Camera vs older 8mp phones?

[Wond3r]

How would the photo quality be vs older phones 8mp camera like the HTC Sensation. I always hear talk about megapixels not being the main concern, so I wonder if I replaced an HTC Sensation with 8mp with the Moto G, if the photo quality would be on par or better due to difference of optics or focal size?

 

[jufa2401]

i recently upgraded to the Moto G from Sensation, and i think the quality is about the same.. However i think the colors are better on the Moto G but that may just be me.

 

[Wond3r]

i recently upgraded to the Moto G from Sensation, and i think the quality is about the same.. However i think the colors are better on the Moto G but that may just be me.

Thanks for much for your reply! So you aren't dissatisfied with the camera coming from the Sensation, right?

 

[jufa2401]

Yeah im definitely satisfied with the camera.:good::good:
I also feel that Moto G takes it's shots faster, but that can just be because i had a buggy rom on my sensation.

 

[pnut22r]

I always thought my Sensation took great pictures, with pretty fast shutter speed. If this is relatively similar, I could live with that.

I set my mother in law up with a nexus 4, coming from a sensation, and she asked me why it takes longer to take a picture.

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[jufa2401]

It was probably just my sensation then .

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[leppo]

I think the camera is terrible. Granted, I'm coming from an iPhone 5, but still. I'm pretty sure it's also worse than the Galaxy Nexus, which was no gem either.

 

[newuser25]

My Moto G camera is so bad that I start thinking it's faulty. Needs perfect conditions and fair amount of luck to take a decent photo.
Video slows down at times so it's practically unwatchable. My phone is Tesco UK branded. Even my three year old Galaxy Note's camera seems totally different league.

I think the camera is terrible. Granted, I'm coming from an iPhone 5, but still. I'm pretty sure it's also worse than the Galaxy Nexus, which was no gem either.

 

[shaftenberg]

I'm pretty sure it's also worse than the Galaxy Nexus, which was no gem either.

No, it's not, I own both.
The main problem of the MotoG camera is the noise reduction and blurring, but this is done in software.
I modded the cam app and made test photos in stock condition (filename with NR) and the same photo with my modded cam app without noise reduction.
The chip is able to get decent details but the software blurs the sh*t out of it

[edit]
aaah, XDA resizes and coverts to jpg. Watch the original png's here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...n-zur-kamera-bildqualitaet-5.html#post6803183

 

[leppo]

Alright then... All I know is I had more "keeper" photos with the GNex than I do with this.

 

[Wond3r]

What about using a different camera app to bypass the software adjustments that Moto makes?
Like camerazoom, camera360, or snap

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[dinomovil11]

i change my razr i for the g and its an amazing phone but the cam its not good like the i but take decent pictures, try with the app vignette it's a better option from stock

 

[shaftenberg]

but the cam its not good like the i but take decent pictures

I compared the MG with the RZi here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...fotos-schnappschuesse-videos.html#post6750093

MG vs RZi vs S3:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...n-zur-kamera-bildqualitaet-2.html#post6758301

MG vs RZi (haha )
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...n-zur-kamera-bildqualitaet-2.html#post6758317

No upload to XDA due to converting and resizing images here.

I wouldn't say, it is generally worse than RZi.
Both cams are mid range, MG has by far(!) more capabilities in the dark, whereas RZi has some more detail in bright light condition.

 

[CADude]

The camera needs an update. Those pics are clearly being ruined by crappy software.

 

[King p1n]

The camera needs an update. Those pics are clearly being ruined by crappy software.

It seems its using the latest motorola camera software, same app that moto x uses

 

[pnut22r]

What's the speed at which the pictures are taken? I know they aren't the best quality, but how's the shutter speed?

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[artov]

Currently I have a Sensation as well, and very strongly considering to buy the Moto G. My only concern is indeed the camera, which needs to be decent because no one is going to walk around all day with an DSLR. A Dutch review of the Moto G contains some pictures made with it, and those look pretty bad to me: Sample pics

Let's hope it's something software-wise which can be fixed with another app or through an update.

 

[King p1n]

Currently I have a Sensation as well, and very strongly considering to buy the Moto G. My only concern is indeed the camera, which needs to be decent because no one is going to walk around all day with an DSLR. A Dutch review of the Moto G contains some pictures made with it, and those look pretty bad to me: Sample pics

Let's hope it's something software-wise which can be fixed with another app or through an update.

As much as I hope it could be the software, I just think its the sensor or w/e.
Surely they would've ensured the software worked well to produce decent pictures after the Moto X backlash, which they fixed.

Hey maybe I'm totally wrong who knows maybe the next Camera update will tweak the camera and its app.
Photos may improve too when gogole allows raw images through their new api they're working on, which should improve quality.

Thread here with pictures, they dont look that bad but majority were taken under decent lighting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543003

 

[dinomovil11]

i have the moto x stock camera from android 4.4 its the same that moto G (but u can't upgrade from play store) but the version from moto x have a better performance, i taste with Camera Awesome its amazing the best camera app, better than stock camera