Taking pictures - Sprint Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm new to Samsung and the note series.... I'm mostly taking pictures of my kids and sending via picture mail.
What are your settings for taking pictures and best quality. It seems that my wife's 6+ pictures are so much better.
Any help appreciated...
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imex99 said:
I'm new to Samsung and the note series.... I'm mostly taking pictures of my kids and sending via picture mail.
What are your settings for taking pictures and best quality. It seems that my wife's 6+ pictures are so much better.
Any help appreciated...
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Using standard settings myself, and they are great. Low light is awesome. Took a pic of a low light parking lot with a football stadium in the back ground and a water tower about a 1/4 mile away and everything was bright and visible as if I was looking at it all myself.

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[thread] galaxy nexus camera shots

Let's post here your (maybe best) photo shots taken with Galaxy Nexus.
Just to share your experience with this 5MP camera, and let everybody make an idea on the quality of the NExus camera.
Thanks in advance to everyone!
Nobody?
Here's a quick one I've just taken.
Only had the phone 48 hours so far and not had much chance to take pictures outside with so little daylight hours.
Good, thank you!
Here is one, I will sent some more later!
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Can I post one from my atrix??
On a serious note, those 2 photos look good. Can't wait for my gn to arrive
Thank you guys, but be careful , don't RESIZE images!
Use something like imageshack, or dropbox, but don't resize images.
Thanks.
Uploaded some full res photos now, straight off the camera.
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9498/img201111241131181.jpg
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7321/img201111241243261.jpg
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6600/pano201111241248141.jpg
Nice photos. Has anyone managed to take any good low light shots?
C'mon guys don't be lazy
I've done a low light one.
There was a security light on the area and also had the flash on on the phone... but still low light
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24851860/IMG_20111118_235748.jpg
I've just uploaded a few pictures onto my blog, along with some of my thoughts.
I don't know if any of the theories I have are correct or not; it's all guesswork
My Galaxy Nexus pictures and thoughts
Taken yesterday. Very good weather
Edit: strangely this pic looks great in my gallery, on FB but looks ****ty here. I think it's the size of the photo (100kb)
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dumb donkey said:
I've done a low light one.
There was a security light on the area and also had the flash on on the phone... but still low light
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24851860/IMG_20111118_235748.jpg
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looks a bit grainy in the corner; still miles ahead of my Atrix camera though
my SGS1's camera was so much better than my Atrix
I get the feeling this camera is just really random, some pics i've seen look truly fantastic, and some are just...whut..?! Hope a software patch can make it more consistent.
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Tjotte said:
I get the feeling this camera is just really random, some pics i've seen look truly fantastic, and some are just...whut..?! Hope a software patch can make it more consistent.
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same here; like the ones on google+ were really nice
yet some with good lighting i've seen seemed below average.
anyhow; its bound it be an improvement over my craptastic Atrix camera
I love Galaxy Nexus camera. It is super-fast and with the option to tweak the photos on the phone before sharing then with your friend, it works absolutely brilliantly.
The purpose of a camera phone is to be social and on-the-go. You don't go photographing nature with a camera phone. You take pictures of things you happen to witness or find interesting. You take pictures of friends or some food you like. You can easily edit it and share with friends.
The camera of Galaxy Nexus serves those needs better than some 8MP camera would. It is wickedly fast, I can take multiple photos while on the go of a subject and then pick out the one I liked the most.
This photo I took of two dogs that were difficult to take a picture of. The sun had just set, so the forest was already getting dark. I entirely forgot about selecting a proper focus point, but that did not matter. I tweaked the picture a little on the phone, the contrast and colors, added soft vignette and shared it. People loved it.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.ne...1787878641_578863640_8424837_2044298629_n.jpg
The purpose of a camera phone is to take pictures of things you cannot put into words and share them. For that purpose I have found Galaxy Nexus camera phone to be perfect.
I remember the camera being rubbish on the SGS2 initially also, and was improved significantly over time with firmware updates. I really hope its the same on this, as the camera is a a little hit and miss for my liking
winwiz said:
I remember the camera being rubbish on the SGS2 initially also, and was improved significantly over time with firmware updates. I really hope its the same on this, as the camera is a a little hit and miss for my liking
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Same here. I came in here with the express purpose of researching the camera. Side by side shots with other phones show a lot of fuzzy and blurry photos. Hopefully that gets fixed with a firmware update....if it does that will eliminate my last concern with the Nexus.
I think people have hit the nail on the head with the "variable" comments.
Sometimes the pictures are really good - other times not so good. Not finding a pattern as to why yet though!

Has anyone notices that the camera is slower in the S3 then it was in the S2?

Has anyone noticed that the camera is slower to take pics in the s3 then it was in the s2? It seems that it takes a lot longer to focus and when you take the pic they are not in focus as often.
Is this just me?
First, no, I don't believe the camera is slower. I can take pic after pic after pic. No problems.
Burst mode works great too , but stock camera has it set that the picture settings turn to "fine" instead of superfine.
A problem I have been experiencing however is when I go into my gallery sometimes the picture turn to crap. Blocky and can't zoom etc. Look horrible ! At first I thought I was looking at a dropbox photo but that turned out not to be the case. I can't replicate it all the time , it seems to do this spontaneously. A reset usually clears it up.
I would suggest a power cycle and see if the problems keeps happening.
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It really seems that my camera takes longer to focus.
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Definitely not.
Tap to focus is what you should be doing.
Not completely auto focus
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I will tap to focus and take a few pictures today and see if that makes a difference
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My camera seems very fast as well. No problems at all with it.
Sent from my SGS3 while experiencing some Wicked Sensations.
Did any of you have the S2?
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I did and still do. I gave my S2 to my wife and my daughter has one too. I feel that the S3 camera is much better than the S2. Tap to focus is where it's at. I went to a Counting Crows concert the other day and took some great shots with it. They are not all going to be perfect but for the most part they were good.
Exact opposite for me.
I had the Epic 4G Touch. The S3 takes pictures almost instantly; I can move my hand nearly instantly after clicking the button.
I haven't thoroughly tested, but I can definitely say it's faster at taking pictures. Didn't try the focus yet.
animal7296 said:
I did and still do. I gave my S2 to my wife and my daughter has one too. I feel that the S3 camera is much better than the S2. Tap to focus is where it's at. I went to a Counting Crows concert the other day and took some great shots with it. They are not all going to be perfect but for the most part they were good.
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I gave mine to the wife as well. lol
She said she always gets the hand me downs
carlinflorida said:
Has anyone noticed that the camera is slower to take pics in the s3 then it was in the s2? It seems that it takes a lot longer to focus and when you take the pic they are not in focus as often.
Is this just me?
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I think your phone is broke... my camera works fine lol
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one of the big selling points for the sgs3 was the instant shutter. seems like you're only talking about focus though, not actual shutter speed.

LED flash TOO Blue! Anyone else notice ?

Hi, im a photo geek.
I like using my 4s as my point and shoot.
Uncle came from Europe with the S3. was impressed with the phone and day time photos. Noticed his led flash was to blue when shooting pics with flash. The 4s does better. Thought it was just his phone.
Got my hands on a US copy and its the same thing.
Anyone got any advice except to turn it off.
This phone shoots misleading shots.
Image is sharp when snapped. ( it looks good )
Then when viewing its all blurry shots.
Any camera mods that may help?
im rooted too.
Your in a league of your own bud. My LED isn't blue at all and my photos look fine when looking at them. But I would like to see some camera mods also the international version has lots of camera mods that really up the quality
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I dont find the flash blue but I do agree the pictures are not the best indoors.
My OneX took amazing pictures once the saturation was adjusted. Or maybe it is just me and I take lousy shots.
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[Q] Note 2 Pathetic Camera Quality (N7100)

Hi all,
I have recently bought the Samsung Galaxy Note II and I really am disappointed with the camera quality of this phone. The pictures taken from my Galaxy S2 were much better compared to this.
General Problems:
1. Grainy,Shaky and Blurry images
2. Auto focus not effective all the time
3. Photos in good light conditions are also grainy.
Is there any mod or anything with which i can improve my camera "image" quality. Please help. I couldn't find any mod on the website till now.
I am using note2 from 6 months. But I have not faced any problem regarding camera.
Even its camera is much better then S2.
Check out this thread. All photos are posted from note2. And all are very nice.
There are many camera apps in play store. You can try any one and check.
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what firmware are you on?
Maybe its because tou had ISO on auto. It tend to pock a high value for auto. Have you try manually set iso to 100.
Ofc it work best in bright conditions or else iso=100 will make the photo darkwr than usual.
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Or maybe, just maybe, you tend to notice the noise and etc more now cuz of the size of the screen(?)
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this is not dslr ok?
try taking picture in a place where have a good sunlight..
IINM bigger ISO,more grains in the picture...
Post some taken pictures, maybe we can tell if we experience the same, or if it is something strange om your device (camera/focus broken?)
Try cleaning the lens before taking pics. ..it tends to get smudgy. .. silly but true
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I was using Nokia N8-00 before I get N7100. Back in those days I can't stand symbian but god knows I miss the camera of N8. I can't say that there is a distortion or anormality on pictures taken from Note 2 but simply I can't satisfied. I hope that Note 3 would have better camera quality.
The biggest problem with our camera is that the cover over the lense is always 'smudgy', usually with greasy residue from your hands. Make it a habit to very gently wipe this clean on your shirt before taking any pictures, even the slightest bit of cloudiness will result in crappy pictures.
All phones suck at taking pictures indoors, outside they are all generally pretty good. If you want DSLR quality then pack around one of those monsters everywhere you go - otherwise, clean your lense and try to rely on adequate lighting.
Note 2 Camera Quality
MBariya said:
I am using note2 from 6 months. But I have not faced any problem regarding camera.
Even its camera is much better then S2.
Check out this thread. All photos are posted from note2. And all are very nice.
There are many camera apps in play store. You can try any one and check.
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I agree the camera quality and focus does not focus correctly and picture image is not sharp. My HTC Thunderbolt took great photos and it was more than 2 1/2 years old also had a 8 megapixel camera. Not sure who made the lens for Samsung and not sure if that is the issue. But I can tell you this some people think the images are great. They are not camera people the clarity and focus are not right.

[Q] Does the Note 3 have a terrible camera or do I have a defective unit?

Before upgrading to the Note 3 just a few days ago, I had a Galaxy SII for roughly a year and a half. I'm finding that the pictures taken on my Note 3 look awful in both day and low light settings.
I've tried the stock camera app, Vignette, Snap Camera, A Better Camera, Camera Zoom FX, and Camera FV-5 all which swear are the best camera apps. All pictures look like crap regardless of which app I use.
These are from my SII:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/20121101_110555_zps3558c275.jpg
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/20120827_164133_zps41705e95.jpg
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/dancer_zpsacf5786c.jpg <------ low light
Note 3:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/Mobile Uploads/20140114_084948_zpsikxcobrv.jpg <----This one is especially bad because this was taken in a lit room. Stock Camera
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/Mobile Uploads/DSC_0011_zpsrklwffby.JPG
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/.../CameraZOOM-20140114203611877_zpssvkyfqjt.jpg<---Camera Zoom FX
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/Mobile Uploads/DSC_0001_zpswc3d6keq.JPG <---Camera FV-5
The weird thing is that those last two pictures came out fine using the stock camera app.
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/Mobile Uploads/20140114_194404_zpszjth2yu7.jpg
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/mxp746/Mobile Uploads/20140114_203541_zps0vgtmjt8.jpg
So what gives? When it wants to, it takes shots like the last above. When it doesn't, it doesn't. All pictures are unedited taken with auto mode. ISO and exposure settings have not been modified.
Bad module. I had the same problem, photos would not correctly focus. Exchanged it at tmobile, New one works much better. If you hand shakes the tiniest bit the auto focus goes crazy, that's why next one needs OIS.
I'd like to get more opinions please.
Definitely something wrong. The note 3 has one if the best cameras I've used yet on a phone.
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My phone has been tack-sharp for the most part. I think 1 of every 8 or so might be blurry but its been really good so far. I've only had my Note 3 for 6 days but I've taken about 60 or pictures. I have not taken any night shots yet, just indoor/outdoor during the day.
Mine takes crappy pictures a lot as well, plus when filming, the slightest movement makes the autofocus go ape sh* and gets all grainy.
Again like you though, it takes great pictures and films when it wants to.
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Hey there, I'm having the EXACT same problem with my new Note 3 and it's driving me nuts!
Just got it less than a week ago brand new from Best Buy (March 29).
I updated to KitKat OTA and everything is great EXCEPT the camera. The smart stabilization doesn't seem to do anything, it's always blurry unless it's super sunny and bright and I'm not moving at all.
I've been doing some research and it seems to be pretty common, about 50/50 of Note 3 owners complaining. Somebody mentioned that Samsung changed the image sensor in the later batches of the Note 3? Also some customers have exchanged their device and say the 2nd one works fine.
I'm gonna play with the settings some more but will likely go back to Best Buy tomorrow (April 4) to see if they have another one I can try.
BRB, Keep ya posted
Hope you don't mind me posting on here, but I also got a "camera is acting ****ty" question and it may be related.
I went from a Note II to Note III ... and taking a picture with this is horrible. I press the shutter button. It does the whole "took a pic" animation and then it says "Processing". If I move the phone while it's processing, it captures whatever is in front of the phone as I move it, as if it was taking the picture during "Processing" and not when it did the animation that indicates it took a picture.
Does that make sense? In essence it's ruined a bunch of shots because it's telling "hey I took the picture" and next thing I know, not, it hadn't taken the picture. And in the Note II I never had to wait for any "processing" like this one seems to do for every picture.
What gives?
Max_Pain said:
Hope you don't mind me posting on here, but I also got a "camera is acting ****ty" question and it may be related.
I went from a Note II to Note III ... and taking a picture with this is horrible. I press the shutter button. It does the whole "took a pic" animation and then it says "Processing". If I move the phone while it's processing, it captures whatever is in front of the phone as I move it, as if it was taking the picture during "Processing" and not when it did the animation that indicates it took a picture.
Does that make sense? In essence it's ruined a bunch of shots because it's telling "hey I took the picture" and next thing I know, not, it hadn't taken the picture. And in the Note II I never had to wait for any "processing" like this one seems to do for every picture.
What gives?
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I've had the blurry processing problem as well. Probably couldn't replicate it if I tried. Maybe it has to do with whether you are saving to sd card or internal memory?
Saving to my 64GB card that I used on the Note II without this issue.
Damn camera
Yeah same here as well. You have to take off stabilize shot and just take regular pics until someone can make a mod for it or Samsung gives us an update. You could go the other route and take smooth video and then playback and take pics from there. (^_-). I was and still am pretty pissed about this camera. It works sometimes but the whole processing thing is terrible. I too am coming from the note 2 and it had fantastic pics as does this note 3 it just does so when it wants. Be very still when taking pictures.
Thanks for the heads up. Took off the Smart Stabilization crap and now it works as I'd need it. I've done photography for a few years so I can keep a phone steady enough for a picture. The tradeoff of instant capture vs software stabilization with a delay is silly.
Max_Pain said:
Thanks for the heads up. Took off the Smart Stabilization crap and now it works as I'd need it. I've done photography for a few years so I can keep a phone steady enough for a picture. The tradeoff of instant capture vs software stabilization with a delay is silly.
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Note 2 had much sharper and clear images than Note 3.
Note 3 camera much better WITHOUT Smart Stabilization, but you still need to hold VERY still.
The convenience of a cellphone camera isn't so convenient when it distorts your equilibrium
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I never rated the camera on the note 3 either. I posted a while back on auto mode light colored duck in daytime . the duck was over exposed beyond comprehension. Yet the river which was brown came out good.
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Max_Pain said:
Hope you don't mind me posting on here, but I also got a "camera is acting ****ty" question and it may be related.
I went from a Note II to Note III ... and taking a picture with this is horrible. I press the shutter button. It does the whole "took a pic" animation and then it says "Processing". If I move the phone while it's processing, it captures whatever is in front of the phone as I move it, as if it was taking the picture during "Processing" and not when it did the animation that indicates it took a picture.
Does that make sense? In essence it's ruined a bunch of shots because it's telling "hey I took the picture" and next thing I know, not, it hadn't taken the picture. And in the Note II I never had to wait for any "processing" like this one seems to do for every picture.
What gives?
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I'm having the same problem. I shut off the image stabilization, and it stopped the "processing" message.
It still take a very long time to take the picture and save it.
Any ideas?
I moved on to the Note 4 and it's much better. I never figured out a solution on the Note 3 unfortunately.
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