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[One (M8) General] stuart0001:
Just having a play with manual settings and see shutter speed goes up to 1/8000. That's phenomanal for any camera, let alone a smartphone.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51881275&postcount=742

download DemDetailsLess pack

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so does the shutter and focus slow down when you disable PS? or do you get higher risk of focus or mblur issues?
[One (M8) General] starbase64:
thanks :good:
[One (M8) General] crazeco:
In low light situations everything slows down quite a bit. My understanding is that "picture stablization" is the only way to get better 'night-shot' pictures automatically. I don't even bother using the S5 for lowlight shots, they are all pathetic. The M8 has been a different story.

That said, here's an example of PS vs no PS. The first shot is taken with PS, shutter/speed is a few tenths slower than without. This is in good light (overhead fluorescent and open windows). The focus is is the little black book from Gerry Spence on the second shelf of the bookshelf against the right edge. See if you can read the title. 75%+ of my shots with PS come out like this, even when I am exceptionally steady. It's software induced fuzziness. I noticed it immediately with outdoor shots when I first picked up the GS5. It's one of the reasons I also picked up the M8 a few days later to compare against. My S4 never had the blurriness problems in the fine details.

#1: S5 PS on and AUTO mode.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jqk2xgav4meoxw9/S5%20with%20PS.jpg

The second photo is without PS, it took me one attempt to get this photo with my elbows on the desk to make sure the camera was balanced. I can't ever seem to get this shot with PS on. See if you can read the title now. When I take pictures of moving people, it tends to blur separate parts of the image when PS is off. My daughter's arm will be blurry, but her face won't.

#2: S5 PS off and AUTO mode.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hje2673biyj50w5/S5%20without%20PS.jpg

#3: M8 AUTO mode.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hddm1689xpho88u/IMAG0134.jpg

HTH!
[One (M8) General] kkk121:
Picture was taking in auto mode. No changes. And from behind a glass window.
[One (M8) General] ILS_SuperNova:
Bit of a plane nerd myself . .don't have a little note book taking notes mind just know my different planes . . Will be off to airport to see a few on Monday so my first proper test for this camera is then I suppose . .

I really would like someone who has had a chance to test this camera out at a music concert . . .that's my next test in May
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
For those who are new to the whole Photoshop actions thing

UltraPixel Hack : HTC One M8 4MP To 16MP

M7 samples from the article

Before

After

Doesn't work so great on the M7 due to the pretty bad digital sharpness default, you need to go all the way down to -2 before using my filter on the M7

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[MENTION=4289142]crazeco[/MENTION] [MENTION=241112]gavinfabl[/MENTION]

this is how to make a comparison, you have proven that both phone / gsm arenas are either imbeciles or paid critics

the very low camera score in Phone arena is due to them scoring the M8 badly in low light, which virtually no one seems to agree on and you have proven how the M8 slaughters their so called camera king in this category

moving on, since the M8 camera is often judged on it's default setting well the S5 is flawed in default as well but it seems you can't totally win either way, with PS on (picture stabilization) we get faster shutter time but risk a smudgy hell especially as the light degrades, meanwhile turning off PS will slow down the shutter and increase motion blur / defocus risk which wasn't already that great to begin with

needless to say the SGS5 is a winner in daylight, we can not live in denial here, the detail increase is simply substantial especially with PS off

the M8 in daylight needs special care toward it's exposure but this goes for any smartphone, in your latest sun behind it's actually the SGS5 which over exposed the sky, so really it's awash but one thing for sure you need to lower the default exposure or pick your target carefully with M8 sunny shots

upscaling is pretty nice, although i prefer to apply it on your adjusted shot, sharpness -0.5 or -1, i also prefer my new DemDetailsLess version as i always hate aggressive oversharpness but in the end it's a matter of taste, no doubt up scaling a 4MP shot to 16MP remains an impressive feat but still no where near the S5 no PS in good light fidelity

Indoor shots from the M8 benefit from zero shutter or focus speed issues and like pointed out by the iMore review, the M8 really has the best white balance around

Anything starting with the word "low" light puts the S5 completely out of context which brings us to the blatant lying by Phone arena, currently the S5 sits at the very bottom of the low light scale, superseded by the M7, M8, Z2 and iPhone 5s, even the LG Pro 2, let's not forget the flash is not that great either

thanks again these are valuable samples and has sealed the discussion for me, in the end of the day i would love to have more pixels for sure but nothing currently replaces an instant shot reliable pocket camera as invented by HTC 2 years ago, manual mode is simply the icing on the cake

i currently find the Z2 the best android camera but as the engadget review pointed out the camera software suffers and lacking in control

by the way HTC is hinting at 8MP + large pixel + optical zoom for their next which in my opinion simply means "corephotonics"
[One (M8) General] soulreaver99:
Here's a comparison between the HTC One M8 and the iPhone 5S

iPhone 5S taken by HTC One M8

HTC One M8 taken by iPhone 5s

HTC One M8 Photo

iPhone 5S Photo
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
I took a couple of pics on a stage a couple of pages ago, I had to to use ev - 1 and iso 200 to have a balance.

From the same distance I've used both Z1c, G2 and QX -10, and I'll say that the M8 gave me the best phone pic but none of the phones could be zoomed so I used the QX -10.

Sent from a mobile Gadget...
[One (M8) General] shaunhoop1981:
Taken with all stock settings
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
purple tint bug is officially history according to HTC staff, in fact I think its why they've killed OIS

this following belongs here, it gives a good idea about the rational behind the camera and most importantly its history, you want to bet the next iPhone will have a duo cam? ;)

Reviewer's Guide (PDF) snapshots here

A lot of answers can be pulled from HTC One M8 Camera Whitepaper
[One (M8) General] SuperMarioGalaxy:
You're crazy, the pics are horrible especially in the after-focus stuff. Maybe the regular pics are ok, tops. NO OFFENSE! :) They don't seem to be of much quality.

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I think camera is secondary also, but are you aware of the Sony Xperia Z2? That about nails every aspect of a smartphone you listed. Just throwing it out there.
[One (M8) General] eortizr:
in Daylight (perfect conditions) the camera does very good, now, low light pictures look horrible.

Also on the Pic comparison above Z1 vs M8, you can clearly see that the M8 has issues with exposure, it tends to blow up the sky in order to get a more bright photo which is not good
[One (M8) General] Shan89:
1st. I've wrote 3 times that is m7 vs z1

2nd. i wrote i used ALL AUTO or HDR while z1 was used all manual

3rd. Check the last part of the post where i showed how with manual there's no blown sky ( the part where are 3 pics of each , 1 auto 1 hdr 1 manual )

4th.

Please show me which photo from z1 of above shots is actually better then m7 shot.

Lastly m7 was used all AUTO i hope you understand that part * AUTO * vs all MANUAL z1 , you can also see macro shots by me vs z1 where it trully doesn't stand a slightest chance ..that is where i used manual. Now imagine if that test was done with ALL MANUAL from my side or even better if i had m8? I mean z1 didn't stand a chance vs AUTO what would happen vs MANUAL?

i'd also like to repeat to pay atention again on the shots where i clearly wrote that Z1 / g2 / n5 will never be able to make and if you manage to make those kind of shots with those phones i promisse i will break my m7 on the wall and eat it !

And once again that is M7 not m8.
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
For you guys that say the cameras good can you tell me what the hell went wrong with that pic in the link? The editor snapped a pic with his friends out eating... It looks like my nexus one took it.
[One (M8) General] msavic6:
If I ever get ahold of an M8, I'll take my Nexus One and Galaxy Nexus out of retirement and take some comparison pictures with them. In some of the sample images I have seen, I noticed the same thing as you, heck I think my Galaxy Nexus might perform better in daylight than the M8 in some instances.

Its sad to say but all HTC really needed to do was create an 8mp UltraPixel camera instead of the Duo Setup and they would have had a solid performing camera and they wouldn't be getting slaughtered in reviews because of there pathetic camera.
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
I can only assume it wasn't ready or they couldn't afford it. I know they had to hate the negative reviews on the M7.
[One (M8) General] msavic6:
The sad thing is Peter Chou told consumers to ask the internet and to consult reviews to see just how good the HTC One (M8) is. He basically shot himself in the foot since every review mentions the Camera as a major negative of the device.
[One (M8) General] blestsol:
Well Imma give it a trial run and see how I feel. If it Sucks I gotta get a Sgs5 or iPhone.
[One (M8) General] rotchcrocket04:
This. Exactly.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
its really curious why some of you are neglecting my posts which are supported by examples

(you can't dream of anything like this low light power on the SGS4, early SGS5 results are even worse)

I would say be careful of some posters in here, who are just here to bash and not to do anything useful

oh to hell with it I will post them again, taken with the "low end" HTC One Mini, you can see how horrible it is without OIS:

in almost zero light:

they lie that it sees more than your own eyes:

but yea the camera is crap, especially motion blur in light speed situations:

sorry that the green is not faux over saturated as your AMOLED screen in this photo:

but in daylight it's terrible ofcourse:

and macro never works:

i said macro doesn't work, not even in low light:

or indoor:

HTC is lying about low light power:

how about using this crap camera in a fast moving car and take a backlight photo:

let's try pointing up to the sky in TOTAL pitch black darkness:

this is what you see with your eyes:

yet HDR in low light (which is a press of a button fast unlike the SGS4 so called night mode) this is what you get:

owned yet?

go back to your SGH-I337M ;) aka SGS4 ;)
[One (M8) General] zehoo2:
Since the m7 has optical image stabilisation and the m8 does not, would it not be possible to assume that the m8 camera will perform worse in most situations compared to the m7. Hopefully the wait for a good camera comparison between the two won't be that long so I can see if the depth information makes up for the lack of OIS.
[One (M8) General] jtc276:
Comparisons have already been made and the M8 is definitely better than the M7.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
my examples above are from the One Mini without OIS but no one is reading

color range is vastly improved on the M8 versus the M7/M4/T6 the previous UP camera used to bias the colors to yellow or green, clearly fixed in the many examples posted
[One (M8) General] fuinhu:
anyone with the basic knowledge about photography will laugh at most of this posts.

you guys need to get a real camera (dslr/evil/wtv) and spend more time with it ;)

ps. i'm a htcfanboy and i really think that the One X camera was better than the M7, i've had the both for about a year each other :angel:
[One (M8) General] jspradling7:
Is there a way to lock this camera in HDR or Anti-shake mode even after closing the camera and reopening it? Mine keeps going back to Auto every time I reopen the camera app.
[One (M8) General] Galactic2:
Some video samples of the video recording on htc m8.

Rear Video sample:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf0lXad0DB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfQFmZdPQx0

Front Facing Video sample:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfSKNeirC30
[One (M8) General] NJGSII:
What's up with the *****in about the camera? lol. I had an M7 and thought it took pictures just fine. From some of the shots I've seen on here, it seems that the M8 pics all aren't that bad at all. More than what I wanted from a phone,
[One (M8) General] Shan89:
Exactly post above yours [MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION] showed you the power of LOW END htc one mini which doesn't have OiS , it's pretty much the same as m7 , there wont be so much difference as people think , hamdir just proved it above your post.
[One (M8) General] Chris_c81:
https://flic.kr/p/nc8Mhh
[One (M8) General] chobits:
Most m8 camera turns out to be dull in term of colobut yours is so sharp and vibrant

Please share what kind of mode and editing have u done

It's surely my eye candy
[One (M8) General] andrewnelson:
I have so many.i am confused which one will upload?
[One (M8) General] dondavis007:
I'm still waiting for my Easter Egg...

Sent from a mobile Gadget...
[One (M8) General] iNiREALiZED:
Out walking with my daughter. Used filter and ufocus. Also added some gradients in post to top and bottom to use as my phone wallpaper.
[One (M8) General] john291:
Here my cat again
[One (M8) General] E_n_T:
Some of my easterdinner. ???

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[One (M8) General] john291:
i uploaded the wrong one,this is the right picture of my cat:
[One (M8) General] starbase64:
HDR
[One (M8) General] stuart0001:
Auto and ufocus
[One (M8) General] E_n_T:
What can i say. I was worried from the so so reviews of cam in m8. It will do just fine. Once i get the hang of all features im sure there will be really great pictures

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[One (M8) General] MassStash:
~m8whl modded stock

2.265 Max ¦ 300 Min

ondemand

row
[One (M8) General] sbiricuda:
+1 [MENTION=1483665]bobdude5[/MENTION]
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
That 4th picture, were you behind a window? Or did the water run over the lens? Almost seems like it could have been a nice shot if it wasn't for those streaks blocking out most of the image:eek:

And what's with that plate of food!!! That's a one bite meal, Looks delicious though.:fingers-crossed:
[One (M8) General] MassStash:
Yea, behind my back porch window. Then u-focus blurred top/background. I thought the streaks were kinda Kool! Haha. Asparagus pesto risotto I make, fiiiiiire

~m8whl modded stock

2.265 Max ¦ 300 Min

ondemand

row
[One (M8) General] dschmiddi:
Sorry 4 OT, but can anybody tell about how the Photos look on a 42" TV?
[One (M8) General] soulreaver99:
Blaze Pizza
[One (M8) General] chrisokaly:
No complaints with the camera
[One (M8) General] ILS_SuperNova:
Our two cats :)
[One (M8) General] bobdude5:
No editing done after the picture was taken. All I did was increase the saturation 1 in the camera settings
[One (M8) General] NIK516:
More shots fishing at night . The moon was behind the clouds looked cool.
[One (M8) General] jpraider75:
My ufocus samples, as i have kids i find the m8 good enough to take those quick snaps, videos and zoes , the camera software is top notch.

IMAG0328_1.jpg by jprado11, on Flickr

IMAG0326_1_1.jpg by jprado11, on Flickr

IMAG0094_1.jpg by jprado11, on Flickr
[One (M8) General] Veldetta:
Definitely satisfied with this camera...
[One (M8) General] gabit23:
Great level of details!
[One (M8) General] habylab:
How does the camera cope with the rain? Does it capture it well as the shutter is fast?
[One (M8) General] bobdude5:
I swear the room was pitch black. I set the shutter speed to its low value and set Iso at its highest

And then some crab
[One (M8) General] mwatson:
Comments from the board? :)
[One (M8) General] andrewnelson:
taken by Htc M8
[One (M8) General] john291:
they look great:good:
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
Some more nature photos ?
[One (M8) General] kkk121:
What was the camera setting? Auto?
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
On the Coca Cola its auto mode with EV-0.5 and Sharpness -1.

Nature photos were shot in Landscape Mode with EV -0.5 and Sharpnes -1
[One (M8) General] UgXvibe:
Some new ones... Auto w/ EV -0.5

IMAG0495 by UgXvibe, on Flickr

IMAG0486 by UgXvibe, on Flickr

IMAG0476 by UgXvibe, on Flickr

IMAG0466 by UgXvibe, on Flickr
[One (M8) General] meleelord:
Auto:

Manual:

I'm starting to prefer manual mode.
[One (M8) General] warfexion:
Who doesn't love hot wings ?
[One (M8) General] warfexion:
Can someone tell me how I can post images on here in full size instead of the thumbnail above? Is it possible from my phone? Thanks
[One (M8) General] K0v4L:
Here is one taken in low light room.
[One (M8) General] LorHan:
Green grass

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[One (M8) General] BookOfRick:
Does anyone know how to get past the purple fringing. It's kills my thinner highlights and zoom.
[One (M8) General] stefan38:
Some pics from today

All in Auto mode
[One (M8) General] Try4Ce:
Mostly done in manual mode, some with uFocus.

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[One (M8) General] ZeroRilix:
These were taken on my way home from work the last couple weeks
[One (M8) General] mwatson:
Comments from the board!?

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[One (M8) General] hamdir:
the flower shot is simply incredible, while i agree the fringing is a little of a problem on highlights, i am afraid there is no way around it except reducing saturation

[MENTION=3843297]ZeroRilix[/MENTION] [MENTION=650183]mwatson[/MENTION] your shots is why i love this camera, its simply unthinkable that an 4MP camera can capture distant trees like that
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Should you be driving and taking pictures at the same time:confused: :eek:

Just kidding, looks like a great place to live. Not a lot of humans in sight:fingers-crossed:
[One (M8) General] eortizr:
Find the sleeping dinosaur...
[One (M8) General] Rotten Ross:
Taken this the other day, he looks so happy on his dock
[One (M8) General] UgXvibe:
Here is a jump shot, no blur, the sky is a little blown out but this came out nearly perfect. Shutter speed rocks on this camera.
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
No it's not, you suspended her in the air for a still shot, it's fixed. :silly:

Nice shot. The sky is a bit over exposed but then again, the sky isn't the focus of the picture, the girl is...Which came out quite good.:good:
[One (M8) General] DigitalMadness:
That dog is insanely cute ?
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
"Oh oh where's mine", those anticipating eyes. Nice one :good:
[One (M8) General] iamsamiam:
Easter Sunday at our church I love this camera
[One (M8) General] erik111111:
Hope you guy's don't mind if I post pictures from an M7 (wish I had an M8, but the M7 camera is also outstanding and very similar).
[One (M8) General] chobits:
Whoa ... I hold my breath when i saw this one

Seriously, you got the ambient

Please the setting :)
[One (M8) General] renehd2:
Some pics with Ufocus

I really love this camera!

Nobody believed me they were taken with a smartphone

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[One (M8) General] chobits:
Quick question guys

If you use Google camera, will you be able to use uFocus to blur the photo?

Or you need to use HTC sense camera?

And when you use Google camera, is there HDR option?

Thanks
[One (M8) General] ryanjsoo:
I`m getting quite a bit of blowout in most scenes on auto mode, anyone found a fix?, It even happens when i tap to focus, thanks.
[One (M8) General] renehd2:
EDIT: wrong thread

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[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
I love this shot. Edited in app afterwards. Zoom blur.
[One (M8) General] chobits:
So this photos you took isn't from HTC sense camera?

And then you edited using zoom blur?

Sorry if i misunderstood you
[One (M8) General] bobdude5:
Exposure is the EV icon
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
You need to find a medium lit target, or do like me yesterday in tried my

M7 with exposure set to -1 and every autoshot turned out great, bright sun and low light

I suggest you go with -0.5 or -1
[One (M8) General] Arthur Hucksake:
He means it was edited within the camera app itself, zoom blur is an option. One of the dual cam modes.
[One (M8) General] gavinfabl:
Photo taken using HTC One M8. Then edited in the HTC One M8 photo app, and zoom blur effect applied. Originally on my flickr account with sketch effect too. Click in signature for 17 camera Shootout, look for HTC One M8 and follow link to all the M8 originals including shot above.
[One (M8) General] boofhead:
pic of my staffy with a bit of ufocus.
[One (M8) General] starbase64:
:good:
[One (M8) General] asci:
Monti Dauni, North of Apulia, South of Italy

Inviato dal mio HTC One_M8 utilizzando Tapatalk
[One (M8) General] ILS_SuperNova:
Out at the airport today :)
[One (M8) General] AshritShetty:
Thanks for heads up :)
[One (M8) General] habylab:
The photos here need to be forwarded to all the bad reviews!
[One (M8) General] mushages:
Abit of info maybe you (normal) guys didn't notice. When wanting a good picture wipe your camera lens(cover) before taking the picture.

To make this clear take your phone out of you pocket where I'm sure there will be fingerprints on the lens cover take a picture then wipe the lens and take another! Let me know if you guys can see a difference in picutre quality.
[One (M8) General] jayr04:
Yea i do that everytime before taking pics. Almost like second nature :good:
[One (M8) General] oxeneers:
SFSU! Can't wait to graduate next month, haha.
[One (M8) General] CandyAndy:
I still think that more megapixels wouldn't have hurt the camera and now we do loose some details from time to time.

However I do like the software mostly and the camera is really fast. Otherwise couldn't have had taken a picture like this.

One bad thing is that couldn't get ufocus work well here as you can see.
[One (M8) General] mwatson:
Agreed! Why didn't they they use the 13MP camera from the Desire 816? They produce great images and work well in low light too. Seriously.. what were they thinking with this 4mp sensor?!! HTC aren't in the financial position to dice with this flagship. I'm sure its hurt their sales. I'm thinking of sending my M8 back and getting the 816 which will be running sense 6 complete with zoes and all. It has the same battery, lower ROM size but has an sd slot. Yeah the aluminium is good on the N8 but I bet 95% of users cover it in a plastic case.
[One (M8) General] hamdir:
please check out the imbeciles:

Android Authority Desire 816 review

you think you can capture the bird above with non instant shutter?

they have 1:1 camera sampels 13MP where they claim even though the camera shutter is not instant but the quality can beat the M8

now download those shots and check out the 1:1 detail, like dirt, plants, sand etc...THERE IS NO DETAIL and all their results except the ones in blinding sun are no match to the M8 camera!!!

in fact our 16MP upscale filter will get your more detailed results from the M8

man these so called journalists deserve to be shot for the lousy non scientific approach

i live the third world and do a better job than them....

[MENTION=650183]mwatson[/MENTION] to answer your question, i will show the detail comparison between these two camera and then you will understand what we wasted our fingers on for months now....but for now here is a quick answer:

13MP = Tiny pixels = Smudge 1:1 = Slow shutter = bad low light

stop believing ****ty reviewers
[One (M8) General] Blackrn:
Kobe relaxing.

Sent from my Beast HTC M8
[One (M8) General] RetroDude:
Picture taken very quickly while walking up to university today.

EwanCampbell09, on Flickr
[One (M8) General] Try4Ce:
Nice photo, cool dawg. chillin like a pro.