Note 8 - Camera takes Oversaturated photos (reds in particular)

[fel]

Heya guys! It's been AGES since I've posted and I'm ashamed to admit that it's frustrations that bring me to post.

Anyone else have any pointers on toning down the oversaturated reds when taking photos? Here's an example... The second color is a rose color. It looks nothing like this in person (not this neon) but toning down the saturation in the "pro" mode does much of nothing except suck the life out of the other colors and dulls this one a bit. I've tried adjusting the ISO and aperture to no less avail (as well as the white balance). Auto isn't much help either.

Tell me am I possibly missing SOMETHING?!

 

[anony_mouse]

How does this look taken with another camera? (Smart phone cameras are not actually that good, despite all the marketing)

 

[jimd1050]

This is an "Auto" shot at full resolution of my software cabinet trying to get you similar colors and by my eye, my Note 8 captured the colors almost perfectly in Auto! In other words, all of the boxes in that cabinet are the same color to my eye as they are in the Note 8 photo, within I'd say 5%! ???

 

[anon(7901790)]

What kind of lighting were you shooting in? Aperture and ISO have nothing to do with color. Without seeing a comparison photo from a different camera it's hard to give any advice.

P.S. That is still a nice shot though.

 

[max00paul]

Is your blue light filter on?maxxed?

 

[strikeIII]

Just fix it in post using Snapseed or similar.

 

[anon(7901790)]

Is your blue light filter on?maxxed?

The blue light filter has nothing to do with the camera.

 

[B Hoste]

The blue light filter has nothing to do with the camera.

True, it has nothing to do with the camera, but it does affect how you see the photon after it is taken.

 

[jsigmo]

There can be a lot to this.

If your only way to judge the photos you take on your phone is by viewing them on the phone itself, then the phone's display will certainly affect what you see, and you have no way of judging whether it is the camera or the display (or both) that is/are right or wrong.

So display settings or deficiencies, etc., do come into play.

If you can copy or upload some test photos to a website so you can view them on a computer whose display system you trust to be calibrated, then you can judge the camera objectively and independently from the phone's display.

This is true in most digital cameras, too. Often the camera's display is not a good way to judge color balance, saturation, and certainly not exposure. You need to use a calibrated (or at least a trusted) display to make these evaluations.

You can purchase color "targets" and calibration systems for this sort of testing.

At the least, the OP needs to view some pictures from his phone's camera on a trusted display other than the phone itself.

I'm happy with the colors my Note 8 produces. I do not notice any over-saturation in the reds. There may well be a problem in tha OP's camera. But it could also be a display issue if the photos are only being judged on the phone itself.

How do other photos look on the phone's display?

 

[anon(7901790)]

True, it has nothing to do with the camera, but it does affect how you see the photon after it is taken.

Yes. But it would affect ALL of the colors not just red.

 

[anon(7901790)]

There can be a lot to this.

If your only way to judge the photos you take on your phone is by viewing them on the phone itself, then the phone's display will certainly affect what you see, and you have no way of judging whether it is the camera or the display (or both) that is/are right or wrong.

So display settings or deficiencies, etc., do come into play.

If you can copy or upload some test photos to a website so you can view them on a computer whose display system you trust to be calibrated, then you can judge the camera objectively and independently from the phone's display.

This is true in most digital cameras, too. Often the camera's display is not a good way to judge color balance, saturation, and certainly not exposure. You need to use a calibrated (or at least a trusted) display to make these evaluations.

You can purchase color "targets" and calibration systems for this sort of testing.

At the least, the OP needs to view some pictures from his phone's camera on a trusted display other than the phone itself.

I'm happy with the colors my Note 8 produces. I do not notice any over-saturation in the reds. There may well be a problem in tha OP's camera. But it could also be a display issue if the photos are only being judged on the phone itself.

How do other photos look on the phone's display?

I've viewed this thread on four different displays and (Tab S2 8", Note 8, Surface Pro 3, and an external Samsung monitor my SP3 is connected to) and two different browsers (Chrome and Edge). The only difference I can discern is that my SP3 display shows the image as slightly less saturated. There was no difference between the browsers.

Without comparison photos from a different camera. There is no way to properly judge the saturation.

I for one, think she (the OP) took a great photo. The color, detail, and composition are all really good.