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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] DeVilio:
Hi there. From beginning i noticed that photos quality is not so good. Before i`ve had S7 flat version and comparison between those two is like almost the same quality in phones that has 2 years difference and note has one more camera to work with. So i begin to wondering - maybe with my sensor is something wrong? I went to Samsung store and ask them about this, and wanted to shoot some pictures with their Note9 and mine with the same settings without this "AI" updates assistant. But their phones still works at 8.1 system version and mine - 9.0. And what more - they told me that Notes 9 has sensors from two different supplies and this could be reason with differences. So - going to question - is there any way to check what exactly sensor is in our devices? Some code or setting that i must go to to check it? There is no way to compare in other way then to shoot with two phones with the same hardware and software and about first one - we have no certainty which one we have unless there is way to know this.

Ok. I dig deeper and

Samsung is type S5K2L3

Sony is type IMX345

App that let you check which one you have

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.andr7e.deviceinfohw

Let me know ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] mrbogusbaxter:
Since the day I received my GNOTE 9 I have to say the camera has been down right awful and truly a disappointment.

the background noise is beyond horrendous w/ simple point and shoot shots, the blur is ridiculous at various times.

EVen on Samsungs low level phones, the cameras are not this bad. Upgraded to Pie and nothing improved.

I am convinced I have a defective camera.

I finally couldn't stand anymore and asked ATT for a warranty replacement (in which I should have tomorrow)

I have read everything from amazing to terrible. I am hoping upon the new arrival, this would confirm a camera defect would be the issue.

More shortly.

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Since the day I received my GNOTE 9 I have to say the camera has been down right awful and truly a disappointment.

the background noise is beyond horrendous w/ simple point and shoot shots, the blur is ridiculous at various times.

Even on Samsungs low level phones, the cameras are not this bad. Upgraded to Pie and nothing improved.

I am convinced I have a defective camera.

I finally couldn't stand anymore and asked ATT for a warranty replacement (in which I should have tomorrow)

I have read everything from amazing to terrible. I am hoping upon the new arrival, this would confirm a camera defect would be the issue.

More shortly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] lastfugi1979:
yes, its too grainy and noisy even in good light conditions
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sullytrny:
Some of mine!

Photo's[emoji2398] by Sully using SM-N960U or SM-870A
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sullytrny:
I think you are correct in the bad sensor (camera) hardware diagnostics

Mine is awesome on hi&lo res

Photo's[emoji2398] by Sully using SM-N960U or SM-870A
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] N1NJATH3ORY:
Some Pics i took with my NOTE-9 Clicky!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] smentoma:
Shame on samsung. This is a disgrace in low light photo. After seen what my wife p30 pro can do in low light i never take picture at night with note 9. I really drive me nuts. Why samsung cant produce a better camera in low light there is to much noise and pictures seems 10 years old phone guality. With p30 pro i can shoot the sky at knight and see the stars. Hope note 10 will bring a better camera. I cant live without spen. That is the only reason i stayed on note line.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Tali099:
im having an issue with zoom and live focus on the main camera anytime i which to use any of these features the camera module keeps vibrating causing the images to waver same thing happens when used in videos too
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] emudojo:
you're comparin apples to peanuts, the P30PRO is at least 10 months newer, it uses a tech that was not available when the note 9 launched, heck even the galaxy S10 did not have that.

Actually even some DSRLs and Mirrorless cameras can't match the P30 in low light... or Zoom (w/o) expensive lenses
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Jovan1997:
Here is from me ...Have just two weeks but I think to change for P30 Pro
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] billozy:
here are some night shots with the stock camera app untouched

flickr link: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmDNhFWk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jult:
I would have to agree, the Note 9 camera hardware AND software are a major disappointment.

Have yet to see an app that is able to make it any better. If any of you finds a camera mod, even those with a root requirement if needed, let us know, because as it stands, they're not up to par.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Jovan1997:
Wow new night mode :eek:

1. Standard mode

2. Night mode

In room have 3 led cooler :) i cant belive....what p30 pro can do than?? ?

** Night mode image size is double- 6.57mb , standard-3.80mb
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] luisprime:
My God, that is magnificent...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] luisprime:
Could you please provide some photos to make it clear what you're talking about?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] mikey1975:
Having a Exynos note 9 about 3 weeks, I was expecting to have a decent camera with this device.

But after testing, taking a lot of photos, I really agree with above stated.

The camera (software) is absolutely crap. It takes a lot of blurry and unfocused photos.

My Poco F1 takes photos of a much higher quality and sharpness....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Easkery:
The pictures taken with samsung are beautiful.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] gotcha640:
I have a note between pixel 3s, and I'm having a hard time believing this is the best Samsung can do. Walking around the neighborhood with the kids, everything is blurry. This is just full auto, whatever the camera wants to do out of the box. I'm walking, not bouncing or waving around, but not stopping and holding still.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jult:
I had a Note 4 before this, and I find it flabbergasting that on a Note 9, the sensor is actually *smaller* and of lower quality, the pixel-density is smaller too, and granted, I had a really good camera-mod for my Note 4, I sure hope something similar appears for the Note 9, because really, it's not even close to what the Note 4 could do. Auto white-balance is way off too, the stock camera app is really ill designed. I don't know what kind of midget fingers they think we have, but you can't possibly think this is workable with the Pro mode functionality. It's a joke. Nothing of the app seems well tested or thought through.

The Note 9 camera app (SamsungCamera8.apk) is not great for taking pictures of things that are hard to see and get to with a larger lense, behind closets, deep in engine bays, under cars, behind computers, shopping lists, really small print etc. The Note 4 app was good for that, precisely *because* it allowed me to pinch in 4MP deeper than the Note 9, with no jpeg loss. I only use a cell phone camera to take photographs in those occasions when I see something I absolutely must capture but don't have a big lense handy.

I don't see why they decided on 2 rear lenses. Why not use that space to create 1 larger lense? It's mostly the size of the lense that limits its quality and sensitivity.

The camera app in the Note 9 is unfinished garbage, fonts that you don't even see, missing config, no preset states, and way too sensitive for clicking the wrong thing and thereby ruining that moment you wanted to capture.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] gotcha640:
Agree on the 4. 4 years ago I pulled it out as a hawk was flying past and went for burst mode thinking I'd get one good Pic. I got 30 clear shots tracking a hawk moving at speed, now I can't get one of two kids complaining their way around the block...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ca12bon:
Pictures are crisp and clear on the Note 9, however when it starts getting dark, the Note 9 pics start looking like they were taken on potatoes. My Mate20Pro will take absolutely stunning pics in the dark, so that's about the only area where I'm disappointed with for the Note 9.

On the other side, the video, daytime photography, and selfie pics are of a better quality than my Mate 20 Pro. Still, I prefer the Mate 20 Pro over Note 9 because it excels in night time photography.

Overall camera / pic / video scores for both:

Note 9 - 89%

Mate 20 Pro - 92%
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] tb5...:
As someone who just picked up a note 9, this is not a greatest thread to read through :\

my note 4 took clear crisp images... i expected the 9th iteration to be that much better...

is there any gcam mods working with the note 9? for low light pics...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] tankdog03:
Yes there is a Google pixel 3 camera apk, and a YouTube video showing comparison
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Anphonsus:
DxO ranked Note 9 so high, but reading through this post it seems there are some serious problems with its camera :( Too bad I'm thinking about purchasing it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] nitin_ko:
The camera was good when the phone was launched. I used to brag abt the pics etc etc Now its such a disappointment.

seems with updates they hv intentionally made a mess of the software. Looks as if they want u to upgrade to Note 10 or 10+ else i dont understand why will they mess with such an extraordinary camera to start with.

samsung needs to understand that one bad experience will shoo the customer away from them forever.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Anphonsus:
If this is true then what a crazy move from Samsung! I'm thinking about buying a Note 9 as the price goes down significantly and software is 'matured' but this thread make me think twice.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] marianometzler:
photo quality is great, also I love how gcam is making multi layering picture it close to dslr
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Bober_is_a_troll:
I would think thrice. The curved screen is weak and prone to cracking more so than the flat gorilla glass phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
Do you really believe Dxo and their ranks? Their ranking system is based upon who pays them them the most, just like most other American organizations.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Medevac1:
I find the picture and video quality taken by my Tmobile branded Note 9 exceptional. I always receive compliments on my mobile photography. And the addition of the night mode is the cherry on top of the cake. It produces better low light images than the Google camera software I ported over. I just wish the manual video control option hadn't been taken away with the upgrade to Pie as it was a feature I regularly used.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] creed1994:
I agree. My friend's op6 clicks better pictures now. Really disappointed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] cybermac78:
ahahah besides the dynamic range, note5 used to get far better pics:eek:

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i my god... I do fully agree... every word... my note 5 (4 years older) takes far better pics (besides dynamic range)

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if camera is really imperative for you... You''d better think twice for sure... i'm very disappointed as well with note9 performances... you really have to avoid any zoom, not during the shoot but with saved pics: you can watch them only as they appear, as soon as you zoom in artifacts pops out like nothing else
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Medevac1:
I recently received the September security patch/software upgrade on my T-mobile Note 9 and the upgrade on the camera night mode is phenomenal. It far surpasses the Gcam night sight port I've been using. It was just another in a number of refined features on the Note 9 that supported my decision not to trade it in for the Note 10 +.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] gevin_456:
Note 9

This is my Captures

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9xj7NPXkRtEUWxWP8

All captured on SRI LANKA

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Izzy_B:
Has Samsung worsened the camera's night mode with its updates?

I have a feeling that it has. When I got an update that brought the S10's night mode to my Note 9 in July, the pictures taken with the night mode were clearly brighter and better exposed. Now, a few months and a couple of additional updates later , the pictures are either only SLIGHTLY brighter here and there or the differences are next to impossible to notice if you're not pixel peeping. Note 9 users, what do you think?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Medevac1:
I received the September update on T-mobile and it made the stock camera's night mode better than my Gcam port. Now I always boot into recovery and clear the partition cache after all updates if that matters.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] billozy:
Astro

Night Mode from the second beta, ZSK7, taken one hour after sunset, no edits.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] DarthJe5us:
Anyone having trouble taking good photos for the last half a year? Most of my photos come out blurry even in daylight if i don't hold extremely still.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Medevac1:
You might want to have that checked out. I've had the phone for over a year during which it made the transition from Oreo to Pie and has received a number of security/software that have enhanced camera performance as well as added the night mode camera. I have long had a Gcam port that I pretty much don't use anymore because the stock camera performs so well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] _GRIZZLY_:
I use Note 9 all the time with latest stock Oreo and i am glad with taking photos.

I read a lot of opinions that from Pie photo quality is worse.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Giowi:
can someone give me the link where to download the latest version of gcam for oreo? or at least someone can suggest me the best app for taking photos at night?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Jostian:
I tested the latest version for Note 9 last week and can honestly say there is little to no difference, the Gcam actually has way more noise to, I was disappointed with the GCam for Note 9, I tried 3 or 4 different configs that are available and all still have that slight plasticky look to detail that the stock camera has, unfortunately. Stick with the stock camera its pretty decent. see crops attached, stock cam on left, latest GCam for Note 9 on right.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] mattfax:
I have compared my sgn9 phone with xiaomi mi note 10 today and samsung is the loser( really shame, it costs almost 2 times expensive
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] hurnla:
just got this phone renewed. wonderful display, nice speakers.

But the picture quality is embarrasing for a phone which cost around 1k 2years ago.

my ph-1 puts it in the shade. much better quality with the stock camera.

i can't explain how a 2 year phone in this price range can produce such bad pictures.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Dr.Lost:
Taken over the forth with pro mode
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] reshwan55raza:
Reshwan55raza@gmail.com
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] iamkani:
I am Happy with the quality of the camera. But not satisfied with the settings in pro mood for night sky photography
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Medevac1:
Maybe you should port a Google Pixel camera software apk to your device. I've been using them since developer B-S-G developed one for the LG V20 Snapdragon a few years back. It is good option to the stock cameras.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] iamkani:
Yes I also wanted, but still there is no stable version for exynos version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] -CRO-Maher:
Take a look at this: https://koopahtmaniac.com/

There is also a telegram group, gcam app and configs on that site.

The dev is nice and also made newest version of GCAM for patrions, alongside the free GCAM which is older version, but for the details check the web site and telegram group.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] iamkani:
I already using it. And spoke with the developer and he said still for night pictures Manuel work not working. Cannot change settings ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] hellercz:
Hello,

what format of video recording do you prefer ? UHD 60FPS are cool, but video has no stabilization and videos are too big.

Is it chance in future there will be QHD (2K) with 60FPS ? Not only 30FPS :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] high_voltage:
Most likely it can be achieved via root and custom ROM on the exynos. The exynos 9810 have higher capabilities regarding that part compared to the sd845 so it can achieve higher FPS, but samsung can't release it officially as it will make the two variants different. The exynos note 8 for example has already unlock for 4к@60fps while stock is up to 4k@30fps, all because the snapdragon 835 doesn't support 60fps on that resolution while the exynos does. Same is for our phone, the exynos has better capabilities in encoding video.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] hellercz:
And:

what type of video recording do you prefer ? :) and why ? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vandal4e:
30 fps on android has better details, dont need to use 4k60 unless you pan a lot or shoot sports, zoom is also mediocre on 60fps
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] LunaWizard:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3DBjWpEVPus

:confused:Can anybody tell me the name of this vista looking task switcher software this dude is using on his HTC HOME plug in screen.....i likes and i wants....does anybody know?:p
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] DeepThought:
On the youtube site you posted under "about this video" it says: "Spb Mobile Shell, video review in HTC Touch". So I guess it's spb mobile shell 2.0: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/?en
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] P1Tater:
LOL, it's titled "Spb Mobile Shell v2.0 in HTC Touch". I can tell you that it is Mobile Shell 2.0 for sure. Its what I use however, I have no need for HTC home anymore with Shell 2.0 installed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] HuStLaZ:
Unless you have really good light, selfie's aren't the best. Ridiculous amount of face smoothing I just can't seem to get rid of. Even with the settings turned off, it just does smoothing so it looks terrible.

Rear camera is good.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] MezBar:
I have a big issue with my front camera...

When I try to take a selfie, if behind the subject there's a light(natural or artificial), the photo become blurry.

I compared my device with one exposed in a store and only my device has this issue(the settings were the same on both devices)....

Anyone has/had the same problem? If yes, how did you solve it?

I've already tried a factory reset but the problem still remain...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jmk32:
Gcam mod on the Note 9 takes considerably better selfie pix than the stock camera. No smoothing and a lot more detail.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] KingVekxin:
Unfortunately the selfies are terrible. I have tried Android pie on the note 9 and I can say with that OS upgrade the selfie cam does get marginally better thank goodness.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] william-johnson:
The selfie cam in my opinion is bad quality. The photos are usually blurry except you are stood very still and have very good light. I think perfomance is not good enough for a €/£1000+ device and hopefully a software upgrade will fix the issue particularly the time it takes to focus
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] DanC4250:
The gcam port makes the quality so much better
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] gamekill:
Exynos or Snapdragon?

Care to share which exact gcam version are you using? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] DanC4250:
Snapdragon.

The version I'm using is on the XDA gcam port hub
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] melchiar:
I have this phone for a day and I'm experiencing the same problem. All selfies look unnatural. Everything is too smooth, and blurry, just bad quality I think.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] algiogia:
The only complain I have about the front camera is the angle. With my old LG G6 I could easily get the whole family in while talking with relatives and friends on video call.

With the Note 9 I can barely get myself in.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] isaak:
Someone has noticed improvements in selfie quality after oneui 2.5 update?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] rich204:
I'm still waiting for the update as I'm from Canada, Otherwise, I've had my N9 snapdragon for less then a month and I've used Urnyx's 7.3 v2.4: GCam & PixelCam_7.3_V5.0 by jairo_rossi and those camera apps are stable and work better than the stock camera (One UI 2.1)

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-jairo_rossi/

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-urnyx05/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] WebsGhost:
Can you attach a gcam mod for note 9 please? i've tried to search that mod and couldn't find,

update - found it :), not working so well on my Exynos version

Thanks.

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I didn't tried to take selfie since the update
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vijayperla99:
Quality

Selfie quality was superb in oreo 8.1, I don't see much quality after updating the phone to Android 9 or 10 versions
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] iceepyon:
The self-camera on the Note 9 is actually pretty good quality when compared to most laptop and 3rd party USB Webcams. I have use it for video conferencing via Zoom, MS Teams and Cisco. All of the time the picture quality from my Note 9's selfie-camera seems to be much better quality than others who are using a laptop or traditional USB webcam
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] FYL21:
There's sometimes autofocus lag but in good light there's no shutter lag. In low light with Auto Mode there's a fair bit of shutter lag.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] mariojp:
I seem to be getting "recording failed" when double pressing the power to launch camera while my phone is locked. (When I hit the record button)

I've been thinking about returning (not exchanging) my note 9 since I'm still within the 30 days.