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Hello, samsung disabled some options in camera in most of the shooting mode or scenes,I searched pretty much everywhere and I couldn`t find some useful information.Is really annoying that they did.For example,in a low light situation if I use the flash, 2-3 m in front of the camera will look very good but everything else will look bad, if I use the low light shooting mode, everything will look good but if I would use low light shooting mode + flash, 2-3 m in front of the camera will look very good and everywhere else will look good(perfect).Also the burst mode is pretty usefulness in good light situations as you would have to be drunk to take a blured picture but with the low light shooting mode where is very likely to get a shaky picture would be great to take at least 2-3 photos fast(even if not so fast as in normal mode) so you could be sure that you have at least 1 good picture.The examples can go on and I don`t think that I`m asking for something impossible.Did someone modded the camera app as stated above or is there any possibilty in the near future to see some of those useful options?Thank you in advance.
so not a single chance to accomplish what I want?
nobody can understand what you mean.
Wall of text is horrible
somebody on XDA posted a guide on enabling the option to switch the camera shutter sound on/off by editing the feature.xml file under /system/app/
may be you need to try something similar
but be very careful when you edit such files.
Glebun said:
nobody can understand what you mean.
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I mean that if you choose from shooting mode the "low light" or HDR or a lof of options, flash is AUTOMATICALLY disabled or you can't use the burst shoot with low light option enabled or HDR, that`s what I`m talking about.Is it possible to trick the camera software to be able to use all the options along?
You need to search and read the various camera mods and decide .
jje
saddameu said:
I mean that if you choose from shooting mode the "low light" or HDR or a lof of options, flash is AUTOMATICALLY disabled or you can't use the burst shoot with low light option enabled or HDR, that`s what I`m talking about.Is it possible to trick the camera software to be able to use all the options along?
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There is a reason why these options can't be used with each other.
1. low light mode is supposed to take into account that there is very little light. If you turn the flash on with low light mode then you're essentially not using low light mode anymore because flash provides loads of light.
2. HDR mode takes 2 shots (3 on some devices) with different exposures and then combines the 2. If flash is involved the 2 shots will pretty much look the same and will therefore mean HDR is useless.
3. Burst shoot takes loads of photos simultaneously and if flash is enabled the first shot will usually be taken with flash. The device simply cannot handle the flash being used up to 20 times one after another.
If there is software out there to "trick" the camera into being able to do what you describe, it won't make a positive difference to your photos. It's general photography and the way cameras and their features work that make what you want to happen, a bad idea!
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The device simply cannot handle the flash being used up to 20 times one after another.
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that part is not true. You can use Torch in strobe mode, which flashes the flash (sounds stupid, sorry) at like 50Hz
Rar3 said:
There is a reason why these options can't be used with each other.
1. low light mode is supposed to take into account that there is very little light. If you turn the flash on with low light mode then you're essentially not using low light mode anymore because flash provides loads of light.
2. HDR mode takes 2 shots (3 on some devices) with different exposures and then combines the 2. If flash is involved the 2 shots will pretty much look the same and will therefore mean HDR is useless.
3. Burst shoot takes loads of photos simultaneously and if flash is enabled the first shot will usually be taken with flash. The device simply cannot handle the flash being used up to 20 times one after another.
If there is software out there to "trick" the camera into being able to do what you describe, it won't make a positive difference to your photos. It's general photography and the way cameras and their features work that make what you want to happen, a bad idea!
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1 if you've ever played with light settings on a dslr, you'd know cranking up ISO, low shutter speed, exposure, etc will give you such a high exposure you can't even make the picture out.. all you see is a white light.. I feel this is what would happen.. its like shining a flashlight on something during night vision, all you see is a huge white spot.. does that make sense?
its not a software limitation its just the way modern lens work.
2 agreed
3 the flash can stobe 20 or so times a second, any 'flashlight' app will show you this.. you could also leave the flash simply on..
the best workaround ffor this is use 1080p video mode with flash, it takes 30 frames (shots) a second, and while watching the video there's a camera button on screen in the stock video player. best workaround.
and yea mods will come
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soraxd said:
1 if you've ever played with light settings on a dslr, you'd know cranking up ISO, low shutter speed, exposure, etc will give you such a high exposure you can't even make the picture out.. all you see is a white light.. I feel this is what would happen.. its like shining a flashlight on something during night vision, all you see is a huge white spot.. does that make sense?
its not a software limitation its just the way modern lens work.
2 agreed
3 the flash can stobe 20 or so times a second, any 'flashlight' app will show you this.. you could also leave the flash simply on..
the best workaround ffor this is use 1080p video mode with flash, it takes 30 frames (shots) a second, and while watching the video there's a camera button on screen in the stock video player. best workaround.
and yea mods will come
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Yeah I agree I guess what I was trying to say is it would render low light mode useless. It would be one of those options that produces shockingly bad photos.
I forgot about the strobe, although I can't imagine this being a feature. I forgot that these "flashes" are just LEDs and not the traditional flash you get with an SLR.
The 1080p video mode is a great workaround suggestion. I hope saddameu can get something from this information.
@Glebun stop picking on me
saddameu said:
Hello, samsung disabled some options in camera in most of the shooting mode or scenes,I searched pretty much everywhere and I couldn`t find some useful information.Is really annoying that they did.For example,in a low light situation if I use the flash, 2-3 m in front of the camera will look very good but everything else will look bad, if I use the low light shooting mode, everything will look good but if I would use low light shooting mode + flash, 2-3 m in front of the camera will look very good and everywhere else will look good(perfect).Also the burst mode is pretty usefulness in good light situations as you would have to be drunk to take a blured picture but with the low light shooting mode where is very likely to get a shaky picture would be great to take at least 2-3 photos fast(even if not so fast as in normal mode) so you could be sure that you have at least 1 good picture.The examples can go on and I don`t think that I`m asking for something impossible.Did someone modded the camera app as stated above or is there any possibilty in the near future to see some of those useful options?Thank you in advance.
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I hope English is not your first language
That being said you are probably asking for slow-sync flash - as far as I know the S3 does not have that feature yet.
you have some good points but you took the worst combinations ever.
How can you say that is not good to take a pictures with low light enabled + flash?We are not talking about a dslr flash.If you take a picture of someone being 3-4 m away in low light conditions with flash ON it would be a better picture than taking it only with low light mode or only with flash,think about it, it will just make the person look better as the flash is not that strong to make the subject look too bright.
That is one good combination, another one could be using the burst shot with low light enabled to be sure that you take at least 1 good picture as you have to be very steady even if the burst shot would be slower in low light mode than a normal picture.I could probably take only 1 good picture in low light mode knowing the phone but if you give the phone to a friend,for example, the picture will look like it was taken from a drunk men.
Could you provide me some links with some good camera mods as I only found only hyperx`s mod.
And no, english is not my native language , I learned it pretty much by myself as in school I learned english for only 2 years but the first post was made being in rush.
Thank you,
Hey guys i found this bug on HTC One X , not sure will it work for HoX + , anyway it should , same camera sensor etc. Give it a try
Hey guys this is HTC One X GREAT camera BUG i found recently.
PICTURE SAMPLES AT THE BOTTOM
Credits:
Thx to Hamdir for testing my bug and providing us professional comparison.
Also thx to neuTrue for enchanting one of my photos to show us what we can do with some more software
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Ok so anyway i found this bug when i was compering S3 vs HoX in deep , for those who missed it you can find it here
HTC One X vs S3 full comparison
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As for the bug with camera :
1st how does this bug works:
Simply , it gets stuck between scenes which i found accidentally while comparing HoX Vs My cousins s3 lol.
Anyway to be more specific it uses 2 scenes at the same time which provides great photos @ night , probably best 2012 phone @ day and Night INDEED is HOX. and i'll dare to say it comes close to HTC One with this Bug.
Important: this bug works ONLY with SENSE ( maybe miue roms as well ) and i found this bug on 3.18 base ( also working with 3.19 base ) for those still on ICS idk would it work there or at lower bases probably does.
How to use this BUG/GLITCH:
Outdoors night photos
> Open camera
> Turn off flash
> Chose NIGHT scene
> Chose HDR mode
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> Take a photo
This bug will add you an extra 100-300% more light to your photos. For even MORE light i'd say 50/100% more light do this:
After taking the photo , go to gallery>edit and AUTO ENCHANT it.
NOTE:
After this if you see boost in your display regarding brightness = bug is applied. Take a pic but be VERY VERY STEADY , even little movement will f[email protected] up the photo.
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If you don't see improvement from the start you gotta REPEAT the process , sometimes it takes more then 1 time to get this bug working.
Also you must notice this: When you apply NIGHT scene you should see CAMERA being LAGGY when moving , after switching to HDR if it stays laggy and gives more light = bug is working 100%
For indoor photos with bug
> Turn ON flash ( not auto but ON )
> Chose NIGHT scene
> Chose HDR mode [/QUOTE]
> Take a photo
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If you're using Underclocked CPU i'd suggest you use minimum 1300mhz quad core, with less speed shutter isn't fast enough to catch the light with HDR
BUG with FLASH - 50%-150% more light then normal flash light photos:
Ok this bug works similar as first one.
> Open camera
> Turn ON flash
> Chose NIGHT scene
> Switch to BACKLIGHT scene [/QUOTE]
> Take a photo
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When you switch to NIGHT mode you should see your camera being LAGGY , after switching to BACKLIGHT scene if your camera stays laggy = bug is working.
TIPS:
1. Try to be still when taking photos especially with HDR BUG.
2. For more light use after taking the picture gallery effects - auto enchance , with picassa / instagram you can modify them even more to be even better.
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Q) Will this bug crash/kill my camera ?
A) I don't know , i've been using it for over 2 weeks now everything is working as it should.
If you guys gonna use this BUG would be nice if you could upload some samples as well :thumbup:
So NOTE if you gonna use this bug you use it at your OWN RISK so don't blame me if you [email protected] up your camera.
Thx to Hamdir for testing my bug and providing us professional comparison.
Also thx to neuTrue for enchanting one of my photos to show us what we can do with some more software
These pics were taken around 8-9PM And on the 1st pic you can see how i saw at night with my eyes.
Normal - ( this is how i saw with my eyes outside )
Night scene
HDR+ Night
MODIFIED via photoshop, you can do pretty much same with gallery effects or instagram/picassa
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Hamdirs tests & Review ( thx mate ):
hamdir said:
HTC One X: Hidden Low Light Abilities (Firmware 3.19.401.1)
Did you guys know the One X has night vision abilities? check this out
Ordinarily the Flash can be used but it casts the photo in blue plus add abnormal shadows, at least you can counter the blue by setting the white balance to Fluorescent before taking the photo
The included Night scene is not as effective, it forbids the Flash, it locks to ISO 1250 and cuts the shutter speed in half for more exposure time, sadly the results are often bad and not useful
But then for very low light and still photos, there is a revelation that is the HDR mode, especially when combined with auto flash it can do wonders, auto flash will smartly use two quick flash bursts to get better exposures for HDR, surprisingly auto flash with HDR does not cast shadows neither does it tint the screen
Finally a bug discovered by Shan89, switch to Night mode and then immediatly back to HDR mode, the shutter will get stuck in slow mode collecting even more light, you can also combine auto flash for killer results!
The bug mode is highlighted below with an *
keep in mind the shutter will be very slow at this point and you need to be very still until the word "processing" appears on screen (to counter motion blur),
Equally the resulting photo will fail to record the correct shutter speed since it's a bug after all
Some of the following results were brighter than my own eyes
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Outdoors:
Indoors:
2 more that were missing by Hamdir , thx mate !
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Few more photos added by me
Note: none of these photos were edited , all are original.
Normal outdoor
Normal+ Flash outdoor
Night outdoor
Night+HDR outdoor
Indoor normal scene
Indoor Night scene
Indoor night + HDR
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Lol did anyone test this on HoX + ? Can someone confirm it working ?
I'll be giving the trick in this thread a try later tonight, I'll report back.
Thanks to the OP for sharing this trick with us, hopefully it pans out to some goodness!
iggdawg said:
I'll be giving the trick in this thread a try later tonight, I'll report back.
Thanks to the OP for sharing this trick with us, hopefully it pans out to some goodness!
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Np mate, hope it works for you guys as well :good:
As I've said a long time ago, it doesn't work on the HOX+, it becomes darker when switching from night to hdr, so the bug doesn't work. Pictures taken with night mode is brighter than the hdr switched from night mode. Maybe someone else can try it
Edit: wait, I think I got it working
Edit 2: dang it, only worked once and not anymore... Tried like 10 times and can't make it work. It's so much easier on the HOX
Edit 3: looks like it's only a matter of luck... Got it working for a few more times
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steve1996 said:
As I've said a long time ago, it doesn't work on the HOX+, it becomes darker when switching from night to hdr, so the bug doesn't work. Pictures taken with night mode is brighter than the hdr switched from night mode. Maybe someone else can try it
Edit: wait, I think I got it working
Edit 2: dang it, only worked once and not anymore... Tried like 10 times and can't make it work. It's so much easier on the HOX
Edit 3: looks like it's only a matter of luck... Got it working for a few more times
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Damn , well key point is to do this when is night , the best scenario for this bug is when is twilight and a bit more darker , then chose night scene and switch to HDR , it should apply after 1-2 trys , we on hox get it working almost every single time, you might wanna try reducing CPU max speed , if you use 1700 lower it to 1300/1500 , it might work better since CPU will be slower and give you more time to apply the bug, also on hox once you apply the bug it'll stay that way untill you take a picture or untill you move on bright area.
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Damn , well key point is to do this when is night , the best scenario for this bug is when is twilight and a bit more darker , then chose night scene and switch to HDR , it should apply after 1-2 trys , we on hox get it working almost every single time, you might wanna try reducing CPU max speed , if you use 1700 lower it to 1300/1500 , it might work better since CPU will be slower and give you more time to apply the bug, also on hox once you apply the bug it'll stay that way untill you take a picture or untill you move on bright area.
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I did the testing in midnight, outdoors with a few streetlights. I used the power saver to reduce cpu to 1300mhz. My HOX+ is fully stock so I can't do much to it. I think the chance of getting it to work is like 30%....
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Works every time for me. I'm just not sure I like the photos though
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Works every time for me. I'm just not sure I like the photos though
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Lol , well somehow hox + seams to take worse photos then original HoX , maybe that why photos doesn't look that good for you. , didn't see anyone posting any samples / comparison ... would be nice if you do it , and when using this bug try to be still.
I'll post some samples tonight so we can all compare.
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I'll post some samples tonight so we can all compare.
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Sweet , thx :thumbup:
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So I got the V10 on T-Mobile the day it was announced that the bootloader was factory unlockable. I love it so far with one somewhat concerning exception (apart from the laughable battery life but *shrug*): the majority of the time when I try to use the back camera, I'm not able to focus it. In auto mode tapping to focus does nothing. In manual mode sliding the focus dial also does nothing. Third party camera apps won't focus either. I have to pull the battery and reboot and it *might* work then, and if it does it'll only work the first time I open the camera. Front cameras work fine and the focus on the back camera when it works is excellent. Has anybody else run into this or know if it's worth messing with or if I should just exchange it?
Also for clarification I was running the stock rom (rooted) but with very little frozen. Switched to black hole yesterday (triple wipe) which has been lightning fast so far but having the same issue.
Thanks!
Same
Got it last week and Ive been having the same problem. I dont have many apps but I do let my battery drain due to laziness. Thats the only bad thing I do. I'm thinking of exchanging it because ive also messed with all the settings in the manual camera and nothing. Its set to a very close 1 inch distance to focus well. Front camera works marvelous.
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Got it last week and Ive been having the same problem. I dont have many apps but I do let my battery drain due to laziness. Thats the only bad thing I do. I'm thinking of exchanging it because ive also messed with all the settings in the manual camera and nothing. Its set to a very close 1 inch distance to focus well. Front camera works marvelous.
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Yeah close focus is exactly the problem. I can take passable pictures of stuff right in front of me by physically moving the phone closer and further until it's in focus but that's useless. I'm going to go by the T-Mobile store this evening or tomorrow and see what they say.
Just got a Mate 10 Pro. In general the camera seems really good.
One thing which seems odd is that for me when I put the flash in auto mode, the flash only seems to come on when it's pretty much pitch black.
I'm on the UK BLA-L09 model on a 8.0.0.115 firmware.
Pictures with the flash when I force the flash on in dark places like this are way better.
Seems the auto flash poss isn't working properly.
Seems the same after restart and also using 3rd party camera apps as well.
Anyone else seeing this?
This is the Leica way. You'll find auto mode also favours brighter colours and some film grain. I like the look myself although it can be annoying for certain pics. There have been a few firmware updates since .115 which may have adjusted it.
Thanks for the response Arthur,
I took two pics in same environment which was very dark.
The one which didn’t use the flash in Auto flash mode seems to be trying to take at 0.25 Sec @ ISO 1230 F1.6
Picture looks terrible and the camera tells me "Sharpening the photo. Please Steady the device”
Using the manual flash then resulted in a picture using settings of 1/50th Sec @ ISO 160 F1.6
Now I don't mind a bit of grain and higher ISO to get a good picture, but to me asking us to manage with no flash when selecting 1/4 Second exposure time doesn't seem right does it?
Measuring light with one of those sensor apps – Androsensor (which I know may not be accurate) , it Seems that the camera flash doesn’t come on until something like 4-5 Lux, when below 30 Lux would be where I’d consider normally triggering the flash.
Other phone cameras also trigger fine in these conditions.
Worse than I thought actually, just re-measured and the flash only comes on in auto mode when the light level is pretty much at 0 Lux. Still not using the flash at 0.5 Lux.
Could be a faulty cameramodule I guess.
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So guys... I found something odd on my Mate 10 Pro... I bought it on Amazon and received it on the 22nd of October and of course I've been using it since to take a lot of pictures with its magnificent camera... Now, we all know that it can take some great pictures with the night mode even when handheld, with those magical 4 seconds of processing...
The thing is, when I took a picture in very low light with the phone stabilized (like against a window from my house) it would actually take more seconds to shoot the picture if needed to get an even more incredible result than when handheld. Once I took a picture where it took 51 (!!!!) seconds to shoot it but the result was amazing, a lot more light than I could even see with my own eyes...
Now to the problem... A few days ago I tried to show this amazing capabilities to my brother by putting the phone on a table and shooting the ground (it should automatically detect it was stabilized and do a longer exposure photo as it did before...) and it only took a 6 second picture... since then it has never done the longer exposure thing anymore!!
I didn't know what could've happened for it to get this way... and then I remembered I did a firmware update (to version 156) a few days before I tried to show it to my brother... and my question is:
HAS HUAWEI somehow NERFED the night mode ?!? (Possibly to make it look that much worse than the Mate 20/Pro)
Look at this comparison I made using the same settings (Auto ISO and "Auto Seconds" on Night Mode):
Before it took this picture when the phone was against my rooms window looking outside (I remember it would detect the phone was stable and would take a longer exposure to take advantage of being still to capture more details):
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Now, this is the result in the same conditions (against the glass, Auto, etc etc)... Now it only ALWAYS goes to a maximum of 6 seconds of exposure time EVEN perfectly still like on a tripod!
Another comparison of a mat on my living room (taken with only the light emmited from the TV being turned on)
Before (was a crazy long exposure):
After (only goes to 6 seconds... WTF)
I'm sharing this as more people may have been affected without maybe even knowing!!
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My camera APP version is: 8.0.0.302
Firmware: BLA-L29 8.0.0.156(C432)
Rafael1703 said:
So guys... I found something odd on my Mate 10 Pro... I bought it on Amazon and received it on the 22nd of October and of course I've been using it since to take a lot of pictures with its magnificent camera... Now, we all know that it can take some great pictures with the night mode even when handheld, with those magical 4 seconds of processing...
The thing is, when I took a picture in very low light with the phone stabilized (like against a window from my house) it would actually take more seconds to shoot the picture if needed to get an even more incredible result than when handheld. Once I took a picture where it took 51 (!!!!) seconds to shoot it but the result was amazing, a lot more light than I could even see with my own eyes...
Now to the problem... A few days ago I tried to show this amazing capabilities to my brother by putting the phone on a table and shooting the ground (it should automatically detect it was stabilized and do a longer exposure photo as it did before...) and it only took a 6 second picture... since then it has never done the longer exposure thing anymore!!
I didn't know what could've happened for it to get this way... and then I remembered I did a firmware update (to version 156) a few days before I tried to show it to my brother... and my question is:
HAS HUAWEI somehow NERFED the night mode ?!? (Possibly to make it look that much worse than the Mate 20/Pro)
Look at this comparison I made using the same settings (Auto ISO and "Auto Seconds" on Night Mode):
Before it took this picture when the phone was against my rooms window looking outside (I remember it would detect the phone was stable and would take a longer exposure to take advantage of being still to capture more details):
Now, this is the result in the same conditions (against the glass, Auto, etc etc)... Now it only ALWAYS goes to a maximum of 6 seconds of exposure time EVEN perfectly still like on a tripod!
Another comparison of a mat on my living room (taken with only the light emmited from the TV being turned on)
Before (was a crazy long exposure):
After (only goes to 6 seconds... WTF)
I'm sharing this as more people may have been affected without maybe even knowing!!
BTW:
My camera APP version is: 8.0.0.302
Firmware: BLA-L29 8.0.0.156(C432)
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Ill try tonite
This was what I was worried about when they reduced the exposure time. I wish they kept the old night mode as a second option for times we have a tripod.
Yeah, same here. Only short, blurry, useless night mode. Enjoy Huawei. First the custom ROMs, now this. To be fair, nothing surprises me anymore after the bootloader lock...
Nevermind I am dumb. Swipe up from bottom, and you can adjust the time by hand. Actually went into HiCare and saw it mention this.
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Nevermind I am dumb. Swipe up from bottom, and you can adjust the time by hand. Actually went into HiCare and saw it mention this.
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But that night mode isn't just a long exposure it does many AI thing to make image better however you can adjust nightshot mode's ISO and exposure
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This was what I was worried about when they reduced the exposure time. I wish they kept the old night mode as a second option for times we have a tripod.
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The old night mode is still there, at least on .150 update. You just need to manually specify that you want longer exposure.
I've got a 5 sec night mode picture from 30.10, I updated to .157 on 1.11, so I'll do a comparison when I have the time. It could be a bug or an intentional worsening of the mode to favor the new Mate 20 Pro. I guess will see...
I noticed it.The night mode now requires a tripod
It works fine for me on emui9 beta.... sometimes it does not detect that it is stable .... i guess it would be better to add a manual switch.
I fix this by grabing my phone, moving it for a second then i put it back in place... maybe the little movement from pressing the shutter button is enough for the phone to think its handheld.
They did not remove the tripod mode, i think its just a little too sensitive
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Nevermind I am dumb. Swipe up from bottom, and you can adjust the time by hand. Actually went into HiCare and saw it mention this.
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It's not the same thing. Photos taken with both settings in Auto have a different result than when using manual settings...
0alfred0 said:
It works fine for me on emui9 beta.... sometimes it does not detect that it is stable .... i guess it would be better to add a manual switch.
I fix this by grabing my phone, moving it for a second then i put it back in place... maybe the little movement from pressing the shutter button is enough for the phone to think its handheld.
They did not remove the tripod mode, i think its just a little too sensitive
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I tested mine in the exact same conditions as when it worked... Now it always only goes to a max of 6 seconds resulting in a very crappy photo when compared to the "old" results... But anyway, I think it may be a bug as a guy in another forum said he is on the same firmware as me with the same Camera App version and his phone still does a longer exposure on Super Nigh mode with both settings in Auto when doing it with the phone stable on a table shooting a mat or the ground...
Mine just seems to be acting crazy...
Rafael1703 said:
So guys... I found something odd on my Mate 10 Pro... I bought it on Amazon and received it on the 22nd of October and of course I've been using it since to take a lot of pictures with its magnificent camera... Now, we all know that it can take some great pictures with the night mode even when handheld, with those magical 4 seconds of processing...
The thing is, when I took a picture in very low light with the phone stabilized (like against a window from my house) it would actually take more seconds to shoot the picture if needed to get an even more incredible result than when handheld. Once I took a picture where it took 51 (!!!!) seconds to shoot it but the result was amazing, a lot more light than I could even see with my own eyes...
Now to the problem... A few days ago I tried to show this amazing capabilities to my brother by putting the phone on a table and shooting the ground (it should automatically detect it was stabilized and do a longer exposure photo as it did before...) and it only took a 6 second picture... since then it has never done the longer exposure thing anymore!!
I didn't know what could've happened for it to get this way... and then I remembered I did a firmware update (to version 156) a few days before I tried to show it to my brother... and my question is:
HAS HUAWEI somehow NERFED the night mode ?!? (Possibly to make it look that much worse than the Mate 20/Pro)
Look at this comparison I made using the same settings (Auto ISO and "Auto Seconds" on Night Mode):
Before it took this picture when the phone was against my rooms window looking outside (I remember it would detect the phone was stable and would take a longer exposure to take advantage of being still to capture more details):
Now, this is the result in the same conditions (against the glass, Auto, etc etc)... Now it only ALWAYS goes to a maximum of 6 seconds of exposure time EVEN perfectly still like on a tripod!
Another comparison of a mat on my living room (taken with only the light emmited from the TV being turned on)
Before (was a crazy long exposure):
After (only goes to 6 seconds... WTF)
I'm sharing this as more people may have been affected without maybe even knowing!!
BTW:
My camera APP version is: 8.0.0.302
Firmware: BLA-L29 8.0.0.156(C432)
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It thought the same as you did. You can still achieve it through the pro mode though.
I've just made a factory reset and it still doesn't work! I may have to return it to Amazon...
What is not working?!? Everything works like a charm.
DominatorX1 said:
What is not working?!? Everything works like a charm.
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My supernight mode got bugged somehow, just as I explained on the first post.
I am with .150 update - the maximum exposure is 32 seconds. Don't know where this super night mode was , but I am sure it is something on your end. No changes made by Huawei.
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I am with .150 update - the maximum exposure is 32 seconds. Don't know where this super night mode was , but I am sure it is something on your end. No changes made by Huawei.
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Read my first post properly and you'll understand. Anyways, if my phone is flawed I'll just return it on Amazon.FR
Already read it, no drama. There are TWO totally independent modes and even Huawei wont accept or understand your claim. Use them accordingly. As mentioned the maximum exposure on Night mode with tripod is 32 seconds.
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Already read it, no drama. There are TWO totally independent modes and even Huawei wont accept or understand your claim. Use them accordingly. As mentioned the maximum exposure on Night mode with tripod is 32 seconds.
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No, you're wrong. On manual mode it is a maximum of 32 but when in auto mode if on a tripod or stabilized in an equivalent way it will go more than those 32 seconds. Mine went to 51 seconds many times before it stopped working properly.
Will test it now and will let you know.