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I took this shot at night in a poorly lit room using hdr+. I don't know what more you could ask from a cell phone camera. If you can't take a good shot with this camera, it's because you're a bad photographer. I don't mean that as an insult...I'm a bad singer and a bad dancer. This is a great camera.Attachment 90646

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Originally Posted by JeffDenver

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That's odd... I would have expected the reverse in results.

Originally Posted by Jeremy8000

That's odd... I would have expected the reverse in results.

Me too. Maybe I am mis-interpreting the settings? But it is like this on most pictures I took.

The 2nd picture does look better to me though. Even though the first one is brighter, the 2nd one is richer and sharper.

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On this one the difference is a lot more clear. HDR mode is warmer and sharper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDX7y...y6l4KSkUaRm2Rg

Here is an auto awesome video I made yesterday.

Some Macro Samples:


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As you can see from the middle one, the HDR mode does bring out more detail in macro shots as well. It aint just for low light.

camera is good but slow shutter. need more settings, better camera app.

Originally Posted by Qbancelli

http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/...psfe61ab65.jpg

I'll take the Stella please :-)

Morning coffee... HDR+ mode with no further edits.
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Originally Posted by svencux

whats wrong with video recording it stutters the whole time you try to shoot your Video. You having the same Problem or is it just me?
Tried it several times no luck. Any setting i need to do?

The video is a little choppy when panning during recording but the recorded video plays smooth. Is this what you mean?

I've been playing with this camera mod

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HDR+ with scene set to auto. This is cropped but otherwise unaltered.

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Originally Posted by pseudoware

I've been playing with this camera mod

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Got any meth inside that batter?

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Originally Posted by Marck527

Got any meth inside that batter?

Sent from my Nexus 5

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Blue meth is the best meth.

Some of the low-light shots are really impressive!

So this is a pic my wife snapped of me tonight. No flash, low light and HDR on. I couldn't be happier with the picture. I was actually very impressed. It captured the mood perfectly.

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Just placed an order earlier today for a N5. The slow shutter posts kinda of worry me. I have a very active 2 year old that is constantly moving. I don't expect over the top from my cell phone pics, I break out the Canon DSLR for that, but I do like a solid pic. I love the pics my S3 takes, HDR matched with Perfectly clear and a few other apps and I'm extremely happy. Looking/Hoping for similar performance.

Here are some of my S3 pics.

These are 3 of my more point and click off the cuff pictures.

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I make comparison between my old Digicam Sony DSC-W130, Nexus 5, and Nexus 5 HDR+ Mode :)

First thing to note: HDR+ is definitely much better than auto mode, always use it when possible!

Overall, I'm satisfied with the Nexus 5 camera, but it didn't beat the Sony. Nexus 5 outperformed the Sony with near scenes (lamp, kitchen), while the Sony did better with far away scenes (grass, socket). The sony captured more detail, but the Nexus produces better photos when they contain gradients such as shadows or shiny surfaces. The sensor of the Nexus camera is inferior, but I guess it makes up by better prost processing. For complex scenery, the Sony is better, for simple indoor scenery, the Nexus is better.

I didn't test low-light conditions, but that's actually one of the Nexus' strengths and I'm pretty sure it will outperform my old camera there.

First photo: Sony DSC-W130, second photo: Nexus 5 auto mode, third photo: Nexus 5 HDR+ Mode

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Originally Posted by Diesel6401

Just placed an order earlier today for a N5. The slow shutter posts kinda of worry me. I have a very active 2 year old that is constantly moving. I don't expect over the top from my cell phone pics, I break out the Canon DSLR for that, but I do like a solid pic.

The shutter speeds are not bad on the Nexus 5, as long as you are in normal mode. It's only really slow in HDR+. But the S3 definitely has a faster shutter speed.

Originally Posted by bernhard65

I make comparison between my old Digicam Sony DSC-W130, Nexus 5, and Nexus 5 HDR+ Mode :)

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The Nexus 5 sink picture actually looks like it out performed your dlsr.

Originally Posted by JeffDenver

The shutter speeds are not bad on the Nexus 5, as long as you are in normal mode. It's only really slow in HDR+. But the S3 definitely has a faster shutter speed.

Thanks for the info!