The low light isn't too bad for a camera like this. For close objects, the flash does well. For further objects in low light, well, it's a typical phone cam.
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Loving the iPhone 4S Camera
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I think the 4S camera works well outdoors, but it's really bad inside. 
Also, am I the only one that thinks those pics look a bit fuzzy? Don't get me wrong, they're good pics ... but i was just disappointed with my 4S since some of my pics looked fuzzy ... and these do too ... somewhat.
Maybe I'm just expecting too much from this thing. (I think i am)
Here's a photo I took that came out pretty good if you ask me. But sometimes they're just horrible
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Also, am I the only one that thinks those pics look a bit fuzzy? Don't get me wrong, they're good pics ... but i was just disappointed with my 4S since some of my pics looked fuzzy ... and these do too ... somewhat.
Maybe I'm just expecting too much from this thing. (I think i am)
Here's a photo I took that came out pretty good if you ask me. But sometimes they're just horrible
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It's the HDR.
It's a cool effect, but I mostly avoid it for that reason. The blending lines between the different areas of the photo are just going to end up being a bit soft no matter what.
Still, great photos, OP.
I have mixed feelings on the camera. With no flash the shots look great, but every picture I've taken with flash is washed out and very white tinted. It looks terrible. Anyone else have this issue?
make sure its not your case if you have one on, the cut out often gets in the way of the flash causing the light to reflect back into the lens.
I do notice the edges are a bit soft and that is where the fuzzyness comes into play. That's because of the HDR.
Yeah cases sometimes make a big difference:
Both 4S with flash. Guess which had the case on.
I'm talking about the cheap 100-200$ Point-and-shoot instant cameras. The S90 is an advanced Point-and-Shoot.
Here is my first video with my 4S, this is my daughter's Christmas concert.
http://youtu.be/zIBPogfS-p4
Edit: this video looks a lot better on my pc, just a little sample.
http://youtu.be/zIBPogfS-p4
Edit: this video looks a lot better on my pc, just a little sample.
Awesome pictures! It really does look like Thailand.
I don't know if anyone understands what I'm trying to ask, but does anyone notice when taking a picture, the display isn't that clear compared to the picture that was just taken? Like you assume the outcome of the picture would be what you see on the display but when the picture is taken, the quality is better than expected?
I don't know if anyone understands what I'm trying to ask, but does anyone notice when taking a picture, the display isn't that clear compared to the picture that was just taken? Like you assume the outcome of the picture would be what you see on the display but when the picture is taken, the quality is better than expected?
Night-time/indoor shots turn out bad because the lens is too small and the exposure is too short. You can't do much about the lens (unless you want an iPhone with a big lump of glass on the front) but exposure time is at least fixable now
I wrote an app specifically for this, because there was nothing available (presumably because apple don't give developers any access to the camera settings, I had to find a bit of a 'back door' to do this). It's called 'nightcap' and opens up the exposure range a lot more - the camera app only goes down to 1/15th of a second, nightcap will go to a full second.
Basically, it'll take decent photos in *much* darker conditions, and for indoor shots that turn out grainy it'll use longer exposure and lower ISO level which kills the grain.
The downside is that it's long exposure and camera shake becomes a much bigger issue. You need to hold the camera steady, or ideally prop it up on a solid surface so it's stable (or use a tripod).
There's a thread about it here with some shots showing what it can do: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1304303/ Apologies for the slightly spammy post, but you were discussing a problem that there is now a solution to - and I'd have written this just the same if it was some other developer's app
I wrote an app specifically for this, because there was nothing available (presumably because apple don't give developers any access to the camera settings, I had to find a bit of a 'back door' to do this). It's called 'nightcap' and opens up the exposure range a lot more - the camera app only goes down to 1/15th of a second, nightcap will go to a full second.
Basically, it'll take decent photos in *much* darker conditions, and for indoor shots that turn out grainy it'll use longer exposure and lower ISO level which kills the grain.
The downside is that it's long exposure and camera shake becomes a much bigger issue. You need to hold the camera steady, or ideally prop it up on a solid surface so it's stable (or use a tripod).
There's a thread about it here with some shots showing what it can do: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1304303/ Apologies for the slightly spammy post, but you were discussing a problem that there is now a solution to - and I'd have written this just the same if it was some other developer's app
Night-time/indoor shots turn out bad because the lens is too small and the exposure is too short. You can't do much about the lens (unless you want an iPhone with a big lump of glass on the front) but exposure time is at least fixable now
I wrote an app specifically for this, because there was nothing available (presumably because apple don't give developers any access to the camera settings, I had to find a bit of a 'back door' to do this). It's called 'nightcap' and opens up the exposure range a lot more - the camera app only goes down to 1/15th of a second, nightcap will go to a full second.
Basically, it'll take decent photos in *much* darker conditions, and for indoor shots that turn out grainy it'll use longer exposure and lower ISO level which kills the grain.
The downside is that it's long exposure and camera shake becomes a much bigger issue. You need to hold the camera steady, or ideally prop it up on a solid surface so it's stable (or use a tripod).
There's a thread about it here with some shots showing what it can do: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1304303/ Apologies for the slightly spammy post, but you were discussing a problem that there is now a solution to - and I'd have written this just the same if it was some other developer's app
Way to self-promote and hi-jack my thread.
Yeah cases sometimes make a big difference:
Both 4S with flash. Guess which had the case on.
Classic 'cutout for camera is too small' syndrome. Flashback.
Sorry about that - my intention was more to try and help people improve their low-light photos as that was where the conversation had turned to earlier (I really doubt self-promoting here would have any noticeable effect on my sales anyway to be honest!). That was my intention for the app too.
I'll PM you a free code for the app as an apology (if anyone else who has posted on this thread previously wants one PM me, but please *don't reply to this post*
)Back on topic then: that first picture you posted. It's a great photo, but I'm always annoyed when the scenery blends into the mist like that. I take quite a few landscape photos that turn out like this too. Is there a good way to correct it a little? Maybe camera+'s clarity filter?
