Moto X: The camera on this phone is an absolute joke

[natehoy]

Is it possible to control the white balance? Or are you moving the focus/exposure circle around and as you do this the phone is adjusting the white balance?

No, and yes. The white balance and focus are controlled by the focus/exposure circle.

I don't see any way to do it manually unless I'm very seriously missing something (which I accept is very possible).

There are 5 controls. It's a very simple UI, I'll give it that...

 

[Haalcyon]

The Moto X is a great phone, but like most phones its a compromise. Apparently, camera/photo quality was not of paramount importance to Googorola at the time.


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I just realized I won't be able to say Googorola anymore. Now I'm gonna have to say...wait...wait for it.... Lenovorola.


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[natehoy]

Lenovorola.

Motonovo.

 

[BrewinginCO]

No, and yes. The white balance and focus are controlled by the focus/exposure circle.

I don't see any way to do it manually unless I'm very seriously missing something (which I accept is very possible).

There are 5 controls. It's a very simple UI, I'll give it that...

That's what I see on mine, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something

 

[Ry]

Based on my own experience and shots posted here, the Moto X is good enough and far from an "absolute" joke.

 

[Haalcyon]

Motonovo.

Lol. Yeah, I think I prefer that.


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[Haalcyon]

Based on my own experience and shots posted here, the Moto X is good enough and far from an "absolute" joke.

I dare mention that I like the 5s' camera, especially its low-light and HDR performance.


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[JoeNM84]

Very true, here is an outside shoot HDR off moving subjects. And then second is indoors, I often get a cloudiness on indoor shots but not smudginess like the xmas tree shot in this thread. Maybe overexposure??

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Hate to get off topic but your dog looks just like my dog! Do you know the breed(s)? I got mine at a shelter in 05 after hurricane Katrina and was told Black Lab/Border Collie mix at the time but I've never been real sure. (Mine is all black though)

And to stick more to the topic, indoor shots do leave much to be desired. For any photos that I care turn out really good I use my DSLR.

 

[el3ctronics]

Based on my own experience and shots posted here, the Moto X is good enough and far from an "absolute" joke.

I guess we have very different standards for what is considered "good enough."

 

[redeyss]

Hate to get off topic but your dog looks just like my dog! Do you know the breed(s)? I got mine at a shelter in 05 after hurricane Katrina and was told Black Lab/Border Collie mix at the time but I've never been real sure. (Mine is all black though)

And to stick more to the topic, indoor shots do leave much to be desired. For any photos that I care turn out really good I use my DSLR.

Ha, yes I thought the dog was was lab border collie too but many people have said they think he is a newfoundland. I don't think he's big enough to be pure newffie, he's a great dog!!

Here is an example of what I consider a good shot (keep in mind I'm red green color blind).

And then another bad cloudy one.

Again I just use the "carpet bombing" theory, take a bunch to get a few gems.

PS. Photos crisper when you click on them vs. viewing in thread.

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[redeyss]

Let me just summarize my experience coming from a lumia 920 and 1020. The first week or two with the moto x camera were like "oh $hit this camera stinks!" But like anything else you begin to learn what the camera likes and doesn't, which is another reason to get out there and take plenty of photos. I've learned that this camera hates any backlight and also low light indoors so I don't attempt those.

Recently I've been experimenting with indoor pics with flash and although I get red eye a lot I also get some good color and sometimes get that gem pic that makes it worthwhile.

Experiment and learn, there is always the delete button people, come on!!

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[mandoman28]

Based on my own experience and shots posted here, the Moto X is good enough and far from an "absolute" joke.

I have to agree, I did not buy the X for the camera. If I wanted to have a good camera phone I would have stuck with my G Pro! That had a good camera!

 

[robjulo]

You really shouldn't have to "experiment". You should just have to take a picture and be able to count on most of them being at least adequate to good. That is not the case with the Moto X and is why I returned mine. The pictures posted by others in this thread were consistent with my experience.

Let me just summarize my experience coming from a lumia 920 and 1020. The first week or two with the moto x camera were like "oh $hit this camera stinks!" But like anything else you begin to learn what the camera likes and doesn't, which is another reason to get out there and take plenty of photos. I've learned that this camera hates any backlight and also low light indoors so I don't attempt those.

Recently I've been experimenting with indoor pics with flash and although I get red eye a lot I also get some good color and sometimes get that gem pic that makes it worthwhile.

Experiment and learn, there is always the delete button people, come on!!

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[gtg465x]

You really shouldn't have to "experiment". You should just have to take a picture and be able to count on most of them being at least adequate to good. That is not the case with the Moto X and is why I returned mine. The pictures posted by others in this thread were consistent with my experience.

Hope you didn't just return it this week, right before the update that vastly improves indoor / low light shots.

 

[redeyss]

Dude, I still had to learn how to use my 1020 to get good pics on a consistent basis!! You're asking too much, in my opinion, of this phone. Pros outweigh cons is what I am ultimately saying.

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[SeigaGen]

Ha, yes I thought the dog was was lab border collie too but many people have said they think he is a newfoundland. I don't think he's big enough to be pure newffie, he's a great dog!!

Here is an example of what I consider a good shot (keep in mind I'm red green color blind).

And then another bad cloudy one.

Again I just use the "carpet bombing" theory, take a bunch to get a few gems.

PS. Photos crisper when you click on them vs. viewing in thread.

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On the cloudy one, I did this to your photo using snapseed's automatic filter.



The quality isn't that great, but its due to the size of the file being 48kb. Try editing your original file through snapseed using the automatic filter.

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[redeyss]

Brilliant!!!

When I have time I will cull them out and do post processing. I really enjoy using this phone!!

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[robjulo]

That is good to hear. I returned it about six weeks ago. I considered getting it again with Valentines day deal but didn't pull the trigger because I hadn't heard any news on the camera. Is the LCD banding issue still present?

Hope you didn't just return it this week, right before the update that vastly improves indoor / low light shots.

 

[el3ctronics]

Hope you didn't just return it this week, right before the update that vastly improves indoor / low light shots.

This would be a game changer for me! Where did you get this info?!

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[robjulo]

Would like to know as well as I don't see any mention of it on any message board that I frequent.

This would be a game changer for me! Where did you get this info?!

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