Soo about the Nexus's Camera..

[xiaosong]

It Is a low light optimized camera. Good catch.

Galaxy Nexus

(Like people haven't seen that page...)

I guess in the end it is a trade-off between overexposing daylight versus brighter low light shots. I wonder during the market research interviews if they got more people who take pictures at night or during the day with their phone.

For instance, maybe they got a response like: when I am vacationing and taking pictures during the day, I tend to have my camera but when I am out at night, I don't want to be burden with a camera and just have my phone... so I want my phone to be better in low light but I don't care if my daylight pictures are slightly overexposed.

 

[greydarrah]

I'm a professional photographer...it's all I do. I'm sorry (not really) if any of you don't like hearing that "it's a cell phone, not a digital camera," but those are the facts. There is no way in the world of current possibilities for a a device with as tiny a lens, as tiny a aperture, as tiny a sensor can produce the quality of photograph that a dedicated digital camera can. It's no different than expecting a car to pull a 20,000 pound trailer. It's the wrong tool for the job. If all that tiny stuff could work that well, all digital cameras would be the size of a flash drive. The Nexus camera looks to me to be a great camera for a cell phone, but if it's not good enough for you, keep your real camera close by.

 

[ragnarokx]

I'm a professional photographer...it's all I do. I'm sorry (not really) if any of you don't like hearing that "it's a cell phone, not a digital camera," but those are the facts. There is no way in the world of current possibilities for a a device with as tiny a lens, as tiny a aperture, as tiny a sensor can produce the quality of photograph that a dedicated digital camera can. It's no different than expecting a car to pull a 20,000 pound trailer. It's the wrong tool for the job. If all that tiny stuff could work that well, all digital cameras would be the size of a flash drive. The Nexus camera looks to me to be a great camera for a cell phone, but if it's not good enough for you, keep your real camera close by.

The precedent of phone-camera quality seems to have been set by the iPhone, so anything less disappoints people. I don't think anyone is expecting true camera quality in the GN.

Sent from my Google Nexus S

 

[blackrabbitklan]

Coming from OG droid, those low light shots make me very happy.

 

[kath00]

I'm a professional photographer...it's all I do. I'm sorry (not really) if any of you don't like hearing that "it's a cell phone, not a digital camera," but those are the facts. There is no way in the world of current possibilities for a a device with as tiny a lens, as tiny a aperture, as tiny a sensor can produce the quality of photograph that a dedicated digital camera can. It's no different than expecting a car to pull a 20,000 pound trailer. It's the wrong tool for the job. If all that tiny stuff could work that well, all digital cameras would be the size of a flash drive. The Nexus camera looks to me to be a great camera for a cell phone, but if it's not good enough for you, keep your real camera close by.

I am a photog as well, and while I agree with you partly, I really expect a phone camera to take decent enough pictures for me to be able to post on the web or at least print to a 4x6 photo. Certainly don't expect enlargements or pro quality images, but the pix I am getting out of my cameras in low light right now are total throw aways. Except with my new iPhone 4s, which just rocks in this department.

The sad thing is that I tried the Razr last night at Verizon, the latest and greatest from Moto. The camera is the same CR*P camera that I have had in my Droid X for 2 years (and the Bionic has currently). Some manufacturers, like Moto, seem to have absolutely no interest in developing their camera technology as the years go by, which is just ridiculous.

I am frankly glad that Apple is increasing people's expectations in this because it will force other manufacturers to pay attention to this aspect of the phone in the years to come.

Kath

 

[Canuckfan]

This should help you out.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy SII (S2) [Camera Test] | Hemorrdroids.net

Very promising. The Nexus seems to produce more natural colors and hands down beats the Sii in low light.

I guess there will be conflicting reports since the zero-shutter lag can cause photos to become less sharp, but as shown in the comparison can produce great photos as well. Also, some will prefer the more vibrant results of the Sii.

 

[wege12]

Not trying to add salt to the wound but take a look at this article: Samsung Galaxy Nexus cam vs. iPhone 4S vs. HTC Vivid vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket | Android Atlas - CNET Reviews

I just wish I knew why they chose this 5mp sensor over the better 8mp in the SGSII?

 

[k6tcher]

Just finished comparing those pics. Compared to the iPhone, the Nexus holds its own well. In fact, the iPhone pics appear blurry toward the edges.

I was worried about the quality of the camera in the Nexus but I am not as concerned as I was. Those sample shots in that article have helped restore some faith in the Nexus.

Will buy it, try it, and hopefully like it. If not, I'll return it and see what CES offers. No worries.

 

[PowerThroughLove]

Those shots make me want to get a Rezound more than ever. If only ICS was on the Rezound this would be such an easy choice. Those indoor Nexus shots are just plain bad.

 

[CynicX]

So am I reading this right? The iPhone with superior camera takes better pics then the GN? I never would have thought that to be the case.....derrrrhhhhhhh

Am I the only person that gets pics that are absolute crap from 4s owners? You can have a 2000 dollar camera and you won't get amazing pics 100% of the time. So why does this review say you don't get good pics all the time....that's obvious photography is an art. Give me the best paint with the best canvas and i can guarantee you'll get a terrible painting.

I'm not arguing the 4 s doesn't have a better camera. I would actually prefer no camera (government clearance issues), but the my biggest grip with cameras on phones is the time it takes to pull it out of my pocket and snap a pic so Google has addressed my issue...

 

[VickMackey#AC]

I'd say we'll have to wait and see, but no teeny tiny cell phone camera is going to be awesome, or on par with a dedicated camera. If that were the case, then we'd be buying cameras the size of a flash drive.

But, that's the OP's point. It IS possible. The iPhone's camera is brilliant and that's what a cell phone camera is capable of and that's what he was looking forward to with the NEXUS. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[VickMackey#AC]

This is only one review. Relax. The guy even mentioned that he really hasn't spent much time with the phone.

Slashgear review, same thing. Sub-par camera. There is no way the iphone 4s camera, or hell even the iphone 4 camera should still be the class of the cell phone field months later.

 

[VickMackey#AC]

I'm a professional photographer...it's all I do. I'm sorry (not really) if any of you don't like hearing that "it's a cell phone, not a digital camera," but those are the facts. There is no way in the world of current possibilities for a a device with as tiny a lens, as tiny a aperture, as tiny a sensor can produce the quality of photograph that a dedicated digital camera can. It's no different than expecting a car to pull a 20,000 pound trailer. It's the wrong tool for the job. If all that tiny stuff could work that well, all digital cameras would be the size of a flash drive. The Nexus camera looks to me to be a great camera for a cell phone, but if it's not good enough for you, keep your real camera close by.

That's not the point. The point is better quality is possible (iPhone4, Amaze, Mytouch4gslide) and Samsung and Google failed to impress with this camera. That's the bottom line.

 

[ctychick]

I agree that these camera phones can't produce the quality photos as a good point & shoot and definitely not a dslr. I don't think posts like these necessarily mean that the author expects to be able to produce 8x10 photos from their phones. *But*, for many camera quality is a fair point of comparison to that of other smartphones being considered. I'm a photog enthusiast and a graphic designer by trade. I try to always have my high end p&s with me all the time, but there are those moments when I forget it or don't have time to grab it from my bag. In those moments, I'll default to my phone, knowing full well that the shot be "cell phone" quality. Why not opt for the best quality you can find? The camera is pretty high on my list, but like buying a house, your priorities shift around a lot when you see what your options are.

After watching the live GN announcement, reading these boards daily for release information, and watching countless YouTube reviews, I thought that there was no other phone for me. Then I started researching the Rezound. There are pros and cons to each for me. Both are amazing, but the Rezound won me over and camera quality was definitely a factor. It wasn't the *only * factor, but with all many other factors sort of evening out the playing field, it does put me firmly in the Rezound camp.

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[whiteshadow001]

Actually if you take your time with the camera it's possibly the best camera on a cellphone. It's just as good as the iPhone because to me the iPHone seems to oversaturate photos whereas the Nexus has more realistic color reproduction especially in low light.