[Q] High Res Panoramic shots - Vibrant General

Is it possible to hack the resolution restriction on panoramic shots? Right now as is, the only allowed resolution is 640 x 480. I understand it would take a long time to process the shots if shooting at a higher resolution, but the low resolution is pretty much worthless.
Anyways, a higher resolution would be nice. Not necessarily the highest possible, but at least maybe the 2048 x 1536

I get instant panoramic photos at 2048x544 myself (sample attached). That's stitching shots taken while holding the phone in portrait orientation which is slightly better than holding it in landscape. Still, I would agree that software should be capable of stitching together the camera's higher-res source photos. It may take longer to process the additional detail but I could wait a minute or two for the occasional shot.
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Well l meant that was the max resolution I could choose from, but when I take the shots I get a resolution of 2704 x 400 when taken in landscape and a resolution of 544 x 1888.
I'm hoping it is possible to select a higher initial resolution which then turns out to be a really big picture after the panoramic shot. No idea what resolution it would end up with, but maybe in the ballpark of 2048 x 6000 or similar
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I really don't think they are always exact on this as I just tested out a pano shot and it came out at 2816x400.
It probably all depends on how you end up framing it, and how tightly it gets stitched.
I see what you mean with not being able to change the resolution. That would be nice.

I'm stuck at 0.3m which is 640x480 and pretty low resolution
A hack or something that could change it would be great because even though the pics turn out nice, its not as nice as it could be i don't think
I wouldn't mind a longer wait time for the stitch processing if it comes down to that

Doubt even the Vibrant would have the processing power to capture much higher res. That said, even at the low res, it's a pretty neat effect if done properly.

Texag2010 said:
Is it possible to hack the resolution restriction on panoramic shots? Right now as is, the only allowed resolution is 640 x 480. I understand it would take a long time to process the shots if shooting at a higher resolution, but the low resolution is pretty much worthless.
Anyways, a higher resolution would be nice. Not necessarily the highest possible, but at least maybe the 2048 x 1536
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I totally agree...the 640x480 is worthless...I feel like I'm taking photos with my 10 year old Nokia....
I hope someone figures something out...I doubt there would be any processing power issues...

Has anyone tried seriously hacking/modifying any of the various Samsung camera apps to see if this could be changed?

Yeah, this bothered me too. My only work around was manually take the shots as best I could. Then use Canon sticher pro on my PC to attach them to one file.... Should have just brought my lunky DSLR.
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If you don't need it on your phone (which means hi res matters), you can take a bunch of shots, and splice them together using Microsoft ICE. It works great.
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Camera / Photo examples?

Can any of you lucky Galaxy S owners provide real life examples of the camera capabilities please? Ideally some shots in different lighting conditions.
Thanks.
This would be good to see as i have only seen videos​
MacaronyMax said:
This would be good to see as i have only seen videos​
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picture samples
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobilegear/sets/72157624154501863/
reviews with camera samples and 720p videos:
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=9422
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=9390
Are those real i9000 photos?
The colors look great, much better then the examples from the gsmarena.com review.
According to the websites, yes.
Thanks for the links Archius.
Seems that the camera is ok for snaps (I have been spoiled by the Carl Zeiss optics of the Nokia N Series) but then I guess the camera is not what you would buy this phone for!
Here are two of my photos I've taken.
Normal light conditions
i47.tinypic.com/2qd3kns.jpg
Darker conditions (yeah I know my room is a mess)
i50.tinypic.com/ak7fbr.jpg
kenny326 said:
Here are two of my photos I've taken.
Normal light conditions
i47.tinypic.com/2qd3kns.jpg
Darker conditions (yeah I know my room is a mess)
i50.tinypic.com/ak7fbr.jpg
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What camera settings did you use?
Great pictures, much better then my HD2 HD2 performs awful in the darkness - overexposes every picture with the leds. So I won't miss the led except for flashlight purposes
at least we can see under low light xD
the normal light picture is not bad, much better than HTC's quality and everything seems clear enough for a phone cam.
but it doesn't capture the sunlight that well, it makes a "whitish" effect in the picture lol not sure how to describe. but it ruins the real colors.
holy crap. in decent lighting those stills looks pretty darn good for a phone.
and the video is REALLY impressive for a phone.
it appears that it doesnt do well in low light, but still... im impressed.
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What camera settings did you use?
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Default camera settings when it came out of the box (superfine etc).
Edit: This is what it looks like with Night Mode.
i47.tinypic.com/2yjrf4n.jpg
kenny326 said:
Default camera settings when it came out of the box (superfine etc).
Edit: This is what it looks like with Night Mode.
i47.tinypic.com/2yjrf4n.jpg
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Thank you so much!
Hmm, if the camera is similar to that on my Omnia I then I’d recommend manually setting the ISO rather than leaving it on auto. Also, I’d be curious if manually focusing on a specific object would perhaps result in a sharper low light photo (my Omnia has problems auto focusing in low light/low contrast situations).
If you want me to take some specific shots I can try. I've been messing around with the settings i.e macro, iso etc.
I took this today on the Galaxy S, I didnt check the settings, its still all on default. It was taken freestanding so could probably be sharper, but was pretty much just point and shoot. Its not edited apart from the 50% reduction to make it viewable on here. Colours are as they were captured, and not bad for a camera phone.
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That's enough for me
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That's enough for me
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same here !!
very nice sky also, and nice colors compared to other phones.
video shots @ 720p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7bQC3J_Pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ZrSkXGHIU
zenkinz said:
video shots @ 720p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7bQC3J_Pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ZrSkXGHIU
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Those look great and the dog is very cute! Thanks for posting!
Thanks a lot guys for the camera samples. I think we would all agree that the daylight photos and videos are excellent.
Could we please have some more samples of low-light photos and video?
Many thanks.
Mario

G2 camera application is terrible

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Blackberry Curve on the left
G2 on the right.
No flash in either case.
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It looks to be the camera application rather than the camera itself. Camera 360 (from market) gave me MUCH MUCH better images than the default Android camera.
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My pictures usually come out sharp. That's weird..
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This is zoomed in quite a bit.
It came out a lot better with flash, I'll put that one up next.
keenerb said:
Blackberry Curve on the left
G2 on the right.
No flash in either case.
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mine takes pictures just fine
well, I've taken probably 20 indoor photos and they all look like crap. None of them are focused well, and all over motion blur.
Possibly a bad camera?
Can I see a few examples of indoor photos?
keenerb said:
well, I've taken probably 20 indoor photos and they all look like crap. None of them are focused well, and all over motion blur.
Possibly a bad camera?
Can I see a few examples of indoor photos?
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perhaps you need to adjust lighting effects and try holding the camera for steady?
Short of mounting the camera on a tripod I can't get much steadier.
I've toyed with lots of options also. Give me some pointers on what to try.
keenerb said:
well, I've taken probably 20 indoor photos and they all look like crap. None of them are focused well, and all over motion blur.
Possibly a bad camera?
Can I see a few examples of indoor photos?
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i will admit the g2 you have to hold really steady to take decent pics
Wow your pictures look kinda bad. Try to take some of other things and post back. Because my pictures look way better then those. Also are these zoomed pictures? there really is no need to zoom pictures because its digital zoom.
xile6 said:
Wow your pictures look kinda bad. Try to take some of other things and post back. Because my pictures look way better then those. Also are these zoomed pictures? there really is no need to zoom pictures because its digital zoom.
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They are cropped portions of the full-sized images, zoomed in to be about 150% of the original size.
I'll put up some other photographs later this evening.
Odd, i've seen some 720p videos from a desire Z while someone is driving in a car and they look fine.
Well, I think I have gotten to the bottom of it.
I took two almost identical pictures, one with my phone and one with a Samsung Moment. Samsung Moment has significantly higher image quality, and the image size was about twice that of my G2.
My guess is that the G2 is applying a significantly higher level of image compression...
Took a few quick pics for comparison sake:
I could bust out the ol Incredible for comparison sake...
try pushing the cam button halfway to focus and set option to auto instead of infinity
I appreciate your response, but honestly, I DO know how the camera works.
I think mine might be defective. It's also extremely foggy in a lot of situations.

photos look great

When someone talks about the G Note photos looking bad, just show them
these. All taken on auto mode, fine mode. Cropped.
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The last photo I crudely washed out the little girls hand out of the frame.
how in did you get so close to that cute lil creature?
I just put the phone within 12 inches of his face. He was very docile. I even had him sitting on my shoulder. Not sure if he was scared or what his problem was, but he let me hold & pet him without too much moving around.
What attracted me was we were in the back yard, and heard this noise that sounded like a dog, it was this little guy. I looked all over this small tree, didn't find a nest of any kind, no other squirrels any where. Street next to the tree...didn't see any road kill. Not sure if he fell out of a tree, was abandoned or what his problem was. Plan on checking tomorrow to see if he is still there...take some shots with my dSLR.
Cute little Pup.
If the sounds were like a high-pitched 'yelp' that is normally an indication or associated with a call to either a mother calling her Pup/Kitten or the same calling the Mother.
Good shots btw..... Clear and evenly lit. The latter one I would have maybe used flash but that would have more than likely scared the little guy away.
I had a look at all three EXIF Data. Nice to see there were variations.
The last one gave results of:-
Camera Maker: SAMSUNG
Camera Model: GT-N7000
Image Date: 2012-03-24 17:05:30 +0000
Focal Length: 4mm
Aperture: f/2.7
Exposure Time: 0.010 s (1/100)
ISO equiv: 64
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Average
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Comment: User comments
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
Great shots of the little critter!
I really love the picture and video quality of my Note!
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Those really are some very nice looking pics, thanks for sharing them.
Hi m8, awesome pics and you are right the colors are so beautiful.
cheers
Macro-mode looks great too
Normal auto-mode:
I think it is not so safe when a squirrel gets so close to somebody
Video quality is pretty nice too.
just made this video of our retarded kitten to try out
http://youtu.be/GvWCbb_tC_M
It does take awesome photos for a pinhole camera, doesn't it?
mR.fR34ky said:
Hi m8, awesome pics and you are right the colors are so beautiful.
cheers
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I use macro for work, it's fantastic. I work on office machines, and you know how much the factory likes it when you send them a photo of what you are describing?
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Macro-mode looks great too
Normal auto-mode:
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lg camera is the best for close-up video because the stock one doesn't focus (or I don't know how)
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Video quality is pretty nice too.
just made this video of our retarded kitten to try out
http://youtu.be/GvWCbb_tC_M
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Is that a Bengal?
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I think most people who were complaining about photo quality were, like me, doing so before the recent OTA firmware updates. When on KKA the focus didn't seem to work at all - since updating to LA4 the camera is focusing properly (in most cases) and I've got some great shots.
If you guys don't know about it, check out Pano - I've created some amazing panoramas with it.

Show off those pics!

I'll start posting more pictures after I get done work today, here's a teaser.
Stock Camera app, HDR on, manual focus, 16:9 widescreen 15.5 megapixel mode.
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When you say stock Google camera, do you mean the Motorola camera?
fury683 said:
When you say stock Google camera, do you mean the Motorola camera?
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I don't know why I put Google there, I just meant to say stock camera app lol, thanks for the heads up.
Maybe the Google keyboard did it on its own. ?
joshm.1219 said:
I'll start posting more pictures after I get done work today, here's a teaser.
Stock Camera app, HDR on, manual focus, 16:9 widescreen 15.5 megapixel mode.
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Very nice! Can post any just point and shoot? I am on the fence with this phone. The only thing holding me back in the camera. Cameras have not been that good in past Moto phones.....
Thanks!
jamezr said:
Very nice! Can post any just point and shoot? I am on the fence with this phone. The only thing holding me back in the camera. Cameras have not been that good in past Moto phones.....
Thanks!
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Real quick, point and shot in Auto Focus, Auto HDR mode. First one is widescreen, second is standard (4:3 full 21mp).
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Real quick, point and shot in Auto Focus, Auto HDR mode. First one is widescreen, second is standard (4:3 full 21mp).
Those are great pics! Thanks!
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I definitely want ice cream now, good pics, thanks.
Looks pretty decent, although I'm more of a vanilla guy!
@ joshm.1219 What do you think of the camera compared to other phones you have owned? I recall you on the note II forums, does the camera perform much better all around?
everyone with a droid turbo, keep posting pictures, we want to see what you can do with those 20.7 megapixels!
Purchasing mine after work around 5pm est. My main focus right now is the camera since I'm pretty much impressed with everything about this phone when I messed around with store demo.
I'll post a whole bunch of shots and comparisons to my S5 around 8-9 est if all goes well. I did notice that reds were a bit over saturated in the samples I took at Verizon. Which was a big issue for me with my original Moto X.
This one is 21MP
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This one is 21MP
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Looks damn good, if people complain about that then they just need to use a DSLR.
Here is a couple from today....
Are these being alerted when uploaded? I assume they aren't 21MP files being uploaded to the forums
I think the problem is people have crazy expectations. Its a good camera but its never going to touch a dedicated camera with large sensors. I'm now switched to Google Camera because Moto one doesn't really seem to be much better.
These are using Moto camera still.
Low light shots I took while messing around with our prototype mini 3D printer this morning. Just quick snaps, no effort at all... Pretty impressive, although reds seem to be a little off -- oversaturated.
http://imgur.com/a/NMd58
However, I do have a post with some serious concerns about the camera (link below) that I need to further test this weekend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/major-camera-issues-t2923916
I'll try to post more pictures throughout the day.
It's definitely hit or miss.
Outdoor HDR shot:
Indoor shot:
Indoor low light shot:
Stock app, no HDR, 21MP, didn't adjust the focus/exposure.
Taken at Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis.
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I'd have to say with the physical limits of sensor and aperture size the output is pretty decent and not overly over processed. A raw output would still be nice though.

Blurru photos in (not so much) low lights

Hi guys!
Been loving my S8 so far, but I don't know if I am missing something or it's just the camera that works like this, but, photos taken outside come out bright and no problems.
But whenever I try to take photos of my 8 month ols son, 6 out of 10 times, I end up with a blurry shot. Am I missing some setting? Anyone else having the same problem?
I noticed a small milisecond kinda delay after taking the shot sometimes, doesn't matter if I have internal storage selected or SD card as save directory.
Here are some samples of the results I get.
Tried sports mode and while there's no delay when taking the shot, I get kinda the same results.
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He is clearly moving and in low light camera needs to have lens open longer to expose picture properly. To fix it you need to switch into PRO mode and then you have 3 options which do pretty much the same thing different ways:
1. add more or stronger lights into the room, 2. manually set ISO as high as you can tolerate noise (probably need to do few test shots) 3. set shutter speed at at least 1/100 sec or shorter depending on speed of movement, here you risk under exposure, high ISO noise. Also you can combine 1 and 2 or 3.
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He is clearly moving and in low light camera needs to have lens open longer to expose picture properly. To fix it you need to switch into PRO mode and then you have 3 options which do pretty much the same thing different ways:
1. add more or stronger lights into the room, 2. manually set ISO as high as you can tolerate noise (probably need to do few test shots) 3. set shutter speed at at least 1/100 sec or shorter depending on speed of movement, here you risk under exposure, high ISO noise. Also you can combine 1 and 2 or 3.
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Thanks for the advice. Used to get better results in the same conditions with the Nexus 6P that's why I found this strange.
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Either your kid is growing up and moving faster or Nexus defaulted to higher ISO settings in similar conditions. At 1.7 the lens on S8 is most likely brighter than 6P, but the ISO setting is double edged sword: higher the ISO less blur in fast moving object, but more noise, which could ruin the picture. Another way to do it is to time it just when the movement is smallest and if your timing is off, then set the cam into burst mode, you'll have whole bunch of pictures to choose from. S8 has one of the best, most capable cameras on any phone.
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Either your kid is growing up and moving faster or Nexus defaulted to higher ISO settings in similar conditions. At 1.7 the lens on S8 is most likely brighter than 6P, but the ISO setting is double edged sword: higher the ISO less blur in fast moving object, but more noise, which could ruin the picture. Another way to do it is to time it just when the movement is smallest and if your timing is off, then set the cam into burst mode, you'll have whole bunch of pictures to choose from. S8 has one of the best, most capable cameras on any phone.
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Haha maybe he is quite fast now
I thought maybe it was a setting I was missing or a defective camera. Thanks again!!
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