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How can I zoom in camera app?

I used to be able to zoom in and out with my Vibrant for video and stills, however... when I got on my Nexus S, I couldn't pinch to zoom or use the volume rockers. So where is it? I tried the Camera 360 app, it told me that zooming is not enabled on the device. Please tell me why... please...
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Smokexz said:
I used to be able to zoom in and out with my Vibrant for video and stills, however... when I got on my Nexus S, I couldn't pinch to zoom or use the volume rockers. So where is it? I tried the Camera 360 app, it told me that zooming is not enabled on the device. Please tell me why... please...
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Easy, walk closer to the subject you're trying to take a picture of.

Seriusly it doesn't support zoom in Camera mode???
It's strange...

I was pretty shocked by this as well. No 720p and no digital zoom is out of characteristic for a top of the line phone. I'm hoping for a Google update of the camera application bundled with some native video chat. *fingers crosses*
It's not out of the realm of possibility. They DID add multi-touch to the N1 soon after release.

As some users here say that the 720p video recording is hardware limitation, maybe also the zoom fuction is also hardware limitation...???
As the native google camera app has the zoom fuction, it's strange that they didn;t put on Nexus S. That's why i am thinking may the camera zoom is also hardware limitation...
I think Samsung kept the good 5Mp Camera hardware for its phones (such as Galazy S and feature ones...)

kalagas said:
As some users here say that the 720p video recording is hardware limitation, maybe also the zoom fuction is also hardware limitation...???
As the native google camera app has the zoom fuction, it's strange that they didn;t put on Nexus S. That's why i am thinking may the camera zoom is also hardware limitation...
I think Samsung kept the good 5Mp Camera hardware for its phones (such as Galazy S and feature ones...)
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No digital zoom is not a hardware limitation just an oversight by google. I hope we get an update to add this and make the browser faster.

kalagas said:
As some users here say that the 720p video recording is hardware limitation, maybe also the zoom fuction is also hardware limitation...???
As the native google camera app has the zoom fuction, it's strange that they didn;t put on Nexus S. That's why i am thinking may the camera zoom is also hardware limitation...
I think Samsung kept the good 5Mp Camera hardware for its phones (such as Galazy S and feature ones...)
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It's the same camera, but they had to remove the image processing chip for the camera to make room for stuff (like NFC). N1 didn't have 720P recording either (due to bandwidth limitations of the hardware) until someone hacked it in at a bandwidth that the hardware could support (22fps).

Smokexz said:
I used to be able to zoom in and out with my Vibrant for video and stills, however... when I got on my Nexus S, I couldn't pinch to zoom or use the volume rockers. So where is it? I tried the Camera 360 app, it told me that zooming is not enabled on the device. Please tell me why... please...
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Digital zoom is not a real zoom. Only thing it does is image crop then stretch. You can do that if you want on your pc after taking the pic. No real use of digital zoom.
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nxt said:
Easy, walk closer to the subject you're trying to take a picture of.
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lol @ walk closer.

It's the last option on the 'toolbar' normally.

kalagas said:
As some users here say that the 720p video recording is hardware limitation, maybe also the zoom fuction is also hardware limitation...???
As the native google camera app has the zoom fuction, it's strange that they didn;t put on Nexus S. That's why i am thinking may the camera zoom is also hardware limitation...
I think Samsung kept the good 5Mp Camera hardware for its phones (such as Galazy S and feature ones...)
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i don't get how the 720p is hardware limited on the nexus s when the mytouch 4g has about the same specs and can do it.

bob.zxr said:
Digital zoom is not a real zoom. Only thing it does is image crop then stretch. You can do that if you want on your pc after taking the pic. No real use of digital zoom.
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This.... There is ZERO purpose to digital zoom.

Agreed. Digital zoom does more damage than good. To get a better picture on a subject, just walk closer to it. You could use this method for even digital cameras because at a certain point those even use digital zoom (you can tell because the quality decreases dramatically and it usually stops zooming in at that point, making you manually start zooming in again).

If I am at the stadium I can't "walk closer". My 8-year-old Nokia does have digital zoom, that's just ridiculous.
Yeah, I can stretch the image on my PC, but what about videos? I can stretch videos on my PC so why have I a smartphone? I can just surf the Internet at home or use the telephone at home.

+1 on stadium, +1 on shooting wild life as well, where I can't just "walk closer". Most of the time I only need 800x600 to upload to facebook and stuffs straight thru my phone. So I won't save it to my pc first and then use my pc software to crop it.
Any 3rd party software that does cropping?

Galaxy uses volume buttons to zoom

Did y'all try the volume buttons?
Took me a while to figure out that's how to zoom in on the epic 4g lol
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EDIT: nevermind. Idk I guess samsung just wanted to gimp the nexs s. And you guys need to stop trying to justify missing features that are standard....my 5 year old LG had. 1.3 mp back camera and digital zoom lol wtf

Blurry camera images.

Is anyone having issues with the camera? When I pinch to zoom in, I find the camera not properly focusing. This seems to occur no matter if it on single shot, hdr, etc. Its not ALL photos, just moist of them. Used to have thunderbolt and did not experience this type of issue there. The reviews praised the s3 camera, so i am disappointed. Anyone have any advice? Thanks
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Unfortunately I also am experiencing this same problem. I dont have a real solution but to use an alternative camera application, and hope it helps.

Try a diff gallery. I found sometimes the gallery will not focus in. Although sometimes I have found myself dissapointed in the camera. There are 2 different cameras in the s3 one is app lower quality.
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You're not alone! The camera is almost always blurry for me, and sadly, bad enough for me to say this camera SUCKS. I really hope this is a firmware issue.
I've looked at the pictures on my computer as well, and they're just not nearly focused.

+1 on all of it for me

So let me get this straight:
While you're in camera mode, about to take a picture, and you pinch to zoom-in, the photo gets blurry?
Or are you talking about in the gallery when you pinch-to-zoom on a picture you've already taken?
If it's the former, I believe it's one of two things: 1) firmware issue, or 2) hardware issue. If it is indeed a hardware issue, you can probably get a replacement free of charge from Verizon.
If it's the latter, I think you just have to wait a few seconds for the phone to show you the high-res version instead of the low-quality blurry snapshot.
My sister has the same issue on her Galaxy Nexus. But I'm assuming that's not the case, since the blurriness usually goes away in a matter of seconds?

I've found the camera pretty crummy in anything but full-light settings. It's really frustrating.

tekhna said:
I've found the camera pretty crummy in anything but full-light settings..
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That statement pretty much applies to any camera/phone.
One thing you guys might want to try is using the app "CameraFX"
CameraFX has a pretty cool feature that allows you to take a pic by voice activation. I find the camera phones are much harder to hold steady and take a clear shot than a real DC (& I'm a pro photographer). Using the voice activation allows you to hold the camera super steady & then just say a word like now or smile etc when you're ready to take the shot.
I have my camera set to take a shot with the volume button, but the voice activation is still easier to use IMHO.

jmorton10 said:
That statement pretty much applies to any camera/phone.
One thing you guys might want to try is using the app "CameraFX"
CameraFX has a pretty cool feature that allows you to take a pic by voice activation. I find the camera phones are much harder to hold steady and take a clear shot than a real DC (& I'm a pro photographer). Using the voice activation allows you to hold the camera super steady & then just say a word like now or smile etc when you're ready to take the shot.
I have my camera set to take a shot with the volume button, but the voice activation is still easier to use IMHO.
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This camera doesn't focus properly. Period. I'll do side-by-side shots with my Rezound and iPhone. The GS3 camera is woeful in anything but full, natural light.

tekhna said:
This camera doesn't focus properly. Period. I'll do side-by-side shots with my Rezound and iPhone. The GS3 camera is woeful in anything but full, natural light.
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I agree that the Rezound camera is better, I have three Rezounds & the camera is super (for a phone camera).
I really have not had any focusing issues with the G3 although I don't use it a whole lot because I usually have access to a real DC.
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Taehee. said:
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My sister has the same issue on her Galaxy Nexus.
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That's another issue entirely, the Nexus is notorious for having an atrociously bad camera.

+1, I have noticed that a lot of my pics are coming out blurry, I thought it was maybe because the camera was sensative to the slightest twitch and that I was maybe moving it mid shot.

skrypj said:
+1, I have noticed that a lot of my pics are coming out blurry, I thought it was maybe because the camera was sensative to the slightest twitch and that I was maybe moving it mid shot.
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I think it is to some extent, turn on anti-shake, but that doesn't totally fix it. It's pretty frustrating that this phone seems like a step backwards in terms of camera.

skrypj said:
+1, I have noticed that a lot of my pics are coming out blurry, I thought it was maybe because the camera was sensative to the slightest twitch and that I was maybe moving it mid shot.
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That is why I posted what I did about CameraFX.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59294739/miui.camera.apk
This miui camera works pretty well just install the apk no changes to permission needed. It does not use the ffc so use stock app for that.
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jmorton10 said:
That's another issue entirely, the Nexus is notorious for having an atrociously bad camera.
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I'm not talking about the camera quality, itself. I mean in the gallery, when you're looking through pictures you've already taken, the pictures are a bit blurry at first, but then clear up into the original (higher) resolution.
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@OP: Are you sure the camera is focused?

Taehee. said:
I'm not talking about the camera quality, itself. I mean in the gallery, when you're looking through pictures you've already taken, the pictures are a bit blurry at first, but then clear up into the original (higher) resolution.
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Gotcha, you definitely have to wait a few seconds or all the images look awful.......
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I took some pictures today in my home office (have a floor lamp...decent lighting but not super bright) with both the GS3 and the Fascinate (GS1). The GS1 pictures are better. This is VERY disappointing

Taehee. said:
So let me get this straight:
While you're in camera mode, about to take a picture, and you pinch to zoom-in, the photo gets blurry?
Or are you talking about in the gallery when you pinch-to-zoom on a picture you've already taken?
If it's the former, I believe it's one of two things: 1) firmware issue, or 2) hardware issue. If it is indeed a hardware issue, you can probably get a replacement free of charge from Verizon.
If it's the latter, I think you just have to wait a few seconds for the phone to show you the high-res version instead of the low-quality blurry snapshot.
My sister has the same issue on her Galaxy Nexus. But I'm assuming that's not the case, since the blurriness usually goes away in a matter of seconds?
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It is the former. I tried camera 360 today and photos seemed ok. That app only alows 2x zoom. I was outdoors photographing dinosaurs in full sun. Perhaps i try another photo app, camera fx or something like that and see how it goes. Thank you for the reply. As I see I'm not the only one with this issue, I'm glad that we can discuss it and see what helps for us.

Camera Zoom FX as mentioned is a good alternative, for me I think the instant shutter makes it more blurry because you don't have any time to steady the camera after pressing the button. Camera Zoom has a slight lag. I would also try ProCapture, which I think does a better job than Camera Zoom but YMMV.

Camera sucks.. Period.. Pictures are horrible for an 8mp camera..
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Slow motion video from S6 - very disappointing

I've tried multiple times to capture slow motion video. While recording, I can see that the image skips and sticks. Sure enough, when I play it back the skips and stutters are in the video itself. This makes slo motion unusable if it's not smooth. My S5 did a pretty good job at with slow motion. I think the resolution was better as well. Really disappointing to find yet another feature that is worse on the S6.
Example: https://vid.me/wbYs[1]
Even worse, and it shows how out of sync the audio is: https://vid.me/zx5i[2]
And it's not just me. I can see it in this person's clip that starts around :25 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9srWjFM-OQ [3]
And here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouV9N-KuEVk [4]

I don't even see an option on my s6 camera to do slow motion recording.
Sorry, wish I had something to add.

AustinTech said:
I don't even see an option on my s6 camera to do slow motion recording.
Sorry, wish I had something to add.
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Open the camera app and tap the "Mode" button. You'll see it listed there.
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Yeah I have noticed this as well very disappointing. When i try to do a slo mo video there is a lot of "jank" in it. Hopefully it is just a software issue they can fix with future updates.
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I've had the exact opposite result. All of my slow motion videos have turned out excellent even at 1/8th speed.
This isn't the best one I have, but one I tested out on youtube when I got the phone..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAnhS_oPlf8
Seems pretty good to me.

Tgrable said:
I've had the exact opposite result. All of my slow motion videos have turned out excellent even at 1/8th speed.
This isn't the best one I have, but one I tested out on youtube when I got the phone..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAnhS_oPlf8
Seems pretty good to me.
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Thanks for the sample. hat is the best S6 slow motion video I have seen. I didn't see any jump in frames. The worst thing about it is the resolution, but at least it's smooth.
I know that some S6s have different camera sensors. No one has even considered that it could cause anything like this (only slight color variation, etc.). So, hopefully it's a software issue that will get fixed. Not gonna hold my breath though.

Ya YouTube kills the quality some too. I think I recorded that at 720p though since 720 has 240 fps capture to 1080s 120.
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Tgrable said:
Tgrable said:
Ya YouTube kills the quality some too. I think I recorded that at 720p though since 720 has 240 fps capture to 1080s 120.
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Hmm, I thought 1080p could only do 60fps (and that's set in the video settings, not in "slow motion mode"). Whenever I select slow motion mode, the resolution automatically changes to 720p (and it doesn't really tell you that).
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The Slow Motion Video from the S6 was a positive surprise for me!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/slow-motion-phones-device-how-to-imo-t2998500

Hannah Stern said:
The Slow Motion Video from the S6 was a positive surprise for me!
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Nice try, Samsung... ::cyclops:

AustinTech said:
I don't even see an option on my s6 camera to do slow motion recording.
Sorry, wish I had something to add.
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On your Camera-UI, there is a MODE-Button.
There, you can navigate to the Slow-Motion-Mode.

ergalthema said:
I've tried multiple times to capture slow motion video. While recording, I can see that the image skips and sticks. Sure enough, when I play it back the skips and stutters are in the video itself. This makes slo motion unusable if it's not smooth. My S5 did a pretty good job at with slow motion. I think the resolution was better as well. Really disappointing to find yet another feature that is worse on the S6.
Example: https://vid.me/wbYs[1]
Even worse, and it shows how out of sync the audio is: https://vid.me/zx5i[2]
And it's not just me. I can see it in this person's clip that starts around :25 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9srWjFM-OQ [3]
And here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouV9N-KuEVk [4]
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znel52 said:
Yeah I have noticed this as well very disappointing. When i try to do a slo mo video there is a lot of "jank" in it. Hopefully it is just a software issue they can fix with future updates.
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For all those who are dissapointed with slow mo quality and feel like throwing away your Samsung and cursing it like hell, here's the solution:
1. Record ur slow mo
2. Open the video
3. Hold and press down the highlighted slow mo part i.e between the sliders.. you will see a pop up which shows a rectangular trim box and 1/8.
4. Select 1/8 and you will see 1/2,1/4 and 1/8 options..
5. Now select 1/4 and play the video
Tadaaaa!! now you have epic slow mo video!!

EthanDev said:
For all those who are dissapointed with slow mo quality and feel like throwing away your Samsung and cursing it like hell, here's the solution:
1. Record ur slow mo
2. Open the video
3. Hold and press down the highlighted slow mo part i.e between the sliders.. you will see a pop up which shows a rectangular trim box and 1/8.
4. Select 1/8 and you will see 1/2,1/4 and 1/8 options..
5. Now select 1/4 and play the video
Tadaaaa!! now you have epic slow mo video!!
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We're not talking about the loss of frame rate or anything else like that, we're talking about the 720p resolution, and all the little bits of artifacts that are in the video after we record them at 120 frames per second.
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Lg V10 manual video test

here is my first quick test i ve did with my lg v10, using cinema size in manual mode, and test the manual focul.
simply amazing quality, this is what i ve been looking for to have in a smartphone since years!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jW2u_KSen8

Now that looks like a delicious ice-cream
Thanks for the upload mate, indeed nice OIS and focus performance.
But what I'm wondering is the other options mainly shutter speed; I'm not really deep into photography but using a Lumia for over 2 years I know how useful manual controls are for photos. But I just don't understand how you can change shutter speed in a video; isn't that a function which may only have a meaning while taking photos? Isn't the "shutter" open all the time while recording a video thus changing shutter speed while recording actually means nothing?
Thanks in advance if one can enlighten me. For instance can you make a test video while changing shutter speed on the fly?

Mmmm Ice-cream! Can you change the framerate to PAL (25 / 50fps)?

jmone said:
Mmmm Ice-cream! Can you change the framerate to PAL (25 / 50fps)?
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nop, only 30/60

nocomp said:
nop, only 30/60
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Thanks for checking.... no surprise really

That's pretty sharp. Can you do a 1080p test using OIS? The wobbles still bother me. I'm curious what OIS can do.

lensgrabber said:
That's pretty sharp. Can you do a 1080p test using OIS? The wobbles still bother me. I'm curious what OIS can do.
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+1 , i am curious also

i ll do one tomorrow, night time here already

nocomp said:
i ll do one tomorrow, night time here already
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Thanks! I'm subbed to your channel and will watch out for new vids.

lensgrabber said:
Thanks! I'm subbed to your channel and will watch out for new vids.
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thxx a lot, if there any other test you want me to do, just post them here

Well, my humble request stays few posts back but I guess its been overlooked

tersagun said:
Now that looks like a delicious ice-cream
Thanks for the upload mate, indeed nice OIS and focus performance.
But what I'm wondering is the other options mainly shutter speed; I'm not really deep into photography but using a Lumia for over 2 years I know how useful manual controls are for photos. But I just don't understand how you can change shutter speed in a video; isn't that a function which may only have a meaning while taking photos? Isn't the "shutter" open all the time while recording a video thus changing shutter speed while recording actually means nothing?
Thanks in advance if one can enlighten me. For instance can you make a test video while changing shutter speed on the fly?
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shutter speed, is the process that allow the light to go in the captor to every frame you record.
usually this process is automatic, now you can change the spdeed, meaning, if it s too dark you can add more light than auto mode would allow, and get better picture

4K Time Limit?
Is there a time limit on how long you can shoot 4K video? If so, what is it? Thanks.

jokalee said:
Is there a time limit on how long you can shoot 4K video? If so, what is it? Thanks.
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I don't believe their may be one, if anything you would be more concerned about running out of memory space for the video than anything. These 1minute videos range from 600mb-1gig per file from a few shots I made.

make123 said:
I don't believe their may be one, if anything you would be more concerned about running out of memory space for the video than anything. These 1minute videos range from 600mb-1gig per file from a few shots I made.
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Thanks. I see that LG is giving away a 200 GB microSD card with purchase of the phone. I'm debating upgrading my Note 3.

jokalee said:
Thanks. I see that LG is giving away a 200 GB microSD card with purchase of the phone. I'm debating upgrading my Note 3.
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Actually let me update you on that I don't want you to go off with wrong information here, but now that I notice It did say "5:00" minutes when I started recording in 4k , note, I don't know if it's because my memory card is only 32gb (aka memory max like I said) or if it's because that's really the max time you're allowed, Just a heads up! Also a 3minute video is 1GB so note worthy as well, not sure where I got other info I must have clicked the wrong videos

make123 said:
Actually let me update you on that I don't want you to go off with wrong information here, but now that I notice It did say "5:00" minutes when I started recording in 4k , note, I don't know if it's because my memory card is only 32gb (aka memory max like I said) or if it's because that's really the max time you're allowed, Just a heads up!
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I thought it might be. I'll maybe try a few different camera apps if I decide to go with the phone. I think my Note 3 is 5 min. with the default camera, but I get up to 17 minutes with other apps.

When taking a photo in a street during the night with iso 50 and shutter speed of 1 second, car headlights produce light trails.
But when recording a timelapse (using 1 fps manual video and same iso and shutter speed as before) the resulting video does not have light trails.
Why is that? Does the shutter speed setting has different meaning for photo and video?

S8 plus bad vs Note 4 camera

Hey guys
since my wife broke her Note1 I was kind if happy to trade my N4 against a S8plus. But I am so disappointed with the camera which is one of the reason for me to spend so much money.
The raw is kind of ok.
But in+0 EV pictures are way too dark I think.
The jpg resolution seems awful with artifacts - I dont recall this from the Note 4.
What especially drives me crazy is that the app reduces the shutter speed in a way it is not possible to take sharp pics of stationary objects let alone moving ones. Its like only 20-30perc seem keepers.
Does anybody know how to force the app to not go beyond like 1/30h? If I use pro mode and set the shutter speed ISO looses automatic thus this mode is a joke. I cant set the ISO as well when shooting kids. The app also forgets the pro mode after closing it - so annoying.
I know I need to show examples but I just bought an office and dont have time atm. But maybe someone shares my dissappointment and maybe some guy/gal has a work around?
Greets
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Seems strange you are having photo quality issues. Across the board the s8 camera gets great reviews. You tried using open camera for a bit more control of the photos?

lynxblaine said:
seems strange you are having photo quality issues. Across the board the s8 camera gets great reviews. You tried using open camera for a bit more control of the photos?
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