Note 10/+ gripes

[toenail_flicker]

I wish the camera had the slow shutter effect like the iPhone (for waterfalls, etc.)

doesn't it still have the Pro mode? if so, you should be able to replicate that by adjusting the settings in the mode.

 

[toenail_flicker]

Ya the camera is killing me with blurry shots (kids don't stand still). I love everything else about this phone.

Pro mode? you can adjust shutter speed to stop action, or should be able to.

 

[stlokcphx]

Yes, correct re pro mode for slow shutter speed, but you can't get the shutter very slow in daylight because of limited aperture settings (i.e. only f1.5 and f2 4).

 

[toenail_flicker]

also on the Note 8 there were action/sports modes that handle the action of children or whatever. take a look around in the app for downloads.

 

[toenail_flicker]

Yes, correct, but you can't get the shutter very slow in daylight because of limited aperture settings (i.e. only f1.5 and f2 4).

that sucks. maybe with a future update. I don't do that type of photography so it never bothered me.

 

[EMGSM]

Haha.. Only one other Note has a special place bc it was my first..

Very nice!

 

[sulla1965]

My two complaints

And then FPS totally sucks!!!

Mine works flawlessly

 

[knowledge775]

Mine works flawlessly

My FPS works 99% of the time so far but is really slow. I kind of wish Samsung would have used an optical scanner instead of the ultrasonic sensor...

My only real gripe is not having all colors and storage combinations available at launch.

 

[Dimas de Leon]

Have you tried unplugging the phone?

lol

 

[sweetypie31]

My gripe right now is that they don't have all the ringtones as my n9 has. There's this one particular one that they had that I used for my banking Apps. Everytime my notification went off it sounded like change rattling. Makes me feel like I actually have money everyday. Lol

 

[j_hansen]

Yes. : ) But it still irks me.

did you check in settings if there's a *keep screen on while charging* somewhere?

 

[pool_shark]

I learned to use the FPS better now.
If I press firmly and immediately let go it works as fast as my Note 8.

 

[Carrie Greicar]

Ok I see people's problems setting up their phones but teething problems aside do you have any gripes or are you missing any features from previous phones???

I have one gripe and that's the notification LED, I miss that very much and I hope we get some sort of update that give us that ring around the front cam to light up
I know there are apps that try to do this but they seem to quit after initial notification.

AODnotify gives you an led light ring around the camera.

 

[Carrie Greicar]

I don't like that I have to press the side button in order to wake my phone up so the fingerprint sensor works. I want to just be able to pick it up, and have it open

 

[geraldem]

Double tap on the screen to wake up

I don't like that I have to press the side button in order to wake my phone up so the fingerprint sensor works. I want to just be able to pick it up, and have it open

 

[Larry Holbert]

No gripes or complaints with my Note 8 and I've had it for 2 years

 

[drewood31601]

My gripe right now is that they don't have all the ringtones as my n9 has. There's this one particular one that they had that I used for my banking Apps. Everytime my notification went off it sounded like change rattling. Makes me feel like I actually have money everyday. Lol

Try to locate it on Zedge

 

[Lepa79]

also on the Note 8 there were action/sports modes that handle the action of children or whatever. take a look around in the app for downloads.

Can't find them anywhere. I know what your talking about but don't seem to exist any more.

 

[pool_shark]

Can't find them anywhere. I know what your talking about but don't seem to exist any more.

No they do not, even the backups I have of the apk won't install.

 

[Mooncatt]

Yes, correct re pro mode for slow shutter speed, but you can't get the shutter very slow in daylight because of limited aperture settings (i.e. only f1.5 and f2 4).

You have a few options.

The cheapest and easiest would be to take the waterfall photo in the morning or evening with little light outside so you can take a longer exposure.

You could buy a clip on neutral density (ND) filter. This blocks out light without affecting the color balance, allowing you to take longer exposures in brighter light. Easy, but there is the added cost and filter to keep track of.

You could take a bunch of photos in a row (I.e. On burst mode), then make a composite that averages them out. Individually, each photo is exposed correctly and the water appears frozen. Doing an average composite will combine all the photos and the water will take on that silly smooth long exposure effect. This is more manually intensive as you'll have to edit your photos. I'm not sure if any Android apps have this ability, but GIMP on pc does and it's free. If you buy something like Photoshop, I think it has an automated way of doing this.

In all cases, make sure you use a tripod or otherwise prop up the phone. For the longer exposure option, this prevents camera shake and blurring. For the composite option, it makes sure the scene is framed exactly the same in every photo so you don't waste time trying to line up the photos during editing.