Phone Arena Camera Comparison

[madlaw1071]

Offered without comment.

Camera comparison: Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, iPhone 5, Nokia Lumia 920 and Galaxy S III

 

[Russ Smith]

The htc does look weaker in the camera department, works for what I want and still wouldn't want to lose zoes for the extra mp though

sent from my awesome HTC One B-)

 

[madlaw1071]

The htc does look weaker in the camera department, works for what I want and still wouldn't want to lose zoes for the extra mp though

sent from my awesome HTC One B-)

I will test drive the One and see if the camera if adequate enough for my needs. That's really the only thing I don't like and maybe the smallish screen. As much as I like the S4's bells and whistles, many of them probably would not be used at all or at least on a do or die basis.

 

[L1V3RB1RD]

photos i take with any phone end up on fb instagram etc. no need for a great camera, thats what my canon is for

 

[Stonned]

damn that photos are bad

 

[BigDinCA]

Yippee! I was hoping someone would finally start a thread on the HTC One camera...

 

[RG129]

The camera comparisons have been showing to be really inconsistent. I've seen some camera comparisons where the HTC One seemed to produce the best pictures, and then there have been reviews/comparisons where the photos look awful. These look pretty awful.

Even the reviews don't seem to be consistent, with some saying the camera is mediocre, and some praising the camera! You would think that such an objective feature as camera quality would have consistent reviews...

 

[idgaf03]

Those are by far the worst comparison examples I've seen out of the One - I wonder why these differ so much from those on other sites? Maybe the device in question hadn't received the software update the supposedly increases camera quality.

 

[go3go]

Those are by far the worst comparison examples I've seen out of the One - I wonder why these differ so much from those on other sites? Maybe the device in question hadn't received the software update the supposedly increases camera quality.

I'm starting to think it really comes down to messing with the settings. Sounds like the out of the box auto stuff isn't ideal for adapting to every situation. Who knows though.

 

[madlaw1071]

The camera comparisons have been showing to be really inconsistent. I've seen some camera comparisons where the HTC One seemed to produce the best pictures, and then there have been reviews/comparisons where the photos look awful. These look pretty awful.

Even the reviews don't seem to be consistent, with some saying the camera is mediocre, and some praising the camera! You would think that such an objective feature as camera quality would have consistent reviews...

From everything I've read, the consistent criticism is that the One's camera isnt very good in well lit outdoor situations and by and large lacks the detail and sharpness of other cameras. Most of the praise centers around the software gimmicks, the speed and low light pics. It really depends on what the user intends to use the camera for, if the camera is even an important feature.

 

[BigDinCA]

The camera comparisons have been showing to be really inconsistent. I've seen some camera comparisons where the HTC One seemed to produce the best pictures, and then there have been reviews/comparisons where the photos look awful. These look pretty awful.

Even the reviews don't seem to be consistent, with some saying the camera is mediocre, and some praising the camera! You would think that such an objective feature as camera quality would have consistent reviews...

I think the reason they are all over the place is because the camera IS totally subjective. I looked at the pics in that article and can honestly say that some of the HTC pics were the best of a given subject. Sometimes it was the S4 and a few times the iP5 or the Sony, though in low light settings the iP5 is a total dog. What I do realize, for myself, is this: the Nokia is overrated and the HTC sensor is what I would prefer. Everything else is software. It really is that simple, otherwise the Experia and the Sammy would be identical since they share the same sensor. There is noise in some of the HTC shots and it does have issues with blowing out darker images that are close to bright light sources, but that can be fixed with some tweaks to the post-processor. I think the potential that the bigger sensor has is exciting and will only improve once they start to tweak the software.

 

[madlaw1071]

I think the reason they are all over the place is because the camera IS totally subjective. I looked at the pics in that article and can honestly say that some of the HTC pics were the best of a given subject. Sometimes it was the S4 and a few times the iP5 or the Sony, though in low light settings the iP5 is a total dog. What I do realize, for myself, is this: the Nokia is overrated and the HTC sensor is what I would prefer. Everything else is software. It really is that simple, otherwise the Experia and the Sammy would be identical since they share the same sensor. There is noise in some of the HTC shots and it does have issues with blowing out darker images that are close to bright light sources, but that can be fixed with some tweaks to the post-processor. I think the potential that the bigger sensor has is exciting and will only improve once they start to tweak the software.

Some of this is true HOWEVER, the lack of MPs will always dictate that the One falls short on zooms, crops and anything larger than 5x7. Again, perhaps for a lot of people that wont matter.

 

[CaCHooKaMan]

Those are by far the worst comparison examples I've seen out of the One - I wonder why these differ so much from those on other sites? Maybe the device in question hadn't received the software update the supposedly increases camera quality.

they have the version on the last page of the review

HTC One - Android 4.1.2, Build number 1.28.401.7

thats the latest version available without installing a custom ROM i believe. the update from 1.27 to 1.28 was supposed to fix the camera though.

HTC One software update improves camera performance - GSMArena.com news

 

[Topgonzo]

Do people ever go to forums they don't like and say things to stir the pot?

 

[BigDinCA]

Some of this is true HOWEVER, the lack of MPs will always dictate that the One falls short on zooms, crops and anything larger than 5x7. Again, perhaps for a lot of people that wont matter.

When cell phone cameras get optical zoom technology I will worry about zooming. Digital zoom sucks. Period. And I don't buy the 5X7 thing - I've printed bigger pictures with smaller cameras over the years with little loss of detail or sharpness.

 

[madlaw1071]

Do people ever go to forums they don't like and say things to stir the pot?

You mean like you over at the S4 forum?

 

[barkomatic]

I've read that the HTC One can take good pics in general--but that you must fiddle with the settings a lot more to get the best shot.

 

[Habiib]

O Boy Zomg who knew?!?

 

[Habiib]

You would think that ......

 

[just.garet]

O Boy Zomg who knew?!?

Which pics were taken with which camera and with what settings?