so far all the photos i saw from the One are showing two things:
- in terms of details and quality no one can deny details are lost by going back to 4MP
- in terms of low light and dynamic range, it really works, low light photos have dramatically less noise (if any), much more accurate colors and brightness, this is a breakthrough to be honest, i have seen lots of comparison samples over at HTC Elevate (which i can't share) and to be honest the results speak for themselves
the sharpness however is in your control HTC usually provides 2 minus levels and 2 plus in sharpness options
but again no denying details are lost in 4MP (half the One X)
so i dont think we should fool ourselves, what HTC is selling is actually a camera which has better dynamic range and low light than any other phone (except the pureview one)
some images are misleading, where you see in a comparison for example a competitor phone showing more brigthness but washed out, meanwhile the One shows a less bright image but vastly more dynamic range, you simply go to the gallery hit auto enhance and the image will magically brighten up
in the simplest of words, you are trading pixel detail for better light considering it's a phone and in daily usage you actually need the low light ability a little bit more than detail in day light, previously low light images on all phones were almost useless
Once i get my hands on the device, i will show you how to properly provide a comparison(Check my desire HD camera guide for an idea)
Totally agree. Mobile pics get shared on FB (downsampled), shown on mobile screen (even at 1080p it's downsampling) or printed perhaps at a 6x4" image (again being downsampled). Sure if you want to blow it up to 200% on screen MP will make a difference, but for the stuff that people use mobile photos for... should be enough. Yeah I'd love a better camera again, but I don't want my phone to be any bigger either.
Just remember what happened to the last tegra HTC
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