Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

[LunatiqueRob]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

You are blaming the bad photos on the phone's camera, but what's happening here, is that you lack understanding of proper exposure in photography. When you have a very dark background with a very light subject, and the subject is very small against a very large and dark negative space, you confuse the camera's exposure meter. It thinks the scene is very dark because of the vast amount of dark values in the scene, so it tries to raise the exposure level, which then blows out the highlights on the tiny bright object. This is basic photography 101 lesson, and if you don't understand photography, then you'll continue to run into situations where you are taking shots that are simply bad photography technique.

One way to remedy this exact situation, is to set the camera's exposure meter to spot-metering, and then whatever your focus point activates on, the camera will use that spot as the main weight of the exposure calculation.

Performance is spotty and it's not like I am taking photos in the dark. Here are some photos taken at my work

I am a jewelry buyer and take a ton of photos with my camera for my job. As you can see the coral necklace and gold/onyx ring came out Fine. But the diamond and gold earrings came out horrid. Yes diamonds and even gold are hard to photograph but god did the whole photo have to be a blurry mess? Somewhat disappointment coming from a s4 and an iPhone 5

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[mikeng714]

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To be perfectly clear, the camera is not as good as its predecessor. I've seen better performance but what can you really expect from a phone camera. I am also am one of many that is hoping for an update that may fit this issue. However, I'm not holding my breath that it will actually happen.

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[mikeng714]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

To be perfectly clear, the camera is not as good as its predecessor. I've seen better performance but what can you really expect from a phone camera. I am also am one of many that is hoping for an update that may fit this issue. However, I'm not holding my breath that it will actually happen.

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[Bobbman]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

To be perfectly clear, the camera is not as good as its predecessor. I've seen better performance but what can you really expect from a phone camera. I am also am one of many that is hoping for an update that may fit this issue. However, I'm not holding my breath that it will actually happen.

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One of many who are disappointed with the camera? I think you just became the 4th person on this crazy thread.

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[anon8126715]

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I'm still not convinced that it's the camera's hardware as much as it is a settings/user training issue. I've been around a lot of upgrades and updates and there are always those, what I like to call "special end users" that are always looking to blame the new update/upgrade instead of taking the time to learn how to work with the new hardware/software. Then again, we live in a society where everyone wants instant gratification. It has to be instantly better out of the box, it has to be 100% better right off the bat.

If you think about it, why would a manufacturer build a newer product with inferior hardware than its predecessor? What's the logic in that?

In the corporate environment, we don't have an option to roll back an update for those "special end users" because policy dictates that we are consistent across the whole network, but since this is far from the corporate environment, those end users that think the camera is that much more inferior than the Note 2, they're more than welcome to return their device. My guess is that the camera is not as bad as they claim it to be, but are just "special end users" that I described earlier. I'm more than willing to bet that their IT support personnel (if they work in an office setting) is on a first name basis with them.

 

[msndrstood]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

I'm still not convinced that it's the camera's hardware as much as it is a settings/user training issue. I've been around a lot of upgrades and updates and there are always those, what I like to call "special end users" that are always looking to blame the new update/upgrade instead of taking the time to learn how to work with the new hardware/software. Then again, we live in a society where everyone wants instant gratification. It has to be instantly better out of the box, it has to be 100% better right off the bat.

If you think about it, why would a manufacturer build a newer product with inferior hardware than its predecessor? What's the logic in that?

In the corporate environment, we don't have an option to roll back an update for those "special end users" because policy dictates that we are consistent across the whole network, but since this is far from the corporate environment, those end users that think the camera is that much more inferior than the Note 2, they're more than welcome to return their device. My guess is that the camera is not as bad as they claim it to be, but are just "special end users" that I described earlier. I'm more than willing to bet that their IT support personnel (if they work in an office setting) is on a first name basis with them.

This is epic.

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[Johnly]

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This is epic.

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Bingo!

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[runamuck0870]

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The amount of rationalization in this thread is what is epic. People defending a CAMERA on a PHONE as being "really good if...."

-You take the time to properly frame, light and otherwise stage your photographs.
-You take the time to learn how to use the various features of the camera, embedded into that little row of icons across the top of the screen, or inside the Settings menu.
-You take the time to properly indoctrinate yourself that Samsung doesn't ever make mistakes, they don't ship defective products and Version 2.0 of ANYTHING is NATURALLY better than Version 1.0 simply because it has a BIGGER VERSION NUMBER. Got that you weenies?

Guys, this is a CAMERA phone. It is, by its very nature, designed for quick, point-and-shoot snapshots. Can you get acceptable quality out of the Note 3's camera? Sure you can. If you take the time and have the patience to do so.

When I have exactly 3 seconds to get the picture, the Note 3 isn't going to cut it. In this case, the camera you have isn't any better than the one you don't because this camera isn't going to catch anything worth taking a picture of in the first place. Anyone who rationalizes it away is doing just that....rationalizing it.

I've started carrying a little Canon Elph with me again. Even using optics and sensors 3 years old, it is far superior to anything the Note 3 can produce. Its worth the time to me to carry it around because at least I don't end up with a bunch of fuzzy, blurry supersaturated shots that just make me annoyed that my otherwise nice smartphone has a dumb camera. You should NOT have to mess with settings with a camera phone. That's the realm of something with far better capabilities. Not everything in life is worth giving it 100% of your focus....because if you do that to trivial and important alike, you are effectively robbing from the important to cover the trivial.

 

[blanier98]

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It took some time for me to get the settings just right. But coming from an iPhone 4S I can tell you the Note 3 seems crisper

 

[linzgeneral]

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It took some time for me to get the settings just right. But coming from an iPhone 4S I can tell you the Note 3 seems crisper

What are your settings right now?

 

[timetopaythefiddler]

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The 4s has always been my favorite phone. Camera and all. Hopefully we can all find a phone that we are happy with.

 

[linzgeneral]

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UGH... just as I thought... this is a SOFTWARE problem. I installed another camera app on my Note 3 and I took some photos back to back with the 3rd party app and the Samsung camera app. The pictures I took with the 3rd party app indoors in low light look way better and sharper than the ones taken with the Samsung camera app.

Hopefully the low light picture issues get taken care of with a software update. For now I guess people who are experiencing the over smoothing which makes pictures look a bit blurred in low light can just use a different camera app.

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What app did you use?

 

[linzgeneral]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

One of many who are disappointed with the camera? I think you just became the 4th person on this crazy thread.

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Dear Bobbman,

Are you getting compensated by Samsung to gate-keep this thread and discourage those who don't share your opinion? If not, you need to demand payment immediately and if yes, you deserve a bonus for extraordinary work - you don't skip a beat. Another question: Are you dividing the actual number of disappointed Note 3 camera users by a minimum multiple of ten...like say 4 is really 40? For sheer amusement, I counted the number of despondent users on the first two pages, only, and totaled 9 users who clearly thought the camera was below par and a few others who said as much but found it acceptable nonetheless. This is only 2 pages of 18, yet you keep mentioning a phantom 3 or 4 number repeatedly..SMDH... Lets face it, the camera should have been much better. Its not terrible by any stretch but is by far the weakest part of this great device, considering that this is the baddest phone on the planet right now and, moreso, the fact that its predecessors had a better camera.

 

[timetopaythefiddler]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

Has anyone taken snapshots with the note 3 and another smartphone just to compare? I did and was shocked at the difference.

 

[msndrstood]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

Has anyone taken snapshots with the note 3 and another smartphone just to compare? I did and was shocked at the difference.

Yes, somewhere back in this thread I did with the Note 2 and the Note 3.

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[Bobbman]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

Dear Bobbman,

Are you getting compensated by Samsung to gate-keep this thread and discourage those who don't share your opinion? If not, you need to demand payment immediately and if yes, you deserve a bonus for extraordinary work - you don't skip a beat. Another question: Are you dividing the actual number of disappointed Note 3 camera users by a minimum multiple of ten...like say 4 is really 40? For sheer amusement, I counted the number of despondent users on the first two pages, only, and totaled 9 users who clearly thought the camera was below par and a few others who said as much but found it acceptable nonetheless. This is only 2 pages of 18, yet you keep mentioning a phantom 3 or 4 number repeatedly..SMDH... Lets face it, the camera should have been much better. Its not terrible by any stretch but is by far the weakest part of this great device, considering that this is the baddest phone on the planet right now and, moreso, the fact that its predecessors had a better camera.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. The Note 2 camera is not as good as this camera. I have both in the family (son has Note 2). With a Samsung phone you have to push and HOLD the shutter button until focused. It does this quickly. Release shutter button with steady hand. Your pictures will be stellar. Just like in the photo thread. For the amount of views this thread has...the complaints are miniscule. If you Google the problems with the Note 3 camera you will come up dry (or maybe to this insane yet entertaining thread). The Note 3 has a solid shooter. It is a top three camera phone in the Android world. If Samsung wants to put me on their payroll I will accept. But they better keep me focused on the Note 3. The Galaxy Stutter 4 made me nuts.

 

[ZarathustraHead]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

Yes, somewhere back in this thread I did with the Note 2 and the Note 3.

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Yes, your camera comparisons were epic. On the Note 3, you turned on image stabilization for indoor shots. On the Note 2, you had the Note 2's legendary low light setting turned off. You have ignored my requests to do more comparison indoor shots with the Note 2's legendary low light setting on. That was pretty hilarious. I'm not sure why the pro-Note 3 camera folks are intent on advocating like this is a sporting event, rather than getting to the bottom of the problem.

Thanks.

 

[msndrstood]

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When that Note gets home, I'll take another shot with that legendary low light setting, for crying out loud. Although I suspect you'll accuse me of something else. Nothing will apparently make you happy. Why don't you just get another phone and move on?



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[ZarathustraHead]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

I took these in a dim room. I tapped both to focus on the stool.

Note 3 on auto with image stabilization on.

Legendary Note 2 with low light setting.

 

[Preach2k]

Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?

If you guys do a Google search except for this thread No where can you find any one complaining about the camera. I have been taking Great pictures. I read of people complaining and hoping for an update. But there is no update coming to fix the camera because there is no software problem with the camera. There is only hardware problems. I have ask over and over why keep the phone if you are going to complain about it. If your pictures are bad it is your fault for keeping the phone with a bad camera. Even with a professional camera you have to make adjustments to light among other things to get the picture that you like. This thread has gone on for so long and guys we should let the complainer just have their thread. With some of the complainers all you have to do is check some of their other post and you can tell who are trolls and who are not. Since I paid $700 I will not say this phone takes great pictures if it doesn't. Those that are having problems and you paid your hard earned money why haven't you replaced it? I know of people that went through 3-4 phones before getting one that work. There have been a bad batch of phones. If you tried different settings and it is still not focusing return it. It is insane for the same 4-5 people to me to come on this thread day after day to complain about the same issue and do not do anything about it but complain. It is almost like you are trying to convince the people that are not having a camera issue that they are having one. Again there is no software update for the camera in the U.S unless you have one from overseas in which they got an update to fix a problem with their camera to repair something an prior update messed up. The problem is either 2 things 1. The person behind the phone! 2. A hardware problem.