What camera problem?

[lazarus2297]

Ok, so maybe that's what I've been doing wrong? I've been just hitting the button as soon as I hold it up to something... I was super excited about the no lag feature. (that's important with kids that don't sit still) I've yet to even see a green box, so that must be my issue. Thanks for the tip! I'll try again tomorrow. I really really want to love this phone and have been eagerly anticipating it for a long time, so I hope the camera works better now that I know this little secret. ;-)

if your kids are like mine and have issues staying still you won't really be that impressed even after the focus "secret" indoor/low light shots of my kids have been awful, they weren't amazing with the rezound either I mean low light is hard for a camera with such a small lens/sensor to handle.. I will say that the rezound camera is better in all other situations though, i should know I had it for almost a month. low light stills (like of stuff other than kids) with the rezound was better. If you in it for the camera your better off with the Rezound..

 

[kimintenn]

Yeah it focuses in on your target. If you don't do this the camera is in auto-focus mode and you'd have to catch it at the right time in order to produce focused pictures. I'm pretty sure people who say the camera is terrible aren't tapping to focus.

Can't help ya with the kids. Lol.

I feel kind of stupid for not realizing that I needed to give it time to focus. I even read the manual but no mention of that! I just tried a couple of shots in very low light and the difference was quite remarkable. Again though, with inanimate objects. The true test will be tomorrow with wild children. ;-)

if your kids are like mine and have issues staying still you won't really be that impressed even after the focus "secret" indoor/low light shots of my kids have been awful, they weren't amazing with the rezound either I mean low light is hard for a camera with such a small lens/sensor to handle.. I will say that the rezound camera is better in all other situations though, i should know I had it for almost a month. low light stills (like of stuff other than kids) with the rezound was better. If you in it for the camera your better off with the Rezound..

As silly as it sounds to some people I am "in it for the camera"... I use mine all the time and it has really replaced our fancy camera when it comes to documenting our kids daily lives. We still break out the real camera for posed shots etc, but those are few and far between.

With my original Droid, as long as I kept my hand very still and made sure to have good light conditions it took really good pictures considering it's a camera phone. I'm hoping that this one can at least measure up to that. I never used more than a single button click on my original droid though, so hopefully this one isn't more complicated. Makes me think that this one isn't really that much faster than my original Droids camera considering I need to wait for it to focus and can't really just click.click.click like I was doing today.

Thanks guys!

 

[Tuktanuk]

for all those coming off the OGD........ It takes some getting used to. no shutter lag on the Nexus and a long shutter lag on the OGD. Really need to hold steady when you "snap" a pic on the Nexus. I'm pretty happy with the pics from the Nexus once I sorted it out and deleted a bunch of blurry ones.

 

[tgyberg]

I just messed with the camera again for a bit. If you don't hit the screen and bring up the green box the auto focus still kicks in but takes a sec. If you let it focus and then keep shooting things at around the same distance, you can fire them off really quickly.

 

[kimintenn]

for all those coming off the OGD........ It takes some getting used to. no shutter lag on the Nexus and a long shutter lag on the OGD. Really need to hold steady when you "snap" a pic on the Nexus. I'm pretty happy with the pics from the Nexus once I sorted it out and deleted a bunch of blurry ones.

That's good to hear... yes, my original Droid took forever to take a picture. THat's why I was so happy to hear this one took pictures instantly! I hope I can figure it out soon.

 

[lazarus2297]

i get a lot of these type shots indoors with my kids..View attachment 44032 flash doesn't really help alot becuase i get bad red eyes or because of the extra time for the flash to fire the shots are still blurry.

to bad you can't get shot like this with a camera phoneView attachment 44033 (shot with my Canon 30D heavily compressed to meet DF photo requirements)

 

[*22899]

I can't believe that you took that first shot with any of the new phones?!?!?!?! Thats so bad. I get better pictures then that when I'm just messing around.

 

[kimintenn]

I can't believe that you took that first shot with any of the new phones?!?!?!?! Thats so bad. I get better pictures then that when I'm just messing around.

My pictures looked like that if I was in low light and my subject was moving (i.e. a toddler), even if I had a steady hand etc. I'm sure his kiddo wasn't standing perfectly still.

 

[lazarus2297]

I can't believe that you took that first shot with any of the new phones?!?!?!?! Thats so bad. I get better pictures then that when I'm just messing around.

i took that about 10 mins ago with the newest phone out.. he was "cleaning up" and he wasn't really moving that fast but by the time it focuses, after tapping the screen then the flash goes that is what you get..

On the other hand here is a shot in a similar situation (lighting, same room, etc..) with the rezound and you can bet my 22 month old daughter was being still for the camera.
View attachment 44034

 

[SSHGuru]

Reading the manual is a violation of Android Forum rules...:icon_ lala:

 

[pushdrops]

went to the VZW store again last night - this time concentrated more on the camera than the low speak (GNex):
Took lots of photos with an Epic Touch, Rezound display model next to the Gnex and the GNex

We were able to get i guess acceptable GNex shots by manually setting it for florescent lighting, forced the flash on - used touch to focus, tried to keep a steady hand, took pics of friends standing still and the VZW displace wall across the showroom.

The pics looked at least OK on the phone itself - would've been nice to have sent them to an acct where i could review on a larger monitor.

Have to admit the pics were at least "ok" , pretty soft but not awful. At least well enough to have hope that maybe software updates will result in better photo results.

If it can get anywhere near the Galaxy II's quality , will acccept as long as the speaker gets (somehow) an update via firmware / software (but i really think a weak speaker is just that a weak speaker <the Nexus S which has been out for a year still has, to me anyway, a really low volume speaker that for me wouldn't cut it for GTalk video conversations, podcast listening etc.>).

If anyone has 4.0.3 can you let us know if the camera has improved?

Thanks

 

[kimintenn]

Took tons of pictures this weekend with the camera and am very disappointed... I think I might actually trade the phone in for something else. I use the camera too much for it to take pictures like my old Blackberry. I know it's not all user error either because I took great pictures with my original Droid. I keep wondering if maybe I have a dud somehow?

 

[lazarus2297]

Took tons of pictures this weekend with the camera and am very disappointed... I think I might actually trade the phone in for something else. I use the camera too much for it to take pictures like my old Blackberry. I know it's not all user error either because I took great pictures with my original Droid. I keep wondering if maybe I have a dud somehow?

As I have stated before the camera isn't that good.. You don't have a dud even when the square goes green lots of times the item isn't really in focus.. then when press the picture it snaps instantly I'll give it that but that doesn't make it a good camera

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[kimintenn]

As I have stated before the camera isn't that good.. You don't have a dud even when the square goes green lots of times the item isn't really in focus.. then when press the picture it snaps instantly I'll give it that but that doesn't make it a good camera

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I was hoping it was mainly user error and that I just wasn't used to it yet, but I'm now convinced that I either need to get used to crappy pictures (and carrying around my real camera) or I need to trade this in for something else. I hear Verizon charges a $35 restocking fee. That stinks.

 

[hydro556]

Took tons of pictures this weekend with the camera and am very disappointed... I think I might actually trade the phone in for something else. I use the camera too much for it to take pictures like my old Blackberry. I know it's not all user error either because I took great pictures with my original Droid. I keep wondering if maybe I have a dud somehow?

These camera issues baffle me. I am very impressed with my Nexus overall, but one of its best features to me IS the camera.

I am no pro photog, but I do have a Nikon D90, and know what good pics look like. I love the camera, not just its speed, but the quality of the shots. I wasnt expecting the best camera in the world, being a phone and all, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I get very fast focus lock, and then a great pic 90% of the time. I can make it blur if I want to, but it is easy to get great shots, IMO, pretty easily.

I either got a great one from the factory, or you got a dud. I had an OG Droid, and an Incredible each for a long time, and a Bionic for ~2 weeks. The GNex is easily the best camera of the bunch. I dont expect D90 quality shots, but I do get shots on par with an average P&S camera, so no way I can complain about it. IT is a plus on my GNex, not a minus.