Hello,
It seems that the camera focus made for still opjects, as if I am going to take a picure of friends for example, I have to ask them to stay still for at least 3 seconds!!
What can I do to make it take instant shots as soon as I press the button with no delay of the auto focus..
I emaild HTC, they replied that a representative will look into the matter but they never reply..
Regards
I am not a camera expert but I could explain something for you .
Turn off auto focus just make thing worse. It makes the quality of the picture better. This is why some review websites gave kaiser a thumb up for this auto focus feature.
What you looking for here is shutter speed , not turning off auto focus. The faster the shutter speed, the better pictures you can take ( especially for shaky hand and moving object ). Its so last year that picture of still objects are always better since most of camera out there doesnt have a fast enough shutter speed .
Correct me if I am wrong. I did some good reading about camera on Newegg.com when I was looking to buy a decent camera for my girl .
Check out this thread. You can reduce the time the phone takes between focusing and capturing the image.
Thank you aberz, but the delay is only on the auto focus, its the time that takes [ ] to go from gray [ ] to green [ ]
I have a nokia N95, it has it too, as soon as I click the button, the picture is there with better quality from tytn on the same resolution..
NotATreoFan said:
Check out this thread. You can reduce the time the phone takes between focusing and capturing the image.
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Thank you NotATreoFan, tried it, unfortunately no changes noticed..
The strange thing is that the front camera does not have that delay, it captutures instantly, but of course with very low quality
I will follow up on the thread you mentioned.
ghanem said:
Thank you aberz, but the delay is only on the auto focus, its the time that takes [ ] to go from gray [ ] to green [ ]
I have a nokia N95, it has it too, as soon as I click the button, the picture is there with better quality from tytn on the same resolution..
Thank you NotATreoFan, tried it, unfortunately no changes noticed..
The strange thing is that the front camera does not have that delay, it captutures instantly, but of course with very low quality
I will follow up on the thread you mentioned.
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Front camera does not have the auto focus feature .
Everybody hope their handset come with auto focus camera, just wondering why you want to disable and give up to use it?
Without auto focus , the picture you take will be a blur photo , especially closer items and object.
don't press the camera button. instead push the middle button on the navigation pad just once. the phone will auto focus and immediately take the pic. it's really working out to be the best way to take the pics.
belon_cfy said:
Everybody hope their handset come with auto focus camera, just wondering why you want to disable and give up to use it?
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Imagine that you want to capture a child smile or lough, you wont be able to ask him to stand still..
Imagine that you went to the zoo and wanted to capture the lion yawn, would you dare to ask him to repat it and stand still
Those are real situations I've been throug
kaluzu said:
don't press the camera button. instead push the middle button on the navigation pad just once. the phone will auto focus and immediately take the pic. it's really working out to be the best way to take the pics.
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Thank you kaluzu, I tried that before posting, I tried also the keep pressing the button, changing to half press, no luck
ghanem said:
Thank you aberz, but the delay is only on the auto focus, its the time that takes [ ] to go from gray [ ] to green [ ]
I have a nokia N95, it has it too, as soon as I click the button, the picture is there with better quality from tytn on the same resolution..
Thank you NotATreoFan, tried it, unfortunately no changes noticed..
The strange thing is that the front camera does not have that delay, it captutures instantly, but of course with very low quality
I will follow up on the thread you mentioned.
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Auto focus = better picture . Auto focus need ... time to focus . I think the quality of the camera affect the time of the auto focus.
Anyway, I use half press mode and it take about 2 secs to get a snap, which is close to my 4 years old Sony cybershot W7 . Half press mode also reduce ( or even eliminate ) the vibration of pushing button , which improve the quality.
To achieve an good quality with instant shot for moving object , I think thats the job for the professional camera. However, I would like to see how things turn out for you.
Kaiser camera wasnt rated good anyway.
aberz said:
However, I would like to see how things turn out for you.
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Thank you aberz, appreciate your concern, I am following up now on the thread NotATreoFan mentioned
For taking better pictures:
1. Hold index finger over camera shutter button
2. Hold thumb over center button on navigation pad
3. Use index finger to half-press and auto focus
4. Use thumb to gently press center button on navigation pad
5. Make sure your lens is clean
6. Try to take the picture in between heart beats. Hard at first but you get used to it.
I used to HATE taking pictures with the tilt, and still carried around my old Sony Ericsson W810i as it's 2mp camera always got the shot I wanted. Took me a while to figure out the above. Hope it helps
ghanem said:
Imagine that you want to capture a child smile or lough, you wont be able to ask him to stand still..
Imagine that you went to the zoo and wanted to capture the lion yawn, would you dare to ask him to repat it and stand still
Those are real situations I've been throug
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Then you should buy a SE K810 with BEST PICTURE instead of kaiser
The Best Picture allow you to shot 9 images at one shoot.
marcatarkon said:
For taking better pictures:
1. Hold index finger over camera shutter button
2. Hold thumb over center button on navigation pad
3. Use index finger to half-press and auto focus
4. Use thumb to gently press center button on navigation pad
5. Make sure your lens is clean
6. Try to take the picture in between heart beats. Hard at first but you get used to it.
I used to HATE taking pictures with the tilt, and still carried around my old Sony Ericsson W810i as it's 2mp camera always got the shot I wanted. Took me a while to figure out the above. Hope it helps
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Thank you for sharing
belon_cfy said:
Then you should buy a SE K810 with BEST PICTURE instead of kaiser
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I am waiting for XPERIA™ X1
This really could be help for me. This 3 second delay is killing me.
ghanem said:
Thank you kaluzu, I tried that before posting, I tried also the keep pressing the button, changing to half press, no luck
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you may want to update the camera software to the latest (search on Navdav) and also add the HTC Album the latest version before trying this again. It works like a charm for me.
kaluzu said:
don't press the camera button. instead push the middle button on the navigation pad just once. the phone will auto focus and immediately take the pic. it's really working out to be the best way to take the pics.
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That works awsome thanks a million.
Ron
mark43 said:
That works awsome thanks a million.
Ron
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Really?? I tried it . It works the same way as pressing the camera button. Still about 2 - 3 secs delay. Tilt camera truly sucks.
the camera needs to auto focus. but this way it does take the snapshot right after it autofocused. indoors, of course, will take longer to autofocus.
since I used this function ALL my pix afre much better.
Listen, nobody says the camera on Tilt is on par with a 10 MP Cybershot.....But the pix it takes in daylight are awesome. maybe you need to clear your lenses, or even crack the cover to remove any obstruction between the internal lens and outside (like I did). THAT really make a difference....
So I've taken several shots with this phone now, and I've noticed that whenever I use auto mode with the AI turned on, HDR is never used. Literally not a single picture as HDR listed in the "info" when I check it.
Slash8915 said:
So I've taken several shots with this phone now, and I've noticed that whenever I use auto mode with the AI turned on, HDR is never used. Literally not a single picture as HDR listed in the "info" when I check it.
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The dedicated HDR mode doesn't seem to do HDR too well, frankly, so I wouldn't worry about whether or not the AI selects it. I've tried it in numerous ideal HDR situations and found it lacking.
What's interesting is that if you're taking a photo in Photo mode, regardless of whether the AI is on or off, sometimes the software decides that HDR is in order, it will prompt you to hold the phone steady with the "Sharpening" toast.
In the 3X zoom mode, in low light scenarios or in extremely directional illumination, the "Sharpening" toast = destroying photo toast. In even illumination of a high-contrast scene, however, the "Sharpening" toast appears to be combining images to provide a very decent resulting HDR outcome. Go figure. And then there's the night mode, which is the best-implemented function in the camera. You can use it even in daytime to produce some really interesting looking, over-the-top HDR scenes.
I think the bottom line on HDR here based on my observations is that the phone might doing something in its regular shooting mode, even when you expect it not to and have turned off AI, but it's inconsistent and not well communicated to you. It's not as elegant, effective or transparent as Google's HDR+ and it doesn't happen for every photo.
Just my opinion.
inepty said:
The dedicated HDR mode doesn't seem to do HDR too well, frankly, so I wouldn't worry about whether or not the AI selects it. I've tried it in numerous ideal HDR situations and found it lacking.
What's interesting is that if you're taking a photo in Photo mode, regardless of whether the AI is on or off, sometimes the software decides that HDR is in order, it will prompt you to hold the phone steady with the "Sharpening" toast.
In the 3X zoom mode, in low light scenarios or in extremely directional illumination, the "Sharpening" toast = destroying photo toast. In even illumination of a high-contrast scene, however, the "Sharpening" toast appears to be combining images to provide a very decent resulting HDR outcome. Go figure. And then there's the night mode, which is the best-implemented function in the camera. You can use it even in daytime to produce some really interesting looking, over-the-top HDR scenes.
I think the bottom line on HDR here based on my observations is that the phone might doing something in its regular shooting mode, even when you expect it not to and have turned off AI, but it's inconsistent and not well communicated to you. It's not as elegant, effective or transparent as Google's HDR+ and it doesn't happen for every photo.
Just my opinion.
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You nailed it.
Hi,
anybody having this issue as well?
The 5x zoom is useless for me as the camera is unable to get in focus. So a few milliseconds and only occasionally it gets sharp but then it looks blurred again.
10x produces sharp images.
Samples:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PgJ83p2Cgu8TX9WG9
Thanks!
You have to keep in mind it is a lot slower to lock focus than the main sensor. Give it time to lock on target and then take the shot or else you will end up with unfocused shots.
/ Magnus
Well it locks but then loses focus.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PgJ83p2Cgu8TX9WG9
I assume this is not normal, I have asked for a replacement.
I have noticed this issue when trying to take a photo through a window. No matter how close you hold it to the window, it will try to focus on the window. Then if you wait long enough (5-30sec) it will focus out to infinity but then it will pop back to the window after a few seconds.
It should really default to infinity since that most objects you will use the 5X lens for will be far out.
Sometimes when it just isnt working, I switch to Pro mode and manual focus, but the interface is clunky and you lose some of the auto-features.
I've never had this issue before with other phones when taking photos through a window.
I also noticed that it is not as sharp, but I assume that is a limitation of the lower resolution sensor and maybe the OIS not fully compensating.
eng3 said:
I have noticed this issue when trying to take a photo through a window. No matter how close you hold it to the window, it will try to focus on the window. Then if you wait long enough (5-30sec) it will focus out to infinity but then it will pop back to the window after a few seconds.
It should really default to infinity since that most objects you will use the 5X lens for will be far out.
Sometimes when it just isnt working, I switch to Pro mode and manual focus, but the interface is clunky and you lose some of the auto-features.
I've never had this issue before with other phones when taking photos through a window.
I also noticed that it is not as sharp, but I assume that is a limitation of the lower resolution sensor and maybe the OIS not fully compensating.
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Mine focus perfectly through windows.
Hi all,
I just got my new Mi 9 today
I updated to the latest stable global firmware.
I tried to take some photos of the city from a lookout and found something weird going on with the camera focus.
In night mode, or normal mode.
If i tap on the screen to choose a focus point, the camera would focus ok. I then press the shutter button, the camera tries to re-focus again (wtf?), fails and takes an out-of-focus photo.
Whats going on here??
If i pre-focus by tapping somewhere on the screen, why is the camera doing a re-focus when I go to take the photo?
Has anyone else come across this?
Thanks.