Even though I suggested my GF to get the iPhone 3GS and 4S, I'm not a fan of iOS or any iDevice for that matter - I just don't like the lack of flexibility without jailbreaking.
Still, Apple has been able to do it over and over again, they find some missing feature, and nail it. They just implement it perfectly.
This time it's the AE/AF Lock.
I wish SGS II had this as an option, this would prove so useful with the autofocus problems it is having. And ofc it's a great feature both for still images and video.
If anyone knows about any fixes/patches/way to get this done on android/sgsII - This is the place to share!
The exposure lock will be available to apps in ICS .. i am hoping Google implementation of ICS camera will carry it too.
Keeping my fingers crossed ... i honestly feel the camera module on SGSII deserves better camera app capabilities
Could not agree more. I was freaked when realizing that it's not possible at all on our phone. Always liked that about camera+ from the apple app store
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eitama said:
I wish SGS II had this as an option, this would prove so useful with the autofocus problems it is having. And ofc it's a great feature both for still images and video.
If anyone knows about any fixes/patches/way to get this done on android/sgsII - This is the place to share!
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The SGSII has AF/AE lock. What drugs are you on? To AF/AE lock both at once, just hold down the shutter button on the screen. You will hear the beep and the focus box will go green. Now the AF/AE is locked you can pan the camera around and you'll see the focus is locked and the exposure doesn't change. Now you just let go of the shutter button and the SGSII will take the photo.
If you want just AF lock, you tap on the area of the screen that you want to focus at and you'll hear the beep with the box going green. Now you can move the camera around and you'll see that the focus is locked but AE is still active and adjusting the exposure. To take a photo in this mode, you tap the shutter button. If you hold the shutter button down instead, it refocuses and goes into AF/AE lock.
I've had this feature ever since I bought my SGSII in May.
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The SGSII has AF/AE lock. What drugs are you on? To AF/AE lock both at once, just hold down the shutter button on the screen. You will hear the beep and the focus box will go green. Now the AF/AE is locked you can pan the camera around and you'll see the focus is locked and the exposure doesn't change. Now you just let go of the shutter button and the SGSII will take the photo.
If you want just AF lock, you tap on the area of the screen that you want to focus at and you'll hear the beep with the box going green. Now you can move the camera around and you'll see that the focus is locked but AE is still active and adjusting the exposure. To take a photo in this mode, you tap the shutter button. If you hold the shutter button down instead, it refocuses and goes into AF/AE lock.
I've had this feature ever since I bought my SGSII in May.
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Yes, but it don't work @ video mode. Our phone will only start auto-focus when the recording has started. Did you even watch the video?
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Yes, but it don't work @ video mode. Our phone will only start auto-focus when the recording has started. Did you even watch the video?
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10 Chars
Haha who's on drugs now
I guess with ICS a lot is gonna change and we will have more freedom to.tweak the camera
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Haha who's on drugs now
I guess with ICS a lot is gonna change and we will have more freedom to.tweak the camera
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Looks like I am the one on drugs! Apologies to eitama for my biteyness.
Never mind. His post at least helped a few people to use their Camera better (if only for still photos)!
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Never mind. His post at least helped a few people to use their Camera better (if only for still photos)!
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Yep. I learn about the holding the shutter button to lock both AE and AF. Cheers!
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Yep. I learn about the holding the shutter button to lock both AE and AF. Cheers!
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I just learnt that too! Thanks haha =P
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Yes, but it don't work @ video mode. Our phone will only start auto-focus when the recording has started. Did you even watch the video?
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It DOES work on video mode. SGS II has had this feature since day one. Stock Video Camera app just doesn't implement it. If you're a developer, it's easy to add to your app.
Here's a video I made testing no auto-focus & no auto-exposure for the SGS II...although this is for my private video recording app, not released & probably never will be.
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haha +1. Me is one of them!
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It DOES work on video mode. SGS II has had this feature since day one. Stock Video Camera app just doesn't implement it. If you're a developer, it's easy to add to your app.
Here's a video I made testing no auto-focus & no auto-exposure for the SGS II...although this is for my private video recording app, not released & probably never will be.
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Great news! Well, maybe someone here can try to look into Camera.apk as I do not have any knowledge on smali.
Sleepycat3 said:
The SGSII has AF/AE lock. What drugs are you on? To AF/AE lock both at once, just hold down the shutter button on the screen. You will hear the beep and the focus box will go green. Now the AF/AE is locked you can pan the camera around and you'll see the focus is locked and the exposure doesn't change. Now you just let go of the shutter button and the SGSII will take the photo.
If you want just AF lock, you tap on the area of the screen that you want to focus at and you'll hear the beep with the box going green. Now you can move the camera around and you'll see that the focus is locked but AE is still active and adjusting the exposure. To take a photo in this mode, you tap the shutter button. If you hold the shutter button down instead, it refocuses and goes into AF/AE lock.
I've had this feature ever since I bought my SGSII in May.
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Thank you for the explanation. You helped me in understanding the camera better and use it in much better way
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+1 on tht yes the feature is present , but its a good post as said aboue, will help others.....cheeerz
aerobahn said:
It DOES work on video mode. SGS II has had this feature since day one. Stock Video Camera app just doesn't implement it. If you're a developer, it's easy to add to your app.
Here's a video I made testing no auto-focus & no auto-exposure for the SGS II...although this is for my private video recording app, not released & probably never will be.
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Hi! That's amazing. Are you sure you can't share this app? It's the only thing missing from the whole android world at the moment.
I would enjoy paying for an app capable of this. And many people like me.
No kidding this would be awesome for some creative video making.
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haha +1. Me is one of them!
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I'm on 318 and it seems the camera takes a while to focus, and it gives a little beep. Does that mean I shouldn't capture until it beeps? I've noticed the picture quality stinks, and there are threads about that, so I guess its what I have to live with until smart peps figure out how to make it better. But, in the mean time, what's the best way to get decent pics from this thing. Wait for the focus, or should I be seeing the Sam quality without waiting for the focus beep? I swear, it seems to me that if I don't wait for the beep, the pictures look even worse than if I had waited for the beep.
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I'm on 318 and it seems the camera takes a while to focus, and it gives a little beep. Does that mean I shouldn't capture until it beeps? I've noticed the picture quality stinks, and there are threads about that, so I guess its what I have to live with until smart peps figure out how to make it better. But, in the mean time, what's the best way to get decent pics from this thing. Wait for the focus, or should I be seeing the Sam quality without waiting for the focus beep? I swear, it seems to me that if I don't wait for the beep, the pictures look even worse than if I had waited for the beep.
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To get the Bleep are you keeping your finger on the shutter
The way i do it is just a quick press it focuses in a sec and takes a good pic
Thing to remember its a phone not a camera it may be a 5mp camera but it has not got all the software a 5mp camera has.
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To get the Bleep are you keeping your finger on the shutter
The way i do it is just a quick press it focuses in a sec and takes a good pic
Thing to remember its a phone not a camera it may be a 5mp camera but it has not got all the software a 5mp camera has.
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Turn on the camera and just hold it in one place. It will focus and beep and the 4 corner things will turn green.
It should take better pics than it does. My hd2 running windows or android shoots this streaks camera to shame.
The streak does take and reply nice video though.
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carhigh said:
Turn on the camera and just hold it in one place. It will focus and beep and the 4 corner things will turn green.
It should take better pics than it does. My hd2 running windows or android shoots this streaks camera to shame.
The streak does take and reply nice video though.
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Try it without holding the button just tap it
Seems to take a better pic for me if i just tap it
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Try it without holding the button just tap it
Seems to take a better pic for me if i just tap it
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I don't hold the button at all. I just open the camera and tap the shutter to take a pic. I've never tried holding the button at all. I just noticed the camera focuses and makes a sound if you don't take a pic and just hold the phone still. And weather I just take a pic or wait for it to focus and beep and the corners change to green, it really doesn't matter because the pictures still aren't up to par with the hd2 pictures. Sometimes I also noticed the setting changes from 5mp to VGA on its own.
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I'm using 318 and I haven't had much luck with it autofocusing correctly. I tried to take a pic of my christmas tree with the Streak and it missed on the focus every time. I tried pointing it at different parts of the tree but it missed every time. Not sure if it was the lights or the lack of solidness (is there a word for that?) that threw it off.
You might want to try taking pictures of different things first. The camera isn't the best but it does the job. Its probably the only thing I miss from my iPhone. LOL.
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You can hold the on-screen shutter button and then when you release it takes the picture.
I find that this works better to keep hand-shake out of the image. You just keep your finger on the on-screen button and it will focus, then when you release, it snaps the pic.
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You can hold the on-screen shutter button and then when you release it takes the picture.
I find that this works better to keep hand-shake out of the image. You just keep your finger on the on-screen button and it will focus, then when you release, it snaps the pic.
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This DOES take better pictures!
Thanks for the tip!
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What are the best settings for the camera to take optimum pictures?
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Low photo resolution even if 5MP is chosen
Upgrade to 2.2 build 12821 recently, took a number of photos, but only realize today that the file size (resolution?) of those photos are really small i.e. around 500kb.
I have always set it as 5 MB. It was never an issue until I upgraded...
Sigh... previously I had the orientation problem, and now the resolution problem. Dissapointed with Dell software.
Look for an option for "reset to default"on camera settings. Mine also switched to low resolution after the upgrade. But it is back now.
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The top button on screen is the camera settings. It is scrollable. At the bottom is "reset to default". Should do the trick
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Mine kept resetting to VGA too. I think its sticking on 5mp now though
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Have you tried various camera apps such as Camera360? Those seem to work pretty well also, plus they have a ton of options.
i used an iphone 4 to take some pictures and I have to say their shutter speed is quite quick. Any way to get the Epic to do the same without quality loss?
Hello,
Actually, the camera on the Epic is plenty capable of taking VERY rapid shots.... Go to the Menu while in camera mode and tap on CONTINUOUS SHOT. Then hold the shutter button down, and you'll see
. Try different aftermarket, specialty camera apps and you'll see as well.....like ACTION SNAP.
Thanks,
Matt!
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...CONTINUOUS SHOT...
.....like ACTION SNAP....
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continuous??!?!??! i didnt see that! gotta check it out when I get a chance.
ill check out action snap too.
thx a lot
im not positive but i assumed thats what iso is for , it controls your shutter speed
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Hello,
Actually, the camera on the Epic is plenty capable of taking VERY rapid shots.... Go to the Menu while in camera mode and tap on CONTINUOUS SHOT. Then hold the shutter button down, and you'll see
. Try different aftermarket, specialty camera apps and you'll see as well.....like ACTION SNAP.
Thanks,
Matt!
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Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.
does anyone know what that dang add me thing is on the stock camera app?
boominz28 said:
im not positive but i assumed thats what iso is for , it controls your shutter speed
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iso controls light sensitivity. high iso = high noise, but required for dark pictures.
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Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.
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...I dont know how it is on the iPhone, but I cant take continuous shots at high resolutions... I need an iphone to compare... maybe the the 5MP shots are taking long cuz of the save time.
Do you all recommend to set your camera to superfine, fine, or normal?
Jayavarman said:
Do you all recommend to set your camera to superfine, fine, or normal?
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I keep mine at superfine. It only affects your storage.
boominz28 said:
does anyone know what that dang add me thing is on the stock camera app?
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"Photoshop" your self into another picture.
0. turn on add me.
1. Take a picture of a field
2. take a picture of your self.
3. It outlines you, and merges you into the other picture
...it does this horribly I might add.
Anyone know how to decrease the intensity of the led? I can't take a self shot in low light without the led setting me retinas on fire.
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Anyone know how to decrease the intensity of the led? I can't take a self shot in low light without the led setting me retinas on fire.
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*BomChikaWowWow*
othan1 said:
Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.
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dude! Triplets?
At the current moment, there is no way to utilize the camera to its full extent. the autofocus sucks worse than a hungry hooker. There is a physical hardware capability to have manual focus. Unfortunately its hard/impossible to access this through the app development process. the drivers just aren't groovy. there have been phones with this feature in the stock camera but they were not nexuses. we desperately need the ability to have manual focus in out camera apps
anthonylancer said:
At the current moment, there is no way to utilize the camera to its full extent. the autofocus sucks worse than a hungry hooker. There is a physical hardware capability to have manual focus. Unfortunately its hard/impossible to access this through the app development process. the drivers just aren't groovy. there have been phones with this feature in the stock camera but they were not nexuses. we desperately need the ability to have manual focus in out camera apps
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Can you enlighten me as to which phones had manual focus cameras? It would be great to have this feature!
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I suppose it depends on what you mean by manual focus. It is impossible to get a good manual focus from a real-time LCD screen when compared to the camera's autofocus mechanism (even in DSLRs). Even with an optical finder, it can be tough to match the precision that the chip and software can achieve.
But a "focus lock" would be of tremendous value. A simple mode, that when switched on, would allow you to tap the screen to get a focus lock on that point, and maintain it until another tap. And a similar setting for exposure lock is needed as well. The camera app has a nice intervalometer, but it is useless for creating nice time lapses when exposure and focus params are reset between captures.
Ive never seen a phone with manual focus........how would you focus the lens? lol
I think you need to relax. Multiple threads posted across multiple subforums and even posting in the wrong section. I havent had any issues with the auto focus yet. If it wont focus in low light situations, turn on flash and touch the screen so it focuses in before taking the picture.
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spitefulcheerio said:
Ive never seen a phone with manual focus........how would you focus the lens? lol
I think you need to relax. Multiple threads posted across multiple subforums and even posting in the wrong section. I havent had any issues with the auto focus yet. If it wont focus in low light situations, turn on flash and touch the screen so it focuses in before taking the picture.
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I think he means where you tap on a particular part of the screen and the camera re-focuses on the item there.
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you know how your view gets blurry then gets sharp thats focus, and im looking to be able to control the distance manually with a slider, like zoom except not zoom its focus, there is a capability but it hasnt been harnesed yet
It would also be nice to zoom on a specific spot not dead center.
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It would also be nice to zoom on a specific spot not dead center.
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You can achieve this magic by...............moving the phone.
Dude, seriously, how many different threads do you need on this subject? Have you spammed the WP8 forums yet? I think you missed those..
the auto focusing is probably my most hated feature of this wonderful phone. I love the phone but good god its awful. You should see the horrific pictures it took the other day with a small amount of motion. Stupid thing looked like it was trying to lock on a target from the glory days of top gun.
annoying as f
aimetti said:
the auto focusing is probably my most hated feature of this wonderful phone. I love the phone but good god its awful. You should see the horrific pictures it took the other day with a small amount of motion. Stupid thing looked like it was trying to lock on a target from the glory days of top gun.
annoying as f
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I agree, its difficult to get good pictures. mine always turn up out of focus/motion blurred (even when subject is still, if that makes sense). My GNex took way better pictures, IMO.
I think the op means continuous autofocus not tap to focus
Zoom maybe.
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I honestly can't figure out which is better for the life of me.
Stock camera is awesome. But if only I am taking photos with shutter button. On screen button makes the camera focus again after initially locking focus with touch, although it remembers where to focus.
This may cause some lost moments due to delay in shutter speed.
Now, Google Camera, on the other hand, takes photos instantaneously. Much faster than stock camera from my observation. Lock focus with touch, then either on-screen or shutter button takes photos instantly. This makes me a very happy photographer.
But this might mean that I am losing out on Sony-powered enhancements they made for the stock camera, so I am doing various of tests to see which camera is superior.
As for now, both camera takes exceptional photos, but I can noticing differences in color, where Stock makes colors colder where Google makes it bit warmer.
Which camera do you guys prefer?
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I honestly can't figure out which is better for the life of me.
Stock camera is awesome. But if only I am taking photos with shutter button. On screen button makes the camera focus again after initially locking focus with touch, although it remembers where to focus.
This may cause some lost moments due to delay in shutter speed.
Now, Google Camera, on the other hand, takes photos instantaneously. Much faster than stock camera from my observation. Lock focus with touch, then either on-screen or shutter button takes photos instantly. This makes me a very happy photographer.
But this might mean that I am losing out on Sony-powered enhancements they made for the stock camera, so I am doing various of tests to see which camera is superior.
As for now, both camera takes exceptional photos, but I can noticing differences in color, where Stock makes colors colder where Google makes it bit warmer.
Which camera do you guys prefer?
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can you post some samples from both apps
For me stock all the way. I had a phone with very Shutter speed without focus before. Problem was half of my pictures came out blurry. I'd rather wait a milisec for the focus and have a sharp picture than hammering that button and hope for the best plus for me it's always really hard to keep the cam steady when pressing the touch button. As I said half my pictures came out blurry and out of focus with my sgs3. With the z3 every picture is perfect so far. Never had so much fun with a smartphone camera. And that because of the ergonomics and not because of megapixlz.
But why not have both apps side by side and use the one better suited for the situation?
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For me stock all the way. I had a phone with very Shutter speed without focus before. Problem was half of my pictures came out blurry. I'd rather wait a milisec for the focus and have a sharp picture than hammering that button and hope for the best plus for me it's always really hard to keep the cam steady when pressing the touch button. As I said half my pictures came out blurry and out of focus with my sgs3. With the z3 every picture is perfect so far. Never had so much fun with a smartphone camera. And that because of the ergonomics and not because of megapixlz.
But why not have both apps side by side and use the one better suited for the situation?
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Galaxy phones are the same i guess. I have an s5, previously moto x and iphone 5 user. Never had blur in my photos, but with galaxy s5 out of 10 i take 7 will be blurry but camera quality is really good if its not blurry on the s5 especially day light
Speaking of cameras, can you turn off the shutter sound in either of these camera apps?
I could turn it off on my old xperia acro s, but apparently Sony has decided this feature was too powerful for the z3 compact.
Sony stock cam offers "no sound" option in settings
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Sony stock cam offers no sound option in settings
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The Sony camera on my Z3C has an option to disable sound.
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The Sony camera on my Z3C has an option to disable sound.
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yes, actually I was trying to say the same, just should have added the quotation marks or a dash right away
What settings are you guys using for the stock sony cam? I cant seem to get photos that are as sharp as I'd like. They look great on the z3c display, then i look at them on my laptop and am disappointed. Tried SA, manual, 8mp, 15mp, and all sorts of other settings.
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yes, actually I was trying to say the same, just should have added the quotation marks or a dash right away
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Haha ok. Sometimes it's hard to figure tone on the internet. :silly:
Last time I tried the Google Camera it didn't like the 2 stage shutter. I think Sony did a decent number on the Camera app, so will be using it for the time being.
I am also using the default camera app. Its awesome!
I think the google camera needs a overhaul. Its good for just point and shoot but it lacks features. Lets hope Android L apis can help with this.
I figure I'll keep the stock camera as well as Google camera installed for different purposes. Stock camera for everything else, and Google camera for panoramas and photo spheres. Have not compared the difference in panorama shots between stock and google camera yet though.
I found google camera to be worse in low light situations. However the app Camera jb+, gave me better results allround compared to the stock camera.
Sorry to dig up that rather old thread...but something is bugging me! I can't seem to find the setting to turn out ff the sound
Can someone help me?
Sorry, the menu is in German but you guys will probably understand what it means...there is no SOUND ...
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Sorry to dig up that rather old thread...but something is bugging me! I can't seem to find the setting to turn out ff the sound
Can someone help me?
Sorry, the menu is in German but you guys will probably understand what it means...there is no SOUND ...
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This is quite weird since I have a "sound" option in the same menu as you posted.. What firmware are you on?
Crazy...then I'd think its based on what country's firmware is installed...I'm from Germany and some users report (on older Sony xperia z's) that they can't disable the shutter sound.
What coutry are you from? Is there a way to get the camera app from another software? I heard there are also complications with DRM
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Crazy...then I'd think its based on what country's firmware is installed...I'm from Germany and some users report (on older Sony xperia z's) that they can't disable the shutter sound.
What coutry are you from? Is there a way to get the camera app from another software? I heard there are also complications with DRM
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Sweden :good:
Maybe with the google camera app you can switch off the sound
The DRM complications might relate to unlock/root where some lowlight functions get lost for good - but if rooting/unlocking isn't a matter of life and death I wouldn't do it until a safe method is found.
I'm from germany (german stock .77 ROM, no branding etc.) and I have this option.
I'm a Google camera fanboy now. The stock app isn't consistent enough and too much time consuming. I like simplicity above the ultimate shot. Also like the photosphere ability. This way I can relive the moment in VR.
I really enjoy long exposure photography, and just recently my DSLR clonked out so I'm sadly just left with my S5 to fill my photography needs haha.
Is there any app that allows me to keep the shutter open for a longer period of time? for taking pictures of passing cars and creating the line of light effects.
In fact!
I just found an app called "LenX" and it seems to do the job pretty perfectly.
Has anyone else tried this app?
Checkout camera fv-5 it's awesome
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Checkout camera fv-5 it's awesome
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Will do! Thank you c:
I read somewhere that samsung could possibly release a manual mode for the S5 in the future, think that's true?
I'm an avid photog, I wish there was a way of choosing aperture or shutter speed.
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I'm an avid photog, I wish there was a way of choosing aperture or shutter speed.
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Hopefully one day we get a mode that allows us