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[Q] Camera Quality?

I thought the reviews were just being harsh, but after playing with the HD at the store, the camera is really disappointing. Especially compared to the other options out there (HTC One X). Any chance these short comings can be fixed with a OTA update? Or does the camera suffer for a cheaper price point?

I have been getting pretty decent and good pictures. But then again I am no photographer
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mqguitar said:
I have been getting pretty decent and good pictures. But then again I am no photographer
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That's good to know. Maybe it was just the lighting in the store or an effect someone had put it on. Thanks mqguitar!

It could have been here are some quick pictures I took without adjusting and doing quickly. I will take some more with macro too also. Hope this helps
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The Camera Quality looks good to me. It's a lot better than the Atrix 2's 8MP Camera.

Image quality has been better than I expected from the reviews - I think it's usable and I'm into photography (of course, for nice pics I'll use a real camera).

Its about as good side by side with the s3 just has a blue tint to everything
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Cam is fine for me!
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I ended up getting the HD and I agree with all of you. The camera really is not bad at all. It is much better than the demo model I used in the store. I wonder what the issue was. Either way I am very happy with my purchase. Thanks for sharing some of your shots too!

epribs said:
I ended up getting the HD and I agree with all of you. The camera really is not bad at all. It is much better than the demo model I used in the store. I wonder what the issue was. Either way I am very happy with my purchase. Thanks for sharing some of your shots too!
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epribs said:
I ended up getting the HD and I agree with all of you. The camera really is not bad at all. It is much better than the demo model I used in the store. I wonder what the issue was. Either way I am very happy with my purchase. Thanks for sharing some of your shots too!
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Its the lighting in AT&T stores. It looks bright because of the stores themes bright orange and Blue death star. You'll really come to notice that the lights are dimmed a little just so the screens look nice and it's harder to see all the scratches left by people who played with the demo model.
The Camera is really effected by lighting, but it can be fixed with some of the camera's built in pre-settings.
Besides, the trend is instagram these days. Blurry out of focus over saturated pictures are the popular thing now. *shakes head and shrugs*

New Atrix HD Owner...

Great device. I don't mind MotoBlur at all. If AOKP (my fav) was available I don't know if I'd even use it. I have root and that's all I need. Tons of bad reviews and I don't get why yet. Screen is second to only the One X. I've had just about any and every of the top popular devices you can think of. I'm sure I'll be on to the Note 2 once ATT drops it too, but the Atrix HD is great at it's price point. The internal storage is the only downside. It's fast and snappy stock. IMHO Moto has passed up HTC (bloaty, but highly functional and experience changing) for the best stock experience. The clock/weather/battery widget is so useful, screenshots don't do it justice. It's more than just time, weather and battery. The ability to swipe up on messaging, phone and other icons and see a quick (don't know what to call it) status area is great. The hardware is fantastic. All i needed was a different camera app and all is good.
If Moto was more "mod" and had 16gb storage this device would be an XDA favorite easy!!!
edit: BTW most of all the device is beautiful

Couldnt have said it better myself. With the battery mod and camera fix options, this is an AWESOME phone
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Agreed... I watched a play movie on this and i was blown away at the screen and how beautiful it is

Yes Display Was Amazing 1080p Quality making me crazy
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Yes Display Was Amazing 1080p Quality making me crazy
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Thought it was 720p lol. Hence the 1280x720 resolution.
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Neroga said:
Thought it was 720p lol. Hence the 1280x720 resolution.
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It is 720p. Not sure wtf he was talking about?!? lol
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I think he meant it looked as good as 1080p since our screens are so small.

SirHoover2010 said:
Couldnt have said it better myself. With the battery mod and camera fix options, this is an AWESOME phone
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what are the camera fix to options?

Camera sphere and just JB leak seems to help out also I get pretty good pics on stock. Example:

Maschil said:
what are the camera fix to options?
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CameraZoomFX Best 3.00 you'll spend in a long time!!
And correction this screen> The One X screen. I have both phones and the picture is more clear and sharp on the AHD. This screen is the same as the iPhone 5. Put them side by side like I did. They're both the same pixel, clarity and resolution wise. The AHD is the phone to have now.
Be sure to get:
64GB class 10 micro SD card
CameraZoomFX app
RazrMaxx battery
And don't look back

They're so cheap on eBay too, i was looking for a phone for a friend. He wanted to spend less than $250 on a phobe with a nice screen and decent specs... ATRIX HD was unbeatable for the price.
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Yea there are worse phones at a higher price. Its ridiculous.
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CameraZoomFX is on sale right now for $1.49. Just snagged it fit myself.
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AzraelsVoice said:
CameraZoomFX is on sale right now for $1.49. Just snagged it fit myself.
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Me too.

SirHoover2010 said:
Yea there are worse phones at a higher price. Its ridiculous.
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So True! That's why it's the best time to get one. I use both this phone and my one x.... Guess which phone I use more.....

You don't mind motoblur, as there is no motoblur.
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Loving it...
I am loving this Phone!!!

Excellent!
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Camera S_cks!

Comparing my camera to the Note 2, men this camera sucks, its to slow.
BTW i only play with it like 5 minutes, maybe it needs settings to be set...
BUT! if you hit sport mode or any mode, flash wont work? wtf?
Any help?

rockypr said:
Comparing my camera to the Note 2, men this camera sucks, its to slow.
BTW i only play with it like 5 minutes, maybe it needs settings to be set...
BUT! if you hit sport mode or any mode, flash wont work? wtf?
Any help?
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Your kidding me right? The camera is amazing, its not even comparable :what:
The quality is outstanding and the colors are just so vibrant. Completely wrecks my S3.
Well think about how would flash work with the modes that take multiple shots and/or combine them? Obviously those special settings wouldn't be optimal in low light settings where flash is necessary.
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The number one reason I upgraded over my HTC Evo 4G LTE was for the better camera in the S4, specifically outdoor/daylight. And I've been testing the heck out of it. Takes spectacular pictures! I'm very happy with the camera. Sport mode works great for non-blurry images of fast moving objects, too. Flash only works in a couple of modes, but that makes sense given most of the modes it's not available in.

inlineboy said:
Your kidding me right? The camera is amazing, its not even comparable :what:
The quality is outstanding and the colors are just so vibrant. Completely wrecks my S3.
Well think about how would flash work with the modes that take multiple shots and/or combine them? Obviously those special settings wouldn't be optimal in low light settings where flash is necessary.
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I found it slow at first, then i turn on Sport Mode and its pretty fast. I think it all depends on the configuration of the Mode you have ON.

Man I haven't touched the settings at all, besides in noticed that it wasn't set to 13 megapixels at first. Which I thought that was strange. But I think the camera is the best I've used so far.
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reverepats said:
Man I haven't touched the settings at all, besides in noticed that it wasn't set to 13 megapixels at first. Which I thought that was strange. But I think the camera is the best I've used so far.
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maaaaaan I had no idea it wasn't set to 13, and I thought the pictures were great already! You made my night
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Thanks for the 13megapxirl tip
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Dumb question to the Op, but you did take the sticker of the lens didn't you? It comes shipped with a stupid (hard to get off) sticker on the lens with a cutout circle that partially occludes it.
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JasonJoel said:
Dumb question to the Op, but you did take the sticker of the lens didn't you? It comes shipped with a stupid (hard to get off) sticker on the lens with a cutout circle that partially occludes it.
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My mind has been blown tonight. First the MP setting now this. I thought it looked out of place but I didn't wanna mess anything up trying to scratch it off
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Low light pictures still suck compared to htc one
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I liked this comparison:
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57581522-85/samsung-galaxy-s4-shootout-versus-htc-one-iphone-5/
Some others:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/smartphones/22096/samsung-galaxy-s4-vs-htc-one-camera
http://connect.dpreview.com/post/92...sunggalaxys4-vs-htcone-vs-iphone5-vs-lumia920
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/0...alaxy-s4-vs-htc-one-vs-iphone-5-vs-lumia-920/

eyecon82 said:
Low light pictures still suck compared to htc one
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The One's camera is 4mp ultra pixel. It's specifically made for low light.
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SAShady said:
The One's camera is 4mp ultra pixel. It's specifically made for low light.
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Actually. It's a 8.1. They took two 4mp sensors and stacked them

SAShady said:
maaaaaan I had no idea it wasn't set to 13, and I thought the pictures were great already! You made my night
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Haha yours wasn't set to 13 either? That's strange it would be like like out of the box. Welcome, enjoy!
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SAShady said:
My mind has been blown tonight. First the MP setting now this. I thought it looked out of place but I didn't wanna mess anything up trying to scratch it off
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Haha I did notice this myself 2 days after having the device.
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eyecon82 said:
Actually. It's a 8.1. They took two 4mp sensors and stacked them
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You're close. The pixels are actually twice the size and the sensor itself is the same size as most 8mp and even some 13mp sensors - it only has a maximum 4mp resolution output though which makes it a 4 megapixel camera.
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EtherealRemnant said:
You're close. The pixels are actually twice the size and the sensor itself is the same size as most 8mp and even some 13mp sensors - it only has a maximum 4mp resolution output though which makes it a 4 megapixel camera.
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Which makes for great smaller pictures, but once you start blowing them up is when you start to notice it's downfall
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My thing is after us finding out that the camera is not defaulted to 13 megapixels, I question the validity of any of these comparison reviews because for all we know they are shooting pictures while still on 8 megapixels

Dumb question but how do we change the mega pixels in the camera. I am struggling to find this setting.
Duh. Nvm found it.
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I am going to leave some shots using HTC one default settings for you all to compare. I do agree that the only benefit HTC one camera is low light pics. Don't have any low light pics I can share.
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I wish it had a zero shutter lag like they promised
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First look at the Nexus 5 Android 4.4

Hi all grabbed a Nexus 5 from Carphone warehouse this morning £5 cheaper than google! Stock was going fast when I was down there earlier.
This is a first look at the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 Enjoy

Does it have a LED Notification light?
If so, where is it located?

can you share battery life after some time of use.. ?

Cool, thanks for the vid!

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Does it have a LED Notification light?
If so, where is it located?
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should be at the bottom like nexus 4 maybe?

i want some battery life compared to the nexus 4 test to.

battery life and camera samples - all I care about. Go!

Just got mine from cpw , battery just fully charged so will give so feedback when I can. This thing is fast, very fast. Huge improvement over N4!
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Is there a removable SD Card?
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LouieeeV said:
Is there a removable SD Card?
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No.
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Thanks for the video. Great review.

Screen is good not as good as HTC one, colours not as rich and blacks not as black, video play back not as smooth as HTC one but better than my n4. Quadrant benchmark (not that this really affects daily use) is half of HTC one at 6600. Web browser very quick via chrome. Camera OK, better than n4 not as good as HTC one. (I know I'm comparing to the n4 & HTC one but these are the phones I have to compare too) .
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androidizen said:
Hi all grabbed a Nexus 5 from Carphone warehouse this morning £5 cheaper than google! Stock was going fast when I was down there earlier.
This is a first look at the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 Enjoy
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Could you please try if and how the USB OTG is working? I am curious if LG and Google havent made the same mistake like with Nexus 4. Thanks.

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Some battery test (when it ll be stabilezed), and some news about the speaker(s), thank you

Can't you use nexus 4 color calibration
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Jazd71 said:
Screen is good not as good as HTC one, colours not as rich and blacks not as black, video play back not as smooth as HTC one but better than my n4. Quadrant benchmark (not that this really affects daily use) is half of HTC one at 6600. Web browser very quick via chrome. Camera OK, better than n4 not as good as HTC one. (I know I'm comparing to the n4 & HTC one but these are the phones I have to compare too) .
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Its worse than the HTC One Camera? That camera is horrible, the HTC One had visible noise in daylight shots, the Nexus 5 has to be better than that. Based on the camera samples I have seen, I would say the nexus 5 has a pretty good camera.
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Yes I'm also very curious if USB otg works
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RedWingsFan said:
Does it have a LED Notification light?
If so, where is it located?
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Yes at the bottom of the device

duckied said:
Yes I'm also very curious if USB otg works
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Ive not been able to get it to work yet.

msavic6 said:
Its worse than the HTC One Camera? That camera is horrible, the HTC One had visible noise in daylight shots, the Nexus 5 has to be better than that. Based on the camera samples I have seen, I would say the nexus 5 has a pretty good camera.
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I was talking about low light performance where The One does very well

General Question

So my Note 3 is 2 months old and I have decided it's just too damn big for normal use. Thinking about the Moto x. How is the camera on Kit Kat? And how is battery life? And how does the 720p screen really look? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Screen is fine. Camera compared to the s4 is not good.
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My opinion.... I've played with them all, and the Moto x is the most refined phone I've used. Yes, the camera isn't the best out there, but I'm of the opinion that it is a phone, not a camera. Its fine for capturing moments spur of the moment.... But if I know I'm going somewhere and want lots of nice pics..... I use my camera.
Opinions will vary. Greatly. Lol
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Battery life is good, unrooted with location services, voice controls all etc turned on I get 1 day+ with 3-4 hours of screen time. I also typically do an hour or two of music or bluetooth too.
Compared to Note3 the camera is not as good in many situations but its good enough to be happy with the pics I take of my kids and whatnot. I have a better digital camera but prefer the phone for convenience. The double wrist flick to launch the camera is genius and I use it often.
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Thanks guys. My decision may have been made easier now that the Dev edition has been reduced in price. How is development support?
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Ajj915 said:
Thanks guys. My decision may have been made easier now that the Dev edition has been reduced in price. How is development support?
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Development will take off when google stops updating us... For now, most use xposed. It can do anything a custom rom can pretty much, and stock leaves little room for improvement.
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I'll trade you!
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