I am loving my Note III it really is pretty amazing especially the 4k video once hacked to allow higher bitrate etc.
I DO NOT like the camera. it sucks. hard core sucks. dynamic range is utter CRAP I mean its like it went back 3 or 4 years in camera tech and low light performance is UNUSABLE. Period. if the flash can not supply enough light don't even bother. its that bad.
pro hdr helps a lot with the dynamic range but its not quite working right (it shifts the offset too high for some reason I am guess the author needs to update it to work properly to work with the note III)
the HDR built in is not satisfying at all.
I do not like the samsung surround shot. while it is less prone to "glaring" alignment issues like the google version is it has TONS of "minor" alignment issues and it appears nearly impossible to prevent them (its intelligence at lining up the shots is horrible) it also tends to be too "quick" take the shot when you hit the next geode point so in lower light levels it blurs more since you don't have time to "stop" sometimes. so I will have to try and install the google camera and run dual camera's if I can like on my Note II since I use the 360 mode a lot.
Burst mode is STILL BROKEN. you have to press and hold to use burst mode this delay is "TERMINAL" anything requiring burst mode is "long gone" by the time the damned delay timer kicks and it takes the shot series so you still need to use "best photo" mode for any usable burst capacity (since its instant no press and hold delay) but you only get 8 shots not 20 which sucks hard core (samsung PLEASE fix this)
and I want these burst limits removed. this phone can do 30fps at 8 MP !! so GIVE US THAT MODE with no shot limit and add some precognition while your at it.
press once and it takes and "cycles" 10 shots at a user selected frame rate upto 30fps (more if the hardware can handle it) press and hold AGAIN and it "locks in" the last 10 cycling shots and begins taking MORE shots until you let go then stop taking shots.
with some lens attachments this camera has some HARD CORE potential as a real action shooter.
I think I will have to carry both my Note II and Note III around because I am extremely displeased with the still shooting capacity of the Note III. its rubbish in anything but the most perfect light conditions.
I LOVE all the shooting modes and features but you ruin it with a crap sensor or crap software driving that sensor. also UP the darned bitrate on the 720p 120fps mode please. your killing me with compression man !!
and how about some MORE FPS modes. please stop calling it 1/4 and 1/8 call it by its frames per second.
add some higher speed modes please. if this can do 120fps 720p it should be able to handle 240fps D1 etc.. etc..
I DO NOT like the camera. it sucks. hard core sucks. dynamic range is utter CRAP I mean its like it went back 3 or 4 years in camera tech and low light performance is UNUSABLE. Period. if the flash can not supply enough light don't even bother. its that bad.
pro hdr helps a lot with the dynamic range but its not quite working right (it shifts the offset too high for some reason I am guess the author needs to update it to work properly to work with the note III)
the HDR built in is not satisfying at all.
I do not like the samsung surround shot. while it is less prone to "glaring" alignment issues like the google version is it has TONS of "minor" alignment issues and it appears nearly impossible to prevent them (its intelligence at lining up the shots is horrible) it also tends to be too "quick" take the shot when you hit the next geode point so in lower light levels it blurs more since you don't have time to "stop" sometimes. so I will have to try and install the google camera and run dual camera's if I can like on my Note II since I use the 360 mode a lot.
Burst mode is STILL BROKEN. you have to press and hold to use burst mode this delay is "TERMINAL" anything requiring burst mode is "long gone" by the time the damned delay timer kicks and it takes the shot series so you still need to use "best photo" mode for any usable burst capacity (since its instant no press and hold delay) but you only get 8 shots not 20 which sucks hard core (samsung PLEASE fix this)
and I want these burst limits removed. this phone can do 30fps at 8 MP !! so GIVE US THAT MODE with no shot limit and add some precognition while your at it.
press once and it takes and "cycles" 10 shots at a user selected frame rate upto 30fps (more if the hardware can handle it) press and hold AGAIN and it "locks in" the last 10 cycling shots and begins taking MORE shots until you let go then stop taking shots.
with some lens attachments this camera has some HARD CORE potential as a real action shooter.
I think I will have to carry both my Note II and Note III around because I am extremely displeased with the still shooting capacity of the Note III. its rubbish in anything but the most perfect light conditions.
I LOVE all the shooting modes and features but you ruin it with a crap sensor or crap software driving that sensor. also UP the darned bitrate on the 720p 120fps mode please. your killing me with compression man !!
and how about some MORE FPS modes. please stop calling it 1/4 and 1/8 call it by its frames per second.
add some higher speed modes please. if this can do 120fps 720p it should be able to handle 240fps D1 etc.. etc..
