First HTC One M9 Camera Samples

[Habiib]

Thanks for the heads up Phil. Those of us with a brain knew that from the beginning. Based on some of the comments I've been reading from some of the members here, there is no way that software changes can improve the bad camera quality of the M9. Millions of M9s are ready to be shipped with this really bad camera that won't be improved much via software modifications. I guess everyone thinks they are an EE or SE in these parts, except those of us who really are and know what we're talking about.

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[Habiib]

What I'm looking forward to the most is the hacks for the camera that will come out for the custom ROMs. I remember that some of the devs over in the XDA community were able to override the bitrate cap for recording videos (EVO 4GLTE I think). The results were night and day with regards to video quality. My only worry though is that with the production release of the camera software, that HTC might not have been able to balance the metering and the resulting fps value (for video recording). We'll see though, but I have my money on seeing dropped frame rates or judder when panning.

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[Chris Wayne2]

What I'm looking forward to the most is the hacks for the camera that will come out for the custom ROMs. I remember that some of the devs over in the XDA community were able to override the bitrate cap for recording videos (EVO 4GLTE I think). The results were night and day with regards to video quality. My only worry though is that with the production release of the camera software, that HTC might not have been able to balance the metering and the resulting fps value (for video recording). We'll see though, but I have my money on seeing dropped frame rates or judder when panning.

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Well, maybe but consider that the vast majority of users will be rocking the stock M9.

The M8 was one of the greatest android devices ever, it was kinda easy to fix the ONLY thing that was wrong with it (according to reviews that was the camera) but the keynote was all about aesthetics, oddly I believe that for low light pics the M7 will be better with it's OIS.

 

[anon(5862363)]

Can't wait for a full review!!!

 

[Chris Wayne2]

Verge and Engadget reviews are up, mediocre main camera, period.

close this thread already.

 

[Cool Jeff]

Please can someone post a direct comparison between Note4 and M9 cameras?
Tons of reviews but none with camera battle

 

[Chris Wayne2]

Please can someone post a direct comparison between Note4 and M9 cameras?
Tons of reviews but none with camera battle

Just go to GSMArena and use the picture comparison tool, I used it yesterday to compare the M9 against the iPhone and the Lumia 930 and yes, the reviews seemed accurate about the camera.

 

[davidtm]

Just go to GSMArena and use the picture comparison tool, I used it yesterday to compare the M9 against the iPhone and the Lumia 930 and yes, the reviews seemed accurate about the camera.

Any idea what iteration of the camera software they used for the M9 in this tool?

 

[Kaiser Droid]

How does the M9's camera compare to the Turbo? Also, without OIS how does the camera fare if the person holding it is a bit shaky? Also, does it use a Toshiba or a Sony sensor?

 

[Chris Wayne2]

Any idea what iteration of the camera software they used for the M9 in this tool?

IDK, final?

 

[gmtom1]

What do you think is better - Moto X 2014 camera or M9?

 

[Chris Wayne2]

What do you think is better - Moto X 2014 camera or M9?

HTC ONE M9: while both struggle in low light, the ONE M9 features manual controls (a-la Lumia camera), superior megapixel count (gives you more flexibility when cropping) and according to pocketnow, the photo editing content on the software is great.....

That's on the camera department but as a whole I believe it's a hard choice, love stock android looks and HTC's custom UI just doesn't appeal to me.

 

[Cool Jeff]

HTC M9 has no chances in low light, all the reviews showed it, it's a smudges mess

 

[neo905]

Someone mentioned in another forum that the low light issue can be addressed in manual mode by increasing the shutter speed and lowering the ISO and saving that camera setting for future use. He said reviewers should have mentioned it since the manual features are something the HTC One has that most phones don't and compared it to the Lumia phones that didn't take good low light either without those adjustments. That said, HTC needed to address this in Auto mode like most flagships in 2015 as even the Lumia, although a great shooter at the time, is long in the tooth. But it's still a benefit to those on the fence worried about the camera.

 

[Jdroids]

Someone mentioned in another forum that the low light issue can be addressed in manual mode by increasing the shutter speed and lowering the ISO and saving that camera setting for future use. He said reviewers should have mentioned it since the manual features are something the HTC One has that most phones don't and compared it to the Lumia phones that didn't take good low light either without those adjustments.

I think you meant increasing the exposure time with lower ISO. The problem with this method is that it requires super steady hand or something supporting it like tripod. For the camera without OIS, this is like hand shake blur waiting to happen often.

 

[Chris Wayne2]

Someone mentioned in another forum that the low light issue can be addressed in manual mode by increasing the shutter speed and lowering the ISO and saving that camera setting for future use. He said reviewers should have mentioned it since the manual features are something the HTC One has that most phones don't and compared it to the Lumia phones that didn't take good low light either without those adjustments. That said, HTC needed to address this in Auto mode like most flagships in 2015 as even the Lumia, although a great shooter at the time, is long in the tooth. But it's still a benefit to those on the fence worried about the camera.

The thing about Lumia phones since the introduction on OIS back in 2012 is that even on auto settings, the lumia camera software chooses to use a longer exposure time instead of increasing the ISO so you get low noise most of the time even on "auto" mode, that is something yet to be seen on Android phones. Now, the tricky part about a software that chooses long exposure over high ISO is that on low light scenarios you won't be able to freeze subjects (unless you select flash as always on). Also, the lack of OIS on the M9 makes kinda useless having long exposure option since you'll notice motion blur at about 1/30 of a second selected as exposure time, don't know about someone who always carries his/her smartphone tripod all the time. By last I'd to say that while yes, you can technically get better pictures from the m9 on low light than those shown on reviews, most of the people only use auto settings and don't know about photography anyways so HTC did wrong by not pairing the m9's camera with OIS and a software that can impress even on auto.

 

[neo905]

Is it fair to assume the M9 front camera takes as good a shot as the back of the M8 as far as low light goes? Does the front have flash?

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[msm0511]

I'm also wondering if the camera tricks of the M8 will work where you focus on a different part of the screen to adjust the ISO etc. to get a better overall image. Reviewers took terrible pics with the M8 too, but I got some great shots with mine.