Originally Posted by limeaid

Doubtful. The problem isn't the high iso, for sure. I also don't think software sharpening is the problem. All signs points to there being two different hardware sensors with the sony sensor being vastly superior.

My guess is that all GDxxx firmwares are associated with the Sony sensor and the ZDxxxx firmware is for the Samsung sensor. I hope I'm wrong. Cuz if I'm right, all of us in the US with GS3s are screwed.

Has there been a single US GS3 that has been confirmed with GD firmware?

I guess not all GS3 are screwed!
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Originally Posted by limeaid

It sure as hell didn't have a better camera than the GS2

Well the GSII is my all time favorite phone ever constructed.....it still holds it weight against all these new phones .....but I will say that the camera is not better than the OneX......if you "prefer" it well that's on you but I think the general consensus is the H1X has the better camera.....especially in low light.

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Originally Posted by tylerdurdin

Well the GSII is my all time favorite phone ever constructed.....it still holds it weight against all these new phones .....but I will say that the camera is not better than the OneX......if you "prefer" it well that's on you but I think the general consensus is the H1X has the better camera.....especially in low light.

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In low light yes. In all other scenarios, no. The one x does not take high quality pictures period. They are over processed and oversaturated and that is a fact. Numerous reviews have concluded the same thing. As has my own personal experience with both phones.

We don't need to get into a debate about the one x in this thread. This is about the gs3 not performing on par with the gs2 and apparently the early review units...

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Originally Posted by limeaid

In low light yes. In all other scenarios, no. The one x does not take high quality pictures period. They are over processed and oversaturated and that is a fact. Numerous reviews have concluded the same thing. As has my own personal experience with both phones.

We don't need to get into a debate about the one x in this thread. This is about the gs3 not performing on par with the gs2 and apparently the early review units...

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Seriously dude???? Over saturated???? This is Samsungs go to setting.... I don't know if you got a bad phone but I can't agree with you even a little....their is NOTHING authentic about the pics on the GS2 or 3.....they look nice, but not authentic in the slightest.

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Originally Posted by flak0

I guess not all GS3 are screwed!
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Can those of you with GDxxx firmware confirm that you have the plastic casing?

From the original post:

Apparently Samsung ships S3 with two different camera modules, one with metal casing and one with mostly plastic casing. I'm waiting confirmation what firmware the one with metal casing has
Edit: the camera module with metal casing has:
Cam FW Ver: ZDFE02
Phone FW Ver: ZDFE02
you can see the one with METAL CASING here after 6:00 min: http://youtu.be/eo93EF7rVIw?t=5m58s
The one with PLASTIC CASING here 4:10min : http://youtu.be/YfqgEgMYAUc?t=4m16s

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Originally Posted by tylerdurdin

Seriously dude???? Over saturated???? This is Samsungs go to setting.... I don't know if you got a bad phone but I can't agree with you even a little....their is NOTHING authentic about the pics on the GS2 or 3.....they look nice, but not authentic in the slightest.

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you just lost ALL credibility

SAMOLED SCREENS are oversaturated. Let me repeat that: the screen, not the camera.

The Samsung CAMERAS do NOT take oversaturated photos. If anything, the colors are a little cold... but definitely more accurate than the One X

The One X oversaturates its photos... JUST LIKE THE IPHONE. If you can't see this, you should not even be expressing an opinion about camera quality.

Originally Posted by limeaid

Can those of you with GDxxx firmware confirm that you have the plastic casing?

From the original post:

Apparently Samsung ships S3 with two different camera modules, one with metal casing and one with mostly plastic casing. I'm waiting confirmation what firmware the one with metal casing has
Edit: the camera module with metal casing has:
Cam FW Ver: ZDFE02
Phone FW Ver: ZDFE02
you can see the one with METAL CASING here after 6:00 min: http://youtu.be/eo93EF7rVIw?t=5m58s
The one with PLASTIC CASING here 4:10min : http://youtu.be/YfqgEgMYAUc?t=4m16s

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you just lost ALL credibility

SAMOLED SCREENS are oversaturated. Let me repeat that: the screen, not the camera.

The Samsung CAMERAS do NOT take oversaturated photos. If anything, the colors are a little cold... but definitely more accurate than the One X

The One X oversaturates its photos... JUST LIKE THE IPHONE. If you can't see this, you should not even be expressing an opinion about camera quality.

I am not talking about the screen genius .....I am talking about the photos I took and posted on Facebook of my sons little league championship....his red jersey is so ridiculously over saturated that it looked newer than the day we got it....along with his trophy that was so golden it was laughable.....so don't replace my credibility with your fanboy agenda.

And BTW my SGS2 has a way more exaggerated reaction to the slightest light change than the OneX. Oh and I know of the cold photos you speak of in certain lighting.

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Originally Posted by limeaid

That's not what you said, genius. You said "better camera." Last time, I checked, the two don't mean the same thing And here's one of many reviews:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_gala...view-759p5.php

And I'll tell you right now from personal experience, the GS2 camera was better than the One X camera.

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It sure as hell didn't have a better camera than the GS2

Better camera can be a number of things as it's a very vague statement. You're interpreting it to mean "overall" since you need to find a way out of the corner you backed yourself into. But anyway, let's stay on topic....from the very review you posted...LOL

Things get vastly different in low light, when the bright F/2.0 optics of One X count big time. In such conditions the HTC flagship crushes its opponent, producing images with far less noise and much better contrast.

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Originally Posted by tylerdurdin

I am not talking about the screen genius .....I am talking about the photos I took and posted on Facebook of my sons little league championship....his red jersey is so ridiculously over saturated that it looked newer than the day we got it....along with his trophy that was so golden it was laughable.....so don't replace my credibility with your fanboy agenda.

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Sorry, but you're just dead wrong. I'm sorry that you had one photo where your son's red sweater was too red. But those of us that live in reality with two working eyeballs can see the difference. I bought the One X (Evo LTE) because I was excited about the camera. The camera is one of the most important features on a phone to me. Sadly, I was sorely disappointed when I got my hands on it. Then I read a bunch of reviews and it seems many had the same experience with its camera. Anyway, this thread isn't about the One X so this will be my last post about it. Here's my last word:

http://pocketnow.com/android/htc-one-x-review
The camera on the One X is unremarkable. Macro shots appear out of focus, indoor shots lack light, and outdoor shots are over-saturated. This is a shame because the camera application of the One X is genius

http://recombu.com/news/htc-one-x-vs...on_M17807.html
We showed this grid to a couple of people in the office and they immediately complemented the HTC One X for its saturated yellows and vibrancy. They liked the bouncy greens and the contrast level makes details look more pronounced. Naturally however, this bounce, pop and polish is unnatural. It's arguably how many of us would like to see the world but in line with our previous camera comparisons, isn't what the world actually looks like.

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_x-review-747p6.php
The first two charts play to the One X strengths and shows it as a good shooter, though still not the best in the 8MP game. The third chart shows good too, but also some artifacts due to the sub-optimal processing of the One X.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/2/291...c-one-x-review
As for image quality, I can't confidently say these are the best cameraphone photos I've ever seen, which was what I was expecting considering what a big deal HTC had made about it when these handsets were announced several weeks ago. I was hopeful that the shots I took would be indistinguishable from a decent point and shoot, but at 100 percent crop, the One X's stills are easily identified as coming from a cameraphone. They're not bad, they're just not the game-changers I'd been led to believe they'd be.

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Originally Posted by F1reEng1neRed

Better camera can be a number of things as it's a very vague statement. You're interpreting it to mean "overall" since you need to find a way out of the corner you backed yourself into. But anyway, let's stay on topic....from the very review you posted...LOL

You need to stop posting as you're adding zero value. You're the one that derailed this thread with the mention of the One X in the first place. It's not relevant. We're trying to figure out what the deal is with the GS3, not the One X.

I never backed myself into a corner. You put your own foot in your mouth. Everything I've stated is 100% accurate, unlike what you've posted. Yes, when I said "better" camera, I meant overall. I stated specifically that the One X was better in low light and I've already agreed with you in an earlier post about low light performance--the One X performs better than the Gs2 and GS3 in low light AS IT SHOULD since it has a faster lens. But it doesn't in all other scenarios.

It also doesn't mean that the GS3 should be performing this crappily in low light... and it sure as hell shouldn't be performing worse than the GS2, which was the OP's original point.

Originally Posted by limeaid

That doesn't mean the GS3 should be performing this crappily in low light... and it sure as hell shouldn't be performing worse than the GS2, which was the OP's original point.

And as I said in my original post, we knew beforehand that the HOX would be better in that aspect than the GS3. If you're mainly concerned about picture quality, the HOX should've been your #1 choice.

And since we know that the HOX has better hardware, any problems with the camera is probably correctable with a software update. The GS3 on the other hand, if it's shipping with 2 different modules, 1 being good, one not so good, there's not any amount of software that's going to be able to compensate for bad hardware.