is it true that no matter if you root/change rom/download a different camera app (vignette, 360 etc) there is NO POSSIBLE WAY AT ALL, or DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE to get digital zoom on this thing?
i am aware that:
- you can crop in the gallery/same effect as digital zoom
- digital zoom significantly lowers picture quality
That is correct.
Camera Zoom FX has a digital Zoom.
Not sure why you'd want it though, better to take the whole pic and crop around the point of interest, rather than being forced to commit to the crop early.
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anyone know how i can do this with jf1.42 rc33 rooted g1
No video recording yet (except through third party application - namely "Video Recorder" - imagine the creativity), and since the camera lacks a zoom, you will never be able to zoom it. Just crop your pictures.
you should be able to digitally zoom your camera just not optical
zcollins11 said:
you should be able to digitally zoom your camera just not optical
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digital zoom = cropping
no real need to implement a zoom feature that pixel-ates the photo even more than it already is
can u tell me why video recorder force closes when i hit record
zcollins11 said:
can u tell me why video recorder force closes when i hit record
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because it is a not so good program. when i tried it my camera shutter got all screwy. had to reset the phone
easy answer: wait for cupcake or a POST RC33/9(UK) cooked build
i think this cupcake thing is becoming a hoax
LucidREM said:
digital zoom = cropping
no real need to implement a zoom feature that pixel-ates the photo even more than it already is
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I agree. I don't know why so many ppl are wanting camera zoom, cause it will never be optical zoom. Anyone that know anything about cameras knows the only way to go is optical zoom. And like you said, if you want digital zoom, just crop your photo.
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Optical zoom is better, but a good software zoom which tries to interlace the picture would work too?
Zerodime said:
Optical zoom is better, but a good software zoom which tries to interlace the picture would work too?
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You're better off "zooming" using a real photo editor, just crop and enlarge and the quality will be much better than what the phone could ever manage. The only thing digital zoom would possibly be good for is for those who don't want the hassle of cropping/enlarging the pics themselves using an external program on the PC.
at least for video recording digital zoom should work. coz u dont use the full resolution of the chip anyways and the frame is always rendered down to a lower resolution.
ollip79 said:
at least for video recording digital zoom should work. coz u dont use the full resolution of the chip anyways and the frame is always rendered down to a lower resolution.
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That's very true.
I was testing out the HDR options for this and they do not seem to do much at all. There is a difference, but it is VERY minor. I took a shot without HDR, one with HDR, and then one using the free HDR app, and the HDR app simply blew the HTC HDR mode completely out of the water...
Has anyone else had any experience with this? Is there something I may be missing?
HDR always seemed like something better left to photo editing software to me (like photoshop). Phone camera filters always seem kind of lackluster, but then again, none of us are taking professional shots with a cell camera I assume
On topic though, I wouldn't doubt it being better. Sense stuff isn't exactly always perfection as far as software quality and HDR was probably just an afterthought tied into the camera so they could tick off a notch somewhere on some sheet for features.
Absolutely the same as my experience. I used HDR Camera from the market before this (free), and I really loved its results. When I installed the 3.0 Sense camera and saw the HDR setting, I was happy until I tried it. My theory is that it is NOT taking multiple pictures, but only doing an image adjustment --->> NOT the same thing. HDR Camera doesn't have the issues that some of you described. You do not have to be rock steady and my phone is plenty fast enough to take the three photos within about a second. The image settings are also adjustable (color, etc.).
On the other hand, the panorama mode in the Sense camera is Awesome!
yareally said:
HDR always seemed like something better left to photo editing software to me (like photoshop). Phone camera filters always seem kind of lackluster, but then again, none of us are taking professional shots with a cell camera I assume
On topic though, I wouldn't doubt it being better. Sense stuff isn't exactly always perfection as far as software quality and HDR was probably just an afterthought tied into the camera so they could tick off a notch somewhere on some sheet for features.
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Software cannot do what HDR does. HDR takes 2 pictures, adjusting the gain on the sensor between low and high. It combines the best of both images to gain detail in low light areas and avoid over exposure in high light areas. Software will not work after the fact because the extra information gained from low/high gain is not present. Unfortunately the HDR option is poorly implemented by HTC. If you try HDR on the Iphone, you can see a drastic difference.
Actually, I use Pro HDR on my Evo, and it takes fantastic pictures in true HDR. It is a touch slower than a pro camera, but it does actually meter the scene and adjust the camera's aperture accordingly. It then allows for adjustments between the composite image and allows for saving the final as well as the source images, meaning you can do further editing elsewhere. Outside of some cropping, I haven't had problems.
With that said, I would be curious to know what the deal is with Sense. What's interesting is if you put it in HDR mode, it shows the little icon in the top right with multiple images...like whoever designed it at least understood how true HDR *should* operate. Then, if you push and release it instead of the regular shutter button, it beeps and you hear the lens go, and the image focuses itself. So...idk. I don't see a noticeable effect in the regular images at all...
Hi there youknow that there isnt zoom in gingerbread nexus s and i want to know will there be in ice cream sandwich?
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I don't think there will be.
There should be. Currently sent my Nexus s for repair so cant check but i watched a video demo in youtube and i think i saw there is zoom.
No, camera zoom will not be present in ICS but if you really want it Get Camera Zoom FX from market, it has digital zoom.
Romonster said:
No, camera zoom will not be present in ICS but if you really want it Get Camera Zoom FX from market, it has digital zoom.
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application you mentioned i have tried
i don't know how to say , it's just like you took a picture and then zoom in , it doesn't real zoom in like professional camera , it just zooms in like you looking at picture in the computer by use scroll wheel.
the picure which i took is fuzzy , exactly like you zoom in photo in computer at high rate !
sorry for my poor english , i don't know if i have made myself clear
qtwrk said:
application you mentioned i have tried
i don't know how to say , it's just like you took a picture and then zoom in , it doesn't real zoom in like professional camera , it just zooms in like you looking at picture in the computer by use scroll wheel.
the picure which i took is fuzzy , exactly like you zoom in photo in computer at high rate !
sorry for my poor english , i don't know if i have made myself clear
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That's the only kind of zoom you're going to get on a mobile phone in the near future. It's called digital zoom, and that's what pretty much all mobile phones (including Galaxy Nexus) have.
I think the feature will be available to only capable devices as far as i know our Nexus doesn't support zooming although it might be possible that in ICS they implemented digital zoom which is of less quality
There's no point in a digital zoom, you're simply cropping a section of a picture.
Without a lens that can zoom, there's no point in zooming.
I thought it was confirmed that the base firmware reports to the rest of the system that camera doesn't support any type of zooming, including digital on the Nexus S.
The Galaxy Nexus does though. Sometimes digital zoom is better than no zoom when you want to quickly focus on a particular subject and that you don't want to fiddle with desktop editing software.
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polobunny said:
There's no point in a digital zoom, you're simply cropping a section of a picture.
Without a lens that can zoom, there's no point in zooming.
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+1
well-said
I'm pretty sure that 2.1-4.0x zoom on the stock camera is digital zoom because the pictures start getting grainy.
Does anyone know if there's a way to disable the digital zooming?
*BUMP*
any insight from anybody?!
I feel so lonely... :crying:
As the title mentions is it possible to edit the camera lib or something so that the 2nd back camera takes only B/W pics making it like a pseudo monochrome lens to take better detailed pics.
A b&w filter won't improve the photo quality. You'd need to physically remove the color part of the lense. Even then, both rear cameras have different megapixels and merging their photos would make it blurry if not lower res and it's not worth it at all.
Why not just use an app???