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My biggest gripe with Nexus series has been the camera. None of the releases has made a quantum leap in terms of picture quality. I don't care about gimmickries

by chdir 11y ago

My biggest gripe with Nexus series has been the camera. None of the releases has made a quantum leap in terms of picture quality. I don't care about gimmickries like HDR, live photos, sphere etc., all I want is a $300 Point & Shoot quality. Something that won't make me feel guilty for using a camera phone for preserving spontaneous memories. Please Google :) Samsung has done a great job with the S6, the others like G4 & Moto aren't far behind.

stephengillie 11y ago
I've heard nothing but compliments about the photos from my Nexus 5 camera. They're very high resolution and look great. I'll post some from Imgur if you want. What problems are you having with yours?
- Grazester 11y ago
  You kidding right? Maybe your have the art of taking photos with that phone down or something but pictures I take with it always seems to washed out compared to my Moto X(another bad one)
  - stephengillie 11y ago
    This one looks alright to me, and didn't get any comments that it was taken with a "potato": https://m.imgur.com/wzMqO8p https://m.imgur.com/wzMqO8p
    - y2bd 11y ago
      To be honest, to me it looks a bit noisy, washed out colors, and it must not have been taken in bright lighting because you can see some camera shake. There's also a lot of smudging in the carpet and wall textures, which makes me think that either there originally was a lot of noise before post-processing, or the noise removal software on the phone isn't very good.
      - stephengillie 11y ago
        I'll take that as a compliment. The photo was taken one-handed while standing in the "elevator lobby" of the floor, so it was facing the bright light instead of having the lighting behind the target. The image might be inferior to a DSLR on a tripod, but for simple functionality I think this device is highly suitable. And it fits in most pockets.
  - darkstar999 11y ago
    Make sure you have HDR mode turned on and your hands are steady. I have taken some great pictures with this phone.
r3m6 11y ago
Same here. Can we/anyone tell from the specs how good (say, relative to S6/iPhone6) the new camera will be?
- on_and_off 11y ago
  DxO seems to think that it is very good : http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Google-Nexus-6P-review-Serious-contender-for-mobile-photography http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Google-Nexus-6P-review-Seriou... It seems that Google has really worked on the camera module this time around.
moultano 11y ago
HDR isn't a gimmick, it dramatically improves the picture quality. You get the effect of a super-long exposure on noise level and dynamic range, but with image stabilization, and a compromise on the moving objects in the scene.
- Mikeb85 11y ago
  HDR is a gimmick in the sense that it just takes information from the sensor to bring out highlights. This is the sort of thing that can be done in post-processing on any RAW image. Its not a feature of the camera itself.
  - mayoff 11y ago
    Android and iOS HDR systems take multiple pictures very rapidly at different exposures and knit them together. You can't manually take the same “input” pictures as rapidly as an HDR system.
    - dpark 11y ago
      Do you have a source for that? I've also been under the impression that HDR in most phones is just a gimmick that operates on a single exposure.
      - moultano 11y ago
        Here's the google research blog post about it. http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2014/10/hdr-low-light-and-high-dynamic-range.html http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2014/10/hdr-low-light-and...
        dpark 11y ago
        Thanks!
      - reedlaw 11y ago
        I can tell from experience because some HDR photos taken on my Nexus 4 without being steady for long enough show artifacts of multiple exposures.
mkozlows 11y ago
DXOMark is the gold standard of photo-quality evaluations. Their evaluations for mobile phones show the Nexus 6 to have been very good for when it was released (it's #12 now, but most of the phones above it are newer); the Nexus 6P is ranked #2 right now: http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles
- nullrouted 11y ago
  I can't believe they don't show you any picture results at least.
  - dagw 11y ago
    DXOMark is all about shooting specific test targets under controlled lighting conditions and automated algorithmic analysis of the results. Basically they're trying to scientifically measuring the maximum potential of a given sensor under ideal conditions. They don't produce any interesting images to look at. Sites like connect.dpreview.com on the other hand are all about the actual photography and cover things like handling, UI and real life performance and results
- teleclimber 11y ago
  Nice! Didn't think they would be able to get a hold of one so fast. Can someone confirm the rear shooters on the 5X and 6P are the same hardware? The specs are identical.
- cheshire137 11y ago
  Hm, I'm surprised they don't have the iPhone 6S on there. Maybe it's coming.
rdl 11y ago
Fitting a $300 point and shoot (canon s130?) into a tiny space for $20 BOM would be amazing engineering. Bigger sensor, bigger, less rugged lens, ability to move elements. It is a testament to amazing software that camera phones are as good as they are.
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by chdir 11y ago

stephengillie 11y ago

I've heard nothing but compliments about the photos from my Nexus 5 camera. They're very high resolution and look great. I'll post some from Imgur if you want. What problems are you having with yours?

Grazester 11y ago
You kidding right? Maybe your have the art of taking photos with that phone down or something but pictures I take with it always seems to washed out compared to my Moto X(another bad one)
- stephengillie 11y ago
  This one looks alright to me, and didn't get any comments that it was taken with a "potato": https://m.imgur.com/wzMqO8p https://m.imgur.com/wzMqO8p
  - y2bd 11y ago
    To be honest, to me it looks a bit noisy, washed out colors, and it must not have been taken in bright lighting because you can see some camera shake. There's also a lot of smudging in the carpet and wall textures, which makes me think that either there originally was a lot of noise before post-processing, or the noise removal software on the phone isn't very good.
    - stephengillie 11y ago
      I'll take that as a compliment. The photo was taken one-handed while standing in the "elevator lobby" of the floor, so it was facing the bright light instead of having the lighting behind the target. The image might be inferior to a DSLR on a tripod, but for simple functionality I think this device is highly suitable. And it fits in most pockets.
- darkstar999 11y ago
  Make sure you have HDR mode turned on and your hands are steady. I have taken some great pictures with this phone.

r3m6 11y ago

Same here. Can we/anyone tell from the specs how good (say, relative to S6/iPhone6) the new camera will be?

on_and_off 11y ago
DxO seems to think that it is very good : http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Google-Nexus-6P-review-Serious-contender-for-mobile-photography http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Google-Nexus-6P-review-Seriou... It seems that Google has really worked on the camera module this time around.

moultano 11y ago

HDR isn't a gimmick, it dramatically improves the picture quality. You get the effect of a super-long exposure on noise level and dynamic range, but with image stabilization, and a compromise on the moving objects in the scene.

Mikeb85 11y ago
HDR is a gimmick in the sense that it just takes information from the sensor to bring out highlights. This is the sort of thing that can be done in post-processing on any RAW image. Its not a feature of the camera itself.
- mayoff 11y ago
  Android and iOS HDR systems take multiple pictures very rapidly at different exposures and knit them together. You can't manually take the same “input” pictures as rapidly as an HDR system.
  - dpark 11y ago
    Do you have a source for that? I've also been under the impression that HDR in most phones is just a gimmick that operates on a single exposure.
    - moultano 11y ago
      Here's the google research blog post about it. http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2014/10/hdr-low-light-and-high-dynamic-range.html http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2014/10/hdr-low-light-and...
      - dpark 11y ago
        Thanks!
    - reedlaw 11y ago
      I can tell from experience because some HDR photos taken on my Nexus 4 without being steady for long enough show artifacts of multiple exposures.

mkozlows 11y ago

DXOMark is the gold standard of photo-quality evaluations. Their evaluations for mobile phones show the Nexus 6 to have been very good for when it was released (it's #12 now, but most of the phones above it are newer); the Nexus 6P is ranked #2 right now: http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles

nullrouted 11y ago
I can't believe they don't show you any picture results at least.
- dagw 11y ago
  DXOMark is all about shooting specific test targets under controlled lighting conditions and automated algorithmic analysis of the results. Basically they're trying to scientifically measuring the maximum potential of a given sensor under ideal conditions. They don't produce any interesting images to look at. Sites like connect.dpreview.com on the other hand are all about the actual photography and cover things like handling, UI and real life performance and results
teleclimber 11y ago
Nice! Didn't think they would be able to get a hold of one so fast. Can someone confirm the rear shooters on the 5X and 6P are the same hardware? The specs are identical.
cheshire137 11y ago
Hm, I'm surprised they don't have the iPhone 6S on there. Maybe it's coming.

rdl 11y ago

Fitting a $300 point and shoot (canon s130?) into a tiny space for $20 BOM would be amazing engineering. Bigger sensor, bigger, less rugged lens, ability to move elements. It is a testament to amazing software that camera phones are as good as they are.

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