, and although most of the time the colors are not 100% accurate, they are so close as to not make any difference to the 99.9% of the rest of us.
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Just got my Galaxy SII today.
Compared to my old LG Optimus 2X, the screen is very dim, although very colorful. The whites are incredibly blue, as can be seen here:
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The Optimus (to the left) is with automatic brightness enabled, and the SII (to the right, duh!) is with brightness set to max, manually.
The screen seems VERY blue compared to the Optimus.
Is this normal with the SII?
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Hi,
Just got my Galaxy SII today.
Compared to my old LG Optimus 2X, the screen is very dim, although very colorful. The whites are incredibly blue, as can be seen here:
The Optimus (to the left) is with automatic brightness enabled, and the SII (to the right, duh!) is with brightness set to max, manually.
The screen seems VERY blue compared to the Optimus.
Is this normal with the SII?
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There's definitely color variations across different examples of the phones ranging from cool to warm. The warm seems to bug people more than the cool. In this long and painful thread you can see some pics of other phones side-by-side to see where yours falls.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079444
Mine's on the cool side but I can't tell from the way you took the pic how different it is from yours. There's some pics of mine in the above thread.
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Mine's on the cool side but I can't tell from the way you took the pic how different it is from yours. There's some pics of mine in the above thread.
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It just bothers me that the Optimus 2x which havent been marketed on base of it's screen, beats the hell out of the GS2, in brightness and color trueness.
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It just bothers me that the Optimus 2x which havent been marketed on base of it's screen, beats the hell out of the GS2, in brightness and color trueness.
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I had a G2X, the O2X's bastard relation. I liked the G2X display but thought the contrast was just OK and it didn't perform well in daylight. The SGS2 screen because of the black-blacks and exaggerated colors took some getting used to. After two months, I look at an LCD display now and go ewww. You'll probably feel the same way when you get over the shock. Watch a movie, that'll make you feel better
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I had a G2X, the O2X's bastard relation. I liked the G2X display but thought the contrast was just OK and it didn't perform well in daylight. The SGS2 screen because of the black-blacks and exaggerated colors took some getting used to. After two months, I look at an LCD display now and go ewww. You'll probably feel the same way when you get over the shock. Watch a movie, that'll make you feel better
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I appreciate your input, although the blue is so bad, it gives people in the vids a kind of smurf-ish look.
And besides that, the off-center viewing angle makes the blue tint even worse. The reviews praise the wide viewing-angle, which is as arrow as about 30-40 degress before the colors gets distorted.
ammm,,,i dont think that that much bluish tint is normal,,,,u sure u dint get a faulty handset??i mean yeah super amoled plus has a bit of a bluish tint,,,,but man! thats too much blue....(ps-i compared mine to some lcd screens so dont tell me to place it beside one)
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I appreciate your input, although the blue is so bad, it gives people in the vids a kind of smurf-ish look.
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That's one of the funniest things I've read in a while. No, that's not normal. Definitely exchange the phone.
BarryH_GEG said:
That's one of the funniest things I've read in a while. No, that's not normal. Definitely exchange the phone.
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It seems as if the problem degrades slowly over time... Hmm...
The viewing angle issue can be seen here:
YouTube.com
Shot with my EOS 60D.
As you can see, you can't move the camera much before the colors go even more smurf.
I think the blue tint is related to the Super AMOLED Plus technology.
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I think the blue tint is related to the Super AMOLED Plus technology.
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yes,,Amoled technology alwayz had this issue,,,its very slight,,,u can not notice it that easily,,,but that much blue is not normal...
It actually seems as you'll have to look at the phone from a very straight angle, as only a few degrees will result in the blueish colors. And the weird part is - going a few degrees further will result in normal-ish colors (yet still very dim) - and afterwards turn into blueish again, "the rest of the way", if you catch my drift.
I'd go blue over yellow any day. But that's too blue and whoever you bought it from would have to be blind to not see it; return it. I hope you didn't buy it off eBay...
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I bought it from my phone subscription company, so it shouldn't prove that big of a deal.
Thats too blue to be normal, have it replaced.
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Thats too blue to be normal, have it replaced.
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I'll try visting the local repair center. Hope they can see the problem.
My SGSII is blue too. Is the voodoo app working for this phone?
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Got my galaxy s2 couple of days ago from expansys, it has no blue tint or yellow left side, the only thing it has is on lowest brighness setting on grey background bottom right corner you can barely see some kind of ring like shadow . Good thing you can only see it under that situation only.
Feel bad for others with blue tint and yellow side , get replacement ?
My captivate(SGS 1) and SGS2 both have same even whites.
Hard to see even harder to photograph shadow ring.
The ring thing is called the "coin syndrome".
The service center wouldn't acknowledge the blueishness as a defect, even though my phone compared to a demo GSII was an electronic smurf.
The blue tint is probably from the Gorilla Glass coating.
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The blue tint is probably from the Gorilla Glass coating.
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So not every Galaxy S II is Gorilla Glass coated?
Thought people might be interested in knowing I've started a Flickr group for the Lumia 800.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/[email protected]/
Would love to see what others have been able to capture with the nifty little camera on our phones
I just joined the group... will try to upload photos taken by my lumia 800...
Anyone has red tint on photo taken using Lumia 800?
Mine has it when the ambient light is not strong...
i have tinted photos as well. the auto color balance is horrible. all pictures are sepia-ish
like that, i will join you too
Thanks!!
Just joined group but haven't posted yet. I've had my Lumia a whopping 48 hours at this point and haven't had a chance to really wring out the camera yet.
Hope to rectify that this weekend.
Don't see what all the complaints are about. Has more settings than my HD7 did - and all the additions are useful (I love the exposure setting). Shutter response is identical to any smartphone camera I've had before.
As far as photo color - maybe I'm jaded, but I don't think ANY smartphone camera is all that great. The HD7 surprised me because being mediocre in almost all other respects, the camera was pretty good. To me, these cameras will never replace a decent 35mm; they're a step above a Kodak Instamatic or typical 35mm disposable in my opinion. I think it's pretty much mandatory with phone cameras to have something like PicturesLab or Thumba to tart up the pictures a bit and have them looking decent.
Cheers,
Maybe after altering a few settings like white balance, you can make it behave well. But out of the box at default settings the Lumia800 is not surprisingly good.
just a reminder of 4 years ago where the Nokia N95 could deliver images comparable to a reasonably good point and shoot camera
My first real photo on the Lumia.. no editing..
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I did a test in ambient light this evening.
I have the following preliminary conclusions:
A. Picture quality seems okay looking at the results on the phone itself
B. Contrast and saturation settings together are so agressive that you need these set to default in order to get a decent picture
C. Yes, the red burn on photos is clearly there.
D. Auto white balance is a disaster as well as the manual settings. These are way too agressive too. If these would be applied at fifty percent would be much better.
picture of apollo15rover shows the agressive auto settings. Very high contrast as shades are very dark, the grass seems too dark green, and the bright is overburnt. that it is done by the camera settings..I recognize this too in my own photos taken with the lumia.
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I did a test in ambient light this evening.
I have the following preliminary conclusions:
A. Picture quality seems okay looking at the results on the phone itself
B. Contrast and saturation settings together are so agressive that you need these set to default in order to get a decent picture
C. Yes, the red burn on photos is clearly there.
D. Auto white balance is a disaster as well as the manual settings. These are way too agressive too. If these would be applied at fifty percent would be much better.
picture of apollo15rover shows the agressive auto settings. Very high contrast as shades are very dark, the grass seems too dark green, and the bright is overburnt. that it is done by the camera settings..I recognize this too in my own photos taken with the lumia.
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I agree with all.. but still pretty happy the way this turned out.. Clarity and detail aren't lacking. I took with Macro focus (had not discovered macro scene yet)
I did try to take a couple with one notch up on saturation and it might as well have been solarized!
On a positive note I found something that has not been on any smartphone I have had in the past: Macro Scene PLUS Macro Focus - so I can now take low depth of field shots!
Here's another unedited photo..
All settings normal/auto except I lowered Contrast and Saturation 1 notch to "Low" each.. To me it's a bit washed out, but more easy to correct in photo program than trying to go the other way..
htc12345 said:
I did a test in ambient light this evening.
I have the following preliminary conclusions:
C. Yes, the red burn on photos is clearly there.
D .
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Recently tried to shoot some lighter color subjects and now also noticing the red burn in the middle.. Anyone discover the trick of getting rid of it?
Edit.. Must be in the white balance. Doesn't appear on outdoor photos. Also, I re-shot the interior photo with the burn using flash, and the burn was completely eliminated. Not too happy being a fan of natural light photography..
USA is a beautiful country
Wodnik Szuwarek said:
USA is a beautiful country
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Why, cause we're not covered in ice right now?
You have an interesting shape of the surface
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My first real photo on the Lumia.. no editing..
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For a phone that's out of this world. For a point and shoot its perfect.
A small test-image i took with the default settings (apart from the mode [set to macro] and the flash [i had to disable it]). The focus should be on the third black key.
XP owners have the brightest screen on the market (867 cd/m²).
Other phones are nowhere near this (Iphone4s 485, onex 450, sii 256, gnex 135) and all this is, thanks to the MagicWhite technology. But XP is criticized for it's poor blacks.
I don't have detailed knowledge about what i'm going to yammer about. But stick with me, it might become interesting.
With LED backlit screens, it is theoretically possible to have very high contrast ratios. Cause unlike CCFL screens you have a white LED behind each pixel and if the hardware design allows you to get a reference to each backlight LED, you should be able to control the backlight for each pixel and have them turned off behind black pixels and maximize their brightness behind the white ones. something like what you get with SuperAMOLED screens.
Pros probably answer that we don't have access to each subpixel on the backlight panel. But with WhiteMagic it has to be different. cause it's not just a panel of LEDs all of which have to have the same amount of brightness. It's a fourth subpixel in the main panel if i'm not misunderstood by Sony saying "WhiteMagic adds a 4th white sub-pixel – traditional LCD screens have three; red, green and blue – to the Reality Display."
So?
So we must be able to have great blacks. It seems to me when i maximize my brightness, that blacks also get a lot brighter. When the fourth white subpixel must be used only for making pixels brighter considering the amount of brightness they already have.
This is probably a modification in the kernel layer.
Pictures might make it more interesting for noobs like me:
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You can see that backlight layer here doesn't have a static brightness per pixel. There are four masks being presented to the screen here: Red layer, green layer, blue layer and last but not least the white layer. Although this just demonstrates what i said about any LED backlit display. There's a lot more than this to our MagicWhite display.
p.s sorry if my english doesn't feel english.
Poor blacks on any LCD is the result of light passing trough crystals. In addition to that Sony opened another hole for light to pass, so maybe that is a reason why you have poor blacks.
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Poor blacks on any LCD is the result of light passing trough crystals. In addition to that Sony opened another hole for light to pass, so maybe that is a reason why you have poor blacks.
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partialy true. there are multiple reasons we're not getting a black black.
there is this gap between the glass and the lcd panel that causes reflection. this is solved in xperia z.
there could be other polarizing layers to reduce reflection. like what we have in Nokia's Clear Black LCD Displays. they offer blacks like sAMOLED blacks.
but that is all hardware stuff and there's nothing we can do about it.
i'm talking about what could probably be done with the hardware that is already in our hands.
Correction !!!
There wont be each white LED behind each pixel in LED backlit LCD's , for whole LCD there will be 8 ,9 .... White LED's.
to understand clearly look at this edge LED's in LCD
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...cklight.JPG/800px-IPod_Touch_2G_Backlight.JPG
but in Xperia p LCD WhiteMagic there is a fourth subpixel in the main panel . because of this the white dominates the whole and decreases the contrast whereas in ordinary Backlit LED LCD the white LED's is behind LCD panel , i think
for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED-backlit_LCD_display
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Correction !!!
There wont be each white LED behind each pixel in LED backlit LCD's , for whole LCD there will be 8 ,9 .... White LED's.
to understand clearly look at this edge LED's in LCD
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...cklight.JPG/800px-IPod_Touch_2G_Backlight.JPG
but in Xperia p LCD WhiteMagic there is a fourth subpixel in the main panel . because of this the white dominates the whole and decreases the contrast whereas in ordinary Backlit LED LCD the white LED's is behind LCD panel , i think
for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED-backlit_LCD_display
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Objection !!!
Wikipedia said:
Three types of LED may be used:
- White-edge LEDs around the rim of the screen, using a special diffusion panel to spread the light evenly behind the screen (the most common use)
- LED array behind the screen, whose brightness is not controlled individually
- Dynamic “local dimming” array of LEDs, controlled individually (or in clusters) to achieve a modulated backlight pattern
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and you are talking only about the first type.
And none of them have LED for each pixel.
http://developer.sonymobile.com/2012/02/27/introducing-whitemagic-the-technology-in-xperia-p/
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Objection !!!
and you are talking only about the first type.
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Talking about all 3
ok it's not an led per pixel but it's not 8 or 9 leds in all three types.
anyway, f*&$ backlit led screens! i didn't say LED Backlit's LED potential, i said MagicWhite technology's magic potential, and i guess we all agree that there's a white subpixel per pixel in this type of display.
so let's not be off topic. i just think the blacks shouldn't be this bright with the brightness maximized if it's a result of that fourth subpixel.
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finally we got it! As you know Sony equipped our Ultra with a great-looking as well as innovative 6.44” HD TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality but... how it shows?
TRILUMINOS is Sony's exclusive new technology that allows for far greater color tones and textures to be displayed on the screen. In simple terms you could think of TRILUMINOS as simply a bigger box of color pencils to draw an image on the screen. A conventional display only has a limited box of color pencils to draw an image, whereas a TRILUMINOS display has a bigger box of color pencils with more shades of Blue, Red and Green color pencils.
As a result a TRILUMINOS display can reproduce more natural colors thanks to the expanded color gamut and display various shades of colors closer to reality than a conventional display. A TRILUMINOS display can output true, natural shades of colours – like hard-to-reproduce reds, greens and blues. Faces look better, too, with rich, lifelike skin tones
How does it work?
TRILUMINOS is basically a filter that is placed between the White LED backlighting and the display panel. This means that the White LED backlight is now turned into RGB backlight which is what allows Sony TRILUMINOS displays to show a wider range of colors. Traditionally RGB LED backlighting is much more expensive to implement whereas TRILUMINOS filter is cheaper to implement and provides the same benefits.
Along with a boost in color gamut, TRILUMINOS filter also boosts the contrast and viewing angles.
(topic under construction...)
Let's start!
Here's my first comparison: Ultra Z vs Samsung S4. Images and videos from my BlackBerry Z10, leaked firmware 10.2.0.1047.
Sony xPeria Ultra Z vs Samsung S4 (Setup: Display MAX, Closed rood, Night)
Seems a little hard to distinguish in some of the shots but the amoled is really nice overall
On very high pixel per inch screen, ~440 on S4(and another full-HD 5" phones), in term of sharpness LCD is superior to Samsung AMOLED as I still can distinguish some pixel color abnormally on AMOLED but not on LCD.
In term of color AMOLED is still the best.
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On very high pixel per inch screen, ~440 on S4(and another full-HD 5" phones), in term of sharpness LCD is superior to Samsung AMOLED as I still can distinguish some pixel color abnormally on AMOLED but not on LCD.
In term of color AMOLED is still the best.
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Yes, I do agree, Sony did a great job but the black (S4) is really like the old-school Pioneer Kuro.
Here are a couple of my pics about the display
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Yes, I do agree, Sony did a great job but the black (S4) is really like the old-school Pioneer Kuro.
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I have my Z ultra next to the Z and the Galaxy S4 Active.
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I have my Z ultra next to the Z and the Galaxy S4 Active.
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Thanks Hardcore, what's your opinion?
How about a white level comparison? The main reason I pick LCD over AMOLED is its superior white level. Would you be able to show us a comparison?
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How about a white level comparison? The main reason I pick LCD over AMOLED is its superior white level. Would you be able to show us a comparison?
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Hi,
I will make some snaps today.
Cheers
And Sony hasn't even yet released the xreality engine which will enable the full use of the triluminos!
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I'm currently experiencing this issue when taking pictures with my P6.
I took this picture of a yellow paper on a green chair. Here's how it looks like from a few feet away:
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However, when I move the camera in closer this is what I get:
The phone is completely unable to handle these color combinations at this range and everything ends up looking like it's in grayscale. I haven't been able to reproduce this with different subjects, but it happens every time under these conditions and my wife's P6 does the exact same thing.
So I'm wondering if this is a known issue with the camera? Is it a fluke? Does it indicate an issue with our camera modules? Has anyone seen this before? We got these off of Swappa, and if this is a hardware issue we shouldn't be expecting to see, I want to look into switching them out sooner rather than later. Any help will be appreciated!
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I haven't been able to reproduce this with different subjects, but it happens every time under these conditions and my wife's P6 does the exact same thing.
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I think you need to sample a wider range of colors and lighting before worrying about the hardware. Sounds like you've just stumbled on a weird color combination. You have the benefit of two Pixel 6 cameras for comparison and based on that alone they're probably Ok.
Use a photo color chart to measure color throughput. Lightning has to be the same color temperature ie same light source for all images. A calibrated monitor should be used. Shoot raw images if possible.
In the images above it looks to me me like the bottom one is under saturated...
The shooting conditions are likely screwing up the color temperature or an other processing parameter like saturation. If you change the distance to the subject that might do it too depending on shooting conditions ie surrounding reflected colors and light sources.
manjaroid said:
I think you need to sample a wider range of colors and lighting before worrying about the hardware. Sounds like you've just stumbled on a weird color combination. You have the benefit of two Pixel 6 cameras for comparison and based on that alone they're probably Ok.
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Fantastic point, thanks! I tried the same shot again earlier with the wide angle lens and the issue is present, so definitely doesn't seem like a hardware issue. Still not a great situation.
blackhawk said:
Use a photo color chart to measure color throughput. Lightning has to be the same color temperature ie same light source for all images. A calibrated monitor should be used. Shoot raw images if possible.
In the images above it looks to me me like the bottom one is under saturated...
The shooting conditions are likely screwing up the color temperature or an other processing parameter like saturation. If you change the distance to the subject that might do it too depending on shooting conditions ie surrounding reflected colors and light sources.
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Yeah changing the distance is how I got the two images above. Hopefully this doesn't show up under other circumstances.
SLJ said:
Yeah changing the distance is how I got the two images above. Hopefully this doesn't show up under other circumstances.
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I think this is likely normal and harmless.
Simply post edit and increase the saturation slightly.
Even with pro cams tweaking the contrast curve is a common post edited.
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Yeah changing the distance is how I got the two images above. Hopefully this doesn't show up under other circumstances.
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Digital zoom definitely had an effect on color in that one shot. But if your Pixel(s) are working normally you'll likely see better colors at 2x or portrait mode most other times. I haven't studied color much with the Pixel 6 camera but I do think its digital zoom is the sharpest I've ever seen in a phone.
As @blackhawk mentioned, light temperature is a big factor. Here's what happens indoors with the flick of a lamp switch...
The first image was made in diffused daylight coming from a window. The yellow fabric isn't as dynamic as the real thing but it's a reasonable likeness. The second image mixes incandescent orange light with daylight that completely changed the fabric's color. If I take the fabric outside on a sunny day I'd probably get shades of yellow brighter than the real thing.
Which has me wondering... If you do the same 2x shot with a high dose of blue light by enabling the flash, are yellow and green closer to your wide shot, or brighter?
manjaroid said:
Digital zoom definitely had an effect on color in that one shot. But if your Pixel(s) are working normally you'll likely see better colors at 2x or portrait mode most other times. I haven't studied color much with the Pixel 6 camera but I do think its digital zoom is the sharpest I've ever seen in a phone.
As @blackhawk mentioned, light temperature is a big factor. Here's what happens indoors with the flick of a lamp switch...
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The first image was made in diffused daylight coming from a window. The yellow fabric isn't as dynamic as the real thing but it's a reasonable likeness. The second image mixes incandescent orange light with daylight that completely changed the fabric's color. If I take the fabric outside on a sunny day I'd probably get shades of yellow brighter than the real thing.
Which has me wondering... If you do the same 2x shot with a high dose of blue light by enabling the flash, are yellow and green closer to your wide shot, or brighter?
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I can play around with that. To be clear though, my two pictures weren't taken with digital zoom, they were taken with the phone itself moved closer to the subject.
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my two pictures weren't taken with digital zoom, they were taken with the phone itself moved closer to the subject.
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Ahh, I made an assumption. My samples are 2x zoom.
People take for granted to human eye's and optical cortex's incredible processing power and performance. It's nearly seamless with adaptive learning no AI can match, it's exponentially better.
With cameras you need to learn to see the world through its eye. Learn it's capabilities and limitations and shoot accordingly. This is true with the best pro cams and lens. For what it is the smartphone cams do very well especially if used properly. The same learning curves apply to them as it does to all cameras. Photography is a very complex art form.
It's not the cam that grabs keepers, it's the shooter. Ansel Adams was grabbing incredible keepers with primitive cams well over a hundred years ago. He would have killed for the speed and color of a smartphone's camera.