yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] ztrike:
I got a problem with my pics, I dont know if It happens to you but my pictures taken with the phone has disappeared! I dont know why this happen.... If some has the same issue or a reason of why is this happening please let me know. I have checked in file manager it showed a empty folder and no photos on gallery. Please if someone has a clue let me know. Also no cloud service at all.
[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
Thank you :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] DDN24:
Early evening shot.

Animated view at night.

Pardon the little reflection, this was taken indoor (behind a glass)
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
When i try to record night video...i choose night mode but when i press the rec button it reverts back to normal mode.

Has anyone else experiencing this?
[Galaxy S 4 General] boostermbkking:
macro of a flower
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
So, have these recent updates improved responsiveness?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
shutter lag

I'm wondering if the small shutter lag (half a second?) is present on the i9500 as well?

Can any of you share your experience please?

Also, is the shutter lag still present on AOSP roms? If not, it'd mean it's just a software issue that should be corrected by a future update or a mod.
[Galaxy S 4 General] McBacker:
Nice pic! :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] inphamous36:
Duck nest. This phone is amazing
[Galaxy S 4 General] cmd512:
Awesome pictures, keep them coming!

BTW, with my i9500 set to 13MP and doing an Auto vs HDR test, have you guys noticed that the Auto mode colors are often richer in color than HDR mode? In fact, the colors in HDR mode often look washed out. This is completely opposite of the S3, I'm hoping this is something they fix in upcoming firmwares...
[Galaxy S 4 General] MaKTaiL:
Incredible. :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 General] DevilzGtr:
Heres a shot I took today:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
Nice, very beautiful !

Which version do you have btw? (SD600 or Octa?)
[Galaxy S 4 General] DevilzGtr:
Thanks :) I got the i9505. I wasn't aware that the camera module is different from the Octa. Is the Octa supposed to be better?
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
So they say.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
Well, in previous firmware versions, the Octa version seemed to take better pictures than the i9505 (not by that much though).

Recently though, I find the pics from the i9505 very similar to the Octa, so I'm guessing they could have the same camera module.

The Octa was confirmed to have a Sony IMX135 module (which is the new Exmor RS), and Anandtech said the i9505 has the Sony IMX091PQ module (which is an older Exmor R), but that wasn't confirmed anywhere else, so noone really knows for sure I think.

Another rumor was that not every i9505 has the same module, so maybe some of them have the IMX135, and others the IMX091PQ?

I guess we'll find out eventually, but I think every S4 is capable of taking great pics anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ilordvader:
How to click 0r make animated pics with S4

Is there a software we need to install on phone or PC ?

Can we share them on whatsApp ?

Please help
[Galaxy S 4 General] winwiz:
No software needed, its an option in the camera

open camera, click modes, and select animated picture
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
It's an option in camera.

You can animate or freeze different parts of the scene.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
The quality of photos on the Octa-core is still superior, but Samsung applied some sharpening for the SD ones to improve quality a little without not too much aliasing, something seen on the artifect-plagued updated Xperia Z. Samsung could further improve on the snappiness side, longer than 1/15s exposure in low light and less saturation, but of course the HTC One will always have the edge there with the dedicated (and extremely troublesome to manufacturer) image chip. Hopefully the Sony Honami gets something similar.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
I took some pictures with my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-i9505) today.

Here are some of my pictures.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7309753/Bilder/Samsung Galaxy S4/Kamera/20130517_180147.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7309753/Bilder/Samsung Galaxy S4/Kamera/20130517_180619.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7309753/Bilder/Samsung Galaxy S4/Kamera/20130517_180636.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u...y S4/Kamera/20130517_180931_Richtone(HDR).jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7309753/Bilder/Samsung Galaxy S4/Kamera/20130517_180734.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u...y S4/Kamera/20130517_180909_Richtone(HDR).jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7309753/Bilder/Samsung Galaxy S4/Kamera/20130517_180747.jpg

After looking at those pictures, everybody knows that the camera on the HTC One is junk compared to the Galaxy S4.
[Galaxy S 4 General] alchemist316:
You sir are wrong
[Galaxy S 4 General] Metusion:
2 pics I took today.. looks like attaching it made the pictures look worse.. they're more sharp on my comp
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
You can't really say i'm wrong without having any pictures from HTC One to show that shows it's taking better pictures.

At least show us some pictures taken by the HTC One.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
---------- Post added at 12:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 AM ----------

Amazing quality!
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
---------- Post added at 01:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:46 AM ----------

---------- Post added at 01:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 AM ----------
[Galaxy S 4 General] jim1h:
I hate this tree.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ohraii:
LOL. Your caption.

Sent from my Ancient Atrix 4G.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Note III shot, looks like an Exmor RS to me. Check EXIF data.
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
^^ Bit washed out.

But it's too early to talk about image quality now.
[Galaxy S 4 General] DaWoDo:
Awesome picture !!! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] mohican22:
i9500

the macro is with akashi lens

the latest is mode hdr
[Galaxy S 4 General] samose:
Wow, can you send me a link from the store you bought the Akashi lens from? I thought they only work on iPhones
[Galaxy S 4 General] stonedandhappy:
2 I did the other day.

Just regular auto mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] mohican22:
Akashi

hello, I live in Europe, Belgium.

I often order in France

rueducommerce.fr

amazon.fr
[Galaxy S 4 General] marci4na:
two incredible macro for you...

look at tose teeth!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] DDN24:
Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] ITS ME DAVID:
You can also use postimage.org for html forum and direct links with full size and resize uploading
[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
Who here is using the full 13mp on this phone?

I'm not. I'm using the 9mp. Because of the wide screen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] whatthehckeric:
WOW! Could you direct us to which specific Akashi lens you purchased? I can't seem to find it...
[Galaxy S 4 General] follo:
Two pictures takes at the same time, one with auto setting and one with HDR option.

Really amazing feature in this case :good:

https://www.box.com/s/aynunh8e6yckd4nm8s8t

https://www.box.com/s/5jn3umbglrpmele0hhdd
[Galaxy S 4 General] mohican22:
Akashi Alt Lens Wide&Mac Lentille photo macro et grand angle pour Smartphone
[Galaxy S 4 General] Planktron:
Storm brewing at the airport
[Galaxy S 4 General] ITS ME DAVID:
Matrix metering
[Galaxy S 4 General] DocRambone:
Sorry for the bad image q, did not want to get to close to this baby:
[Galaxy S 4 General] encrypshun:
Here are a few that absolutely blew me away

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41679703&postcount=1925
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
Well, half of the point with a camera is gone when you can't even see the pictures in full size there.
[Galaxy S 4 General] encrypshun:
I don't know how much bigger you really need photos, especially when you want them to be email-worthy size to send a bunch of photos from a family trip to your family and close friends.

Professional-use aside, there are specs and there's real life, it's up to you where you choose your middle-ground.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
HTC One only gives us 4 mpix pictures anyways. Why shrink something that's already shrinked quite alot to begin with?

And the thing is that we can't decide on how the quality on the pictures are without seeing them in full size.
[Galaxy S 4 General] encrypshun:
Your argument tells me you don't fully understand megapixel count, resolutions, and what the two mean to each other. This chart should tell you a little about the two (i.e. megapixels and resolutions).

I'm not an expert at this by any stretch of the imagination, but I know that to date, I don't ever remember blowing up 8 / 10 / 12 / 16 megapixel photos to full size just to micro-examine the quality. Most every day people (including me) will shrink photos to transmittable sizes so they can be easily emailed to the recipient and the photos can be viewed on a +21" monitor at 1920 x 1080, which is enough for nearly all of the non-tech world, including majority of us who visit forums like XDA because, (and I'd dare to say this) that almost no one on here would have a monitor (in the present time) that has the ability to show a 5 megapixel photo (2560 x 1920) in its native size.

So your argument about deciding about quality and especially about shrinking photos, becomes a moot point in real world usage.

Bottom line, even at 4 megapixels, the HTCs photos are incredible.

I'm not an HTC fan-boy by a long stretch (I just sold my Note 1 few months back and before that I had the SGS2, so yea I do like my Sammys). I myself am in a boat trying to figure out whether to get the One or the GS4. I've been researching the devices for the last 4 weeks and I'm struggling to make a decision because the more I research, read reviews and opinions, the more confused I get.

But, one of the biggest reasons I will likely sway towards the HTC is because I have a child on the way and since the baby will primarily be indoors for the first year, is when my HTC would absolutely shine with the wide-angle indoor shots fired from its speedier camera.

Other than that, I know for a fact I would have gone with Octa-Core GS4. I like the fact that is has much better internals, I watch a LOT of youtube videos so the marginally larger screen would be a plus, I love their Watch-On integration because I do watch a lot of TV, I appreciate them sticking a pedometer into the device (I was considering the Nike Fuel Band) and there are several other reasons I personally would go for the GS4.

But I won't turn this into an One vs. GS4 comparo and leave it to the photos, which clearly, given the real-world usage and my personal usage, will mean I will be seriously considering the One.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oXunknownXo:
With the snapdragon version:

Original:

Edited so i can use it as a wallpaper:
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
The problem isn't we want to print 13MP pictures or even 8MP pictures. The problem is that if we for example take a picture of our cat (for example) from distance (cause he was sleeping in a weird position and you didn't want to wake him up) and than you want to crop only the part with your cat?

Even if the cat takes 1/4 part of the picture you'll be left with 1MP picture which isn't very good. Most of the time (in my experience) the object in question takes even 1/8 part of the picture and you'll be left with only 0.5MP picture.

Again, it's not bad but it's not what you would expect from high-end phone in 2013.
[Galaxy S 4 General] encrypshun:
You photograph cats, I'm doing it for my child, like I said, "in my case" the HTC will work better cause I don't want to picture my child from afar.

Plus the argument was more about quality than MP size, which is what I was trying to get at.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ITS ME DAVID:
Go with the htc one the camera is better then the gs4 bit the gs4 camera is great also no doubt but for low light the one shines.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
I know exactly what camera resolution and all that kind of stuffs is. The problem i'm talking about is that showing pictures in a low ass 978x652 resolution is something we did 8 years ago with the cameras they had then.

I wouldn't really mind a picture that use my whole 1080p screen, but when someone posts pictures in 978x652 resolution, then it's starting to get ridiculous.

Not only that, but i think they shows the pictures that small so no one can see the noises in the pictures taken with the HTC One, but i have good eyes and can see alot of things, so i even see alot of noises in the small pictures.

If i take a picture i have taken with my Galaxy S4 and rezises it to the same resolution, then the pictures will looks 2-3 times better than the HTC One picture anyways.

There is a reason why we want to see the full size pictures.

---------- Post added at 10:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:53 PM ----------

Anyone who have seen the pictures i have taken with my Galaxy S4 knows HTC One have no chances against the Galaxy S4 in everything except for low light situations.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Its a thread for sharing s4 pics. Anyway I had both phones and HTC did have a quicker shutter but low res shots were disappointing. HTC shots look great on the phone but print one out and you see the real quality or look on a PC monitor and its clear the s4 takes better pics. For movement though like kids running HTC was better but quality was too low for me. HTC went cheap ass and used a 4mp sensor. If they went 8mp I would have kept the phone but low mp matters and that's the truth.

Custom Stock Rom 5.0

Brilliantly Stock
[Galaxy S 4 General] tntgdh:
made this one this morning at work...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4u0zgv0cg1j6ce3/2013-05-23%2009.23.50.jpg
[Galaxy S 4 General] myrolxwan:
How about a breakfast?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hironimo:
Is'nt there a way to find out?

No way to read out that data by software, or do you need to pick the hardware apart to find out?

There indeed seem to be some quality diferences between the two chips, I found this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZeRcKHF4bDc#t=264s
[Galaxy S 4 General] voodoochild2008:
Just one of my hol pics taken from a ship.
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
Very low light
[Galaxy S 4 General] jj_95nano:
What's the aperture (maximum f stop number) of the S4?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ITS ME DAVID:
2.2 to I don't know what lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] Pume:
Bug.
[Galaxy S 4 General] inolvidable:
The camera in the GT-I9500 is ... astonishing

http://db.tt/cSB7Rq7N

Most of the photos were taken in the worst possible conditions (very low artificial light). Most of them in auto mode. None of them treated by any software. Doing so one can enhance the photos even more.

I am enjoying this phone a lot.

Edit: the photos are highly compressed in Dropbox. That's a shame. I'll try to use the host suggested in the main title

¡¡So say we all!! from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
er. low light is not the strong area for my s4 ? htc does this better but thats not to say htc has the best camera as I take lots of pics outdoors. Not many indoors. But shutter speed htc wins. My wifes s3 has faster shutter speed but this I hope improves
[Galaxy S 4 General] inolvidable:
That's my point. S4 performance in its weakest point is more than great (to me).

I'm by no means trying to compare with HTC One, which is IMO an outstanding, beautiful and innovative piece of technology.

¡¡So say we all!! from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Thanks man. Yes this is a acceptable low light pics for me also.. seems we are greedy now and want our smartphone camera to be best and replace point and shoot.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kapitein187:
Deleted
[Galaxy S 4 General] tntgdh:
Just took this one. .. lost a bit of the focus. I'm still not good with the focus managing on this phone.

http://db.tt/phzNi8Hl
[Galaxy S 4 General] foxy4270:
these were taken with tripod
[Galaxy S 4 General] ITS ME DAVID:
I don't think they were.
[Galaxy S 4 General] predator21:
Here are my random clicks

VISIT MY FB PAGE FOR MORE

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mobile-cams/145460068961568​
[Galaxy S 4 General] encrypshun:
Mate you can have blurred crappy photos at 978 x 652 resolution and you can have crystal clear photos at 978 x 652. It's not the resolution that makes the photos clearer (always granted that the photo is re-sized from a larger resolution), it's how the original photo was taken. The entire planet is consumed by the MP race without really understanding what it means. Read up here http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review/4

The thread might be for sharing S4 pics but my response was directed at a comparative discussion point of the S4 vs HTC One. As for the 4MP vs 8 MP, read that review I just linked on Anandtech.

In any case, as I mentioned, for "my" need, the HTC does seem to be the better of the 2 options.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Thanks. I read the review ages ago when I decided to first buy HTC one. If you have kids or animals buy the HTC... if you like stills like cars or landscapes choose S4 ;) mp aside both are great snappers.
[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
Really? I find the s4 fantastic with my kids and animals and stills.

That's my cat rubbing get back on the gravel and I used auto mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] ITS ME DAVID:
Enough with the debate we know the HTC one can take great piks even slightly better then the gs4 its been said in camera comparisons but the phone itself isn't better as far as features etc but it wins over the s4 in camera and build quality.
[Galaxy S 4 General] JAMIE1000UK:
I love the camera on i9505. Clarity for me is great. Not a pro photographer but the features on gs4 camera are great. Every picture I've sent to people I've been told they love the clarity. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
GSM Arena direct I9500 vs. I9505 comparison. The regular observations: a little less noise, more detail on the Octa-core, most notable under strong light where light bleeding covers some details on the I9505 (yellow house, wall details), but Samsung upped the Snapdragon's quality considerably, Images are very sharp and detailed on both handsets, white balance and saturation is natural, jpeg compression is low.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
This is my issue with the camera. I take most snaps of moving objects as I have a 2 year old....lol. he likes to run and is very active and want to capture as much as possible you see.

Today we went to a miniature railway and tried to get some snaps. Whilst still Camera is without doubt amazing as you see below but with movement and these trains are safe so not fast I just could not get a non blurred picture. Sports mode on i9505. (I am sending from sgs2 as I have the s4 boxed up. In a dilemma with this and the headphone issue) ;((
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
What in the holy hell? :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
Put it into sport mode. Hold the capture button and let me focus once you see the perfect picture let go of the capture button. You will have an instant shot. I got my girls on the trampoline with no blur at all.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
I will try that method. Thank you for the suggestion. I tried auto focus and also tapped an area and just get blur on movement. Capturing animals moving like dogs running or shaking off water is also giving me a headache. I am expecting a lot I know but arent we all these days ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] skrapi:
Very true hehe. Anything moving sport mode makes the shutter speed a lot faster. I have had no blurring from from my pitch black cat running(hard to focus) kids running around. Will try the water running some time though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
It's all been said in the opening post haha, ppl. need to read that.

If sport mode & tap-release is still not fast enough, you may set a very high ISO number, I guess it's possible to go above ISO800 via 3rd party apps.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
I'm guessing you're just trolling there..

If not, well let's just say I must not have seen the same comparisons as you did, as the camera is the thing I like the least on the HTC One.

It's good for capturing movement, and ok for very low light, but that's about it.

And why always this talk about build quality?

Build Quality <> Build Materials.

From what I've read, the HTC One build quality is actually worse than the S4 (starting with the speaker grill that's just glued on), even if you prefer the materials used for the One.
[Galaxy S 4 General] predator21:
i own both htc one n s4.... the pics i uploaded are from s4..n i love it.. the cam on htc one even after updated firmware is CRAP

too mch noise n stills r annoying...i also followed sm reviews before picking htc one....but personally its crap in cam....though awesome in sound..
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
It's the other side of the same coin. The One is a very quick snapper both in responsiveness and choice of shutter speed, preferring higher ISO. There's noise on almost every One shot I've seen, yet if ISO can be set to like ISO50, I guess most of it can be eliminated. Simply put, these phone cameras have limitations, so the user has to do the set-up for the best possible results.
[Galaxy S 4 General] predator21:
I agree with u bro... but being a casual photographer i wld say s4 still captures good amount of detail without much probs.... htc on other side needs tweaking to reduce noise.... BUT AN AMATURE WILL B MORE SATISFIED WITH CRISP CLARITY OF s4
[Galaxy S 4 General] rQvsnaps:
Not bad I think
[Galaxy S 4 General] tntgdh:
Beautiful family man ! Congratulations.

I just made this picture At dusk

http://db.tt/qOf6TKOg
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Pleased with the clarity here. Used sports and auto mode. Tried various shooting methods including holding the button then releasing to snap a pic which I found to be a bit laggy. Sticking to the one press method as gives me best results. I personally find the camera still a little laggy but updates will fix this issue I am sure. Overall pictures are amazing :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] gavin-phelan:
My dogs :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Planktron:
I'm currently stuck in an airplane by myself in the middle of the ramp during a thunderstorm. At least this things got A/C.
[Galaxy S 4 General] psycovirus:
Maybe you can play with HDR mode so that both the outside and cockpit is visible..
[Galaxy S 4 General] nageshv24:
Macro shots

Can anyone answer which is the best setting or mode to take Macro shots as there is no dedicated Macro mode in S4? Thanks....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Planktron:
There is no macro because it's not needed. It just does its thing and works.

Taken without a macro mode...
[Galaxy S 4 General] nikzDHD:
2013-06-01 09.58.09 by nikzgfx, on Flickr

2013-06-01 09.14.46 by nikzgfx, on Flickr

2013-06-01 20.24.12 by nikzgfx, on Flickr

2013-06-01 20.25.52 by nikzgfx, on Flickr
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
1st one is night mode. 2nd is with flash. I prefer flash ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
Actually, flash looks much better :good:

I can't understand what is all the fuzz about low-light capable phones when there's a flash that works better :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
Yes. I am wondering why everyone is obsessed with low light lens etc when flash produces better pics ;) lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] BamAlmighty:
Really? The weak flash on phones is only usable for close up or small room pics, try taking a picture in a large open space or outside and you will see how useless the flash is.

I will take low light performance over relying on a flash any day.
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
Never had a problem with flash, even in large places as you mentioned.

Really, can you show a picture shot with and without flash where the "without flash" one was better than the "flash" one?

Please show me, cause I never stumbled upon situation where it happened :)

Sent from the octa planet in the fourth galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] BamAlmighty:
Ugh,,,,

Your flash isn't going to help in a night time outdoor scene.. such as below. It all comes down to low light performance.

If you really try to tell us a phone's led flash would make this picture better... I question your sanity.