Help Camera changed quality depending on the angle

[rawkinrich]

All,

I'm confused of the right terms to use here, but I have a camera problem where if I move the phone up and down the quality changes significantly.

For example, if I was taking a photo of a sunset, it's so bright where the sun is setting and not an accurate representation of the shot. If I angle the phone down, the shot gets way better but obviously I lose half of the original shot.

Any advice?

Cheers

 

[rod9669]

try shielding the light going to the lens - or play with the brightness etc settings

 

[El Presidente]

Also, if you tap the screen, it will focus on that area and adjust exposure accordingly.

Have you tried the HDR setting? That might help.

 

[amacrobie]

As El Presidente touches upon, the "issue" is that of electronic metering by the camera. Because the sun is such a powerful light source it will swamp the camera metering, moreover, most people have a tendancy to frame with the sun in the middle of the shot (where metering will normally take place, unless otherwise specified).

The camera will increase shutter speed and reduce aperture in order to compensate for the bright light source, under exposing the sky and causing any and all foreground detail to be dark.

This is completely normal behaviour and unless a camera is set to average or matrix metering, everything from a

 

[Naninyanko]

But using the HDR would cause the photo to be blurry? Especially on a handheld phone?

I have tried to use the phone to take normal photos, and every single one of them came out blurry I use a compact Sony or a Nikon just fine, so I'm so confused with this new camera phone.