yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) General] sbiricuda:
Are you still considering to make a whole new thread for tips only? ;)

I would really love that.

I'm training with the camera tho:

https://copy.com/A3JMIVhIPvoZ

https://copy.com/rhu7SSDYkt8I

https://copy.com/TGhOHM612Nif

This is to show how much it can change to tap just a millimetre more on the right or on the left when focusing:

https://copy.com/7zQjXD98Svwp

https://copy.com/2JWjIolVBVWj
[One (M8) General] starbase64:
HTC Stock camera - auto mode

Original: https://www.dropbox.com/s/21w98pwny2sgnls/16.04.2014.jpg
[One (M8) General] ILS_SuperNova:
Need some help regarding manual mode

When I set shutter to lowest . .that's number 4? Then screen becomes very slow and white ??
[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
Try the same thing at night with just a few bits of lighting. Tripod or support phone.
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Woo finally got my phone today :D

Will have to do test pictures when I'm at work though ugh night shift...
[One (M8) General] weetm:
Number 4 means that the exposure time is four seconds. If you use this slow exposure speed in normal daylight, the image will be all white (also the preview image on the screen) due to the huge amount of light that the sensor is exposed to. On slow shutter speed like this it is completely normal that screen slows down because the screen only refreshes every four seconds. This shutter speed can be used for taking pictures in very low-light conditions.
[One (M8) General] ILS_SuperNova:
Thanks for feedback guys :)
[One (M8) General] MGSBigBoss:
I was wondering the same thing, looks like something that mutated and now oversize bug like thing lol. Thing could be used in a horror movie.
[One (M8) General] WESBAR:
Pretty impressed with pictures so far. This was taken using std settings.
[One (M8) General] verminatorno5:
I took that!
[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
Perfect shot mate :) you should post a few more of yours here

Gesendet von meinem HTC One_M8 mit Tapatalk
[One (M8) General] NIK516:
Some shots taken with my new m8 ive had it for two weeks now and love it, I'm into my photography and was worried that the m8 wasn't going to cut it but I'm very happy with what I see . Just trying to figure out how the 4 second exposure in manual mode works just a laggy mess right now.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
That spider pic is gorgeous
[One (M8) General] iNiREALiZED:
Also really dig the spider pic!
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
I agree, I played around with the 4sec exposure a bit as well and it was very laggy. I even thought for a second "What the F... did I just do" it looked like it broke for a second with an intense bright light being taken in. Moved it around a bit again, seems better to go bit by bit with it. I can't fully test it out any further yet, busy with my first full charge now so that'll have to wait until battery is full again before I can play around with the camera for some deep night pictures at work(Just after midnight now...)

:victory:
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
4sec exposure is only for extra low light
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Yeah I figured as such after the incident...I tested it out though because the only light source in the room at the time was from my computer screen and some faint light that came from the kitchen area. This was just after 7PM... Still thought I messed up somewhere though. If anything it's probably a nice way to "learn" I suppose.

Will play with it some more in a bit though.
[One (M8) General] charismatickiller:
It's a may fly bug!

HTC-ONE-M8
[One (M8) General] habylab:
Such a lovely camera. I'm sold!
[One (M8) General] hudsoncouto:
Unless you really lower the iso and exposure? Could be useful for "motion blur" effects, even in daylight
[One (M8) General] chobits:
I wonder ... why even in bright daylight, the sky has noise

It's quite noticeable too
[One (M8) General] sameer1807:
If you shoot in manual mode, you have the ability to take some pretty a accurately represented pics..taken at mumbai airport
[One (M8) General] erik111111:
You reallize that the flower pic is cropped to 2.5mp? The golf course is also cropped.
[One (M8) General] 903tex:
Zoom
[One (M8) General] 903tex:
Cartoon
[One (M8) General] 903tex:
Ufocus
[One (M8) General] soulreaver99:
View of Reno

Taco at Los Compadres in Reno
[One (M8) General] andrewnelson:
Camera is the best quality.
[One (M8) General] NIK516:
I've tried in day light it's to bright need a nd filter if you really wanted to try. May give it a go. This is a 4sec exposure at night. I'll try some more tonight. Also the shots are very clean Iso 100 and this was set on a table not hand held.
[One (M8) General] ILS_SuperNova:
Love these so much! Really want to try capture something like this on my own . . Reminds me of playing Infamous Second Son on PS4 :)

What manual settings did u use as well as iso 100 and shutter at 4?

Epic shots!!
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
http://teknikhype.se/test-htc-one-m8/

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[One (M8) General] hamdir:
ok added to my M8 photographic collective :good: thanks
[One (M8) General] Try4Ce:
I took a few more.

This time I used Snapseed to enhance them slightly, but those were minor enhancements.

To make them more vibrant, I set the saturation to +0.5 within the camera app. Kinda like it more this way ;)

Sharpness: -0.5

Saturation: +0.5

Exposure: -0.5

Others stock
[One (M8) General] john291:
My cat,

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tvgypl7812gxo3a/IMAG0005_1.jpg
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
[MENTION=2790303]Try4Ce[/MENTION] awesome mate
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
Everyday that pass with this phone in my hand, i love it more. I have been a HTC fanboy since HTC Desire and i always bought a HTC phone when realesed, even though i have returned like 10 phones on DOA i never stopped in beliving in HTC.. And even though i suck at using this phone in manual mode i am really inspired by you awesome photographers and regular users in this thread. Keep on posting your amazing pictures because there is people that fancy them :)
[One (M8) General] arses:
Undoubtedly man.

I dont have enough mony to buy it now but these photos give me a sense of solace and encourage me to achieve it as soon as possible.

HTC's innovation never ends :)) ♥One M8♥

☆★♡♥king of touch response♥♡★☆
[One (M8) General] nxsone:
This was taken in encinal cyn road CA manual

Same place but on auto
[One (M8) General] jamiee6610:
Random point and shoot!
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
I've tried the Google Camera App yesterday on my M7 (didn't support my country so i had to sideloade it) here is some feedback about the refoucs ability versus the M8

It's inaccurate in terms of the mask as well just like the M8, but unlike the M8 you can actually control the amount of blur it's just a very low quality blur unfortunately, the M8 has a better bokeh blur

here are the results from the M7

It works exactly like the M8, ie: it captures a depth path by comparing two stereo angles, you need to take two shots: the main one followed by a tilt up as you imitate the secondary camera angle

also its pretty irritating in terms of usability, you can not save multiple shots of different focus, instead it overwrites the same image (you can still change it again) but if you crop or anything else the refoucs ability is gone with it

the only way i was able to pull the three images is by plugging to my pc: changing focus then copy, changing focus again then copy, etc...silly

Here is a nice article comparing all the different refocus tech on Android

"Bokeh" comparison between DSLR, ZS, S5, M8 and Google´s new Camera App

the M8 remains a winner in usability since you never think about it as you take your shot, so it's only one shot no matter how quick, depth data is captured in every image (provided you are using the auto mode) for you to think about or apply later just like the Lytro camera
[One (M8) General] habylab:
Second photo is stunning, even when zooming in!

Sent from my CM11S Galaxy S3. Proud Googy Beta tester.
[One (M8) General] smudgelab:
I just tried it for comparison on the M8, wierd feeling and against all you want to do in terms of click the shutter then move the camera in an odd upwards arc to get the effect when every bit of everything you've ever learnt is to steady the camera as much as possible to get whatever effect / result you desire! Clever attempt and innovative but not for me anyway... Uninstalled :)
[One (M8) General] Try4Ce:
I couldn't resist to try out the new Google Camera on my M8 as well to compare uFocus with Google Refocus.

Tho Google's way seems pretty interesting and logical, I find that uFocus works more reliable for now. We all know that:

HTC is improving uFocus and all other 2nd Sensor related features right now

The new Google Camera with refocus is still in Beta and therefore being improved as we speak

Here is only one example I just did (I did some more tests yesterday and today, but deleted them again since Google Refocus produced quite a few artifacts here).

HTC uFocus

Google Refocus

My opinion:

Even tho uFocus produced the blurring on the spoon as well, the effect still looks more natural on the rest of the image

On Google Camera you have the advantage of manually controlling the amount of the blur

uFocus works with a quick snap, Google's refocus needs some careful shifting of the device

The blur with Google Camera looks much more artificial than with uFocus IMO, and has less quality

Pictures taken with refocusing in the Google Camera are greatly reduced in resolution (2.1 MP?)

Pictures taken with refocusing in the Google Camera are kind of bleached out and appear a little flat compared to the warm and more vibrant photo with the HTC camera software
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
Ufocus

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A floating Darth Vader. May the force be with you!

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[One (M8) General] crazeco:
So I've got both the M8 and S5 right now (deciding which to keep).

I took a picture in my office with both in the same position. I used the photoshop filter from earlier in this thread to upscale to 16MP and adjust details on the M8 photo. Nothing done to the S5 pic. Focus point is the chair. Overhead fluorescent lighting. Auto settings on both.

M8 Reference Photo:

http://i.imgur.com/Sbo8iqC.jpg

M8 Adjusted Photo:

http://i.imgur.com/vDD9VFT.jpg

S5:

http://i.imgur.com/KXANLPD.jpg

Which photo is better, and why?
[One (M8) General] StickyGeko:
I don't like how s5 makes everything yellowish
[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
The top 2. Middle is slightly better. Blacks are blacker. All 3 ok.
[One (M8) General] brar.arsh:
Few uFocus Camera Samples from my Phone:
[One (M8) General] stuart0001:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51983337

Both taken on my M8 to compare duo camera against Google's new app.
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
One more M8 vs S5, this time outside, auto settings, focus on white SUV:

M8 Original:

http://i.imgur.com/0upNAy1.jpg

M8 16MP Photoshop Filter:

http://i.imgur.com/Pk8jEUw.jpg

S5 Original:

http://i.imgur.com/yfjxa9y.jpg
[One (M8) General] stuart0001:
Taken on the Glorious River Thames

All in auto mode. Taken toward and at dusk.
[One (M8) General] oxeneers:
So far, the best photo I've taken with the M8. Absolutely love this phone.

Click the photo for the beautiful, higher res version..
[One (M8) General] dovah:
How did you take such an amazing photo ? :eek: It's amazing! Try as I might my photos never come out as good as users on here....
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Picture of my watch to test auto mode. Yeah I'm bored at work now :)
[One (M8) General] ILS_SuperNova:
Anyway tried some slow shutter shots on way home tonight . . Wasn't totally dark outside yet and I looked fool standing there taking photos of passing cars . . . .
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
@crazeco thanks for the photo comparison but you didn't really post them upscaled, the M8 upscaled photo is the wrong size it should match the SGS5 picture size, equally your second set even the SGS5 photo size is downscaled, can you upload them in their proper size even if zipped thanks
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
[MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION] Maybe imgur downsized the photos? I used the exact action script in photoshop that was provided, did nothing else to it.

Here's some direct links:

M8:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pdfv8zhuc23xowr/M8%20Inside.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ilvcbapwi0mxzu/M8%20Outside.jpg

S5:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmgk6kqxinw6fq0/Samsung%20Inside.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3dzm6mtou6tkxy3/Samsung%20Outside.jpg
[One (M8) General] Rockliveson123:
First two I used ufocus

Third one no changes. All auto
[One (M8) General] Jooosty:
Awesome pup.

HTC UltimEight ?
[One (M8) General] kEvinErd:
Same here.. I can't seem to take photos that are as amazing as users have posted here. Some tips please anyone?
[One (M8) General] coal686:
Thread cleaned.

Remember everyone that the purpose of this thread is to show off pictures from the m8 and to give each other tips on how to maximize the quality of the pictures taken. Please try to keep the thread on topic as comparing different phones is not the topic of this particular thread.

Thank you for your understanding, :good:

coal686
[One (M8) General] NIK516:
Me and my friend went fishing last night at manly and the city in Australia that is and I thought it would be a good idea to take some long exposure night shots . Keep in mind this was at 3am and the settings are 4sec exposure and ISO 400. Also manual focus set to infinity.

I'm very impressed with the detail and noise performance of this phone it's amazing . I also took it into snapseed and adjusted some contrast , saturation and added a tilt shift effect to soften the water and sky but leave the boats and bridge sharp. Also cropped for composition.

You cannot get this with the z2 or the s5 as I know because they don't have a long exposure manual feature, this is another great benefit that HTC have.

Hope you enjoy as I enjoyed Tami g and editing.
[One (M8) General] No_Nickname90:
My Throwback Thursday Picture. So throwback, I still got the sticker on the SNES telling you to make sure the power is off before removing cartridges. LoL!!
[One (M8) General] ZekkRagnos:
Took these today, loving the camera
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Wow I gotta say I like the green in the outside S5 picture. That said though I noticed that the M8 picked something up that the S5 didn't. At the front bottom of the white SUV you can see the water drops falling on the M8 shot where as on the S5 shot it's nothing more than a faint blur that you really need to focus on hard to notice it.

Nice shots though :good:
[One (M8) General] nxsone:
Ufocus does a nice job on low light

ufocus1 by valdovin.j@sbcglobal.net, on Flickr

ufocus by valdovin.j@sbcglobal.net, on Flickr
[One (M8) General] andrewnelson:
I think it looks fine for a smart phone.
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
Skrea Beach and Spa

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[One (M8) General] hamdir:
now it works, well no denial here both these shots are better on the SGS5 as it seems to control smudging pretty well in good lighting or did you turn off the anti shake feature? (even your indoor is good light) the s5 has the problem where it fails in white balance indoors like M7 last year but currently no phone beats the white balance from the M8

moving on yes the MP advantage is very evident in both shots, the outdoor shot from the SGS5 is the winner, the upscaling filter is still impressive to me but I think I need to reduce the dem details parts by 50% I think its too aggressive

the upscale filter impressed more with distant shots than it does in your shots here but I have to say the outdoor shot is overexposed so we should take that into account, don't forget to find a medium lit target for your focus to prevent over exposure or reduce it from the image adjustments it menu, even your indoor shot can be considered overexposed
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
I like the script, it really does improve the imaging on the M8 shots. Check the SUV license plate, for example.

I read that HTC recommends reducing exposure and sharpness by one point each. I find that makes images very dark.

I'll try another shot later today, and post up for your opinion if you have time. Maybe one low light too. :)
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Reduce them up to your taste between 0-.5 and -1

I'll upload a less aggressive demdetails version the upscale filter
[One (M8) General] stuart0001:
I love the duo cam and this phone

And original unedited
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
lol I wonder what she's thinking. Looks like she's in deep thought there :angel:

Nice pic.
[One (M8) General] chobits:
Did you use ufocus on the first two photos?

Or was it natural bokeh?

Thanks
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
OK, here's the results from the M8 and S5 and M8 with 16MP upscale (with the current filter). I added one shot from the M8 that is adjusted with EV -1 and Sharpness -1 in the outside photos.

M8 Outside (Sun Behind) Auto (focus on first planter on sidewalk):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ab9xi585pzsexo1/M8%20Outside%20Back%20Auto.jpg

M8 Outside (Sun Behind) Auto 16MP:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nv4sbtdmhdc4qy1/M8%20Outside%20Back%20Auto16MP.jpg

M8 Outside (Sun Behind) Adjusted:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4rot8x8yqusneb7/M8%20Outside%20Back%20Adjusted.jpg

S5 Outside (Sun Behind) Auto:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/33yzvdmuu5v9h24/S5%20Outside%20Back.jpg

M8 Outside (Sun Front) Auto (focus on Sherwood Old Town Clinic sign):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbmdad30s3zmuvt/M8%20Outside%20Front%20Auto.jpg

M8 Outside (Sun Front) Auto 16MP:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m7gk9q6vagy13ns/M8%20Outside%20Front%20Auto%2016MP.jpg

M8 Outside (Sun Front) Adjusted:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e264deaanhpsge5/M8%20Outside%20Front%20Adjusted.jpg

S5 Outside (Sun Front) Auto:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9o5s65x4f6v8ahm/S5%20Outside%20Front.jpg

M8 Medium/High Lowlight Auto:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k1fxhzxnd95e2sz/M8%20Medium%20Lowlight.jpg

S5 Medium/High Lowlight Auto:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dzf5gkzbxgmjlex/S5%20Medium%20Lowlight.jpg

M8 Extreme Lowlight Auto:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ghld0w5e4eijm8i/M8%20Extreme%20Lowlight.jpg

S5 Extreme Lowlight Auto:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ozsjmpjllpdigsh/S5%20Extreme%20Lowlight.jpg

I think the M8 kills the S5 in lowlight, obviously. I was very surprised to see the improvement in the M8 first image upscaled and filtered to 16MP (the sun behind outside shot).

I would love to hear your analysis :)
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
Read about the camera

http://phandroid.com/2014/04/18/samsung-galaxy-s5-vs-htc-one-m8/

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It's natural, quite amazing, just plain auto . I'll still learning how to use the phone . I figure that days like this I pretty hard, grey cloud with bright sun popping in, I wish I had another day to find the right presets.

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[One (M8) General] ivicask:
I must say im a bit disappointed with outdoor performance of M8, here is side to side zoom of your pics.

See how m8 lacks details, you cant see fence separation details, and lots of parts are very dark and not visible compared to Samsung S5.

Looks like that Photoshop filter kinda destroys picture, as it looks better without it in original resolution.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iWoRk8AhIEE/U1Fu_KtlDnI/AAAAAAAAD0c/goqPHmxSqfo/w2560-h807-no/Comapre_S5-M8.png
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
Was that taken from the 16MP upscale version?
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
Some are in auto mode and some in landscape mode with some uFocus effects on some.

Now when i uploaded them i saw some mistakes that i made :P..Im not so good in photographing and is still learning.

Pic 1: Landscape Mode towards the sky/uphill

Pic 2: same as 1

Pic 3: Need to get familliar with the uFocus :P

Pic 4: The ground got a bit dark. I focused on the sky/water and had EV-1 in Auto Mode (should maybe have gone with Landscape mode here)
[One (M8) General] HelloBoy26:
Guy, this is fake. This ist definitly not the m8 cam.
[One (M8) General] ivicask:
Yes, sorry was still editing post, original non upscaled pic looks better, but still S5 one looks better in every aspect, from details, to dynamic range, shadows, and visibility of all areas..just put them side to side and zoom and see for your self...

EDIT:I love M8 camera, and not saying its bad, just comparing pictures you posted.
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
In that one photo I tend to agree with you. A lot of the difference is simply an aspect of 4mp vs 16mp and very bright outside light and a still image, where the S5 will shine.

OTHO, in the photo of Clancy's... I enjoy the M8 photo a bit more, even though the sky is a bit washed out. Also, the lowlight photos were no contest.
[One (M8) General] ivicask:
Yes, on all 3 Sherwood Old Town Clinic sign M8 photos you cant even see plain trail on sky as its very bright, on S5 pic you can see plain on sky :)

Low light pics are not needed to dicuss, m8 owns.

I only hope HTC optimizes camera a bit in next versions so such overexposure dont happen, and other problems.
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
I do want to be fair to the M8. The Sherwood Clinic photo was taken in DIRECT sunlight against the camera lens. A few hours later you get this:

M8:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fxd3y5jhvjmiz34/IMAG0124.jpg

S5:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/litdsrjt67f8ie0/20140418_120539.jpg

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Mine? Download the photo yourself and check the device model in my dropbox links.
[One (M8) General] ivicask:
Well if we are comparing phones i expected you took pics same time at same conditions and positions.

And i meant plain not phone, typo.. :)
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
I did. :)

I'll edit the post and include the S5 comparison.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
[MENTION=4289142]crazeco[/MENTION] awesome work i will get back to you once i have the chance to compare them all 1:1 but you didn't answer me, your results seem to have a lot less smudge than Gavin's results, this mean you have disabled the default anti-shake setting, which was proven to improve a lot the quality at the expensive of even more motion blur and less reliability (s5)

[MENTION=1792279]ivicask[/MENTION] the upscale filter is actually too parts, one which upscales/ smudge / crush blacks and another seprate filter which brings back some detail, the detail filter is a little aggressive so i will upload a new version with the amount cut in half

[MENTION=565619]HelloBoy26[/MENTION] what do you mean mate
[One (M8) General] jamiee6610:
Low light testfire, the sky has a lot of noise
[One (M8) General] swerver:
It seems like a matter of exposure. The s5 is exposing the darker portion better, but the sky loses it's color. The m8 is exposing the sky better, to the detriment of the darker portion. Hdr mode could be used to improve the pic. Or simply expose the m8 photo the same way the s5 one is - the dark area will be brighter, and the sky will be lost, just like the s5 picture.

Long story short, I don't see this as a win for s5, the photos are just exposed differently.
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
Hamdir: Yes, I did disable the anti-shake ("picture stabilization") on the GS5. It will otherwise *somtimes* produce soft/blurry images. FWIW, I've uploaded two GS5 photos right now. One with and one without for your comparison.

S5 WITHOUT PS: https://www.dropbox.com/s/arcshruslgbu5jk/20140418_124537.jpg

S5 WITH PS:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fuh9al8qe7adqsz/20140418_124551.jpg
[One (M8) General] erik111111:
I don't think there is any question that the S5 will win a comparison on a sunny day.

The HTC does OK, but not as good as the S5.

However, the low light pics posted above point to why I would rather carry the HTC. In all my photography, the biggest problem I face is having good light, whether it is with my DSLR or my Sony RX100 or my phone cam.

So, it just comes down to use cases, user preferences and experience. Unfortunately, the internet is rampant with "HTC camera sux" comments and most of the reviews you read feed in to that.
[One (M8) General] starbase64:
how can i find it? ;)