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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FC1032:
Hi guys!

I'd like to chime in too :) I'm not a pro photographer, but do like taking photos and own a few cameras... (DSLR, prosumer, P&S and phone :))

I actually wrote up a short blog article (with comparison pics here for N1 vs Gnex) 'cause my thickheaded friend ALWAYS judges cameras by MP. I told him to read it.

I think people need to know that MP is not the be- all and end all of cameras. Like others have mentioned, you need to consider the camera sensor, lens, the software etc... And without any bias at all coming from a Gnex owner, I personally think the SGS2 and Iphone (also the Sony phones) take better pics. The Gnex doesn't have a CRAP camera, it's just not as good. I think the Gnex could take better photos with some software optimisations/fixes, at the moment, it seems to overexpose and has a yellow tint :<.

But at the end of the day, I say it comes down to the user. That thick headed friend I speak of has an Xperia S which from what I've seen, takes great photos. But in his hands, he doesn't focus properly, uses the flash unnecessarily and is just an awful user. The camera is as good as the user

Take a look at this thread, some people can take excellent pics, others can't.

P.S Did you guys know that the Gnex has a backlit CMOS sensor too?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ilogik:
Here is a very good article that compares cameras in some of the top phones including the One X. http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/C...alaxy-S-II-vs-Nexus-vs-N8-vs-iPhone-4S_id3006
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Smartphone cameras need well lit conditions for good pics? Who woulda thunk it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] juliano_q:
It is quite easy to find it on the web, but I can post it anyway.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_...s-htc-vivid-vs-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket/

Take a look specially at the toys example. It is a perfect case to show how crappy the GNexus pics are, specially with less light. On outdoors pictures it is ok, but with a little less light pictures are grainy and lack details.

The GNexus camera is worse than other top phones previouslly released, this is a fact. You can read this in almost every review of the device. I still love the device, but it makes no sense to deny that the camera is not good as expected for an expensive phone. I would be very happy with the same camera than the SII, that was released many months before the Nexus and manufactered by the same company.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Interesting, the toys I thought was the best picture to differentiate the cameras and while I thought the iPhone4S and the GNexus where both extremely close in quality, the SII picture looked terrible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] juliano_q:
Sorry, but I completly disagree that the GNexus pic is close to the iPhone 4S pic. It is really much worse.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ilogik:
Are you sure about that? Look at the low light samples from the link I supplied above.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SynysterXJ:
I love the camera on the GNex. Its a phone, not a camera. Not a big deal breaker for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubomime:
I have both the gnex and iPhone 4s. Its absolutely true that the 4s cam is better than this, however I still manage to squeeze off some impressive shots. What I don't like is its attempt to cover its shortcomings by over saturating the images, showing off the contrast.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z06mike:
[/COLOR]:rolleyes: I will post this yet again. Look at the shots that have been taken with the 4s that everyone says murders the Gnex!! These are real, everyday shots taken by normal people. Look at how many of the shots are mediocre, at best.

Some of you people just buy too much into the hype!!!

I want you to look at all of the pictures in the thread and tell me which ones absolutely blow you away. These are obviously taken in normal, everyday scenes by regular people. I just want you to see the number of bad shots that are in that thread. You may find a couple that are pretty good, but for the most part they are all just normal shots.

There is NO WAY that you can look at that thread and tell me that 4s camera is THAT MUCH BETTER. I'm sorry, you just can't. If you are able to lie to yourself, then you must be smoking some pretty nice stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalavere:
I don't think you have a clue what you are talking about. The pictures are good, no chromatic aberrations, good dynamic range, there is very little geometric distortion and some pincushion distortion at the corners but overall they are decent images for a 3.85mm f/2.8 lens.

Just because the subject isn't overly interesting to the laymen, doesn't mean the pictures aren't decent. :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Razer(x):
Coming from a SGS2 i can say Gnex camera sucks :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] artvandelay440:
If megapixels was all that mattered, nobody would need over 2mp because 1920 pixel rows x 1080 pixel rows = 2,073,600 pixels (aka 2MP.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z06mike:
Did you go through the pages and look at different images? Many of those photos are just average. The point I am trying to make is that the Gnex is not as terrible as people are making it out to be. What is your stance on this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Razer(x):
I'm wondering if there's any camera app out there to make things a little better
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z06mike:
Try camera zoom fx or vignette!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalavere:
It's over saturated, albeit not as over saturated as the iPhones camera. The noise to signal ratio on the GN's camera is far poorer than that of the iPhone in optimal conditions, which is nothing to do with megapixels, it's purely down to the quality of the CMOS sensor in the 4S.

I don't rate the GN's camera, I've probably taken 200-300 pictures with it and I've yet to find one I've been blown away with, given the limitations of the camera.

Whichever way you look at it the camera is never going to compete with the iPhones. The GN's camera is average, at best.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Razer(x):
I personally don't care about iphone camera, but this is much worse than sgs2 camera and that's a fact.

It has been released much later than sgs2 and it should have had at least a comparable camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalavere:
I only compare it to the iPhone as it's a class leading camera. And indeed you're right, it's not any better than the SGS II's camera.

I don't understand the argument, personally. Some people will defend their phones aggressively for a whole 12/18/24 months before they get an upgrade and only then admit that their last phone had issues.

It bewilders me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I've yet to be blown away by any camera phone. Any.

A 50-75 dollar camera will smoke them in quality.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] r3h4n786:
Couldn't have said this better myself, everywhere you go many think more is better
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalavere:
I actually meant to type 'any camera phone picture', but aye, you're right. The simple fact is currently the CMOS is too small and there is no 'lense' to speak of.

There is no doubt that eventually camera phones will put the compact camera market to bed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The_other_ray:
For me, the camera is more than fine for posting on social media sites, sending via email and things like that. I'm not planning to blow it up and frame and hang on my wall. That's what my dslr is for.

But the really cool thing I like about the gnex camera are things like the ability to take a snap shot of my son while I'm recording a video of him. I don't have to stop recording, switch the camera, take a picture then switch back to video. Bring able to take a picture without going through that process is awesome.

Also, being able to take a panoramic picture. Also, while visiting some locale and you just want a quick sweep shoot to capture more context of your surroundings then not have to worry about stitching the images together because the gnex software automatically does that for you is really sweet.

Just having those two abilities to capture some fun moments of my family is very convenient and exciting and well worth it.

Just my two cents.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z06mike:
How is the iPhone's camera class leading?? Because Apple say so??

I've taken shots side by side with the 4s and when the results are a toss up, I get all of the excuses thrown at me as to why the results turned out like they did. If you go through the 52 pages of the thread that I posted, you will see a bunch of pictures that are average and some that are good. (just like you will see in our picture thread) How you can then turn around and say that iPhone's camera is "class leading" while the Gnex is average at best bewilders me. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
Objectivity vs belief

In a nutshell here are the things that matter:

resolution

dynamic range

color accuracy

Things that impact but don't completely determine system performance:

sensor megapixels

optics

sensor technology

sensor quality

sensitivity

processing

Things that are completely irrelevant to system performance but are widely cited here:

photographer(*1)

personal ownership

marketing

People are always confusing megapixels with resolution(*2). Resolution is the actual number of usable pixels in a resulting image. Megapixels are a sensor specification. No camera gets more resolution than it has megapixels. All cameras have lower resolution than their megapixel rating.

A while ago I took multiple photos of a resolution chart, camera braced, outdoors, during the day. The GN's resolution is roughly 2MP. Pretty poor. Under typical indoor lighting conditions it's much worse than that because the sensor has poor sensitivity and high noise.

People believe a lot of wacky things in this world and are free to believe whatever they want about the GN camera. However, objectively the GN camera isn't a good performer.

(*1) If you're buying photography services, the photographer is part of the system performance.

(*2) Manufacturers encourage this. This way they can print a higher number on the outside of the newest box. Every consumer has been trained to believe that a higher number is better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
That, and Hipsters are impressionable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalavere:
If you actually knew anything about CA, dynamic range, and different types of distortion you'd know I was right.

Please don't prove my point about people blindly defending their phones until the next upgrade. Trust me, the iPhone is one of the best cell phone cameras out there. I don't care if you like Apple or not, take it from someone with some technical knowledge on the subject.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z06mike:
I know you have technical knowledge on the subject. I have some knowledge in photography, so I do understand where you are coming from.

I am not trying to defend my phone till my next upgrade (I switch phones like underwear). What I am trying to defend is the fact that people call this phone's camera garbage and say how great the 4s and GS2 cameras are.

You may be correct that the iPhone has better hardware, but I am coming from a real world standpoint. If you look at the pictures posted in the 4s thread, you will see pics that look like they were taken with, get this, a cell phone camera! They don't look 10x better than the Gnex photos. Most of them are pretty similar, be it from the iphone, gs2 or nexus.

Everyone complains about the low light performance of the Gnex compared to the iPhone and GS2. Again, I have seen real world results that tell a different story.

Since I know I am talking with someone who knows about photography, you can agree with me on this; The sensors in these phones are just too small for low light photography. There is a reason why SLRs are the size they are.

Light is a camera's best friend and that is why the really good photos from these threads are in optimal lighting, where they all shine. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
Many of those reasons have nothing to do with the sensor. There's the light box, mirror, physical shutter, lens mount and hardware, metering sensors, focusing sensors, through the lens viewing, dedicated controls for exposure control, buttons for dedicated functions, physical and electrical connectors for accessories, weather sealing (some), backward compatibility, large batteries to run all of it...

When you get rid of just the SLR components size drops dramatically. So, no, I don't buy the argument that SLRs are large just to get a better sensor in there.

I do buy the argument that the sensor and optics are absolutely critical components and with both of those size matters.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalavere:
My favorite quote from this thread. I like a decent photography discussion. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Razer(x):
Just saw Camera ICS has "Ultra" quality option, anybody notices some photos improvements?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FC1032:
I haven't tried myself, but maybe its like the camera mod in the toolkit...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daverab:
My 2 cents. Given it's from my Galaxy Nexus into the sun, it's still a memory worthy shot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
Wow that looks really nice! :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssconceptz:
I have the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch and ordered the Galaxy Nexus, I will create a thread will full comparison after it arrives.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ijustdontcare:
I am looking for a good and reliable app that i can use for outdoor use on my phone. I know that the GPS on these phones are not the best, but i spend alot of time fishing, hiking, camping, and off-roading.

It would be really nice to have a quality map/GPS app that I can use when out of cell service area. I was wondering if anyone had used some from the market, and could recomend some places to start. I'm not cheep so a paid version isn't out of the question, but I woundn't mind a free version to see if it works first.

I have tried Google maps, and pre-catched the map thru their labs, but i never seem to be able to get lock on device thru that app when out of data area. I've looked at alot of the app's in the market with reference to hiking and navigation, but there are so many! If there is anyone that has used some of these apps plz let me know! :D
[Verizon Droid Charge] Chitala383:
Honestly you're probably better off just getting yourself a decent gps system such as a garmin.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ijustdontcare:
Yea, I know, but I dont want carry too much.
[Verizon Droid Charge] rand4ll:
Try using gps aids and applying the fixes through it, should help immensely with locks. Other than that don't know which gps app is best, probably that navigon one for general navigation but based on more wilderness /non road use I'm of no help
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] promi:
Hi.

Sometimes i have strange notification without sound:

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It is not normal, voice call missed, so what is this ?

Edit:

I found it. it is some kind of add, "airpush add", app causing this is "root app remover"
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] jojoie:
Dear all,

This ROM ([Samsung GT-S5570] [ROM & Kernel] Unofficial CM7.1.0 (Android 2.3.7)) is fantastic but i am facing a problem that it has apparently been fixed.

My wifi mac address changes every time i connect to wifi.

Does anyone have the same problem? If if yes, how did you solve?

Thanks a lot,

K.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] yagya:
Yay, that's the error with CM7 .... :)

But, don't worry it will probably be fixed in further releases...

Right now what I found is CM7 *01102011.zip has no problem with wifi. So, you can download and flash it... --remember, the one released on October 01, seems doesn't have wifi problem.

:)
[Nexus S General] Kleany:
hey, i bought a used nexus s 4g, and the condition is excellent.

having a slight issue, the guy i bought it from, had CM7 already loaded on the phone, well im having terrible signal problems.

seems like the phone cannot connect to 3g at all. Its either nothing no data, or if i turn on 4g, it can connect to 4g, but theres never any 3g. as you know, 4g isnt available everywhere and it kills my battery, so i wanna just have it hooked up to 3g but it cant.

i have an sprint arrive, which connects to evdo fine, and my friends evo 4g connects to 3g fine also.

i read nexus s 4g has signal issues, but how bad it is right now is just crazy.

still pretty new and trying to understand this stuff, so bare with me :D
[Nexus S General] atoy74:
Be sure to check your radio. Sprint released an update a while back and I believe you can find it in the stickies. Also, dont forget to update you profile and prl.
[Nexus S General] Kleany:
doooope!! updating PRL did it!!! thanks!!! i was thinking about getting rid of the phone because it became so annoying! life saver, thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aodpoe:
Hello,

It's been a while since i last posted a theme.... I've been used to making themes using Metamorph. I have a question, I recently decided to create a few concepts/themes. I have everything setup ie Eclips,SDK,... and when i try to apply the themes using metamorph it does not theme parts of current ui in CM7.1... i read somewhere that CM7 Theme Engine overwrites any modification done with metamorph, can anyone confirm this?

Also here a few images of the themes i'm currently working.... It would definitely be great help if someone can help me to get metamorph to run in CM7.1.

Thanks in Advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowandbehold:
I have never had an issue applying metamorph themes as long as I don't have a theme chooser theme applied. So before I apply the theme I make sure to select "system" in the menu. If that doesn't work you can back it up, delete it and then try it..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aodpoe:
I think you are correct i just applied one of my old metamorph themes usng the System theme from theme manager and it worked. Upon looking into the 9png files i found that they are labeld differently now in the new cm7.1 build, and have to rename my old .9png files to the new file name to work... I will report back to see if this is correct when i get back to my android station.
[Huawei Ideos X6] nesvaliya:
camera problem with miui 24-oct update....
[Huawei Ideos X6] nesvaliya:
wenever u update a uc kernel with dis update of miui camera stops working..... :-(
[Huawei Ideos X6] Sergekarol:
Reported earlier in another thread.
[Huawei Ideos X6] blackode:
Try to remove or freezes gtalk... i tried that way and it works fine...
[Huawei Ideos X6] nesvaliya:
thnks dude... camera nw works with oc upto 1.9ghz.....:-)
[Huawei Ideos X6] nesvaliya:
but with latest uc kernel v4 camera doesnt workkkkk :-(
[Huawei Ideos X6] jaiprathap777:
hi how to remove gtalk............. i tried but cant remove..
[Huawei Ideos X6] CacingKalung:
just delete Talk.apk in /system/app folder using root explorer. But I suggest you just to freeze using titanium backup.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo and G Tablet:
I searched fairly extensively and could not find an answer. I sure hope that I am not the only one that has ever had the problem.

This is one I think I caused myself.

I loaded Go Launcher and was trying it out on the tablet. This is one that I use on the phone and would likely use on the tablet as well. I did not check the "Always Use for this Operation" when hitting the home screen as I was still organizing and making my transition.

At one point I rebooted. unit now boots through the birds, g tablet screen, and the Tap n Tap, but stays at the n portion of the Tap n Tap. I have waited for up to 30 minutes and no change.

My theory is that it does not know which home screen to activate and is basically waiting with a response without a prompt. Other Android devices that I have used don't seem to have this issue, so this is confusing.

I have not yet rooted and had planned on staying that way for some time. I am wondering if anyone has had this issue and been successful in resolving without NVFlash? Anyone have suggestions on removing Go Launcher without full boot?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobe1976:
You can try booting into recovery and Wipe user Cache only. If don't have CWR for the 1.2 boot then you can get that and side load it off of the external SD Card through the stock recovery. Google search or even these forums are your best bet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo and G Tablet:
Thanks. The cache only didn't work. I did a factory default reload. Not my preferred route as I had to spend some time reloading applications, screens, etc., but I am up and running at least.

I confirmed the issue. A word to the wise, always select the "Always Use" option if you have more than one launcher installed with the stock Tap n Tap ROM.
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
Howdy.

I have been using Z's cm7 2.3.5 ROM for some time and I keep getting a Superuser binaries outdated message and the update fails when I try it.

I found an app in the market to address this issue but it doesn't work either.

Tried reinstalling SU and same thing.

Any ideas?
[XPERIA X10 General] EffectX:
Have you tried downloading the SU Update Fixer from the market?
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
Any other ideas?
[HTC Amaze 4G] budalica:
I bought used htc amaze , asked for cheaper than seller wanted but he agreed right away . But I don't know if he was messing with it , and how much . Is there way to COMPLETELY wipe internal memory and restore to default factory settings . And I mean REAL CLEAN wipe . When I had htc hd2 I used task29 and I know it work . How about amaze ? Any instructions at all ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] squish099:
Try a factory reset... Press menu-->	settings-->	phone & sd card-->	factory reset..
[HTC Amaze 4G] budalica:
Used htc amaze

Naturally , that's the first thing I did . But that is just standard restoration . I want CLEAN wipe . And I mean Clean as a whistle . Sanitized ! :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] squish099:
As far as I know that formats the user and cache partitions.. That's about as sanitary as your going to get without rooting and reinstalling.. I degress you can find the original Ruu and flash it.. That will be as sanitary and factory fresh as you can get....
[HTC Amaze 4G] Bigv69er:
what about going into recovery and doing a wipe??
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkaterOllie795:
As the title says, what is the difference?

Just wondering which one I should install.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatsupnow:
I read over in the arc section that .283 is for Nordic countries and .42 is the rest of the world
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Yes, they're virtually the same. Though I'd go with version 4.0.2.A.0.42 because it's just a more generic version (I think?). Really, whichever one works for you is fine because they're both being supported by devs as the most recent version...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkaterOllie795:
Ok. Thank you both for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] proimage:
I tried to install cwm via rom manager and my phone won't power on...don't want to start in recovery or in download mode

please help
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] kilimazza:
Your phone is not supported by rom manager. Try restart it in adb
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] Jordanooo:
Galaxy 5 is supported by rom manager.

And what model did you select when flashing it from rom manager?
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] nikoszzn:
does anyone have the lg camera pro apk for our xperia x8???
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Godra:
No warez on xda allowed!

BTW: Google is your best friend... :D
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] nikoszzn:
sorry i didnt knew... i try with google and nothing but i found it here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1253864 and i it works
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Sira.:
Dude .. if you're looking for any PRO\pay version of any application

Just Use 4shared.com .. Search for them .. There

u Didn't hear it from me

By the way ..

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I recommend u not 2 do it ..

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please press the thanks button if i helped ..
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Kiwiii97:
hahaha! Sira, wtf?! xd
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Deleted member 3493119:
This is Warez, LG Camera Pro is a app that costs money
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Sira.:
Dont tell anybody xD !

Okay kiwii x)

Keep this secret to your self ;P