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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] katamari201:
I didn't really pay much attention to the camera on the Galaxy Nexus as it seems good enough. The Engadget comparisons sometimes show it on par with the Nexus S, sometimes a little worse. What I'm more interested in is the 1080p video, which looks a whole lot better than anything else on the market (I've seen a dozen videos from different places already) and even better than the Galaxy S II. The audio capture, another sadly ignored pivotal part of video recording, is quite stellar. It really irks me when all the reviewers tout the earsplitting garble of sound on HTC phones as first-class because they look at the 44khz stereo spec and somehow ignore the actual sound, which is really terrible. I would love to get a unibody HTC phone, but this has been their achilles heel for me, and their video capture as a whole.

You can't deny that the camera on a phone is important, is a very very big selling point, and many people do make their buying decisions on the phone's ability to replace a dedicated point-and-shoot camera, and many phones are at that level right now. If you are too enamored with DSLR quality photos, you might not notice that camera quality in phones has jumped up leaps and bounds, regardless of MP. My five megapixel Samsung slider I bought 4 years ago is worse than your typical 5 megapixel budget smartphone camera. It's also 50% fatter and super slow. The software and processing, backlight sensors, wide angles, apertures, and other fancy stuff have improved drastically over the years. 1080p video is leaps and bounds above the QCIF stuff only a few years back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SomeGuyDude:
Um, am I alone in thinking those pictures look just dandy? It's a phone. I'm not taking artistic photos, as long as they're clear and sharp (which those are) then there's no issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nebucatnetzer:
+1 on that. And Most of the pictures where shaky und unsharp but that's due to the user and not to the camera. The pictures which were sharp however are okay and look totally fine for a phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dragonzsoul:
have we all really forgotten about the fact that if you upload a picture to most websites, the picture becomes compressed?

being a car enthusiast like others here apparently, this is like comparing the same car on the same track with the same driver.. except one lap is in the rain and one lap is in the dry. of course results will be different!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ianwood:
For everyone who is complaining about the quality of the camera, I don't see what you're basing your judgement on. First, admit right now that all cell phone cameras take crap pictures! It's simple physics. Your point and shoot camera is only marginally better. More to the point, the limited samples I have seen would appear on par with other current devices. But without a comprehensive side by side comparison of the Galaxy Nexus to the 4s (or others) either qualitatively or quantitatively in a controlled environment, you just can't tell much. Shooting video of the sun and then the ground demonstrates very little especially when the comparison video is un-synced and crammed into a small PIP box.

Seems some are having a knee jerk reaction to not getting all 8 megapixels. Unless you are printing 8x10s, it doesn't really matter. If you are, get a DSLR! A good quality lower resolution camera can easily spank a cheaper higher resolution camera. The glass plays a huge role. As do chromatic aberration, exposure, latitude, color balance, sensitivity, focus, speed, image stabilization, noise reduction, white balance and so on. And don't even get me started on compression.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
Man I'm loving all these awesome replies, especially the last two above me :D

Sorry for breaking the productive-reply chain but i had to say Thanks :>

Sent from the parietal lobe of your cerebral cortex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dragonzsoul:
you're welcome :)

with that said, i used to be on the bandwagon that counted MP.. i'll admit that i am a bit disappointed with the # of MP of the GN's camera, but it's true that size isn't everything.. it's how you use it ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] e-dub:
it says in the comments this one was taken with a canon s90, which is an excellent point + shoot camera.

eric b
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nebucatnetzer:
Hahaha that explains a lot. Sorry my bad didn't read the comments. So in that case from what I've seen right now is the camera on the NG like every other phone camera out there. Usable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheAlp:
not sure how much of a difference it makes but isn't that a timelapse which doesn't require as much of the phone because of the time between each frame.

can't be compared to taking 30 pictures in a second.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
You know, unless someone (a professional photographer) tested this feature, in the same situation, same photo object, same lighting condition ... you will never know which one is better!

Right now, it's hard to tell ... Some GN photos were shot good, other photos not!

I wish professional from site like DPReview.com would do the test.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ianwood:
Correct. A time lapse will produce different results. There are many "in camera" and "in post" methods for producing time lapses depending on the device, post-editor, user. Frame smoothing/blending has a big influence on output in time lapses as well as inter-frame compression used by video codecs in contrast to JPEG based single frame compression. This time lapse does have a lot of frame to frame wiggling of compression artifacts which makes stationary objects look like their in motion and suggests too much compression on a shot by shot basis.

I shot the following time lapse at Burning Man using a GoPro HD which, as it happens, has a 5MP sensor as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOprbSmWDW8

For time lapses, the GoPro HD shoots a single JPG for each frame which needs to be stitched into a timeline. Don't know if the ICS time lapse does this in camera but sounds like it does.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nebucatnetzer:
Not everything in the video is fastet up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xManMythLegend:
Most people are trying to replace the need to carry a point and shoot. I still carry mine for particular events but the just in case or every day shots usually come from phones for most folks.

Considering theyre uploaded to sites that compress the snot out of them I never understand the megapixel battle.

HOWEVER

After years of using the atrocious N1 camera I now have "quality camera" on my top 2 requirements of next smartphone. Just too many random pics one can take that you want looking as sharp and clean as possible.

You couple that with the fact shooting HD video on your cam is a pain to "share" and show folks it gives smartphones that much more importance.

Almost all HD 1080p videos look shaky , low framerate , or grainy. iPhone seems to be an exception in most of those areas. Wanting an Android flagship that can match is justified.

That said someone with uncompressed original files of the pics/videos should be sharing especially in comparison to other phones out there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
gsm arean posted a few(untouched jpg) pictures in their preview of the GN.

As you can guess, it's a 5mp cameraphone. I'm a bit disappointed with the pictures I'm seeing from the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheAlp:
here is 2 photos compared to some from the iPhone 4S:

inspiredgeek.com/2011/10/23/galaxy-nexus-camera-image-quality-comparison-to-iphone-4s-beats-it-with-a-punch

(sorry for the link but I'm not yet allowed to post links..)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tmuka:
The Engadget reporter had a really shaky hand. Pics on the verge preview are much better... I'm not expecting iPhone 4s optical quality, it's a phone after all. I'm most excited about the reduced lag in ICS vs Froyo on my epic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheBiles:
If you want a camera, buy a camera.

--

Sent from my Droid Bionic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheAlp:
I did :P but its nice they removed the shutter lag because the thing phone cameras should be good at its taking a picture of something happening now and not 10 seconds after somethings happened. Apple knows this too but its good that you can go directly into the camera from the lock screen and take a picture very quickly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
My word you are taking this to a ridiculous wanna-be intellectual level. The analogy is to show a simple point, not analysed to an anal degree of detail.

You look at photos from the SGS2, then you look at photos from Galaxy Nexus. If you cannot see the difference, you need reading glasses and suffer colour-blindness.

The amount of noise in those photos is more than any daylight photo from my SGS, this is not a result of image compression - neither is the colour which is off. Look at the shade of green on the trees, very clearly not what you see with your eyes. Compared to SGS2 or even SGS2 photos, where trees look about the same colour that you would expect.

Now this shows ignorance. I am not jumping to conclusions based on it being 5MP, I am basing my comments on the actual photos taken with it. The ones from Engadget, GSM Arena, and the Android developer I linked to in the OP.

The phone camera is important to me, this is why I am bringing it up and trying to get other peoples views on it. When I saw the initial photos from GSM Arena and Engadget I was hoping it was just bad photo-taking skills, the environment, or unfinished software. But seeing the photos from the Android developer, my hopes are being shot down.

I'd be ok if it was at least as good as my SGS because better low-light performance and low-shutter lag are awesome improvements in theory. But when those photos are the end result... :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Here's the sample pics I mentioned earlier:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus_hands_on-review-663p4.php

Like I mentioned, they look pretty ho hum and standard affair.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
Ok I took a second look at those and downloaded an image to my PC for a second look. And then took a look at some daytime pics from my SGS.

It actually looks like the two are very close.

Hmm, maybe I'm wrong after all. Still not as good as SGS2 photos but that does make me feel better especially if it can do well in low-light.

I was still hoping for better though. It sure takes good videos though, you could say that makes up for it but I hardly film videos. Maybe I'll do that more often.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
I think it takes some pretty good pictures and knowing Google, they probably purposely went with a 5MP over an 8MP just to teach people that it isn't about the MP of the camera! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
If it's on par with the nexus s it's good enough for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vash1053:
The photo quality is sub-par. So what? The world is still turning.

You guys are like Apple fanboys, defending something that is clearly sub-par and making excuses for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
Really? Those photos are clearly above average for a phone camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] King Shady:
Definetely not above a GSII camera or an iPhone 4S. Anyways I'm still getting a Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donsh00tmesanta:
I don't expect much from cell phone cameras but that zls is awesome
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
The camera has never stopped me from getting a phone I wanted. Currently using a G2 and it's def not the best.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pyro6128:
Don't you find it kind of ridiculous that you made an irrelevant analogy, and then when its pointed out, you say its not meant to be analyzed? Well if its not meant to be analyzed, and it doesn't serve the purpose an analogy is supposed to serve, then why did you even bother saying it?

Mind you, I'm criticizing your flawed logic, not your opinion on the camera. You're totally entitled to that haha

Edited to remove some language that was stronger than necessary
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
The people that participated in the above convo are like children... whether or not you're defending the camera. Global forums rule #1: Don't feed the trolls

I expected better from a fellow New Yorker ;p

Anyways, I love the camera and it sure as hell will beat the iPenis in every way (whether or not the camera is superior, I'll still mark it down as a win in my book)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] King Shady:
You're being an ignorant troll by calling the iPhone an iPenis...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
I Have no problems when the iPhone. It's a simple easy to use user friendly and stable device. The only thing I have a problem is Apple. They are no worse than Microsoft or the majority of other big corporations but still.

Sent from the parietal lobe of your cerebral cortex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
The point of the analogy is that the difference is big enough that you don't need to put them side-by-side. It's really that simple, I guess it's OCD that makes some people feel the need to analyse it and make it out to be more complex than it needs to be.

I know how to analyse things in detail, I've spent enough years in university, but I also know when it's not necessary :p

Anyway, as for the camera, I'm ok with it now after looking at full-size versions of the GSM Arena shots. If you use the panorama mode you should even have suitable desktop backgrounds for a 1080p screen so that's not bad. Still a little concerned about the colour reproduction, looks odd. But some photo editing or maybe even improved firmware can fix that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SlimJ87D:
The point was that your analogy was irrelevant.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
The point was simple enough, that the difference is large enough that a detailed comparison isn't necessary to tell which is better. I'm not spending this whole thread going on about it, if it is such an interesting topic for you then start your own thread. I'm only interested in discussing the camera here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SlimJ87D:
Falsely accusing someone of being a troll doesn't change the fact that you made a poor analogy. Two people have called you out on it and you still won't admit it. Calm that pride down a bit, take a chill pill and come back when you're more level headed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
I removed the first sentence to make it less offensive. That discussion is over for me. Disagree with me if you like.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DammitCubs:
to me, this looks like what you would get from your galaxy s or galaxy s2.

you have to keep in mind that all these photos were not in optimum lighting which is showing that the sensor is actually pretty good in handling low-light conditions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zwizzle:
Here are some sample shots taken with the Nexus compared to shots taken with the iPhone 4S. Looks like the Nexus can definitely hold its own.

http://www.theverge.com/2011/10/28/2521380/samsung-galaxy-nexus-vs-iphone-4s-sample-photos#2487984
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TonyHoyle:
Interesting the 4s still underexposes shots sometimes.. the bloke sitting down is *way* too dark. My wife's iphone 4 does that.. she 'borrows' my Nexus S for such pictures (grr..).

The others are fine. Neither phone would count as 'great'... OTOH if you want 'great' buy a proper camera :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
Can't carry around a proper camera all the time, but my phone is always with me. Maybe I'll by a proper camera sometime, but sometimes your phone is the only option when your camera is out of reach.

I wonder why we don't get bigger sensors/lenses in phones more often like the Nokia N8. This phone sure is big enough to fit one...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
Because most people don't care about having really good cameras on their phones and would rather have a thinner/lighter phone.

What they should do is make two versions of these high end phones, one thin and light with a crappy camera, and one that's thicker and heavier but pack a really good sensor and decent flash. That way everyone can get what they want.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ianwood:
They'll only make what they think the consumer horde wants. Like you said, most people won't have an issue with the camera as it is. And if the phone got any bigger, I think people would be put off. It's already mini tablet sized!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dinan:
I see they still have the pink tint bug like the Nexus one and Nexus S before it... google seems to love that camera module even though it's obviously a piece of crap.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChronoReverse:
Similar to the green spot in the middle of the photos from the iPhone 4s: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4971/apple-iphone-4s-review-att-verizon/13

It looks like these sort of glitches occur often with cell phone cameras.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skanj:
http://global.christianpost.com/new...e-nexus-camera-offers-superior-quality-61381/

The camera might be good after all..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lorddart:
Yeah we would need a thicker phone imo and as we've seen since the original sgs series... They want their phones as thin as possible... And as light as possible even if it makes it feel cheap and like a toy...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nebucatnetzer:
Go to nodch.de he had a device for testing and he made some nice test shots. The test is just one week old and you can download the original pictures.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koolkid09:
Hey all. Do any of you have a blue tint at the top of your screens. When you turn the phone to the side do you see a blue tint on the left side where the status bar would be if it was right side up?

Do any of you have a green line on your screens mainly noticeable on a white screen?

Do you think sprint would replace my device for these issues? I have insurance.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedalus:
Yeah, ask for replacement

Obscurely referenced from the fifth dimension on my Nexus S
[myTouch 4G General] ferhanmm:
I have $175 paypal, if anyone is interested. Please pm me so we can work out all the details.
[myTouch 4G General] crawler9:
You might have better luck posting in the Wanting to Buy section. ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] will6316:
Sure the TMobile Galaxy S2 is the slowest out of the box of the G2 Series. Sure its Got a Crappy Qualcomm Processor. But one thing we r getting r a lot of developers. And what does that mean Flash, Flash, Flash fever. I've flashed just about every rom or kernal. This stuff is fun. How many roms and or kernals have you flashed? Who wants to Join the FA Club. Requirements: Must have flashed a least 3 roms LOL :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phewizzo:
I flashed like 4 kernels in 3 hours lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
I've flashed everything and I'm the cofounder of F.A annoymous, lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
I should be the President of F.A. since I started a group like this back in my Vibrant days, lol.

Yesterday was crazy with all the different drops, didn't know where to begin.

I'm gonna need major rehab.

Hercules Hercules!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bbobarino:
Plus 1111111111 lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeb85:
I'm in went from eaglesblood to juggernaut to eaglesblood to beastmod to juggernaut to beastmod to jugs kernal .1 to jugs .2 thought I was done but I think I'm gonna try this bombardier now ... oh and not to mention all the themes in between lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Monk4Life:
We have a winner! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asm8001:
Flashing is a disease it consumes u and changes u lol!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
So very true! First step is admit u have a problem, lol! Nope
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
While I maintained my reference thread for the nexus s I flashed everything that came out. Everything. All of the screenshots were from my device o.o lol

Sent from my Hercules with xda Premium.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
I had that problem, but not anymore. All of the bugs, unfixed real issues and tacky theme's that came with most of them cured me of any flashing problems I had. I have CM7 on my Vibrant and that's all that will ever be on it.

The stock rom on the Galaxy S II X is pretty good anyway. No major issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] will6316:
Well since I started the thread it's only right that i'm president :) u could b the VP :) Remember our motto is to flash, flash,flash lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] will6316:
Well since I started the thread it's only right that i'm president u could b the VP Remember our motto is to flash, flash,flash lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeb85:
If I'm the winner what do I get lol.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaekidd1012:
I'm gonna hold off on flashing until ICS ports are released which shouldn't be too soon after the Galaxy Nexus is released, I assume. Then again, the devs did amazing things with the Vibrant so I KNOW they'll do nothing short of wow me with their work on the SGSII. I was apart of Flashers Anonymous back in my Vibrant days and it carried over a bit into my G2 days.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SoFaKiNgStOkeD:
I was a very sick bastard when I was flashing ROMs on my Sensation, only because Sense sucks, and there were no stable AOSP ROMs, so I was constantly flashing. This is terrible, but I would flash a ROM while driving!! With the SGS2 I am rooted, but because I actually like this version of TW, I don't have that urge to flash yet. I probably will be stock until a stable CM7 comes out, or at least a good Beta. I think this phone has finally cured my sick addiction for now. I still can't put this ***** down though! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] tvpisti:
Hello all!

I just need the translucent dialer.apk with 3d buttons for galaxy s GINGERBREAD_JVT Rom.

Thanks!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark123123:
hey ppl i got a problem with my galaxy since my first rom which is miui i didnt do any back up

but when i tried to it says error generating md 5 sum and when i try to restore it says md5 mismatch im afraid to change my rom again cuz if some one will go wrong... so pls help me idk whatt to do im with darky v10.3 right now btw
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Turbokat:
This might work -

1. Go to recovery.

2. Wipe data

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik cache

3. Flash Eclair

4. Flash rom of your choice
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark123123:
what does flash Eclair means??

and ive already tried lots of times to wipe data and chalvik
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark123123:
UPP

UPPPPPPPPP help plsssssssssssssssssss
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark123123:
helpp

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
Try reflashing recovery. I'm not familiar with your device, so you'll have to figure that out on your own. You may be able to do it through Rom Manager if you use CWM. Try flashing an older version, then update your recovery from within RM. I've always flashed recovery manually, which involves flashing a file (the name depends on the device) through the bootloader.

It could also be your SD card. Backup everything on your SD card, format it, then move the necessary files back to the card.

If neither of those fix your problems, then you may have more luck asking in your device's specific Q&A section.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
So it seems 100% certain that Verizon got some sort of exclusive deal on the gNex for...at least a month? If that is true then I might as well import the GSM model from the UK

My question is, what are the chances that Samsung (or Google) would set up an online GNexus store in Nov/Dec?

(Tmo definitely isn't getting this at all or at least not before 2012, right)

Just trying to clear up the different info I heard around the forums