I haven't had a chance to do a test myself. I'm hoping someone has or already know.
One can set the camera to take pictures at 4:3 or 5:3 (so-called wide). Looking at the screen, 5:3 actually crops a bit of the viewing area. 4:3 appears to be a wider-angle [lens, if you like] shot.
Any information?
Thanks.
snovvman said:
I haven't had a chance to do a test myself. I'm hoping someone has or already know.
One can set the camera to take pictures at 4:3 or 5:3 (so-called wide). Looking at the screen, 5:3 actually crops a bit of the viewing area. 4:3 appears to be a wider-angle [lens, if you like] shot.
Any information?
Thanks.
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Yes, 5:3 crops pixels off the top and bottom to make it widescreen at only 6MP. This is the default setup on sense probably to avoid annoying questions like why the pictures have black bars on either side. If you want to use the full resolution, and have a more standard aspect ratio like other digital cameras, set it to 4:3.
timtlm said:
Yes, 5:3 crops pixels off the top and bottom to make it widescreen at only 6MP. This is the default setup on sense probably to avoid annoying questions like why the pictures have black bars on either side. If you want to use the full resolution, and have a more standard aspect ratio like other digital cameras, set it to 4:3.
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Thank you.
Hello everyone,
I’ve decided to start this thread to ask for your help in creating a central One X Camera Support thread.
Please feel free to share all your experience, best tips & tricks, advice, links and anything else you may feel useful. Also feel free to ask questions if you're having trouble!
Over the coming days, weeks and months, I’ll do my best to organise useful info within this first post to help people get the info they need quickly and easilly. I’ll also try to put together some tutorials of my own as we go along.
Cheers,
Bugsy.
Here's a tiny selection to be going on with. There are many more to come, and I'll find a way to make it more tidy soon:
Why are my photos 6MP instead of 8MP?
While the One X can take 8 megapixel images (and will do with a simple change of settings), the phone’s CMOS sensor is designed to capture images with a different aspect ratio to that of the phone’s physical display (4:3 vs 16:9 respectively). What this means, is that 8 megapixel photos don’t fill the entire display and result in black bands being shown down either side of the image. To combat this, HTC include (and enable by default) a widescreen option that crops the image to make it fill the entire screen. This results in a more visually appealing look that makes full use of the screen's real estate.
If you want to disable this function and capture full 8MP photos, you can do this quite easily via the camera’s settings menu (Settings>Camera Options>Widescreen).
If you’d like to know more about the effect this option has on functionality and image quality, I’ve put together a short video that may help:
http://youtu.be/JU-NLQrjb9w
When I start recording HD video, my camera zooms in. Why is that?
This is often thought to stem from only a small portion of the sensor being used for video capture. However, In the case of the One X, the main cause appears to be the result of pixels being reserved for Image Stabilisation. By cropping the camera’s view, HTC are able to use the spare pixels from outside the visible frame to counteract motion. The downside is a limited Field of View.
Currently, the effect of Real Time Image Stabilisation seems quite limited, so you may wish to trade this feature for a better viewing angle. Thankfully, HTC do allow you to do this via the settings menu (Settings>Video Options>Stabilisation). By disabling this option, you will gain (almost) the same field of view that you have in standard widescreen photo mode. The difference will be more visible in 720p mode due to the different capturing technique used.
I want to take low Light photos without using the flash. Is ISO 800 the maximum setting I can use?
ISO 800 is the highest level that you can select manually, but the phone will use anything up to ISO1250 if you leave the ISO mode set to Auto (or if you use Low Light Scene mode, which overrides any manual setting). Unfortunately there isn’t currently a way to manually select anything higher than ISO800 within the stock app.
The 4:3 live preview image doesn’t look sharp
This appears to be a software scaling issue that affects the stock app. Hopefully HTC will fix this in a future software update.
Will using a screen protector on the lens affect picture quality?
Image quality is really quite subjective. What one person considers a distinct loss of quality, another may consider negligible. Personally, I wouldn’t use one, as even the best protectors cause some degree of image degradation.
Having said this, you really have to consider your own personal situation. Are you someone that puts your phone in your pocket without a case or pouch? Do you have young children that might put the phone on a rough surface without considering the consequence? One thing is for sure – a screen protector will cause fewer problems than a lens covered with scratches!
White or light objects have a glow around them, especially when it’s sunny
This problem is, almost without fail, the result of finger prints on the lens (or possibly a lens protector if you have one). You’d be surprised how the smallest greasy mark can affect the picture in this way. Unfortunately, lens HTC’s lens design does little to help keep the lens clean.
This is a good thread for inspiration: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585398
I'll get the discussion ball rolling. 16:9 or 4:3, I can't decide. I like 16:9 as it looks good on the screen and TVs and monitors are also 16:9. But physical media is all 4:3. Is it time physical media got with the times. Does the cropping effect the quality?
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xn1 said:
I'll get the discussion ball rolling. 16:9 or 4:3, I can't decide.
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He he.. People are going to think I put you up to that question when they see my reply.
Here's a video I prepared earlier:
Bugsy.
xn1 said:
I'll get the discussion ball rolling. 16:9 or 4:3, I can't decide. I like 16:9 as it looks good on the screen and TVs and monitors are also 16:9. But physical media is all 4:3. Is it time physical media got with the times. Does the cropping effect the quality?
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well i'd say for pictures 4:3 is better since it's just a non cutdown version of the 16:9 picture so u have more on it and later can edit it on pc to make sure u have the best result.
Vey nicely put together video. Many thanks.
anub1s18 said:
well i'd say for pictures 4:3 is better since it's just a non cutdown version of the 16:9 picture so u have more on it and later can edit it on pc to make sure u have the best result.
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Higher pixel density in 4.3
I can't find a widescreen option on my phone, I am stock.
Open the camera, go to the settings and choose camera options.
There you can change the resolution 16:9 or 4:3
jag233 said:
I can't find a widescreen option on my phone, I am stock.
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jag233 said:
I can't find a widescreen option on my phone, I am stock.
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Open camera app hit the cog find camera options and untick wide screen for full res shots.
Edit; beaten to it lol
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Thanks for the replies lads, I have been taking photos in widescreen all this time what an idiot
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Higher pixel density in 4.3
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4:3 images have more pixels, but they are spread over a larger area, right?. I don't see where the density of anything changes. Or am I missing something?
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Thanks for the replies lads, I have been taking photos in widescreen all this time what an idiot
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You're not an idiot - HTC have it set that way by default.
There is no definitive right or wrong choice, but knowing the pros and cons of each mode will certainly help to make your decision easier.
Whichever way people go though, disabling widescreen mode may be a good option for panoramic shots...
Unfortunately HTC still don't allow you to change the phone's orientation for panoramas. This means that your panoramas will be very wide, but not particularly tall. Until such time that HTC change this, disabling widescreen mode will maximise the height of your captures (you'll gain a few hundred pixels). Worth considering
Bugsy.
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4:3 images have more pixels, but they are spread over a larger area, right?. I don't see where the density of anything changes. Or am I missing something?
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No, you're not missing anything. Images shot in 4:3 mode are approximately 600 pixels taller, but those additional pixels are, as you say - used to capture a larger vertical area. Pixel density doesn't change.
Bugsy, thank you for such an excellent video explaining the differences between 16:9 and 4:3 apspect ratios, which many users find confusing.
I hope you don't mind but I've shared a link to your video on the 'HTC ONE Users Group' over at Flickr, giving you full credit
http://www.flickr.com/groups/htc-one/
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Bugsy, thank you for such an excellent video explaining the differences between 16:9 and 4:3 apspect ratios, which many users find confusing.
I hope you don't mind but I've shared a link to your video on the 'HTC ONE Users Group' over at Flickr, giving you full credit
http://www.flickr.com/groups/htc-one/
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You're very welcome - I'm glad you liked it. Feel free to share links to anything I do freely. You don't need to ask for my permission.
Just wanted to do the right thing Bugsy, especially when you've put so much work into this
Changing the subject if anyone would like to see a comparision I did between the stock camera app, Camera ICS, Camera 360 and Camera FV-5, please check out the following link.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/htc-one/discuss/72157629696073156/
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He he.. People are going to think I put you up to that question when they see my reply.
Here's a video I prepared earlier:
Bugsy.
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Hehe, they might just, but thank you for the video. I think I'll switch to 4:3 but I will miss full screen pictures
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Also, something I have found. With saturation set to -1 the colors seem more natural. Especially with reds in low light
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I turn the exposure down by 1 as I find it blows out highlights on the regular exposure.
I agree that the saturation gives more natural colours if you dial that down by 1 as well. I quite like the 'kodak' look though
I am finding that the auto white balance gives a red cast, especially when there is a lot of green in the image (such as in a park). I have also found that the daylight white balance is way to yellow.
Hi. I would like to get op3, but the only thing that makes me from buying it is the display. I'm using opo now and the full HD in 5.5 inch screen is great resolution, no advantages with qHD, but op3 has an oled pentile display which I found worst choice for a mobile device, since it's not well with static images neither has proper horizontal-vertical array of pixels.
Could you tell me if you can see some jaggines woth the black text over white page, or with round icons. I've also read that when using dark theme you can see some purple whatever, can you see anything like that? Or some halos around high contrast elements?
Could any of you share with some closeup pictures of the screen, and maybe with some comparison to another device? Best same screen size with true full HD resolution. I can focus on my opo about 10-12 cm away from the display and of course can't see anything wrong with sharpness. Can you on the op3 with that distance?
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Hi. I would like to get op3, but the only thing that makes me from buying it is the display. I'm using opo now and the full HD in 5.5 inch screen is great resolution, no advantages with qHD, but op3 has an oled pentile display which I found worst choice for a mobile device, since it's not well with static images neither has proper horizontal-vertical array of pixels.
Could you tell me if you can see some jaggines woth the black text over white page, or with round icons. I've also read that when using dark theme you can see some purple whatever, can you see anything like that? Or some halos around high contrast elements?
Could any of you share with some closeup pictures of the screen, and maybe with some comparison to another device? Best same screen size with true full HD resolution. I can focus on my opo about 10-12 cm away from the display and of course can't see anything wrong with sharpness. Can you on the op3 with that distance?
Thanks
Thread closed as it is a duplicate thread.
As the title says
I've been playing around with my phone and while trying to cover the lenses one by one and changing camera mode, this is what I found :
The main middle camera Is the 32mp one and I can cover it when taking normal pictures
The zoomed out camera (I don't remember the technical name) is the top one
I then tried the 3d function of Google measure but it still uses the middle one
So any idea about what the bottom camera is for?
Thanks in advance!
Depth sensor, it's used for live view
Sweet! Thanks for the reply and merry Christmas! (if you celebrate it anyway)
James.Miller said:
Depth sensor, it's used for live view
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This is incorrect.
It is in fact the bottom camera, ie the one directly above the flash, that does the Ultra Wide photography.
The one in the middle is the high resolution, normal camera with 32 MP.
The top camera, ie closest to the edge of the phone, does depth measuring. This has a low resolution but has the same zoom percentage as the high resolution camera. It has 5MP.