I had an iphone 5 for about a year, got tired of it, and sold it. Got htc one and I am disappointed with the htc one camera performance. It takes a long time for it to focus and snap a picture in low light conditions. It probably takes 2-3 times longer to capture a shot in low light compared to the iPhone. Subjects in the picture get exposed to a flash for about a 1 or 2 seconds before the picture is actually taken. Is this just my phone, or the camera sucks in general?
I was at a birthday party at a friend's house tonight and played with an iPhone 6. I was amazed at how shockingly fast and sharp the photos were in low light (night time, couple of lamps on, no flash), taking pics of the kids running around playing with each other. There was noise, of course, but the pics were taken instantly as I touched the shutter button and they came out sharp.
By comparison, my OG Moto X took an eternity to focus and take the shot, and most of them came out either blurry or very grainy.
So how does the Z3C perform in this situation? How long does it take to focus and take the shot, especially in low light with moving subjects? Anyone here have direct comparison experience with iPhone 6?
Thanks!
pchoi94 said:
I was at a birthday party at a friend's house tonight and played with an iPhone 6. I was amazed at how shockingly fast and sharp the photos were in low light (night time, couple of lamps on, no flash), taking pics of the kids running around playing with each other. There was noise, of course, but the pics were taken instantly as I touched the shutter button and they came out sharp.
By comparison, my OG Moto X took an eternity to focus and take the shot, and most of them came out either blurry or very grainy.
So how does the Z3C perform in this situation? How long does it take to focus and take the shot, especially in low light with moving subjects? Anyone here have direct comparison experience with iPhone 6?
Thanks!
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feels pretty slow to me. a 1-2 seconds depending on low light or pitch black. can't actually see anything in the latter scenario though.
my real world usage with this thing has left me very unimpressed with low light performance. i can't imagine it being even worse when BL unlocked
Take a look here. I don't have a Iphone 6, but I do have an GS5. After having the GS5, I feel that my Z3C camera is underwhelming. Not as sharp, fast, or vivid as that GS5's camera. I do like that the Z3C is able to capture reasonable night shots where as other phones can't.
I was playing around in the settings last but indoors. I changed the auto focus to "single" rather than tap. It seemed to pick out the subject more consistently. I also reduced to 8mp 4:3. Happier than I was in the weekend. Will play around more on Saturday. iPhone 6 does take great photo's, but it's another £150 on top.
I have my phone taking pictures at the highest resolution, but if the object or person I'm shooting is more than a few feet away, the photo is pixelated when blown up to fill my screen. This is especially problematic when I'm taking pictures with the flash in a darker room.
Is there a setting on my camera that will ensure my pictures don't end up pixelated. My friend has a Canon camera that's at least six years old, and that old school gadget can take photos which can be blown up many times its size and it still doesn't look pixelated.
Any advice?
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I have my phone taking pictures at the highest resolution, but if the object or person I'm shooting is more than a few feet away, the photo is pixelated when blown up to fill my screen. This is especially problematic when I'm taking pictures with the flash in a darker room.
Is there a setting on my camera that will ensure my pictures don't end up pixelated. My friend has a Canon camera that's at least six years old, and that old school gadget can take photos which can be blown up many times its size and it still doesn't look pixelated.
Any advice?
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Every phone camera has the same problem, besides that Motorola software for image processing and the lack of OIS could be a game changer in some situations.
I actually have mad pretty decent pics with this camera, but don't expect much on low light conditions.
Guess I'm not clear on why this happens, even in medium light. When I'm trying to take a group shot of my friends, who may be ten to fifteen feet away, the pictures come out pixelated. If I'm at full resolution, why wouldn't it be photo quality?
Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the LG V20 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
With good lighting, the camera takes pictures comparable to the note 7. But the note 7 starts faster and focuses faster.
koppee1 said:
With good lighting, the camera takes pictures comparable to the note 7. But the note 7 starts faster and focuses faster.
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yeah I had the note 7 myself and completely agree what you said, except for the pic quality, I still found that the pics were better on the S7 edge/note 7 compared to the V20 I had , I loved my blue coral Note 7, but traded it in and got the V20 and realized I was wanting the camera opening quickness, better pics, led,AOD, wireless charging, and waterproofing(I kayak a lot), so I just returned my V20 for the sliver S7 Edge, then the next day I got the 100.00 bill credit for going back to Samsung, since I had the Note 7:good:
Yeah, I miss the note 7 camera (and stylus). With the note 7, I could actually start the camera and take a very quick shot through heavily tinted windows and it comes focused and great. I can't seem to do that with the v20..
Over all the camera is good.. But it falls behind over the Samsung ones. I'll keep this though and wait for the note 8...
Wonder how the Mate 9 camera will compare.
My wife's relatives were in town. For the first time, my wife let me take pics with my device. She didn't really like the quality on the Note 4, but she did trust the LG V20. Pics came out great. YMMV of course... lighting, conditions, settings. But Auto Mode does a pretty good job.
What would everyone recommend for the HDR Settings? Auto, On, or Off?
I've tried a bit of testing... The only time manual was better for me was when I lowered the iso and took a longer shutter speed to lessen grain. But auto does a good job.
What I don't like is when you zoom in. Then everything seems like a water color painting. Although my wife's iPhone 6 does the same when you zoom in. I'm not sure.. But I don't think the note 7 did that....
Can you post sample photos?
Took this with the v20 wide angle camera and have to say I am quite impressed. Shot the phone with manual mode and HDR on.
Here are a few photos I've taken with the regular lens, HDR, and 4:3 16MP.
Both photos have a decent amount of light in them, but I thought they turned out pretty well.
P. S. Sorry for them being sideways
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Capable of taking some good photos, but this is the most inconsistent phone i've ever owned. Photos are grainy when they have no reason to be (more than sufficient lighting). Shutter speed drops to 1/9 most of the time, causing huge blurry messes.
They need to send an update out to fix this, zero reason this sensor/lense should have these issues. My g5 takes much better photos in nearly all situations
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Took this with the v20 wide angle camera and have to say I am quite impressed. Shot the phone with manual mode and HDR on.
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HDR mode is not available when using manual controls.
do all photos look like an oil painting when you even slightly zoom in or is it just me?? would this even be possible to fix with a software update in the future?
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do all photos look like an oil painting when you even slightly zoom in or is it just me?? would this even be possible to fix with a software update in the future?
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Yes, I noticed this too..But then I went to a Samsung store and tested the s7..and it was similar. I don't remember that hastening to my note 7 though...unless I'm mistaken
I think the camera is terrible on the V20. Its okay in bright light, but even indoor lighting it struggles with. Everytime I try to grab a photo of my son I regret buying this phone.
Very disappointed in the camera
I took advantage of the T-Mobile S6 trade in while I really liked my camera on the S6 I was ready for an improvement and it was a toss up between the s7 or the v20 for a free trade in I couldn't pass it up. Problem is since I gave my S6 away I cant replace my V20 with the S7 or anything else Im stuck with it I can return it within the 15 days but that wouldn't help my situation I believe since I got the free bill credit trade in from the S6.
Apparently I made the wrong decision based upon the camera it's terrible! I've tried every setting manual or auto every lighting condition and I can confirm like the others here grainy or blurry photos. Only great lighting will yield decent photos but not one photo so far is even better than my S6 sadly. Is this maybe cause its the t mobile variant? Other reviews online and photos I've seen I Was impressed.
This camera went backwards for me. Everything else about the phone I really like however this camera which is my #1 priority is ****. If I zoom in I see the water painting look. If I use the front camera all pics look like a water painting without even zooming in. One thing I did notice is the wide angle lens the color accuracy looks better than the regular lens in auto and it's less grainy WTF! I've tried 4:3 and 16:9 does not make a difference. pissed about this. T-Mobile said there surprised by this but reading here obviously I'm not the only one seeing this. T mobile said they would look at it and if they see what I'm saying they could replace the phone with another V20 but what will that do? is this maybe a t mobile specific issue? will a software update fix this?
Yes low.light pictures suck
Has anyone tried turning off HDR? I've been reading the forums on reddit and by turning off HDR, the quality of the photos, according to the users, increased tenfold. So, that's definitely something to try.
Hi, newbie here.
Im using Xperia 5 II actually but since theres so few of them out there yet so i think it should be better to ask right here since the camera is almost identical.
I'm kinda into taking long exposure shots with smartphones so the ability of the new Xperias taking up to 30 seconds of exposure with all 3 lenses really caught me, so i bought the new 5 II. It's perfectly fine taking long exposure using ultra wide lens with 0 issue but things get weird using primary and telephoto lenses, ois starts shifting/drifting by itself and it makes any exposure more than 5 seconds blurry and unusable. Does anyone have the same issue with your 1 II?
No issues with my 1 II. I use a cheap tripod I got on Amazon - the ubeesize TR50.
As with my proper camera, turn off any stabilisation on a tripod.