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[Galaxy S 5 General] r3vo:
I have Galaxy S4 and it really takes nice pictures. But the FoV (Field of view) is very narrow compared to competition...and It seems that S5 also has this problem. It is a big setback for taking indoor pictures.

Glad they fixed the shutter speed which is awful on my S4.

Still photos are really good on S4...but for moving objects S4 is a disaster :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Field of view on the S5 lens is larger (more fits in on the sides), however with the 16:9 sensor, less is captured on the top/bottom over the 4:3 S4. I guess the 20MP full 4:3 Note 4 will address that. Overall, if you prefer 16:9 photography, you'll capture a wider image than S4 at 16:9, at 4:3 however the S4 will have the edge. 16:9 is recommended on this device.

Few more shots from the eprice source:
[Galaxy S 5 General] degast:
These are very decent!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
I am sure that will stand in note4 all the same 16Mp sensor, but perhaps slightly modified. 20Mp will be given Zoom_model's.

By the way, look at the source code 9009D - all mentioned sensor resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. So most likely a sensor, rather than 4:3, abridged to 5300*3000
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
The Note 4 will feature the Samsung 20MP ISOCELL sensor scheduled to launch in Q3'14. If I could bet, I'd say the Note 4 will feature the same lens and sensor type, only the S5 is "cut down" to 16:9 (= 4:2,25), while the N4 should have the full 4:3 sensor (about 5300*3850 resolution). Why? I think they just didn't have the time to release the 4:3 one for the S5, or the PDAF unit limits output to 16:9. This should change come September.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/g...to-feature-cameras-with-16mp-and-20mp-109916/
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
will fall - we'll see who is right ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] sommesepino:
sorry guys,but i've a question: is there a way in the galaxy s5 (or in another andriod phones) to set the shutter speed as a LUMIA?or there is a limit due to software?Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
I can see the S5 will take good shots in good lighting. The night shots are actually full of bright lighting as well.

The key for this camera is people and pets and poor lighting. How will motion be frozen. Will it be fantastic in good light but blurred in others? This is the bit not answered. I do like the daylight and bright night shots. Really superb. So I am hoping we shall see some improvement.
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
What do you guys think about this slow motion footage? It looks better than what the S4 was able to produce but that's really the only device I can compare it to.

Samsung Galaxy S5 video SlowMotion: http://youtu.be/HF-_b8J1n50
[Galaxy S 5 General] williamsf1:
Htc M8
[Galaxy S 5 General] sommesepino:
is it only For m8???

Inviato dal mio magico lumia 920
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Shutter speed control is a painful missing option from almost all Android devices, can't figure out why. Google long promised an advanced camera API with better manual controls and raw mode, but where is it? The Galaxy S5, the stock camera app at least doesn't allow shutter control unfortunately. Anyway...

Brand new shots from CBS Vietnam

Source, full size: http://www.cbs.com.vn/f/threads/chia-se-trai-nghiem-tinh-nang-chup-anh-tren-samsung-galaxy-s5.33077/

HDR:
[Galaxy S 5 General] foxy4270:
Amazing...
[Galaxy S 5 General] jamezr:
Simply amazing pictures. Thank you for posting those! Can I ask....were those pictures edited at all? Was it just a point and shoot?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
cool shots, but :

1. there are pictures in HDR-mode ... if they are done in automatic mode - not good

2. somehow present in all jpeg signature "Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh) ..." - I hope this is only because of the addition of CBS logo and nothing more in the frame has not changed :)

3. it is worth remembering that this device on Exynos and camera_module there is a little different (but the same sensor - Samsung, but the module manufacturer and ISP differ from the snap_version)
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Mostly auto mode based on EXIF, some with exposure compensation. Last 3 are in HDR.

Yes, I put HDRs separately. The Adobe sig is probably the logo.

Interesting thing you say about the Exynos version. What ISP type does it use?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
Qualcomm

vendor ISP - Qualcomm

vendor sensor - Samsung

vendor module - I can not yet say

Exynos

vendor ISP - LSI

vendor sensor - Samsung

vendor module - SEMCO
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
F*ck. I wanna throw my Canon 650D away:mad::mad:

Oh wait. Still no manual exporsure:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Some promising news from Google's part.

http://www.androidauthority.com/android-camera-app-363560/
[Galaxy S 5 General] sommesepino:
thanks,but.....if there are some phones (as the htc m8) that allow to set the "shutter speed",why there aren't some apps too???is a big missing in android!!!!! (sorry for my english XD)
[Galaxy S 5 General] omersak:
Wow, these shots almost seem too good to be true.

There are more sample shots in the HDblog.it review that are more in-line with what we've seen previously:

http://samsung.hdblog.it/2014/03/31/samsung-galaxy-s5-la-recensione-completa-da-hdblog-it/
[Galaxy S 5 General] Apoxx:
Gorgeous. But I really have my doubts the camera is actually that good.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
lol, these aren't edits. :silly:

You should check [MENTION=4890367]BoneXDA[/MENTION] Nexus 5 camera thread, it almost got me into buying one, and they say the N5 camera sucks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Camera is just one thing, lighting conditions and eye for photography matters too. The author took some shots at 5AM, others at peak lighting conditions on a gorgeous location and probably selected them out of many. Just a little patience and ability, and a phone camera can turn into a monster.
[Galaxy S 5 General] foxy4270:
Again we will have two different sensors...typical Samsung
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
So much whining...

Enviado do meu Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 5 General] CLARiiON:
Sometimes I doubt Samsung and Apple have same supply-chain dynamics. Both companies use different components for same device generation. Apple specially with displays from separate vendors (maybe also for RAM/NAND). Samsung with SOC, modem and ISP. I think that's possible due to the economics and huge scale they both have.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
currently at the sensor snap and exynos - the same. Only different ISP and the manufacturer of the camera module.
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/124/4899662/1/rv/sony-xperia-z2-review/

Daylight comparison!
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I can confirm this is true :)

---------- Post added at 01:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 PM ----------

Here are some more samples in Various mode with stabilizer on/off with low-mid light conditions:
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
Wrong rotation again:D:D:D

Which on is on, which one is off?

And it's supposed to be different in different focus spot.:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 General] microspock:
I have decompiled the camera apk, "side touch" is everywhere in it. Has it been confirmed when the sgs5 was unveiled?

Envoyé de mon GT-I9300 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Ummm... the center point was on the houses. So pretty much the same focus point... i just try to make it a lil bit artistic but i seem failed hahha. Anyway, HDR on or off i cant remember cos i took these quickly and then got distracted by something. But they r different moxe ( HDR on and off ) with stabilizer on. :) and dam Gooogle Drive rotated those pics by itself. Was with right angle when i uploaded it. Seems like Drive's bug
[Galaxy S 5 General] GSeeker:
So, two ISPs again. Which is better? :confused::crying::eek::eek:
[Galaxy S 5 General] degast:
I'm also looking for that info.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
One should not look better than the other. Most shots here were made by the Snapdragon version, some incl. the latest from Vietnam by the Exynos, and both look very good. Last year I could tell which S4 photo was made by the SD600 variant and which by the Exynos, cause the former used the Sony Exmor R, the latter the Exmor RS sensor, but all S5s use Samsung's 16MP ISOCELL, and frankly, I can't tell them apart. So there should be no difference from the user standpoint.
[Galaxy S 5 General] system.img:
I think they were planning to implement "Side Touch" but decided not to.

Read this article written before S5's launch: http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/19...nsor-side-touch-new-camera-modes-and-effects/
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I think " Snap and Happy" :D As long as the picture quality is acceptable while viewing on computer then most will pass. We ( us in this topic ) just went way too detailed into the Cam hehe :highfive:
[Galaxy S 5 General] ReefAcro:
I don't see a point to "side touch" when you can simply press the volume button to snap the picture. Its possible the side touch may help capture a much more stable image, but a button works just as well.

Personally, I take all my pictures in burst mode and then go through and select the best one. Burst mode works wonders, especially when taking action shots or pictures of the kids.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
RingHK compares S5 (1st shots in pairs) to M8 (2nd shots) in low light

Source, full size: http://www.ringhk.com/news2.php?id=8449
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I only want the chicks :P
[Galaxy S 5 General] noideaforusername:
Wow, the colors the HTC m8 produced here are just awful! The S5 seems spot-on in this department.
[Galaxy S 5 General] omersak:
Hell yes, playwares has posted their full review of the GS5 - in Anandtech levels of detail. It has things like screen measurements, Audio RMAA measurements and Throttling analysis - along with full res camera samples, of course:

http://www.playwares.com/xe/39826190
[Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
It's not just possible, but it's very likely in low light situations. With the low quality types of buttons generally seen on phones and the lack of optical stabilization, the act of pressing a physical button can cause the phone to move ever so slightly. This normally isn't a problem if you have a lot of light, but if you don't have a lot of light, it can cause blur even when the subject isn't moving. Pressing an on-screen button can sometimes have similar effects if you're not able to have the phone completely steady. Side touch would have been pretty sweet for low light photography as it would have allowed for a very casual touch to take a picture without impacting the stability of the phone.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Yet another set, this time from Romanian review

Source, full size: http://www.go4it.ro/telefoane-mobil...u-excelent-ascuns-in-vesminte-vechi-12387953/

Night / dark street shots, you can see the S5 struggling with details at ISO2000, stability mode would've helped a little

No problems in daylight, just look at the colors:

Uncompressed 4k video sample & video frames (so much better than re-coded youtube frames)

http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/2/84/2012/12387953/37/20140330-110759.zip

http://abload.de/img/vlcsnap-2014-04-03-15chupw.jpg

http://abload.de/img/vlcsnap-2014-04-03-15vzufp.jpg

http://abload.de/img/vlcsnap-2014-04-03-15youeq.jpg

http://abload.de/img/vlcsnap-2014-04-03-15vfu7j.jpg

http://abload.de/img/vlcsnap-2014-04-03-15s0um6.jpg
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
BTW, I wish TouchWiz camera had an easy 3D panorama mode like on Nexus devices just took this on my Nexus 4, and it takes mere seconds:
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
Ok at least I can say S5 is the best flower-shooting camera.

ROFL
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
The Isocell somehow cant beat lg G2 in term of details. I tried both Exynos and Snapdragon versions today. Took the same picture, zoomed in and the G2 camera is much much more detailed tham the Isocell. Dont knoe why :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] philurlaub:
Would be great if you could share some pictures with us. 100% crops would be welcome as well! :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
900H samples low light ( i just quickly took some then thats it, there was no time :( )

PS : in auto mode, no HDR whatsoever
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Aye, the Exmor RS has better per pixel sharpness. The ISOCELL wins most other rounds though, Samsung went for better balance between WB, dynamic range, exposure, details and consistency. How fast is the camera BTW?

Also, I stand corrected, there is a Nexus-like panorama mode on the S5, evident here:

I recommend looking around at this Norwegian Flickr page, there's a lot of pre-production S5 shots shared there

Source, full size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/janitors/sets/72157643060714774/page2/

And to share some ppl. (and a cat) not just flowers haha:
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
In general terms , yes, the ISOCELL wins here. But in detailed, clearly the G2 still a good phone to choose. And yes, the S5 camera has a quick panorama or 3D function, open camera, go to Mode and select Virtual Tour or Panorama :|
[Galaxy S 5 General] le_lutin:
I have the lg g2 and thinking of moving on to the s5 (or perhaps the z2) for 2 reasons (both camera related):

- the G2 is hopeless at freezing movement in less than ideal light. Pictures of my kids come out hopelessly blurry.

- the video capture isn't very good. Very soft, and not good contrast.

I am currently back on my Note 2 simply because its camera beats the G2 in my most frequent use-cases (I mostly pics/video of my kids).

EDIT: Actually, just thought of a third reason to dislike the g2 - slow focus. By the time the shutter fires, your kid is no longer doing that thing that you were trying to capture in the first place. Also note that I've tried every camera mod available to the g2.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Agree on slow focus. I used 3 G2s and all of them the same :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
Anyway Samsung uses a quite heavy egde sharpness enhancement, so we still can see text clearer than G2 :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Apoxx:
Look at that Z2 blurryness. Horrible.
[Galaxy S 5 General] yahyoh:
crappy lenses + crappy driver + high compression = Sony

now give the same sensor to Apple , Samsung , LG look how much better the images will look :silly:

edit : for reference sony Exmor IMX135 vs whatever called Exmor RS on the Z1

both images downscaled to 12MP
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
Its really interesting to me to view the individual device camera threads. Every forums religiously defends and praises the device of there choice even though the results prove otherwise.

Heck if someone were to post the above images in the Z2 forums, they would praise the camera and find flaws in the others, the same can be said for all the other devices.

I can't wait for DPReview to conduct there testing so we can finally get an unbiased review.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
You are right, the S5 captured the most details in that test .Compared to pre-release shots shared in February, Samsung seemingly added some software sharpening, it's nothing too noticeable normally, however I see some of it on the HDR shots interestingly. I definitely think sharpening has to be low. I wonder if we'll ever get RAW images from the camera with no post-processing whatsoever.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
I might have missed them, but is there any pictures with movement in them? Trying to see how it'll take with like kids and such. I know the m8 take super fast pics. I'm debating between the s5 and m8, but leaning towards the s5.
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
From the picture I can see the isolation makes the pixel size about 15-20% smaller:rolleyes:

Only from this point I think ISOCELL is only suitable for mobile camera, not big boys:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
You can't see the ISOCELL barrier since it's under the Bayer layer, under the space between sensor pixels to be precise, so pixel size isn't affected by the technology. As a matter of fact, it's the same 1.12µm as the Galaxy S4's Exmor R (or Lumia 1020), only the sensor size increased by 24% so it means the S5 captures about 1/4 more light than the S4, and uses the physical barrier to produce more accurate colors.
[Galaxy S 5 General] giorat23:
Not as close than Iphone 5s fps and quality.. plus non audio. But its nice, despite its a usless gimmick thing for me.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Isocell color quality is quite good. Im happy with that. We mobike users hardly ever print out, mostly social sharing etc... so colors accuracy is good enuf, really. So far im happy with the overal quality of ISOCELL.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Thx. How fast is the camera? From tapping to capturing? How well does it capture movement, people moving etc., in normal or sport mode?
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
Camera Feature Focus by Android Authority.

They show some of the issues selective focus has and basically cover all the various camera modes while providing 100% crops of images.

http://youtu.be/j7VK1_Ul8ck
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
In normal mode, its fast when enough light. HDR mode its very fast. If you take pics in hdr mode and in daylight, it captures almost instantly. For medium light condition, hdr works fast as well. I dont know for some reasons in automode camera is slower than HDR :/
[Galaxy S 5 General] peacekeeper05:
So far I've been very impressed with the camera of the S5. I'm planning to buy a new phone now to replace my Note2. One of my priority is that it should have a great camera. Looking at different threads from S5, Z2 and M8 forums S5 seems to the best all-around camera. Everything is well balanced. Guess it's the S5 for me since I also wanted to have a water resistant phone to bring to the beach. Lol.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
As promised , fast moving objects in Vietnam street ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] sommesepino:
Very high ISO in low-light condictions (about 2000).....in my opinion this is the REAL problem of this camera....There's not a way to decrease ISO in night photos and to increase the shutter speed!!!!!
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
Outdoor pics, only the pic with the sun behind shows the benefit of S5 over S4, otherwise quite the same. I don't agree with you about the lowlight pic. S5 performed the worst among 5.It's a little bit brighter than S4 but noisier.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I agree with your opinion!
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Yes, having shutter control would be lovely! Without it, stability mode is the best way to improve low-light, it does much better than auto high ISO and is faster than the S4's night mode, therefore should be always on by default.

Depends on the perspective I guess. In my opinion the S5 does not only improve the dynamic range and color accuracy in every single shot, albeit not significantly, but it is MUCH faster and FAR more reliable than the S4/Note3. That's really where ISOCELL shines, out of a 100, most of your S5 shots should be usable, that's nowhere near the case with the predecessors, movement, white balance, focus accuracy, exposure, something often went wrong. When everything's all right, the S4 cam is a beast.
[Galaxy S 5 General] sommesepino:
With "stability mode", what is the ISO value in a tipic night photo???

Inviato dal mio magico lumia 920
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Can't tell as it combines multiple inputs like the night-mode, but unlike on the S4, here each pixel does multi-shots individually, speeding up the whole process big time. Here's a normal vs. stability mode comparison, better exposure, colors and less noise over ISO2000@auto, especially the bathroom shot:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51328258&postcount=122
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
No EXIF data:confused:

Anw, a little bit closer would be nice but it's ok.
[Galaxy S 5 General] foxy4270:
The low-light pic with the fruits was taken in auto mode with 1/17 exposure and ISO 2000.If night mode was choosen instead...shutter speed would be about 1/4 sec and the ISO about 300-400 resulting in much much better picture with less noise.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Cos uploaded via Tapatalk :|
[Galaxy S 5 General] F4M0U569:
Not impressed. They probably used the same sensor. The iphone 5 takes better pictures so I heard and seen.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
The iPhone 5? No way. The camera on the S5 is definitely a cut above the iPhone 5.

Now, as someone who owns the iPhone 5S, things are a little closer there. From what I've seen from the S5, the S5 has the upper hand in well-lit conditions, and the iPhone 5S a slight edge in low light.
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
GSMARENA seems to like the Galaxy S5's camera and they rate the video quality as amazing.

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5-review-1064p9.php
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
:good:

Impressive amount of details in their regular test environments. The yellow building is a nice subject to compare abilities to capture the details and differing colors of the textured plaster. S5 shines here.

In low light it comes up behind the 1520 (normal mode, ISO320)

With flash, it's arund the G Pro 2, behind 1520

There's a little problem with GSM Arena's unit though, there's a slight redness around the middle, it can be detected in the ISO chart shot. Normally it shouldn't be a problem.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Night shots comparison from AnandTech review

Source, full review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7903/samsung-galaxy-s-5-review/2

S4

S5 auto

S5 "night mode" (stability)

5S

M8

Z1S

S4

S5 normal

S5 night mode

5S

M8

Z1S

And what pictures don't show: camera speed in challenging situations, indoors and low light
[Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidInsanity:
hmm, now I really don't know whether to go for note 3 OR Galaxy S5 :/
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Sorry for that haha. If camera is important, the S5 will take better pictures any day of the week, otherwise the Note 3 is a very well priced beast. Of course you can always wait for the nex-gen Note 4 / possibly "premium S5", but there's always the next big thing, so it's best just trying out both and go with the one that makes you most happy. :good:

HTC One M8 vs. LG G Pro 2 vs. Galaxy S5 comparison

Source, full size: http://www.5i01.cn/print.php?f=586&t=3841072&p=1

In this comparison three new flagships go H2H in all around situations. As witnessed before, the HTC M8 often struggles getting the exposure right plus dynamic range is tighter, which is why more clipping both in daytime and during night; when sky's clipping, it's rather greenish. The G Pro 2 is a solid Sony Exmor performer, but also suffers a bit in exposure and color balance (sometimes purplish sky, red more orange during night, nothing serious). The S5, while has the most grain in darkness, just gets exposure and color balance right, there's minimal clipping and it's results are the more consistent. Order of the shots: 1) M8, 2) G Pro 2, 3) S5
[Galaxy S 5 General] jayochs:
that indoor shot of the ceiling shows exactly why I'm done with LG cameras. they have horrible light bleed from any source near by. my g2 does this as well. the blue hue on the side isn't there on the s5, because it has a better way of filtering out light sources not in the shot. LG can't seem to do this correctly. my s4 was able to filter it out when I did comparison shots to the g2, and man that ruins it for me.
[Galaxy S 5 General] hung2900:
I have to say HTC One M8 had good shots. Underexposure can be aided by adjusting EV (the detail will suppose to be a little bit better also). The very quick speed and big FoV give me two plus points. Thought a little bit about the white balance.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Some more samples low light. Took these this afternoon in Cambodia, on a business trip
[Galaxy S 5 General] system.img:
Pretty bad in low light.

Plenty of noise and images came out very soft and not in focus. It seems it's using a high ISO value.

Even though the first pic had enough light, it did not come out well.

Did you use it in Stability mode?