When I'm looking at the screen before I take a picture its very vibrant and bright and the quality is amazing but when I capture it then view it there allways very dim, anyone have a solution?
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I'm experiencing same issue. Just before I close it, it shows in true colors and disappears.
Same thing here. Only seems to do it while I'm using a rom that has the bravia engine though
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Im on out of the box rom, there has to be a solution
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In most cases, you have to learn how to use the camera. It's not a SLR system. What you see on the screen is not necessarily what you're going to capture. All the settings, and there are many of them... it's a pretty capable camera, in the camera menu are there for a reason. Leaving everything on "auto" is generally not the best way to approach photography. Experience is the best teacher. Learn what ISO, Exposure, White balance, Contrast, Scene mode, and two dozen other parameters do. It will help you get a great shot when you need one.
are the pictures affected? i'd assume not if everything on auto setting as mentioned above.
I played with the settings still dim pictures
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Try increasing the brightness of the display. It should make the pictures look alot better.
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Try increasing the brightness of the display. It should make the pictures look alot better.
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I believe you may have misread the question. I think he is speaking of the brightness of the actual image, not it appearance in the gallery. The images are still dark when dumped to a computer. I believe the poster above has it correct to alter settings.
There is information in various reviews online that state that the camera functions well at either high or really low levels of light. If there is SOME light you're out of luck. I find this to be true with mine
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Try increasing the brightness of the display. It should make the pictures look alot better.
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I believe you may have misread the question. I think he is speaking of the brightness of the actual image, not it appearance in the gallery. The images are still dark when dumped to a computer. I believe the poster above has it correct to alter settings.
There is information in various reviews online that state that the camera functions well at either high or really low levels of light. If there is SOME light you're out of luck. I find this to be true with mine
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I read somewhere that turning off the auto adjust screen power in display settings help.
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I believe you may have misread the question. I think he is speaking of the brightness of the actual image, not it appearance in the gallery. The images are still dark when dumped to a computer. I believe the poster above has it correct to alter settings.
There is information in various reviews online that state that the camera functions well at either high or really low levels of light. If there is SOME light you're out of luck. I find this to be true with mine
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The poster did not state that. He simply said it was dim when viewing it. I honestly had the same problem. Taking a picture and seeing how nice it looked but then when I went to look at it in the gallery it was dim. So I tried turning the brightness of the display up alil bit, it looked just as bright when I initially took the picture.
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Yeah its the actual picture not the display, has anyone played with the settings and had any better results?
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This is decently bright but the room.is much much brighter
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I haven't played with the settings yet. But that one you posted is a really good looking pic
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Oh I see. That picture is actually good tho. Here is one I took last weekend. The room was really really bright. The camera sensor on our phones need a decent amount of light for the picture to come out bright.
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I only experience the issue when viewing in the Gallery, or immediately after taking the shot. When I turn auto-brightness off" they look exactly the same as they did on screen. As for dumping to the computer, I am not 100% but all of the ones uploaded to FB have been fine.
Yeah they ain't too great in dark rooms. But those pics look great. I compared some of my pics with my wife's 4s. She had to take the same pic several times to get it to show the detail mine showed with 1 shot
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Auto brightness on the screen or the camera
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I am coming from a Vibrant and although by the time I bought this phone the Vibrant was laggy, GPS was hit and miss, and allot of apps would force close, it still had a very good camera. I don't understand why this camera at 5mp takes such poor pics. I have a very good camera but sometimes I do forget it, it's too heavy, or I don't charge it so having a nice camera on the phone would be beneficial. Anyone know how to fix this problem?
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You really think the camera is bad? Seems better than the hd2 I had. Have you blown them up on a computer and looked at them or are you just going off the phone? Maybe im just easy to please its really fast and works pretty well
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No I haven't blown them up I just zoom in from the phone itself. I take the same pic with my husbands iPhone4 zoom in and it is still crisp and clear, with my phone it is very pixelated.
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I am coming from a Vibrant and although by the time I bought this phone the Vibrant was laggy, GPS was hit and miss, and allot of apps would force close, it still had a very good camera. I don't understand why this camera at 5mp takes such poor pics. I have a very good camera but sometimes I do forget it, it's too heavy, or I don't charge it so having a nice camera on the phone would be beneficial. Anyone know how to fix this problem?
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I saw another post around here discussing this, and in it someone said to change... from widescreen to 4:3? I believe..? I don't have the phone yet so can't look in the phone for ya. It's here in the forum tho.
I think the pictures are pretty good. Here are a few I took a couple of days ago:
Speaking of "pop"... Those reds look really nice and deep. Nice choice of images.
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I think the pictures are pretty good. Here are a few I took a couple of days ago:
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Strange. I started the other thread because mine were NOT so good. There are limited settings in the default camera, and I have set mine to the highest resolution and do not see any other adjustments in the setting menu.
At the wide mode, my files were only .6 - 1.2 mb (compressed I am sure). Yours are 3 mb - and much better quality - are you using the OEM camera?
I get MUCH better shots using the 360 Camera app - but not when using the stock camera app. If you are using the stock camera app - is there a setting I have missed?
I vaguely remember a post that said the camera is not set to 5MP by default. You have to set it to 5MP within the settings.
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I vaguely remember a post that said the camera is not set to 5MP by default. You have to set it to 5MP within the settings.
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I set it to 5MP first thing - so-so pictures followed.
I use Camera 360. The uncompressed images look far better than when using the stock camera app.
It's unfortunate that the stock camera app doesn't allow manual compression settings. But that's why we have developers.
stock camera compresses the s out of the shots.
Go vigenette or camera 360 (all these were taken using either of the 2)
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I think the pictures are pretty good. Here are a few I took a couple of days ago:
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heh, I could have been in any of those pics. I was at Don's Bogam BBQ the other day (down the st from pic #3), playing with my new MT4G at dinner.
Hey guys/gals,
I would like to ask someone or even a couple of you if you could do me a quick favor.
The HTC Thunderbolt has an 8mp camera. I would like someone, to put the camera on its best possible settings, highest quality in everything, with good lighting, and snap a picture.
You can even post it for me if you wish. All im looking for is the file size in which your picture is after it has been saved.
Im just doing a quick study on the 8mp camera phones available, and would like your help....and you help is very appreciated!
Thanks!!!
it is 1.1 MB
Mine ranged from about 1.4 to about 2.8 MB. HTH
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Thanks guys, and thats without the flash right? I should have mentioned that...sorry.
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Yes, from brightly lit room to the sunny outdoors.
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Yes, from brightly lit room to the sunny outdoors.
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Excellent! Thank you very much.
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Just a little insight I actually find that the thunderbolt has a great camera. My 5 mp camera on my Droid 2 was pretty bad. The pictures were grainy and usually not even worth taking. On this I find myself taking pictures all of the time.
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Just a little insight I actually find that the thunderbolt has a great camera. My 5 mp camera on my Droid 2 was pretty bad. The pictures were grainy and usually not even worth taking. On this I find myself taking pictures all of the time.
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Does the thunderbolt stock camera come with EV+/- control?
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Just a heads up, file size will increase with iso.
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Does the thunderbolt stock camera come with EV+/- control?
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Yes, it's in the menu.
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Yes, it's in the menu.
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Using the EV+/- control properly will greatly increase the quality of your photos. I have sample shots if your interested...not from your phones, but the feature would work the same on any camera.
Hi all -
I'm using the latest nightly of Cyanogen 7, but this issue has been present for a few months now. I keep hoping the latest nightly will fix it, but I'm starting to worry that it's a hardware issue.
It's gritty and just very low quality overall. Is this a known issue? Or did my camera get messed up somehow.
Thanks for the help!
It isn't letting me post a link to the image, but I can shoot you a link if you're willing to help.
Try and install MIUI camera onto it.
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Can't find it in the market. Any chance I can get a link?
Try this one
http://db.tt/nNuVdf2
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I tried the MIUI camera, still seems pretty grainy
Oh how long have that been happening?
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Just looked back to a picture I took at the end of February and its pretty grainy. It seems to have been getting worse and worse though.
Can you post a picture?
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I can after approximately 8 posts :\. This is post 5. I'll PM you tho.
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I can after approximately 8 posts :\. This is post 5. I'll PM you tho.
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If your pics are grainy in low light, then that is normal. The camera in this phone is not the greatest in low light situations. If outdoor/brightly lit pics are grainy, then something is probably wrong with your camera sensor.
alright and have you tried a different ROM and see if that worked?
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Well I started with Revolution (with Sense) and then moved to Cyanogen. I checked photos back to when I probably had Rev and they were still grainy.
I just checked some of the outdoor photos I've taken. The ones where there's ample light turn out pretty well, but when its a bit overcast or in the woods it's still pretty crappy.
Guess I just have to deal with it.
Thanks for the help guys, really appreciate it.
I would suggest playing around with the White balance, ISO, and metering mode. I've been able to improve the low light quality of most of my pictures.
currently using MIUI Camera with nice results. might want to try using another camera app like camera360
I have been having some issues with the autofocus either focusing too much or not enough as well as some of the photos not coming out as good as they should be. I read somewhere that a lot of that could be fixed by adjusting the settings. So what settings do you guys have your HTC One X camera settings set to for best all around pic n shoot?
I turn off face detection. Seems more responsive that way.
Everything else I leave the same
^ this
but I also have sharpness set to -1.
saturation -1 seems to give more realistic colors on mine
I knock down exposure to -1 when outside, seems to overexpose a little in hard light.
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Very helpful thread, thanks guys
Thanks for tips. Much better.
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saturation -1 didn't like the look of the other recommended settings.
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I knock down exposure to -1 when outside, seems to overexpose a little in hard light.
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I have noticed that too. In bright sunlight, sometimes faces get blown out (overexposed).
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I don't know if it's just me or is it difficult to take a nice & clear photo with the Charge? I have young girls and try to capture special moments, they end up blurry.
Any recommendations for an application/settings?
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chefthomas99 said:
I don't know if it's just me or is it difficult to take a nice & clear photo with the Charge? I have young girls and try to capture special moments, they end up blurry.
Any recommendations for an application/settings?
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wait till they get older.... j/k
I believe it's more of a hardware thing rather than an app. the shutter speed is only so fast - and even with some apps that take quick bursts, it can still be blurry.
that being said, I have found that Camera ICS (thanks Jihad Squad) to be the best for me. if your phone is rooted, then installing droidwall to block internet on this app will remove the ads.
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wait till they get older.... j/k
I believe it's more of a hardware thing rather than an app. the shutter speed is only so fast - and even with some apps that take quick bursts, it can still be blurry.
that being said, I have found that Camera ICS (thanks Jihad Squad) to be the best for me. if your phone is rooted, then installing droidwall to block internet on this app will remove the ads.
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Miles better than the rest! Thanks man.
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I haven't tried Camera ICS yet, but in trying to find a camera alternative, I tried many including Camera360 and a bunch of others. But I found stock to be the best (gonna try Camera ICS after this post). It has many good features and options compared to aftermarket. My settings are as follows:
Outdoor visibility: Unchecked
Focus mode: Auto focus
Scene mode: None
Timer: Off
Resolution: 2560x1920
White balance: Auto
Effects: Normal
ISO: Auto
Metering: Matrix
Anti-Shake: Checked
Auto contrast: Checked
Blink detection: Checked
Image quality: Superfine
Guidelines: Checked
Review: Unchecked
Shutter sound: Off
GPS Tag: Unchecked
IMO, the Guidelines and Anti-Shake options are the money options for the stock camera for taking decent pics.
^^^^ These settings and the stock camera are the best above all camera apps I've tried. Thanks!
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Has anyone tried the build.prop edits concerning image quality and such?
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Has anyone tried the build.prop edits concerning image quality and such?
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The jpeg quality one is in tweaked - haven't tried any other ones.
chefthomas99 said:
I don't know if it's just me or is it difficult to take a nice & clear photo with the Charge? I have young girls and try to capture special moments, they end up blurry.
Any recommendations for an application/settings?
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Are you tapping the screen on the spot you want to focus before you snap? I always get well focused pics.
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Are you tapping the screen on the spot you want to focus before you snap? I always get well focused pics.
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Yes sir. No issues thus far.
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Yes sir. No issues thus far.
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Ok. Just wanted to make sure since this hasn't been mentioned anywhere in the thread.