Why was the Gnex's camera chosen?

**Poopai** · 11-24-2011, 05:27 PM

It's pretty much a consensus now that the camera on the Galaxy Nexus is not any better than most 8 MP cameras and is worse than the best 8 MP cameras, so I don't understand why they chose it, but there has to be some reasoning. Now as to the shutter speed, HTC has achieved instant shutter with 8 MP cameras that are either better or just as good as the one in the Nexus, so I'm doubting if shutter speed is really the reason for their selection. What do you think?

**o4liberty** · 11-24-2011, 05:29 PM

I picked up the Rezound for this reason .

**SCampbell27** · 11-24-2011, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by esn

I picked up the Rezound for this reason .

You bought a phone simply b/c of a camera?

**pauliphone5** · 11-24-2011, 05:58 PM

I have a really cool Nikon digital camera that is 16 mega pixels. It takes awesome pics. My smartphone can make some really awesome phone calls. It also has some really useful as well fun apps.

I personally do not purchase smart phones simply for the camera.

**PJnc284** · 11-24-2011, 05:59 PM

Believe Panda said that google/samsung went with 5MP since that was the max they could use at this time to get no shutter lag due to write speeds so I'd choose to believe that.

And it's obvious that you have 0 interest in the gnex and are continuously nitpicking to troll this forum

**SoulWeaponry** · 11-24-2011, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by SCampbell27

You bought a phone simply b/c of a camera?

Is that really that crazy? Some of us have personal preferences. You can point at any number of things that might be small to you but are huge to others. Personally, i would never buy a phone just to have vanilla android when i could root any other phone and have the same effect.

**Poopai** · 11-24-2011, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by SCampbell27

You bought a phone simply b/c of a camera?

All components have value, and together they create the total value of a phone, and if a superior camera is perceived to be the attribute which pushes the value of a phone beyond its competitor, then yes, one buys a phone simply because of a camera.

**TheDave** · 11-24-2011, 06:06 PM

If you want that instant shutter speed, right now you need the 5 MP camera. Writing scripts in a 8 MP format take too long, and cause shutter lag.

#firstworldproblems

**Poopai** · 11-24-2011, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by PJnc284

Believe Panda said that google/samsung went with 5MP since that was the max they could use at this time to get no shutter lag due to write speeds so I'd choose to believe that.

Originally Posted by TheDave

If you want that instant shutter speed, right now you need the 5 MP camera. Writing scripts in a 8 MP format take too long, and cause shutter lag.

But yet HTC has had instant shutters on 8 MP cameras for months.

**rcpa** · 11-24-2011, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by PaulDroidR2D2

I personally do not purchase smart phones simply for the camera.

Yeah, I thought that once and ended up with the Thunderbolt. I want to do video with my camera and indoor video in typical home lighting on a thunderbolt is so useless that the phone might as well have not come with a camera.

So now I care a little more about the camera. But, I'm quite happy with what I've seen with the Galaxy Nexus so far. 5 megapixels is just fine.

**jamesbrown33** · 11-24-2011, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Poopai

But yet HTC has had instant shutters on 8 MP cameras for months.

The way Google is getting zero shutter lag depends on fast internal storage. The fastest memory can only keep up with 8mp images that is why Google limited it. HTC must be using some compression techniques to decrease the file sizes of their images so that the memory can keep up with, their 8mp images.

**Poopai** · 11-24-2011, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by jamesbrown33

The way Google is getting zero shutter lag depends on fast internal storage. The fastest memory can only keep up with 8mp images that is why Google limited it. HTC must be using some compression techniques to decrease the file sizes of their images so that the memory can keep up with, their 8mp images.

Then I would imagine that Google would have used HTC's technique, if that was the case.

**euphoriq** · 11-24-2011, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Poopai

Then I would imagine that Google would have used HTC's technique, if that was the case.

And face another lawsuit?
They did enough with the phone, appreciate it for what it is.

**moosc** · 11-24-2011, 07:38 PM

Its so simple this phone is meant to be developer for the OS not for build specs. I wish they would go back to the original stuff like the first nexus. That phone not only had the new os but also phone features no other phone had at the time. 1ghz chip dual microphones just to name some stuff I can recall.

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**CynicX** · 11-24-2011, 07:39 PM

I would say mostly cost....

The same people that say they won't pay more then X amount. Then in another thread wonder why it doesn't have the best of every phone ever smashed into one device.

Super amoled 720p screen 4.6", nfc, latest os, LTE radio, instant shutter, better optics then most other camera phones, etc etc.

For a similar price as other phones on the market. Adding an SD card, hdmi out (i know the gn has mtp), 8mp camera with instant shutter, and whatever else adds to cost which is inevitably passed to the consumer. To the average Joe the phone in its current build is better then an extra 150-200 dollars on the cost. It is for me.

**jamesbrown33** · 11-24-2011, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Poopai

Then I would imagine that Google would have used HTC's technique, if that was the case.

Compression, like anything else in this world, comes with trade-offs.

**Poopai** · 11-24-2011, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by jamesbrown33

Compression, like anything else in this world, comes with trade-offs.

5 MP and a worse sensor is a worse trade-off than whatever compression is doing imo.

**jamesbrown33** · 11-24-2011, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Poopai

5 MP and a worse sensor is a worse trade-off than whatever compression is doing imo.

It could very well be, I am not an image expert and personally cannot tell the difference between shots taken on the nexus and other high end phones although I am sure there are many that can.

**ultravisitor** · 11-24-2011, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by euphoriq

They did enough with the phone, appreciate it for what it is.

I don't think that's possible for many of the people here.

**ejaymd11** · 11-24-2011, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by Poopai

But yet HTC has had instant shutters on 8 MP cameras for months.

What HTC phone has no shutter lag? The Rezound doesn't. It may be fast but it is deff not zero shutter lag.

**Droid800** · 11-24-2011, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Poopai

But yet HTC has had instant shutters on 8 MP cameras for months.

No HTC phone has true zero shutter lag. They may have some very fast cameras (the one on the Rezound is extremely fast), but they aren't even close to zero shutter lag. And they have some pretty awful compression algorithms that make the images sub-par for the camera's mega pixel count.

**S.Meezy** · 11-24-2011, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Droid800

No HTC phone has true zero shutter lag. They may have some very fast cameras (the one on the Rezound is extremely fast), but they aren't even close to zero shutter lag

Specs on the rezound say it does...

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