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[Q] Taking Pictures in bright sunlight

I find that the skin looks very artificial when taking pictures out doors in bright sunlight. Im not very impressed with the camera on the SV (otherwise an excellent phone)
Anyone had similar problems and figured out how to resolve this?
regards
Max

mpathan said:
I find that the skin looks very artificial when taking pictures out doors in bright sunlight. Im not very impressed with the camera on the SV (otherwise an excellent phone)
Anyone had similar problems and figured out how to resolve this?
regards
Max
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I think, the camera is ok for snapshots, but not more. In very bright and also in dark light its not the best.
But still much more better than the cam of my previous Desire S.

Thanks for the reply. I'm comparing with my old HTC desire HD. The camera on that was excellent.
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mpathan said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm comparing with my old HTC desire HD. The camera on that was excellent.
Sent from my HTC One SV
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Yes, for sure there are better cams outside. For me its ok, i have a Panasonic Lumix Fz 45 when i need better quality.
And in good conditions the photos are indeed ok.

Moto G Camera

Hi All
I am looking to move from a HTC One X to a Moto G. My question in on the camera is it the same or better than my current HTC One X??

jsmith_00 said:
Hi All
I am looking to move from a HTC One X to a Moto G. My question in on the camera is it the same or better than my current HTC One X??
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One X camera is better. Moto G camera is really slow and most pictures require a really steady hand. But I think it takes better low light pictures than the One X, like on the one X all low light pictures were very grainy/fuzzy so that's less out here. You'll definitely notice a bump in battery life though.
Since I did the exact move you're planning maybe a list of pros and cons of moving to moto g will help you
Pros:
Kitkat(and one more update hopefully)
Battery Life(I've got 4.5 hours of screen on time vs the 3 hours I was getting on my One X) This is the entire reason for me shift to the Moto G
Faster(?)
No random heating scenes(which wasn't really fixed on the One X)
Charges pretty quick
Cons:
Smaller Screen
Camera not as good
Prefer the slim dimensions of the One X

Camera is not good at moto g!
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some pic's with Moto G camera, the Stock Camera ( Motorola Camera )

japoina92 said:
some pic's with Moto G camera, the Stock Camera ( Motorola Camera )
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These photos look pretty good to me. I'm of the school that if you what the "best" photos, then use a camera. But for those quick, unplanned pics, your phone is always handy.

the camera on the Moto G is beyond awful

I forgot to mention, the speaker of Moto G is louder than the One X by a considerable amount.
@japoina92 those are some good pics mate. Never got a decent snap like that so far. Maybe my hands are too shaky
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Wtf it's a headcrab! Hilarious brave touching that barehandly
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Ooooops ..posted by mistake
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You have a thread just for posting moto G pictures in "Moto G Themes and Apps" section.

Just thought I'd throw this one in here for anyone put off by Moto G camera reviews. I have had my Moto G for some time now and it remains to be a solid, reliable phone. However, a recent sale for the Lumia 925 came up so I grabbed one as it's supposed to have a decent camera on it.
Well, having done some comparisons between the two, I can categorically confirm that 9 times out of 10 the Moto G produces more well rounded images than the Lumia. Granted, at low light, the G cannot compete, but under normal lighting conditions its actually slightly better, even when zoomed in. Text is no clearer on the 925 than it is on the G. I was really surprised by this and a little gutted I even bothered with the 925. If anyone is interested, I can upload some comparisons.
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Clivectmob said:
Just thought I'd throw this one in here for anyone put off by Moto G camera reviews. I have had my Moto G for some time now and it remains to be a solid, reliable phone. However, a recent sale for the Lumia 925 came up so I grabbed one as it's supposed to have a decent camera on it.
Well, having done some comparisons between the two, I can categorically confirm that 9 times out of 10 the Moto G produces more well rounded images than the Lumia. Granted, at low light, the G cannot compete, but under normal lighting conditions its actually slightly better, even when zoomed in. Text is no clearer on the 925 than it is on the G. I was really surprised by this and a little gutted I even bothered with the 925. If anyone is interested, I can upload some comparisons.
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well,that's a big surprise

nickchk said:
well,that's a big surprise
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Actually, I was a bit too hasty to post in all honesty. I've just done some further comparisons, more accurately, taking into consideration the field of view of the 925 and by transferring the images actually off the two devices and comparing them side by side on the same screen. the edge has now tipped in favor of the 925, but not by a huge degree. The brighter of the two images is the moto one.

Clivectmob said:
Actually, I was a bit too hasty to post in all honesty. I've just done some further comparisons, more accurately, taking into consideration the field of view of the 925 and by transferring the images actually off the two devices and comparing them side by side on the same screen. the edge has now tipped in favor of the 925, but not by a huge degree. The brighter of the two images is the moto one.
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well,i'm not photograph genius ,i think l925 got more detail and a bit less noise,especially by zoom in,but not by far,moto g in your picture still take a great picture. i really surprise :good:
i have to agree though,moto g not the best camera out there but sometimes,under a certain condition,it will take a great photo :highfive:

Well guys sometimes in class I have to take pictures of sombdy's else notes or a pic of something on notice board...mostly printed stuff
It shudnt be high quality....just legible
You think moto g can handle that.?

Easily. It's a capable camera, no where near as bad as had been made out.
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Can you please take a quik pic of a page from a book or magazine or something...I have already booked my Moto G (16 gb) but they sold like hot cakes over here and all stock was gone in minutes
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jaspreet997 said:
Can you please take a quik pic of a page from a book or magazine or something...I have already booked my Moto G (16 gb) but they sold like hot cakes over here and all stock was gone in minutes
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Pictures already posted on this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543003

wrj54 said:
Pictures already posted on this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543003
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Yeah but read my post above ...I meant as a snapshot of a printed page of a book or a notes page or something like that coz my regular usage would involve those
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Does this help? Hopefully, I uploaded the photos correct

Kingzone N3 Plus Full Review: An ugly MTK6732 5" LTE Smarphone with 2GB/16GB

Hey guys, my review of the Kingzone N3 Plus is live, check it out below:
You can buy the phone here for $156, and it goes down even further with the coupon code "KN3PGB"
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Finally got my blog up, so go ahead and click the link below to visit the text review!
https://mobiledevicereview.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/kingzone-n3-plus-review/

Thanks zijin_cheng,
It's a shame about the camera. Are you able to check what the actual sensor is? I am curious if this is actually a Sony one as claimed. I think you can open the sensor file with ES Explorer and it will tell you the make and model. Location should be /sys/android_camera/sensor (as shown at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317507&page=239).

@zijin_cheng nice work :good:
cant you post here a few photo to ascertain the quality of the camera?
three samples I think that sufficient
1. indoor natural light
2. outdoor natural light
3. in a dark room with only flash.
I hope not I ask a lot .......

paiktaras said:
@zijin_cheng nice work :good:
cant you post here a few photo to ascertain the quality of the camera?
three samples I think that sufficient
1. indoor natural light
2. outdoor natural light
3. in a dark room with only flash.
I hope not I ask a lot .......
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Hey man thanks!
My written review has some photos that you can check out.
You can check out my imgur album here:
http://imgur.com/a/bZjbs
I'm sorry I don't have #3 that you requested, but I'll do it ASAP and post it in the imgur album above.

zijin_cheng said:
Hey man thanks!
My written review has some photos that you can check out.
You can check out my imgur album here:
http://imgur.com/a/bZjbs
I'm sorry I don't have #3 that you requested, but I'll do it ASAP and post it in the imgur album above.
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Ok my friend, I waiting [emoji4]
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paiktaras said:
Ok my friend, I waiting [emoji4]
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So sorry, here's the imgur album, I forgot to post it!
http://imgur.com/a/bZjbs

HELP! My Kingzone N3 got to 0% battery and is NOT CHARGING!
Hi everyone, so this is my first post on XDA.. .. So, i recently got this chinese phone ( Kingzone N3) and today, i charged it to 100%, it was working... Then, i kept it in my pocket for like three hours, and suddenly... I take it out of my pocket, and it was drained to 0%... I plug in the charger, (usually when i plug it in, its shows me the icon of the battery filling up and the percentage)... but now, it just shows the red LED light but there is nothing on the screen... I even tried to remove the battery, and put it back in... Different charger... Different outlet... But nothing works! Please help me because i do not have any solution to this problem.! Thanks in advance!

S7E Camera Thread

Hi,
I was very surprised to find not one, but two S7 Edge phones available to play with at my local (albeit the biggest in my country) electronics store.
So I took a couple of store shots with the camera, if anyone is interested. Pictures are attached to this post. To me they look pretty good. Noise is very well controlled. Auto-focus was incredibly fast, I wish my Canon EOS M2 would be as fast as the Samsung.

cant wait to try this onmy family vacation to vegas

Those are some nice pics, wish they where rotated lol.

I'm going to town tomorrow to see if anywhere has one of these out on display. Would like to get a feel of one before mine is delivered next month.

I played with the edge camera at the Best Buy today and was very impressed.

I feel the best thing is that this thing is basically waterproof (30mins up to 5ft) which will result in some amazing underwater pics and videos!!

Cst79 said:
Hi,
I was very surprised to find not one, but two S7 Edge phones available to play with at my local (albeit the biggest in my country) electronics store.
So I took a couple of store shots with the camera, if anyone is interested. Pictures are attached to this post. To me they look pretty good. Noise is very well controlled. Auto-focus was incredibly fast, I wish my Canon EOS M2 would be as fast as the Samsung.
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I have a very strong feeling that the lens is covered with the protective plastic. Its very easy to miss when peeling the phone. The pictures will look much better without it. Otherwise, I'm not really impressed with the pictures.

ozaghloul said:
I have a very strong feeling that the lens is covered with the protective plastic. Its very easy to miss when peeling the phone. The pictures will look much better without it. Otherwise, I'm not really impressed with the pictures.
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Probably not plastic that is covering the lens, but just good old regular fingerprints. Had similar issues when playing with the phones in the store, but after a good cleaning the pics were much better.

Why were you lying on the ground when you took them?

I quickly played with it as well at Best Buy, it was insanely fast! Photos looked good from my limited testing as well.

Cst79 said:
Hi,
I was very surprised to find not one, but two S7 Edge phones available to play with at my local (albeit the biggest in my country) electronics store.
So I took a couple of store shots with the camera, if anyone is interested. Pictures are attached to this post. To me they look pretty good. Noise is very well controlled. Auto-focus was incredibly fast, I wish my Canon EOS M2 would be as fast as the Samsung.
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They are really nice, but what do you mean by Noise?
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Toss3 said:
Probably not plastic that is covering the lens, but just good old regular fingerprints. Had similar issues when playing with the phones in the store, but after a good cleaning the pics were much better.
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I am starting to believe that samsung made a huge drop back with the camera. It is a little odd all the user uploaded photos to have plastic cover or fingerprints. Do not try to look for excuses. Do you remember the first photos of galaxy s6 . They were all awesome. I have already pre order the galaxy s7 edge but I am thinking very seriously to cancel it. Also do you remember how fast we had camera comparisons with the s6. Now after so many days why we do not have a decent one. I will wait a few days until I see a s6 vs s7 comparison. But I am pretty sure my s6 camera will be superior.
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dimkit said:
I am starting to believe that samsung made a huge drop back with the camera. It is a little odd all the user uploaded photos to have plastic cover or fingerprints. Do not try to look for excuses. Do you remember the first photos of galaxy s6 . They were all awesome. I have already pre order the galaxy s7 edge but I am thinking very seriously to cancel it. Also do you remember how fast we had camera comparisons with the s6. Now after so many days why we do not have a decent one. I will wait a few days until I see a s6 vs s7 comparison. But I am pretty sure my s6 camera will be superior.
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If sammy "downgraded" the camera that would be idiotic step, they optimized it for all situations especially for low light, but that shouldn't make daylight photos worse in fact, due to large pixels it might be slightly better.
Either they have a bug with software or some of the models shipped with problematic sensors, we will find out between 8-14 March.

dimkit said:
I am starting to believe that samsung made a huge drop back with the camera. It is a little odd all the user uploaded photos to have plastic cover or fingerprints. Do not try to look for excuses. Do you remember the first photos of galaxy s6 . They were all awesome. I have already pre order the galaxy s7 edge but I am thinking very seriously to cancel it. Also do you remember how fast we had camera comparisons with the s6. Now after so many days why we do not have a decent one. I will wait a few days until I see a s6 vs s7 comparison. But I am pretty sure my s6 camera will be superior.
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There are already comparisons between the S6 and S7 on here, and the S7 camera is better, and that is before post release updates which will improve it even further.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3321247
Check that thread for a number of comparisons between the S7 and other phones. It's the best of the lot.

Beefheart said:
A somewhat bizarre, neurotic post. There are already comparisons between the S6 and S7 on here, and the S7 camera is better, and that is before post release updates which will improve it even further.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3321247
Check that thread for a number of comparisons between the S7 and other phones. It's the best of the lot.
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heu it's what u see you??? Oo
I, i don't see the same on this pics: teddy bear => s6 wins, blurry face = dont' let s6 focus = normal, faces = better light s6, two ladies =>yellow filter in s7, ...
No really it's THE comparison that prove s6 is better...

If that's what you really believe you clearly have it set in your head despite evidence to the contrary. There might be some situations prior to post-release S7 updates that the S6 takes marginally better photos with both phones in auto mode (bright outdoor scenes for example), but certainly not indoors. However, I have no doubt any issues with auto mode in bright scenes on the S7 will be rectified soon enough.
Stick with the S6 would be my advice.

dimkit said:
I am starting to believe that samsung made a huge drop back with the camera. It is a little odd all the user uploaded photos to have plastic cover or fingerprints. Do not try to look for excuses. Do you remember the first photos of galaxy s6 . They were all awesome. I have already pre order the galaxy s7 edge but I am thinking very seriously to cancel it. Also do you remember how fast we had camera comparisons with the s6. Now after so many days why we do not have a decent one. I will wait a few days until I see a s6 vs s7 comparison. But I am pretty sure my s6 camera will be superior.
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Plastic cover? What plastic cover? The glass of the S6 was a huge fingerprint magnet too, it's the con of using glass. That's why I went with silver, it's not as noticeable
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A good comparison to the iPhone 6s https://youtu.be/s6VUPgOzGlw

Some photos I took
Here are some photos I took on my S7 Edge.
The dark bathroom photos = Note 5 (auto)
The lighter bathroom photos = S7 (auto)
The two darker ones are the light from under the door only, brighter ones is just the door cracked
The outside photos are from darkest to lightest (auto, manual 10sec shutter lower ISO, manual 10 sec shutter highest ISO)
Pics of my dog in pretty bad lighting, just a side lamp and some light from the window (auto)
Pics of the figures are in pretty good light (auto)
Since XDA compresses them, look here for the uncompressed versions.
https://goo.gl/photos/8L4ZpJDPCSq2kQKh7
Also, here is a 240fps slowmo I took of the sink - https://goo.gl/photos/8L4ZpJDPCSq2kQKh7
Edit: I'm not sure why xda uploads some sideways. Sorry about that.

Not very good... when you see even the dog pictures: noise everywhere and when we zoom, we don't see clearly the hair in the fur...

Bad camera quality ?

Hello guys, yesterday i got my Honor 8 and tonight i made some video recordings, the thing is that when i zoom (even only a little bit) the camera quality is very bad. Even my mother's Note 3 has a better quality, i had both phones and i tried to record the same thing at the same time. So is that normal ? P.S. I have no ideea how to use PRO Mode, i was on Auto. Thanks.

Sheldd said:
Hello guys, yesterday i got my Honor 8 and tonight i made some video recordings, the thing is that when i zoom (even only a little bit) the camera quality is very bad. Even my mother's Note 3 has a better quality, i had both phones and i tried to record the same thing at the same time. So is that normal ? P.S. I have no ideea how to use PRO Mode, i was on Auto. Thanks.
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Took the video in daylight ? Or in night mode ?
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gopinaidu77 said:
Took the video in daylight ? Or in night mode ?
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It was in a very big room,there was good light and after they turn off some lights and was bad light too. For me was a dissapoinment in both case... I think even my P8 Lite is doing better... I will try today to take some photos and videos to show.

Sheldd said:
It was in a very big room,there was good light and after they turn off some lights and was bad light too. For me was a dissapoinment in both case... I think even my P8 Lite is doing better... I will try today to take some photos and videos to show.
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Yeah , samples would be appreciated
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gopinaidu77 said:
Yeah , samples would be appreciated
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Ok, so here we are. I want to mention that yesterday when i recorded i was running B131 (FRD-L09) and now i'm on B320. But nothing changed.
A little video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LdDkzovVuU
Photos: -No zoom: https://postimg.org/image/nljcicvuf/
-Maximum zoom: https://postimg.org/image/e9phg3w9v/
Idk, maybe i expected more from this camera, but for me doesn't look too good...

Sheldd said:
Ok, so here we are. I want to mention that yesterday when i recorded i was running B131 (FRD-L09) and now i'm on B320. But nothing changed.
A little video:
Photos: -No zoom: https://postimg.org/image/nljcicvuf/
-Maximum zoom: https://postimg.org/image/e9phg3w9v/
Idk, maybe i expected more from this camera, but for me doesn't look too good...
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Tbh all huawei can't take good zoom photos, but it is a lot better with less noise than older huawei phones. Sure u can return the phone if not satisfied?

The Honor 8 is the wrong phone to use if you want to make video recordings. It only does 1080p and doesn't have OIS, so hand shakes are magnified the more you zoom in (and it's digital zoom, not optical zoom either).

jkccl9 said:
Tbh all huawei can't take good zoom photos, but it is a lot better with less noise than older huawei phones. Sure u can return the phone if not satisfied?
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The Honor 8 is the wrong phone to use if you want to make video recordings. It only does 1080p and doesn't have OIS, so hand shakes are magnified the more you zoom in (and it's digital zoom, not optical zoom either).
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Thanks both for the answers, i wanted to know if it's something wrong with my phone or it's normal for all Honor 8. I'm not going to return it, it looks great and works very well.

Sheldd said:
Thanks both for the answers, i wanted to know if it's something wrong with my phone or it's normal for all Honor 8. I'm not going to return it, it looks great and works very well.
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You can try 3rd party camera or try to take a picture with more natural sunlight. As in the real life usage thread the picture are good

i used the camera , its not that high quality . the honor 8 almost a cheap quality as overall ! .

Romiui said:
i used the camera , its not that high quality . the honor 8 almost a cheap quality as overall ! .
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Isnt it better than 5x ?

gopinaidu77 said:
Isnt it better than 5x ?
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my friend its not about better that 5x its about overall specs phone to be compared with other Brands like sony , samsung and others ! .
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and yes. i'll be honest . 5x in my hand feels much stronger than 8 !. i cant feel save having this phone in my hand if it droped chance of 50% will shutter !.

Romiui said:
my friend its not about better that 5x its about overall specs phone to be compared with other Brands like sony , samsung and others ! .
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But our topic is about Camera bro . Everyone is a super hero in predictions and even choosing a better phone with good specs . but we can't define camera theoretical specs with reality . Even a 16mp camera can't beat iPhone 8mp camera ..
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gopinaidu77 said:
But our topic is about Camera bro . Everyone is a super hero in predictions and even choosing a better phone with good specs . but we can't define camera theoretical specs with reality . Even a 16mp camera can't beat iPhone 8mp camera ..
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i know , but when i enter the threat was talking overall really

Romiui said:
i know , but when i enter the threat was talking overall really
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Not a problem mate . chill . we are a family here in xda. (Till we logout) 😪😂😂😪🙄
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Not a problem mate . chill . we are a family here in xda. (Till we logout) ?
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Cmon guys, stop complaining about camera. This is a phone, not a digital camera! Photos made by H8 are decent. In low light conditions, go with Pro photo mode and play with options, there is plenty of choices... As I said, quality of photos are not the best - in range of Samsung Galaxy S7 or Google Pixel, but decent!
Anyway, use flash always (not auto, but on), in all conditions!

From the video comparison I seen on YouTube, Honor 8 video recording actually look better than both Pixel and iPhone 7 @ 1080p, unfortunately it lacks OIS so is shaky. There is just no point to zoom on a smartphone unless you have optical zoom like the iPhone 7 Plus, or at least have 4K recording, and OIS is going to be a must.
I think you should get the iPhone 7 Plus if you want to zoom. Or perhaps an Android phone that has larger micron per pixel (1.25um or more) and OIS.