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[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Non moving pics are decent.
[Galaxy S 4 General] takato23:
I have a few questions. The 360 photo effect, its like vertical/horizontal panorama or like photosphere?

It can record hdr videos? Because it has the same sensor as xperia z.

And 720 @60 fps?
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
... well, where are the user photos? Kindly upload them in full size to image sharing sites! A couple of animal shots gathered from the internet, SnapDragon variant.

If you have the S4 in your hand, can you try out shooting a fast moving scene under the sunlight via auto mode then sport? Wondering about the exposure times.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Auto mode. Car moving at around 35mph. Could not get entire car in frame due to slow shutter :((
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Can you upload them through imageshack or something?

How long is the shutter lag in your opinion? (time between tapping shutter and the actual capture). Then again, I'd recommend trying out sport mode and different camera apps, the Samsung one is pretty heavy.

Camera ZOOM FX for one. You may try Camera FV-5 out too as some recommend on Note II forums but I'm not familiar with this one.
[Galaxy S 4 General] cosimoss:
A few nature shots, only resized from 4128x3096 to 1024x768:
[Galaxy S 4 General] madscientistdam:
S4 daylight camera video recording 1080p

this is my video recording in daylight conditions the galaxy s4 is amazing i luv this phone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmXXqBDorYM
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
0.5 secs. Its not instant that's for sure.

I would liie to see other users pics of fast objects if poss. Stills are great though.

My wife has an unlocked s3 and photos are quicker on her phone.... I am starting to think there is some issue with the 600 processor and camera ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] sohebq:
Would you guys having GS4 test out the sound n shoot mode? I want to know the file format, can I share it easily on facebook?
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Nice shots, Cosimoss! If not a problem can you share the full size pictures too? Just a simple link will do.

0.5s with focusing? That's not bad at all.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
my first shot with S4.

Taken with night mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Oh yes! Looks impressive. Did you shoot it free-handed?

If possible please upload the full image to a sharing site.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
yes free hands. Which site do you want?

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there you go

https://www.dropbox.com/lightbox/home
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
tinypic.com :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
What I meant is can you share the original full size image with readable EXIF info? I forgot about Dropbox, maybe that's the easiest way to upload shots. Reallyl like the white balance BTW. It is one area in low-light where the Lumia and One sometimes does it wrong.
[Galaxy S 4 General] darkkain:
Some photos that I took 2h ago (cloudy day):
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
taken with Rich mode (HDR)
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Another night shot with my S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Anyone post some motion shots please. Every shot I take is blurry !!
[Galaxy S 4 General] dondavis007:
Beatuful stills, my problem is that I have kids. Dont want another blurrycam. My S4 arrives in 2 days, Ill will try moving objects for sure, we have a 14 days return policy in Sweden.

What do you miss out using the sportsmode?

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[Galaxy S 4 General] :
Saw this in another review but apparently the Galaxy S4 does have Digital stabilization, it just isn't on by default. So for those trying out the steady stuff, make sure to turn that on.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Sport mode simply sets ISO value higher so it can use faster exposure time, but higher ISO means more noise as seen on HTC One photos that prefers speed. The GS4 prefers image clarity so it sets the best/lowest ISO value, not always best for motion, however setting it to ISO200, ISO400 under good lights should provide fast exposure, and based on EXIF data, the GS4 goes all the way up to 1/4000 providing good lights. Can't comment on the shutter lag, still haven't got the chance to try out one.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Well you need to test and Return my friend. My s4 is being sent back under same policy in uk here. I had the htc before but sent it due to gaps etc the camera for me was better as i use it for my kid who will not stand still. The htc produced some great moving shots so have re ordered again...... Lol!
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Very low-light

Night mode...exposure -1.5

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[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Excellent, Foxy! I like the night shots. Is there a good image upload site that does large thumbnails and links to full-size?

I simply uploaded an 1024*768 version of a picture and wrapped a link code around it for the results, but it takes more time. For detail and EXIF analysis we should find an easy solution to share full-size photos without taking full-space.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AMoosa:
The super slow motion video feature is amazing!!! Taking some grainy video of the tap flowing but not worth posting up here. I'll try and take more tomorrow.
[Galaxy S 4 General] chiefroastbeef:
Wow, those low light photos are really really good!

Is there a built in full resolution panorama function in the S4?

I ask because on the S2, the panoramic function (the one where you just hold the phone and slowly pan across the scenery) takes only very low res panoramas, whereas the iPhone5's panorama function takes full res beautiful panoramas.
[Galaxy S 4 General] yahyoh:
there is fast motion ( time lapse ) too :cool:

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panorama on GS4 about 22035x1536 :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] chiefroastbeef:
AWESOME!! I'm SOOO excited now, my phone is coming in 3 days :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
Flickr or G+

G+ allows to upload full sized photos now, and we can also zoom into the image without downloading. It does count against 5GB free space.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Terrorantula:
Exposure is not good for motion........

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Man it's gonna be tough to go from an 808 to this camera, the shots look so bad compared.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Oh yes! Up to about 22000x3000px, one panorama I saw posted is actually 40MBs big in file size. A few shots here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40725770&postcount=175

If only the 808 lens was available for more phones... I was talking about short shutter speed, achieved by higher ISO.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Terrorantula:
If you have a slow shutter speed you get blur, a short shutter speed is good for moving objects. The HTC One thanx to the OIS I'm guessing has an amazing shutter speed, I can take pictures of movement and it doesn't blur (well I could, I exchanged it for the GS4) and the GS4 sucks, it's so slow.

From what I've experiences...

HTC

- Video

- Audio (by far)

- low light

GS4

- Normal lighting shots

- better flash

The HTC One is more versatile, the mics in it are way better and the video is a lot better thanx to OIS. However the low resolution of shots really ruins them so if you're in anything other than low light taking pictures, the GS4 is far superior.

I think the One is the better phone, if you don't care about Micro SD or removable battery or any of the gestures. Sadly for me I exchanged it 3 times, each one had build quality issues so I exchanged for the GS4 which is perfect.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
night video footage with my S4

https://vimeo.com/65262581
[Galaxy S 4 General] :
Did anyone try the S4 with Digital stabilization enabled? It's off by default.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jastonas:
Where do you find the super slow motion video...?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Planktron:
A320 all lit up.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Well said. I am hoping when I get my next one this month the build is acceptable.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] AMoosa:
In the camera, press the settings icon, then the movie camera icon. Then pick from the options
[Galaxy S 4 General] system.img:
Awesome A320! Are you a pilot?
[Galaxy S 4 General] cosimoss:
A close up, resized to 1024 x 768 (original is 4128 x 3096 and 4MB (36.6MB in Photoshop):
[Galaxy S 4 General] Basil3:
Action shots please.... Moving pets and children in good and average light would be much appreciated :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Yeah, action shots pls! In the meantime here are some E-Price Taiwan shots (I9500), full-res ones can be found clicking on the following link. Needless to say, details are excellent on this variant.

http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4523/4865874/1/rv/samsung-i9500-galaxy-s4-32gb-review/

First shot is normal, the next few are HDR

Normal mode vs. night mode and a few more in normal mode. IMO night mode is unnecessary cause the scene itself is dark

And two inside shots
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Auto mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
PocketNow camera app guide and quick tips by me

[youtube]80Crum00l4s[/youtube]

- use Sport Mode or higher ISO to capture fast motion

- tap on focus and release upon the right moment for fast shutter response

- use Night Mode in dark for brighter results (needs steady hands)

- take multiple images or use burst mode and choose the best result later

- set volume keys for comfortable zooming

- hold the phone with two hands for steady shots, index fingers on top left and right, thumbs on bottom (left on volume keys), middle fingers parallel on the sides (landscape)

- hold the phone steady after shutter sound for a few seconds to make sure there is no shake upon capture

- use voice command function so there is no shake coming from tap

- use rich tone (HDR) mode when there's big brightness difference in the foreground and background or when the sky burns out

- do NOT use HDR when you want to capture high contrast images or when the sky is not burnt out, your result will be washed out

- use flash in daylight when there's strong light behind people

- geotag your photos to save location (drains battery)

- please, for the love of god, don't shoot videos in portrait mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Someone please post an action shot... I couldn't get any non blurry ones and am wondering if it was just the S4 I had or tge camera in general.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
The shots you can take on this thing is fantastic. For about 3 blurred shots out of about 50. Bouncing on trampoline
[Galaxy S 4 General] Pume:
Ice melting on a bench in a cold finnish spring day.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Thanks man. Any of pets and fast moving stuff to. Great pic

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[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
My cat walking past. Not fast though. That was one of those "get your phone out of your pocket fast" shot. Lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
A few more pictures I took sheet I finished work today
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
night mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] gtizon:
Love the camera on the S4. Do you use the 13MP resolution or the 9.6MP resolution?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Nice pics. Great bold colours. Any quick moving pics is what I am after ;) Thanks all.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] play2lose:
Taken at 9.6MP on Auto at Lake Mead (Las Vegas)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Parafly:
Videos in portrait is a huge pet peeve of mine
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Taken at 9.6MP on Auto at Lake Mead (Las Vegas)[/QUOTE]

Great shots.

What do you think about the colors?

Are they a little washed out than the real ones?

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13MP
[Galaxy S 4 General] Planktron:
Nope, "just" a mechanic. :p

Here's another
[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
I'm using it on 9.6mp. This is the difference.

The first one is 13mp and second is 9.6mp.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gtizon:
I really feel that there is no significant difference if the use of the pictures is to be posted on social networking sites. With limited space, I'd go for the 9.6mp. If to be used for prints then 13mp.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Lovely pictures! :good:

Can you guys share from DropBox? I think it gives thumbnail options for easy sharing so we can click on it and view full size. Or post a resizedi mage like 1024pix then wrap a link around it pointing to the full size. We're most interested in small details! Sry for the extra work.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aikwawa:
Anyone else noticed this?

Photos taken at 9.6mp from the S4 gets shrunk down way too much when you upload to facebook. Never had that problem with my other phones... HTC ONE photos show up quite big on the screen.

Looks like FB have not found the right approach to optimizing photo size of above 8MP.
[Galaxy S 4 General] szymon247:
The night shots are great, on those day shots the quality is good enough, probably the best on any Android smartphone despite some oversharpening when cropped 1:1 but.. I think the pictures lack some sort of punch. The colors could be better, more alive. Anyone else thinks they look just a little bit dull?

Is there any mode for making them more vivid maybe?

Because on the HTC One, despite the camera being lower quality, the colors seem to look better.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Colors are fine, the Snapdragon variant actually slightly oversaturates colors, but is till close to DSLR. The Exynos variant shoots less saturated pictures but that's probably the closest to natural conditions.

To answer your question, camera apps like Camera360, Camera ZOOM FX etc. have saturation control, so you can set +1, +2 etc. values for all your shots, something I do not recommend.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lenax:
A "action shot" from Sweden. The cows are let out to fields after a Winter inside :D (use Auto mode and 16:9)
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Dear Octa-core owners... samples already! :laugh: Some close-ups from recent I9500 articles:

And some motion shots, some shared before. Then again, if auto-mode doesn't provide sufficient shutter, use sport mode or high ISO. Actually I'd like to see some daylight shots with ISO800, to see how much noise does it deliver (probably noticeable amount).
[Galaxy S 4 General] mflow:
some early morning landscape shots of Jakarta, Indonesia.

using Octa-Core (i9500) version

HDR enabled, un-edited in term of sharpness or anything else. just doing some resizing with Maximum Quality preserved in photoshop.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gtizon:
HDR enabled. Dunno if i uploaded the proper full image tho.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Yes that's correct. I noticed the same thing.

In daylight pics are undersaturated. Colors are not vivid.They look washed out.

Night pics are fine.During day colors are cold.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hendrickson:
Here are samples videos shot on my i9500. Evening / Sunset with image stabilization on.

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

http://youtu.be/3LfqDqnTcB0

I'm I correct in that:

Stabilization in both photos and video reduces the quality? I should leave it off?

Some photos shots I took a few hours ago. (first image is auto setting, second is with HDR on)
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Some amazing stills !!!! My s4 must have been faulty or the sd600 version has a crappy camera sensor ??

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[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Awesome shots! Great details too! The I9500 really rocks. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoostedSR20:
Here are a few sample shots with my I9500, different conditions, all done with auto. I haven't had a chance to play/take good shots with it yet.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wji3ixyc54yal51/8g3CVjK3j3
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hendrickson:
Is there really a difference in the SD600 Vs Eynos image sensors, its the same hardware is it not? Or do the two chips have difference image processors ? They shouldn't be different but seem to be... I will upload some low light and night shots soon when I get a chance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
I think so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5im3WAZYc&feature=youtube_gdata_player but I maybe wrong.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] sohebq:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=DlXp41WwpOs

Samsung's Marketing Department is the best of all, enough to convince a person. It also includes motion shot :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Sports Mode

Car is moving around 120 km/h
[Galaxy S 4 General] mohican22:
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[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Excellent, keep'em coming!

ImageBam seem to be a nice sharing site, Hendrickson posted his excellent photos with a full-size link using that, please try that site out! Those thumbnails are perfectly okay of we can click on them for full size.

I hope I'm not driving y'all crazy with the full size stuff haha.
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
I9505 all auto mode.

80 Kph

20-30 Kph

35-40 Kph

still

still
[Galaxy S 4 General] mancuk29:
Not actually bad camera

I had the htc one which was awful this 13mp camera is half decent

I use an expensive dslr normally but would be happy to snap with the s4
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Here are some Italian Snapdragon samples uploaded to ImageBam.com. You just select the files from the phone or computer, tick in family safe content and 350x350 thumbnail size and upload. The BBcode line starting with [ URL ] will be the one to share. No need for resizing.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Eastbourne. More to follow
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Eastbourne again... there was a car show .
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Eastbourne. Some motion. Ok in sunshine but shutter lag is defo there
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
More motion. Flags in wind and guy running with kid on bike..
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Rollerblade
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Back from Eastbourne and at home indoors at 1800 hrs with lights on.......this is where the phone fails :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Some shots using night mode. Any movement is a big no no.

1st one = auto

2nd one = night mode...

Both shots perfectly still.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Auto. All above shots taken with 7pm light coming through windows and lights on. S4 not good at indoor shots leriod.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Second best camera after Nokia's PureView
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoostedSR20:
Okay here is the folder of pics I posted before, but I have had a chance to take quite a bit more, and play with the settings. Enjoy..

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wji3ixyc54yal51/8g3CVjK3j3
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Exynos 5 shots I see. How fast is the response time for you?

Here's an action shot from mobiltelefon.ru, 1/1672, ISO50
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hendrickson:
More photos, this time taken yesterday of the Nao replica in the port here. No anti shake use this time and the indoor shots came out a little blurry.

i9500 automode and anti shake off. 4:3
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
:good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] ffsbro:
Bro, where is that third picture taken? Looks nice!
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
A tiny spider ready to pounce.

3rd pic is so you can see that it is small.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
An ant taking something home....
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChronoReverse:
Stuff I snapped over the weekend. Every one was using Full Auto, no Burst. I've noticed Sport mode bumps up the ISO and doubles the shutter time. Pictures which would use ISO-50, 1/1300s shutter would be ISO-100, 1/2600s shutter instead.

I'm happy with the outdoor results, there's a bit too much oversharpening done in the filters but the halos are only really visible at 100%

My bike wheel after I set it spinning.

Chose a dandelion to see the captured details.

The red turned out nicely.

Cropped from original. Not sports mode.

Cropped.

Cropped and not sports mode.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Shutter lag made these kind of shots hard to take!!! The s3 snaps much quicker but I am hoping software updates improve this issue. Camera is capable but lag makes it a little hard to time shots.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Let's just hope Samsung hears shutter lag this often.

How fast is tap to shutter on the Octa-core, dear Exynos 5 users?
[Galaxy S 4 General] winwiz:
Drama Shot
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Cloudy day

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17051992/cloud.jpg
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hendrickson:
Anti Shake testing indoors, shopping centre.

i9500 auto mode.

First photo, anti shake off. Second its on.

Clearly the second shot is much better.... Seems to help the anti shake here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
Yes, the 2nd photo does look sharper.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vimto25:
Took today from a day out at the safari park. The gs4 has performed extremly well in good light conditions. Some zoom used for elephant image which still gave a pretty crisp picture.

As a iphone 5 user and previously a gs3 user I found the gs4 defently outperformed on outdoor light. But low light im not very impressed comparing to iPhone 5 (my opinion) which is very slightly disappointing.

Settings all default but sports mode was used at times.
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
The ones taken from the car are moving at about 30-40Kph

A mix of auto mode and HDR.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Which model is this?

octa or snapdragon?
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
Snapdragon. SGH-I337M
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
how many Mb is the size of these pics?
[Galaxy S 4 General] doveer:
One i took today
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
Very nice pic !

What variant do you have? i9500 or i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 General] slind:
Some of the night shots look really incredible. For me that would be sufficient. But I've really got some problems with the shutter lag. It's next to impossible for me to get non-blurry images of something that's moving. That's a real disappointment.
[Galaxy S 4 General] marci4na:
hello! is still present the light blue color of the photos taken with flash on like in s3?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mitsjke:
First photo with my i9505 with Default settings with auto-mode:
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Is this from an update driver I've been reading? One of the highest detailed Snapdragon picture I've seen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mitsjke:
Bought my phone yesterday and immediately got an update. :)

Few more:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samose:
Hey Megacharge,

Can you tell us what firmware you have on your Galaxy S4? Your firmware delivers the exact same amount of detail like the I9500!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hoggles:
That is one evil looking squirrel :silly:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samose:
Thanks! Hopefully my device will get the same amount of details once it's ready for the update
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
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How many megabytes is the size of a normal daylight photo?
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
To give an idea, the 3rd picture in the list (showing the corner of the silver building, was exactly 6 MB's according to the gallery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jon.m1:
No idea why it seems to be turning my photo upside down :/
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChronoReverse:
Yeah, my SGH-i337m also takes pictures in that size range in sunlight depending on detail.

I've seen anywhere from 4MB to 8.5MB
[Galaxy S 4 General] AndreiLux:
Some people were asking for confirmation so here: the i9500 does have the Sony IMX135 I can confirm that.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChronoReverse:
Any way for us to tell what the i9505 has if we have it in hand?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AndreiLux:
No idea, I'm extracting this from the imaging signal processor driver configurations, the Snapdragons have different drivers.