Moto X (second generation): Camera

[Ry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmErftjdXPI

 

[Ry]

Quick samples: Our first pictures from the new Moto X | Android Central

 

[someguy01234]

I can't make any conclusion without low light photos. Pretty much all flagship phones take good daylight pictures now.

 

[Scott7217]

I can't make any conclusion without low light photos. Pretty much all flagship phones take good daylight pictures now.

That's true. I would also add that action shots of children or pets moving around are also sometimes difficult to take with smartphone cameras. I'd like to see a camera with good shutter speed.

 

[Eli_C]

No OIS :-(

Do we have any info on the pixel size or sensor size in the camera?

 

[mookiekillsit]

I like that gallery and the movie option.

 

[Ry]

No OIS :-(

Do we have any info on the pixel size or sensor size in the camera?

Camera
Rear camera: 13MP F2.25
Front Camera: 2MP (1080p)

 

[Eli_C]

Camera
Rear camera: 13MP F2.25
Front Camera: 2MP (1080p)

That is worthless. Sensor could be the same size (or smaller) then the 2013 Moto X with smaller pixels. The MP count tells you very little. Bigger Sensor and/or bigger pixels = better camera (typically)

 

[Ry]

That is worthless. Sensor could be the same size (or smaller) then the 2013 Moto X with smaller pixels. The MP count tells you very little. Bigger Sensor and/or bigger pixels = better camera (typically)

..just listing what's out there.

 

[Ry]

http://phandroid.com/2014/09/05/motorola-moto-x-2nd-gen-camera-samples-video-photos/

So, after taking the phone out for a quick spin around downtown Chicago, we have to say we were quite impressed the results. Not because it’s the best smartphone shooter we’ve ever used — far from it. But simply because it’s leaps and bounds better than the original Moto X and really, that’s all we were asking. With every camera carrying it’s own unique photo “signature,” you’ll have to decide whether or not the Moto X is adequate enough for your tastes

 

[Ry]

AnandTech | Motorola Announces the New Moto X: Initial Impressions and Hands On

For Motorola, this is camera represents a huge departure. While in the past they were almost exclusively an OmniVision customer, the OV10820 was likely a driving force in the move away from OmniVision for this generation. Instead, Motorola has moved to a Sony IMX135 13MP sensor, which is the same sensor that we've seen in the Samsung Galaxy S4, LG G2, LG G3, and a whole host of other smartphones. The new ring flash is said to reduce the severe shadowing that usually comes with flash photos, and the camera also runs a continuous buffer of photos and will automatically detect photos that are blurry or out of focus and will save photos from before and after the photo was taken in order to suggest them as replacements for a photo if they're sharper and in focus. Motorola also showed off a highlight reel feature that automatically generates short videos if it detects a large number of photos and videos taken in a single area.

 

[Clocks]

That's encouraging.

 

[Green_Laser]

Yeah sounds good!

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[livetoride4666]

This was the only reason why I sold the og X and it's what I'm waiting for on the new one. This is very promising! Can't wait for the unlocked version to go on sale.

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[radgatt]

AnandTech | Motorola Announces the New Moto X: Initial Impressions and Hands On

So no OmniVision??? That's great news. Now this is definitely going to be my new phone. Can't wait until its released!

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[someguy01234]

It is the Sony Exmor IMX135 sensor, which is used in the LG G3 and Galaxy Note 3.

 

[Kaustav Chakravarthy]

I read somewhere that the new Moto X uses a Sony IMX135 sensor - 1/3.06". No more Omnivision.

"... It uses the 13-megapixel 1/3.06” Sony IMX135, one of the most popular sensors out there that is also used on devices like the LG G3, LG G2, and the Samsung Galaxy S4. It is noticeably smaller than the previously used OmniVision one, but has a higher resolution. Naturally, this translates into tinier, 1.1µ pixels, smaller than the 1.4µ on last year’s Moto X...."

Source - a phonearena article

 

[zero3187]

I'm glad I read this thread. I was considering buying a Moto X anyways but this almost cements my decision.

 

[Eli_C]

Moto X 2014 Camera Sensor
IMX135:
4208 x 3120
1.12 μm
16.5 mm^2


Moto X (2013)
OmniVision OV10820
4320 x 2432
1.4 μm
20.6 mm^2

So the SENSOR in the 2014 Moto X is 25% SMALLER then the 2013 X! A smaller sensor is BAD. And more megapixels on a smaller sensor just means more noise. Boo Moto. They went with 100% marketing MP crap for the camera.

 

[livetoride4666]

Moto X 2014 Camera Sensor
IMX135:
4208 x 3120
1.12 μm
16.5 mm^2


Moto X (2013)
OmniVision OV10820
4320 x 2432
1.4 μm
20.6 mm^2

So the SENSOR in the 2014 Moto X is 25% SMALLER then the 2013 X! A smaller sensor is BAD. And more megapixels on a smaller sensor just means more noise. Boo Moto. They went with 100% marketing MP crap for the camera.

I agree, but so far the camera reviews have been night and day better. The horrible camera in the original is why I sold the phone so I'm monitoring this very closely

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