Re: Does anyone else think the camera sucks?
First this is a camera phone so let's cut this photo 101 bs. Simply previous models and the competition take better photos. Also how do you explain some of the photos coming out okay a d other not so much when they were shot in the same situation and lighting. A course I could tweak a ton of things with the cameras setting but that's besides the point because I don't have 4 minutes to adjust for each shot. My job requires high resolution stills to capture ideas for products. I can't stop and measure if the exposure is right. Also black is the universal platform most jewelers shoot on. All you advise is valid just stupid since it is impractical
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All you have to do is use the exposure compensation and dial up or down the exposure as needed--that does not take 4 minutes. Or simply change the exposure meter to spot metering mode. That also does not take 4 minutes.
Every single product has its own idiosyncrasies, and if you aren't willing to make some adjustments to the new product you bought and instead, choose to cling to the idiosyncrasies of previous products you used, then you're the one causing problems, not the product. Those other phones you mentioned, I'm sure they had their own shortcomings, and if you had gone from a Note 3 to one of them, would you then complain about all the things the Note 3 does better than those phones? It goes both ways, doesn't it? There are always going to be products on the market the does things a bit differently than the competitor's products, and if you want to use it, then learn its idiosyncrasies, because there's no law that dictates companies must design their products to all be homogenized and have the exact same behavior, design philosophy, capabilities, etc.
If you bought a new camera, you would take the time to learn how to operate it properly, find out what the features do, and how to get the results you want. You wouldn't just expect it to behave exactly like another model you've used in the past. Same situation here. Smartphone cameras do have settings and features--they're not 100% *****-proof, even if you can just leave it on auto mode and spray and pray. That is why they gave you different modes to use, and have settings for exposure compensation, metering mode, etc. And if you used more advanced camera apps such as Camera FV-5, Camera Zoom FX, ProCapture, etc, you can get even greater degree of control. If you aren't willing to learn the product you bought, then you could also just keep buying more products until you find one that just happens to do exactly what you want out of the box without you having to learn its features, and then use that instead.
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