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[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Experimenting with long manual long exposure with neutral density filter

Can someone teach me how to edit the overexposed area at the top. Thanks.

Edited with snapspeed (drama filter only)

Original unedited - would have preferred the original interface with the preview for long exposure - now there is a lot of trial and error to get it correct - in the end I decided to just do the edit on the phone.

Auto

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31191230@N07/
[One (M8) General] letmein713:
What is your recommendation on HTC camera settings ? I find that using Auto isn't the best option. Why is there no flash on a front camera?
[One (M8) General] dukat0s:
Lol really?flash?!front camera?
[One (M8) General] Darknites:
To blind himself of course lol.
[One (M8) General] iggdawg:
See here for all your M8 camera needs: Hamdir's M8 Camera Collective

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51415071&postcount=8428
[One (M8) General] tamir20121:
The pictures very nice but the camera doesnt have soo much mega-pixels
[One (M8) General] iggdawg:
But as you say, the pictures are very nice regardless. That's more or less the theme of the thread
[One (M8) General] redpoint73:
Your statement, while trying to make a claim to the contrary, actually proves the M8 camera is really a very good one.

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Well, my first recommendation is: don't take photos with flash.
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
[MENTION=1215591]knobbyhtccruise[/MENTION] Thanks for the advice. Tried it tonight. I was indeed much better.

Celestron LCM 114 with 32mm eyepiece.

Auto mode.
[One (M8) General] chobits:
I use -0.5 EV

+0.5 sharpness

then the rest is auto

if it's low light, depending on the situation i will use iso 400 or 800 max

never use flash, it will trash your photos

and flash on the front cam?

LOL

you are funny guy :good:

but seriously .... no flash

Indeed

despite of having only 4mp, it can produce such a nice result

then again we all wish that it has more than 4mp

The new HTC butterfly will have duo camera 13mp + 2mp but regular sony sensor and not the ultra pixel

I can only imagine it's gonna be like HTC E8 but with duo camera

low light is gonna be .... plain and dark
[One (M8) General] velenox:
A picture of the sun.

Don't know if is good .
[One (M8) General] woowuuu:
Pics taken in hk

don't know if is good :(

[IMG="https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1731x979q90/539/9AbfpX.jpg"]https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1731x979q90/539/9AbfpX.jpg[/IMG]
[One (M8) General] cosanostra2000:
does anybody knows if there is a stereoscopic picture app available for the m8

Hey guys I was wondering , I didn't read all of the 218 pages, it was too much , but does anybody knows if it's possible to take stereoscopic pictures like was possible on the 3d evo? Is there a app for it or something ?
[One (M8) General] vegetaleb:
Oh damn!

The central pink spot is still there,you can slightly see it on the snow :(
[One (M8) General] fernando sor:
Hopefully that's just a software issue. Still my favorite part of the new camera.
[One (M8) General] fernando sor:
Somewhat low light shot with ufocus of my jabra head phones.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Amazing...can't wait for HTC to improve it, currently it's clear that it takes some trial and error to get one right

It would have made a bigger impact in reviews of it was flawless day one, after all it's the main reason behind that second camera
[One (M8) General] Basil3:
Just thinking about my picture earlier, the area that isn't blurred would possibly coincide with a blind spot where the second camera's view of the background is obscured by the object?
[One (M8) General] Cr0is4d3:
I think the camera is nice.

If anyone really cares about the quality, than just buy a REAL camera then.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Possible this is why you should be very careful with your fingers obscuring the cameras

But your example is not a big problem, the problem is the messy non accurate edges around the target, that's the spoiler for me
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
please stop this. this is called enabling. if its possible it should be done. People pay like 700 dollars for these smart phones.

:rolleyes:
[One (M8) General] fernando sor:
I have to say I generally don't like phone cameras and I am no photographer but the charm with the m8 to me is with the software. I am messing with it all the time. Its a great UI and fun to play with.

It can of course be improved on though.
[One (M8) General] Kryme:
Random shot at work.
[One (M8) General] randombirt:
Ruby...
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Amazing colors again, these totally destroy the M7 results!
[One (M8) General] Shan89:
Just WoW ...look at that colors ,it makes me cry out of joy ! ???
[One (M8) General] randombirt:
I love the ultrapixel camera, I generally don't do any manual settings unless I need a little more or less light in which case I'll manually focus. You pick it up, press shutter and you're done.

I have some fantastic pictures of my grandson that I just wouldn't have got with a different cam, for instance he was splashing in a puddle recently and fell over while I was taking a zoe on my m7 and I caught every frame of his face turning from joy to horror... Sod 20mp, I want ultrapixel!
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Guys with the latest photos with the gorgeous colors, please tell us which sensor you have

Using ex file explorer go /sys/android_cam and check the sensor, is it OV?

All these results look as good as scaled down DSLR photos

Please lets confirm the sensor
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Yup the OV as predicted, let's hope they keep it that way
[One (M8) General] fr0st420:
I have a ov sensor too. Very pleased with my camera.
[One (M8) General] WhiteHartMart:
Quick test while out shopping!
[One (M8) General] mitas35:
Few days ago you was crying also , but for the opposite reasons my friend.:laugh::laugh:

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I have exactly the same ov sensor on my M7 that means in next OTAs it can improve the pictures ?:confused:
[One (M8) General] Darkseth:
i highly doubt that would be possible.

The 2nd camera has a lower resolution. For 3d Pictures you would need 2 times the same camera, or both pictures will look too different.
[One (M8) General] babymatteo:
Not taken with my M8, but a pic of my Gold M8 taken with my Canon 70D and Sigma 50mm F/1.4.

Hope you guys like!
[One (M8) General] references:
Some nightlies on the beach, heavily compressed with tapatalk
[One (M8) General] velenox:
Really nice [MENTION=1228572]references[/MENTION]
[One (M8) General] knobbyhtccruise:
Nice low light concert test ...

Bit of a crop
[One (M8) General] bor3d2damax:
Took these at governers island the other day
[One (M8) General] gtg465x:
Does anyone else find that colors look more true to life when setting saturation to -0.5?
[One (M8) General] dannejanne:
Sent from my HTC One M8
[One (M8) General] cruzargel:
Anyone who can provide a tutorial for light painting? So far I have no success in my M8 :(

Is it feasible on this device?
[One (M8) General] Riff76:
Newport Beach, CA today
[One (M8) General] jamiee6610:
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[One (M8) General] decodertje:
I like planking :thumbup:
[One (M8) General] cruzargel:
Had no luck. I just want to create a heart. Lol. Anyone who is kind enough to teach? I'm on 4.4.3. When do you exactly start to paint? After the shutter sound?
[One (M8) General] Eiad Ajam:
i think after the message "Hold Camera Steady"
[One (M8) General] petalyaa:
I use manual mode and here is my setting. I start moving the light source after the message hold the camera steady.

And here is sample image
[One (M8) General] assasin34:
m8 really nice smartphone but camera a bit disappointing to me..especially overexposed all time.i dont know why camera cant do suitable exposed automaticly like an iphone5s.i have to correct all the time and it doesnt even give proper exposed.
[One (M8) General] Karish1989:
Delete
[One (M8) General] Karish1989:
Is the purple tint normal ?
[One (M8) General] assasin34:
i have two pics same condition.one of them taken by iphone5s and the other one htconem8.i think main problem with this camera overexpose.

i cant take result as good expose as like iphone 5s even if i try to correct with ev or the options.

any idea.?
[One (M8) General] rizevnarastek:
HTC's cameras have a very selective exposure metering and with it it's very difficult to get a good exposure in difficult lightning conditions... Shooting off in shade towards the bright areas. It gets either the bright area exposed nicely but the dark part completely dark or the dark area exposed and the bright part overexposed. HDR should work that way so they are both equally exposed but unfortunately the HDR algorithms are whack. I don't know why because if you manually expose each and then combine the photos for a real HDR it looks fantastic. HTC should really fix their HDR algorithms. Then it would be the perfect camera.
[One (M8) General] references:
I found out you can take hdr pictures on moving car without problems in day light.. Going around 45km/h

But if you go too fast 70-80km/h and there are some trees in the way the result could look like this
[One (M8) General] Eiad Ajam:
Manual , 4 sec shutter speed , 100 iso
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Gardens by the Bay

All unedited, HDR/Night settings.

More photos can be seen here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31191230@N07/
[One (M8) General] ILIVE4HEAD:
I think the colours look more saturated on the camera than in real life too... I welcome the change though it makes my pictures really POP?
[One (M8) General] Eddie Bombay:
Food pic no editing

Sent from my HTC One M8
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
I don't think the purple tint is normal. But I do sometimes see defused lighting because of dirty or oily lens. Cleaning my lens clears up the problem.
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
That is good to know. In the early days, any movement will result in ghostly photos.

Off-topic: My first encounter with HDR on smartphone, totally blown away by the outcome. Taken with the HTC One X

Auto mode:

[IMG="Auto Mode"]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5588/14791129839_e3f715c562_b_d.jpg[/IMG]

HDR mode:

[IMG="HDR Mode"]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5580/14977465912_bf09f117f5_b_d.jpg[/IMG]
[One (M8) General] Eiad Ajam:
Light Trail
[One (M8) General] Ivanovic:
How did you do it? Amazing!
[One (M8) General] leart369:
I would also like to know how u did them

Sent from my HTC One_M8
[One (M8) General] letmein713:
For taking pictures in the daylight or in the dark, I use auto mode with ev - 0.5 and without flash. Is it your recommendation?

I can use manual mode with iso 800 for taking pictures in the daylight. The auto mode with ev - 0.5 is better than manual mode with iso800
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Whenever possible, try to use as low iso (100 or 200) as possible. That will give the best possible photo quality. Try not to use flash at all, whenever possible.

I usually use auto/hdr/landscape mode for daytime shots, you will still have to play around with locking the exposure/focus on different areas of your photo to achieve the best effect that you want.

Nightmode or manual for night shots, again stay away from flash. Fast moving night scenes will require higher iso. It all depends on what you want to capture. For the newest rom, it seems the camera will use the lower shutter speed (lower iso) when put on night mode. If you want to capture fast moving scene, use auto mode at night.

Exception being attaching a dark glass (neutral density filter) on the phone (for day time shots) to slow down the shutter speed, using manual mode to achieve this effect.
[One (M8) General] iggdawg:
Second time I've seen this picture, and I love it. what settings did you use for it again? I'd look for your earlier post but this thread is massive.
[One (M8) General] Eiad Ajam:
Camera>Manual Mode

Shutter Speed @ 4sec

ISO @ 100

you need also to keep your device steady during the shot
[One (M8) General] leart369:
It can be done only when there are low light conditions i suppose. Tried it in a boulevard with bright lanterns and the pic becomes like washed out(really white) so you cant see very much, or should i use another options in those conditions?

Sent from my HTC One_M8
[One (M8) General] Eiad Ajam:
ya should have low light or even dark

because we can't control aperture (f2.0)
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
My crude solution to aperture 'control'. Adjustable neutral density filter from my camera. Adjustable from from ND2 to ND400. Will be trying out some night shots soon with this.

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I had to attach a neutral density filter to the phone using blu tack, to slow down the shutter in broad dayligh to create the silky water effect. The neutral density filters are one of the cheaper filters you can get at any camera store.

I am too lazy to lug camera equipment. The filter still fits into my pocket, when I dont need it.

Manual exposure.

iso100

shutter speed 1s

all else at default settings

Edited with snapspeed drama filter
[One (M8) General] DragonFatura:
Sunset in Croatia :)
[One (M8) General] I r o n M a n:
Good day to you.

I'm having very bad experience with the camera. It was working fine till a couple of days ago. But not the camera refuses to focus and as a result the pictures are really grainy and blurred. What do I do? I've tried cleaning the lens but to no avail. Should I take it to a service centre? I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me out.
[One (M8) General] letmein713:
Did you reset camera settings to default?
[One (M8) General] I r o n M a n:
That helped a bit but the issue still persists.
[One (M8) General] leart369:
If your lens is clear i would recommend a hard reset before taking it to a service

Sent from my HTC One_M8
[One (M8) General] velenox:
Guys hope I'm not too off topic.

Actually I have the camera of Android 4.4.2 and after some practice I can get very nice pics.

Now it's ready the update to Android 4.4.3 and if I'm not mistaken someone on this thread hads to complain about the new camera.

It's really a step back?
[One (M8) General] Art2Fly:
Hardware is still there, but software took a cue from the simple g3 camera interface imo. It just seems to have less options
[One (M8) General] velenox:
So what now? Should avoid the update?

Right now I love the camera spent time and battery to learn how use it.
[One (M8) General] velenox:
Well I'm upset.....

Before the upgrade I was able when shooting at 4 shutter speed to see what was going on.

Now I can't because actually the camera take the pics after a while... (keep your phone steady)

Yes doesn't lag... But I can't shot what I see on the screen.
[One (M8) General] dannejanne:
Both unedited straight from camera.

Sent from my HTC One M8
[One (M8) General] knobbyhtccruise:
The picture of the Bee is cracking , well done

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It can do skies ...

Just need to expose correctly ?

Same as any other camera really
[One (M8) General] or334:
After watching a few photos examples from here, the M8's camera isn't bad at all :)
[One (M8) General] velenox:
Night, auto, no flash if I'm not mistaken.
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Light trails shots under brighter conditions. Managed to prolong shutter speed by using the neutral density filter. All shots unedited.

Have to complain about the new camera interface again. Without the preview function for long manual mode exposure, I had to do a lot of trial shots to get the settings right...

More examples can be seen here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31191230@N07/
[One (M8) General] velenox:
Last one is gorgeous!
[One (M8) General] leart369:
Auto

HDR
[One (M8) General] knobbyhtccruise:
Nicely composed
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
How I wish I can have the artistic creations and techincal knowledge of [MENTION=3846741]dannejanne[/MENTION], [MENTION=1215591]knobbyhtccruise[/MENTION], [MENTION=4817951]fabidesca[/MENTION], [MENTION=1228572]references[/MENTION], [MENTION=4758674]Eiad Ajam[/MENTION], [MENTION=4794525]Milanno[/MENTION], [MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION], [MENTION=3492699]G-Bus[/MENTION], [MENTION=1011139]billybobjones[/MENTION] OP, [MENTION=1940466]Andrewtst[/MENTION] and others who have contributed immensely to this thread (sorry if I have missed out anyone else). THANK YOU.

Not too sure if you guys know about the HTC elevate program. You can find them on twitter. Please try to get yourself in it, it is a premium group run by HTC. Hopefully we can influence what HTC does for the upcoming phones or even upgrades to our M8.

Carry on shooting...

From my HTC Touch Diamond 2 ... many years ago... it is amazing how far we have progressed ...:good::good::good:

More from https://www.flickr.com/photos/31191230@N07/
[One (M8) General] knobbyhtccruise:
[MENTION=535051]RSK01[/MENTION], thank you for your thank you ? , I think the biggest upgrade HTC could make in future cam tech would be to have control over aperture ... But I guess that would be a mechanical change so not poss on our M8 ...

By the way the wasp shot is loveley
[One (M8) General] PcFish:
Compressed on Instagram > Facebook.

But here's my long exposure from the other day using my Sonic Screwdriver on the way to the Doctor Who midnight Premiere in theaters.
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
[MENTION=1215591]knobbyhtccruise[/MENTION] : I am getting a used C8N tomorrow with a modified dob mount

http://www.singastro.org/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=13025&sid=4d5eff7c95a530e8e81a3b6f540a0538

And a CG-5GT tomorrow

http://www.singastro.org/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=13125&sid=4d5eff7c95a530e8e81a3b6f540a0538

Clear Skies for all

I will try to get some shots with the M8
[One (M8) General] leart369:
What are the best settings to shoot stars at night?
[One (M8) General] knobbyhtccruise:
@ leart369 and RSK01, Astro imaging is really out of the reach of a phone cam, although decent shots of the Moon and possibly Saturn can be made with a bit of luck and a telescope .

If you want to try the Moon then hold the phone as steady as you can and aim over the eyepiece ... Use manual and set ISO to 100 and use a shutter speed of about 1/320 sec. This will of course vary with the size of your scope .

At the risk of this straying off topic maybe if the op would like to decide if we can talk Astro or start a new thread .

The C8N is a nice scope RK and the CG5 is well respected as a starter for imaging ... Hoping for clear skies for you
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Yes, maybe we should start another thread. I just got the phone holder. Not too sure how useful it will be. Your photo of the moon really had so much more details, mine turned out too bright.
[One (M8) General] Karish1989:
Manual macro shot :)
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Very nice shot. Interesting flower too.

I hope M8 users will not report getting stuck by bees, hornets or warps ......:o myself included :D
[One (M8) General] knobbyhtccruise:
Manual focus ?
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
you did a mistake though, you most likley added a gallery filter on top and hence there is a pattern of noise now

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loving these, i agree about the stupid no preview for 0.5sec and longer in the new update

your experiments and some of your results are nothing short of amazing

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the One X is renown for the best HDR on a smartphone, you can achieve the same results form the M8 though by locking your AE/AF into the brightest spot (i usually lock into the sun or a light source)

have a look at my HDR collection:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/56930129@N03/sets/72157644595864280/
[One (M8) General] tee00max:
Quick snap from a car meet this past weekend.
[One (M8) General] redpoint73:
Looks like the common scratched lens coating issue.

http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/general/how-to-fix-htc-one-m8-camera-issue-t2803825
[One (M8) General] huzaifah29:
wow! how did you use a neutral density filter on the m8? is it an option?

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nice! btw, when you say lock, do you mean manually tap the brighest spot on the picture before taking the HDR image?
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Not an option. I basically used Blu-Tack to stick a regular DSLR neutral density filter to the phone. Still experimenting, have to fine tune it coz sometimes you have reflections from the filter.

Yes. Click and hold till you see AE and AF locked, then take the photo.
[One (M8) General] Karish1989:
It was auto focus :)
[One (M8) General] knobbyhtccruise:
Here's an interesting one ...

I'm on hols at the mo so no access to a PC screen , but can you see any difference in these two shots ?

Jpeg from stock cam app.

And same scene using Camera FV5 that allows uncompressed PNG files

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Actually it seems that Tapatalk naffs the quality quite badly ? something that anyone looking through this thread for an idea of the camera quality should bare in mind ...
[One (M8) General] itzsnookums:
Thought it looked pretty cool
[One (M8) General] PcFish:
Great idea, I'm gonna try using the density filter from a telescope. They're about 1.25 inches, so easier to play with me thinks. What density did you use?
[One (M8) General] getinnocuous:
So, I spent this past weekend at a music festival held at Exposition Park by USC. Brought my M8 along and decided to put it to the test by capturing some footage of the acts I saw. Threw the footage together in Sony Vegas and here's the result: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD0s2HLaJkE (Quick note: There's some bad words in this video!) All shot in Auto Mode.

Couple things I noted while reviewing the footage:

1. Great sound for the most part! You can hear things get distorted as I get closer and closer for the DJ's, but I guess that's to be expected when you're dealing with deep bass.

2. Wish I had some stabilization!

3. I'm one of the people that removed the coating on the camera lens (not knowing it was anti-glare) once it started to get scratched up and blurry and made my pictures foggy. So, there's some glaring, along with a couple spots that show up near the end of the video, after things had started to get crazy in the crowd and I'm sure some dirt got on the lens. Without going into detail about how much I babied the phone before messing with the lens, I think I can deal with some light glaring in exchange for a clear picture.
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
I have a varible one, it can range from ND2 to ND400. I think the smaller one from the telescope might work better.

Hey another M8 user with a telescope, now we know at least 3 in this thread.
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
A few more shots taken today. I had to reboot my phone as it seems to be over-exposing all photos, exp HDR. After the reboot, everything went back to normal.

For this photo, on full original res, the ant looks like it is crawling on the screen of my phone.

HDR shot - unedited:

Macro - unedited:

Auto - unedited

HDR - unedited - the auto shot might look better to some - for this scene, almost everything is brightly lit, so auto mode might be better

Manual mode - with the ND filter to slow down shutter in broad daylight - The ND filter messes up the color temp esp when it goes to darker settings (I am using variable ND filter, nearing max ND400 setting the photo turn out purplish.)

Same photo edited - The corners suffer from the purplish tinge - not too sure if it was the filter or the camera causing it:

Can't help but to put up this shot - Delorean - Back to the future - spotted it last week:

More photos taken with M8 can be found here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/31191230@N07/
[One (M8) General] batsai:
A shot of Lake Erie and some flowers in the garden. I'm still enjoying this shooter very much!
[One (M8) General] RSK01:
Taken on Saturday. All unedited HDR shots.

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More photos from this shoot here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/31191230@N07/