Nexus 7 Reviews and Tips Videos - Nexus 7 General

Hi all,
I've started making youtube videos all about the Nexus 7 and I thought your community might find them useful. Some are reviews of different aspects of the device while others are short 1 minute(ish) tips to get the best of your new toy. I hope you enjoy and find them useful and I'll be updating this thread each time I do a new video.
Thanks for watching,
vgjfelix

So here is another video. I'll keep added to the thread:

I think your screen may be slightly lifted on the upper left.
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To check more effectively, hold the device with the right portrait side closest to you. Hold it so the bezel on the opposite side becomes a thin, silver line.
If the screen isn't completely flush, your display will interrupt that silver line.

Nice tip.
You had me sweating for a second but checked again and all is fine on mine. I think it's just reflection on the screen that's doing that

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Nice tip.
You had me sweating for a second but checked again and all is fine on mine. I think it's just reflection on the screen that's doing that
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That's great. Mine has separation in about the same area, so the sympathy I felt when I spotted that line has soured into jealousy.
These videos are really well done by the way. Maybe a little basic for most people on this forum, but I'm new to this stuff so they're good for me.
I wish I'd seen the Wifi video before replacing my old router. The connection wasn't as strong as I felt it should be, so I bought a new, much better reviewed one. I should have borrowed a device from someone and done what you've suggested to make sure it wasn't just a problem with the Nexus 7. Also, it would have been useful to write down a few speed tests before replacing the old router, so I could compare.
This video would have helped me make a more informed decision. And I forgot to test the camera, so thanks for the tips.
I've attached a photo of mine failing the bezel test, although it looks pretty flush from the other side. Congrats on getting a solid one.

From where do you have bought your nexus 7? It is so flawless and glad to see there are indeed good ones.
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vgjfelix said:
Hi all,
I've started making youtube videos all about the Nexus 7 and I thought your community might find them useful. Some are reviews of different aspects of the device while others are short 1 minute(ish) tips to get the best of your new toy. I hope you enjoy and find them useful and I'll be updating this thread each time I do a new video.
Thanks for watching,
vgjfelix
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It would have been nice if you had put titles of the videos along with the links.
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saadi703 said:
It would have been nice if you had put titles of the videos along with the links.
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You must be using the XDA app. In browser (which I prefer over the app) when I see the post, the videos aren't links. They are square movie boxes that allow me to watch the videos right from the forum, and the thumbnail is the title. I think that when people post videos, they aren't thinking about the people using the app, which shows all videos as links, lol.

matrix0886 said:
You must be using the XDA app. In browser (which I prefer over the app) when I see the post, the videos aren't links. They are square movie boxes that allow me to watch the videos right from the forum, and the thumbnail is the title. I think that when people post videos, they aren't thinking about the people using the app, which shows all videos as links, lol.
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If you are posting videos for others to see then you have to consider all kind of users and most of the users here use the app because it is neater than xda website. To the point and without any distraction.
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I got mine from a shop called HMV in the UK.
I will try to include titles too to the video... so here's another one.
Basics #8: Notifications

vgjfelix said:
Thanks for the suggestions.
I got mine from a shop called HMV in the UK.
I will try to include titles too to the video... so here's another one.
Basics #8: Notifications
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Thanks for the info. What I have observe from this found that people from UK mostly got better tablets. With better I mean with less defects. Anyways your flawless device has made me feel jealous just kidding. Enjoy
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Next up in the video list:
A quick tour of the google apps that come with the Nexus 7

Next tip is how to turn system and keyboard sounds off

Another quick video on some Jelly Bean Easter eggs today.

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Another quick video on some Jelly Bean Easter eggs today.
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Yes its there. You can hold that the jellybean for few seconds and numerous small jelly beans would appear on screen and best part is that you can interact with it.
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A compilation video today of my first ten tips. Go to the video itself to see a description of all the videos

vgjfelix said:
A compilation video today of my first ten tips. Go to the video itself to see a description of all the videos
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Many thanks for these vids Mate.
Jim

A question today. What is the Nexus 7? This highlight reel might answer that:

A review of a case for the Nexus 7 and a broader question of whether you should use a case or not.

vgjfelix said:
A review of a case for the Nexus 7 and a broader question of whether you should use a case or not.
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I am not using any case on my nexus since lasy one month and I am not planning to use any case. I like the way it is without the case. I bought this tablet mostly for games and putting in the case would make it hard to handle while gaming. Cases make tablets heavy, thick and harder to carry. I intended to buy a sleave case to carry it around but now the tablet is too old to spend money on sleeve.
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A tour of Google Now in this video:

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Ask/Be a Creative Person!

This is thread is for anyone who has questions, or has creative work that they'd like to show to their fellow members! It can be anything from Video, Artwork, Illustration, Photoshop - anything creative!
Show us how creative you are! If you have any sort of questions - I'm sure there are plenty of people on this forum that could address this - including myself.
OR
If you're interested in trying something new out - go download Photoshop, Illustrator or After Effects (free trial!) and try and make some of these things and post your results! It was doing stuff like this where people get really good at it, and start making really amazing stuff (Hey. It's what got me started in my field anyway!)
Found here:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
and most important of all, Have fun.
Cheers.
-Richard
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PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/04/50-stunning-photoshop-text-effect-tutorials/
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/
Talented graphic designer! Great tutorials here.
AFTER EFFECTS
http://www.videocopilot.net/
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I guess all we need is a thread for artwork done with a brush and paint, or digital.
jaszek said:
Consolidated YouTube Thread
>>>Off-Topic Photography Thread (NOT PORNOGRAPHY)<<<
I guess all we need is a thread for artwork done with a brush and paint, or digital.
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Yeah, I think the YT channel is more...well random funny videos as opposed to stuff the actual user did. Your photography work, and video lapses look cool. After Effects has an awesome feature where it duplicates and blends frames together - where it would give a smoother transitional effect as the video progresses. I recognized the iMovie intro right away. Cool choice of music too.
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Yeah, I think the YT channel is more...well random funny videos as opposed to stuff the actual user did. Your photography work, and video lapses look cool. After Effects has an awesome feature where it duplicates and blends frames together - where it would give a smoother transitional effect as the video progresses. I recognized the iMovie intro right away. Cool choice of music too.
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The lates one were in quicktime. The first few ones were only at 10 fps.
I love the adobe suite. I have Photoshop, After effects, illustrator, and Dreamweaver. I'll post some of my stuff when I get to a computer.
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This is thread is for anyone who has questions, or has creative work that they'd like to show to their fellow members! It can be anything from Video, Artwork, Illustration, Photoshop - anything creative!
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So audio as well
Archer said:
So audio as well
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Just don't post dubstep
jaszek said:
Just don't post recordings of banging bin lids together
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FTFY
veeman said:
I love the adobe suite. I have Photoshop, After effects, illustrator, and Dreamweaver. I'll post some of my stuff when I get to a computer.
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Man! I couldn't agree with you more. I remember when Adobe bought over Macromedia - that had to be one of the biggest moves i've ever seen haha.
I guess I got a couple things I could show you:
https://twitter.com/#!/_animated
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So audio as well
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Yeah! If you got some music you made - post it! What do you use to produce your music? FL Studio? Reason? Cubase?
Here's some stuff I did years ago when I was freelancing.
The first is a band site (band I was in at the time), but we split before the site was finished, hence there's no content. And please note, it was at the time when people were using dialup connections, hence the "quality" of the music
http://www.johnmolyneux.co.uk/legacy/stt/
The second is a site I did for a graphic design company. They pretty much knew exactly what they wanted so I was just putting it together for them. There was no creative input on my part with this one, but I still had to build it.
http://www.johnmolyneux.co.uk/legacy/metafor/
Both sites were built using Macromedia Flash (as it was), about 9 or 10 years ago. I'm in the corporate side of development now so don't get to build anything like that any more. I wish I'd kept it up as I think I'd be pretty good by now!
Incidentally, I am particularly proud of the flies on the first site. They react to each other and the mouse. Have a play
Archer said:
Here's some stuff I did years ago when I was freelancing.
The first is a band site (band I was in at the time), but we split before the site was finished, hence there's no content. And please note, it was at the time when people were using dialup connections, hence the "quality" of the music
http://www.johnmolyneux.co.uk/legacy/stt/
The second is a site I did for a graphic design company. They pretty much knew exactly what they wanted so I was just putting it together for them. There was no creative input on my part with this one, but I still had to build it.
http://www.johnmolyneux.co.uk/legacy/metafor/
Both sites were built using Macromedia Flash (as it was), about 9 or 10 years ago. I'm in the corporate side of development now so don't get to build anything like that any more. I wish I'd kept it up as I think I'd be pretty good by now!
Incidentally, I am particularly proud of the flies on the first site. They react to each other and the mouse. Have a play
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Lol flash? XD
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veeman said:
Lol flash? XD
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Yeah.
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veeman said:
Lol flash? XD
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for something made 9-10 Years ago, that would of been considered cutting edge!
Man...that was before MX 2004 was out! Memories. I was still learning about Tweens .
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Yeah.
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animatedbreak said:
for something made 9-10 Years ago, that would of been considered cutting edge!
Man...that was before MX 2004 was out! Memories. I was still learning about Tweens .
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Oh right, I didn't read the part where it says 9-10 years ago.
I would have been a 6 year old.
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Nexus 4 - Quick start PDF

LG have uploaded the quick start manual to their website, worth a download if you're planning on buying a Nexus 4, it also shows the device will come in either 8GB or 16 GB versions, no mention of 32 GB yet, maybe we will see another 32 GB upgrade at later date a la Nexus 7.
http://www.lg.com/au/support-mobile/lg-LGE960#
Manuals & Documents > Show all
It's taken down..
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
Actually it hasn't been taken down. Follow OPs post and you'll find it
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Weird, I got this.
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Edit: wait, I got it..
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
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Induction coil /= Build in induction charging?!
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/26/lg-nexus-4-manual-8gb-16gb/
I'm really hating these leaks. It ruins the excitement. I'm gonna watch the event knowing everything and have nothing to be excited about since I expected it.
Especially Wireless Charging. Last year, Google did a good job keeping tbw Galaxy Nexus Pretty secretive(at least to me since I never fully saw it clearly. Just the pogo side.
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For those of you who are curious. =\
Found a few days ago.
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For those of you who are curious. =\
Found a few days ago.
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Nexus Roomba
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I've never used wireless charging before. Are the charging stations universal? Like I wouldn't have to buy new ones for each new phone I buy in the future? Does this also mean I should buy a couple of the old palm ones while they're still cheap? I for one am really excited for wireless charging.
frigidazzi said:
I've never used wireless charging before. Are the charging stations universal? Like I wouldn't have to buy new ones for each new phone I buy in the future? Does this also mean I should buy a couple of the old palm ones while they're still cheap? I for one am really excited for wireless charging.
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It should work.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
Mach3.2 said:
It should work.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
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Its rumored at 4.7 so it shouldn't be much different than the Galaxy Nexus
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drzplaya1121 said:
Its rumored at 4.7 so it shouldn't be much different than the Galaxy Nexus
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Huh?
Mach3.2 said:
Huh?
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Hes talking about the "Will the next nexus have a longer screen?" in your post that he quoted.
raze599 said:
Hes talking about the "Will the next nexus have a longer screen?" in your post that he quoted.
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That's my Tapatalk signature to poke fun at the iP5
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That's my Tapatalk signature to poke fun at the iP5
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I've seen enough of your posts here to know that this is your signature, and I've seen more than one person not realize and try to answer the question. To be honest, whenever I see it now I look to see what people might say
DOWNLOAD
Download the PDF file from here :- xda thread
nexus 4
Hi the nexus 4 phone fell in the swimming pool had a little flickering but now it seems to work fine. Will there be any problems further? It has been one day but the phone works fine now. Thanks.
superviked said:
Hi the nexus 4 phone fell in the swimming pool had a little flickering but now it seems to work fine. Will there be any problems further? It has been one day but the phone works fine now. Thanks.
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Congratulations, you've just revived an 8 months old thread, Gold medal awarded :victory:
superviked said:
Hi the nexus 4 phone fell in the swimming pool had a little flickering but now it seems to work fine. Will there be any problems further? It has been one day but the phone works fine now. Thanks.
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Hi,
Your LG nexus is fine. The internal hardware is built to resist water and a few other dust particles. The flickering you experienced was only because the water was in the way. However keep your phone away from fire, oil based lotions and dropping. Enjoy your Nexus.
LG Support Care said:
Hi,
Your LG nexus is fine. The internal hardware is built to resist water and a few other dust particles. The flickering you experienced was only because the water was in the way. However keep your phone away from fire, oil based lotions and dropping. Enjoy your Nexus.
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LOL new account for trolling???xD

I discovered something on the nexus 7 :D

Hey guys, today at work I discovered something with my nexus 7 I'll do a video maybe later
The thing I discovered is : under the right top corner and a bit on top of the left bottom corner there are 2 magnets sensors and when you put 2 magnets on those the screen will turn off, and if you put them down it will turn on by itself
I have 2 magnets on my case for the n7 that I bought on eBay and I just discovered them
I hope nobody already made a post about that
Send with my awesome
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Hey guys, today at work I discovered something with my nexus 7 I'll do a video maybe later
The thing I discovered is : under the right top corner and a bit on top of the left bottom corner there are 2 magnets sensors and when you put 2 magnets on those the screen will turn off, and if you put them down it will turn on by itself
I have 2 magnets on my case for the n7 that I bought on eBay and I just discovered them
I hope nobody already made a post about that
Send with my awesome
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Little late with the discovery but this is known function of almost every tablet out there.
If u think u found it then who told the case makers ?
xateeq said:
Little late with the discovery but this is known function of almost every tablet out there.
If u think u found it then who told the case makers ?
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Idk, maybe asus or google?
I really didn't know about that so no need to make a video.
Send with my awesome
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"Sad is happy for deep people" Sally Sparrow
Where have you been all the time?
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Guys, today I also made an incredible discovery! There is a camera on the front of the Nexus 7, I repeat a camera. I think you might be able to use for Skype and other apps! I might make a video later! :laugh:
TeamAlpha said:
Guys, today I also made an incredible discovery! There is a camera on the front of the Nexus 7, I repeat a camera. I think you might be able to use for Skype and other apps! I might make a video later! :laugh:
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U r not funny at all Did u find any brain?
Well if they made everyone know apple would of sued them for copying them :sly:
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filipathtc said:
Where have you been all the time?
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I got my n7 a week ago
TeamAlpha said:
Guys, today I also made an incredible discovery! There is a camera on the front of the Nexus 7, I repeat a camera. I think you might be able to use for Skype and other apps! I might make a video later! :laugh:
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Shut up !!!
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"Sad is happy for deep people" Sally Sparrow
Not everybody can know everything... I didn't know about the magnet feature until a couple of months ago. It's not exactly highlighted as a major selling point by Google/Asus.
I only recently discovered, that by LONG-PRESSING the back button whilst in the AOSP browser in the ROM I'm currently running, it brings up the BOOKMARKS/HISTORY screen... this isn't documented anywhere, as far as I know.
So it's to martinko23's credit, that he/she has taken the ribbing with good grace and humour... and I'd rather info (even blindingly obvious info - for some), be made known... for those who don't know.
Rgrds,
Ged.
TeamAlpha said:
Guys, today I also made an incredible discovery! There is a camera on the front of the Nexus 7, I repeat a camera. I think you might be able to use for Skype and other apps! I might make a video later! :laugh:
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Also the button on the right of the device shuts off the screen! I've always just popped the back off and pulled out the battery connectors. This is way easier!
veeman said:
Also the button on the right of the device shuts off the screen! I've always just popped the back off and pulled out the battery connectors. This is way easier!
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Wait, you can turn it off by unplugging the battery? Damnit! I always just slam mine against the wall until it turns off.
khaytsus said:
Wait, you can turn it off by unplugging the battery? Damnit! I always just slam mine against the wall until it turns off.
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well i just keep my battery drained, powerless, so i don't have top turn it on, making turning it off unnecessary
mine has a processor inside... I am awed...
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mine has a processor inside... I am awed...
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I replaced mine with an amd eight-core
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The joke is wearing a bit thin, guys...
This thread should be closed, IMHO.
Rgrds,
Ged.
GedBlake said:
The joke is wearing a bit thin, guys...
This thread should be closed, IMHO.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Party pooper :c
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GedBlake said:
The joke is wearing a bit thin, guys...
This thread should be closed, IMHO.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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OK, just make a thread that states the obvious for people so you don't have tards bashing other people cause they didn't know something was there, or just post the manual and sticky it.
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My nexus 7 has a touch screen! Like in sci-fi movies!!
Very very sorry.....I just could not resist. I feel ashamed!!!
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Come on guys why are you doing that ? i really didn't know about that
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Come on guys why are you doing that ? i really didn't know about that
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Most nerds that play with their phones as a hobby, are jerks! LOL
Just like multi player game nerds.
Its just a part of life!
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[TIP] Better colour with flash photos.

Hey all, this isn't a mind blowing tip, it's just something easily overlooked. Forgive me if it's been covered but i could not find it.
When taking photos with flash I found under my tungsten light source that everything had a blue tint to it.
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This I found results from the phone incorrectly detecting the white balance.
It is easily fixed by pressing the picture button and holding it while your phone focuses and measures the shot. Then a second later release it and the results are a marked difference.
To those using any camera with a half and full press button this isn't a large surprise but with the trend to simple tap on smartphones I find this easily overlooked.
Thanks
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Here you go my friend its been discussed long time ago and also its kind of obvious well at least for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176601
Hope you will find more tips in existing thread.
I actually think there's existing almost every thread for anything that you can think of
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Please post something other than your dogs testicles next time
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gie62001 said:
Here you go my friend its been discussed long time ago and also its kind of obvious well at least for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176601
Hope you will find more tips in existing thread.
I actually think there's existing almost every thread for anything that you can think of
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II know its sad i arrived rather late to the show. Playing catch up on such an active device forum is madness
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Please post something other than your dogs testicles next time
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If he would be so kind as to show me something besides his testicles next time
How intriguing to see a picture of your dog's bullocks, first thing in the morning.
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Lol i dunno if i should take this tip seriously ?? its useful though.
I will have to give this a try. Thanks for the heads up.
drawkcaB said:
Hey all, this isn't a mind blowing tip, it's just something easily overlooked. Forgive me if it's been covered but i could not find it.
When taking photos with flash I found under my tungsten light source that everything had a blue tint to it.
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This I found results from the phone incorrectly detecting the white balance.
It is easily fixed by pressing the picture button and holding it while your phone focuses and measures the shot. Then a second later release it and the results are a marked difference.
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To those using any camera with a half and full press button this isn't a large surprise but with the trend to simple tap on smartphones I find this easily overlooked.
Thanks
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First of cute dog, and this is news to me just got a N4 loving it. Also, what kinda pit is that? He looks adorable I have a mastiff/american pit mix, but bigger testies lol.
Fairlady-Z said:
First of cute dog, and this is news to me just got a N4 loving it. Also, what kinda pit is that? He looks adorable I have a mastiff/american pit mix, but bigger testies lol.
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He's a street dog. Someone found him as a pup in the rain and put him online. He's pretty mixed as a breed but has some hound in him. And much smaller than a mastiff :cyclops:
I didnt know about the hold focus either. I felt it wasnt obvious because the N4 unlike htc's and iphones doesnt do an instant photo. it does the shenanigan of focusing with the ring and all the jazz so one would assume it would measure its white balance then. Anyway you live and you learn
I will have to give this a try. Thanks for the heads up.
drawkcaB said:
He's a street dog. Someone found him as a pup in the rain and put him online. He's pretty mixed as a breed but has some hound in him. And much smaller than a mastiff :cyclops:
I didnt know about the hold focus either. I felt it wasnt obvious because the N4 unlike htc's and iphones doesnt do an instant photo. it does the shenanigan of focusing with the ring and all the jazz so one would assume it would measure its white balance then. Anyway you live and you learn
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Oh just like the video says I am a total noob when it comes to android phones. I have always had iPhones from the first one to 5, and after it broke I thought I mix it up and got a lumia 920 (terrible experience I had no clue what I was doing) and that bought the Nexus 4. I got to say there is a whole lot of little tricks such as this which is great, so thanks again for posting.
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Oh just like the video says I am a total noob when it comes to android phones. I have always had iPhones from the first one to 5, and after it broke I thought I mix it up and got a lumia 920 (terrible experience I had no clue what I was doing) and that bought the Nexus 4. I got to say there is a whole lot of little tricks such as this which is great, so thanks again for posting.
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Welcome to the droid community. Once you get sucked in its hard to go back. I try using the i5 now and then. The lack of a back button and my app settings within a separate settings app really bug me.

My Review Of Nexus 5

Gunna make it nice and sweet
Pros
Screen beautiful
speed
ceramic buttons
Design
thin/light
cons
terrible battery, so wish it was better
camera hit and miss, expected better
back plastic is'nt the best feeling feels cheap
on white version the speaker phone is white on the front making it look stupid black then white there
4.4 kitkat is all google now 3 ways to access it (really) why so many irritating
first impressions is if you have it keep it, if your on the edge i would go with another phone tbh the s4 or something bit dissapointed 70 quid more then my last year nexus and not worth the warrant of the increase
Going to give my feedback nice and sweet.
Terrible Review. I learned a lot.
op is an idiot. moving along
Thanks for your initial impressions.
The battery should improve after a few more cycles, so give it some time. Others have reported good initial battery performance, which is interesting.
Early shots taken with the N5 looked really sharp and fairly comparable to the iPhone 5s. Can you elaborate where it fell short of expectations?
If the back plastic is anything like the N7, I think the feel of it is really nice and comfortable. Frankly it's a probably a better choice than having a glass back and is also part of the reason why it's so light. I don't mind this =)
OP needs a lesson on how to write reviews
Yeah. That.
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Yeah. That.
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How people test out battery life early on is beyond me....
It takes a full week for battery to adjust in my experience (and many times it gets WAY better in that week span).
With a review like this you should have just piggy backed off of someone elses thread.
I really hope the battery isn't terrible since coming from my Note 2 I got spoiled.
- Oh the beating the OP will endure until the ref jumps in and stops it
10/10 Best Review ever. :good:
I wish we could down vote a thread.
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I wish we could down vote a thread.
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You can, you can give it 1 star up towards the top where it says rate.
just report the thread to the mods, which i did, thats like downvoting, if it doesn't get deleted then maybe a mod will merge it into one of the other threads
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I wish we could down vote a thread.
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Good thing you can
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Too many rookies coming to nexus these days google just don't release until they pass nexus test
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Typical fanboyism. Someone doesn't like a device everyone lines up to flame him.
Let's be frank, the N5 will fall short on all comparison reviews to all current flagship.
Just get over that fact.
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i am fine with his "review" but sorry for such an small review, i think we can agree that it isn't even a review, i am fine when it gets merged into a thread
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Typical fanboyism. Someone doesn't like a device everyone lines up to flame him.
Let's be frank, the N5 will fall short on all comparison reviews to all current flagship.
Just get over that fact.
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shook187 said:
Typical fanboyism. Someone doesn't like a device everyone lines up to flame him.
Let's be frank, the N5 will fall short on all comparison reviews to all current flagship.
Just get over that fact.
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No.
We're not ribbing on the OP because we disagree with him.
We're just giving him **** because we're sick and tired of seeing stupid posts like these on the forums.
This is also not a matter of elitism or ganging up on newer members.
Anybody can write a generic, two-bit review like this one.
If you're going to post a review, have some substance and be scientific about it.
Tell us what you did on your device, what apps you have on. Don't just write oh battery sucks.
Most people just have the common courtesy to keep it in an existing thread so we don't have to see a hundred of these type of these "new posts" everyday.
The next thing you know, somebody is going to write oh the nexus 5 has such **** terrible voice quality - oh I forgot to mention I called from a dead zone in the middle of nowhere.
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op is an idiot. moving along
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Hey hey hey, let's respect each others opinion. This is not The Verge forum.
Verge said camera software is bad all brainwashed ppl think it's bad
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My review for the day one:
Positives:
-great design and shape
-screen and natural colours
-love the white "plastic" material, rather feels like ceramic tile of some sort, not plastic. great build
-speedy and responsive
Negatives:
-battery is main concern, didnt last me from 9 am to 6pm with moderate usage
-slow charging
-kitkat lacking in features and settings
-context menu missing on some apps
-3 main screen buttons (on the bottom of the screen) still taking valuable space
Will give it a go a bit longer, not making any rush decisions

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