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[One (M9) General] p50kombi:
This thread needs a good clean.

This is not a discussion thread, there is a dedicated thread for that people...
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
Yes the mods need to step in, this got seriously out of hand
[One (M9) General] ectn:
can i ask a question

does one m9 support camera2 api ?
[One (M9) General] starbase64:
no, api2 is not supported
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
everyone some good news:

HTC will bring RAW editing and auto enhance to the M9 as featured on the HTC One A9 gallery via a Playstore update:

https://twitter.com/drewbam/status/681842019107352576

Rooted users can try the Viper port of the A9 gallery:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64536236&postcount=610
[One (M9) General] defcomg:
Old raw file from [MENTION=1779752]m4jkee[/MENTION] Processed with RawTherapee Retinex

IMAG0968-3 by defcomk, on Flickr
[One (M9) General] jaskarandhanju:
does one m9 has more noise in the images after Android M update or its just me?
[One (M9) General] MegaGalan:
Me to.
[One (M9) General] jaskarandhanju:
even at iso 100 you will get noticeable noise in the image
[One (M9) General] androidfeen809:
I took these awesome shots in LA at night a lot of improvement in htc one m9 cam
[One (M9) General] androidfeen809:
I was very impressed at overall image quality in low light with flash. HTC definitely improved the cam since I first got this phone. Yes I know attaching images here will reduce quality but u can still see that the pic quality is great regardless
[One (M9) General] androidfeen809:
I have taken pics with my friend galaxy s6 edge and i really dont see a major diff in quality with except that the s6 seems to have less noise in its pictures on average
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
if you see how the OnePlus 2 captures in this scenario i don't think you will call impressive again ;)
[One (M9) General] androidfeen809:
Whats the oneplus 2? Lol sorry never herd of that phone
[One (M9) General] jaskarandhanju:
before Android M noise in the images were ok but now when magnified to 100% its worse. below are the sample at 100% croped at iso 50 and 100 and raw images here http://1drv.ms/1N4wFcr
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
this is RAW output you mean?

for me it seems the normal RAW quality from the M9 and needs a little bit of denoise using Photoshop or Photoshop Express as usual
[One (M9) General] xPhrosty:
wow, the M9 Camera really has come a long way. Even though HTC completely boofed by releasing the M9 with terrible camera software, i applaud them for fixing the software where it can at least compete with samsung, lg and apple. As a previous M8 owner i was really looking forward to the M9 but the camera just didn't cut it, and i moved on to the iPhone 6. But I'm looking forward to the M10, HTC showed that they can fix up the software, hopefully they don't pull the same stunt as they did with the M9 release. M10 will have to be a hell of a phone to pull me away from apple at this point, i love iMessage and the better apps on iOS. I'm looking forward to its announcement.
[One (M9) General] racingmatt1:
Can anyone share their image adjustment settings (contrast,saturation etc)

for superb pictures?
[One (M9) General] richierich:
Hi guys,

Just sharing some recent images captured with my M9. Some were RAW some were JPEG, but all were processed in PSX. Still running Lollipop with the existing camera mod, however, I've recently gone back to SnapCamera HDR, which seems to of either copied the mod developed for the M9 or the mod is working with this camera app too! Not sure which it is, but I'm getting really good results with it. Give it a try.

RR
[One (M9) General] calikevin:
Does anyone know if the camera was updated with the MM updates and what the changelog might say if there is one?
[One (M9) General] DjLukeW:
Stock M9. Both HDR before MM update. None taken since but will get some when Im in Scotland next week
[One (M9) General] Mostafa Wael:
Wait a minute... I have something to share :D

This is HDR photo of a scene in Montazah Park, lovely lovely!

View attachment 3633614

And this is the swimming pool I swim in, will take another one with the Camera Mod installed to compare ;)

View attachment 3633615
[One (M9) General] DjLukeW:
All HDR and run through Lightroom
[One (M9) General] defcomg:
Nice, Hdr as in raw HDR merged in LR or HDR jpeg edited in Lr either way nice
[One (M9) General] DjLukeW:
HDR jpg on the phone then some slight processing in raw. Cheers dude
[One (M9) General] DjLukeW:
Auto mode, jpeg. No edit
[One (M9) General] jaskarandhanju:
android m RAW
[One (M9) General] nguyen4514:
I just got an m9 a couple of days ago and I am very impressed with the camera. My previous phone was the original Galaxy Note Edge. The camera on that phone was great, but it was slow when taking pictures and the phone lagged overall.

A little background info on myself. I am not a professional photographer. I have taken photography courses in my younger days, but that is about it. We practiced using manual 35mm cameras. Many of the pictures that I will be posting in this thread will most likely be family pictures. This is actually what I usually take pictures of the most. In my book, the best camera to have is the most convenient one for you to use. Since I always have my phone with me, a good camera is a must.

Here are some pictures that I took over the last few days.

Random Grocery Store Picture

IMAG0068 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

Portrait taken in an area with a lot of shade and trees

IMAG0064 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

Portrait in evening sun. Sun is hovering just over the roofs of nearby houses.

IMAG0048 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

IMAG0045 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

Indoor portrait near a window. Indirect florescent lighting.

IMAG0030 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

Direct sunlight. 12PM sun.

IMAG0024 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

IMAG0021 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

IMAG0020 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

Evening sun. Indoor shot near a window.

IMAG0040 by nguyen4514, on Flickr

I did a blind test on my family members that had no idea that I switched phones. They loved and praised the pictures I took. However, when I told them that I took these pictures on an m9, they started criticizing photo quality. This is most likely because a lot of my family members believe that Samsung will always have the best cameras. Similar to iPhone sheep, but in this case it's Samsung.

What I noticed is that when I view photos I took with the m9 on a Samsung phone such as the S7, the pictures look very vibrant.

The photos I posted have not been edited and I was using automatic settings. I almost never use HDR. Since I'm still able to take good pictures of a child that does not stay still, I would say that the m9 does take good pictures. Throughout the week, I'll try to post some macro and more low light shots.
[One (M9) General] fmedrano1977:
Since images I took.

HTC One M9 on T-Mobile's LTE Network
[One (M9) General] spiwar:
The one M9 has a really great camera, I'm really impressed with what it can do...

my cat by spiwar, Flickr

Processed with LR
[One (M9) General] DjLukeW:
Macro mode for the ladybird, and auto for the other. No edits
[One (M9) General] Aleki:
How are you guys managing pics so mint? Did HTC finally succeed with the software tweaks, or do these amazing shots still require incredibly steady hands?

My shots were terribly inconsistent, so I sold my M9 off last year before the price tanked
[One (M9) General] racingmatt1:
I would like to know this too.
[One (M9) General] davidtm0:
I tend to use HDR, otherwise just auto settings.

Addendum: I did set resolution and crop to medium (10:7) as recommended long ago in one of the original discussions.
[One (M9) General] Eka.SB:
Anyone can extend the shutter speed time?
[One (M9) General] Zed6666:
Apologies for talking in this picture thread, but it seems more relavent than creating a new thread...

I have recently picked up a cheapy second hand M9....as I can never bring myself to spend big on new phones. I love to take pictures when out hiking and see there seems to be a bit of info required to be able to optimize the M9 for pictures...

From looking around I see that you should set max Iso to 400 and take pictures in medium resolution....Is this correct?.

Phone came with Nougat installed but I see there is a very popular camera mod (luma denoise and something else) that is for MM based roms....... Should I be looking to downgrade to MM and installing this mod for much improved photo's or will the stock nougat experience be fine for my countryside pics?.....I have no issue with taking pics in RAW and working them myself if this is the best option anyway ?.

Thanks for any info you guys can throw my way.
[One (M9) General] nek46:
my baby :o ,ice rom by Golv and leedroid:)

Four wheels move the body.Two wheels move the soul
[One (M9) General] hfauzanhanif:
using manual focus

better use bacon camera app thats feels like pro :cool:
[One (M9) General] Tetragrammazoid:
I tried bacon camera but it's quite a spammy app. I much prefer the Open Camera app. I must say though that I'm thoroughly amazed that HTC managed to mess up their cameras so badly. They were better results 8 years ago on HTC phones. It's almost like they never turned the camera on before they started mass production or something. Good grief.

I think there is something wrong with the light metering on the camera. Using the Open Camera app and selecting flash-on with touch focus gives ok results, without focusing first the light meter doesn't seem to kick in properly (or fast enough) and it ends up delivering a dark photo that's used the whole of the ISO range, which of course leads to a lot of noise.
[One (M9) General] Zed6666:
I tend to use OpenCamera now too after trying a few. I always set the ISO, usually leaving it at 100 for daytime snaps, then set the exposure and lock it. Finally I autofocus and take the pic.
[One (M9) General] Myrmeko:
I have Luma Denoise and the other mod installed on my phone right now.

Also, i've tested two M9s side by side. (One with Android 5.1 and mods and the other one with Android 7.0)

The one with Android 7.0 takes much better photos.

Just that with Android 7.0 you dont have 9 seconds of exposure time anymore as you had with the mod.
[One (M9) General] Marko Indaco:
Some macro's flowers from mountains

Even if the camera of the M9 is not the top, I must say that the macro photos are really beautiful. I wanna share below some shots (some with a contrast filter +1 and other light tweeks) that I did in a wonderful mountain place, around 1500 meters :D

I used the M9 stock camera and the HTC 10 stock camera (that comes within the ViperOneM9 rom, as choice during Aroma installing procedure... and yes, it's possibile to have both, without conflicts ;) )
[One (M9) General] LenAsh:
Thread cleaned

Some members appear to have completely missed the point of this thread - "Pictures Taken With M9". It should be obvious that this is about showcasing Photos (and Videos) taken with the M9 - the good, the bad and the indifferent. Clearly this also includes the "hows" and "how-tos" so others can evaluate the camera or emulate the techniques of others to get the best and most pleasing results.

See 2 posts down...

Thanks
[One (M9) General] th3:
The wish washyness... It's caused by poor contrast and electron capture (bleed) and/or oversensitive photosites, not being able to correctly deal and ascertain the light intensities. It's part of a bad sensor or one other factor, I can't recall right now.

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[One (M9) General] LenAsh:
OK - all the posts that my post refer to above have been magically moved to their Very Own thread HERE

If anyone thinks I've missed a post or two from this thread, let me know and I'll move it/them too. TBH, picking out the on and off topic posts was like plaiting Fog.

Hopefully the 2 threads can co-exist. If not, then...
[One (M9) General] flex360:
Just received my phone. Snapped a quick pic , can't do much right now
[One (M9) General] th3:
All auto quick snap?

That's quite blurry, it's out-of-focus.

Oh no, that green tint is there [emoji19]

Try correcting WB manually and limiting ISO 100.

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[One (M9) General] Adam182:
When does your device arrive th3? - Adam
[One (M9) General] SPreston2001:
You plan on cooking up a ROM for the M9 Flex?
[One (M9) General] flex360:
yeah definitely

:)
[One (M9) General] vegetaleb:
Congrats bro!

I wonder if someone can mod the camera settings in the system partition to play with the jpeg compression and other photos parameters...
[One (M9) General] One Twelve:
DOF on this thing is really short at that distance. Two raspberries deep. Thats why the text is clear but the nozzle isn't. Try from a little further back.

http://images.frandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HTC-One-M9-Macro-2.jpg

http://images.frandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HTC-One-M8-tarte-2.jpg

http://images.frandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HTC-One-M8-macro-2.jpg

http://images.frandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HTC-One-M9-macro-3.jpg

m8 goes a bit deeper.
[One (M9) General] th3:
Dof is definitely small, I noticed.

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[One (M9) General] vegetaleb:
Where is Gavin???
[One (M9) General] th3:
It's at home, delivered yesterday along with 26 other parcels... All waiting to be opened :)

I haven't got the time until I finish this project (haven't been home 3 days).

That's if my girl hasn't ripped through them all already, lol!

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[One (M9) General] Adam182:
with 26 other parcels? what did you buy? the internet? - Adam
[One (M9) General] flex360:
I think the camera is pretty bad. It has no form of stabilization whatsoever when taking videos. Ill try some low ligbt shots when I get off the train.

The 2 attached photos I had to get the focus just right. This camera is definitely not for pick up and shoot. So far,unless you have a tripod with the perfect lighting, you're gonna be in for some disappointment. More pics soon.
[One (M9) General] vegetaleb:
Playstation 4, 4K TV 50'' 3D curved, S6, S6 Edge, Note 4, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Xperia Z3, Dot View cover for M9, 7.1 surround system... :p
[One (M9) General] nebulaoperator:
What are you going to do with all this goodness?
[One (M9) General] Adam182:
Are you a professional reviewer or something? Or just have more money than you know what to do with - Adam

Edit* or do you plan on sending it all back
[One (M9) General] th3:
Hey, I work damn hard for my pennies [emoji13]

They're from the company I work for... And some random goodness :)

There's only one mobile in there that I know of. And like 230 big items! Haha my misses has been going ape

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[One (M9) General] flex360:
here are some night shots

i don't know whats going on with this camera

i seriously don't. every light source is super glared and makes the camera become unusable in the night time if there is any form of light source

auto shots by the way

i may be returning this phone soon
[One (M9) General] th3:
Da fff!

What soft are you on? Try and get the latest.

Auto has been shown to be bad and abysmal in dim or low light. Try manual and try manual focus.

I'm gonna take shots myself with M8 and M9 to compare...

I might throw in some Desire S comparisons if the M9 shots look that bad [emoji14]

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[One (M9) General] flex360:
im on 1.32.531.25
[One (M9) General] dondavis007:
Looks like it either is oil over the lens or some serious problem with it.

What should a similar pic look like if you did in on 1, auto and / or 2. use 10MP option?

I read somewhere that using a lower resolution made low light much better.
[One (M9) General] sallam5010:
Come on ! Why don't u try to clean your lens cuz it looks like it's full of fingerprints ! Seriously ppl
[One (M9) General] tryfound:
There's like no oleophobic coating on the lens, it gets filthy from a single touch even with a hand that has just been washed. The screen has a great coating however.
[One (M9) General] Adam182:
Could be a faulty unit/software but if it turns out you just needed to clean the lens...... Well I don't know what I would think about that - Adam
[One (M9) General] rizevnarastek:
The oleophobic coating got scratched easily last year so they probably didn't put it on this time.

Sent from my HTC One_M8
[One (M9) General] th3:
I doubt it's that. But if it is...

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[One (M9) General] flex360:
i really want to like this phone and keep it

so i wont give up yet!! :)

gonna mess with manual and see how they come out
[One (M9) General] randombirt:
This.
[One (M9) General] flex360:
probably this

had a long day at work so my brain was in hibernation mode on the way home lol

here are some shots from this morning. all auto

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B80IxmVlzWAxOVVvQUJmQjN0b28&usp=sharing
[One (M9) General] nebulaoperator:
Google drive is great idea. Please do shoot more in all conditions. Bring it on! Thanks for sharing.
[One (M9) General] dondavis007:
Drive was a really good idea!

Can you perhaps use the same folder for some more pics?

Question. Is it possible to create a template from manual like before? And if so is it possible to chose focus mode? The overexposed pics looks like when I use spot autofokus, normally it's best using something else for me. I'm not a photographer so I normally don't have a clue :)

Can you please test a bit in low light. Especially I read on a couple of sites that if you use the 10mp wide, lower resolution, the low light pics looks much better,sounds like a bug or inferior hardware processing.

And... If it's possible to change the focus mode, try something else on those overexposed pics. It looks like the M7 and 8 before I learnt to handle it, at least if it's possible try touch focus. Don't remember if you could do that?

A big thank you from all off us :)

And yes, auto out of the box, should do good enough. I really hate to fiddle with manual, but if you have to its worth it :)

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[One (M9) General] flex360:
a video and more photos added from my trip to the pharma

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B80IxmVlzWAxOVVvQUJmQjN0b28&usp=sharing
[One (M9) General] daniel.fanucchi:
please can you try to take pictures even 3-4 photos in different conditions then setting 20MPX, 12Mpx and 8 MPX by phone
[One (M9) General] One Twelve:
Agree, iIt does look like spot metering was used but the exifs say centre weighted.

Out doors its better to use average metering instead of centre. m9 is default set to centre weighted. This is a YMMV thing depending on the scene, in some cases if the lighting difference is too much, average ends up leaving a haze all over (eg whenever there is a bright light in the frame) and centre weighted preserves contrast. Its best to avoid too sharp a difference in light between parts of the image.

centrer-weighted is better with flash photo or when the foreground is better lit than the background.

The idea is resizing helps to reduce noise which helps to sharpen the image.

The focus looks fine its the exposure that's varying. This is ISO 250 at 1/15

IMAG0066.jpg

compared to the one below which is 160 at 1/60. less than 100 ISO does not give such a stark difference. But slowing exposure four times did it. Auto got it wrong. When i see shots like this i think too much ISO, heh no. too slow exposur means harder to handhold equals blur and over exposed to boot. This is what happened in the previous shot of the blower as well. it was not about DOF. if you focus on something dark before clicking then exposure slows and vice versa.

IMAG0065.jpg

You would think that its underexposed, this is where just a litte more exposure or exp comp will fix it.

keep em coming flex :)

Source (flex)
[One (M9) General] dondavis007:
Ok. It's sounds like the software need some serious tweaking, I wonder why they released it if it wasn't ready, why they didn't start earlier. Nothing is worth it creating reviews, HTC don't need it 4 sure.

About lower regulation I read somewhere that when they did a comparison it was like totally different logic involved, like sharpening was more off and different shutter speed. Maybe that was with older software. Can't remember where I found the info, it was in one blog and in another forum from Taiwan I think.

Should be interesting to see if it's still valid.

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[One (M9) General] One Twelve:
This one is a bit soft. ISO is all nice and low but caused shutter to be too long to handhold.

You don't need 1/8 for a flash photo at close range. 1/30 would do it with a little higher ISO and result will be sharper.

I'm wondering how you managed to get focus at all, presumably this was taken in the dark or very low light ?
[One (M9) General] curiousgeorge1893:
I got my M8 but i'm not that impressed with the camera so I'm thinking of going for a Z3 or M9.

Which one do you think would be best?
[One (M9) General] dondavis007:
Someone posted a comparison between Z3 and M9 and none of them used the hardware the best way.

If those is your choice Ill go for the M9, except for the cam it's in another class.

I haven't owned a Z3 but I was not to impressed by the Z1c. Great for outdoor but the cam for me was so so.
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
It's the same situation with the Z3 as with the M9... Auto mode sucks. Which has always dumb-founded everyone in the Z3 section, as it's Sony... They're known for their camera's. You'd think they'd know how to get good pictures.

But those who know how to use manual, the photos turn out pretty good.

Although you have more control of the settings with the M9.
[One (M9) General] One Twelve:
Can you describe what you mean by not impressed ?

Neither, you said you wanted a fast shooter. That means m8 or s6.

No point going for Z3 when you already have z2. There is not much difference with camera.
[One (M9) General] th3:
S6 or iP6+ if you want a good, fast shooter with fast focus/exposure times. Definitely not the M9.

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[One (M9) General] One Twelve:
These look good :)

IMAG0097.jpg

IMAG0095.jpg

Gotta love those overcast days. colours just pop naturally.

Flex
[One (M9) General] defcomg:
correct link

DNG to JPG M9 Raw Sample

Only did Lens Correction Vignette and Distortion

Color Correction with WB tool in Adobe Camera Raw

---------- Post added 1st April 2015 at 12:20 AM ---------- Previous post was 31st March 2015 at 11:52 PM ----------

DNG to JPG M9 Raw Sample

http://nubia.cn/mABN73
[One (M9) General] flex360:
Added one more pic down in the subway at grand central NYC
[One (M9) General] One Twelve:
These two are overexposed with highlights blown which is odd because when there is more white in the scene the tendency is to speed up shutter ie automatically decrease exposure. basically if this was auto in a snow scene it would be good as no camera would do it.

IMAG0089.jpg

IMAG0102.jpg

ISO is fine from the shots i've seen indoors (leave it at auto ISO) however exposure tends to slow more ie overexpose than required some times. Just a little exp comp tweaking when necessary. -0.3 to -0.7 EXP here. Can't say i've seen a single of flex's shots (35 and counting) with WB problems yet.

Flex m9 photo
[One (M9) General] sausje85:
Uncompressed ones from original software. not that impressed honestly.
[One (M9) General] tryfound:
Some pictures early this morning at the train station, tried default auto and then HDR. I think HDR is too inconsistent, sometimes it works well but usually it washes out the image.

https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B1u_7LJOO6ReYmtJTEpQR05UY2M/edit

Make sure to download the images if you want full resolution