I want to love my 920...but I am just not that satisfied with its camera. Anyone else?
- I just got my Lumia 920 last week. So far, I really like the device. I chose it over the 8X because of the PureView camera (after MUCH research), but I'm just not that satisfied with the photos it takes. Does anyone else agree, or do I have a defective device? Here are some test shots.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Llx7vr51lyKEyw
(Under incandescent kitchen lighting. Complete loss of sharpness/detail).
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Di2p5y-wS1kIyE
(Fluorescent lighting. Loss of sharpness, detail, and color saturation.)
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...H63oo5bxvSZTyE
(Testing out the low light. I took this shot several times with different settings. This was the best of the bunch (a small lamp lit the room).
So....what do you think. Anyone else agree? I had an iPhone 4 before this. The camera was 5.0 megapixels. It did not do that well in low light, but it took photos that were generally much higher quality than this, in my opinion (more detail, sharpness, and color accuracy).- Share
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Dagger97 likes this.12-02-2012 07:46 PMLike 1 - Share
- 1. They look fine to me. Third one seems to be taken at very low light though which I'm sure is still much better than any iphone and Androids.
2. Your uploaded images are not in full resolution. You might want to change the upload settings.
3. Skydrive images usually appear ever so slightly less sharp than if you download the same images to PC and view them using Windows Photo Viewer or something similar. It's been like this all along. Maybe they downrez them to save bandwidth?
4. Make sure you understand the concept of depth of field (DOF) if you don't already. Lumia 920 has a wide aperture lens (f/2.0) for improved light gathering capability. Wide aperture comes with shallower DOF, especially for close-up shots. Object out of the shallower focal plane will appear somewhat out of focus on close-up shots. This is a desired feature, not a con.
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5. Don't press down the shutter button in one motion. Always use the half-press or tap-screen method to get AF to lock.Last edited by TK2011; 12-02-2012 at 09:31 PM.
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Gungzwei likes this.12-02-2012 08:02 PMLike 1 - Share
- I think it takes amazing pics for a cell phone camera.
https://skydrive.live.com/pagenotfounderror
https://skydrive.live.com/pagenotfounderror
http://sdrv.ms/SAhErk
https://skydrive.live.com/pagenotfounderror
I touched these up in Nokia's Creative suite by the way.- Share
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12-02-2012 08:42 PMLike 2 - Share
- I don't see anything wrong with the first two, though the third is rather grainy. I love the camera on my 920, though I'm coming from an HTC Droid Incredible and am not a big picture person.12-02-2012 08:46 PMLike 0
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- I've only had my 920 for a week, so I still haven't figured out all the tricks or how to best use the camera, but I got some decent shots, and some really good video last night when I went to see Everclear:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...IiUlFBomVKwmec
Haven't tried shooting outside in the day yet. This one is a test shot in my office:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...MZF9LO5GHDIwoE- Share
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12-02-2012 09:09 PMLike 2 - Share
- I've only had my 920 for a week, so I still haven't figured out all the tricks or how to best use the camera, but I got some decent shots, and some really good video last night when I went to see Everclear:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...IiUlFBomVKwmec
Haven't tried shooting outside in the day yet. This one is a test shot in my office:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...MZF9LO5GHDIwoE
But anyway...that's very impressive video and audio from a phone's camera.12-02-2012 09:22 PMLike 0 - The photo in the 2nd link, there's a head missing from the body. Or am I imagining things.. loved the wines pic though.
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The def star likes this.12-02-2012 09:29 PMLike 1 - Share
- There's a little more softness than I'd like in some of my daytime pics, but overall I'd say the camera is well above average and in low light its superb, nothing short if the 808 can touch it. Have a look at page 13 in the Lumia 920 pics thread if you want to see what kind of results I've gotten.12-02-2012 09:57 PMLike 0
- Loving the Camera. Excellent photos, low light, day light and video. I now take photos at every opportunity I get.12-02-2012 10:14 PMLike 0
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https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Di2p5y-wS1kIyE
(Fluorescent lighting. Loss of sharpness, detail, and color saturation.)
Anyway.. I think the camera in the 920 is pretty much on par with the rest of the phones available from the carriers with couple of nice additions such as HAAC mics, OIS, and relatively better low light performance. Yes, the iPhone 4s and the 5 take slightly better photographs during the day, but they are really bad at night/flash, and the sound recording on both is awful.. pretty much in line with all the other smartphones out there, except the 808.
In fact, if you really care about image quality and photography in general, there is only one smartphone that can potentially satisfy your needs.. Nokia's phase 1 pureview device.12-02-2012 10:37 PMLike 0 - i've been a bit disappointed so far, definitely some issues with softness/focus. But based on the fact that some pictures come out great, and the review units didn't have these problems, I'm pretty confident something is "off" in the final production software that will be fixed in an OTA in the next few months.12-02-2012 10:45 PMLike 0
- i've been a bit disappointed so far, definitely some issues with softness/focus. But based on the fact that some pictures come out great, and the review units didn't have these problems, I'm pretty confident something is "off" in the final production software that will be fixed in an OTA in the next few months.12-02-2012 10:59 PMLike 0
- ^ which iPhone...all of them before the 4s were pretty bad. They had the saturation tuned so high on the 4 it used to make a rainy day look sunny... the 4s and the 5 are good enough.
Now, consistency is very important.. if you have to take 3-4 shots to get one that is acceptable, that is no bueno.12-02-2012 11:11 PMLike 0 - I just got my Lumia 920 last week. So far, I really like the device. I chose it over the 8X because of the PureView camera (after MUCH research), but I'm just not that satisfied with the photos it takes. Does anyone else agree, or do I have a defective device? Here are some test shots.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Llx7vr51lyKEyw
(Under incandescent kitchen lighting. Complete loss of sharpness/detail).
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Di2p5y-wS1kIyE
(Fluorescent lighting. Loss of sharpness, detail, and color saturation.)
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...H63oo5bxvSZTyE
(Testing out the low light. I took this shot several times with different settings. This was the best of the bunch (a small lamp lit the room).
So....what do you think. Anyone else agree? I had an iPhone 4 before this. The camera was 5.0 megapixels. It did not do that well in low light, but it took photos that were generally much higher quality than this, in my opinion (more detail, sharpness, and color accuracy).
These seem very good12-02-2012 11:43 PMLike 0 - I just got my Lumia 920 last week. So far, I really like the device. I chose it over the 8X because of the PureView camera (after MUCH research), but I'm just not that satisfied with the photos it takes. Does anyone else agree, or do I have a defective device? Here are some test shots.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Llx7vr51lyKEyw
(Under incandescent kitchen lighting. Complete loss of sharpness/detail).
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Di2p5y-wS1kIyE
(Fluorescent lighting. Loss of sharpness, detail, and color saturation.)
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...H63oo5bxvSZTyE
(Testing out the low light. I took this shot several times with different settings. This was the best of the bunch (a small lamp lit the room).
So....what do you think. Anyone else agree? I had an iPhone 4 before this. The camera was 5.0 megapixels. It did not do that well in low light, but it took photos that were generally much higher quality than this, in my opinion (more detail, sharpness, and color accuracy).12-02-2012 11:44 PMLike 0 - 12-03-2012 12:03 AMLike 0
- In low light I usually snap a picture at ISO 400, Exposure 1/3 and leave mode at Auto (unless im doing a close up) and see the result. Depending on how that looks I might change some settings. Basically I try to walk on the line between noise due to higher ISO and overexposure. I suck at taking photos but I can get them to turn out decently by not just relying on auto for everything.12-03-2012 12:14 AMLike 0
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In low light I usually snap a picture at ISO 400, Exposure 1/3 and leave mode at Auto (unless im doing a close up) and see the result. Depending on how that looks I might change some settings. Basically I try to walk on the line between noise due to higher ISO and overexposure. I suck at taking photos but I can get them to turn out decently by not just relying on auto for everything.12-03-2012 12:51 AMLike 0 - 12-03-2012 01:54 AMLike 0
- I just got my Lumia 920 last week. So far, I really like the device. I chose it over the 8X because of the PureView camera (after MUCH research), but I'm just not that satisfied with the photos it takes. Does anyone else agree, or do I have a defective device? Here are some test shots.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Llx7vr51lyKEyw
(Under incandescent kitchen lighting. Complete loss of sharpness/detail).
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...Di2p5y-wS1kIyE
(Fluorescent lighting. Loss of sharpness, detail, and color saturation.)
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...H63oo5bxvSZTyE
(Testing out the low light. I took this shot several times with different settings. This was the best of the bunch (a small lamp lit the room).
So....what do you think. Anyone else agree? I had an iPhone 4 before this. The camera was 5.0 megapixels. It did not do that well in low light, but it took photos that were generally much higher quality than this, in my opinion (more detail, sharpness, and color accuracy).I certainly understand what you are going through.
12-03-2012 07:27 AMLike 0
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