Help Camera Settings? What are most ideal?

[depmode1515]

Looking for some help in what are the recommended / best settings for the camera?

From my first couple of days, seems like mine has some lag between shutter and taking pictures. Also, noticing some significant blur when action shots!

Also, are you guys staying at 5 MP? When you send MMS, seems that the pic gets reduced significantly anyway; hence, I'm thinking of changing my camera setting to a lower size to save memory, etc. Any drawbacks to this?

Thanks for help!

 

[novox77]

Nothing wrong with downsizing the image. It won't affect the image quality.

I like to keep ISO at 100 or 200. 100 for sure if sunny outside. 200 for most other shots. Indoors, you might need to to to 400 to get a sharp shot, but by doing so, you increase noise. Pick your poison.

The built-in white balance presets are ok but not great. So I stick with auto unless it's blatantly wrong.

I prefer the following settings for Evo 3D (not thoroughly tested though)

exposure -1
saturation +1
sharpness +0
contrast +0

There is no best setting for all shots. But if you have the patience to tweak settings before a shot, you will greatly improve the end result.

 

[stephanie85]

Was just wondering if anyone uses plus one on sharpness and what other settings do you use or change? I am completely satisfied with the way my 3D takes pictures and I have yet to have a single photo indoors with lowlight or outdoors in direct sun with that greenish tint / hue ..... Also how do you clean your lense because I am almost sure the Best Buy mobile guy who sold me my phone shouldn't have used the lick his shirt and wipe tactic.

 

[novox77]

Was just wondering if anyone uses plus one on sharpness and what other settings do you use or change? I am completely satisfied with the way my 3D takes pictures and I have yet to have a single photo indoors with lowlight or outdoors in direct sun with that greenish tint / hue ..... Also how do you clean your lense because I am almost sure the Best Buy mobile guy who sold me my phone shouldn't have used the lick his shirt and wipe tactic.

For outdoor pics, I like to turn exposure down 1 stop and saturation up 1 stop. I don't like to mess with sharpness or contrast because it makes the image look artificial (or heavily post-processed).

For indoor pics, it's essential to restore the exposure back to normal. Personally I find that the middle point (no adjustment) for all 4 settings is the best for indoor low-light.

When you do have a lot of light, a lower ISO will give you less grainy pictures. 100 or 200 is ideal. Some people try to stay on 200 all the time, but that will pretty much guarantee blurry pics when you're indoors.

As for cleaning the glass, I use a chamois microfiber cloth. Actually it came with a screen protector for an iPad. Definitely a good idea to rub off fingerprint smears before you take a shot. It can make a HUGE difference, especially when you're shooting outside in bright sun.

 

[JerzyIroc]

Adjusting the settings can REALLY change how the pictures turn out. I'm with novox77 on his settings tho I tend to switch the sharpness and contrast up one sometimes. Here's a write up I did comparing pictures with stock settings to adjusted settings.

EVO 3D: Getting the most out of your camera (2D pictures) | The Root of all EVO

 

[novox77]

Adjusting the settings can REALLY change how the pictures turn out. I'm with novox77 on his settings tho I tend to switch the sharpness and contrast up one sometimes. Here's a write up I did comparing pictures with stock settings to adjusted settings.

EVO 3D: Getting the most out of your camera (2D pictures) | The Root of all EVO

That was a nice writeup, with lots of comparison photos. I like

 

[NeoteriX]

I find that the Evo 3D photos can feel a little dark at times, so I tend to turn up exposure/brightness +1, and contrast -1

 

[loiczzr]

is there a way to get the shutter speed faster ( in 2d) ?
very often when taking a pic, the subject must stand still or the pic would be blurry.

 

[ArmageddonX]

Is there anyway to make the shutter faster? Seems like every time I take a picture even if the object or person moves slightly I get a blurry picture.

 

[CarrieK]

Is there anyway to make the shutter faster? Seems like every time I take a picture even if the object or person moves slightly I get a blurry picture.

I changed Review Duration to No Review and found that I can take pictures in more rapid succession.

 

[Lozer_Kid]

I was gonna ask the same question lol I'm tired of my pictures coming out green-ish! u_u

 

[CarrieK]

I was gonna ask the same question lol I'm tired of my pictures coming out green-ish! u_u

Hi! Did you read the article in Jerzy's link? It is very informative and after following the tips and applying settings as suggested depending on environment and subject matter I have found the quality of the photos taken on my 3D to be excellent and no green tint!

 

[Marsh511]

What exactly does the QUALITY setting do (High, Fine, Normal)? No one ever mentions this setting... Is it assumed you always leave this on High regardless of how you set the resolution (8M, 5M, 3.2M, etc)?

Hi! Did you read the article in Jerzy's link? It is very informative and after following the tips and applying settings as suggested depending on environment and subject matter I have found the quality of the photos taken on my 3D to be excellent and no green tint!