[One (M8) General] daorderdillon:
http://www.stoneblog.co.uk/2013/07/cameras-in-phones/

http://www.stoneblog.co.uk/2013/07/pixels-and-pixellation/

My M8 pics look just fine on my 1080p (i.e. 2megapixel) 36" TV. And on my laptop's 17" 1080p (i.e. 2megapixel) monitor. Because the resolution of the photo exceeds the resolution of the display.

Sensor size is a direct function of the number of pixels and their size. You cannot say "a bigger sensor is better" just on its own. a 20megapixel sensor which is only half as big again as a 4megapixel sensor has MUCH smaller pixels and records less accurate colour information, more noise, and less light per pixel than that same 4MP sensor. If you want to talk about sensors and cameras, make sure you know what you're talking ABOUT.

Sony's smartphone cameras don't use an f2.0 lens. They therefore capture less light before it even gets to the sensor. With its tiny weeny pixels.

The M8's camera delivers. Trust me. I have one in my hand right now and the pics are great... for the market they're aimed at and some more. Did you know that a 4MP picture can be printed out 9" x 5" before it starts losing ANY quality? And the quality reduction won't start to become noticeable until it's about 13" wide? Who prints pics that big?

Don't tell me you crop and zoom a lot on your pictures and then expect me to take you seriously. Take the picture you wanted on the camera in the first place; then you won't need to zoom or crop. If you want pictures of far away things with detail you can crop into, use a Hybrid or DSLR with a decent lens and some optical zoom. This is a smartphone which can take pictures as someone else said; if you want a great camera, buy a camera. The smartphones with more pixels aren't necessarily better cameras (some of them are better IN SOME RESPECTS) - they all compromise in some way to get those pixels.

The same. The 4,1mp cam (1/3" sensor) just doesn´t fit in what we think it should've been for 2014.

Last years critics nearly all aimed at the cam:

-Embarassing dynamic range

-MP to low

-HDR useless without tweaks

-oversharpening

-noise all over the place

Fix'd the above portion

Only concession I can give in the above, really is the stock HDR isn't to my liking, I'd rather use Camera 360 or some other apps HDR processing and tweak to my fancy.

M8 pics

Colby Brown just shared this on instagram..

http://instagram.com/p/mLilLBG77z/

Rick Takagi's M8 sample set on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rt425/sets/72157642908546733

I'm sorry, expressing your opinion and being critical is one thing. Parroting biased critics is just being lazy.

So, what is htc doing to "mute" the critics? They take the same sensor and add a second sensor for some gimmicky picture editing, which is hit or miss atm. Plus the missing OIS results in horrible videos + worse lowlight performance.

This Duo Camera feature has been in development even before the m7 was release at least some 18 months ago (from Peter Chou's interview with Engadget)

It has improved in AF, quality and color. Have you shot with the M8 yet? If not, wait till you've actually seen its photos from actual shooting scenarios.I have very briefly, and it is

OIS is an unfortunate exclusion, but it was based on the fact that it doesn't work with the DuoCamera setup. I've a One Max also sans OIS, and I can get decent low light shots even in low light, just that you'll have to adapt how you shoot with it, knowing is limitations.

Colors are a bit better, but that´s a software thing, so we should get that on the m7 as well.

Oh, I guess we shall discount the image chips and the improvements from S801 chipset in processing as well then.

I´d instant buy the device with a good cam, but a new device with the exact same cam (+some gimmicks) as I do have now? I don´t know.

So are you getting the Oppo or Z2 if that's going to make your life complete eh? Coz that seems to be the way you're presenting it,

FYI, HTC has come out to mention that the 4mp is more than sufficient to cater to those who primarily post only on social media. Which is the majority of general consumers.

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