Lg g4 camera lag

[Ahmetozefe]

Hey I got my Lg G4 2 days ago. Loving the device but I have one issue. It seems like there is some lag with the camera app. When I move it around, It's not smooth. There is little bit of lag. Is it about the manual mod settings? Can anyone help me with this

 

[8livesleft]

The lazer focusing system is a bit different. I find it's quicker to tap the area you want to focus on vs just relying on autofocus.

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[RedOctobyr]

Hey I got my Lg G4 2 days ago. Loving the device but I have one issue. It seems like there is some lag with the camera app. When I move it around, It's not smooth. There is little bit of lag. Is it about the manual mod settings? Can anyone help me with this

What are you referring to, exactly? If you are in the Camera app, and aim the phone around at different things, the updates on the screen are not smooth and quick?

If that's what you're referring to, are you indoors? In bright lighting (like outdoors, etc), this effect should be reduced. It is often caused by a camera needing to use a longer exposure during the preview mode, to let in enough light so that the preview image is bright enough.

Try it in brighter conditions, and see if anything changes. If I misunderstood, I apologize.

 

[Ahmetozefe]

You got it right. I tried opening the app in a brighter place and it is updating the screen quicker. The lag is gone. But why is it doing it in darker places?

 

[RocketFoot]

I agree, a lot of other people report good results in low light conditions but I get the same results as the OP...My low light shots are laggy, the display is dark and grainy and the photos are horrible! Good light pics are better but I'm still not impressed. I seriously think there is something wrong with my phone!

 

[Funky Diver]

Did you try turning off HDR?

 

[Ahmetozefe]

Yes it's off all the time. But I think the problem is the light

 

[caffeinated pants]

All cameras sold today, not just smartphone cameras, have more trouble focusing in low light conditions. That's the nature of contrast auto-focus systems. Even a $3000 DLSR has to deal with this. AFAIK, the G4's laser autofocus is meant to assist with macro shots (in good lighting conditions). It might help in low-light conditions as well, but it's not going to solve the problem.

If your low-light shots are too grainy for your taste, try lowering the ISO value and decrease the shutter speed to compensate. Lower ISO values translate into less grain.

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[RedOctobyr]

You got it right. I tried opening the app in a brighter place and it is updating the screen quicker. The lag is gone. But why is it doing it in darker places?

The preview is essentially a series of still images, updated frequently.

Let's say you're in bright lighting. Maybe the camera can use a 1/1000 sec shutter speed. It could easily have time to display 30-60 updates per second (like a typical video), for a smooth-looking preview.

Now say you're indoors and it's dim lighting. To gather enough light to display a bright-enough preview, maybe it needs to use a slow, 1/10 sec shutter speed. All of a sudden you have a max of 10 frames per second available for the preview, so it is going to look jerky. And you also have a lag of at least 1/10 second between previews, so if you re-aim the camera, there is at least a 1/10 second delay before the preview screen updates.

As caffeinated pants explained, focusing is also more difficult in low-light. And the lower-ISO and slower-shutter-speed suggestion is good advice for reducing graininess. You can also use the flash to help.

Can you post some sample pics? What kind of low-light are we talking about? Indoors during a sunny day? Outside after sunset?

 

[casetj]

Looking for some help here. Some of this looks to have been covered already in this thread, but I'll be honest: you start talking about ISO and shutter speed, my eyes glaze over. Aren't these things supposed to be id**t-proof?

Here's my problem: the G4's camera lag makes it nearly impossible to take quick, candid pictures of my active 1-y/o in less-than-perfect lighting conditions. Outdoors in natural light it's ok (still not great), but indoors in our dimly lit ranch house, next to impossible. Yesterday she was standing at our patio door looking out at the first snowfall she's ever seen, so I whip out my G4 and try to capture the moment. Five second delay later, the attachment below is what I get. Blurry, grainy, crappy picture. And this happens EVERY DAY! It's gotten so bad I just reach for my wife's iPhone 6 (zero delay) if it's nearby.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a setting I'm missing? I'm using the Google camera app (as a workaround to this phone's OTHER annoying photo quirk, the stock camera's weird rotation issue) set to autoflash, no custom settings. Really, really hoping there's a fix for this to get me through until I can upgrade to something less aggravating.

 

[ManiacJoe]

Looking for some help here. Some of this looks to have been covered already in this thread, but I'll be honest: you start talking about ISO and shutter speed, my eyes glaze over. Aren't these things supposed to be id10t-proof?

Yes, but the method of id10t-proofing is via the manual settings of the camera. Like a paint brush, it is the skill of the user.

Here's my problem: the G4's camera lag makes it nearly impossible to take quick, candid pictures of my active 1-y/o in less-than-perfect lighting conditions. Outdoors in natural light it's ok (still not great), but indoors in our dimly lit ranch house, next to impossible. Yesterday she was standing at our patio door looking out at the first snowfall she's ever seen, so I whip out my G4 and try to capture the moment. Five second delay later, the attachment below is what I get. Blurry, grainy, crappy picture. And this happens EVERY DAY! It's gotten so bad I just reach for my wife's iPhone 6 (zero delay) if it's nearby.

The door frame and left hand are in focus so the camera picked the right subject. (Did you assist it in picking the subject to focus on?)

The face blur is from motion and a slow shutter speed.
To increase the shutter speed to freeze the motion, you need to either add light (flash or house lights) or increase the ISO (sensitivity of the sensor).

In this case, the bright background of the snow is not helping in that the camera is trying to balance the dark subject with the bright background. No camera by any maker usually gets this right, but the DSLRs usually come closer as long as they are not in "auto" mode.

If you manually pick a focus point by tapping on the screen, that point also gets some priority in the exposure settings. If you clicked on the jacket or hat, the child would be a little better in focus and somewhat brighter. That just leaves us guessing how that camera chooses to lighten the scene (longer shutter time for more motion blur or higher ISO).

 

[stmax]

I usually have my DSLR with me but for this years Christmas I decided to leave the big boy at home and just rely on my G4.

I am a poster boy for this phone (love it in every way). However I have to tell you the speed of full on auto mode wasn't desirable. Since I am used to framing pics in manual mode anyways I decided to just switch to manual on the phone.

I think I read on another thread that other camera apps don't make use of the laser focus hardware (?) but I think I'll do some experimenting anyway.

It worked much better in manual mode but I really wanted to use it as a point and shoot like those iPhone guys seem to

Currently using LG G4 and Asus Zenwatch 2.