HTC One (M8) camera discussion

[GolferChris68]

The S5 is on display at my local Best Buy. Just no desire to own that phone.

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[GolferChris68]

Grabbing some dinner on the way home.

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[ffejjj]

One more, using the UFOCUS capability to blur out part of the image.

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After looking at your original shot I think this looks pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing

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[GolferChris68]

One more, a low light shot with some neon. Not sure how good this will look once I review these on my PC.

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[GolferChris68]

For comparison, a similar shot taken with the RX100.

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[B0WIE]

Wow, just got back from an extensive in-store comparison with the M8, my old One, and the Samsung. I don't know how people are having such focus issues but with minimal care, I found pics to be really sharp. Wonderful cam. I had to check it twice to make sure that it was really the M8 because the reviews have been so wrong. To make sure I had a basis for comparison, I snapped pics w/ my current One (which has a camera I love) and the M8. No contest. Even my wife noticed that the M8 had far greater detail and superior white balance. Big step up. With the Samsung, it was closer. The samsung pinch-zooms far more so I couldn't find which was the winner in terms of minutia but they were definitely comparable and the only way you could slam one or the other for real-world use. The Samsung did not handle shadows as well and too much longer to focus and click. Overall, I found the M8 to be faster, with a much more pleasant interface so it was an each choice. I was hoping my current One would be comparable so I wouldn't have to switch phones but having seen the difference I need to take the step up.

 

[madlaw1071]

Wow, just got back from an extensive in-store comparison with the M8, my old One, and the Samsung. I don't know how people are having such focus issues but with minimal care, I found pics to be really sharp. Wonderful cam. I had to check it twice to make sure that it was really the M8 because the reviews have been so wrong. To make sure I had a basis for comparison, I snapped pics w/ my current One (which has a camera I love) and the M8. No contest. Even my wife noticed that the M8 had far greater detail and superior white balance. Big step up. With the Samsung, it was closer. The samsung pinch-zooms far more so I couldn't find which was the winner in terms of minutia but they were definitely comparable and the only way you could slam one or the other for real-world use. The Samsung did not handle shadows as well and too much longer to focus and click. Overall, I found the M8 to be faster, with a much more pleasant interface so it was an each choice. I was hoping my current One would be comparable so I wouldn't have to switch phones but having seen the difference I need to take the step up.

In which store were you able to accomplish this feat? As far as I know only verizon has the M8 in stock and only best buy has the S5 on display.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

This is the original image before UFOCUS and the other adjustments made with the HTC editing tools. UFOCUS is for fun, but it doesn't replace a camera with a fast lens to create smooth bokeh.

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I think both of those images look great.

The camera is quite capable of some very nice shots.

 

[B0WIE]

In which store were you able to accomplish this feat? As far as I know only verizon has the M8 in stock and only best buy has the S5 on display.

I was at Verizon. I don't know which Samsung (I'm not a phone person) but I asked them for the best one so I could compare.

 

[madlaw1071]

I was at Verizon. I don't know which Samsung (I'm not a phone person) but I asked them for the best one so I could compare.

Gotcha. So you compared the M8 with last year's Samsung flagship. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[B0WIE]

Gotcha. So you compared the M8 with last year's Samsung flagship. Thanks for clarifying.

Yea, the M8 killed it, IMO.

 

[Skyway]

So a measly 4mp camera is easily on par with the 13mp s4. Not too shabby imo

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[ttrimmer]

Just went on to Flickr to see if anyone has been posting M8 pics. Found one good gallery so far. HTC One (M8) - a set on Flickr I think I'm going to ignore the negative reviews and buy one based on what I've seen in various galleries. I think the M8 might actually take better pics than my Nexus 5.

 

[qnet]

I'm not a big camera expert but the M8 camera is definitely better than the M7. It takes pictures really fast without a lot of focusing and seems to correct it on the fly. Most of the pics I've taken are later in the day when the sun was starting to set. What I've noticed is it takes good pics of the actual object your focusing on but the stuff around it is not as good. I have to take some more pics with better lighting to compare better with other phones.

 

[Jaggrey]

One more, using the UFOCUS capability to blur out part of the image.

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Hey fellow 2014 Mazda 6 driver!

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[I Can Be Your Hero]

Just went on to Flickr to see if anyone has been posting M8 pics. Found one good gallery so far. HTC One (M8) - a set on Flickr I think I'm going to ignore the negative reviews and buy one based on what I've seen in various galleries. I think the M8 might actually take better pics than my Nexus 5.

Those pictures look amazing!

Both the shots of the phone and the M8 camera photos. This is the camera that has gotten so much flack from reviewers? I get if you want to blow the images up, they won't look so great, but for what they are, and just images people share on social networks, they look great to me.

Maybe I'm just easy to please as far as camera quality goes, but they legitimately look like good shots from the camera.

 

[Honestabebread]

Re: HTC One M8 Camera

Thank you for confirming this fact. I guess I'll be waiting for something better instead - perhaps the next One or even next Moto X (though I highly doubt Motorola cares about that). A rear camera is important to me - I don't need to use it to force-feed bathroom selfies to my temporary "friends" through Twitter/Snapchat, I'd like to take interesting photos which can be enjoyed by people of different genders and generations, even when viewed full-screen on larger, properly calibrated monitors. I already suffered through one phone (Moto X) with a barely useful camera (even though this phone is awesome in most other aspects) and don't want to repeat the experience or try and mess with manual settings for each photo and do some post-processing on PC (I prefer to have a camera which can take GOOD pictures most of the time in good lighting conditions in "auto" mode). I also don't want to carry my large P&S camera everywhere (which is pretty bulky and takes some time to remove from its bag and turn it on) anymore and try to remember to always keep its (proprietary) battery charged.

Dude. The M8 camera ****s all over what the Moto X is capable of

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[metz65]

So has anyone taken pics and transfered them to their computer? I'm curious just how much is lost when enlarged. Also has anyone printed out any pics? I print a lot of My pics in 5x7 format and even a few 8x10. I'm still on the fence about getting this phone. I do want more than something that looks nice on my phone screen.

I don't care what kind of phone you have, that's not how I judge someone's worth or intelligence.

 

[John Doe40]

Re: HTC One M8 Camera

Dude. The M8 camera ****s all over what the Moto X is capable of
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I know that. But I need something better and more consistent than M8's camera.

So has anyone taken pics and transfered them to their computer? I'm curious just how much is lost when enlarged. Also has anyone printed out any pics? I print a lot of My pics in 5x7 format and even a few 8x10. I'm still on the fence about getting this phone. I do want more than something that looks nice on my phone screen.
I don't care what kind of phone you have, that's not how I judge someone's worth or intelligence.

There are some M8 samples available at Flickr at full resolution, you can use them to see how they look on your monitor, as well as for printing samples. Or just go to your local store which sells M8s and take a few shots with it then send them to your e-mail or save to Dropbox or whatever, or bring your own microSD card and save the sample photos onto it.

 

[GolferChris68]

Hey fellow 2014 Mazda 6 driver!

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Ah, you noticed that! Awesome vehicle. Absolutely love mine.

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