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Screen banding (vertical lines)?

I was just wondering if any other owners noticed that the Nexus S has considerable more vertical banding than their previous handset.
My previous phone was a Vibrant and the Nexus seems much worse? Like when you pull the notification bar down you can see the vertical bands against the dark background or if you look at the background of the Gallery. It's very noticeable so I'm wondering if my phone is the only one like this or if it is a common issue with this phone?

Errr take a picture :S

Sounds like stuff related to pentile, and Nexus S not having the mDNIe part of the Super AMOLED screen, compared to other Galaxy S phones.

I saw the same thing...but its the touchwiz gallery has inhancements that make it look better.....watch on your vibrant pic an image side by side with your nexus....watch how when you click on the image it looks just like the nexus dose then it inhaces it where the ribbons dissopear....I've done it so I know...try it out
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Anderdroid said:
Errr take a picture :S
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Noticed the same thing on my Samsung Focus.

It may just be the image quality of your picture, but mine is not nearly as bad as that. In fact mine is hardly even noticeable.

I exchanged mine with another one. The banding on my first one was more noticeable than the picture in this thread. The new has it a little bit but it is much clearer.

Strange color issue with the camera in low light

I had been noticing something in my s5 camera when i open it in low light and i noticed a bit of orange hue on the top corners of the photo, both in the camera app and after taking it.
I assumed it was due to light coming of from part of the room or close to the tv, but i just took a picture covering the camera in auto mode and viewing it on the phone it shows that bit of orange tint on the corners, like light bleed.
Now assumed it was due to the high iso that the camera goes to in low light, but when viewing it on the computer, that dark image shows just a dark/black photo with no "light bleed". Then i thought it could be a issue with the screen, so i downloaded a screen test app and the dark/black color shows no problems.
Anyone experienced this or know what it is? Is due to the isocell technology? Is my camera defective? Or is it just something simple that im missing here?
I tried to take a photo to show you what im talking about. Its not perfect and its a bit grainy, but it shows a bit im talking about and its on those corners that you see a bit lighter on the screen that show that color.
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Edit: ok, so i was just messing with the settings and with iso at 800, lower than what auto mode goes to, it doesn't seem to happen, so its the high iso. What i find strange is that the same photo with the lens covered shows like that on the phone screen but on the computer is just a black photo =/ also, i don't know where the camera gets that "light" since the lens was fully covered

Xperia Z5 Camera - as Advertise

Hi Z5 Users! Just curious how we can get a good shot with moving objects?.... or anyone can show how to do it in a proper way?.... As I'm wondering how Sony did the following shots in their website? As I myself is always ending up with either focus center and blurry shots outside the focal point of the picture, or mostly with blur edges or noisy pic, do we have to always use a tripod to get a good moving shot? (especially for me with shaky hands lol).
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I don't believe they shoot those pics with a phone, didn't believe it as soon as the pics came online.
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Ukiya8 said:
Hi Z5 Users! Just curious how we can get a good shot with moving objects?.... or anyone can show how to do it in a proper way?.... As I'm wondering how Sony did the following shots in their website? As I myself is always ending up with either focus center and blurry shots outside the focal point of the picture, or mostly with blur edges or noisy pic, do we have to always use a tripod to get a good moving shot? (especially for me with shaky hands lol).
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Use sports mode. In Scenes
Or Manual with low ISO and lowered Exposition im good light.
In a more difficult light with a slightly higher ISO which pushes faster shutter speeds. And lowered Exposition.

So much noise in camera photos.

I just took these shots and they are very noisy. It is like this whenever I take photos. So this a hardware problem or software? Also my software version is 1.03.400.8
You can see the noise in the black trouser and also my leg isn't that clear at all.i didn't get any update yet
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NSFW tag?

Yeah my front facing camera is showing noise too

No noise here lol

Exif details? Iso shutter speed etc? Medium to low light will be grainy yes, but it is far far better than aggressive noise reduction resulting in watercolor pics. Fine grains are fine as long it's not blotchy grain

It's in auto mode
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aadeshiscool said:
It's in auto mode
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Open the photo via Google photo app, click "i" you will see those information

Allesa said:
Open the photo via Google photo app, click "i" you will see those information
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Got it. So have any idea what's the problem ? The info is for the picture with the trousers and if you zoom on the trousers you will notice abnormaly high amount of noise.
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Reflections of direct light sources (lamps, street lights) in camera pictures

Hi Guys,
I switched from Sony Xperia Z3 to OnePlus 5 just last week and i have had good experience so far .
But yesterday while testing camera during night , i spotted strange spots/reflections of light in the view finder . initially i thought those were smudges but no they are not . I moved my camera at different angles and i saw them move in the view finder or vanish .
Also if I cover lens with hand from top , they disappeared. I am attaching photos that i took and rounded the spots /reflections in blue . This is not the case in all night time photos but in few where there are light sources directly falling on lens.
Anyone else facing this issue ?? This is definitely not normal . Should i return my device ? This is so annoying
I need your help guys
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/37375838546/in/album-72157687311791454/

Almost looks like there is some source with IR leds around. Security cameras for example have this for outdoor visibility at night.

gohan040 said:
Almost looks like there is some source with IR leds around. Security cameras for example have this for outdoor visibility at night.
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So is this normal behaviour ?? That is my office and may have those

It's normal behavior to capture IR lights yes, its not normal when they aren't there. Try to make a picture somewhere else, for example in a dark room.

gohan040 said:
It's normal behavior to capture IR lights yes, its not normal when they aren't there. Try to make a picture somewhere else, for example in a dark room.
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So far ..i did not see those ...except for those that i posted above from my work place.