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[One (M8) General] Shan89:
[MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION]

give up mate they just don't get it or refuse to do so ... just wait till you get the phone or i and we will show them how UltraPixel camera works :) , keep in mind MOST of those who complain on m8 / m7 camera never HELD it in real life so all they do is talk , and those who used it for few mins think they know everything about it vs US who have it for a year !

@ those who doubt m8 camera , here some recent samples from my m7 camera just wait till i get m8 !!!

Edit: Here full sized shots who wanna see them in full size http://postimg.org/gallery/2swn6drq/2f9e4853/
[One (M8) General] sbiricuda:
could you please tell me which photo was taken with which phone?

The one on the left with Note 3 and the one on the right with m8?

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Awesome, this quality looks pretty nice to me.

Can't wait for you to "show us how UltraPizel camera works" :p I mean, really interested in learning.

(I wish HTC released the phone in my country.. it is not available yet :( )
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
left iPhones 5s, right M8

the linked photo is N3

yea for sure me and Shan should definitely make a camera tips thread

just to prove my repeating comment that camera will forever depend on the hands using it, have a look at my Desire HD in my signature (2010)
[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
Hello everybody. A selection of an ever expanding HTC One M8 Flickr set of photos of mine -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643265004874/

Now I'm not photographer but these look rather good!
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
Man Idk why you two are talking about you give up. Shan, I didn't say the camera Sucks. I said it took more to get great shots Than with the iPhone. It's like you're reading what you want. And [MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION] I get it. But to the general consumer they just want a phone that clicks and has pretty pics.

Sent from my HTCM8
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
excellent mate :good: please PM the OP holder to include them with the rest

definitely the best color / white balance i have ever seen from a phone

i liked the following (the first is an image which shows per pixel detail pretty well)

Low light / per pixel

Macro

HDR

Excellent white / color balance
[One (M8) General] Basil3:
I finally managed to get the AE/AF lock to work and not completely blow out. I know it's still not perfect, but in tricky light conditions, I think it made a big difference

HDR:

AE/AF lock:

Point and Shoot:
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
yes this is it! did you just lock AE/AF and switch to HDR? because someone reported it doesnt work that

[MENTION=4914682]Shan89[/MENTION] you might want to see this
[One (M8) General] Basil3:
No, it blows out using that technique. It's actually much easier on the M8, do the AE/AF lock on a brighter area while in HDR, then line up your shot and shoot.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
haha awesome, solved then :)
[One (M8) General] Basil3:
Another few examples, also comparing the old technique.

Old AE/AF technique:

Point and Shoot:

HDR:

HDR with AE/AF lock:
[One (M8) General] Shan89:
Yes so it WORKS ! But only difference vs m7 this time is you gotta do it while being IN HDR Mode we couldn't do that on m7 , this is great news , much better and faster to do on m8 + you avoid accident touches and easily do another shot if you don't like it ^.^

the reason for using most bright spot is because HDR already makes higher exposure then auto mode that why this time must be used at the brightest spot , still manageble and easy to do ^>^

This is great is all i can say !
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
Is it me or are theese pictures insanely nice? :S

Im not a photo master but i think they look really nice
[One (M8) General] eortizr:
will like to see some comparison between the M8 and the Lumia icon or 1520...
[One (M8) General] TipoF130:
You lost all credibility for me at "zooming at all" No one who wants the best quality is going to use digital zoom.
[One (M8) General] Arthur Hucksake:
I love how everyone assumes the Z2 will be the holy grail of cameras.

Tell you this for nothing, the "Superior Auto" mode on the Z1 Compact was terrible and the manual mode was pretty slow to use.

For an all round, point and click, device the M8 is very good.

It's satisfying being able to take very good snaps with a touch of artistic flair with minimal effort. That is what HTC went for and they have succeeded.

Another point, the flash on the M8 is quite incredible. Even using it to highlight areas indoors during the day works wonders. Noticed this earlier doing a video recording in 60 fps with the flash on by mistake, it came out great.
[One (M8) General] progosu:
guysss more pictures please :) I agree, superior auto on my Z1 was awful, the camera was disappointing overall. I'd love to see more indoor and low light shots.
[One (M8) General] riz157:
I think the camera quality isn't great but not bad either. I just can't see myself swapping this with any other phone overall it's fantastic but camera is probably the only let down which doesn't bother as I don't take many pics with my,phone.
[One (M8) General] iNiREALiZED:
A few from earlier today. Some of the first pictures I've taken. I like the new editing features and how quick the capture is compared to my m7.
[One (M8) General] StickyGeko:
#325 1st PIC is amazing
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
Cute kids #325

Sent from my HTCM8
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
I mean not as good as the other pics but the cat was pitch black before flash and the tag is perfectly balanced color

Sent from my HTCM8
[One (M8) General] dadams312:
Pretty disappointed with the camera personally. I think they kind of dropped the ball where the camera is concerned, especially with the overall quality of everything else on the phone.
[One (M8) General] EVOme:
Nice pics

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Took these with my M8. I am impressed after coming from the G2.
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
You've taken some of them though the glas?

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[One (M8) General] billybobjones:
those are really cool. awesome pics and awesome pets
[One (M8) General] MALmen64:
My pictures always get blurry on the left side unless i manually tap to focus there, but then it get blurry on the right side instead.. must be something wrong with my camera?
[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
I don't think there is anything wrong with that. The phone has a huge wide field of view. Most lenses distort on the edges. Even mega expensive ones.
[One (M8) General] gsusx:
gotta be honest you have raised a lot of good points. People on these sites are far too protective over their devices. They take criticism like you're slagging of their child. Some of the way people walk round with rose tinted specs is hilarious.

Lets not kid ourselves the camera in this phone isn't the best, i'd even wager a iphone 4s camera takes better shots. Here's the rub though, is it good enough for "YOU" thats what it comes down too. I have a DSLR so if i'm planning on taking some proper photos i'll use that. Otherwise the camera on the M7 (and now m8) was okay for me. It suffered a bit in really bright sunshine but otherwise it never caused me too many issues, I wouldnt say I was delighted with it. but it "did" for me.

My problem was always the battery with this device.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
I think the custom scenes will open a whole new world of photography on the M8, for example

https://mobile.twitter.com/keridel/status/451116122281353216?screen_name=keridel

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i strongly disagree about the 4s comparison, you are dreaming if you think the 4s can take the shots in listed in the OP, and many G2 and Xperia owners on this thread will tell you just the same, i dont understand this reliance on MP to condem the entire cam, regardless of speed, flexibility, reliability, low light, colors and features, MP is just one angle, when most owners of the G2 tell you it's hard to have an unblurred shot indoor what good did the MP do for them in those situations?

the HTC camera some people crying a river about, was the fastest in 2012, then again in 2013 and now again in 2014, not to mention the post abilities, ZOEs and Video highlights, the entire camera experience is one of the main reasons the M7 won most awards in 2013 because it was creative and created a lot of new (again ZOEs/Video highlights), the One X before it came up with this whole fast shutter concept, motion blur killing burst shutter and video pic

its like condeming an entire car because it doesnt have a 250HP engine, there is bitterness from the media because they loved the M7 so much and felt betrayed HTC didn't increase MP on the UP count, fueled for sure by some pocking from Samsung as well and added bitterness from fans who wanted an upgrade over the M8

yes the M7 could not sell as much as Samsung's brute but it's still HTC's best ever seller, besides HTC is very clear in their target and even their ads say it clearly: "we are not making this phone for everyone" and in interviews they said clearly that they are building a certain niche brand and they pointed at the converse brand for example, the camera guy pointed at Leica, so no don't foul yourself and believe that HTC targets the mass average joe in their premium products because seriously you are mistaken, i have more bad news for you: the M8 is actually designed to fulfill some of the Asian taste (big size, funky camera features) and they are no longer as fixated on the western audience approval, it's seems the public is responding pretty well in in the east

i don't think there is one person around here who would say "i dont want more MPs" but alas we covered that side of the discussion, the camera is only 4MP so it's time to look at other aspects and makes the most of it, last year it wowed over half the press and won the M7 all its awards and accolades so lets cut the crap and focus on taking good pictures and finding tips on this thread
[One (M8) General] gsusx:
see this is where i disagree, personally think that my mrs' 4s took better more rounded photos outdoors than my m7 did

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im also not sure if this entire rant is aimed at me ???
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
not its not aimed at you, fine it took better photo in the day, i doubt those colors, but was it nearly as useful with fast moving targets, indoor, low light and using the flash?
[One (M8) General] gsusx:
i personally dont have a massive issue with the camera, i just think people who are trying to defend it are probably a little bit deluded. like i say it's not a brilliant camera, but htc are lagging behind other handsets where this is concerned.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
still we disagree we are only defending the good sides of the camera versus blind condemning it for MPs, others are lagging behind HTC when it comes to actually using the damn thing in all scenarios (camera)

as a reminder, the discussion is only changed this year because there are finally some good cameras out there from other providers, but last year the M7 was beating the hell out of both the Z1 and iPhone 5, and killing the SGS4 in low light (the problem was that HTC used two to three sensors last year so they differed in calibration)

me and shan89 don't need to show you more examples because it's getting tiring, 90% of the photos in my gallery all taken by the M7 last year are as good

so really its not the phone fault if you dont know how to use it!
[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
What's the best way to upload pictures uncompressed and via a mobile app?

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[One (M8) General] hamdir:
flickr
[One (M8) General] rizevnarastek:
Great photos everyone. Can't wait to get my own M8 as well.

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[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
After reading around a bit I decided that I'll go for the m8. Exactly like the m7 camera was perfect, for me and my specific needs, this one will be even better. I just ordered the Sony extra cam (whatever the name was) to have when I need to zoom. I had booth Z1s and LG 2 with me during concert this weekend, and boy I was regretting the M7 was in for camera fix. So, the Sony thingy is what I need for zooming and the M8 will take care of the kids :)

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[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
[MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION] so here we go then . mainly point and shoot. no effects except 1 or 2 pics. usually with macro or auto mode.

Flickr photostream

any way to add those pics to this post too?
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
haha so you are basically offering a solution for M8 but in need of more pixels :laugh: how much is that Sony camera today? did you get the QX10 or QX100?

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yes PM the OP

and post them on mega please ;)

awesome pics but they are all macros, practically the best thing about the UP cam
[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
i meant is there a way to implement the flickr pictures into a xda post so they are shown in a thread and you don´t have to go to flickr :P i will do once i figured that out

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found out how to do it :D here we go :D click on the pictures to see the pic in full size!
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
[MENTION=2262596]jonas2295[/MENTION] awesome: now fix those exposures!
[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
Let me know how :) I have been using my cam with auto and macro mode only for now. Didn't dig into it yet.

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[One (M8) General] hamdir:
manually pic a less darker area for less exposure

the rule is: if you pick a high brightness target you will underexpose, if you pick a dark area you will over expose, so you need to find the sweet mid point, be subtle it can vary in a very small distance
[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
Will try to do that, thanks for the heads up!

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[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
Using ufocus.

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[One (M8) General] hamdir:
gorgeous, haters can hate all they want but i want this cam just for it's colors

i also liked the detail on this one
[One (M8) General] jonas2295:
i can´t complain until now :P and the cat pic turned out really good with ufocus. wished they would allow the ufocus effect for macro shots,too. thats where its needed the most imo.

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running out of good motives :P
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
13MP vs 4MP 1:1 low light crop

tiny pixel = smudge, so really where is that "detail" ?

here is the full image: M8 vs G2 Lowlight
[One (M8) General] itzsnookums:
Blestsol, I live in Washington State, i will post and smoke what i want.......

Hamdir, I love your tips and tricks, very helpful
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
sadly i am not affiliated or paid by HTC in anyway, not even swag, yet its becoming a full-time job :rolleyes:

more smudge comparisons coming up you will be surprised

i dont even own the damn thing and i am 1000x more positive than some
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
It's a dumb thing to post. And even dumber than you responding to a post that had nothing to do with you that you didn't even understand the context of. Maybe a little bit too much of what you posted inhibiting you from getting it.

But enjoy it.

Sent from my HTCM8
[One (M8) General] itzsnookums:
LOL, i want one to, but just can't bring myself to leave behind my M7, and with Sense 6, everything has gotten better, including the camera.....

My camera runs circles around my buddies One XL, the Note 3, and the Nexus 5...........btw i went to my nearest TMobile store and pulled up my camera and compared it to the z2, i laughed as i walked out of the store.......

this isn't a judgement this is fact........( i have tested and i will create a forum proving this if i have to......)

to the people who doubt the camera, go outside with the M7 or the M8 and compare your phone to your friends phone and see what the pictures look like, once you see what the Ultrapixel sees and what the Megapixel doesn't see, you will start singing a different tune about this camera.....

Ultrapixel really can see what you cannot see.....

blestsol: Point taken
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
and here
[One (M8) General] mushages:
Thanks to [MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION] waiting for more! and [MENTION=2104796]itzsnookums[/MENTION] i know that i always catch dust in my pictures where my friends dont see them in their phones ( ofcourse when theres dust/sand) mostly on cars windshield. and also i cant deny that i struggle with over exposed road lights in the night with 4UP camera using apps where you cant modify the picture like snapchat etc..

one thing i want to see : can s omeone take a picture of something 1ft far in a very dark place using flash?
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
Can somebody just tell me "dude buy the phone" haha.i had the M7 but had major issues with build quality. 3 phones before i went for Z1. But honestly is the camera that bad? Seems media is going against HTC only because its "just 4mp/up". My own eyes tells me that there are some really nice pics in this thread. I love HTC from the bottom of my heart and i will probably end up with M8 :D. Did anyone test the overheating issues that M7 had with camera going pink/red/blue/purple?

Cheers
[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
Can anyone explain what this shutter looking option does.

If I slide to 4 , is that 4 seconds. and if so should it take 4 seconds to take a photo? Mine seems to take it at same speed regardless of where it is on the scale, although if down on 4 , the screen goes white and does any photo snapped..
[One (M8) General] rotchcrocket04:
Macro shot of some dry ice that a coworker left on my desk this morning. :laugh:

Settings on auto with the default Macro option selected. Auto enhance was also applied after the fact.
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
I went for the QX10, I think it's a good companion, it gives the best of two worlds without the need to bring a real camera (I don't even remember where it is:) . 10x zoom and a Ok sensor in a small enough packet. I'm not after the pixels at all, just real zoom, the pi els are good enough for me :)

The price e has gone down to a bit over 120 euro so it's not a biggie. If it's good I'll keep it and if it's crap I'll just send it back. Win win

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[One (M8) General] WhiteHartMart:
I'm probably being stupid but indoor reduced light shots seem to be instantly taken as black and white when using auto mode. Switching to HDR or taking in burst modr returns the colour?
[One (M8) General] uh60james:
That's the shutter speed (how long the lens stays open.)
[One (M8) General] sbiricuda:
Awesome :laugh:
[One (M8) General] assasin34:
I wanna get The new htc one badly but camera confused me.:(

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[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
Yes, I realised it was but it didnt seem to make any difference so I had thought. So I asked HTC.

Answer

"Shutter speed is expressed in fractions of a second and a shutter speed of 1/4 of a second is displayed just as 4, while a shutter speed of 4 seconds is displayed as 4 ".

Therefore, since you could notice a difference in brightness when taking a picture in option 1 and in option 4, your camera is working correctly.

To cross test it, please try taking a picture of an object in motion using 2 different shutter options."

So it seems "4" is 1/4 of a second and not 4 seconds.

Oh, check out the M8 Flickr selection. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643265004874/
[One (M8) General] Ssith:
camera appears to work fine, so excited to get this phone later this week!
[One (M8) General] arses:
I believe that if camera quality is satisfying but the camera possiblities are fantastic. I'll get it soon.

HTC's innovation never ends :)) ♥One M8♥
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Here I was chatting with my friend now in Canada he has a problem with his m8 so he will replace but look what he just told me

Really **** the press they just get pay cheques from competitors

Anyway [MENTION=241112]gavinfabl[/MENTION] shutter speed: the slower you make it the more motion blur but higher image quality, check few pages back I posted a traffic headlights photographic blur effect when the shutter is slowed to 4, really cool

[MENTION=4133285]DigitalMadness[/MENTION] HTC announced that they've totally killed the purple tint bug with the M8
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
[MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION] <3
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
Check the m8 collective in my signature, I have quoted the part where HTC talked about it
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
Haha just clicked on that one :D Thank you bro
[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
got it now. got confused :)

One thing worth mentioning, the wide field of view of this camera is incredible. Neither my Note 3 or iPhone 5S could ever fit the shot in as there wasnt anywhere else to step back to get whole scene in shot.

Plus the quality of these photos are way better than I expected. Way, way better.
[One (M8) General] sebsal:
Haven't read through the whole thread so this may already be linked to but it's an interesting review of the camera

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/htc_one_m8_review/

I have an HTC One M7 and have been very pleased with the results over the last year so any improvement is a bonus for me. Get my M8 tomorrow
[One (M8) General] Rachorid:
I'm pretty much satisfied with them. That's One of my First pics so don't judge my skill :D

EDIT: f#cking compression, sorry :S
[One (M8) General] XsCode:
Just a quickie at work to test out low light (this was about 10pm in a lightly lit area). Preston Railway parcel depot
[One (M8) General] littlegreenalien:
I want to see quality for slow mo
[One (M8) General] EtherealRemnant:
Those photos look amazing to me... at least for pictures coming from a cell phone. I certainly don't remember getting such nice shots from my M7 most of the time. Seems to have more detail than my M7 does. Maybe my M7 just has a bad camera... But if that's the case, my expectations for the M8 have been exceeded by far. I will say that the selective focusing looks like crap though but maybe it needs software tweaks.
[One (M8) General] gtg465x:
I took a few shots to compare against my Nexus 5. Honestly, the One M8 impresses me in every way... except for the camera. It's not looking very good to me. As you can see, the color and exposure are way off in most of the One M8 shots, not to mention the much lower detail compared to even the 8MP shooter of the Nexus 5. Is it even as good as the original HTC One? Should have taken a few pics with it too I guess.

In this first image, the back wall should be red. The One M8 makes it look orange, and the HDR shot just looks even more overexposed.

Nexus 5

One M8

One M8 HDR

In the second image, we are looking outside. It's late afternoon, the sun is close to setting, and there are dark rain clouds with sun shining through, making everything look a bit orange. The Nexus 5 image captures this well and definitely looks the most like reality. The One M8 incorrectly makes it look midday and sunny outside, plus there is some major overexposure again.

Nexus 5

One M8

One M8 HDR

The One M8 without HDR captured the most correct lighting in the third image, but the overall detail is still lacking compared to the Nexus 5.

Nexus 5

One M8

One M8 HDR

edit: Uploading to a different image host so that the images aren't compressed and you can open the full res versions in another tab.
[One (M8) General] nugzo:
Exactly my thoughts. If you need better quality than that you should be using a real camera. For me, these will work 100%. Cant see any reason to need better from a phone camera.