Horrible camera

nananaRev · Post time 2015-7-29 19:19:15

Edited by nananaRev at 2015-7-29 19:50 \n\n

Clone_Tekboy replied at 2015-7-29 08:55
I think it's probably just software implementation or some other hardware in the middle, as the Onep ...

OnePlus is a little washed as quality, altho, you can't really put it up with the current camera shoot of the EMAX.
Check out this photo ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/124215533@N08/ )

and compare it with the following

I can't!
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Also, as I already wrote.. the SENSOR_DRVNAME reported by the CustInfo (MtkCam - SensorInfo) is OV8858 and GC2755 - dunno if these are in fact the real sensor of the EMAX.
The OnePlus uses the IMX214 and OV5648. Different specs, different hardware, different software.

chickens · Post time 2015-7-29 20:03:17

Not really that big, but FV-5 camera states it's f/2.0 and not f/2.2

Clone_Tekboy · Post time 2015-7-29 23:27:17

Edited by Clone_Tekboy at 2015-7-30 00:13 \n\n Edited by Clone_Tekboy at 2015-7-30 00:05 \n\nHehe, if the sensor is actually the OV8858 we're just screwed. That just means we're asking them for better upscaling from 8mp to 13mp. I'd love to confirm, but I have no idea how i would other than a teardown.
If it is actually that sensor, I'd rather Umi kill the upscaling and max it out at 8mp so we get decent photos with the hardware we actually have.

EDIT: This same info was on the Umi Hammer, so it could be the case... Or they just use that info for all their phones? An Umi Iron teardown revealed a camera labled with "ZB504A", and it's supposed to be the IMX214. Judging by pictures around the web, the camera is shaped like the IMX214, so that could be correct. Anyone know how to check that number? Also, umi listed the OV8858 as the front facing camera on the iron THAT IS A FLAT OUT LIE!!! look at S7yler's teardown, the front camera definately looks NOTHING like the OV8858.

I found this pic online, and it looks like the emax back camera sensor isn't the OV8858, and looks marginally closer to the IMX214. (Of course, I'd need a closer pic to be certain. It's hard to tell.)

There's no Umi Hammer teardowns out there, so ho hope with cross-checking that one.

S1m0n3 · Post time 2015-7-30 00:09:13

OV8858 is really a good sensor and can take pictures much better, just see other smartphone's photo with the same sensor ;) . It's 8mpx, but 13mpx interpolated. noise is not for the resolution, you can easily test it by changing resolution on camera app to 8mpx, result about noise is same.

Clone_Tekboy · Post time 2015-7-30 00:28:10

S1m0n3 replied at 2015-7-30 00:09
OV8858 is really a good sensor and can take pictures much better, just see other smartphone's photo ...

good point, interpolation would just make the image softer if anything.

Clone_Tekboy · Post time 2015-7-30 01:57:33

That's what I said in my review... No matter how "bad" people say the camera is, it's still better than my iPad mini

Still, if there's ways to improve it we should push for it. If there isn't, it'd be great if Umi could tell us so we could stop asking for them to do the impossible.

nananaRev · Post time 2015-7-30 03:25:44

Edited by nananaRev at 2015-7-30 03:32 \n\n

Clone_Tekboy replied at 2015-7-29 23:27
Edited by Clone_Tekboy at 2015-7-30 00:13 \n\n Edited by Clone_Tekboy at 2015-7-30 00:05 \n\nHehe, ...

By the all rounded chassis, it can be any reflowable camera module. Impossible to say.
Nevertheless the libcameracustom.so in /system/lib/ is linked to the ov8858mipiraw.

bencebacsi replied at 2015-7-30 01:50
Emax camera is not always that bad. Here's a pic captured from a quite complicated subject. That's e ...

The file:umax_peach.jpg ain't showing any EXIF information about the camera and far, far, far, far, far sorry far less artifacts.

nananaRev · Post time 2015-7-30 06:59:10

Edited by nananaRev at 2015-7-30 08:12 \n\n

bencebacsi replied at 2015-7-30 04:51
Edited by bencebacsi at 2015-7-30 04:52 \n\nThat's a downsized picture and the exif info was not ex ...

Steven, bear with me, your image does not show as many artifacts as mine.. if you look at it on 25% it's (almost) OK! [it still seems ISO-3200]
but! on 4k monitor is like deep dream and if you do print it on paper with something in the range of the PIXMA Pro-100 it's awful - I know we are in a range way lower, altho, connectivity ( both's wifi and phone signal ) along the PHOTO shall be the top priority in the current smarthphone arena.
Allow me the joke.. it's not just a photo ! : D

karu · Post time 2015-8-4 05:27:49

very bad camera

ladrodibestiame · Post time 2015-8-4 05:34:36

very good camera

Horrible camera

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