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[GUIDE][REVIEW]Samsung Galaxy S3 Camera Guide/Review

I have written this guide quite some time back during the first week of launch of this Galaxy S3 and forgotten to share this here in xda too. Hope this is able to help some newbie on using their S3 camera. Advance users probably will find my guide too basic.
I do welcome any feedbacks or comments if you found any mistakes or misleading information.
Disclaimer: This is not a professional review and all the findings and opinions are based on my own experience only.
Part 1: Hardware and Features
Part 2: User Interface
Part 3: Limitations
Part 4: Shooting Mode
Part 5: Scene Mode
Part 6: Summary and Conclusion
I'm aware for the new firmware I9300XXBLFB for the camera. Check the changelog
Some sample pictures you will find in the post.

Sample pictures
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very nice review and good conclusion. well done. keep it up.
did you do any post processing at all on those pictures ? i notice less noise (compared to mine) even on high ISO ! i find lot of noise anything more ISO 200!
BTW my cam firmware ZDFE02.

nope, no PP was done. all straight out of camera..
probably have to do with the brightness of the object u r shooting i guess. indoors with ISO 200 still give quite an amount of noise too.

Camera Changelog for LFB/LF1 firmwares
blog updated with latest description for LFB/LG1 updates:
Camera Changelog for LFB/LG1 firmwares

nice work @op
can you make some comparison of pictures @ poor lighting conditions?

Great post. I know this camera isn't the best one you can get in a smartphone (probably still the iPhone 4S? Or the One X?), but it takes some really good shots, and knowing how to use it properly is all-important.
Thanks!
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I love this guide, really useful, thanks!

bala_gamer said:
nice work @op
can you make some comparison of pictures @ poor lighting conditions?
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what type of low light photos u looking for?
- low light indoor?
- low light outdoor?
- with flash or without flash?
i do have some poor lighting condition photos in the blog anyway. have a look.
or comparisons done by this forum member
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771006
jgristy said:
Great post. I know this camera isn't the best one you can get in a smartphone (probably still the iPhone 4S? Or the One X?), but it takes some really good shots, and knowing how to use it properly is all-important.
Thanks!
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yes, and no. the One X is not a better shooter when compared to S3. Reason bcz One X is not able to capture as much detail and sharpness as S3. The One X is only capable of getting a cleaner image during low light, thanks to its f2.0 lens. Other than that, S3 is a better shooter.
iPhone 4S on the other hand comes in neck in neck. it wins S3 in indoor shots, thanks to its f2.4 lens. But it's a no match for sharpness and details as well to the S3. the metering on 4S however seems better.
i will provide some links to let u have a look on the comparison shots.
http://www.gsmarena.com/pureview_blind_test-review-773.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_vs_htc_one_x-review-759p5.php
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-iphone-4s-vs-htc-one-x-vs-xperia-s-camera-test-50008056/
juliano_q said:
I love this guide, really useful, thanks!
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welcome.. just to help..

Thanks, really useful guide, especially for the point-and-hope-for-the-best user - i.e. me....
Should be stickied IMO.

farscope said:
i will provide some links to let u have a look on the comparison shots.
welcome.. just to help..
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Thanks for those links. Very informative. Reading all this information about my new camera phone, I find I don't have all the new effects under the wand button (even though I've downloaded all available updates), and I don't have the button which lets you take photos during video recording.
Why do you think this might be?
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jgristy said:
Thanks for those links. Very informative. Reading all this information about my new camera phone, I find I don't have all the new effects under the wand button (even though I've downloaded all available updates), and I don't have the button which lets you take photos during video recording.
Why do you think this might be?
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probably yr country hasn't receive the updates yet.. just wait for it..

Thanks for the guide It whas very usefull

Strangely when the update came the camera is getting worse not better , yes more options and modes but a lot of distortion .......
I'm talking about the LFB one....

A small question for those who have moved over to an AOSP rom, does the camera take longer to snap a photo? I ask this because obviously the Samsung Rom was built for the zero shutter lag and I have seen demos of the speed in which it snaps photos. But in some videos I have seen CM9 on the S3, it seems when hitting the button it has a small delay where it stills tries to focus before it snaps.
thanks!
ps: getting my S3 on Monday and debating which rom to use as I probably would like to mess around with the new S3 roms.

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A small question for those who have moved over to an AOSP rom, does the camera take longer to snap a photo? I ask this because obviously the Samsung Rom was built for the zero shutter lag and I have seen demos of the speed in which it snaps photos. But in some videos I have seen CM9 on the S3, it seems when hitting the button it has a small delay where it stills tries to focus before it snaps.
thanks!
ps: getting my S3 on Monday and debating which rom to use as I probably would like to mess around with the new S3 roms.
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yes, the S3's camera is using touchwiz framework.. CM9 is not.. hence the slower performance..
demmo81 said:
Strangely when the update came the camera is getting worse not better , yes more options and modes but a lot of distortion .......
I'm talking about the LFB one....
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distortion at the corners? hmm.. i will try to check on mine.. but as far as i'm concerned, distortion mainly due to lens..

farscope said:
yes, the S3's camera is using touchwiz framework.. CM9 is not.. hence the slower performance..
distortion at the corners? hmm.. i will try to check on mine.. but as far as i'm concerned, distortion mainly due to lens..
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its not only on the edges but i feel all the pics specially with low light...
anyway ill provide some samples later on today to explain ... Thanks

demmo81 said:
its not only on the edges but i feel all the pics specially with low light...
anyway ill provide some samples later on today to explain ... Thanks
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awaiting yr samples then.. cz i dont see any significant difference in my pictures in terms of distortion..

farscope said:
awaiting yr samples then.. cz i dont see any significant difference in my pictures in terms of distortion..
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Here r some I just took in the office the camera is trying to increase the light as much as it can although the light conditions r normal but the pic is coming pixeled u know...
Also I noticed the camera is trying to get all the light in that's why its getting worse....
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demmo81 said:
Here r some I just took in the office the camera is trying to increase the light as much as it can although the light conditions r normal but the pic is coming pixeled u know...
Also I noticed the camera is trying to get all the light in that's why its getting worse....
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hmm.. i don't really get what u mean by distortion. my understanding of distortion is the lens distortion where u get straight lines becomes curvy like a barrel distortion for wide angle lens, or the fish eye effect for fish eye lens.
in your sample picture, i cant really get the distortion that u mean. did u mean the deviation away from normal exposures? if that's the case, then it is because most of the subjects in your picture are black/dark colours. Hence, the camera's metering is fooled, by thinking you are shooting in low light and hence increases the exposure. it happens to all camera, it's a weakness of digital metering.

Xperia Z2 Photography and First Impressions

Here are the first photos I have taken with the Xperia Z2. This just came in a few hours ago and these are all taken in Superior Auto. None of these have been modified!
More photos here and I will keep adding! https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVXogrK
A few notes:
The Xperia Z2 supports the Tmobile AWS bands in 4G and LTE
There are some bugs that need to be worked out. For example, viewing photos after taking a photo pulls up the keyboard and pictures don't rotate
MOST ANNOYING SO FAR - For some stupid reason, Exchange email requires a password instead of a PIN-code. WTF?! I heard this was an issue with KitKat on Xperia devices
The white version hides fingerprints on the back panel really well!
Auto brightness settings are unpredictable. Sometimes when viewing a picture, it gets dark in the photo app

Damn..they are not very good I was really hoping that Sony would deliver now and I have already pre-ordered this. I don't know what Samsung is doing but they seem to get it right with the camera. unfortunately that's the only thing they are getting right.

CandyAndy said:
Damn..they are not very good I was really hoping that Sony would deliver now and I have already pre-ordered this. I don't know what Samsung is doing but they seem to get it right with the camera. unfortunately that's the only thing they are getting right.
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No offense to you but I think the pictures are very good for a phone camera. If I were you and want better pictures, I will get a mirrorless camera.

Thanks for the pictures! I looked on the ISO values and I find these pictures to be REALLY nice! I would love to see some daylight shots ASAP!
Great quality without too much compression and artificial sharpening!
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I saw the pictures you took with your Z1... Im surprised to see how good they are. I cant believe anyone could complain about the daylight quality of the Z1.
For instance this shot :
https://flic.kr/p/i5QnC8
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I found a way to get around the exchange password bug/annoyance - download Nine (mail app) from the google play store. I am also sure if you use the Stock Kitkat mail app it should also work from here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...4-4-with-gmail-style-ui-and-a-slide-out-menu/

Really nice photos mate, good job
can u do a little favor for me?
the z1 was suffered from sord of touch screen issue, and i really afraid it will happen with z2.
can u do the touch test mentioned in the following thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2687648
thx

More photos posted this morning when walking to my and getting into work!
More photos and will continue to update here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVXogrK

*double post please delete*

soulreaver99 said:
*double post please delete*
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Great pics!!!!! Wow.... Im so relieved! The Z2 ROCKS!!!!!!
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Upload more pics more pics! !
(im sharing your pics on a european website also)

Wow the pics r too good...I think the market z2 product has awesome cam algorithms compared to what we saw earlier
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faraaz3 said:
Wow the pics r too good...I think the market z2 product has awesome cam algorithms compared to what we saw earlier
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I agree! Big difference...

Now these are starting to show exactly what this camera is capable of. These are more than enough for what your average person needs. If my photos turn out as good as that im more than happy!!
Dont suppose you have a 3yr old child that will not stop moving and just wants to run, and jump, and and roll and dive about to test, as this is my scenerio of taking pictures, and this is where my G2 fails. My pictures end up looking like I painted them, more so indoors, and its when he moves about. I can (in my eyes) get pictures looking almost as good as those with my G2, but conditions need to be perfect.
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Sorry a bit off topic but since you just got it how's the battery so far with all those picture taking and fiddling. Tnx
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Im saying this... Combine that camera in a glass and aluminum shell with a 3200 milliamp battery and the latest hardware with stereo speakers and noise cancelling headphones..... load up your music on a 64 gb SD-card .... Stash in a rubberband that keeps track of your health ......... Take a swim with it and photo some Nemo fishies or during that boat-trip in heavy rain without worries....... Take that movie and play a little with 120 fps-mode to make those slo-mo shots......
IM IN HEAVEN......................
IM IN HEAVEN......................
WHERE IS MY Z2..................
A r g h

solwretep said:
Im saying this... Combine that camera in a glass and aluminum shell with a 3200 milliamp battery and the latest hardware with stereo speakers and noise cancelling headphones..... load up your music on a 64 gb SD-card .... Stash in a rubberband that keeps track of your health ......... Take a swim with it and photo some Nemo fishies or during that boat-trip in heavy rain without worries....... Take that movie and play a little with 120 fps-mode to make those slo-mo shots......
IM IN HEAVEN......................
IM IN HEAVEN......................
WHERE IS MY Z2..................
A r g h
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Lol I wouldn't go ocean swimming with this. That's how I killed my Z1 Compact. It is only waterproof in freshwater, NOT salt water! Thankfully Sony still replaced it with any hassle!
Anyway, the photos are definitely an improvement over the Z1 and Z1 Compact but the photos still come out either too overexposed or darker than I'd like which was an issue on the previous devices. There is an update coming soon so I hope they address that.
Overall the camera does a decent job and I have yet to try them in manual mode. Will keep continue to post photos when I get a chance! It's tough playing with a new toy in a busy work day!

vlawrence0324 said:
Sorry a bit off topic but since you just got it how's the battery so far with all those picture taking and fiddling. Tnx
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Since I got it it's hard to gauge the battery but I can say that it is definitely better than my iPhone 5s (not really saying much) and my Nexus 5.
The stamina mode is pretty insane!

soulreaver99 said:
Lol I wouldn't go ocean swimming with this. That's how I killed my Z1 Compact. It is only waterproof in freshwater, NOT salt water! Thankfully Sony still replaced it with any hassle!
Anyway, the photos are definitely an improvement over the Z1 and Z1 Compact but the photos still come out either too overexposed or darker than I'd like which was an issue on the previous devices. There is an update coming soon so I hope they address that.
Overall the camera does a decent job and I have yet to try them in manual mode. Will keep continue to post photos when I get a chance! It's tough playing with a new toy in a busy work day!
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So that means I can't take my future z2 to the pool with me? :'(
Please tell us about the battery life, how many hours of screen time with which brightness % are you able to get?
Does the phone has quick charge? How long does it take to go from 0% battery to 100%?
So many questions :'(
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Chad_Petree said:
So that means I can't take my future z2 to the pool with me? :'(
Please tell us about the battery life, how many hours of screen time with which brightness % are you able to get?
Does the phone has quick charge? How long does it take to go from 0% battery to 100%?
So many questions :'(
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The pool is freshwater not salt, so you should be fine (unless you mean that the pool is the ocean that is )

solwretep said:
The pool is freshwater not salt, so you should be fine (unless you mean that the pool is the ocean that is )
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Haha :'( but they put chlorine in pools that's why I'm a bit confused
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Chad_Petree said:
Haha :'( but they put chlorine in pools that's why I'm a bit confused
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Yes, you can use the Z2 in chlorinated swimming pools. See this link: http://userguide.sonymobile.com/ref...-your-device-in-wet-and-dusty-conditions.html

[PHOTOS] OnePlus One user photo and video discussion thread

This is the OnePlus One user photo and camera discussion thread
Camera features:
Image sensor: Sony BSI Exmor IMX214 CMOS, 1/3.06" sensor size
Lens: F2.0, 6-element auto-focus system
Maximum photo resolution: 4160x3120, 13 megapixels
Front facing camera: 5 megapixels w/80º wide angle
Maximum video resolution: 3840x2160 = 4k at 30FPS, 1920x1080 at 60FPS, 1280x720p at 120FPS
Features: HDR, panorama, image stabilization, face detection, tap to focus, geo-tagging, face-detection
The official OnePlus One camera samples
For more info, full size and EXIF, please visit the OnePlus website here: http://oneplus.net/one#features

If this photos are true i can only say " Its Amazing great!! "
Cheers

xenix96 said:
If this photos are true i can only say " Its Amazing great!! "
Cheers
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The IMX214 is a very capable sensor, and 1+'s ISP (Qualcomm?) looks quality too. Of course much will depend on speed, reliability and low light, I'll be looking to find more shots.

BoneXDA said:
The IMX214 is a very capable sensor, and 1+'s ISP (Qualcomm?) looks quality too. Of course much will depend on speed, reliability and low light, I'll be looking to find more shots.
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As soon as the first users here own a device, this thread will be flooded with shots, I'm sure...

Not my picture but this was my favourite from some of the ones I saw from preproduction models.
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I certainly hope that with real world conditions it can deliver quality like shown above.

The best part is the 2 sensors that i have noticed that perform beautifully are the IMX179 and IMX214. Obvious 214 will be even better for sure.. Really hope they launch the phone around the different parts of the world soon.
Low light capabilities are incredible, if you search you will understand that how its better than A Nikon D3100 in low light.

Jishnu Sur™ said:
The best part is the 2 sensors that i have noticed that perform beautifully are the IMX179 and IMX214. Obvious 214 will be even better for sure.. Really hope they launch the phone around the different parts of the world soon.
Low light capabilities are incredible, if you search you will understand that how its better than A Nikon D3100 in low light.
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Are you going to be picking up this device? I don't care much for cameras but this caught my eye and since you're on here I'm even more excited about the camera.
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FuMMoD said:
Are you going to be picking up this device? I don't care much for cameras but this caught my eye and since you're on here I'm even more excited about the camera.
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Hello Sir !
Nice to see you here too..I'm trying to get this device from Europe somehow.. Seems too good to be true! What interests me is the IMX214 sensor lol..I really need that system dump too!

Jishnu Sur™ said:
Hello Sir !
Nice to see you here too..I'm trying to get this device from Europe somehow.. Seems too good to be true! What interests me is the IMX214 sensor lol..I really need that system dump too!
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You can be sure to get one from me if I get picked with the first batch of invites. If I have to smash my Nexus 5 then I'll do it to get a system dump for the community lol.
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Jishnu Sur™ said:
The best part is the 2 sensors that i have noticed that perform beautifully are the IMX179 and IMX214. Obvious 214 will be even better for sure.. Really hope they launch the phone around the different parts of the world soon.
Low light capabilities are incredible, if you search you will understand that how its better than A Nikon D3100 in low light.
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A good Sony IMX sensor with a proper lens and image signal processor can bring wonderful images, see iPhone 5S. Which is why I'm puzzled to this day how come Sony's own Xperia Z, Z1 and even some Z2 shots look so over-processed, showing some lens inconsistencies and some SW errors too. Both the Oppo Find 7 and the OnePlus One launch with the new IMX214, and I'm curious how will they fare compared to other Exmors, the Lumias and ISOCELL. So far it is promising.

FuMMoD said:
You can be sure to get one from me if I get picked with the first batch of invites. If I have to smash my Nexus 5 then I'll do it to get a system dump for the community lol.
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Cool ! I'll start arranging the money then! hahahaha .. Yes that would be awesome. This thing is surely worth the price they are asking.
Off topic : Thanks are over, cant press Sorry! :crying:
BoneXDA said:
A good Sony IMX sensor with a proper lens and image signal processor can bring wonderful images, see iPhone 5S. Which is why I'm puzzled to this day how come Sony's own Xperia Z, Z1 and even some Z2 shots look so over-processed, showing some lens inconsistencies and some SW errors too. Both the Oppo Find 7 and the OnePlus One launch with the new IMX214, and I'm curious how will they fare compared to other Exmors, the Lumias and ISOCELL. So far it is promising.
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I agree with you on the Sony Devices part. I have seen that actually. Sony likes to complicate stuff, i really don't know why. Where they can have a easy way to fi thing, they go the other way. Trust me they have 3-4 different apps for the camera. You tell me who in 2014 does that?! lol .. And I read an article, the ISOCELL vs the IMX179 comparison. (Here). The IMX was better
I really need to have a look at the Lumia's though, they have almost DSLR type quality..

The S5 camera is much, MUCH better than the Nexus 5 to be frank. But the IMX214 is a new generation Sony sensor.

aren't you guys a bit scared about the camera app?
i've tried few phones with cyanogen camera app and they were all a lot worst than the original rom camera app (samsung devices especially)
at least this time they are working on their hardware so i really hope it'll be a lot better

Nirael said:
aren't you guys a bit scared about the camera app?
i've tried few phones with cyanogen camera app and they were all a lot worst than the original rom camera app (samsung devices especially)
at least this time they are working on their hardware so i really hope it'll be a lot better
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their camera on this phone is completely new and we have seen the pictures right? i dont think it will suck

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The IMX214 is a very capable sensor, and 1+'s ISP (Qualcomm?) looks quality too. Of course much will depend on speed, reliability and low light, I'll be looking to find more shots.
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if picture #3 is indeed the correct photo here low light looks amazing
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/contest-guess-the-oneplus-one-photo.368/
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You can be sure to get one from me if I get picked with the first batch of invites. If I have to smash my Nexus 5 then I'll do it to get a system dump for the community lol.
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if you do that the community may have to buy you another nexus to have you keep developing for it :crying: "for the community"

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if picture #3 is indeed the correct photo here low light looks amazing
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Remember that these pictures are taken directly from OP's press page—they might have been doctored/photoshopped. On the other hand, I'd be amazed if the camera actually was this good.

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Remember that these pictures are taken directly from OP's press page—they might have been doctored/photoshopped. On the other hand, I'd be amazed if the camera actually was this good.
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Depending on scene and light conditions, today's smartphones can take impressive photos, see some form my S5 review. As far as dynamic range and per pixel sharpness, 1+1 fits right in among the best of Android photography based on what I've seen so far.

Some of these look really good.
She's a cutie too.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-camera-samples-from-the-OnePlus-One-appear_id55043#32-

She is not that bad

Galaxy S6 RAW (DNG) photography discussion

Hi Guys,
Just had a little time to use some DNG capturing cameras (Snap Camera HDR & FV-5) with the latest Galaxy S6 firmware 5.1.1 (XEF CSC) on a S6 32Gb with Sony IMX240 sensor.
For now I can conclude that the S6 RAW shooting capacity is in its infancy period and while Samsung will not yet release a proprietary RAW / DNG capturing module for the camera the rest of available options are pretty basic, not to call them pretty lame.
I have found Snap Camera HDR to be the closest it would get to obtaining, at least, complete non corrupted DNG files. Unfortunately the same camera generates fussy JPEG pretty much most of the time. While Camera FV-5 goes with good quality, fine focused JPEGs there is drama when it comes to DNG. You can only get DNGs if you let the camera focus by itself (upon pressing the release button). If you try to touch-and-focus and the release there will be no DNG captured, but only a JPEG! Weird! And 5 out of 10 times the DNG from the Camera FV-5 is corrupted, thus unusable.
Anyway, here are my initial observations related to what Sammy has been able to capture in the RAW / DNG files, and the treatment of such files in Adobe Lightroom / Photoshop:
THE GOOD
- quite a good dynamic range for such a small and "saturated" (with pixels )sensor.
- excellent highlights recovery that is pretty helpful with the S6 tendency to overexpose a bit every time. I feel, and I am going to try, that eTTR is quite an option for high contrast / contre-jour situations where more details could be recovered from the shadow areas.
- splendid shadow recovery even when the shot was not taken specifically with this approach in mind.
- good default micro contrast and overall excellent contrast (little sensitive to "S-curve" treatment)
- good scaling for upping the "whites" with not so destructive results (not huge blown highlights)
- good non destructive sharpening up to +70, with 0.7-0.8 radius, masking 50 to 80.
- excellent (well here is a matter of taste, don't shoot me!) monochromatic noise, usable in decent lighting condition up to ISO 800, and easily reduced to an acceptable level without actually destroying the details. Things get a bit nasty where the light is not so much decent and objects tend to lose contour sharpness with driving down the noise levels.
- perspective correction is easily manageable.
THE NOT SO GOOD
- color temperature (WB) is not a total miss but definitely tends to go a bit (very slightly!) magenta-ish. Pretty easy to correct with minimal delta from the perceived / recognized WB at shooting time.
- chromatic aberration exists and tends to be quite visible (specifically in the high contrast / metallic scenes) but it's excellently defringed in Lightroom.
- good vibrance by default although a boost would nonetheless enhance the shot a bit (again, I might be subjective)
Here is a link to 2 DNG files for your own voyeuristic pleasure and pixel peeping and the same 2 resulting JPEGs from Lightroom, based on my approach.
https://mega.co.nz/#!fwkVkZgD!OtxBaBqX06G8cjvS9WzJlO2lvRaIZkbdRr2pEyBteJM
https://flic.kr/p/uNP84K
AND
https://flic.kr/p/uNP4TM
I will get back with a deeper analysis when my free time allows me. This time I will try to focus on the quality differences between the S6 default camera JPEG shooing (which so far is amazing) and the results one could get from messing around with the DNG files.

Thanks for the effort buddy!

whats wrong with the stock camera? can't you still capture in .dng isn't that the whole purpose of the 5.1.1 update or am i wrong?
and for the life of me i can't figure out what sensor i have, what did you do

great post, in before the mods think this also belongs in the giant camera thread....

eyekyu said:
whats wrong with the stock camera? can't you still capture in .dng isn't that the whole purpose of the 5.1.1 update or am i wrong?
and for the life of me i can't figure out what sensor i have, what did you do
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1. Unfortunately the stock camera does not yet let you capture DNG files. Only third party apps allow for that.
2. Try to dial this code *#34971539# and choosechoose "
ISP VER CHECK".

Thanks for the effort buddy!

ShadowVlican said:
great post, in before the mods think this also belongs in the giant camera thread....
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Well, I thought that given the interest the community has shown so far for this RAW madness the topic should be treated separately just not to get it diluted in a huge, camera general, thread. [emoji6]
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I think also it deserves a thred ... I think we need to give them time to make it better and then to use it ... I still can't test it as there is no 5.1.1 for Croatia ... But I am going to as soon as it comes ...
By my opinion it had to big of an impact on people then ram management ... Which is strange ... But OK ...
I hope for onec they hold something to really make it better ... But on the other hand I think only now we will see the difference between Sony sensor and isocell ... As in auto there could be no ...but in raw ... Maybe there will be ...
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zdravkodubravec said:
I think also it deserves a thred ... I think we need to give them time to make it better and then to use it ... I still can't test it as there is no 5.1.1 for Croatia ... But I am going to as soon as it comes ...
By my opinion it had to big of an impact on people then ram management ... Which is strange ... But OK ...
I hope for onec they hold something to really make it better ... But on the other hand I think only now we will see the difference between Sony sensor and isocell ... As in auto there could be no ...but in raw ... Maybe there will be ...
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Guys I am curios if any of you, with an ISOCELL sensor, has received the 5.1.1 update and is willing to perform some tests, maybe upload some DNG samples. I personally think that all the fuss about the Sony vs ISOCELL sensor capabilities is just a creepy discussion. I have seen so far maybe 1 % of all the complaints coming from people with a real photography calling, people who actually produce good quality photography. The rest are just 'professional worriers' that even if they had the sensor they actually admire in their S6s would still produce garbage. No intention to inflame anyone but just to focus your attention on what it actually matter: the work of art you produce with whatever camera, sensor, lens, etc. [emoji6]
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Guys I am curios if any of you, with an ISOCELL sensor, has received the 5.1.1 update and is willing to perform some tests, maybe upload some DNG samples. I personally think that all the fuss about the Sony vs ISOCELL sensor capabilities is just a creepy discussion. I have seen so far maybe 1 % of all the complaints coming from people with a real photography calling, people who actually produce good quality photography. The rest are just 'professional worriers' that even if they had the sensor they actually admire in their S6s would still produce garbage. No intention to inflame anyone but just to focus your attention on what it actually matter: the work of art you produce with whatever camera, sensor, lens, etc. [emoji6]
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That is the truth ... If you want to make art you will be able with the oldest and crapyest camera too ...
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Good news from another 3rd party camera
Hi guys,
I have just received some encouraging news from A Better Camera (another 3rd party camera on Google Play). Their current release does not yet support the RAW/DNG capture on S6 but their product is a very good, stable and full of feature one. So I took some time to write them back for support for our beloved S6. Conversation below:
QUESTION
Hi there! Since Galaxy S6 is now (with firmware 5.1.1) full Camera2 API compliant (RAW capturing included) do you think it would be possible to implement RAW/DNG capture for it too? I have just bought your app an I like it a lot (simplicity, intuitive, functions, etc) but I would very much like to have access to DNG shooting as well. Thanks for your reply.
THEIR ANSWER
We're waiting for update on our device and will enable these functions. + you will have super mode + all capture will be much faster...

dehnhaide said:
Hi Guys,
Here is a link to 2 DNG files for your own voyeuristic pleasure and pixel peeping and the same 2 resulting JPEGs from Lightroom, based on my approach.
https://mega.co.nz/#!fwkVkZgD!OtxBaBqX06G8cjvS9WzJlO2lvRaIZkbdRr2pEyBteJM
https://flic.kr/p/uNP84K
AND
https://flic.kr/p/uNP4TM
.
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Thanks a lot for your detailed post and for providing DNG samples. Can you please upload some low light DNG samples with a higher ISO ?
Looking at your 2 DNG files vs the JPEG you shared, I can see that the JPEG are cropped or have some perspective correction applied. Would it be possible to also upload the out of camera JPEG files? I would like to check if the in camera distortion correction is also applied to the DNG file. Thanks!

With French 5.1.1 i cannot shoot raw pictures
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And did you try any of third party apps mentioned before when people could use raw?
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I tried snap camera and there is not option for dng
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AlexanderKgr said:
I tried snap camera and there is not option for dng
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Have you activated "camera2 api" in the tab "Other"? After doing this, go back to the" Photo" tab and you may then see the dng option.
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vincent2167 said:
Have you activated "camera2 api" in the tab "Other"? After doing this, go back to the" Photo" tab and you may then see the dng option.
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Thanks my friend. Everything works now but manual camera compatibility still reports no raw support
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vincent2167 said:
Thanks a lot for your detailed post and for providing DNG samples. Can you please upload some low light DNG samples with a higher ISO ?
Looking at your 2 DNG files vs the JPEG you shared, I can see that the JPEG are cropped or have some perspective correction applied. Would it be possible to also upload the out of camera JPEG files? I would like to check if the in camera distortion correction is also applied to the DNG file. Thanks!
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Hi Vincent,
Thanks for your kind words. I will post some low light DNGs this evening. Stay tuned!

AlexanderKgr said:
Thanks my friend. Everything works now but manual camera compatibility still reports no raw support
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The manual camera compatibility app seems to give wrong results. Camera FV-5 works too with the S6.

dehnhaide said:
Hi Vincent,
Thanks for your kind words. I will post some low light DNGs this evening. Stay tuned!
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That's great thanks! If you could also add the associated out of camera jpeg it would be perfect (so that I can check the distortion point).
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How to make Mi MIX camera digestible

Hi folks,
i wanted to share some of my insights from 2 days of usage of Mi Mix. As for most, camera was biggest letdown. I knew it was bad, but actual experience exceeded all expectations After some digging and thanks to some threads in xda forum i found a way to make quite decent photos with little sacrifice.
So few things first:
- I'm on rooted LineageOS with Camera API2 unlocked (to be honest i didn't have to unlock it - i suppose it is unlocked with LineageOS? )
- As some noticed before, the hardware isn't that bad, it's software that spoils photos with ugly postprocessing in most cases.
- I'm using Snap Camera HDR - i tried most of software in Google Play and only in it found something like Low Light Mode - if someone know software with similar feature - pls let me know .
So what i did is basically turning off all useless postpro in Snap Camera (sharpenning, denoising, post-processing, anti-banding) and enabled Low Light Mode in all photos . From what i understand i takes series of photos and compare them to make one clean photo. You can choose how many frames to take. More you take the better picture you will get but it will also take more time to process. The processing time is biggest letdown of this method. You can't take another photo during processing so burst mode won't work. I found 5 to be best compromise - it enhances photo noticeably and takes only 1-3s to process. If u can spare more time between photos u can crank it up to 32 - with that count i had really impressive results even with ISO around 1500-2000 but the processing can take 10-30s. Another letdown as you can probably guess is that you can have some issues with moving objects - the darker it gets, the more blurred will they be (slower shutter for every frame).
Now to main dish, examples
All photos taken in 16Mpx without flash or any tripod, all taken form hand for real life comparison. As photo is processed in Snap Camera the jpg lose photo metadata so i only write that data for stock camera, for Snap Camera i write how many frames was set for Low Light Mode. I know it's not very scientific but i take photos in both softwares almost at the same time, in same light conditions and on basic auto modes.
Stock camera on left, Snap Camera on right - I'm posting 100% crops, ill post full pictures if there will be some demand
1. [ISO 2500 1/15s] [5 LLM] - far objects in bad indoor lighting
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2. [ISO 1250 1/17s] [5 LLM] - some fine details - fur, fabric, wood texture in mediocre light
3. [ISO 1600 1/17s] [5 LLM] - small details in mediocre light
4. [ISO 160 1/33s] [32 LLM] - outdoor in good light - i took more frames to show some extra foliage details
5. [ISO 6400 1/15s] [32 LLM] - most hardcore example, very bad indoor lighting. Snap Camera algorithm made some wired border around Marshall logo, but apart form that great job.
I hope my post will help some of you with Mi Mix camera, please post your own experiences with camera - maybe there is even better solution for our phones

Download Google Camer Hdr+ from OnePlus 5 thread and all your problems will solved you wont need to do any kinds of settings and quality of photos will be much much better!!(i past this step that you are now months ago and i had tried hundred type of apps out there )

Jinthegodstyle said:
Download Google Camer Hdr+ from OnePlus 5 thread and all your problems will solved you wont need to do any kinds of settings and quality of photos will be much much better!!(i past this step that you are now months ago and i had tried hundred type of apps out there )
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Big Thx, i will most certainly try it:good:

I'm considering getting this device, but the camera is the main thing holding me back (besides price for last year's SoC...)
Does the Google HDR camera make this acceptable? I don't necessarily need the BEST camera, but I'd prefer relatively fast rate of capture and at least mediocre detail. The initial reviews of the device's camera make it seem like utter trash.
Also consider I want to root the device & install something Lineage based, most devices you sacrifice camera quality when you go this route (because of lack of API 2 / hardware source).

crash4fun said:
I'm considering getting this device, but the camera is the main thing holding me back (besides price for last year's SoC...)
Does the Google HDR camera make this acceptable? I don't necessarily need the BEST camera, but I'd prefer relatively fast rate of capture and at least mediocre detail. The initial reviews of the device's camera make it seem like utter trash.
Also consider I want to root the device & install something Lineage based, most devices you sacrifice camera quality when you go this route (because of lack of API 2 / hardware source).
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The camera is equally bad regardless what ROM you run

OT. Found this OP5 camera app(proted or something) on AFH by blackterroristh https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617944662

Kalisfura1001 said:
OT. Found this OP5 camera app(proted or something) on AFH by blackterroristh https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617944662
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Can you link the thread please? I get a parsing error during installation (stock global rom).

nr-thunder said:
Can you link the thread please? I get a parsing error during installation.
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No idea if there is one for it. As i said I found it on AFH, but works on my mix. Perhaps re-downloading by another browser or app?

Kalisfura1001 said:
No idea if there is one for it. As i said I found it on AFH, but works on my mix. Perhaps re-downloading by another browser or app?
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Unfortunately no, same with edge on desktop and yandex on mobile. Running rooted stock Global MIUI 8.5.5.0.

nr-thunder said:
Can you link the thread please? I get a parsing error during installation (stock global rom).
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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617944662

caballon said:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617944662
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That's the file link, I thought there is a discussion thread where I could ask for help because of the error. I also got parsing error with other ported Google Camera apks featured in XDA news, other 3rd party camera apps work though.

It's not prerequisite to have Nougat ? Stock Global ROM is under Marshmallow...

nr-thunder said:
That's the file link, I thought there is a discussion thread where I could ask for help because of the error. I also got parsing error with other ported Google Camera apks featured in XDA news, other 3rd party camera apps work though.
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Today tried it on Epic 7.11.9 and got the same error. Didn't really invest why.
lesscro said:
It's not prerequisite to have Nougat ? Stock Global ROM is under Marshmallow...
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Perhaps but see my above post. Anyway it's not a ''wow'' app, just saying.

Received the Nightly OTA today, updated to V9.1.1.0 . Now I am on Nougat, the OP5 port linked in this thread works now , other versions of the google camera get installed but will close immediatly. Just tested it in my room and can't say that I see an improvement, maybe when tested outside at daylight. But I use the google camera anyway because I'm using immersive mode + dpi changes which make stock camera working less stable.

Hi. I updated yesterday to V9.1.1.0 via OTA. I tried the OP5 camera and is does a better job in lower light and image stays in better focus then stock camera. Is the OP5 the same as the google HDR camera. If not, is there a version of google hdr camera that works on Mi Mix without root? Also is there there a way to turn on some type of optical stabilization on stock camera. If I hold it really still when snapping pic the image is a lot sharper. It's actually pretty good. Just not practical to take pictures that way.
EDIT: OK. I guess no OIS on Mix...

I got my mi mix a bit more than a month ago coming from a OP3 and I was shocked by the awful camera of the mi mix. Sorry, I have no other words for it.
The op5 APK seems to make it digestible, but it's still not great. I know that for a GREAT camera I should've picked a different phone, but I didn't expect it to be like this.