Share your Nexus 5 camera photos, videos, and thoughts!

[lucas.scott]

Double post

 

[Mo ZedEl]

Can someone tell me if the video mode supports HDR?

 

[zkSharks]

Can someone tell me if the video mode supports HDR?

That's highly unlikely; HDR for video is significantly more hardware-intensive for video than it is for single photos. To achieve such an effect on a standard (non-RAW) video file, you'd essentially be using an HDR technique similar to Snapseed's recently-announced HDR Scape on each frame of the video.

 

[ptonantryloc]

All the photos I've seen taken by the Nexus 5 are "squarish." I assume they've got an aspect ratio of 4:3. Is there a setting to change the camera to take pictures in a 16x9 aspect ratio?

 

[cdd543]

Best comparison so far camera wise. Nexus 5 camera vs HTC One, iPhone 5S, Lumia 1020, GS4, Note 3, XperiaZ1

 

[anon(680971)]

Best comparison so far camera wise. Nexus 5 camera vs HTC One, iPhone 5S, Lumia 1020, GS4, Note 3, XperiaZ1

Thanks for pointing that out. Waiting on mine to arrive and I was fighting between the HTC One and the Nexus 5 and honestly, I feel better with the Nexus 5 as that was the only worry I had.

 

[zkSharks]

Another one from Alex. Looks great.

https://plus.google.com/115589706410276687884/posts/N8t1CKwQTSy

 

[Johnly]

Another one from Alex. Looks great.

https://plus.google.com/115589706410276687884/posts/N8t1CKwQTSy

For this phone to be shooting pics that good, you can't beat the price! Shooting like a 700 dollar phone camera. Looks great. 1020 great? Not even close but shoots with the best of the rest.

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[jev425]

Nexus 5 vs Galaxy S4 - Camera Test Comparison - YouTube

Repost but probably the best comparison so far

 

[anon(871934)]

Nexus 5 vs Galaxy S4 - Camera Test Comparison - YouTube

Repost but probably the best comparison so far

That was a great video. Basically what it told me is that with the availability of post-processing options I would never let the camera make my decision between these two phones.

 

[zkSharks]

Nexus 5 Camera Samples and Initial Impressions

 

[skullfreak]

I don't see google skimping on the camera when everything else is a power house

 

[flattie]

Hey all. I've taken some comparison shots between the N5 and a Nokia Lumia 925. I've gone for some low light shots here to show how the N5 holds up against one of the top low light performers on the market. Both sets of phots were taken using the stock camera app, all settings at auto with the flash turned off. The time of day was dusk. The chair shot had no artificial light source, the t-shirt was in a room with a desk lamp turned on and the garden was illuminated by a security light. I'm no camera expert, and these shots have been resized, so aren't a true reflection of either phones' output; but hopefully they give a reasonable, real-world reference for comparison in low light settings. N5 on the left, L925 on the right.(Or 1st and 2nd respectively, depending on the screen you are reading this on)







Performance under good lighting, to my untrained eye, appears to be comparable, with the L925 being a little better at picking out detail in shaded areas. I'd say the biggest difference comes from the stock apps; The Nokia Camera app is quite frankly in an entirely different league to stock Android 4.4. The features, coupled with granular control over the hardware, are excellent, as is the UI. The Android equivalent; not so much. Still, the overall package is a nice kick-on from the N4 and I reckon it'll serve for most people.

Edit:

I've taken a few close ups of my boys snoozing after our walk this morning, to show what the N5 cam can do in a macro sense. They were taken from around 5/6cm from the subject, indoors, this time using the HDR+ mode. Again, they have been resized, so aren't genuinely accurate, just an indication.

 

[codeda]

I wouldn't mind seeing comparison shots from an n4 and n5. I'm really hoping the new camera is just better than this one!

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[jev425]

Nexus 5 Video and Picture Samples | TechnoBuffalo

 

[htowngator]

As you mentioned the app, or rather the post-processing aspect, makes a large difference.

I would imagine that the purchasable apps in Google Play will make much better use of the OIS and camera lens than Google's stock app.

 

[zipro]

Here are some lowlight shots I just took with the N5. Applied the vintage filter to the first two, the third is completely without modification.

I'm insanely pleased with that camera. AF could be faster, but shot-to-shot speed is faster than on my 1020 even with the HDR+ mode on.

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[rayden8]

An interesting comparison of video and pics for the Nexus 5 and G2

 

[rubzykahn]

Can someone test the front facing camera please as mine is quite dark when taking video, but nice and bright when taking still images?
Is this just mine or is there a significant difference when switching between the two? Front facing camera only.

 

[charlee08]

G2 was slightly better.

Nexus 5 camera is 10x better than Nexus 4.

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