Post Photos Taken With Your M9!

[msm0511]

iam sorry what's Bokeh?

Bokeh is a depth of field camera trick that focuses in the foreground and blurs the background. There's a bokeh mode in the M9 camera.

 

[neo905]

I find the camera does a good job at the bokeh effect without using that setting in many cases.

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[SYMAWD]

This was in a very dark restaurant.

HDR


HDR then slightly photoshopped.

 

[neo905]

Do you have the new 1.4.XXXX firmware update?

 

[SYMAWD]

Do you have the new 1.4.XXXX firmware update?

No

 

[ollieg]

This was in a very dark restaurant.

HDR
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HDR then slightly photoshopped.
[url]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af270/SYMAWD/PSX_20150628_133619_zpszw24whpm.jpg[/URL]

HDR isn't really meant for a "very dark restaurant". You want it when you're trying to photograph a scene with a mixture of bright and shaded objects and you want the camera to reduce the contrast so that bright isn't" white" and shade isn't ,"black".

 

[ollieg]

I Like Your Camera

"I Like Your Camera"

FYI
Although you want a person reviewing your vacation photos to say "I like your photos ", I was very pleased for the One M9 when my neighbor's immediate assessment was "I Like Your Camera".

And since we were viewing the photos on the M9, it was also an approval of the One's display.

Me So Happy!

 

[msm0511]

HDR isn't really meant for a "very dark restaurant". You want it when you're trying to photograph a scene with a mixture of bright and shaded objects and you want the camera to reduce the contrast so that bright isn't" white" and shade isn't ,"black".

Can't remember where I read it, but I've seen a couple people mention they get better results in lowlight from HDR.

 

[neo905]

Can't remember where I read it, but I've seen a couple people mention they get better results in lowlight from HDR.

What he said.

Whenever I am in a restaurant or bar and taking pictures with friends. I have to use HDR or the picture is too dark with no detail at all. You just can't move too much.

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[fernandezhjr]

Tap to focus can be effective if there is an area in the pic you want the focus to be on. It has a dramatic effect on lighting and can be useful. I don't know why many say to don't do this. I took the two pics below as an example. With the first one, I tapped to focus up high so that outside the window can be seen. With the second one I tapped down low so the bottom part of the pic would be better seen. It added more light and the bottom half can be seen better, but all focus was lost on the outside portion of the pic. Learning where to tap based on the composition of the photo can be effective. In some cases it may not useful, but I wouldn't totally disregard it.

 

[Cool Jeff]

Lovely Lebanese village today
HDR:

 

[SYMAWD]

HDR isn't really meant for a "very dark restaurant". You want it when you're trying to photograph a scene with a mixture of bright and shaded objects and you want the camera to reduce the contrast so that bright isn't" white" and shade isn't ,"black".

As others have stated, it is the easiest way to get a decent low light photo on the M9.

 

[idon12no]

All the HDR talk made me try this. Top is auto, second is night, last photo is HDR. HDR is surprisingly bright and clear.

 

[neo905]

All the HDR talk made me try this. Top is auto, second is night, last photo is HDR. HDR is surprisingly bright and clear.

Yup. That is my experience with HDR. Not sure what that other guy was talking about when he said not to use it is low light situations. That's EXACTLY what you can use it for. It is also helpful on bright days when there are a bunch of shadows as it captures the details in the shadows. The main problem though is that it looks a little oil paintingish. Maybe that is something that is fixed in 1.4 though.

 

[idon12no]

I think the situation where HDR won't really help is when there is no light at all or very very little light, since HDR measures varying levels of light. The room this picture was taken in was quite dark, but it was lit by a small lamp.

 

[neo905]

What circumstance would you be taking a picture where there is absolutely no light present unless you are up to something nefarious or you are an assassin

 

[strorg]

Top one using Pro HDR and bottom one with auto camera settings (ISO 200).

 

[msm0511]

One using Pro HDR and one with auto camera settings (ISO 200).

I'm assuming the bottom pic is using auto camera settings? They both look really nice.

 

[strorg]

I'm assuming the bottom pic is using auto camera settings? They both look really nice.

That's right - sorry I didn't label them. Was posting from phone for first time and wasn't sure which order they would appear. Thanks!

 

[neo905]

I can confirm they definitely fixed the EIS. The video is WAY more stable than before. It was included in the last camera update. It must have not even have been activated previously. There are still overexposure light and dark issues but I am on the old firmware. I actually think my biggest concerns with the camera will be addressed by the time I get 5.1. You still need to shoot in 1080p to get the most stable results but that's the case with all smartphones. Good job HTC. Better late than never.

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