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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knarfies:
agreed, which is why im a huge advocate for more MP. Just my opinion but when people prefer less MP which allows more light in low light situations, the pictures are still grainy and look like crap. Id rather just have more MP and if the lighting is too low, well then use the back cam with flash or turn a light on lol.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfabl:
Not quite :)

Take the HTC One M8, 4mp is just too small, no zooming possible. The Samsung Galaxy S2 had a good camera due to larger pixels. The iPhone 6 Plus has larger pixels and despite only 8mp takes very good shots, that when zoomed in look good too. Why because more light is let through and therefore a cleaner clearer image in more lighting conditions. Exceptions, the Note 4 has double the MP count but each pixel is therefore smaller. The smaller pixels will work great in bright conditions and then the zooming or cropping will obviously be better and more details etc...

But the next part is the processor and software optimisations each company undertakes. Overall Apple does a superb job. It is a fact and I wish other companies paid greater attention to this. I have not received my Note 4 yet so can't test it properly. My Note 3 and Samsung S5 took mind glowingly great photos in decent sunlight. After that it was just ok shots at best. However, the newer processor can help towards not needing such high tech optics. The processor just can crunch more to create a better image.

However, it is not all doom and gloom for a 16mp camera. In reality, most smartphones take photos to an acceptable level. If you want something better, its DSLR for creative photography. However, I love some of the Samsung Camera app shooting modes, like drama for example which I use a lot. Also 4K video recording is good for capturing motion, then taking a 8mp photo capture from the video.

If Samsung just put a slightly larger sensor in the Note 4, it truly would be smartphone camera king. But then if they did that why would you want the Note 5 :D
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knarfies:
Exactly, hence why i prefer more mp. Unless im out at the club trying to take selfies etc, the rear cam and flash have proved excellent for me. I just dont see the argument in staying with less mp due to better "low light" photos.

Of course, its also a matter of what people prefer. Some want 8, i want 16 lol
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EP2008:
Looks like the Note 4 had HDR enabled. If it did, and the iphone 6 didn't , then it's not a fair comparison.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Emix*:
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 wins our blind camera comparison, iPhone 6 is distant second
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechAnimal:
Nuff said
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Emix*:
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In stereo: phones with the best audio recording

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

-Samsung's finest for the season has been outfitted with three dedicated noise-canceling microphones, which can record directional sound, and do record in stereo, with the excellent 250+ kbps bitrate at that, making it the best audio recording choice in the land of the little green robot.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfabl:
Each phone will have its strengths. Until the Note 4 is properly released to the masses and then the camera is tested by average people, that is the only time we will get a proper realistic gauge. I am looking forward to testing the Note 4 but at the end of the day it's pixel size is small, so miracles will never happen.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pako7:
Phototest current smartphones, Fall 2014 (blind testing and its results). On Russian lang.

Note4 winner with big breakaway. yes.. not several other flagmans (LG,China_Phone) but all the same Note4 would be best :highfive:

http://www.mobile-review.com/articles/2014/phototest-2.shtml
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfabl:
That test by mobile review was incomplete. Where were the 6 Plus HDR shots? Also Note 4 night shots , did they use the night mode on these? If not, why not.

I would like to know what the time to first shot taken is on these cameras. Wish that info was given.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfabl:
Android Central and Android Police reviewed the Note 4 really well. The camera part was not so good except in bright light which produced exceptional images - that was android central. Android Police thought the camera was terrible.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Sammy needs to do better with the camera tech. They should have purchased nokia ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knarfies:
for what its worth, i notice a drastic improvement over the note 3 though. I believe it was Android central but their gripe was low light photos. Kind of a nobrainer when going with more MP. Although, if your close enough then just use a flash. lol. (to an extent) What i notice though is the front camera in low light conditions. My note 3 in my living room, very dim lighting was pretty hard to take decent photos. Now? My note 4 photos are way better. better light in photos. Noisy but its a huge step forward and welcome the advancement.

In regards to putting more R&D into cameras? Why would Samsung do that? From a business standpoint, that would deter those who want excellent photos to purchase one of Samsungs cameras. IMO, I am very impressed with the photos coming from my note 4. In daylight my photos are awesome (I had to turn beauty face down for closer selfies as it seemed too strong) and the 16mp photos are sharp.

My only thing is with the flash. I havent figured out how it decides when to go off. When i think flash would be ideal, it doesnt go off automatically.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Emix*:
Camera comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Sony Xperia Z3, LG G3, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 3
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Emix*:
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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Now I am interested to see the Nexus 6 camera before I buy my next phone. It has a f.2.0 aperture and ois. That's all I know about it so far but I hear it's better in low light than note 4? Would be nice to see a nexus with a great camera! Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 – phablet compar…: http://youtu.be/5Fn8OnzDO5Y
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
Better in the dark? If that's true the note 4 v n6 scale might just tip towards n6 again for me.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Emix*:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/alleged-nexus-6-camera-samples-leak/

Nothing special, if not bad.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
F.2.0 should be better than the Note 4 f.2.6 at least I think the note has f2.6
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitemare3219:
Uh, no... I can't remember but it's 2.0 or 2.2.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
I attach a picture and the Note 4 has a front facing camera of f.1.9 which Sammy is pushing but they are not advertising the rear camera apart from ois Not saying that's bad but they parp on about the great front camera aperture but maybe they don't want to advertise the not so great rear camera
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitemare3219:
Look at your screenshot... the sensor itself is 1/2.6" and the aperture is f2.0. Most phones are 1/3" sensor and f2.2 or f2.4 aperture. The Note 4 has a great camera.

Sent from my LG G3
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Lol. Just seen that. :) my bad. I edited the post
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Hilarious :) good comparison between iphone 6+ and note. Only reason I am posting it is take a look at the ois with walking. Note ois is quite poor in comparison. Looks like iphone is using software also like the z2 does (with no ios) also looks that way as iPhone seem to crop frame? Does anybody know if note uses just ois or both.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Emix*:
Note 4 vs. 6+ Camera Comparison on Russian site:

http://mobiltelefon.ru/post_1413713462.html

Translated:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmobiltelefon.ru%2Fpost_1413713462.html&edit-text=&act=url

Note 4 is doing great, low light pictures are really good.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zanr Zij:
I have Z3 Dual, also Note 4 N910X Live demo unit. I can say that:

- Good or A bit low light: Note 4 win.

- Extreme low light: Z3 win.

- Z3, iPhone 6: digital image stablization. Note 4: smart IOS = hardware + software.

- Note 4 camera: touch and hold on screen to lock metering and exposure.

- Z3 camera: lock focus and mettering by hardware buttion.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewtst:
You may check my Note 4 vs iPhone 6 plus camera comparison at below link:

http://xdaforums.com/note-4/general/short-review-samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910c-t2909570
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Emix*:
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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwyjibo83:
Teardown confirms Sony IMX240 camera sensor inside the Galaxy Note 4
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cinnaC2C:
No it does not. BOTH the S5 and the N4 have a 4.8mm lens and f/2.2. This can be confirmed from the exif data from pictures from both phones.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitemare3219:
Everything I'm seeing online shows it as f2.0 for the Note 4.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwyjibo83:
I was in a store today, took a quick shot with both, Note 4 and S5.

Note 4:

S5:

Both F 2.2, 4.8 mm..

Front cam is F 1.9, 1.6 mm.

In the phone info It's a N910X, also saw N910A somewhere in the info / Exif data.

Though Note 4 could / should be better, it's still way better than the S5.

And here you can see what i really dislike on the S5, most of the indoor pics are blurry and useless junk.

(Not much time i had. And BT transfer is slow.)
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cinnaC2C:
Well I can tell you I confirmed that both are as I state above. Just look at the data of each of the pics. I do agree the N4 seems to have a better sensor.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Totally confused. I was under the impression that the note 4 had f.2.0. I am sure written reviews state this. If not then this is just poor.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwyjibo83:
In the AA article i linked before someone wrote in the comments that Exynos / Snapdragon had different cameras.

Edit:

bikrame • 3 days ago

So you mean i should get Z3 from sony not N4 from samsung ;)

Hippotatomus > bikrame • 3 days ago

If you get the snapdragon, then yes. The exynos still uses ISOCELL.

I don't know why samsung did this. They are repeating the whole s4 story. In the s4, the exynos got the exmor RS while the SD was just given exmor R sensor.

Wait...the N910X - is it possible that it's the exynos version? Because in Germany / Europe it should be the N910F (Snapdragon).

The photos i've taken with, was this phone:

Google:

GFX bench: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Mali-T760, SM-N910x)

Geekbench: Model	samsung SM-N910X

Processor	Qualcomm Qualcomm @ 2.65 GHz

1 processor, 4 cores

How do i check on the demo unit without Internet?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Samsung always give better hardware to exynos versions including wolfson chip and camera sensor. Who knows why.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cinnaC2C:
I saw reviews that said f/2.4, 2.2. and 2.0 but the bottom line is, when you look at the exif data from sample photographs, it list f/2.2 with a 4.8mm lens which is the same as the S5, however, it appears that the Note 4 has better sensor. I was disappointed at first, but i think the N4 camera does quite well in low light.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dumbo53:
It seems everyone focuses on the sensor, but I believe a great deal depends on the camera software which effectively runs a post shot image adjustment script that sharpens and changes the picture depending on the circumstance. This is why the iPhone photos come out so nice and "natural" despite its smaller sensor - sophisticated image algos.

But the Note 4 is doing its own version of this, and in my opinion doing it pretty well. If you want to see what I mean install a few camera apps from the Play store and compare shots zoomed in. Without the Samsung "scripts" (or their ability to access hidden camera settings) the result is much much worse, especially in indoor low light shots.

I am really interested in what the Note 4 camera will do when we get lollipop, as that will enable some sweeping changes to the camera controls and allow fully manual settings (just as IOS 8 did). I expect the camera software (ie the above mentioned algos) will get tweaked too, hopefully for the better.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cinnaC2C:
Looks O.K. but that is digital zoom. You can accomplish the same thing with that video by zooming it in with computer software. Digital zoom on a phone is almost worthless. You are better off not zooming anything on the phone itself, and then using your computer for post production and zooming. I cant wait till smartphones come out with optical zoom, then I will be really impressed. For what it is, I'm still impressed with the N4 camera.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Not everyone uses photoshop or other computer software. Sone people just upload to youtube.com or straight to a disc. everyone is different
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dumbo53:
I agree that optical zoom would rock or better yet give me a much bigger sensor, but I'm not sure when you write:

This is from the article on digital zoom in wikipedia:

When comparing the image quality achieved by digital zoom with image quality achieved by resizing the image in post-processing, there's a difference between cameras that perform potentially*lossy*image compression like JPEG, and those that save images in an always lossless*Raw image format. In the former case, digital zoom tends to be superior to enlargement in post-processing, because the camera may apply its interpolation before detail is lost to compression. In the latter case, resizing in post-production yields results equal or superior to digital zoom.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cinnaC2C:
What wikipedia fails to mention though is, that, when you use digital zoom on a camera, the image is harder to stabilize (there is more shake) even with OIS. That is why I say don't use zoom on your camera. Instead zoom it in on your computer. If you zoom it in your computer, the potential is there to end up with a better image. Again, the culprit is the shaking when you zoom in.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zudrev:
I'm looking for an app that can handle SSH tunneling with RSA keys instead of a simple password.

It should work like "SSH Tunnel" or "ProxyDroid" (I need to encrypt my internet traffic when using public wi-fi) but with RSA autentication.

Any suggestion?

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morph1us:
Try connect Bot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zudrev:
Can't figure out how to bypass all my internet traffic trought SSH (like I can do with ProxyDroid). Is there a command to use or a special configuration? I can't find anything in the options.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zudrev:
Ok, I managed to use port-forwarding on connect-bot and use ProxyDoroid, as described here.

The problem is that it works only for a few seconds (I suspect it stops working after I successfully connected to the first website I want to visit).

Any suggestion?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zudrev:
After long research I found out there was a bug in my SSH server. Now the problem is solved.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ronsmitsnl:
Hi all

I am looking around to see what kind of IDE's there are for developing programs for a ppc. I already found embedded visual C++, but I was looking around to see if there is a free .net environment.

Any clues or links?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hidden-Hunter:
why in the android system consumption battery is very high?

My kernel is lean 3.7
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] laufersteppenwolf:
Hey guys, I have been working on this for quite some time now, and it finally has reached a working state :victory:

First of all, "Anykernel installer", what does this mean?

Well, simply put: It allows you to install (almost) every kernel on every ROM, regardless of the used ramdisk.

Now, for those wanting some more detail on this:

Anykernel has been developed by Koush quite some time ago, and since I know about it, I personally am a huge fan of it.

What it does, is it dumps the currently installed boot image to a temporary file and unpacks it into the ramdisk and the zImage (the kernel). It then replaces the zImage with the new one (the one included in the zip) and finally repacks the boot image with the old ramdisk and new kernel. The new boot image is then being flashed onto the boot partition and modules are being copied to the system partition like any other kernel installer.

BUT, on our device (even worse on stock 4.4) it's not that easy, as we also need to modify the ramdisk when replacing the zImage (in KK we also need to change the modules inside the ramdisk). Therefore I wrote a script that is being executed after unpacking the boot image to do exactly that.

This way, you can change anything inside the ramdisk "on the go" (for example via sed). When everything is done to the ramdisk, the ramdisk is then being repacked and the normal boot image repacking takes place.

I am using the Anykernel installer on my 4x HD as well, which makes it possible to flash one kernel zip on stock, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 based ROMs. All minor changes to the ramdisk can then be done using the ramdisk-editing-script.

What does this mean for kernel devs?

Way less work!

You can let the installer do all the repacking work for you, just throw the zImage and modules into the zip and you're good to go ;)

If you're interested, I can provide you with all the scripts I am using to build the kernel and then to create the anykernel installer (all the contents are being zipped and signed automatically via script)

I suppose you want to examine the installer yourself, right? I have added it as an attachment including a 4.4.2 kernel for the T210.

For GPL reasons, THIS is the used source

Special thanks go to [MENTION=3034891]gr8nole[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5864662]moonbutt74[/MENTION] for their testing :)

This zip is currently made for the T210(R), but can be used on any Tab3 variant pretty easily with just a few modifications.

I have shared this so it can be used by anyone who wants to, no need to ask for permission. All I am asking is for you to give proper credit.

If you have any questions regarding Anykernel, feel free to ask.

@kernel devs, in case you need some help, don't hesitate to contact me ;)

Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for any possible damage to your device caused by this project. Whatever you do, do it on your own risk.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] laufersteppenwolf:
Due to the fact that I got asked to share my script for packing the anykernel zip, I decided to push all needed files to my github.

You will find some folders there withh scripts for all kinds of stuff, but we only need two folers: kernel and anykernel. The kernel foler contains the script to compile the kernel, and the anykernel folder contains all files needed to create a flashable anykernel zip, including the updater script, scripts to manipulate the ramdisk while flashing,...

The kernel script automatically executes the anykernel script, so all you have to do (once you've set everything up of course) is execute one command and you'll get a flashable anykernel zip.

I guess I don't have to explain how to edit the scripts so they match your setup/system, but in case you have questions, just ask ;)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Sik-1:
Should also check any kernel 2.0 by osmosis in the gnex community, such a beautiful thing , o and I'm bout to install this brb wit info

---------- Post added at 07:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:08 PM ----------

Lost boot animation, b back in a couple hours with more
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Andromeda 90:
Thanks for your great job werewolf, apparently its core is well balanced in terms of performance, the problem is I have no boot animation.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] laufersteppenwolf:
Could you guys please grab me some logs? (both logcat and kmsg)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Andromeda 90:
Sorry, I can not send any records from your core for now since I'm not in a ROM with KitKat, and jelly bean does not work.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] laufersteppenwolf:
It's all right, I fixed it, new kernel is uploaded in the t210 CM11 thread ;)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Andromeda 90:
Excellent werewolf, I immediately try your kernel.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] laufersteppenwolf:
Alright guys, as I have been asked to share the anykernel build script, I have added it to my 2nd post ;)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marce54_32:
good afternoon I have a note 3 n900A of at & t and still have the version 4.3 and tried to update ota but informs me that the device has installed the latest version and through kies samsung informs me that has the most recent version and I get a little sign saying "sm-n800a" does not support the initialization.

and learned and a member of this site to me last few instructions and let me know if those steps with q got my note 3 is going to be pure without root kit kat

Download Odin here

Download NC2 (kit kat) file here

Open Odin, click on "AP", select the _HOME.tar.md5 file that just downloaded

When your phone reboots and Odin says "PASS!" the upgrade to official kit kat was successful.

Better instructions with screenshots of how to upgrade to kit kat are in this thread

My other question is q meti me out more but the tutorial files to download and the user one step to download one I really arcchivo q hacver'm afraid that my procedure q note that a brick
[General Questions and Answers] hawki:
So play store will connect and allow me to download or update on cell network.

Doesnt connect at all (just the retry screen) on wifi.

Anyone else get this ever?

So I've I've cleared cache, data, started the download or update on 3g and switched to wifi in the middle of it, deleted my Google account, rebooted and added my Google account,

Yes the router is working and been checked and every app seems to be working fine of wifi. Including this XDA forum app in on right now.

Any thought?
[General Questions and Answers] Stuart Little:
Here is the possible solution: >> ROOT REQUIRED <<

1. Go to your root in File Manager.

2. Go to the folder ETC

3. Open the hosts file and remove everything inside the doc

Now you're good to go

Recommended step: after you complete the steps will a reboot improve the step plan in my vision.

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[General Questions and Answers] hawki:
Searching for ETC folder, can't find it. Path? Have root.

*edit*

Found it! Will let you know how it goes.
[General Questions and Answers] hawki:
Worked! Awesome! Thank you! Just saved me a tonne of data (and $in overage probably) for doing updates!