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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.

latraviata said:
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

Consistent blurry pictures with flash *big picture warning*

I can actually say I haven't been able to take 1 clear picture with flash. Is there something wrong with my phone? I have a fairly steady hand, I used to be a DSLR photographer and never had any problems. What gives to this? here are some examples, not even a moving object. These pictures are taken stabilized on my knee
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R.I.P., Left Shift key.
As a rule, indoor pictures with the Evo are just poor quality. Outside, they're crystal clear, but even with the flash, when you're inside the camera is adjusting the exposure to the ambient light, which means grainy, blurry pics. There are some tweaks you can do to minimize this (white balance, exposure defaults, etc.) but in general it's just not that great.
Same with video: If you're inside, the camcorder drops down to, like, 8-10fps capture. Outside it does much better. It's all about the ambient lighting.

the lighting looks bad, and plus you gotta click in the pic to focus it and then hold down the shutter button untill you see your pic, thats the only way i can take pics

Look closely and see if your lens cover is cracked.
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awakener777 said:
Look closely and see if your lens cover is cracked.
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Why would that matter?
Check out this article, it is a good demonstration of how the lens (or in this case, lens cover) really has a very minimal effect - if any - on image quality.

The only fix is to buy the superior phone...
inb4cantmakecalls

Classick206 said:
The only fix is to buy the superior phone...
inb4cantmakecalls
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You're being sarcastic, right? Surely a troll would get 41 posts without being found out.

Are you using the netarchy kernel? I have had similar issues with photos using flash with fresh and the netarchy kernel. Switching back to stock fixed it for me.

SilverZero said:
You're being sarcastic, right? Surely a troll would get 41 posts without being found out.
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So I'm a troll because I can identify a better phone when I see one?

If you were a good troll, you would be doing this on the iPhone site about an EVO. You might just make a few iP4 users' heads explode.

wow ip4 a better phone really go back to your hole in the wall oh wait no ur still stuck behind the walled garden

Classick206 said:
So I'm a troll because I can identify a better phone when I see one?
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A better phone? No. Takes better pics and video, yes. Taking better pics / video doesn't make you a better phone. Making calls with reception makes a better pho... oh wait

SilverZero said:
Why would that matter?
Check out this article, it is a good demonstration of how the lens (or in this case, lens cover) really has a very minimal effect - if any - on image quality.
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Because mine is cracked and it true focusing on the crack, rather than the subject.
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i cant beleive, or i missed, no one pointing this out.
you are friggin shaking in the picture dude.
no picture will look good when there is movement.
but i side with you, my camera compared to my wifes camera is garbage.
my wifes takes consistantly better video and stills than mine does.
mine will show the camera focusing and all it does is focus near then far, then stops, it never stops on the right focus point, you can see where it focuses right on past it.
if there was a hack to allow a slider for focus that would be kick ass.
after some time and practice it would be easy to use the slider for focus.
but my shots such ass, big time.
if i Zoom in it will focus much better than if it isnt.
so i am not sure where the focus point is compared to where you place your finger but it isnt where you place your finger thats for sure.

It sounds like a problem my phone seemed to have in the beginning; it would focus and then stop auto focus a little blurry. I don't know what fixed it, but after I had the phone a few weeks, the issue seemed to go away. Now I can take pretty clear and amazingly focused photos.
As for the iPhone troll, I ignored him as I was on a website viewing some flash content on my phone just after I got done with a video conference on 3G . I then made a phone call and held the phone with both hands without dropping the call.

Classick206 said:
So I'm a troll because I can identify a better phone when I see one?
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Just wondering why you would post on the Evo forum only to say that the iPhone is better, especially when it's really subjective to say that. You must admit, that is rather troll-ish.

Classick206 said:
The only fix is to buy the superior phone...
inb4cantmakecalls
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You do know that the camera tech is almost identical? Only thing that is changing the "quality" of the pictures/video is software + compression.
Another typical oblivious iPhone user...

[PIC] 2 Pictures I took with my Vibrant

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I'm pretty satisfied with the quality of the onboard camera. I'm actually selling off my DSLR / lenses and using this phone as my sole camera.

holy !!! u kidding me?
u used the tilt shift effect on that camera pro thing rite...
amazingg quality!!!
i have yet to play around with mine!

wow amazing photos there!!

Which app did you use to get the tilt-shift look?
don't sell your DSLR...unless you use Nikon and you want to sell me something cheap

I did the tilt shift in Photoshop because no app really gives me the control I want.
Vignette does a decent job for a generic tilt shift focus and Photoshop Express can modify the colors moderately well to finish it off.
I still prefer doing it manually.

woot Seattle!
were you visiting?

nearblack said:
woot Seattle!
were you visiting?
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Heading back to SF in a couple weeks.

Haha those pictures are sweet! Glad you got to go to a game though - I haven't been to Qwest this season yet. I should probably fix that when the pre-season ends.

Can't wait to show these to customers. I love selling this phone.

sj_martin said:
I'm pretty satisfied with the quality of the onboard camera. I'm actually selling off my DSLR / lenses and using this phone as my sole camera.
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If you are comparing this camera with a DSLR, you are using your DSLR wrong. I think the camera is decent for a camera phone, but this thing doesnt come close to my Canon T2i.

Shane_pcs said:
If you are comparing this camera with a DSLR, you are using your DSLR wrong. I think the camera is decent for a camera phone, but this thing doesnt come close to my Canon T2i.
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There is no wrong or right way to use a DSLR. Can you fit a 10 lbs setup in your pocket? No?
/thread

The best camera is the one you have with you.
Those are nice shots, how much post in photoshop did you do?

speoples20 said:
The best camera is the one you have with you.
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Amen!
speoples20 said:
Those are nice shots, how much post in photoshop did you do?
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100% of all my pictures go through levels > selective colors > crop > sharpening.

sj_martin said:
I'm pretty satisfied with the quality of the onboard camera. I'm actually selling off my DSLR / lenses and using this phone as my sole camera.
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The camera on this phone is great and I really like my phone. But replacing a DSLR with a 5 mpx with a cmos sensor like 10 times smaller is not something I would recommend. But hey, it's your camera right If quality is not your primary concern then why not? As far as quality is concerned, I don't think ill see the sensor in a phone get up to a APSC size anytime soon. Don't misunderstand me, im in no way undermining your decision to do so. Just laying it out straight. I have the Pentax K-x DSLR and the difference in detail is literally night and day. Btw, I love your post processing dude. Great job. Tiltshift is awesome.

it looks almost like you took pictures of miniature sets. Looks great!

sj_martin said:
I'm actually selling off my DSLR / lenses and using this phone as my sole camera.
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Your joking right? This is a great little cam for a cell phone, but not even close to dslr quality.
Cool pics btw... Good subjects for the tilt/shift effect.

sj_martin said:
There is no wrong or right way to use a DSLR. Can you fit a 10 lbs setup in your pocket? No?
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There is when you have a 2yr old and a 5 yr old. My sammy takes fine pictures of stuff to sell on craiglist, but no matter how you configure it, my kids look like flash gordon.

jeremiah_mn said:
Your joking right? This is a great little cam for a cell phone, but not even close to dslr quality.
Cool pics btw... Good subjects for the tilt/shift effect.
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Never said the quality of my phone is close to my DSLR.
Thanks

Shane_pcs said:
There is when you have a 2yr old and a 5 yr old. My sammy takes fine pictures of stuff to sell on craiglist, but no matter how you configure it, my kids look like flash gordon.
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Care to post some examples?

boodies said:
The camera on this phone is great and I really like my phone. But replacing a DSLR with a 5 mpx with a cmos sensor like 10 times smaller is not something I would recommend. But hey, it's your camera right If quality is not your primary concern then why not? As far as quality is concerned, I don't think ill see the sensor in a phone get up to a APSC size anytime soon. Don't misunderstand me, im in no way undermining your decision to do so. Just laying it out straight. I have the Pentax K-x DSLR and the difference in detail is literally night and day. Btw, I love your post processing dude. Great job. Tiltshift is awesome.
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Compactness and portability is more important to me now then quality. I have a few L series lenses that I've already sold off. I don't want lug my 20lb setup with me everywhere I go anymore. Something that fits in my pocket is much more desirable (and cheaper).

New Camera defect?

i was waiting at the vet and decided to snap a picture of my dog
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both the still and viewfinder display show these lines
(a reset to factory settings via the camera app restores it to normal)
is this something anyone else has experienced?

RavenWulf said:
it's just 1 of many screen names of someone who is upset about something the Mods have done.
does the camera only have the issue with stock app or does it do it with 3rd party apps like Camera 360?
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Yea i'd have to agree download a second Camera Application to see if it happens on a secondary program. That will isolate the difference between a bad camera or bad programing.

you know i didnt look and see if camera360 was doing it
my suspicions lie in the camera app getting wonky (see: using multiple programs and getting a bad driver warning...please restart)
it happens
ill check another app besides stock when it happens again
thanks guys

This is a common issue when taking digital pictures under florescent lights. Its due to the frequency the lights flash at.
It is a very inconsistent problem in most cases. A better way to see if there is really a problem is by taking pics in different settings and lighting conditions.

tintingkc said:
This is a common issue when taking digital pictures under florescent lights. Its due to the frequency the lights flash at.
It is a very inconsistent problem in most cases. A better way to see if there is really a problem is by taking pics in different settings and lighting conditions.
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Bingo, this is the answer.

tintingkc said:
This is a common issue when taking digital pictures under florescent lights. Its due to the frequency the lights flash at.
It is a very inconsistent problem in most cases. A better way to see if there is really a problem is by taking pics in different settings and lighting conditions.
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nailed it
the 2x it has happened has been in similar lighting situations

This happens to me with my Epic when I set it to lock at 800 ISO

Whosdaman said:
This happens to me with my Epic when I set it to lock at 800 ISO
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At that point your bringing a lot of noise(grain) in so the issue is amplified.
Many think mega pixels make a good camera. This can be no further from the truth. The sensor and processing is what really makes the difference provided there are good optics(lens). Something you will not see on a phone. Nokia is still the only one that has done well here.
You are going to get noise and banding with cell phone pics unless the lighting is optimal. Its a give and take that has to be dealt with. Phones have terrible lenses and cheap sensors. The two key functions to a quality photo. The only reason they look as good as they do is processing done in the built in software.
The cameras on the phones these days are doing well but will never replace your point and shoot or DSLR.

tintingkc said:
At that point your bringing a lot of noise(grain) in so the issue is amplified.
Many think mega pixels make a good camera. This can be no further from the truth. The sensor and processing is what really makes the difference provided there are good optics(lens). Something you will not see on a phone. Nokia is still the only one that has done well here.
You are going to get noise and banding with cell phone pics unless the lighting is optimal. Its a give and take that has to be dealt with. Phones have terrible lenses and cheap sensors. The two key functions to a quality photo. The only reason they look as good as they do is processing done in the built in software.
The cameras on the phones these days are doing well but will never replace your point and shoot or DSLR.
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Yeah nokia has some amazing cameras on their phones think of if nokia made a android... that would be amazing xD i love their build quality and phones just.. symbian ew

tell me about it
http://thehandheldblog.com/2010/10/04/shootout-nokia-n8-v-canon-550d-dslr/

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).

joshm.1219 said:
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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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.