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[VIDEO] Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One (in car footage, front and rear cam)

Hey guys...
Here is a little video test that I did. For the HTC One, hardware stabilization was enabled. Software stabilization on the S4 was off due to possible distortion. If you want a retest with it turned on, please let me know. Quickly looking through the S4 menus, I didn't see any lock focus option. Anyone know if it exists? The HTC One has the option, however it was not turned on.
Other devices I have are the Note 2, iPhone 5, and Optimus G Pro. We can add any of those to the mix.
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Software stabilization turned on for the GS4. Does anyone know if this actually use pan and zooming to stabilize the image? I'm guessing it does and there is no other way to combat shake.
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On my trip to Colorado I added a low light test. I was pretty drowsy. Just woke up from a rest stop nap!
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Tried to let the HTC One redeem itself in the audio department. No cases and subject (me) is in front of the camera. No bouncing the sound off of a windshield. It is definitely quiet than the S4, but turn up the volume and let me know what you think.

The gs4 looks better to me, it has more colors - look at the backseat of the car.
However the HTC one has a bigger FOV.
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Damn dude, you'll give Jeff Gordon a run for his money!

Lol is that a reference to his new commercial with the car salesman?
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Gs4 has better color accuracy than htc one. However htc one OIS certainly comes into play very well
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Tomorrow morning, I'll switch the settings for software stabilization on the GS4 and make sure there is nothing on the windshield *DOH*.

Added a test with software stabilization turned on.
If it is like the Optimus G Pro, it crops the image a bit so it can use that extra space to stabilize the image (pan and zoom).

One looks overexposed - an obvious trade off there. And the sound seems better with S4 too - you didn't alter any settings I'm assuming?
Overall, like S4 better - except for the One's wide angle - really love it.

Didn't modify anything sound or video wise. Double checked the Vegas file.
By the time they go to the standalone tests they are on the same audio and video track.
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Here is a little help, if you can't decide whether to take the one or s4:

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On my trip to Colorado I added a low light test. I was pretty drowsy. Just woke up from a rest stop nap!

Tried to let the HTC One redeem itself in the audio department. No cases and subject (me) is in front of the camera. No bouncing the sound off of a windshield. It is definitely quiet than the S4, but turn up the volume and let me know what you think.
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New 4.4.1 camera? Reverting back to the old camera?

Is it simply just the apk that's all the difference? Because I think the camera is complete [email protected] compared to before
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No its not just the apk.... to revert camera properly/fully, revert to 4.4.0
What crap about it?
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The picture quality looks awful compared to before for me
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You sure? This camera change has been a massive upgrade for me, faster focus, better contrast and white balance
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italia0101 said:
You sure? This camera change has been a massive upgrade for me, faster focus, better contrast and white balance
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Same here been butter for me
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I think he means in regards to noise. I have noticed it my self as well but it is negligible in my opinion as I like the faster focus and shutter speed from before makes it possible to get a lot of pictures I missed.

Valdeck said:
I think he means in regards to noise. I have noticed it my self as well but it is negligible in my opinion as I like the faster focus and shutter speed from before makes it possible to get a lot of pictures I missed.
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Yea, I'd rather wait for 3 tenths of a second longer and have the better quality
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I feel like the overall speed has increased, but the focus is terrible. Under slightly low light situations, the camera just doesn't feel like focusing properly. Also there are a lot of noise in the photos taken. Also auto-flash isn't working properly. There are situations where you would have expected flash to kick on but it doesn't; leading to horribly dark photos.
My Note 2 had a much better camera...

Definitely! The update is poo!
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Aria807 said:
I feel like the overall speed has increased, but the focus is terrible. Under slightly low light situations, the camera just doesn't feel like focusing properly. Also there are a lot of noise in the photos taken. Also auto-flash isn't working properly. There are situations where you would have expected flash to kick on but it doesn't; leading to horribly dark photos.
My Note 2 had a much better camera...
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extremely low light condition this morning(without a flash).. are you sure that its just you not knowing how to use a camera properly? it a bit more than just point and shoot. btw, autofocus is overrated, learn to focus yourself.
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extremely low light condition this morning(without a flash).. are you sure that its just you not knowing how to use a camera properly? it a bit more than just point and shoot..
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I assure you, it's not user error. I'm taking pictures exactly like how I took them when I had a Nexus S, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2.
When I take test pictures in my room when it's a bit dark, the camera focus just doesn't work and keeps returning RED focus circle.
My other problem is the auto flash. Trying to take pictures of a piece of paper with writing on it in the dark, the camera won't utilize flash; hence it doesn't focus because it just looks dim and the flash support light doesn't light up the text so camera doesn't know to focus on the text. Manually turning on flash makes it somewhat better.
When in optimal lighting situations, the camera works fine. Issues are with auto focus/flash in dim/dark situations
--------- ACTUALLY I think I found my issue.
It's my case. Spigen Slim Armor. The camera area protrudes and I guess it affects light sensors, thus messing with the focus. I took my case off and was able to have it work appropriately.

Note 3 camera grainy spots

Like the title says I'm having a problem with camera when I take pictures on night.
I put something on front of the camera sensor to take a full black picture but instead what I took was millions of tiny spots.
Anyone else having this problem too?
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Where is the spot

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Where is the spot
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http://imgur.com/JRn7cx5
tapatalk compresses the pictures but here is how it looks on my pc screen.
why isn't full black?
here is the original:
http://imgur.com/PSrKg9p

Looks like regular high-ISO noise to me...
Set the ISO value to 100 and see if they still show up.
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Looks like regular high-ISO noise to me...
Set the ISO value to 100 and see if they still show up.
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At ISO 100 spots are smaller but still some visible zooming.
Is this normal, why isn't plain black instead?
http://imgur.com/rS8FflI

It's normal. It's a common thing in photography.
The sensor is what's causing it.
Essentially, all camera sensors are made from one slab, the center is the highest quality and goes into a Full-Frame DSLR Camera such as the EOS 1D and 5D MKII. The next ring goes to Semi-Professional APS-C DSLRs as the EOS 70D. Next ring goes to the mid-range DSLRs as the EOS 600D. Fourth ring goes to low-range DSLRs as the 1000D and the better Compact Camera's. Next one to the cheap compact cams. The remnants are used in tiny Smartphone 1/3.2 sensors.
A full-frame sensor is 35mm. APS-C is 16.7mm, and the one in a smartphone is 3.2mm. The bigger the sensor, the better the detail and lesser the noise.
As such, the sensor in a smartphone is the lowest quality available in digital photography.
Now, the ISO setting determines the amount of noise. ISO decides how sensitive to light the sensor is. ISO 100 has the least noise, and every step increases it. On a APS-C in semi-professional DSLR's, this means you start seeing grain on 3200 ISO. In a smartphone, the sensor is so tiny you get grain at 100 already.
There's nothing you can do about it entirely, the best is to keep the ISO at the lowest setting possible at all times. (This increases the time the shutter needs to stay open, so in low light this might mean you get a shutter speed of 8 seconds or more. Keep that in mind.)
There's nothing wrong with your phone, it's just that the sensor in these devices is just made from the worst part of a sensor slab.
It might be a bit more comforting to put it this way:
My 1500 euro Canon EOS 70D, with an 1100 euro EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM does this:
(The prices aren't there to boast, they're there to show what kind of camera it is, as I know this is not a photography forum and people here don't know the difference in camera's by name.)
100 ISO (100%, image cropped)
3200 ISO (100%, image cropped)
12800 ISO (100%, image cropped) (Nobody in their sane mind uses this setting. I had no idea my camera even went this high, I absolutely never go above 6400, and even then I never go above 800 unless I have no other alternative, and only above 3200 in the direst of circumstances...)
You can see the grain in the 3200 starting to appear, and in 12800 it's horrible.
Hope that clears it up a bit

Thank you so much for your explanation, everything clear now.
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+1 for the highly detailed information. Very helpful reading!
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Zoom Lense

Love my camera on my phone and the sheer number of photos I take proves it. From time to time I have seen advertisement for smartphone "Zoom Lenses" and i was wondering if anyone had any or had any recommendations for them or even against them.
I'm sure you all know what I mean but i'm referring to this.
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If you are actually going to BUY a lens for your phone... Spend the money and get a real camera.
you use cam phone because it's portable and you can pull it out for a quick shot... once you put a lens... you lose both. + you end up looking like an idiot when you missed the shot.

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If you are actually going to BUY a lens for your phone... Spend the money and get a real camera.
you use cam phone because it's portable and you can pull it out for a quick shot... once you put a lens... you lose both. + you end up looking like an idiot when you missed the shot.
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Have a real camera, it's at home. This i can throw in my backpack. i'm obviously not going to use it for rush shots, but things like the view from my office etc. Besides 40 dollars for the zoom, 1400 (give or take) for a good DSLR.

Right, and my 6d, which was 2000 takes much better pictures then s5. But who am I to say anything I buy anything that I find mildly interesting.
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Right, and my 6d, which was 2000 takes much better pictures then s5. But who am I to say anything I buy anything that I find mildly interesting.
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Thank you for your opinion I will take it into consideration. I'm curious if anyone has had any practical experience with them.

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Thank you for your opinion I will take it into consideration. I'm curious if anyone has had any practical experience with them.
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If it works a a regular telephoto and not a zoom lens you will experience a black circle around your shot until you zoom in to only the telephoto area. Here is someone else's experience with adding a telephoto to a camera:
- Install the lens.
- Turn on the camera.
- Oh my God, it's just a big black circle. What's wrong?
- Zoom in.
- As you zoom in, the circle gets bigger and bigger until finally the entire picture is visible in the viewfinder.
- Ah, that's better.
- Turn off the camera.
- Turn it back on.
- Oh my God, it's just a big black circle. What's wrong?
- Repeat.
- Then you decide you want to take a picture of something that is nearby.
- Zoom out.
- Oh my God, it's just a big black circle.
- Remove the lens.
- Can take your close up picture.

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If it works a a regular telephoto and not a zoom lens you will experience a black circle around your shot until you zoom in to only the telephoto area. Here is someone else's experience with adding a telephoto to a camera:
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Thanks. The one i'm looking at is only 30 bucks so, just gonna try it.

Share your pictures taken with Pixel 3 XL

We all getting the phones soon, share ur best pics taken with this awesome cam

i will once mine gets delivered been out on truck since 8am...

First photo is P3XL and second is iPhone XS Max. Both nearly full zoom from across a pitch black room cause I'm too lazy to walk over to this thing
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Wow. Very nice!

First photo taken off my girl
Will test zoomed in photo in a bit
https://m.imgur.com/a/GxGmcEp

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First photo is P3XL and second is iPhone XS Max. Both nearly full zoom from across a pitch black room cause I'm too lazy to walk over to this thing View attachment 4621283View attachment 4621284
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Which one is it supposed to look like? I like the one on the left better, but, I obviously have no idea which color is accurate.

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Which one is it supposed to look like? I like the one on the left better, but, I obviously have no idea which color is accurate.
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They’re both pretty accurate honestly, neither captured it perfectly and it also carried slightly when I was looking at both pictures on each phone due to the screen having different characteristics. All that said, iPhone came out more accurately on this one.
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gettinwicked said:
Which one is it supposed to look like? I like the one on the left better, but, I obviously have no idea which color is accurate.
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Also the pixel is a bit sharper, but for me the color accuracy is a bit more important on this particular shot
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Sadly, this is all I have right now. Wanted to test low light so just took a picture of my pixel boxes with the light off and just the computer screen glare...

Just got my new charging station setup up at work and had to snap a quick pic. Changed the aspect ration to 16x9 and threw one of the stock photo app filters to something that fits my tonal taste better but otherwise untouched. I'm really excited about my charging station though!

I love the quality but I'm disappointed they did away with numerical zoom level on the slider. I like to know how much I've zoomed (1.3, 2X etc)

Here is the first one I took out of the box

Pictures in order
1: iPhone XS Max w/ Flash
2: iPhone XS Max w/o Flash
3: Pixel 3 XL w/ Flash
4: Pixel 3 XL w/o Flash
I’ll reserve my comments for the most part though I think one is a clear winner. Disappointed with the other.
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Took this to see how well it does at a concert. This is also using the zoom

Here's a few I just took at 3:00 am while walking my dog.

All the way zoomed in.

Impressed with the low light performance so far.

Does it happen to anyone? When I tske close up pictures, it struggled to focus far more than my old pixel 2xl.

Impressed with the zoom quality too. This is zoomed in pretty far and still looks pretty crisp.

NICEGYPT said:
Here is the first one I took out of the box
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That's definitely wallpaper material, very good photo

Here is a couple I took. These were edited with the photos app.