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Is the camera as good as the reviews and you tube make out ?

I use a slr as my main camera as I do wedding photography as a hobby
I'm looking for a portable camera which will give me as much choice in settings as my slr and looking at the reviews and you tube the galaxy camera seems to be the one
Question from you users is it really as good as the reviews, are there any issues ? Do the settings really work ? I use aperture for slowing down shots for water etc and I see the camera has the settings so do they work ?
I am going to go into my local jessops tomorrow but wanted for opinions
Thanks
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Come on 29 views and no one can help me out ?
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30 views now and have no answer for you cause I'm using a different phone just read your thread for maybe finding a new camera compatible.
Ask Google in the mean time. Good luck
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Hi, I've had my camera for almost a week and I'm very pleased with it. Manual settings work ok I guess, I managed to take this picture of the moon the other night using manual settings.
Keep in mind the res of this picture is not the original!

moon
is this with 21x zoom ?
robb13 said:
Hi, I've had my camera for almost a week and I'm very pleased with it. Manual settings work ok I guess, I managed to take this picture of the moon the other night using manual settings.
Keep in mind the res of this picture is not the original!
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robb13 said:
Hi, I've had my camera for almost a week and I'm very pleased with it. Manual settings work ok I guess, I managed to take this picture of the moon the other night using manual settings.
Keep in mind the res of this picture is not the original!
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Had a play today the first thing which struck me was wow
The zoom is awsome and if half the features work as they should I'm Flogging my slr and getting one of these babies
Build is really good and the high res screen makes viewing pics a dream
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pileiba said:
is this with 21x zoom ?
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Yes, 21x and manual settings!!

mancuk29 said:
Had a play today the first thing which struck me was wow
The zoom is awsome and if half the features work as they should I'm Flogging my slr and getting one of these babies
Build is really good and the high res screen makes viewing pics a dream
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To play a little devils advocate: The pictures this camera produces are very good, but to be totally honest a half decent SLR will blow it away in terms of pure picture quality as it is in high-end compact/superzoom territory.
Internals from this camera are quoted to come from the Samsung WB850F, and one would imagine Samsung has done some more work on them to qualify a price almost twice what you can pick one of those up for now - as well as obviously the android benefit
I mean you're effectively getting the serious hardware from a SGS3 in there... That and the screen is absolutely phenominal, makes most camera displays look like very pathetic toys.
It sold itself to me anyway I was there on launch day for one.

mancuk29 said:
I use a slr as my main camera as I do wedding photography as a hobby
I'm looking for a portable camera which will give me as much choice in settings as my slr and looking at the reviews and you tube the galaxy camera seems to be the one
Question from you users is it really as good as the reviews, are there any issues ? Do the settings really work ? I use aperture for slowing down shots for water etc and I see the camera has the settings so do they work ?
I am going to go into my local jessops tomorrow but wanted for opinions
Thanks
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It depends on what you class as a review. The Samsung promo videos are excellently produced and really show off the countless features. I haven't seen too many in depth reviews so far.
My own experience is that it looks stunning, build quality solid, screen is outstanding, features are impressive, performance is excellent. But as for photographs, it still depends on 3 things... Lighting, Artistic eye for a good shot and a moderate level of understanding how cameras should be set up. These are pretty much standard for any camera you use away from the one built in to your average phone. Get these right and you can produce excellent shots that will make you proud.

molotov_sh said:
To play a little devils advocate: The pictures this camera produces are very good, but to be totally honest a half decent SLR will blow it away in terms of pure picture quality as it is in high-end compact/superzoom territory.
Internals from this camera are quoted to come from the Samsung WB850F, and one would imagine Samsung has done some more work on them to qualify a price almost twice what you can pick one of those up for now - as well as obviously the android benefit
I mean you're effectively getting the serious hardware from a SGS3 in there... That and the screen is absolutely phenominal, makes most camera displays look like very pathetic toys.
It sold itself to me anyway I was there on launch day for one.
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Considering the OP shoots with an SLR and does wedding photography as a hobby - I have a feeling the Canon G12 will deliver superior image quality and more features that matter for a serious photgrapher for only $379 (Actually, only $299 now at B&H...), compared to the Galaxy Camera which is designed for posting to your Facebook wall at $120 (Edit: $200 right now) more. As you mention, it has the internals of a FAR cheaper P&S camera, and I'd be shocked if it delivers significant improvements in IQ over that model. After all, the $200 extra in price over the WB850F (currently $300 after rebate at Adorama) can easily be explained by the display, touchscreen, Exynos4 CPU, and at least $100 wasted on a 3G radio interface few people will use. (Most will tether to another device.)

worst performer camera in night mode

i shoot few photos in night with proper settings,but i am really disappointed by the performance.taken pictures and videos are really worst and blurred.is there anybody faceing the same issue regarding the camera.

mangesh hotkar said:
i shoot few photos in night with proper settings,but i am really disappointed by the performance.taken pictures and videos are really worst and blurred. Is there anybody facing the same issue regarding the camera.
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Nope! Don't have that kind of problems!
It must be your phone only!

roaringhere said:
Nope! Don't have that kind of problems!
It must be your phone only!
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bull****!
Xz'ts cammera is **** on night mode, and there is no way to stuck ISO for 200 for example in mid light, it will always use higher, and I hate this

infazz said:
bull****!
Xz'ts cammera is **** on night mode, and there is no way to stuck ISO for 200 for example in mid light, it will always use higher, and I hate this
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Hater gonna hate...
And it's your problem,
I owned an EOS 7D and 6D,
so I know what I am talking about...

roaringhere said:
Hater gonna hate...
And it's your problem,
I owned an EOS 7D and 6D,
so I know what I am talking about...
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wery glad for you, but we're talking about other things here

Have to generally agree with roaringhere here, for a phone the low light performance/quality is not as bad as people keep on making out, if you take control from the phone auto mode!!! The biggest problem is the Sony selecting a very high ISO, so set this manually with a shutter you can hand hold and you will be a lot better off.
Seriously get any point and shoot or other phone and run it at the same ISO's and see how crap they are also, even some DSLR's running ISO's of 1600 look pretty crap.
Seen it time and time again people bagging the camera in low light, comparing it to others, and yeah they definitely look different, and mostly worse on the Sony, but they are comparing ISO 1600 vs ISO 400...
Here is an untouched hand held ISO 8000 fireworks mode using the Sony Xperia Z, no photoshop here http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan-wilson/9921483725/ I can tell you now you would struggle to find a point and shoot sensor or smaller that produces a better hand held shot at 1 second exposure with an 8000 ISO. I can tell you now I wouldn't even dream of using this ISO with my Canon 7D

danw_oz said:
Have to generally agree with roaringhere here, for a phone the low light performance/quality is not as bad as people keep on making out, if you take control from the phone auto mode!!! The biggest problem is the Sony selecting a very high ISO, so set this manually with a shutter you can hand hold and you will be a lot better off.
Seriously get any point and shoot or other phone and run it at the same ISO's and see how crap they are also, even some DSLR's running ISO's of 1600 look pretty crap.
Seen it time and time again people bagging the camera in low light, comparing it to others, and yeah they definitely look different, and mostly worse on the Sony, but they are comparing ISO 1600 vs ISO 400...
Here is an untouched hand held ISO 8000 fireworks mode using the Sony Xperia Z, no photoshop here http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan-wilson/9921483725/ I can tell you now you would struggle to find a point and shoot sensor or smaller that produces a better hand held shot at 1 second exposure with an 8000 ISO. I can tell you now I wouldn't even dream of using this ISO with my Canon 7D
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My point exactly! Thanks...

I feel that the hardware is not to be blamed here...
The software here is at fault..
The superior auto mode is not so superior in its job(it's ok if you want to capture something real-quick)... But if you want the best from the hardware you'll have to turn to manual controls...(Camera FV-5 is the best app I know for that)
Jpeg compression is just too much here...thus we can see the lack of detail in some photos(macro)
To get the best of the camera,My suggestions are as follows :-
If you like the stock camera app... 1)Turn off superior auto mode... Switch to manual mode
2) set the ISO at 200 (max) for daylight photography,,,,400 for twilight
3) HDR off
4) metering mode set to average
And if you still want better results:
1) install Camera FV-5 (full version support developer )
2) go to settings -> photo encoding settings -> file format -> set it to PNG ( it takes some seriously huge pics (15 mb..:-o) )
3) now apply all the manual controls mentioned above
If you think what difference does the above methods do to the quality of the photos... Take a photo with normal method (superior auto) and then manual method... And then compare..
If you feel that I've helped you in anyway, please hit the thank button
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roaringhere said:
Hater gonna hate...
And it's your problem,
I owned an EOS 7D and 6D,
so I know what I am talking about...
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consider all you own is ****ty phone...
yes the camera quality sucks, no way around it. Sony did the XZ1 customers dirty too lol dint fix a damn thing with their camera. OP should have read before owning this Piece of sh!t phone
this phone problem:
screen
camera
overheat
speakerphone
a bunch more sh!t.

G1_enthusiast said:
consider all you own is ****ty phone...
yes the camera quality sucks, no way around it. Sony did the XZ1 customers dirty too lol dint fix a damn thing with their camera. OP should have read before owning this Piece of sh!t phone
this phone problem:
screen
camera
overheat
speakerphone
a bunch more sh!t.
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Pity! You don't know s**t about using a photographic equipment...
Nyahahahaha

roaringhere said:
Pity! You don't know s**t about using a photographic equipment...
Nyahahahaha
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I guess not since I own a Canon 5D Mark II with prime lens and L lens.. BUT if you consider this crappy phone a "photographic equipment" good luck getting customers. Even this "noob" of a photographer can tell its a horrible camera phone, man what kind of pro are you...LMAO

G1_enthusiast said:
I guess not since I own a Canon 5D Mark II with prime lens and L lens.. BUT if you consider this crappy phone a "photographic equipment" good luck getting customers. Even this "noob" of a photographer can tell its a horrible camera phone, man what kind of pro are you...LMAO
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Just learn how to use your XZ, if I may say...
You may not be aware that there's a lot of settings in the XZ...
Besides, 5D Mark II is an old tech compared to Exmor sensor...
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roaringhere said:
Just learn how to use your XZ, if I may say...
You may not be aware that there's a lot of settings in the XZ...
Besides, 5D Mark II is an old tech compared to Exmor sensor...
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you cant be serious... Go learn a thing or two about photography...
as far as "not knowing a lot of settings" I probably own this phone longer than u. You just in denial that you bought a $500 piece of crap.
I'm done talking to people who knows nothing but talking out of their ass...

roaringhere said:
Besides, 5D Mark II is an old tech compared to Exmor sensor...
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lol are you talking seriously?
I have to agree that sony is doing crap with the software and maybe the hardware.
Usually camera in a phone should be aim and shoot,and should deliver the best results in a quick way.
Not all costumers know photography,and they don't want to stay in the settings for a few minutes before taking a photo.
I am a photographer and i couldn't ever take a nice and quick photo for my 11 months daughter with this phone.
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G1_enthusiast said:
consider all you own is ****ty phone...
yes the camera quality sucks, no way around it. Sony did the XZ1 customers dirty too lol dint fix a damn thing with their camera. OP should have read before owning this Piece of sh!t phone
this phone problem:
screen
camera
overheat
speakerphone
a bunch more sh!t.
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Do us all a favour and buy another phone instead of bagging the phone, move to a different forum, then we don't have to listen to your ranting
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I guess not since I own a Canon 5D Mark II with prime lens and L lens.. BUT if you consider this crappy phone a "photographic equipment" good luck getting customers. Even this "noob" of a photographer can tell its a horrible camera phone, man what kind of pro are you...LMAO
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Dude just because you own a Canon 5D doesn't make you a photographer, just means that you have money to buy one, a camera and lenses does not make the photographer. So stop with the mine is bigger than yours crap.
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about, if you continue to bag the phone in low light. You clearly have no idea about image sensors and how they work, what causes image noise in a photo, why ISO effects are different per device based on the image sensor size.
The photo I show on my website, is not a wow shot to look at, but if you take into account all the elements then it actually is, 1 second exposure hand held, ISO 8000 on a tiny sensor. I am sure you will not be able to hand hold a low light shot for one second with your 5D and have it as sharp as the phone shot I show.
Come on guys really stop talking crap and just compare apples with apples, not apples with cars. I challenge any of you to find a single point and shoot and take pictures with the phone and with the camera with as similar settings as you possibly can then compare how good or bad they are, and really for a phone with a sensor much smaller than most of the point and shoot cameras the zperia z is right up there, the Sony auto modes (software is crap) at making the best decisions, and I would say any Sony P&S with superior auto mode is in the same boat.

danw_oz said:
Do us all a favour and buy another phone instead of bagging the phone, then we don't have to listen to your ranting
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Dude just because you own a Canon 5D doesn't make you a photographer, just means that you have money to buy one, a camera and lenses does not make the photographer. So stop with the mine is bigger than yours crap.
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about, if you continue to bag the phone in low light. You clearly have no idea about image sensors and how they work, what causes image noise in a photo, why ISO effects are different per device based on the image sensor size.
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O I'm sorry I dint ask u to read my post...and yea it make sense someone who don't know photography spend 10 grand on their equipment...use ur brain or shut your trap. Last I thought this was a mobile phone not camera sensor, for that moron to say that Exmor technology on a phone beat out a full frame camera is utterly an idiot statement, do you want to jump on that band wagon with him?
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G1_enthusiast said:
O I'm sorry I dint ask u to read my post...and yea it make sense someone who don't know photography spend 10 grand on their equipment...use ur brain or shut your trap. Last I thought this was a mobile phone not camera sensor, for that moron to say that Exmor technology on a phone beat out a full frame camera is utterly an idiot statement, do you want to jump on that band wagon with him?
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Stop acting like a baby, I know plenty of people who have forked out similar money or more that have not idea about photography, nor can use the camera or equipment, sorry it was an example I was not trying to bag your photography skills, rather making a point (Mine is bigger than yours...) you're clearly doing it again ...10 grand bla bla bla... But you should really also stop talking crap otherwise you will get dished out what you deserve.
I did not make his statement about Exmor tech, nor even referenced it once. And exactly my point, too many people talking crap about stuff they do not really understand.
What I do know is that most of you are try talking about things in "authority" that you clearly do not understand

Fighting, internet, Special Olympics, yada yada yada...

nbell13 said:
Fighting, internet, Special Olympics, yada yada yada...
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hahahaha, with you on that

Camera comparison with iphone 5s

There you have it. An unbiased review, not a couple of paragraph written by who knows who. Now what was iVerge talking about again?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp6clWG-b5c

I told u its better than iPhone 5s
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I find it difficult to believe it is better than iphone 5s. Btw that guy is trolling because if you check his previous s4 vs nexus 5 comparison he got a picture of himself with the s4 which did way better than the nexus 5 and in this new comparison he seems to have stolen the s4 picture and sell it for nexus 5 selfie lol check it carefully and you will see what I am talking about

caribouxda said:
I find it difficult to believe it is better than iphone 5s
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You my friend might be the descendent of priests that didn't believe Galileo despite his objective evidence.
I wish I knew apple's brainwashing tactics and used it to my advantage to rule the world

kaywalker23 said:
You my friend might be the descendent of priests that didn't believe Galileo despite his objective evidence.
I wish I knew apple's brainwashing tactics and used it to my advantage to rule the world
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Idk how can you bring up priests to make non sense comparisons in a tech forum but go ahead check his s4 vs nexus 5 and you will see. Camera is good but not better than iphone 5s. Hate apple as much as you want but their camera and display is the best.

caribouxda said:
Idk how can you bring up priests to make non sense comparisons in a tech forum but go ahead check his s4 vs nexus 5 and you will see. Camera is good but not better than iphone 5s. Hate apple as much as you want but their camera and display is the best.
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Well said I am gonna use your words exactly same to talk to I sheep's now.
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caribouxda said:
Idk how can you bring up priests to make non sense comparisons in a tech forum but go ahead check his s4 vs nexus 5 and you will see. Camera is good but not better than iphone 5s. Hate apple as much as you want but their camera and display is the best.
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Everything I needed to see was in that first video I posted. I would love to discuss the technical aspects of the two cameras. But if you're gonna stick to arguments like "Hate apple as much as you want but their camera and display is the best" without anything to back it up, I'm not sure there'd be a point...

This one is more informative: http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-initial-photo-and-video-samples

kaywalker23 said:
Everything I needed to see was in that first video I posted. I would love to discuss the technical aspects of the two cameras. But if you're gonna stick to arguments like "Hate apple as much as you want but their camera and display is the best" without anything to back it up, I'm not sure there'd be a point...
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Did you read what I said? The guy who made the video you posted used the s4 selfie pictures to compare to the iphone 5s and named it nexus 5 selfie. Go watch his s4 vs nexus 5 camera video, Galileo

Optical image stabilization equipped camera always beat non-OIS camera. The reasons nexus 5 beat all these heavy hitters cause all these s4,note3,iphone5s camera dint have it.
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digweed4me said:
Optical image stabilization equipped camera always beat non-OIS camera. The reasons nexus 5 beat all these heavy hitters cause all these s4,note3,iphone5s camera dint have it.
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Okay lol I guess you were the priests in your comparison

caribouxda said:
Idk how can you bring up priests to make non sense comparisons in a tech forum but go ahead check his s4 vs nexus 5 and you will see. Camera is good but not better than iphone 5s. Hate apple as much as you want but their camera and display is the best.
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Check out the last few pages of the nexus 5 pictures thread. There's a few guys who have taken pictures with the nexus 5 and iPhone 5s. No reviews, just pictures. Check out out and you'll see the difference yourself. From what I saw in the pictures the nexus 5 has a better camera, especially in low light conditions.
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FuMMoD said:
Check out the last few pages of the nexus 5 pictures thread. There's a few guys who have taken pictures with the nexus 5 and iPhone 5s. No reviews, just pictures. Check out out and you'll see the difference yourself. From what I saw in the pictures the nexus 5 has a better camera, especially in low light conditions.
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Link I couldn't find it on general section
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How about this test site? Biased or fair?
http://recombu.com/mobile/news/google-nexus-5-camera-comparison_M19696.html
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galfert said:
How about this test site? Biased or fair?
http://recombu.com/mobile/news/google-nexus-5-camera-comparison_M19696.html
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According to that test even the nexus 4 has better camera than the iphone 5s. Anyways camera is good I like it. Glad google did a great job with it. I wish they did the same woth the speakers. However the link the op quotes is a distortion. And I do not understand why feel the need to compare with iphones when you know yours is better

galfert said:
How about this test site? Biased or fair?
http://recombu.com/mobile/news/google-nexus-5-camera-comparison_M19696.html
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Seems fair to me, although I wish they would include more pics. I like how they "stressed" the camera by taking photos in non-ideal environments, i.e. any phone can take beautiful pictures of buildings outside, on a sunny day.

PA also did a camera comparison versus iPhone 5S and I was thoroughly impressed
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Quick-camera-showdown-Google-Nexus-5-versus-Apple-iPhone-5s_id49035

caribouxda said:
I find it difficult to believe it is better than iphone 5s. Btw that guy is trolling because if you check his previous s4 vs nexus 5 comparison he got a picture of himself with the s4 which did way better than the nexus 5 and in this new comparison he seems to have stolen the s4 picture and sell it for nexus 5 selfie lol check it carefully and you will see what I am talking about
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Are you talking about his Nexus 5 vs S4 camera comparison video? Cuz if you are you'll notice he's not even wearing the same clothes in the two videos. How do you figure he used the S4 selfie in the iPhone comparison?? Go back to your iPhone fanboy forums and spin your lies there.

caribouxda said:
According to that test even the nexus 4 has better camera than the iphone 5s. Anyways camera is good I like it. Glad google did a great job with it. I wish they did the same woth the speakers. However the link the op quotes is a distortion. And I do not understand why feel the need to compare with iphones when you know yours is better
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I'm not sure what you mean by distortion. The video that he posted is the best all around camera performance demo that I have found. Covers audio, video, photos, and HDR and non-HDR performance. The need to compare it with the 5s is because the iphone has always been known to put great cameras in their phones. So it serves as a standard. Please understand my attempt was not to start a hate war on apple, afterall this is an android development forum and I don't reckon many apple fans would be here, except for that one guy above (what is he doing here anyways). If I wanted to start a war I'd be on cnet or something

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Go back to your iPhone fanboy forums and spin your lies there.
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Lol strong point you got there but I have always used android and I will keep rocking this bad boy. If there is any fanboys here that is you and others like you that are afraid to hear another phone has better camera.as i said just be happy camera is good. This is a nexus and we like it for other reasons and not for the camera. I got my canon dslr and I use that for awesome pictures. Enjoy.

Does android have Halide type camera app for Note 8?

Does android have Halide type camera app for Galaxy Note 8? I wonder why android dont have great camera apps like iOS have like I miss Hipstamatic a lot!!
Is there any great camera app which can replace Note 8 stock camera app?

Is this a joke post? I've got a Note 8 and an iPhone 7+ and I think you've just not looked at the Play Store or more basically GTMF'er. I own Halide and use it on my 7+ but I also have apps like FV5 which is a TOTAL manual camera app and pretty damn nice. Maybe do a bit of research before posting this nonsense.

aergern said:
Is this a joke post? I've got a Note 8 and an iPhone 7+ and I think you've just not looked at the Play Store or more basically GTMF'er. I own Halide and use it on my 7+ but I also have apps like FV5 which is a TOTAL manual camera app and pretty damn nice. Maybe do a bit of research before posting this nonsense.
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For you may be it would be a joke post but there are NO good camera apps on android as compared to iOS I have been using iPhones since iPhone 4 so please don't comment if you don't know nothing about the asked stuff, thanks.

itsmohsink said:
Does android have Halide type camera app for Galaxy Note 8? I wonder why android dont have great camera apps like iOS have like I miss Hipstamatic a lot!!
Is there any great camera app which can replace Note 8 stock camera app?
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What type of features you looking for? Never used Hipstamatic or an iphone.

Orgasmic camera app is awesome.
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itsmohsink said:
For you may be it would be a joke post but there are NO good camera apps on android as compared to iOS I have been using iPhones since iPhone 4 so please don't comment if you don't know nothing about the asked stuff, thanks.
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1. I told you Camera FV5 is awesome and is an Android Camera
2. I told you have an iPhone 7+ currently with Halide (and on a side note ProCam4).
3. I don't care that you started with the iPhone 4 as I've had v1, though v6S and now a 7. So put your boasting back into your pants.
I've also had quite a few Android phones starting the G1 ... who cares how many phones you or I have had honestly.
I've used and paid for several Android Cameras but the manual camera that has turned out to be the bet so far is Camera FV5 Pro
So yes, when you say there are NO good camera apps on Android and have a Note 8 which has a very nice stock camera app and there are others on the Playstore then folks have to ask if you are joking or just haven't actually looked. But whatever .. tantrums are the lifeblood of society today.

aergern said:
1. I told you Camera FV5 is awesome and is an Android Camera
2. I told you have an iPhone 7+ currently with Halide (and on a side note ProCam4).
3. I don't care that you started with the iPhone 4 as I've had v1, though v6S and now a 7. So put your boasting back into your pants.
I've also had quite a few Android phones starting the G1 ... who cares how many phones you or I have had honestly.
I've used and paid for several Android Cameras but the manual camera that has turned out to be the bet so far is Camera FV5 Pro
So yes, when you say there are NO good camera apps on Android and have a Note 8 which has a very nice stock camera app and there are others on the Playstore then folks have to ask if you are joking or just haven't actually looked. But whatever .. tantrums are the lifeblood of society today.
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Camera FV5 is a pathetic app go read its reviews on play store, it lags it hangs & stop working while taking photos and it's nowhere supposed to be a professional app, there's no compression with Halide app!!!

I introduced a friend with Open Camera. As a professional photographer, he was astonished by its capabilities, where as to me it seemed like rocket science. But then again, i take like 3 pictures a year.

PlutoDelic said:
I introduced a friend with Open Camera. As a professional photographer, he was astonished by its capabilities, where as to me it seemed like rocket science. But then again, i take like 3 pictures a year.
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That's what I use. Blows away all other cam apps. No ads. I like to donate to developer cool dude. Answers questions and keeps it ad free.

Worth buying for 250€/300$

Hi.
I've got an offer to buy a 1 month old Nokia 8 for 250 euro/300 dollars.
I've been looking at the Nokia 7 plus which is about 390 euro/460 dollar in my country.
I've got a Iphone 7 as it is, but i really wanna go back to Android now that i finally have the option and my all time favorite phone is Nexus 1, so i want so close to stock android as possible.
The biggest fear i've got is the camera. I don't want anything worse then i got today. Would you say it's worse/same/better?
Which one would you buy if you had the chance?
Thanks in advance!

Look at the specs. You will see the Nokia 8 much better than 7th.
NOKIA 8 is one of the most underrated telefon, SD 835 and 250 € it's a great deal.

Camera is bad compared to any brand flagship from past 5 years

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Camera is bad compared to any brand flagship from past 5 years
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It's the software that is crap. With Google Camera apk you get fabulous pictures.

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Camera is bad compared to any brand flagship from past 5 years
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You can replace it with Google camera app and you get premium feeling.

Depends on what you want the phone for... For me I like to try new new new, Android never my main phone, just a playground, I want to try AOSP, I like to try latest Android... My main phone is iPhone.
At the moment Nokia is not keeping up to their promise, they're busy with launching more models and Nokia 8 is not getting their May Security Patch yet, and it's not Project Treble... Camera also has no Pro Manual mode yet.
So if you want a long lasting software patching phone I suppose any of their new Android One is better...
2 days ago I was so tempted to sell off my 6 months old Nokia 8 to replace with Mi Mix 2s because of Android P beta preview. Even my Mi 5 running LineAge OS has May Security Patch!
Updated: just tried out Google camera (as others suggested) on Nokia 8, it crash my phone when I turn on Motion option, and HDR set to High quality isn't great, mainly just over exposed compared to Medium (Default).
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There is many google cameras from different devs , you need to choose one thats suits you better

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You can replace it with Google camera app and you get premium feeling.
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Premium feel is when the camera works fluently without mods. Even with mods the camera is mediocre and can't compete with any flagships past few years.

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Premium feel is when the camera works fluently without mods. Even with mods the camera is mediocre and can't compete with any flagships past few years.
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You're either a hater or you haven't held a Nokia 8 in your hands that uses Google Camera.
The results I get with this thing are better than most of the recent flagships and almost matches the images you can get on a Pixel 2.
Pls refrain from posting bull$h!t and confusing the OP. Thx.

I'm neither of what you accuse. I'm just not giving false hope for OP coming from iPhone 7 that Nokia 8 camera is on par with competition.
https://www.dxomark.com/nokia-8-review-nokias-return-high-end-segment/
You can get a little better results with mods of course, but it won't fix the limitations of that Sony sensor. It's still slow and mediocre in low light / indoors.

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I'm neither of what you accuse. I'm just not giving false hope for OP coming from iPhone 7 that Nokia 8 camera is on par with competition.
https://www.dxomark.com/nokia-8-review-nokias-return-high-end-segment/
You can get a little better results with mods of course, but it won't fix the limitations of that Sony sensor. It's still slow and mediocre in low light / indoors.
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The difference is day and night. It's not "a little better". Low light as well - drastically different than the default camera app processing.
Pls end your nonsense. It's HMD's fault that they screwed up the camera app. But this is a huge and significant mod that breathes new life into this phone's camera capabilities.

The camera really is bad , i have the nokia 8 and i agree
But also agree that with google camera it works a thousand times better and it has no problem matching the quality of the photos of iphone 7
Regarding to everything else , nokia 8 is better in everything , snapdragon 835 is just fabulous , ram management is also good
Batttery life , power and everything else is close to the iphone 7 , if you want to go back to android , sell iph7 , win big money and buy nokia 8 , is the best choice

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The difference is day and night. It's not "a little better". Low light as well - drastically different than the default camera app processing.
Pls end your nonsense. It's HMD's fault that they screwed up the camera app. But this is a huge and significant mod that breathes new life into this phone's camera capabilities.
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Installing another manufacturer's algorithms won't fix the slow shutter speed and low light capabilities of the 1.12 um sensor.
Every android phone that i've tried has some pluses and minuses in google camera app mods. Usually low light images are better but that's it, then you might experience glare in day shots or something else.. oh and you lose all the gimmicks that the oem has put on its software/hardware (nokia 8 dual lens for example and ozo sound in video).
So it's a hit or miss.. Especially when there are no apks that are optimized for nokia 8.
And believe me, i would love to be wrong in this, but in this current state the camera is mediocre.. with or without mods. I hope nokia would use that second lens to improve low light..

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Installing another manufacturer's algorithms won't fix the slow shutter speed and low light capabilities of the 1.12 um sensor.
Every android phone that i've tried has some pluses and minuses in google camera app mods. Usually low light images are better but that's it, then you might experience glare in day shots or something else.. oh and you lose all the gimmicks that the oem has put on its software/hardware (nokia 8 dual lens for example and ozo sound in video).
So it's a hit or miss.. Especially when there are no apks that are optimized for nokia 8.
And believe me, i would love to be wrong in this, but in this current state the camera is mediocre.. with or without mods. I hope nokia would use that second lens to improve low light..
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Agree, I spend more money (on non Chinese brands) because of Nokia's quality, it's losing the purpose of pay a premium for Zeiss Lens and not able to benefit the Dual or PIP features in the stock app. The lens (and it's features) and USB 3 was the only reason Nokia worth the premium for, else it is just a Mi 6.
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Is there a reason why there aren't any custom ROMs here for Nokia devices?

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Is there a reason why there aren't any custom ROMs here for Nokia devices?
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I think the bootloader can't be unlocked yet.
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Thing is, the need for unlocking of bootloader needs to be pushed to the OEM. Something like filing a petition or something. So that we can show the responsible person..