Taking pictures on a smartphone

SexyGreyFox

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I've been meaning to ask this for years but after last nights pictures I've finally got round to it.
No matter what smartphone I've taken pictures with I get a lot of 'light' on them BUT other people do it and their pictures are OK.
I have a Note 3 which I know can take good photos but what setting do I need to change to stop all that extra light?

Thanks

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Unfortunately thats a combination of poor stabilisation and longer shutter on the Note 3 (i had one) and the poor software algorithm to process the image...

The iPhone doesn't usually display these issues, phones with OiS and good processing tend to over come it.

You could try overriding night mode on the Note, it'll help, but the smaller pixel size and lack of OiS means you'll have darker photos...
 
Ravster said:
Unfortunately thats a combination of poor stabilisation and longer shutter on the Note 3 (i had one) and the poor software algorithm to process the image...

The iPhone doesn't usually display these issues, phones with OiS and good processing tend to over come it.

You could try overriding night mode on the Note, it'll help, but the smaller pixel size and lack of OiS means you'll have darker photos...
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Is this a problem with all Samsung phones because I've had the exact same problem with the S1, S3, S4 and Note 3?
 
Yes, even just a finger print will cause that.

A picture with a single finger print on the lens...

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Wiped...

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you probably have shakey hands like I do. In which case you will need both Low F and OIS.
new Samsung have f1.9 but no OIS, was hoping the 6p was going to have better specs than it did. New Microsoft phones are reported to have f1.9 and OIS which should make them great cameras for the likes of me who can't take anything on a phone or anyone taking shots in low light.
It's disappointing companies are trying to make a camera phone as a replacement to a compact. Nokia tried twice but hardware couldn't handle the massive photo sizes. Someone needs to try again, now the processors, ram etc are so much faster.
 
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If you have manual control (or at least control over the ISO and exposure compensation), then set the ISO fairly high (800 or higher), but dial the exposure compensation down (the amount depends entirely on your surroundings).

The high ISO allows you a faster shutter speed to freeze the motion, but the exposure compensation compensates for the increased light sensitivity, which would otherwise make everything look blown out.



It's tricky in concerts though. That photo I took is the one truly nice one (if I do say so myself) that I took out of 36 that night. I had a lot of blurry ones. There's no "one settings fits all". That particular situation you posted seems a little tricky, because it looks like there is a light source coming from the right. I also agree that your lens might be dirty, which results in those light streaks all over the place. Maybe take a microfibre cloth with you and give the lens a quick rub before you take the shot?

There is a thing in photography called exposing to the right. It basically means make sure the brightest object in your picture is correctly exposed, as most of the time it's easier to bring details back from the shadows in Photoshop or whatever than it is to bring the highlights down. In your case again, that would mean making sure the guitar in the middle isn't blown out. That would probably make it look less "bright" overall and give it a bit more atmosphere.
 
Problem with that is - unless you know how to get those settings "dialled in" on most camera phones you will just trade motion artefacts for very increased graininess and pixel noise.
 
I didn't think the s6 did?

It's certain not in the features page on Samsung site. No mention if ios.
 
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