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Camera Application
The camera application has not really been updated at all as part of the TouchWiz Nature UX interface since our last encounter with TouchWiz but the camera software is still full of functionality.
The four icons on the left hand side can be changed to various different settings that are otherwise found in the settings menu.
Settings of interest include outdoor visibility which makes the display more visible in daylight by oversaturating certain colours, auto contrast and anti-shake.
Over to the left is toggle to switch between photo and video capture, camera button and a link to the gallery.
Included are quite a few scene modes that appear to do little more than change exposure, ISO and white balance settings. There are many different shooting modes, a list the includes single, burst, HDR, smile, beauty, panorama, cartoon, share shot and buddy photo share. Of this list beauty, share shot and buddy photo share seem rather pointless.
Burst mode takes 20 images in quick succession (about 4 seconds) and saves them all to your gallery without allowing you to sort through them first. You can enable best photo which burst captures 8 images and then selects what it thinks to be the best photo.
The 8 MP sensor produces images that are into JPEG files 2 to 4 MB in size. 1080p video capture is saved as MP4 with a data rate of roughly 17,500 kbps and audio bit rate or 130 kbps. The 1.9 MP front facing camera can capture 720p video and 1.9 MP (1:1 ratio) photos.
If anti-shake is disabled then you can capture 6 MP (rear camera) or 720p (front camera) images while recording video.
Camera and Video Samples
Standard Samples
100% Crops
HDR
Panoroma
Video Samples
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I am very impressed by the Galaxy S III’s camera and while things like burst mode and the auto face tag features personally don’t appeal to me massively they’re nice to have. As far as photo and video capture goes, it is very nice coming from a smartphone.
It should be said that the camera in the S III is ever so slightly better than the One X, although both have impressive cameras.
It is a great phone, after reading this I feel I made a mistake by getting the HTC ONE X. I have problems with mine getting very warm in a pocket. I think mine have a fault … Have you experienced this blair?
Brian, what software version is your One X running? 1.26 and 1.28 ran fairly hot anyway but 1.29 and newer seems to have fixed that. I can’t say it ever got warm while it was in my pocket, are you sure there isn’t a game or something else running in the background?
ill check when i get home, I think its the newest, although I could be wrong.
Im gutted reading this review however as this phone looks a lot better than the HTC one I have.
excellent, looks much better than my iphone4, but I really love the Apple store which is why I dont move. shame Apple wouldnt let other manufactuers make a version for iOS. Always been their problem, keeping everything locked down.
OP: “design doesn’t look that impressive” …. desktop design? On all Android operating systems (unlike Windows & others), the desktop design can be easily changed, freeware or token payments. If the hardware case, nearly all mass-selling smartphones have numerous third-party covers & cases, for fashion, protection or both.
Many people have been anticipating the Samsung Galaxy S III for some time. There is some criticism about the design, but Samsung hit all the right notes for this smartphone in terms of power and hardware. The Samsung Galaxy S3′s battery life isn’t quite the best, but it is one of the better ones.
http://www.careace.net/2012/05/25/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-battery-life-is-longest-of-any-competing-smartphone/
awesome review mate! great phone!
i think in android the samsung galaxy SIII is better than the galaxy beam