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[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I was on a tuk tuk and took those. All were in auto mode with no stability mode. At night i used HDR on.

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Seems like in auto mode camera pushed the iso way too high.

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Maybe Tapatalk or server reduced the size of images way too much...
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
This camera, in low light and with ample amount of light, is better than the note 3 camera correct? Also, does it capture motion better?
[Galaxy S 5 General] foxy4270:
Bad quality in low light...try night mode with stabillity on
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Im not so sure about the camera now as i drop da fone like 3 times. And now inside when shake the fone, theres clanking sound that comes out of da camera.... maybe thats why its not as accurate ? Enlight me 'bout this everyone. But i dont think its fked up. I tried like 3 drop tests :/
[Galaxy S 5 General] Beefheart:
leoaudio13, what is the autofocus speed like in low light in comparison to good light?
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Quite the same just a tad slower but u wont be able to notice. Very fast focus. That i can confirm. After taking pics in low ( too dark ) u gotta have to wait for few secs for camera app to process. But cam. focus quite well
[Galaxy S 5 General] Beefheart:
Thanks.

That is one of my main issues with the S4. I remember comparing my S4 to my friend's S3 when I first got the phone and found that, in terms of focus speed, the S3 was faster. I was not amused.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
In full auto mode it focuses instantly [emoji106]
[Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidInsanity:
I have a choice between note 3 and S5. Just need a hand choosing. Which camera is the superior one?
[Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
[PHOTOS] ISOCELL camera discussion - post your photos here!

The S5.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Techradar M8 comparison

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/ph...ung-galaxy-s5-1226990/review/7#articleContent

With more reviews coming, out we're getting consistent results of the camera's ups and downs. In good lighting conditions the S5 pulls gorgeous results, wide DR, spot on WB & Exp, high details (S5 shots)

If limited conditions like dark rainy day, the S5 still holds detail & color advantage, also in HDR, but it's getting closer (S5, M8)

In low light without flash, the M8 has the advantage of the larger pixels and longer exposure (S5 auto mode, M8)

In darkness/night with light source, the M8 overexposes (S5, M8)

In macro shot the S5 has the tighter depth of field (click! S5, M8)
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
All high speed capturing.

And closed up shot
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
"Blind" vote on phototest from MobileReview (in Russian)

Under the picture is the first choice - best quality picture, the second choice - the worst shot

Please take part :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
TechnoBuffalo low light shots

Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/0...lity-29-camera-samples-to-whet-your-appetite/

Cause there's quite a bit of interest in low light and night, here are a couple of shots from the TechnoBuffalo at the funfare:
[Galaxy S 5 General] system.img:
Pretty good night shots.

In my opinion, this is the darkest scenario anyone would possibly be in while trying to capture a usable picture. No one would take pictures in pitch dark condition. The S5's camera seems to perform well in these conditions.
[Galaxy S 5 General] pihx:
While the S5 camera isn't the "perfect in everything" people were hoping it to be, it does most things very well or good enough. For me it seems the best balanced camera to date. It may not be the best night shot or low light camera but it performs well in most situations and better then any phone i've had. It is very good in daylight and even though something else may have a slight edge in per pixel sharpness, it delivers more then enough for most people that never print their pictures and only post on facebook and instagram and look at their resized pictures on their computers. It has rich colors and the images "pop", which is what most people want. Good pictures out of the box without having to open them in Photoshop or Lightroom to edit.

Most importantly, it has the speed. The focusing speed and the time between photos you can take is crucial and this is where people will love the camera without even knowing what kind of technology is behind it. It's fast and it "just works". What i hate most about the camera in my phone, is how slow it is to focus and actually take the damn picture without being blurry.

I have been following this thread from the start and read every page and looked at every sample and for the most part, it's a really good camera. It's not perfect at everything, but it's not bad at anything either. It's just all round good. I've tested an S5 myself, and i love the fast focusing.

I don't know why i wrote all this, just wanted to share my opinion from a regular consumers point of view.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Cocytan:
It can handle small objects at close range pretty well! Just ask Lord Business...
[Galaxy S 5 General] i9100g user:
More M8 vs S5 samples here:

http://blogs.computerworld.com/smartphones/23772/galaxy-s5-vs-htc-one-m8-camera
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
No surprise there, Lumias are able to pull shutter speed up to 8 seconds, on stock camera at least Samsung maxes out at 1/15. At 1s ISOCELL would also be able to use lower ISO for more detailed shots, I'll see if I can find a way for longer shutter speeds.
[Galaxy S 5 General] foxy4270:
these were taken with Lumia 920.Slowest shutter speed is 4 sec....on both 920 and 1020.
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
Plenty of Camera samples in this review:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsung-galaxy-s5_Mobile-Phone_review
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
I got the S5 today. Lower light photos are poor. Faces look like oil paintings. Quality is low. Bright light is superb.

The S5 is also not as fast as my M8.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Which version u have ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] progosu:
low light performance seems as bad as in s4... s4 has one of the worst cameras to take low light shots
[Galaxy S 5 General] erasat:
Sorry if it's too obvious for some of you, but believe me, I know of some people already complaining on low lights pictures with the S5 that it was just the same plastic Samsung used on the S4, so just to be sure, did you remove the plastic that comes from Factory protecting the lense?

Again, just in case, so if you did, and felt offended just by the doubt, sorry...:o
[Galaxy S 5 General] jayochs:
damn. so i got mine, and i took some outdoors pics and wow..i'm disappointed. the whole reason i was going to ditch my G2 for this was because of the quality of the images.

the S5, in perfect light, was making anything black look blotchy, like, it was ridiculous how bad it looked compared to my S4 even. i'm in awe right now and hope they were just flukes, because i'm going to be extremely disappointed if i bought this thing and the camera doesn't live up to the hype.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
UK unlocked , so probably European version
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
I would love to see some high res sample images from the S5 in low light, it would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Hmmm. What do u expect the camera to behave ? Like a dslr ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] noideaforusername:
Everyone should try using HDR for low light - it improves quality and visibility tremendously.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
I will. I want to be fair and give the S5 some proper time today. I only took a dozen photos yesterday as working. I want to see what I can achieve using my pro photography skills.

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No, but when a company makes a big deal on their camera, you have an expectation of goodness. Also, there has been a lot of bashing of the M8 4mp camera and yet it wipes the floor in many ways with the 16mp ISOCELL. eg low light, faster shutter speeds, better manual control options including shutter speeds, editing the photos afterwards

IMO I think Samsung havent fully tweaked the software yet, so we will likely see an improvement and being honest when the lighting is good, the S5 photos are so good they are hard to believe and the quality is way above the M8. So, its a balance of what sort of usage you need. And with a few updates it might improve in lower light.
[Galaxy S 5 General] amsguitarist:
That's exactly what I think. Would you rather have "decent" lowlight photos and subpar photos in good lighting, or the reverse. I would rather have great pictures in good lighting.
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
S5 does very well in this comparison with the HTC One M8 and the iPhone 5S.

http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s5-camera-comparison-versus-htc-one-m8-iphone-5s/
[Galaxy S 5 General] madizmo:
Picked up the S5 this morning and snapped a few dozen shots, so far I'm very impressed. Compared to my note 3 it really is a huge difference, Auto focus is fast and very accurate and so far low light shots have been decent. I'll be doing some testing with all the settings tomorrow and will upload some results.
[Galaxy S 5 General] sommesepino:
can you post some low light pictures with stability mode on and hdr on???it seems to improve the quality

Inviato dal mio magico lumia 920
[Galaxy S 5 General] CLARiiON:
I like the greens of S5, blues of iPhone.

M8 can't get exposure correct for most cases -- for low light, it simply over exposes whatever light source it can find.

I think Samsung need to do more tweaking in terms of exposure. Certain areas I find the shadows lacking details, but generally good saturated colour. I think low light performance is improved compared to S4.

Samsung is rather trying to come out as an all rounder camera like 5S, rather than a specific-scenario camera like M8.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
I've really been looking forward to this phone because of the camera. It's a lot faster, which is great. But man does it have trouble focusing in anything but the brightest light. It so easily blurs. It's also extremely noisy and muddy in anything but bright light. It seems to require the "picture stabilization" in far too many scenarios where my 5S and M8 just take a nice quick shot. And so far the outdoor shots are nothing special, and honestly look like all the other phones out there that are trying to maximize the light brought into the sensor. The S4 took incredible shots outdoors - well balanced, crisp, clear, no noise. The S5 reminds me more of the G2 to be honest - a hint of blowout here and there, a hint of muddiness depending on the image, etc. So far, my M8 and 5S wipe the floor with the S5 in everything but super bright, outdoor shots - and even then it's relatively close (the M8 is getting a bad rap).

And the other thing is it takes far too long to load up the camera. I can go from screen off to auto-focus to shot in 2-3 seconds on my M8 and 5S. For whatever reason on the S5, it really gets bogged down when it's actually trying to open the viewfinder. 5-6 seconds, easy, before I get my first shot off (yes, I know, #firstworldproblems).

So far, one of the main reasons I was looking forward to the S5 isn't happening... Unless I'm missing something.

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Here you go. Keep in mind, on the M8, the shots were instant and easy. The S5 required me to hold still for 3-5 seconds on each shot but the first.

HDR off, Stability off:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9g2ngfd9dulityh/20140412_025945.jpg

HDR off, Stability on:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x3qm5zh5cow5y3o/20140412_030005.jpg

HDR on, Stability on:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gespmigi41xvq3e/20140412_030021.jpg

HTC M8, all auto:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6rm2c4huvo29ii4/IMAG0089.jpg

HTC M8, HDR on:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/koek6yviipqzf1l/IMAG0090.jpg
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Even a pro does that too with a dslr
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
Camera here opens from locked screen to viewfinder and focus, finish shot in about 3 seconds. From home screen it's 1,5s to viewfinder and about 2s overall to finish the shot, with proper lighting.
[Galaxy S 5 General] sommesepino:
Thanks....if,you have got other samples of night photos in low light (with stability and without it) i 'll be very happy,because i don't know if change my lumia with this galaxy about photos

Inviato dal mio magico lumia 920
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
The 920 will do better in low light cause of OIS and longer exposure. Generally speaking, stability is needed in low light, it'll take 3-4 seconds and do better shot than normal ISO2000 (faster shot). Better question is whether to turn HDR on or not during the night? If HDR is on, as you'd expect difference between amounts of light is better captured. If HDR is off, there's better contrast. It'll come down to one's taste. One way or another, a Lumia offers more low-light details, but white balance is is a major step-up for the S5 from S4 / Note 3.

Stability off, no HDR, ISO400 1/33s

Stability, no HDR

Stability, HDR

Stability, HDR

Stability, no HDR

I'll be doing a full camera review in the next few days, stay tuned.
[Galaxy S 5 General] buxz777:
thanks for the people that have participated in this thread ....... for me it has put me off the s5 and saved me from being disappointed in the camera and in the hassle of trying to return the phone

I think Samsung need to put more effort into the camera myself , an xenon flash , ois , better mics for recording that don't distort , some sort of oversampling like sony and nokia use , the iso cell sensor was bigged up in the white paper but I am seeing medicore results and exscuses like ''its good enough'' ''its not a good camera or as bad camera'' ''the camea has been built to be an all round camera'' which just sound like people trying to convince themselves the camera is ok

the thing is camera tech on some phones is really good , the lumias for example take great pics night and day , have really handy editing software built in , ois , oversampling , raw support to tweak photos how you want ....... the list goes on and it leaves the Samsung playing catch up in most situations against phones like the 925 , 930 , 1520 , 1020 etc etc

the daytime shots are looking pretty good but we have been at that standard for some years now , I mean my s2 took great pics in the daytime as well , its when the lights start going down that we see how good the software and hardware is and how well they combine and to be honest the s5 looks like it is another daytime only camera not being able to deal with shots when the lights get dim or the skys go overcast

hdr mode looks like it does a great job of helping out but why Samsung aren't including ois to help with longer exposure at lower iso is beyond me , instead they are just cranking up the iso and the results show

I think if we keep making exscuses for things like ''its good enough'' then that's all we will ever get , why should we pay nearly £550 for a device that's camera is just good enough when the hardware is there to make it better and for that price it could have been ''really good in all conditions''

a decent mobile camera is important to me , its the camera you have with you all the time , I don't want to be looking back in 10 years time thinking ''I wish id had my camera with me on this day'' the s5 did interest me but threads like this have made me realise dispite all the hype of iso sensor etc its just another day time shooter and a very average evening shooter

I suppose Samsung have to save something for the s5 zoom or whatever it will be ...... I hope one day we see a galaxy flagship with a camera to match

again thanks to all that have posted it has been very helpful and much appreciated

I hope you enjoy your phones and have a great weekend ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
You're not the first to say that, so I'm trying to figure out what's causing mine to open so slow.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Ripolin2:
Hi..

Hdr on..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/feybb2noh0ec8f8/20140412_110035.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gzjlbdjfmmjpr1u/20140412_104157.jpg

Enviado desde mi SM-G900F mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
You bring up good points, and those are pretty good shots. But the M8 or 5S, or even the G2 could handle those shots without having to hold the phone still for a few seconds and without having to adjust the ISO.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
Good summary from Anandtech's review:

"The move to Samsung's own 16MP rear facing camera sensor brings about an increase in spatial resolution, and some improvements in low light performance compared to the Galaxy S 4. I'm not totally sold on the GS5's image processing but the overall camera experience is pretty solid. I would still like to see Samsung move to a slightly lower resolution sensor with larger pixels to provide a more balanced solution. As of now the GS5 is a solid shooter outdoors and with decent light, but indoors and in low light solutions it struggles."
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
Yesterday, I was not impressed by the S5's camera, so I decided to go outdoors in good lighting and take 100s of photos whilst walking my 3 dogs on Dartmoor.

One word for the camera - ****. Out of 100s of photos only 10% are reasonable. I will create a dropbox folder later as I refuse to ruin my flickr account with these photos.

Using sport mode to catch my dogs in action was very hit and miss. I wasnt happy with end result. Landscapes. Blurry in distances when you check on a PC.

My wife took some shots with her 5S. They ripped the S5 apart in quality.

I am returning phone asap, unless Samsung release an update soon that improves the camera quality.

Everything else about the phone is excellent though which is a real shame.

And I also compared the shots to ones I had taken with the supposed lousy 4mp M8. Even the M8 photos had better pixel quality!!
[Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
That's what I've been seeing as well. I haven't tested THAT extensively outdoors yet, but when I have, I've noticed that the M8's photos really weren't much worse (if at all) when zoomed in. I have been pretty shocked at the noise when zoomed in. The S4 had perfect outdoor shots... You could zoom in and there was still minimal noise.

And the M8 is so much better at focusing and taking an instantaneous shot... I'm quite confident it would've grabbed those shots of your dog's perfectly.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
Did you remove the plastic covering the camera? I know, it sounds silly, but...
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
Good point. No I hadn't. But when I took it off it had a round hole in the middle. But I will take another round tomorrow to see if that makes any difference. Doubt it based on others feedback.
[Galaxy S 5 General] chriskwarren:
So far I am also finding that my S4 did a little better on outdoor and low-light indoor shots. Especially indoors, last night I was able to get a decent low-light shot on my wife's S4 first or 2nd try, but on the S5 it took a couple of extra tries. I was able to get a good shot after a few tries though, so I think that the camera software can use a few more tweaks by Samsung.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Apoxx:
I have absolutely nothing negative to say about the camera, it's a clear step up from my Note3.
[Galaxy S 5 General] sohebq:
Yes this is what I wanna hear so I can expect better in note 4. Mobile cameras can never be 100% perfect anyway.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 General] amsguitarist:
Maybe it's because I'm coming from a Moto X, but I personally think the photos on the S5 are great.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
While it's certainly a step up from the Note 3, it's really not that much of a step up. I spent a lot of time taking the exact same pictures with both, and while the S5 was better in nearly all shots, it was only marginally better. I was hoping for a bigger step forward personally.

Since the Note 4 is likely to have an almost identical camera, it looks like I'll be holding out to see what the S6 will have.

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It's definitely a big step up from the Moto X. Honestly, I think it's the best all-around shooter currently available on an Android phone. I was just hoping for more out of it that would bring it closer in line with Lumia's PureView cameras and the versatility of the camera on the iPhone 5S (particularly when it comes to low light shots).
[Galaxy S 5 General] amsguitarist:
I get what you mean. The Moto X camera was borderline terrible. I had an M7 as well. The M7 was extremely noisy and gave decent lowlight shots, but the S5 in my opinion, blows it out of the water.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I dont expect much from a phone's camera. A decent picture requires lots of elements. Every single brand has its pros and cons. Ive been thru so many brands ( i dont have myself an iconic brand) but for SS, its a gr8t step up. ISOCELL is at its early stage for consumers. Althought it could not satisfy us all but just give it some times. Like the UltraPixel from HTC, a break thru since the M7 ( wtf, from way much megapixels then down to 4mpx, i will still consider it a breakthru) til now the M8, they tried to change something there but i didnt see the addon on the M8 made a huge different. For the S5, yes i do see. Cos normally, SS camera is not that good ( seriously, i dont use S4 to take pics cos all of them were craps). Since the Note 3, it was getting a lil better until this ISOCELL, i was interested cos SS did step up for themselves, creating their very own sensor ( which till now was proved they can do it well ) and no more relying on those Sony or whatever BSI sensors on the market. Just my own opinion.
[Galaxy S 5 General] foxy4270:
there are no Exif Data in these pics. I believe that have been edited.I don't think that S5 can take low light pics with such clarity and minimal noise and no blurring .
[Galaxy S 5 General] gtg465x:
It may have been on a tripod. Get me a tripod and let me fiddle with settings for a few minutes and I will get you a good low light picture out of almost any camera.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
Ok, as requested I have uploaded 38 photos taken with the S5. These are the best ones from yesterday. Details http://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/samsung-galaxy-s5-day-2/
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
Can you further elaborate on why you are disappointed with the S5 camera? You only briefly mentioned low light shots as being poor in one of your posts yet you didn't upload any low light shots in your flickr album. I would like to see this oil painting effect you mention. Those images of your dogs are great though and the S5 seems to do quite good given the cloudy conditions, it maintains good exposure and the colors seem to be quite accurate.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
My first low light shots are of my kids. And I don't publish photos publicly of them. Their faces were like oil paintings. I did try again last night at home some more lower light shots with better success. I think night mode is wrong for people's faces.

The dogs photos were cropped using the Samsung editing in gallery app. I good app as it gave options of a good or a high resolution crop of 8mp. The crop did make the dogs look better but I got better shots with the M8.

The scenic shots will look good just by the nature of the scene and area itself being lovely. But a quick zoom in reveals pixel smudging. This doesn't happen on my wife's iPhone 5S or my M8. I did have the camera film on, although it did have a hole in middle, but this might have impacted the shots so I need to go again and takes some more.

My view is I expected a higher grade of shots. My Note 3 took better quality shots. They are on flickr too if you want to peep. And I thought the S5 would be better based on Samsung's marketing.

I will give the S5 more time on the camera, as I like the rest of the phone a lot.
[Galaxy S 5 General] andymihail:
Renault in motion