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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ishangoyal:
You can reflash slim ICS along with its essentials and gapps and semaphore kernel..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
If you were coming from a GB ROM you will need to flash a modem from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1158783

[CM7/MIUI/ICS/CM9][06.01.12] Modems + Bootloaders(MD5)

Sent with solstice greetings
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DMax99:
this solved the problem...THANKS heaps!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
My pleasure, see you over at slim :)

Sent with solstice greetings
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rashad1:
I'm just wondering if the new T-Mobile branded SGS III has Wi-Fi calling?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Kalm_Traveler:
all the Tmo-specific articles I read said it does indeed have WiFi Calling... which is one of the few reasons I'll be getting it next week when the 32gb versions come out :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rashad1:
Yeah I'm currently in Europe, but I'm planning to have it shipped here so I'll finally be able to make phone calls and text without being charged up the ass
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] farfromovin:
It says it has wifi calling on Tmo's website...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] FreydNot:
Mine turned on wifi calling without any prompting as soon as I connected to my WiFi AP. I had to go out of my way to turn it back off.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gbzbar:
Yes, it has it. There's no dedicated icon for it because the settings are now under the main Settings... More Settings.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nick2k:
Quality?

can anyone who has the phone comment on how well the WiFi Calling is?

thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Kalm_Traveler:
ahh yeah for sure! I used my G2X that way in Japan last year to save, worked flawlessly albeit there was about a 1/2 second of noticeable lag probably just from being on the other side of the planet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] zonly1:
Works flawlessly for me! No lag at all!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nick2k:
awesome! thanks for answering.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] p_synthesis:
If you are using wi-fi calling, can you switch off the cell radio and still get SMS and/or MMS's?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shorty87:
WiFi calling automatically switches off the cell radio. And yes you can still send and receive SMS and MMS.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Dmw017:
does it eat up your minutes? im on the walmart $30 prepaid plan with 100 minutes :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Molezou:
free wifi calling works on pre-paid plans

can someone confirm free wifi calling works on prepaid plans?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] dvno:
Calls and SMS are working for me, but i cannot get MMS to send. Anyone else having this issue?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] medlinwsp2m:
Wi-Fi Calling Problem

I am having trouble with my Wi-Fi calling feature on my SGS3. When it is enabled, I can make a call with no problem. However, when someone calls me, it either will not allow me to answer or goes straight to my VM. Also, when checking my voicemail, when it asks for my PIN, as soon as I start to touch the screen, it goes black. I have to short press the power button for the screen to come back, go to touch it again to enter my PIN and it goes black again. I have no idea what is up with this.
[Galaxy S III General] Meraklis56:
In order to make a good comparison,pictures from both phones must be taken with the same iso.

For camera sensors like these,of course we dont expect miracle when the one's iso is 650 and the other is 250 even when the one sensor is a year older.

Propably it could have been better if you had used hdr.
[Galaxy S III General] Zabalba:
Make sure all the settings are identical, not default.

Also I've had better shots by turning off auto contrast. It adds way too much noise in the pictures.
[Galaxy S III General] Aimara:
is s3 using the same lens as nexus?

not sure if you guys notice , the focal length seem to be the same

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4eIkxXEn_A[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
I've used night mode on both and you cant change ISO on night mode, if I switch to normal mode it's completely black. Auto contrast is always off :)

also the pics indoors have much more noise than S2. I think the camera.apk needs a fix or something, compression levels are too high imo :confused:
[Galaxy S III General] Meraklis56:
compression of jpeg has almost nothing to do with this.You dont see jpeg artifacts in the pic,you see noise.
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
Just disable antishake and auto contrast. I have a resonable result in low light. Actually no company stilll able to beat nokia's hardware and carl ziess lens but unfortunately they use fuk.ing symbian and useless wp7.5

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Also i m disappointed by such great developers here in xda that they dont focus on camera issues or a fix for camera.apk . They are always contributing towards fuc.king quad core overcloking voltages and Roms.plzz devs our phone are already fast enough plz focus on some other useablity aspects and better battrey life.
[Galaxy S III General] zodiaxe66:
The gs2 camera was very similar to the sgs and that was optimized to take pictures without flash(there was no flash on sgs, even though there was a flash on gs2.when i got my gs2(11/5-11) the camera was only so-so, until potatoman & hyper-x optimized it. And not before Nov.-2011, Samsung pulled their head out of their a.. and improved the stock camera to what it is today.

I suggested to either use hyper-x camera mod or wait for Samsung to release a good camera or try procapture from market. That is,to me anyway, the best camera

Ps. But they never fixed the yellow circle on white background on the gs2.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
I took pics with the stock apk and then installed the HyperX one (which I believe only has video and audio improvements :P ) with which I took the pics I posted :)

Samsung are getting rly greedy and stop thinking about customers :(
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
Oh man u r in a trouble bcoz hyper x mod is a flaw. I used that its produces noise in images but especially in video recording as well. Just use stock apk its my personal experience.ok we dont want 30mbps bit rate we want noise free shots!

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Also honestly speaking that gs3 has a little bit gud cam result and fast shots taken compare to s2 Especially in day light. Also gs3 has a BSI sony sensor helps in low light but s2 lacked that

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And +1 pro capture paid version is an excellent app. Seriously reduces noise
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
I've checked different pics from phones around the world and the Camera Firmware versions I found are:

GDFD21

GDFE01

ZDFE02

I wonder if all the modules are Sony or Samsung. On S2 the modules made by Sony are the best and Samsung ones had Stuttering issues :X

Can anyone with rooted phone dump their Firmware so I can try it on my phone? :D
[Galaxy S III General] AW079:
camera mod. my personal experience

Installed moga 5.2 rom and used hyperx cam. I also found that the higher bitrate camera mod preduced noise in video recordings compared to stock. Higher bitrate also meant larger file sizes.

Stock was approx. 23 megs for 10 seconds recording and modded it was about 35 mb.

Thats why i flashed by to stock.

In terms of hardware s2 and s3 cameras are almost identicle. Its just the software that has been improved.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
True that they are almost identical :)

I use hyperx mode only to use buttons as shutter, ive left all bitrates on normal :)

But will test it for noise tonight, thanks

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] TotallydubbedHD:
I actually wondered....the noise - is it caused by something?

See these 3 pictures:

http://www.totallydubbed.net/2012/0...sung-galaxy-s-3-gt-i9300/2012-06-14-18-52-44/

http://www.totallydubbed.net/2012/0...sung-galaxy-s-3-gt-i9300/2012-06-14-18-52-32/

http://www.totallydubbed.net/2012/0...sung-galaxy-s-3-gt-i9300/2012-06-14-18-54-08/

Or is it me expecting too much of the s3 cam?

This was on stock LE8
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
no it's not u, my S2 would take perfect pics under the same conditions, but S3....soo much noise :X

what is your cam firmware?
[Galaxy S III General] TotallydubbedHD:
when i took the pics, it was the stock LE8 one.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
no no, cam firmware *#34971539# and then press Phone/CAM FW Ver Check :)
[Galaxy S III General] TotallydubbedHD:
haha lol :P

Well I'm on omega 6.0 but here it is:

Read cam:

GDFD06

Phone:

GDFE01
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
My S3 takes much better photos than my old S2, no matter what lighting conditions.
[Galaxy S III General] TotallydubbedHD:
I pre-ordered mine 8the of may, received my blue one on the 8th of june....i don't know if that theory is correct...
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
I'm baffled as well. I updated the first post that "some people confirm they have better pics with gdfe01" and not that "It's been confirmed" untill we know for sure what's goin on :confused: Samsung is starting to really mess up here and I think I'm gonna try sending the thread to some of the big tech sites and see what happens :)
[Galaxy S III General] bortak:
Hmm... wish somebody cared to explain lol
[Galaxy S III General] foxy4270:
What is the fw of your camera?

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Can you post some pics in low light conditions?
[Galaxy S III General] 380AU:
I think this might be a bit of a storm in a teacup.

I've now had time to look at the pics I've taken (and posted here) of both versions of camera modules/firmwares, in totally identical conditions, and I can honestly say I see no difference between the two.

Having said that, I'm convinced my S2 took MUCH better pics in low light with MUCH less noise.
[Galaxy S III General] NaimC:
Samsung needs to fire whoever headed the camera department with the S3. I demand blood lol. No but seriously I hate it when there's one or two flaws with an otherwise near perfect phone. They were so close to getting it perfect.

Low light performance isn't terrible mind, just not as good as the best, and that is a big issue imo. In good light the camera is astonishing though.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
i just took some pics with S2 and S3 :) will post tomorrow , going to bed now :)
[Galaxy S III General] nativestranger:
Low light camera performance is appalling. I looking back at the pictures and my sensation xl takes cleaner and more detailed pics in low light. The gs3 had too much noise and smoothed over details from noise reduction.
[Galaxy S III General] ijeff:
I have a ZDFE02 and it seems to take low light photos alright.. but I don't have anything to compare it to.
[Galaxy S III General] tom369:
If there are clear visible differences in picture quality between these camera modules then Samsung should clearly indicate which one is inside the phone so you could decide before you buy it.

And if they really sent all the reviewers phones with only Sony sensors then I'd really consider it as a move for tricking users into thinking that SGS3 has superior image quality, which is not true.
[Galaxy S III General] ixon2001:
Here an image i took in low light with the HTC Sensation which doesn't have a very good camera full stop.

HTC Sensation

Next up Galaxy S1, this was taken in near total darkness was very impressed with the Galaxy S camera when i had that phone.

Samsung Galaxy S

Galaxy S2 this isn't near dark shot but it hold it detail very well in low light without much noise.

Galaxy S2

Galaxy S3 bit of morning light coming though the window as it wouldn't focus in the dark, noise is there but don't know how bad it is compared to others it was taken at ISO 800.

Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General] crystalnicollee:
what does the term noise mean?
[Galaxy S III General] ixon2001:
In simple terms if you take a pictures in low light and you see lots of speckle's that is classed as noise.
[Galaxy S III General] apatch:
My phone - pebble blue which I have since June 13th initially had Camera module : Camera FW Ver:GDFD06 Phone FW Ver: GDFE01

After flashing it has both GDFE01, not sure but seems that now pictures taken in the dark are worse, it was my mistake to flash it.
[Galaxy S III General] harunjo:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Teardown/9391/2

above link is picture of s3 sony camera module
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
Honestly, these photos are not passable. There is something terribly wrong with whatever's going on. It's like they put the gnex camera in their new flagship. Sad.
[Galaxy S III General] springfield:
me too, before my phone have Camera FW Ver:GDFD06 Phone FW Ver: GDFE01

is there any way to flash back to GDFD06?
[Galaxy S III General] ixon2001:
ther is but we need somebody to post the GDFD06 firmware, that hasn't updated yet.
[Galaxy S III General] jody2k:
So after doing some readings here i'm starting to doubt myself :p ive posted some pictures that I have taken by night in very low light situations with Night modus. I have firmware GDFE01

what do you think?
[Galaxy S III General] diSty:
You think in the future we can buy the sony module? and replace it?

I know its a bit extreme.

But still i would like the best camera on mt phone.

Till i have money for nice dslr.
[Galaxy S III General] tom369:
I think both modules are pin-compatible. When you order this module from various e-shops you don't specify the manufacturer so both of them have to fit. Maybe somebody familiar with the matter could elaborate on this but I'm 99% sure that's how it is.
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
all the pics taken from s3 are crap. i m gona sale it and buy htc one xl.
[Galaxy S III General] penfold:
well i sent a msg to gsm arena with the info and a link to this thread, hopefully they will report it and question samsung about it so we can get an answer
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
i've updated the op with links to some pics....i've made comparison with my s2 :)
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
i checked that and s3 is a piece of **** especially in low light. going to buy s2 or htc one xl. any suggestions??
[Galaxy S III General] lukyjay:
Wow, you're downgrading to an S2 because the camera is slightly less blury in a darker environment? Bye haha
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
I've sent mails to TechCrunch, Engadget and TheVerge

I hope some will post something about this

SPREAD THE WORD GUYS! :))))

I've also posted links to 2 different Camera modules if someone wants to buy one and try :)
[Galaxy S III General] gaspernemec:
Getting my s3 on friday, i really hope i get one with sony module.....but whatever, camera isnt really dealbraker for me anyways-dont use it much
[Galaxy S III General] cydiamante:
I have been following this thread from the beginning but i am still a little confused. Can we tell if we have the sony or the samsung camera module by the firmware of the camera or by any other way?
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
I have no idea how we are going to tell which is Samsung and which Sony. I guess the only way would be if many people confirm that a particular module takes better pics than the other and we could assume that the better one is Sony only because they dont have same history of bad camera modules as Samsung does :)
[Galaxy S III General] zodiaxe66:
These are taking indoor,with ok light
[Galaxy S III General] Motogp1:
Bottom line is if you deciding to buy a phone on its night time picture taking abilities then look else where ;),
[Galaxy S III General] tom369:
I would bet all phones with ZDF cam FW have Samsung modules.
[Galaxy S III General] jody2k:
I have bought my phone 2weeks ago, but what do you think of my pictures? Are they noisy or normal?
[Galaxy S III General] limeaid:
I would send an email to android Central as well if you haven't already.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
If Someone can make some tests close to mine with Camera FW Ver:GDFD06 Phone FW Ver: GDFE01

and after CamFW update : Camera FW Ver:GDFE01 Phone FW Ver: GDFE01, it would be helpful I guess we could compare them with my pics (CAM FW ZDFE02) :)
[Galaxy S III General] ixon2001:
Well I've come to a conclusion regarding my Galaxy S3 photo quality.

Does it take decent snapshots during the day......yes

Does it take decent snapshots when using the flash.....yes

Does it do decent HD video in low light condition without stutter......yes

Does it take decent pictures in low light without flash.....no

So basically if you want to take pictures at night, buy a decent camera like a DSLR or a System Camera, otherwise if things are close enough use the flash at night.

People you gotta realize this is a phone, it does a pretty good job in the right lighting condition, I mean i have a couple of P&S one being a Panasonic LX5 & the other a Fuji X10 both these camera's don't take all that great pics in the dark, the Fuji does slightly better as it got a slightly bigger sensor than the LX5.

Now i've also have both a Nikon D700 & Nikon D300s, the Nikon D700 takes great pics in the dark hardly no noise at ISO 3200 with a fast prime, were the D300s Images are alot worst at ISO 3200 using same lens due to it having a smaller cropped sensor APS-C.

Tbh I'm not gonna fuss anymore how good or bad the images are in low light, because like i said before it's a phone.
[Galaxy S III General] foxy4270:
Definitely. I agree.
[Galaxy S III General] foxy4270:
photo with flash
[Galaxy S III General] foxy4270:
eq
[Galaxy S III General] limeaid:
Not a good argument. In fact, it's quite annoying. We aren't expecting Dslr quality. We are expecting decent quality comparable to the gs2. That is a VERY reasonable expectation. Telling ppl to go "buy a real camera" is completely unhelpful, useless advice in this context and quite frankly will be ignored.
[Galaxy S III General] limeaid:
I would bet all phones with ZDF cam FW have Samsung modules.
[Galaxy S III General] gaspernemec:
I DONT have S3 yet! (getting it on thursday/friday) so im guessing its kinda 99% chance i will get crappy sensor.....yeah we need some kind of proof, hope samsung WILL offer free sensor replacement than, but this hope is kinda low
[Galaxy S III General] limeaid:
That's definitely the prevailing theory and the only one that makes sense at the moment. We just need confirmation that the zd phones are actually performing worse in low light to have a case to take to samsung
[Galaxy S III General] NaimC:
As someone who has both the S2 and iPhone 4S I can tell you this could not be further from the truth. The S3 has the superior camera with sharper images and far superior colour accuracy and exposure, as well as edge to edge sharpness. It is only slightly noisier at low light, but even then not always less sharp. So perhaps the OP has a faulty S3?

I'm doing a comprehensive low light comparison thread vs the 4S but I did not think to do one for daylight or good light because the S3 is sharper and more detailed in the vast majority of the shots. So I stuck with only low light where it lost rounds here and there instead.
[Galaxy S III General] insomnia:
So if the phone has the GD* version on it that equates to sony sensor? Did I get this right?
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
i think u people r dumb i hve already told u two times that i hve gdfe01 Fw and the camera is a crap. but u people still crying for that only zd FW. idiots.
[Galaxy S III General] insomnia:
Wow .... unbunch your panties and wash that sand out of your V.

You have made your displeasure with the camera known in multiple threads... WE GET IT that you hate the camera..... there is no need to talk like that.
[Galaxy S III General] NaimC:
You must have a broken S3 or something, or have no working lights in your house. Based on your posts though, not even sure what to believe except that your IQ and communicative skills are questionable.
[Galaxy S III General] hefonthefjords:
Im very happy with the camera. Even night shots with no flast seem fine to me. Using gdfe01 fw.
[Galaxy S III General] pacc:
More or less, this is still only in theory.
[Galaxy S III General] supersixevo:
My nifht shots are way better than my sgs2. Even in a no light condition the actual picture looks almost like a daytime picture.
[Galaxy S III General] Aimara:
lol i feel so cheated after reading this , are they(samsung) allow to switch camera sensors ?
[Galaxy S III General] foxy4270:
pic taken with normal mode

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64458592@N05/?uploaded=1&magic_cookie=6207dc3e0f96f4a68fe24a9f16d55339

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] pacc:
They did the same mess with S2, and Samsung never cared, or even considered any fix.

So be prepared for a 2nd round of bull#$%& from Samsung.
[Galaxy S III General] penfold:
i borrowed someone's phone quickly for a test shot, he has the GDFE01 firmware white phone, i can only assume it is the sony sensor, took a pic in gloomy weather outdoors and the picture quality was fantastic (for a phone), much better than my S1 ...the indoor shots however were poor
[Galaxy S III General] foxy4270:
normal pic with flash

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64458592@N05/7496766844/in/photostream
[Galaxy S III General] Aimara:
the sensor posted by ifixit is a sony sensor or a samsung one ?
[Galaxy S III General] foxy4270:
I have camera firmware ZDFE02.

Pic taken in landscape mode.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64458592@N05/7496870836/
[Galaxy S III General] Aimara:
you have to take the shots during the night , during day time even inside the room i wont consider it low light
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
tell me about it :( that's why I've opened this thread to try do sth about it and be different this time :) I really hope all together will make samsung take resposibility for the crappy camera modules/firmwares :) (keep on dreaming right :D )

They do not know, I think, I checked all the info and it's not clear what make the module is :)
[Galaxy S III General] Aimara:
you think it possible to hook up a s2 sensor into s3 , same pin same size ?

also is sony mx 175 able to take night shots ?
[Galaxy S III General] tom369:
Chipworks is certain it's a Sony module:

http://goo.gl/kiLaH

(look in "Summary of other silicon catalogued at the time of publication" section).
[Galaxy S III General] bortak:
I've got exactly what you want.. Will deliver shortly.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
Suggesting doesnt mean Certain :)

"The initial opinion (subject to more analysis) is that the sensor is new." :)
[Galaxy S III General] bortak:
Outside, streetlight, nightmode off, flash off, scene none, exposure 0, focus - auto focus, effects none, white balance auto, iso auto, quality, superfine.

http://i.imgur.com/qfC9i.jpg

Outside, streetlight, nightmode on (I'll take another if you want.. bit blurry or is it me?)

http://i.imgur.com/wTgKy.jpg

Desk, nightmode off, flash off, scene none, exposure 0, focus - auto focus, effects none, white balance auto, iso auto, quality, superfine.

http://i.imgur.com/Uh9z9.jpg

Desk, nightmode on

http://i.imgur.com/3RmdA.jpg

Don't mean to be ignorant, how do you flash new camera firmware, and where do I get it?

EDIT: In case someone didn't see my previous post

Cam FW Ver: GDFD06

Phone FW Ver: GDFE01
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
simple just go to check the cam firmware and press on the second one "Cam FW Write" or sth, but I have no idea how do downgrade so if you are not happy with the new firmware you're gonna be stuck with it for now :)

thanks for the pics, they look ok I guess, can you also edit the post and put your Cam Firmware and Phone Firmware version :)
[Galaxy S III General] bortak:
Update: Same order as before, same settings as before, upgraded software version... Can't see any difference...

Outside nightmode off

http://i.imgur.com/KbsGk.jpg

On

http://i.imgur.com/IhZhE.jpg

Inside nightmode off

http://i.imgur.com/mMnga.jpg

on

http://i.imgur.com/ZZjc9.jpg

GDFE01

GDFE01