yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
this is a shame. from the initial videos posted of the HD quality, especially in pitch blackness and then with the LED torch on, the video quality looked EXCELLENT. now that still shots are coming in, the camera doesnt look to great.

always gotta be something, never get everything right (except maybe iphone 4 *ducks*).

how thin the phone is, imagine the size of the camera sensor physically cannot be very big. need to use magic backlight photons lens perhaps...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dk206:
This is a picture in my room pitch black with flash. Pretty impressive for me.

Disagree, I think the camera is decent

omg I need to hoover! :O
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -jen94ek-:
TEST next week

Will try compare More Smart p Cameras with same picture Max{8Mpix}{5} res to Mini res 640x480.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f1ux:
It would probably be worth mentioning which firmware version you are on?

When I got my phone out the box it came with KDD but i had some exposure problems with the camera.

The newer version (KDF) seems to have fixed that as far as I can tell and I can't fault it at all for a mobile.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersh:
I said few days ago that the camera is choppy on videos and not so high quality on photos, and a lot of people want to hit me to death

You can compare here

http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=2&idPhone1=3621&idPhone2=3275&idPhone3=3619

And see that it isnt so great and that other phones like Iphone 4 or Arc take much much better quality photos, specially under low light conditions.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbiye:
Hi there,

I am not trying to contradict you in any way, but can you explain what those charts are supposed to show?

I only noticed that the Iphone shot seems a bit brighter but with more grain, while SGS2 seems slightly darker but with more uniform colors.

Also I don't know if those shots are on the same resolution for both device. I seem to see more areas on the Iphone shots...

And the SGS2 shots seemed very close to the Arc.

I am just trying to understand what to make of it...

Am I missing something?

Not saying SGS2 has the greatest camera ever, but surely it can't be as bad as some post seem to indicate...or is it?

Edit: Ah, I think I can see the colors seems dull on the SGS2. Not sure if that's what the OP refers to, when he says bad camera...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersh:
edit: I realized myself that I was comparing an 8mpx vs 5mpx without scaling the photos. Now after looking all of them, I need to say that you guys were right and I was wrong, the quality of the GS2 it is better in most of the situations against i4 and arc. Now we only need to get videos without duplicated or skipped frames.

Sorry for the inconvenience and yes, you can hit me to death :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snorfes:
Hello,

I can't understand this;

If I compare the images (the grey rays) I only see that the noise / sharpness is different.

But in the image of Natascha303, (which is also only a part of the whole image) I can't even read or guess the text on the box and I see lots artefacts!

I'm not a pro with images but the first thing I thought was "it looks like an up-scale". I took the picture, made it in gimp 50% smaller and it looked 'fine' -> I saved it, opened the 50% smaller image again and scaled it up to the '100%' -> nearly the same bad picture showed up (but with less artefacts).

That leads to the conclusion, that the image must be really hard compressed (by the phone to take more pictures with less quality) or it was up-scaled.

If my guess was wrong, I'm sorry!

Snorfes
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbiye:
Actually, you provided me with information to consider when looking at camera pictures, so for that I thank you.

It's not about right or wrong, for me at least...rather getting as much accurate info as I can.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murklor:
I definetly DO NOT agree with your asessment of the comparison.

Iphone 4 and Galaxy S2 vs the Arc is no match. The Arc is pretty bad. Its filled with distorsions, outlines and noise.

Iphone 4 at a glance look sharper than the Galaxy S2, which it is. IMO its a little too sharp, its producing noise instead. Also if you look at the details, the S2 is overall able to resolve detail much better (obviously because of the mpix difference).

The colors on the Iphone 4 looks to be the most pleasing though, got to give it that. The colors on the Arc seems to be a mix of the two, better looking than the S2 but worse than iPhone 4. However that is ruined by the previously mentioned artifacts.

Compared to the N8 all three are inferior though, lol.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] =dave=:
could somebody look up which camera-chip is built in? some seem to have a fujitsu chip, some not..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cinner:
The Arc performs pretty horrible in that comparison, worse than its predecessor even, the Xperia X10. The GS2 comes out pretty well, probably the best Android shooter so far. But yeah, there's still a way to go before we reach Nokia N8 quality on Android.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quist:
I think we can pretty much agree that in the GSM Arena comparison as it stands now (before they've posted new pictures from their retail unit) that it beats the Arc hands down.

But the Arc pictures took a huge downgrade from the samples posted from the prototype to the retail version (prototype was excellent, retail version crap).

Looking at these pictures from the German forum, I can only say that you can take bad pictures with any camera, but in this whole discussion I haven't seen any attempts at taking a good picture with the same phone(s) (i.e. outdoors in optimal conditions). That's needed to really judge whether or not the sensor is bad (a one off), was due just to happenstance or the mere fact that the conditions were impossible to take a good photo.

Not sure what to hope for, but I suspect there are probably a proportion of units with less than optimal cameras - albeit a very small proportion.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robboftw:
I've taken lots of comparison images with both phones of the same subjects and I think the Galaxy S II edges it, just.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
might have been faked too but looks legit

i'd suggest to try to take pictures with vignette tho, on the sgs samsung's app kinda kill quality
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
I took few pictures today comparing my new S2 with 1 week old Arc. I like Arc pictures way better than S2 at default auto settings. Arc pictures are very close to what it looks outside. S2 colors have some redness when taken indoors which is not real. Outdoors they look washed out and didn't capture the sunset colors right which Arc did great. But S2 HD recording is better than Arc's which is only 720p.

Here is the link to my pictures. First few are indoors.

Indoors

S2

Arc

Outdoors

S2

Arc
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -jen94ek-:
Thanks for showing pictures but seem to be useless.

Make pleas a mag crop 100%-200% and post it.

Off each.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dk206:
+1

Need to be 100% at least no compression. I only have a sgs to compare with right now.

Swyped from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
I prefer "raw" pictures than crop. Anyone can crop any wrong part etc.

The complete picture as it comes out of the phone let anyone crop or zoom whatever part they like. (raw with quotes as its just jpeg not real raw of course)

It would be even better if pictures were also taken with vignette or any other decent photo app in addition or replacement to the samsung app ;-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHDUSER:
I have no idea why people even say arc's camera is better..

its all noisy even on the outdoor... so much smudge and loss of details.. the only place where arc is a LITTLE better is regular size (uncropped at all)

O__O

SGS2 pictures are GREAT and it has WIDE ANGLE LENS! (and still resolves as much details as arc and even better)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
If you go to Flickr link I posted, you can see originals of those pictures. You can do all comparison you want:D

Link her again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoolzo:
seems to me there really isnt much it these camera comparisions, barley worth a discussion. They all look ok outdoors and not great indoors, not sure what people were expecting here. We were never going to get a great camera as there would be no need to upgrade the phone again in 12 months time if everything was great, this is how marketing works.

We did however get a lovely screen and a super fast CPU cable of playing HD video no other phone can match currently on the market, including the tegra models, I can play high profile h264 HD rips smoothly where my tegra based tablet could not.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
I seem to have the same pink patch issue a lot of people were having with the HD2 when it was first released. Especially in video mode. Anyone else having this?

Overall though it's a decent camera for a phone, which is all I want. If I wanted a top quality camera I will use my SLR.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -jen94ek-:
WTF

are we on xda or flickr?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
i disagree

SGS2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitsva/5691152575/sizes/o/in/set-72157626531399433/

Arc http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitsva/5691152983/sizes/o/in/set-72157626531399433/

(full rez / original)

SGS2: better colors. better details natural look. Bad exposure/light

Arc: over saturated, over processed, obvious sharpness filter. Better exposure/light

In the end:

On small pics the arc will look "better"

On pics you will actually use/fix in gimp/photoshop etc the SGS2 is clearly better

It's a bit like iphone4 vs n8 when people would say the iphone4 is better for pictures.

They look better on small resolution because of the image processing. However the original is pretty bad, again mostly due to the over processing
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voodoochild2008:
Hi

Anyone tried Vignette app for the sgs 2 yet, on sgs 1 it was slower but better than stock due to less file compression, so has anyone tried a like for like with the new phone to see if its better again?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassmonkey:
Just played with one in phone 4u n gotta say I don't get the complains about the camera, pics I took were crisp, colours where natural, seemed petty cool to me :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
Thanks to the phone's superb display I notice photos I have taken look better and more vibrant on the phone than they do on my laptop when they're downloaded. I strongly suspect there is an element of that at play here.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voodoochild2008:
well tried vignette and seems little better (was great to start) the file compression is less sgs 2 stock av 8meg around 2.8meg vig is around 3.5+
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassmonkey:
Good point
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
It's called MDNIE xD

At least, AFAIK its enabled for pictures and videos. It's an image correction chip that is in all samsung devices including the SGS2.

Beside the fact that the SAMOLED+ display i sbetter than most laptops of course.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
File Sizes?

Right. I agree completely with your view here.

Arc looks so much over saturated. At 100% crop, the difference is so much visible. Arc might have some sort of compression mechanism. I believe that the photo sizes in Arc will be small compared to GS2 at same resolution. I think someone also mentioned that. It's just another point to prove that there is a lot of post processing in Arc to make colors look artificially saturated.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
it's the sharpening that makes it look like compression artifacts afaik (on the arc ofc)

they just added too much of it. prolly on purpose to look more "bling" "vibrant" like the saturation

damn, in 5 days i get my sgs 2 :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
Here are mine. Streaks are bad. Second one is grainy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dk206:
Swyped from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eins Gastön:
Camara y Arranque

Hola la cámara del s2 no es muy buena deja mucho que desear lamentablemente.

por otra parte queria saber como hacer para quitar el logo de la operadora cuando inicia y apaga el telefono.

Gracias.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanDroidian:
My pictures always have a slight punk circle in the middle. Is that normal?

(Japanese flag effect)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] AndrewCH:
Hi All!

I'm using sygic magic maps 10 on my HTC HD2 Leo (German ROM). Overall it is running, but if you recalculate a route, or calculate a route with much stops, the app will crash.

The problem is, the less on RAM (sygic support).

Sygic won't make a batch because "old unit".

After a reboot of app and or HD2 you'll may be able to calculate your trip.

Does anybody has made a or found a solution for this and hopefully for Route 66 maps (v9.*) too?

Would be great.

I don't want to flash a new ROM because this one is running very well beside the mem Problem with the navi app's.
[HTC Incredible S] dante1987:
Hi Guys

so i want an app so i can change my voice while in a call. i have used Spoofapp, Bluff my call, caller faker id but the want me to buy credits is there any free version for the Incredible S??
[HTC Incredible S] junooni.1980:
Yes im interested to..
[HTC Incredible S] the leo:
Im interested to..
[HTC Incredible S] a.2mjed.a:
I'm interested too ;)
[HTC Incredible S] megamanx8:
very much interested
[HTC Incredible S] wpra3:
i dont mind paying for an app that will do that (one time payment)
[HTC Incredible S] RedSnapper:
Guys are you all terrorists? ;) or somebody just wanted to skive lessons
[HTC Incredible S] murthy_mmw:
i am intrested

yah i am very intrested amobt voice changing applocation for free
[HTC Incredible S] hospitalbed:
"Whats your favorite scary movie?"

Can picture doing that MANY times if I had a voice changing app! haha.
[HTC Incredible S] PhuongHoang:
Me too, but i want a soft can callrecord (not soft "Root call recorder", because this soft automatic record all the calls, can not choice the function "record" or "not" ). Thank for reading...!
[HTC Incredible S] yeubacgiang:
hi you guy

i have just searched but not tried yet

http://waptoday.info/2011/10/voice-changer-for-android-mobiles-change-your-voice-while-calling/
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
The permissions for that app are nuts I'm not installing that!

Read logs and your browser history and stuff?

No thanks
[HTC Incredible S] imoby:
i am seaching too.
[HTC Incredible S] bootsplash:
Try LBE Privacy Guard, free from market, you can block permissions for app ;)
[HTC Incredible S] mehbub1989:
Voice Changer i need one that works in the uk

Voice Changer i need one that works in the uk.:confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pjpeter:
Hi all, I know how this may sound but please bear with me. Basically, I was really tired with a headache last night, I went to sleep with my phone next to me on the bed with pocket player up on the screen. There is a bug with the Xperia X1s that if you don't hack a reg key then the screen will stay active all the time it is connected to a charger. I also had a couple of reminders I've been keeping going that potentially came up on the screen as well. In the past I've found sometimes if I don't lock the screen (with a slide lock app) it'll go into some menus, I've taken it out of my pocket a few times only to see it asking me to confirm my new clock settings.

This morning, I got up, picked up the phone to go into Power Radio and found it saying 'Enter your password and tap "Unlock"'.

And I have no idea where to go from here. Unless there is some default, it must have set a random password from screentaps while I was in bed. I tried to brute force it - but no success. I haven't soft reset the phone since it started since I at least have Pocket Player going and it's set to control all buttons so I can play the mp3s I have on my list while I bike in to work.

I don't think I had anything important saved to memory, but I have tons of appointments added to the Calendar and my last PIM backup was sadly over a month ago. It is currently set to USB Mass Storage Mode and not USB Sync.

Is there any way at all I can at least get off the Appointments? After that I'm perfectly willing to hard reset if the need be - any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running a custom Windows Mobile 6.5.3 ROM (twinge 1.10) on my Xperia X1.

Thanks very much,

Peter
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pjpeter:
Thanks to anyone who might have replied - it's fixed now though :). I finally decided I needed to reset the device since the system volume wasn't where I needed it to be to use it on the ride - I thought I could restart a couple of times and get into Safe Mode and maybe turn off the Password there - but after the regular soft reset boot there was no suggestion of a Password. Made my backups (fortunate since I didn't relealize my pics were saved in memory) and checked, but nothing was checked. No idea why it suddenly decided I had a pass but it's gone now so it's all good :).

Thnx,

Peter
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jlbloem:
Hiya folks,

Currently I'm using Darky 9.5 with (Valle-Mod) Honeycomb 5.1, and it looks and works brilliant.

However, i've been searching the overcrowded net for a decent/same styled GenieWidget, or a copy of the Honeycomb weather widget (the simple/digital one, for those familiair with Honeycomb). Same goes for the clock widget, with the rounded font.

Any of you got a tip?

(EDIT: I thought i was posting in Themes & Apps, excuse me!)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Dioser:
Go have a look at BW from market, Super clock has a HC skin in DL section.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] iknighty:
I have a trasparent GenieWidget if you wish.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jlbloem:
Cheers to both of you, and yes, iknightly; I'd love to have that one!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jossilint:
I have searched newer stock news weather apk installer too without sucess so i wait it too.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jlbloem:
You've got an .apk file of that one?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] m4ssnet:
here it is the Genie Widget apk Transparent:

http://www.multiupload.com/S94PISAA1O
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jossilint:
it is old version and i have it, isnt there some new version 2010-2011 year release?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qseme:
Hello,

I want buy new " Asus Eee Pad Transformer " realy i don't know take 16GB or 32GB this first time user tablet be for i want buy Ipad 2 put no i cancel this idea becouse there are many reasons and did you think the better take keyboard also ?

I want buy from amazon if there best where i can found ?

I have mail in USA and UK " i want buy bay online .

Thank you !
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirectMatrix:
You are going to have to read up on this thread and realize that you and pretty much 500,000 other users on this site are trying to get this tablet. Asus hasn't shipped enough to fill the demand so unfortunately, you will have to follow the advice in the thread below or you will have to wait until July...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1045109

Good luck

DM
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qseme:
Thank's DirectMatrix for this information :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qseme:
Hello,

I want know if he support Arabic and in the keybord?

I read he is not support 3G realy ?

I found this tablet in amazon 16GB by 550$ he is good pice?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tjwoo:
Hi and welcome.

Honeycomb definitely has arabic support according to

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=931899

but, not sure if the physical keyboard will be compatible. You may have to shoot an email to asus about that.

In the US market, the 16GB stock price is $399 + applicable shipping/tax cost

$550 currently is TOO overpriced in my opinion for the time being, as you more and more shipments are coming into reputable dealers such as Newegg.com, amazon.com

If you're willing to wait/pre-order today, you'll def be able to get one soon. If you're willing to stick it out and hunt for one today, refer to http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/tablets/asus/ they will tell you in real time when stock becomes available.

Good luck
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qseme:
thank you ,

I will be wait view days.

but i want know if he support 3G like ipad i can put my cell phone .
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] human_error:
The current transformers do not have 3G modems. A 3G version will be released later in summer. If you have a 3G phone which can do bluetooh teathering or can act as a wifi hotspot you can wirelessly link it to the transformer to let it access the nternet through your phone's 3G connection.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] zaphod-159:
hey there guys i have ADW launcher because im using CM7 but i dont know how i can put dates to always be in the status bar. can anyone help? thanks.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] zexcrazy:
You can not. Date is only wisible when you pull it down.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] GuestK00105:
Just touch the bar and it'll tell you. Sorry I don't know how to keep it there.

Try a widget may b the next best thing.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] DJGibbon:
Afternoon all

I'm after a decent generic vent holder for my SGS2 - I'm using a silicon skin so a "proper" fitted holder won't work. All the ones I can see on eBay have horrible giant rubber pads and what look like wobbly, rattly clips.

Has anyone got any recommendations for a generic vent holder which grabs on tight and looks OK?

P
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AvRS:
I bought one from O2 when I ordered my phone and it does the job and is a snug fit when using a gel case like I have. It's not the best looking and you have to have it fully open as the phone's quite wide but definitely does the job.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] DJGibbon:
Cheers for that, have you got a link or pics?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AvRS:
Here you go: http://shop.o2.co.uk/accessory/O2_Universal_Mobile_Cradle

I'll take a pic of it in the car to show you the front on image, but will be taking it with my phone so won't be able to do with the phone in unfortunately but it's a perfect snug fit so doesn't drop out.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] DJGibbon:
Nice one, cheers!

How does it attach to the vent? Can't work it out from that pic :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AvRS:
I've attached a couple of pics of it in the car which shows the vent clips which just push onto a vent slat and what it looks like front on. Thats the furthest it opens which is how you need it when using a case like I do. Hope this helps :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] aferrit:
Hi have been using 1 of these for a some months now it looks cool and u have no buttons to press to fit the phone plus it tilts and rotates

Clingo.com
[Galaxy S II Accessories] DJGibbon:
I actually ended up getting a Breffo SpiderPodium and really love it :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ankit Tulsian:
I am not sure if this is asked here.Does x10 supports video calling?I know it doesnt have front camera.Can we use the back one to video call?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GravvyTrain:
hmm interesting question I would also like to know .. maybe u could try tango and see if it works or not... tango works on 3gs
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Riddo:
Good question, but i dont think u can.

It,s not implemented into the default call app, but try it with 3rd party apps like skype, it may just work.