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[APP] Anyone Use HDR Camera+ (photo comparison inside)

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OK, so I was browsing the market and came across HDR Camera+ yesterday. Was pretty excited to see what it could do, but didn't have much on the level of expectations. So, I took *IDENTICAL (*to the best of my ability) photos, one with the standard camera and one with the HDR Camera+ app. Below are my results...
Top of Tank (Regular)
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Front of Tank (Regular)
Front of Tank (HDR)
Sky (Regular)
Sky (HDR)
I thought the "quality" difference was very clear, and I was pretty amazed in all honesty. The color difference is the main thing I noticed, with colors appearing more vivid to me.
Overall, extremely satisfied and excited to do a little more picture taking with it. My only negative is the obvious, can't really take "action" photos with it because it takes about 4 photos in different exposures and if the object is moving, I could imagine the results to not be what you'd want. I have a 2-year old who's attention doesn't span for over 2 seconds lol.

uoY_redruM said:
**I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS APP OR THE PRODUCERS OF THIS APP**
OK, so I was browsing the market and came across HDR Camera+ yesterday. Was pretty excited to see what it could do, but didn't have much on the level of expectations. So, I took *IDENTICAL (*to the best of my ability) photos, one with the standard camera and one with the HDR Camera+ app. Below are my results...
I thought the "quality" difference was very clear, and I was pretty amazed in all honesty. The color difference is the main thing I noticed, with colors appearing more vivid to me.
Overall, extremely satisfied and excited to do a little more picture taking with it. My only negative is the obvious, can't really take "action" photos with it because it takes about 4 photos in different exposures and if the object is moving, I could imagine the results to not be what you'd want. I have a 2-year old who's attention doesn't span for over 2 seconds lol.
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thanks, i thought id take a look and they are a lot better, not had much chance to play around yet thought, looking good so far

maxib123 said:
thanks, i thought id take a look and they are a lot better, not had much chance to play around yet thought, looking good so far
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No problem man.
Yeah, they are pretty neat. I took a few more shots today, and I have to say, it does a damn good job at correcting even if the "object" moves. I took a picture of my sons cat and he moved his head towards me after about the 2nd of the 5 snaps and the picture looked absolutely normal. I was quite amazed by that.
Planning to play around some more when I am out and about. Spent this weekend inside relaxing lol.

I have tried HDR Camera+ and Pro HDR Camera and I like the Pro HDR better. Pro HDR gives you more control over saturation, contrast, brightness and exposure so you can make the pictures as realistic or a crazy HDR as you like.

it's just bumping up the contrast. i don't think it is actually taking two exposures or anything like that.

vivanshah said:
it's just bumping up the contrast. i don't think it is actually taking two exposures or anything like that.
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No, it does. When you take the picture (in slow mode 1) you can watch each exposure being taken. It takes a normal, an extreme light, a mild light, an extreme dark and a mild dark then computes.

ive also gotten it to FC :\
also wish it had the trackball used for picture taking

disgustip8ted said:
ive also gotten it to FC :\
also wish it had the trackball used for picture taking
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Trackball picture taking would be a really nice features.

Wow! This is nice. Never thought an app could make much improvement to photos taken as it depends on the hardware camera sensor. Thanks for recommending this app.

I like Pro HDR Camera better than this. More color / contrast options although less hdr-related options than HDR Camera+
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it's just bumping up the contrast. i don't think it is actually taking two exposures or anything like that.
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Don't forget it's also clearly doing an autolevels and turning up the Sharpness to 11
IMO the results are worse.

HDR Camera+ is by far the best app on the market for taking stunning photos. While Pro HDR does allow you to tweak the settings a bit, HDR Camera+ blows it away with overall quality.

Pro HDR
Here is a shot I took on my N1 using Pro HDR.

Thank you so much for pointing me towards this! I love themes and apps section almost as much as dev
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atomb said:
Here is a shot I took on my N1 using Pro HDR.
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That's really nice man Cellphone cameras will always be crap because of the size limitations, but this goes to show that software will go a long way to rectify that issue!
Gonna look into this app further now.

Pro HDR vs HDR Camera+
Here is a shot I took using both programs so you can see the comparison. I am partial to the results of Pro HD but see for yourself.

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Here is a shot I took using both programs so you can see the comparison. I am partial to the results of Pro HD but see for yourself.
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Pro HD looks better to me, although both look better than stock i imagine. Could you add a stock image to compare to? Were they both taken on default app settings and if so, how much better can you make them look if you tweak them?
Thanks.

I use pro hdr... here is an example...
I know heavy effect!

Another Comparison
I reset both HDR apps to the default settings and took a picture using the built in standard camera app so you can compare all 3. The files are named by the app that took them so that's how you can tell them apart. The Pro HDR show looks a little blurry on the crane because it moved while taking the picture so ignore the slight blur.

uoY_redruM said:
**I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS APP OR THE PRODUCERS OF THIS APP**
OK, so I was browsing the market and came across HDR Camera+ yesterday. Was pretty excited to see what it could do, but didn't have much on the level of expectations. So, I took *IDENTICAL (*to the best of my ability) photos, one with the standard camera and one with the HDR Camera+ app. Below are my results...
Top of Tank (Regular)
Top of Tank (HDR)
Front of Tank (Regular)
Front of Tank (HDR)
Sky (Regular)
Sky (HDR)
I thought the "quality" difference was very clear, and I was pretty amazed in all honesty. The color difference is the main thing I noticed, with colors appearing more vivid to me.
Overall, extremely satisfied and excited to do a little more picture taking with it. My only negative is the obvious, can't really take "action" photos with it because it takes about 4 photos in different exposures and if the object is moving, I could imagine the results to not be what you'd want. I have a 2-year old who's attention doesn't span for over 2 seconds lol.
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What settings did you use for these?

Best pocket cam?

Does anyone actually feel like the the MT4g Slide can replace your point & shoot camera?

Mine has. I take lots of photos and since picking up my MT4GS I don't take the point and shoot out with me anymore.
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Bump.... anyone else? For example, I'm going on vaca to California and want to know if it is worth it to buy/bring a small camera.

My digitial camera is a bit older now, it's a kodak model I picked up from circuit city (yea, that should tell ya something if you live in the u.s.)
Even so, my digital camera is a 10 megapixel camera, and I think the ccd in it is better then the one in the phone. The HDR option on the phone makes it compare pretty closely though.
I'm not entirely sure about direct comparison of picture quality between the two yet, but comparing the stock camera app on this phone to my pocket camera - the answer is yes, it can replace my digital camera, for me.
The kodak was still an entry level camera at the time I bought it (around $150 several years ago) but it gives me more adjustment options in manual (program) mode.
Specifically: I can set my iso to 1600 and 3200 whereas the phone only goes up to 800 - and I use this at night to get better pictures in darkness.
A couple other small adjustments my digital camera offers me that the stock camera app doesn't for the phone. But really, this is the kind of nit-picking that says the next step up from the phone is a DSLR, at least for what I have.
The sweep shot option on the phone is many times better the the panoramic option offered on my digital camera, and the phone takes pictures much more quickly then the digital camera does.
The effect settings on the phone are pretty sweet, I can take the picture that way instead of adding it after the fact. Too, the phone will let me make some edits to my pictures using apps I can get (even some free ones that aren't bad.)
I am not sure of the quality being offered by current model digital cameras, but aren't they up to something like 14 megapixels now?
If you're trying to be a professional photographer, then just carrying around a phone as your camera is a joke. From the casual picture taker perspective, the phone is pretty awesome.
I suggest running around with it and snapping a whole mess of pictures where you live now. Take a day, and pretend you are a tourist in your own town. Find your local landmarks, or anything that looks cool in your town and snap pictures of it all.
(make sure to find one cool looking building, one cool looking tree, and snap some pictures of crowds and traffic)
Mess with the different modes and settings, and try to take the same picture multiple times with the different settings.
Come home and put all the pics on your computer, print a few out, and see how they look.
If you are only going to end up with 4x6 and 5x7 pictures that you print out when you're done, the camera is sufficient. If you are trying to make poster sized professional prints - get a DSLR.
From what it sounds like, though, the camera on the phone should be fine for you.
(sorry if this is a bit rambly, i'm still waiting for my coffee to finish brewing after just waking up)

That was very helpful. I don't have the phone and was considering getting it. Anyone else
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here are some pics I've taken with the MT4GS... has completely replaced my P&S cam since I bought it. quality isn't quite as good as most decent P&S cams I've used, but it's close enough that it makes sense not to haul another piece of tech around. overall, I'm impressed.. especially coming from the G2 which had a pretty lackluster camera.
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(apologies for posting massive pictures, tried to size them down a bit)

Pics look good. How would indoor/party photos look?

BUMP......

Actually indoor photos are what surprise me the most. The low lighting performance is truly quite good for a phone. The only thing is that white balance tends to be a bit slow to kick in for some reason. When indoors or in a dark setting, the image will often start out very red. Point the camera at a white wall or something and the balance will fix itself right away.
Here are some photos taken indoors and/or with low lighting, no post editing done. Photos are lower quality because I'm taking them off of facebook:
Dim Lighting
During Sunset:
This one is pretty well lit but the dynamic range worked out nicely:
I applied one of the phone's stock filters to this one, but it was done in low lighting(just one tabletop lamp on the other side of the room):
This one is in daylight obviously, but its an HDR shot that came out nicely:
BTW, the phone has an "autoenhance" feature which is enabled by default. I prefer to disable it. Basically it sharpens edges and removes noise, but imo it makes the image lose some of it's fidelity at higher zooms. I therefore prefer to turn off the feature. I enjoy doing post-work on my photos so I'd rather reduce noise in Photoshop if I need to (rarely).

Oh, and sorry for the double-post, but I will again re-emphasize turning off autoenhance unless you're taking photos in a really dark area and/or are tremendously averse to noise artifacts(which are still pretty minimal in most cases). While certainly it's no DSLR, nowhere near, it actually can replace most point and shoots and is the best phone camera you're going to find outside of the Nokia N8. Some say the Galaxy SII is just as good but I strongly disagree. Color fidelity is what matters the most to me in a portable camera(alongside decent sharpness) and this phone excels in that area imo. Besides, at the end of the day, it's the photographer that matters. Not to say you need to be a photographer, but use whatever light you have available smartly and you might be surprised with your results.
Gonna post a few more shots for fun. These are all completely unedited:
Panorama:
Hydrant:
And me:
Sorry I don't take that many pictures of people lol, but they look good and the flash does a good job of illuminating without being harsh.
Also, as a general tip, if you actually want your pictures to look better than average, you can have a little fun in photoshop or GIMP. I am unfortunately nowhere near being able to afford a DSLR at the moment, so I tend to try to compensate with some post work with image editors. I'd much rather do these images the "real" way(and keen eyes can see the artificial details), but this camera is good enough to get some nice post-editing work for artistic effect.
The following have been edited with a lens blur filters, grain addition, and/or color correction:
Me again:
Old-Camera Style Close-Up:
My Sister:
Nice Walk:
So yea, I'm by no means a "real" photographer, but I enjoy putting a bit more effort into my photos than the average person, giving them a bit of my touch that goes further than, like, instagram. Put some thought into your shots, and you'll see the MT4GS will be a powerful tool

Seriously, I love this camera.

This has all been very helpful. Has anyone tried it in a party environment or really relied on it during vacation? Have you had any truly BAD results?

Any comments on how it performs with in your house pictures and kids?

Much of what is compared is outdoor pics which are not important to me. I am worried about indoor pictures and with kids, I can say the G2 I was just using and returned was not very good. Lots of noise, motion blur, even with lights on in my kitchen for example it would default to like 2200 ISO and made everything grainy.
Any comments on Nexus 5.
Plan to buy it today
thanks

Well ill let you compare.
I took 2 shots at night in a lamp lit room. This will make the flash kick in.
I took one with flash and another in HDR. The HDR one actually made the room the "right" colour (as in what I see with my eyes) whilst the flash makes everything white.
Perhaps hdr quality is lower? What do you think?
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I like the first one personally
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Well ill let you compare.
I took 2 shots at night in a lamp lit room. This will make the flash kick in.
I took one with flash and another in HDR. The HDR one actually made the room the "right" colour (as in what I see with my eyes) whilst the flash makes everything white.
Perhaps hdr quality is lower? What do you think?
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I personally dislike using the on-board flash on the N5 (or any phone or camera for that matter) because it's so bright and washes out your subject. The HDR feature is nice to have, but requires a steady hand to keep the images sharp.
Of the shots I've taken with my N5 indoors under low light, the phone bumps the ISO up to 1624. This is in a room at night with a single desk lamp on (photo faces the room, not the desk). So naturally those shots were fairly grainy.
I've taken a few in the kitchen and the ISO sits under 200, so those shots are much more crisp. The N5 adjusts for the lighting pretty well, so unless your kitchen is quite dim, I would say you'll find the N5 to be an improvement.

OK thanks.
To be honest was looking at the Z1 also and what I read is also not so good. I would rather go Nexus 5 over any other Android just worried about the 8M camera. Was trying to stay away from the Lumia 1020 despite it has the best camera. My perfect situation would be a Nexus with 20Meg camera and xenon flash.
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I personally dislike using the on-board flash on the N5 (or any phone or camera for that matter) because it's so bright and washes out your subject. The HDR feature is nice to have, but requires a steady hand to keep the images sharp.
Of the shots I've taken with my N5 indoors under low light, the phone bumps the ISO up to 1624. This is in a room at night with a single desk lamp on (photo faces the room, not the desk). So naturally those shots were fairly grainy.
I've taken a few in the kitchen and the ISO sits under 200, so those shots are much more crisp. The N5 adjusts for the lighting pretty well, so unless your kitchen is quite dim, I would say you'll find the N5 to be an improvement.
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for me it is a mixed bag : at school i took pictures of some course material and at home of my dog and they turned out great
http://i.imgur.com/CSvJKkv.jpg
However, i took a pic today inside a shopping center and the focus was off (it seems it focused on the background insted of the subject even if i manually selected the area)
I hope the new camera app will solve the focusing and relative slow shutter.

I guess it depends what you're planning to use the camera for. If it's for taking legitimate photos that you might want to print, I'm not sure if the N5 will fit the bill. But if that were the case then why not just invest in a point-and-shoot or even an entry level dSLR. They have become very powerful and quite affordable that it's a good option for any casual photographer.
If you're like me and just use your phone to capture random moments without needing to carry a point-and-shoot in your pocket at all times, then the N5 is good for this. Not the best camera on a phone out there, but coming from the N4 it's a huge improvement (although, that's not saying much). Plus, Google is supposedly working on a new camera api that will support RAW photos. Something to consider.

Photo quality

Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Honor 7X come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Did not get much time to capture some shots with my new 7X. Here is some images that i took with 7X. All shots are from Auto mods. Nothing edited. Not get a chance to take Potrait shots. I know Potrait shot in 7X is just a joke only.. Its really sucks...
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Looking to get this for my mom, but with all the photos I've seen, they're all just... INCREDIBLY DARK...

Dual rear cameras of Huawei Honor 7X works
After seeing these photos, I can only say rear cameras with 16MP f/2.2 and 2-mp works together. Though sometimes the supported light is not enough. But most of the time, it works fabulously.

Try using the front camera in normal lighting condition and than cry in a corner because it just sucks...?

Photos are really bad in lower light conditions. The Pixel Camera port is not available for this chipset
The screen is nice but camera plain sucks

can the camera improve with an update?

earg said:
can the camera improve with an update?
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For sure but only if someone works on the camera software

Had mine few days 64GB/4GB blue and while yes it's a cosmetic upgrade over 6x I feel camera and performance isn't that much better some tweaking needed and yes low light is horrid
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Honor 7x seems to be much promising but yet I am confused if it can perform better than Mi A1. Software is the thing that can revolutionize the hardware functionality like camera.

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For sure but only if someone works on the camera software
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What if some other phone's camera app is made to use in honor 7x

I'm confused why previous comments were saying the camera sucks. I'm coming from a Galaxy S7 and wasn't expecting much but honestly this thing takes great pictures. Very detailed and crisp in the right predicaments.

carnivalrejectq said:
I'm confused why previous comments were saying the camera sucks. I'm coming from a Galaxy S7 and wasn't expecting much but honestly this thing takes great pictures. Very detailed and crisp in the right predicaments.
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I came from a Note 5 and the 7X camera blows it away hands down. I have decent low light photos as well whereas my Note 5 and wife's LG Vista was absolutely horrible.

mikelets456 said:
I came from a Note 5 and the 7X camera blows it away hands down. I have decent low light photos as well whereas my Note 5 and wife's LG Vista was absolutely horrible.
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Yeah it's still not good as the S7 but it's definitely on par with or better than the S6. What more can I ask for. I was totally not expec much out of this camera and was pleasantly surprised. I don't have the lag most people complain about except soentimes opening the camera app. Can't wait til my Oreo OTA finally comes so that's gone.

Pretty decent. This was shot with the aperture function and set to f/1

It´s a cheap phone, so I didn´t expect too much. But after the camera of my Note 4, this phone´s camera is just poor. Very poor. I´m gonna get rid of it , and get my Note 4 fixed.

I really dislike the camera, and I wish that I had read a review about it before I bought the phone. There are two problems. 1) The resulting images are WAY to contrasty. Anything in shadow is pretty much black. Outdoor shots will have a well exposed sky and very dark to black ground. If someone's face has shadow on it, they will be unrecognizable. Which brings me to the second point... 2) The camera does not remember any of your settings when you open it again, except for the flash setting. For example, you can set HDR mode, but it will always revert back to standard mode, sorry! Other manufactures have their cameras remember HDR mode. Or, you can put it in "pro" mode and wade through the menu and move the contrast slider to help the "too much contrast" problem, but the camera won't remember that if you close it and you will have to do that every time you open the application again. I'm experimenting with other camera apps, but you will lose the special features that the phone camera has like the depth of field simulation with the second lens., and you can't use it with features like the "press volume twice to wake up and take a quick picture". I'm really disappointed with it.

Have anybody tried to shoot with custom rom? Can i see sample images? I just want to make sure before i buy it

Photo quality

Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Samsung Galaxy S9+ come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
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So far so good. Pictures do look pretty near-term however they're not perfect by a long shot.
Admittedly I've been spoilt as I was using a pixel 2 before this, and low light images were a lot sharper, but not as well lot as the s9.
I think there can be a lot of improvement between the 1.5/2.4 aperture settings in regards to software tweaks.
Another thing I'd like to see is a much better portrait mode. Images look so soft and lack finer details. Compared to my pixel 2... well there really isn't a comparison at this point.
One thing I've noticed samsung cameras always do, is brighten up the face of the person in the photo. If you've got brown skin colour it tends to make them look too pale. I've seen reviewers say it can make the person almost look a bit ill! This happened on my note 8 also, and knowing what I know about South East Asian culture, it wouldn't surprise me if this was as intended as South East Asians do like to look paler, using cosmetics, filters or skin bleaching. So is the pale face as intended?
Anyhow, I'd say the camera has huge potential. Samsung just needs to do a lot of tweaking as irrefutable all the right hardware is there.

A few shots from walkabout today, all on auto
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Indoors

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A few shots from walkabout today, all on auto
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Indoors
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Yes, photo quality is good.

If I should be honnest, I expected a little bit better camera quality when I saw DX score and more....But now when I compare photos from S9+ to my note8, the colors looks a lot more faded, the most noticeable is in interior...Hmm I hope that update will fix it (Exynos version). What do you think?
I made compare video too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BADd5DvVoKM
S9+ https://ibb.co/bwd3cn
Note8 https://ibb.co/jtxwxn

best
There is no doubt on it overcomes iPhone. Great quality. Anyone should get it right now

I have shaky hands, and on Auto it's almost like there's no OIS. I get a lot of motion blur on things or blur in general. Sports mode fixes it, but it's really disappointing.

scottricketts said:
I have shaky hands, and on Auto it's almost like there's no OIS. I get a lot of motion blur on things or blur in general. Sports mode fixes it, but it's really disappointing.
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What kind of lighting were you shooting in?

Not impressed with the auto 2.4 to 1.5 aperture here in the UK at least, it doesn’t seem to understand what low light is
This photo is on 'auto'
And below where I had it manually set to 1.5

Motokorth said:
What kind of lighting were you shooting in?
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Normal daylight. Should have been a cinch.

Shipoftheline said:
Not impressed with the auto 2.4 to 1.5 aperture here in the UK at least, it doesn’t seem to understand what low light is
This photo is on 'auto'
And below where I had it manually set to 1.5
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The auto picture has a better dynamic range. Look at the window and you can see pictures outside but their airplane is a little dark

The whole picture looks dark

I did a S8+ (which I own) vs S9+ Camera quick comparison at my local shop... took some pictures in pro mode, same settings, same scene, both F1.5 and F2.4 for S9 (and of course fixed F1.7 for S8)...
S8 pictures are sharper (both RAW and JPEG) or better overall, with about the same noise... I am very disappointed.
You can download all the JPEG and RAW files: (RAW+JPEG files included): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgyBwiPbO8tHVqsqZpiJ6aoZn5a-p4m-/view?usp=sharing
Any thoughts?

This is Mocha. Mocha is 14 this year and not the fasting moving dog anymore.
Here's three shots in auto mode with tracking AF on:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tb2Jxf4qBkWySTEj1
Here's three shots in sports mode:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XEspRhNi3WwriSsh1
This is awful. I mean, just ****ing awful. Coming from the V30 using the hacked GCam, this is major step down. Out of six shots I got one usable one.
If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong here with Auto Mode, I'm all ears because I'm tempted to take this thing back.

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This is Mocha. Mocha is 14 this year and not the fasting moving dog anymore.
Here's three shots in auto mode with tracking AF on:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tb2Jxf4qBkWySTEj1
Here's three shots in sports mode:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XEspRhNi3WwriSsh1
This is awful. I mean, just ****ing awful. Coming from the V30 using the hacked GCam, this is major step down. Out of six shots I got one usable one.
If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong here with Auto Mode, I'm all ears because I'm tempted to take this thing back.
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I think the camera quality is great overall..
But A small upgrade compares to note 8 not really camera reimagined
Olny issues i had are that some times photos are taken with low colors contrast then i fix them with auto color effect
But this are without fixing
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Also video is great i got 1 good super slo mo
Check it out..
https://youtu.be/8U-mLpJq1Wc

Love the photos, the quality is awesome.
Your photos are super, thanks for sharing
sstanton86 said:
So far so good. Pictures do look pretty near-term however they're not perfect by a long shot.
Admittedly I've been spoilt as I was using a pixel 2 before this, and low light images were a lot sharper, but not as well lot as the s9.
I think there can be a lot of improvement between the 1.5/2.4 aperture settings in regards to software tweaks.
Another thing I'd like to see is a much better portrait mode. Images look so soft and lack finer details. Compared to my pixel 2... well there really isn't a comparison at this point.
One thing I've noticed samsung cameras always do, is brighten up the face of the person in the photo. If you've got brown skin colour it tends to make them look too pale. I've seen reviewers say it can make the person almost look a bit ill! This happened on my note 8 also, and knowing what I know about South East Asian culture, it wouldn't surprise me if this was as intended as South East Asians do like to look paler, using cosmetics, filters or skin bleaching. So is the pale face as intended?
Anyhow, I'd say the camera has huge potential. Samsung just needs to do a lot of tweaking as irrefutable all the right hardware is there.
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Shipoftheline said:
The whole picture looks dark
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So what? It's supposed to be. Your second picture is blowing out highlights and destroying tons of detail. The first picture might seem dimmer (especially compared to the second one), but it's preserving the details in all the areas of the photo. The 1.5 aperture is meant to cut down on noise and detail loss in very dark scenes, not create super bright images from moderately dim environments. It looks like the camera did exactly what it's supposed to do.

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So what? It's supposed to be. Your second picture is blowing out highlights and destroying tons of detail. The first picture might seem dimmer (especially compared to the second one), but it's preserving the details in all the areas of the photo. The 1.5 aperture is meant to cut down on noise and detail loss in very dark scenes, not create super bright images from moderately dim environments. It looks like the camera did exactly what it's supposed to do.
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You might like your pictures looking darker than what the place was but not me

Wow, photo quality is awesome ?.