Lets face it.... THE DROID CAMERA SUCKS!

[nickc50310]

Hi guys!  I have been a big defender of the Droid camera until now.  I just cant figure out why the camera sucks so bad.  Some of the pics taken with it look as bad as the pics taken with my old 1.3mp Samsung Ace camera! 

To me, the issues make no sense.  Some picture look great, some look aweful.  Also, I NEVER get the red brackets.  Mine are always green.

Heres the types of pics I have taken, and the results:

Food (inside, natural light)- These pictures look AWESOME.  As a foodie and awesome cook, I always take pictures of food.  For some reason, with the droid they ALWAYS come out beautiful.  They look like a 5mp camera should.  Sometimes the flash goes, sometimes not (auto).  Either way, they always look great. 

Outside, day time, natural light- Decent pics but not 5mp quality.  I took one of some windmills yesterday in overcast.  They look OK but definately not 5mp good.

Night time, indoor portrait, flash- These pictures look aweful.  They are downright embarassing.  They are grainy and out of focus, with or without the flash.  And yes, I get green EVERY time. 

I can provide examples of each situation if needed.  I think this issue needs to be discussed.  Thoughts? 

[supitsmike]

How about you link a photo with what you consider to be bad, and one to be good so I can do a small comparison between the two?

[nickc50310]

You got it! 

Good quality.  Yes that is a brat taco.  LOL!  Made it as a joke but it was fairly tasty.

Windmills.  Decent quality but not great.

Pic of my brother.  HORRIBLE.  Had green brackets and everything. 

I cant understand how these can all have come from the same camera.......

[yewslus]

Agreed that this camera is worse than my 3.2MP Dare.  However, I hand it to Moto to have an auto-adjusting flash.  Flash pictures are never washed out, always just enough light.  Very nice.

I am waiting for an app or OTA that will replace the current camera.  I don't think the HW is bad, but the software and drivers sure do stink.

[n0yxl]

It doesn't "suck" -it just has high ISO noise issues.  That is mostly due to the incredibly small image sensors that are stuffed into these phones.  I'd say it's on par with other devices with the same sensor/driver combo.

I've actually been very pleased with my camera since the 24.5 day bug issue has past and (hopefully) gone. 

[nickc50310]

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n0yxl wrote:

It doesn't "suck" -it just has high ISO noise issues.  That is mostly due to the incredibly small image sensors that are stuffed into these phones.  I'd say it's on par with other devices with the same sensor/driver combo.

I've actually been very pleased with my camera since the 24.5 day bug issue has past and (hopefully) gone. 

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So basically they skimped on hardware and the 5mp camera will never be as good as it should or live up to the hype? 

[supitsmike]

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nickc50310 wrote:

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n0yxl wrote:

It doesn't "suck" -it just has high ISO noise issues.  That is mostly due to the incredibly small image sensors that are stuffed into these phones.  I'd say it's on par with other devices with the same sensor/driver combo.

I've actually been very pleased with my camera since the 24.5 day bug issue has past and (hopefully) gone. 

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So basically they skimped on hardware and the 5mp camera will never be as good as it should or live up to the hype? 

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No, doesn't neccesarily mean that. Just means that you'll have to wait  till December for it to work as it should.

If you all think THIS is bad, you should have seen the G1's camera when it was first released. It was abysmal in all it's glory.

[nickc50310]

So Mike, the update will correct the horrible picture quality in certain pics? 

[supitsmike]

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nickc50310 wrote:

So Mike, the update will correct the horrible picture quality in certain pics? 

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 Edit for Clarity:

The internal clock or whatever you call it, has the auto balanced fixed every 24.5 Days, hence the reason why people on these forums were all "[edit] ITS FIXED WHEN WAS THE UPDATE?!" There wasn't one. It was all internal.

The patch, however, will permanantly fix everything so yes, it will fix the quality in it.

It seems as though the biggest problem in prictures is the noise level -- which is caused by the flash itself.

[kenyu73]

Can you manually set the ISO instead of using Auto? I've heard that setting that (higher or lower?) in low light areas helps with the noise... I'm no camera expert, I'm just relaying what I've heard.

I also have Eris so I cant test