yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
Try to take the same picture with flash and post the result. Let us see and decide what's better ;)

Sent from the octa planet in the fourth galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] BamAlmighty:
I don't have to, it's pure physics, a tiny camera LED couldn't make that picture better. I don't get why you can't comprehend this, it is common sense.
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
Then prove it cause I get amazing pictures with flash on.

Sent from the octa planet in the fourth galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] BamAlmighty:
I already proved it with basic physics and scientific fact.

You really think a tiny LED would make that above picture better? SERIOUSLY? The lights in the background are more powerful than the phone's LED!!!!!! What would a tiny led even possibly illuminate?

I'm going to leave it at that, because I am confident most people here are intelligent enough to grasp what is being said here.

That above shot is PURELY low light sensor performance and a TINY LED isn't going to IMPROVE IT any bit.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Lol. This is a funny conversation about flash from a phone improving an outdoor landscape picture ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] jj03:
Jesus wept.i took a pic in full 13 mp mode yesterday and it came out at nearly 8.5 mb!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
Weird, all my 13MP pictures are 4MB top, what mod did you use?
[Galaxy S 4 General] jj03:
Normal. Everything on auto. Standard 'first pictures' camera test. I will try and retrieve it from somewhere within my phone. I had deleted it by accident when the picture went into a folder that was on my clean list. I will say, the flowers in the photo looked magnificent..even under zoom. I will try and find it from within. Lol.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
Comparison between Nikon D90 reflex and S4 i9500

I finally got my device last thursday, so I had some fun this week-end testing the camera in the garden since the weather was good for once ;)

Let's just say I'm extremely impressed by the camera (and the phone in general).

I had absolutely no blurry picture for in good light, and very few in low light (about 10-15% of the pictures I took were blurry, and of course when the light is very low, they are not as good either).

This is going to be a big post full of pictures, I hope you guys don't mind ;)

All of the exterior pictures were taken on Auto mode on both the S4 and the D90 to make things fair (I know I could probably improve some things by playing with settings).

On some occasions, I included an HDR version for the S4 in addition to the auto mode.

The flash was never used at all on either device.

The low light interior pics were taken with custom iso on the D90, and both auto + night mode on the S4 for comparison.

All the pictures were taken at the same time (well, a few seconds apart obviously), except some interior pictures that I redid because the zoom was too different on the D90.

No tripod was used.

I wanted to add that I'm an amateur, not a professional, I tried to be fair to both devices and take pictures in the same conditions, hopefully this is good enough :)

Ok, here we go, just click the pictures for the full size.

Please give me your opinion on the pictures :)

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

S4, HDR

D90, auto

S4, auto

S4, HDR

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto (don't know why Imagebam turned the picture 90 degrees, but you can save and rotate if you wish)

S4, auto (don't know why Imagebam turned the picture 90 degrees, but you can save and rotate if you wish)

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, HDR (unfortunately, I forgot to take a pic on auto mode for this one)

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto (My daughter had just finished eating :p)

S4, auto

D90, auto

S4, auto

D90, auto, low artificial light

S4, Night mode, low artificial light

S4, Auto, low artificial light

D90, max ISO, very low light (just my computer screens behind me)

S4, Night mode, very low light (just my computer screens behind me)

S4, auto, very low light (just my computer screens behind me)

D90, max ISO, very low light (coming from another room)

S4, Night mode, very low light (coming from another room)

S4, auto, very low light (coming from another room)

D90, auto, medium artificial light

S4, Night mode, medium artificial light

S4, auto, medium artificial light

D90, auto, artificial light

S4, Night mode, artificial light

S4, auto, artificial light

Ok that's all for now :)

Hope this is useful for some.

Please press the thanks button if you liked this comparison, it took me quite a while ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Drama shot. I am impressed. Took a while to figure out best angle etc but high mp means I can print this to a canvass which I am defo gonna do ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Close up of flower. Gorgeous colours.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Tried to capture a tiny bee in flight. Managed to get a couple and also uploaded a stipp too ;) sports mode .
[Galaxy S 4 General] *Emix*:
Few pics i took with my Snapdragon version, they are resized but i can post full-size files if anyone want them:

This one is HDR:

And one GIF, but it's huge (30MB):

http://uploadir.com/u/wj4vau02
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChronoReverse:
Amazing, that's very nice that you can see the wings.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
I know crazy huh. Took me a while to get it but could not believe the quality. The pictures I posted you cant even see that detail with your own eye ! Camera is freaking amazing ;) so impressed with quality. Now they need to sort lag issue .
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChronoReverse:
Camera lag? It's been pretty good ever since I went to a custom TW ROM. If I need even less lag I use the hold and release trick.

BTW, do you have a full sized image of a bee picture you could put up on ImageBam?
[Galaxy S 4 General] cyrexking:
Took these photos today
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
Those 2 are great!

I wouldn't mind if you could give a link to the full size version of those please :)

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] jj03:
Mr i8910 says hello!
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Yes I will try uploading them via phone. Not used that site before but will have a go.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zimilaci:
How can we take 360* Panorama picture? with the s4?
[Galaxy S 4 General] *Emix*:
Few Macro shots:
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
What cake is this? looks delicious :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] *Emix*:
What? Cake? Where?? :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
What is underneath?
[Galaxy S 4 General] *Emix*:
It's balcony wall! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kapitein187:
Haha you are very hungry i think
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
If I think concrete is a cake, so I think so too :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Can you guys share HDR vs. normal videos once the SW update is done?
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Some random Octa-core photos in good light conditions
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
I9500 in challenging light conditions (direct light late afternoon and at night)
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Amazing. Have you got any samples taken with HDR?
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
Those are some pretty damn nice pics. Certainly putting every other phone camera to shame right now.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sohebq:
Re: [PHOTOS] The Galaxy S4 user photos and camera discussion thread

Mindblowing is smaller word for these samples :)

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
I'd imagine some of the posted shots are HDR, I suspect those with soft shadows and low contrast level, but I can only confirm the following from GSM Arena.

Direct light normal

Direct light HDR

Rainy day normal mode

Rainy day HDR
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
As more stunning I9500 shots appear, I have to admit I notice some small version differences. Chinese site Yeski also confirms the Sony Exmor RS sensor, and since both the SD600 and Octa versions have the 4128x3096 resolution @F2.2 and do almost identical, high level shots with very low amount of noise and excellent white balance, they must have the same image chip. However, and it may be the better Chinese weather over harsh European of late, these I9500 samples seem to have just a tad more detail as the Snapdragon SW seem to apply a very little extra noise reduction, nothing to write home about. The dynamic range, again depending on conditions, is also just a bit better on I9500 shots. However if you see these I9505 samples there's hardly anything to be disappointed about, I just suspect the SD600 variant, on the pre-release software, applies a tad more post-processing, retaining about 97% of the Octa-core quality of the following samples.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Another set of amazing photos.I assume they came from Snapdragon variant.

I can barely see any diferrences between the two variants.Camera on both models is excellent with zero noise.
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
No offense or anything, but when you're quoting a post that has a large array of photos in it, would you mind not quoting the photos themselves. It makes it take that much longer to scroll though the page when you're constantly doubling the picture count in every reply.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
How can i do that?
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
While you're writing your response, you will see the information of the post you quoted above where you are typing. All you would have to do is find any lines that have or just any delete them and everything in between those tags.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gavinfabl:
BoneXDA - stunning photos. Great you can zoom part way in. How does the camera cope in dull or lower light. These bright sunny day shots bring the best out of the S4 which is amazing btw.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Good you brought low-light up. Despite the major improvement there, Lumia 920 still does considerably better low and no-light photos, read this article (google translate it)

http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6021984&extra=page=1

Medium lights (inside), S4 ahead

Low light, Lumia 920 ahead, good details on the S4 but doesn't hold a candle (heh) to the Nokia

Dynamic shots, the S4 adapts to the focus object (brighter results) the Lumia to the whole picture (darker results).

In average to good conditions the S4 is just too good for any rival bar PureView 8080. At low but sufficient light there's enough good details but you see the darker results compared to the rock solid result of the Lumia, which has a larger and wider lens and it can do longer exposure helped with optical image stabilization. One area where the S4 could do better is additional speeds like 1/8s, 1/5, 1/3 which would mean several times more light captured but tripod or something stable is needed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
I9500 panorama

I9505 panorama
[Galaxy S 4 General] gavinfabl:
BoneXDA - the panoramic photos are amazing. Did you use a tripod? And what is the file size?

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[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
The first is from PcPop review, the 2nd is from GSM Arena S4 vs. One article.

Resolution is 22144 x 1440. :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5

source
[Galaxy S 4 General] sohebq:
Is there any site which has compared s4 and s3/note 2 camera, I want to see how much there is an improvement, kewping aside mega pixel phenomenon

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Anandtech also lists the GS4 as IMX135 (Sony Exmor RS codename).
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Thx for the link i9100g user! The hi-tech mail review shots are quite everyday shots for those looking for more mix of random shots. They didn't bother too much with HDR or night mode.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Will do. Germany got firmware update I have not got it yet and in the UK ;(
[Galaxy S 4 General] nikzDHD:
Tic Tacs by nikzgfx, on Flickr
[Galaxy S 4 General] *Emix*:
^ Great pic, i love tic tac :)

HDR:
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
There is no HDR video even after the update.
[Galaxy S 4 General] predator21:
Here are mine... taken from s4... n spl macro lens that i ordered

my post is here for it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301936

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[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
No HDR even in the update that says HDR video added?
[Galaxy S 4 General] leoaudio13:
D90 bokeh is much much better ;P
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
I have installed the update...camera was also updated.

Still THERE IS NO HDR VIDEO.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Maybe it's not that German update yet. Any improvement in shutter lag or any change?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
No update in UK yet.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
there is a slight improvement in night shots.

Flash has been improved.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jakir01:
Thankyou for usefull information for capturing photos.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
A little breakfast. Auto.
[Galaxy S 4 General] renosj:
I have the same phones! I8910 and SG2, now considering SG4 :). What about picture quality with new german FW, some improvements?

---------- Post added at 07:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:55 AM ----------

Can anybody confirm improvements with new Germany FW for 9505? For expample there was more noise in the sky than in the Octa version 9500...
[Galaxy S 4 General] waroftheworlds:
There is HDR video now

Just follow these steps for HDR video

1) Launch camera

2) Hit MODE option and select "Rich Tone (HDR)"

3) Now use the video recording button

This was disabled in earlier firmware.

Hope it help ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] renosj:
Hmmm...and what is the result, it is noticable? Which version do you have (9505 or 9500)?
[Galaxy S 4 General] waroftheworlds:
I have the Octa Core i9500 version which i updated yesterday to MEA firmware. Here is what i see related to camera

1) New icon for switching to front camera

2) Camera loading times are much faster now

3) No random reboots till now when opening the camera after new update

4) HDR video option now enabled. Tried recording with and without HDR but there is a very mild effect. Not that great though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] renosj:
Thanks for reply, what about overheat when use phone/camera, something changed with MEA fw?
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
:good:

If you can find some time, we'd appreciate some camera and HDR vs. non-HDR video samples.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
you are totally wrong.

I have the 9505.Before the update...i launch camera, choose HDR mode and press video button...the camera was recording...it was not disabled that function.But recording with HDR mode made no difference at all.

After the update nothing has changed...launch camera>HDR mode>recording...but there is no difference at all.

If you check video options...there is no HDR option.
[Galaxy S 4 General] waroftheworlds:
HDR samples with MEA firmware

Note sure but here are some samples that i just took :eek:

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjG14ynL
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
The conditions are not ideal.I can't tell.

Try somewhere where there are very dark and very bright areas together.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Abu-khulzat:
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[Galaxy S 4 General] Abu-khulzat:
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[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
So what are the experiences with other camera apps, especially after the update?
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Hdr video with S4....dramatic improvement in quality!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgSiNXa0QFw
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Amazing!!!! Better than my £300jvc dedicated video camera!!!!

How is this possible!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
That looks great! Can we see a comparison, HDR vs. nonHDR? Just to see how much it improves.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Some full quality shots ;)

http://www.imagebam.com/image/ed3a71260385465 - Sports

http://www.imagebam.com/image/b7f82e260385508 - Sports

http://www.imagebam.com/image/432645260385534 - Sports

http://www.imagebam.com/image/330157260385597 - Sports

http://www.imagebam.com/image/0569f7260385695 - Sports

http://www.imagebam.com/image/f83a02260385737 - Auto

http://www.imagebam.com/image/44270c260385751 - Drama

http://www.imagebam.com/image/b8aede260385787 - HDR (MEA UPDATE)

http://www.imagebam.com/image/bb5aa1260385907 - HDR (MEA UPDATE)
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Great pics!
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Thanks man. With great light comes amazing S4 pics. Good job Mostly all pics I take are outside. Going on holiday to spain Monday so expect some great pics when I return ;):):)

I have now also updated my T-Mobile S4 manually to the MEA update (German one) turn updated it to a 3UK mea update and have stupid 3 boot screen. Probably go back to German one but thought UK may have a more appreciate modem.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
More Pics from today

http://www.imagebam.com/image/0a859c260531096 - hdr

http://www.imagebam.com/image/50c003260531444 - To give an example of size?

http://www.imagebam.com/image/a1f4ca260531454 - hdr

Now all sports / drama -

http://www.imagebam.com/image/7e0a1a260531436

http://www.imagebam.com/image/9326cf260531403

http://www.imagebam.com/image/4a2e79260531332

http://www.imagebam.com/image/176084260531318

http://www.imagebam.com/image/d56323260531240

http://www.imagebam.com/image/961387260531155
[Galaxy S 4 General] ITS ME DAVID:
Anyway to update us att gs4 to new update?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
I did it but in Europe.
[Galaxy S 4 General] plasmastate:
Nice pictures. Here is something I shot. It's an old tree.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
Seriously, if you are going to show a picture taken with your Galaxy S4, then please for the love of god, use something bigger than 408x230 in resolution.

How ridiculous is this microscopic sized pictures showoff going to be?

We don't sit on a mobilephone from 2005 and watching on the pictures, we are watching it on a 1080p screen or a screen with higher resolution.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Unless you upload via imagebam then xda reduces the quality automatically. Sometimes it's hard to get to a PC.

Took some more pics of a party my kid went to so will upload more later. Lots of moving pics :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
You can use services like Dropbox, Google Drive or even Microsoft SkyDrive to share your full-sized photos with.
[Galaxy S 4 General] plasmastate:
I chose the option of full size upload using the app but it insists on using the smaller resolution. I will upload it again on a hosting site.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
I struggle to find more S4 HDR videos, let alone a comparison. Anyone got by something?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
Ok, sounds good :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
<a href="http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/Con_Georgiadis/media/uu8_zpsc8a60e5b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/Con_Georgiadis/uu8_zpsc8a60e5b.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo uu8_zpsc8a60e5b.jpg"/></a>
[Galaxy S 4 General] kannanX10:
i9500---auto---4:3
[Galaxy S 4 General] JDR0iD:
Such amazing quality
[Galaxy S 4 General] msavic6:
First picture with my S4.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Personally think there is no hdr video yet.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
What about Foxy's video a few posts back? Would like to see a comparison done by him.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
I just choose HDR mode and press the rec button.

There is no HDR video on either variant.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Okay that's confusing. :laugh:

Is there a difference between recording video normally, or if you choose HDR mode and press the rec button?
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
No...not at all.It's the same.

And i repeat...THERE IS NO HDR video.

Although the quality of video has improved after latest update/
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Okay, it's clear now. Still, the dynamic range on your video is awesome, maybe there's automatic scene detection. In any case, sharing more videos would be appreciated. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Me Gusta:
Me enjoying my strange-ass beer.. But it was lovely though!

Me Gusta!
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Video with S4...normal rec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJUXpcxvwG0
[Galaxy S 4 General] zapford:
Is this in Aktau? :) Is that the Caspian Sea?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Abu-khulzat:
No, man, that's Persian Gulf, a view from Sharjah coast.

А ты что из Актау?
[Galaxy S 4 General] waroftheworlds:
No HDR video option yet in MEA firmware

I just received confirmation from my friend at samsung that there is no HDR video yet in MEA firmware. It seems that it was planned to be part of this firmware but the code was removed at the last minute as it wasn't functioning as expected. They will release it with the next firmware. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
Again, i have to post some new photos that i have taken just to prove again that the camera on the Galaxy S4 are amazing.

To me, those pictures are very detailed and crisp. Again, the HTC One's camera is a joke compared to this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
Night shot just taken now
[Galaxy S 4 General] rikken:
Tom-Helge, Nice picture from our hometown harbour :-9
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Amazing indeed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mitsjke:
Antwerpen - Belgium :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] darkilong:
Hi i love the pictures. did you changed the settings? or is it ok with you to share your camera settings. thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
I used Auto and exposure at -1.0. The rest is at default.
[Galaxy S 4 General] inolvidable:
Great great phone

¡¡So say we all!! from Battlestar GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] darkilong:
Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] GalaxyS49505:
Not so good by i share.
[Galaxy S 4 General] *Emix*:
Snapdragon S4, 2nd is HDR.
[Galaxy S 4 General] *Emix*:
Few More :D

Auto, except for last one which is HDR.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaffa1980:
Thought I'd give it a go
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Some from my holiday in Spain.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ongbac:
1. Panorama (added brightness)

2. HDR (not edited in any way)

3. HDR (not edited in any way)
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
guys. If you view pics and appreciate the time we all put in to take and upload please press the thanks button.
[Galaxy S 4 General] kona786:
i9505 - Foxhound 0.5

A few examples I took of Normal (top) vs HDR (bottom) mode:
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Medium light, artificial

night mode, exp -1
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hawlery:
Some HDR shots with the I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] shanespencer:
Those are really nice! For me, the second from last is the best :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mi|enko:
I really like that 2nd one with the lens flare. :)

Here are a couple shots of Friday's Cubs/Mariners game, as well as a short from my office and home office. Fridays game was Fireworks night, but my phone died about 30 minutes prior to them being set off. I was like 50 feet from their launch pad, so the shots would've been amazing. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] antz88c:
random shot after the rain..
[Galaxy S 4 General] JonesWTF:
Sorry for the double post. This originally had Dropbox links, but it spazzed out and wouldn't work.
[Galaxy S 4 General] JonesWTF:
My girlfriend's family are from the south of Wales, so we visit pretty regularly. It gives me a chance to grab shots like these...
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Galaxy S4 + 12x zoom optical lens + mini tripod
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
Sunsets

Here are a few sunset pictures I took during my last vacation with my S4 i9500.

There's more to come (the apartment we were in has a view of the sea, so I took a lot of pics) :)

Don't forget to hit the Thanks button if you liked this :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Very low light

Auto mode

ISO 100

Exp. -2

12x optical zoom
[Galaxy S 4 General] tntgdh:
I was at the bus leaving the airport and saw this. ..couldn't resist.

http://db.tt/cg5vjtVb
[Galaxy S 4 General] ohraii:
Just testing out the camera. A bracelet I got from Seattle Pride.
[Galaxy S 4 General] msavic6:
Do you guys shoot with the Anti-Shake option activated?
[Galaxy S 4 General] darkilong:
guys do you normally see the processing after taking a picture? i only see this whenever i choose HDR but for auto it saves automatically