Help camera takes terrible pics......

[syntrix]

Iphone4/4s uses sony's BSI sensor, its main advantage is taking photo at low light. (LG optimus, Sony xperia has it too)

people has to play with their camera to get used to it, its hard to get good qualityh photo everytime even with 4S.

Fixed that for you sir!

 

[TroyBoy30]

Playing with some editing programs on the Nexus. How do these look on the computer?

they look like they still have muted colors. iphone 4s has a much better camera but this one will work in a pinch. it would be nice to finally have a phone camera good enough to allow us to get rid of the point and shoot

 

[alostpacket]

Thanks for some of the great tips all! Awesome work, good back and fourth and a lot of great pics here.


I hope you dont mind but I posted some of the best tips I could fin in this thread in a new thread here:

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...t-galaxy-nexus-camera-post-your-tips-too.html


There are also a lot of great pics here I would like to feature in that thread. If you posted pictures here, and don't mind me re-hosting/attaching them to the other thread, please post here or send me a PM.

 

[XFistsClenched]

Very well, the lack of "lag" is the time between tripping the exposure and the exposure beginning.




The DX has terrible shutter lag. I missed SO MANY PICTURES with my DX, because I didn't know if the moving subject was still in the frame while the camera futzed around. The best you can do is have enough light available, via natural, incandescent, or flash. That way, the exposure time is shorter, allowing more freezing of apparent motion.

I would add that if/when the DX was stopping motion, the ISO was probably pretty high, causing more visible grain.

That may be true, but this image was taken of a spinning object with the Droid X. I don't see the Galaxy Nexus coming close to being able to handle motion this well.

Also, just to compare, here is a picture I took with the Galaxy Nexus. It took me about 30 seconds to take this picture because the camera was struggling to focus on my family.

Here is a picture taken at roughly the same time from the exact same position with the Droid X. In this case, I'd rather have the noise anyday over a blurry picture. There was more motion in this picture than in the Nexus picture. It took me about 2 seconds to get this one.

 

[Lohung]

lol i have created a monster thread

 

[Vance]

OK, I haven't read this entire thread, but I want to make sure that all those who are complaining about the quality of the pictures are actually tapping the screen where they want the focus, waiting for it to turn green and beep and THEN pressing the shutter button?

If not, then of course the pictures will be awful.

 

[syntrix]

OK, I haven't read this entire thread, but I want to make sure that all those who are complaining about the quality of the pictures are actually tapping the screen where they want the focus, waiting for it to turn green and beep and THEN pressing the shutter button?

If not, then of course the pictures will be awful.

This is obvious to me, but this could be one reason why people aren't getting good quality (out of focus) pics.

I think that people are fixated on the zero shutter lag, and simply not using autofocus like it was intended to be used. Sure you can spray and pray, but if you avoid focus, obviously things will be blurry.

 

[Vance]

Exactly, Syntrix. And, of course, you could just hold the shutter button down for a bit until it focuses and then release.

 

[syntrix]

Exactly, Syntrix. And, of course, you could just hold the shutter button down for a bit until it focuses and then release.

That's what I do, which why I said it was obvious to me.

 

[alostpacket]

Still more good tips here I hope you guys dont mind if I quote them with a link to your post, in my "get the most out of your camera" thread.

 

[babyhuyx]

Basic auto focus..no flash..no effects... from gallery to imgshack look okay to me.....unless im blind....gloomy day today....colors are same as my eyes see them true colors

unless you guys are complaining about the full sized image....every phone camera i've used produces pretty garbage full size pictures.....if you want portrait sized pictures get a DSLR. for average 3x5 print out the nexus is fantastic. And don't go saying the 4s or your SGII or whatever other camera phone can produce "amazing" images at full size, cause it can't.

 

[babyhuyx]

heres another one indoors, of my plush hamsters =D

same thing, if you blow it up to max res. sure it starts to get noise. but keep it within reasonable size, looks smexy to me.

 

[Vance]

Here are three pictures I took last weekend at a campground:

These are perfectly fine for me.

 

[elogical]

Well I have to say that I love the camera on this phone, unlike with my original droid I'll be able to actually use it!
The pictures I've been able to take with it are almost universally terrible. I mean, really bad. Worse than most $100 point and shoot cameras I've used by a long shot....

but here's the point... I don't expect it to replace a real camera. I expect it to be a camera that can take a quick picture to document something, to share something, to take a pic of something in a store and share it with someone quick, to take a picture of something I plan to buy online later, stuff like that. And for this, the phone is great because it has very little shutter lag, it focuses relatively quickly, and the camera app itself will load up quickly.

 

[Tim K]

Just thought I'd post some comparison shots for my GN vs my Canon SD790 (10MP) camera. Just to see how the GN holds up. There are 3 outdoor, bright sunlight and 3 indoor at night with very little lighting, with flash. Both devices were all set to "auto" everything 'cause that's the kind of photographer I am. [edit: Also, both were shot with no zoom]

Personally, I think the GN holds its own, keeping in mind we are comparing a 5MP phone to a 10MP camera. In the outdoor shots, the GN definitely holds up well. In the indoor shots, I think the fact that the Canon has a "real flash" makes all the difference. Nevertheless, for a camera-phone, the GN flash is pretty decent.

GNex vs Canon SD790 - Imgur

Oh, and just one nice sunset from last week's vacation...

 

[elogical]

Just thought I'd post some comparison shots for my GN vs my Canon SD790 (10MP) camera. Just to see how the GN holds up. There are 3 outdoor, bright sunlight and 3 indoor at night with very little lighting, with flash. Both devices were all set to "auto" everything 'cause that's the kind of photographer I am.

I thank you for taking the time to do a comparison, I just wanted to point out a couple things though.

The "more megapixels is better" argument just isn't true, that makes no difference whatsoever for web sized pictures. The samples you posted are about 0.78 MP even when clicked to enlarge, the extra pixels do not contribute to image quality. The number only matters if you're making large prints, or if you want to crop the picture down to a smaller area and still have high resolution.

As far as leaving them on auto, it's a good test for what most people will be doing with the camera. It's not a fair comparison of the potential but its good to have a look at how they will realistically be used.

 

[Tim K]

My only point with the megapixels is that if you do try to zoom in or enlarge you will see the Canon offers much better resolution. But yes, for the web, etc you won't see a difference.

As for the Auto, I would bet that 99% of people don't touch the settings on either their point and shoot or their phone cameras.

 

[Ken7]

Just thought I'd post some comparison shots for my GN vs my Canon SD790 (10MP) camera. Just to see how the GN holds up. There are 3 outdoor, bright sunlight and 3 indoor at night with very little lighting, with flash. Both devices were all set to "auto" everything 'cause that's the kind of photographer I am. [edit: Also, both were shot with no zoom]

Personally, I think the GN holds its own, keeping in mind we are comparing a 5MP phone to a 10MP camera. In the outdoor shots, the GN definitely holds up well. In the indoor shots, I think the fact that the Canon has a "real flash" makes all the difference. Nevertheless, for a camera-phone, the GN flash is pretty decent.

GNex vs Canon SD790 - Imgur

Oh, and just one nice sunset from last week's vacation...

Very nicely done comparison Tim! At these sizes, admittedly very small, the Nexus does a nice job holding its own against the mighty Canon. Of course even at these small sizes the added noise in the Nexus is pretty obvious.

But for quick pictures, it did a very nice job in those shots. I'd be curious to see a comparison of these two with available light (no flash). That would show a pretty huge difference I suspect.

 

[darkuni]

When I heard the Nexus had only a 5MP camera and supposed crappy one at that, I got a bit discouraged.

Then I put it to my own personal needs tests - like fast action and low light stuff; because THOSE are the photos you end up taking with a phone - photos of opportunity (because if you were PLANNING on taking pictures you would bring a REAL camera, right?) - and these sort of photos seem to always be action, low light or both.

I took my $150 P&S Casio Exlim Z2000 and my Galaxy Nexus to a local event called Phoenix Zoo Lights. Typically, I drag a tripod, because otherwise I get crappy pictures. This year? I put them to the test.

Photo after photo on the P&S looked horrible. Issue after issue - terrible noise problems, blurry shots.

The Nexus (while not getting EVERY shot perfect) rendered me great shot after great shot in what I would consider low-to-no-light situations.

Check them out here:

https://plus.google.com/photos/116992953847984037990/albums/5691761969890347857

Fairly impressive for a "camera that sucks".

 

[Ken7]

Nice shots Shane. To be honest, with bright lights like you photographed, I'm not sure these are quite the 'low light' shots I consider to be 'low light'. Taking an indoor picture with one or two incandescent lights is probably more typical of low light.

What really does surprise me is the shot you took of the crowd (apparently without a flash) which had no blurring. I'm not sure how you got that given the very slow shutter speed coupled with typical movement in a crowd like that. How did you do that?

 

[darkuni]

Nice shots Shane. To be honest, with bright lights like you photographed, I'm not sure these are quite the 'low light' shots I consider to be 'low light'. Taking an indoor picture with one or two incandescent lights is probably more typical of low light.

Fair enough I guess the shots I'm always taking with the camera tend to be like this. I am not sure if the Nexus is good at this because of the fast shutter or some sort of "low light" enhancement. Sure impressed me - either way.

What really does surprise me is the shot you took of the crowd (apparently without a flash) which had no blurring. I'm not sure how you got that given the very slow shutter speed coupled with typical movement in a crowd like that. How did you do that?

You know .. it's all smoke and mirrors ... One of the things I've discovered with the Nexus is that shooting two or three shots IMMEDIATELY after each other can render completely different results. I THINK (and man, I'm so NOT an expert here) it has to do with the focusing. That shot I tried about 3 times to get with "auto focus" - and I could immediately tell it didn't work. But then I did a MANUAL focus (that is, pointed at the lit sign - tapped the sign on the screen to "focus") then I shot 2 or 3 shots in rapid succession. This was the best of the set.

I noticed several times during the night that if I shot 2 or 3 in rapid succession, that the 2nd or 3rd one would come out great - even if the first one failed (smeary, blurry, messy).

With how fast that shutter is, I can snap three so damn fast, it doesn't even bother me - and I can actually tell now by the preview snap if I got the shot I want - or if I need to hit dat bomb a few more times

You know what amazes me too? While we're on the subject? The flash.

Check this out ... I was trying for more "low light" shots.

https://plus.google.com/photos/116992953847984037990/albums/5686924400240740577/5686923841899357986

That Santa is a good 20 feet away ... and the flash lit him up well. I haven't had a cell phone yet that the flash was useful more than like 4-6 feet away. Oh here is the sans flash version:

https://plus.google.com/photos/116992953847984037990/albums/5686924786849690241/5686923907364916450

 

[Lohung]

wow this post blew up over a little question

 

[syntrix]

wow this post blew up over a little question

Yeah, you have said that several times.

TOUCH AND HOLD THE SHUTTER... then release when it's locked to take a pic. Same as many cameras, and it was natural to me: an early sayer of good photos.

 

[elogical]

My only point with the megapixels is that if you do try to zoom in or enlarge you will see the Canon offers much better resolution. But yes, for the web, etc you won't see a difference.

As for the Auto, I would bet that 99% of people don't touch the settings on either their point and shoot or their phone cameras.

agreed , I just had to add my 2 cents
definitely not knockin the time you put into doing a proper test, that means a lot more than some of the other ranting in here without anything to back it up

 

[chucksings]

I am getting red eye on almost all my flash pictures. And many of them are very bad - they almost appear to be wearing illuminated goggles! Any apps which address this problem?