{"id":16252,"date":"2012-03-31T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T07:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=16252"},"modified":"2018-07-13T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T07:18:13","slug":"hannah-galaxy-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2012\/03\/31\/hannah-galaxy-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Hannah @ Galaxy Note"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camera phones have really come a long way. It didn\u2019t seem more than just 2-3 years past when the pictures you got out of most camera phones were routinely out-of-focus, badly exposed and so full of noise grain that they were only usable if you shrunk the image to pint-size, i.e. for web use only. The iPhone 4S apparently has a pretty good built-in camera, as does the Galaxy Note. In fact, I\u2019ve found myself taking a lot of camera phone pictures of Hannah since picking up this gargantuan phone.<\/p>\n

The phone supports customization, including a variety of both shooting and scene modes, exposure compensation, and adjustable aspect ratios, white balance and ISO. The lens itself is wide too at 28mm, and the out-of-camera JPGs, especially in good light, are pleasing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not perfect though. The camera sensor is \u2013 by my guess \u2013 where entry-level compact camera sensors are, but still not anywhere near the upper range compact cameras (e.g. the Olympus XZ-1) nor mirrorless cameras and certainly not DSLRs. The camera\u2019s multitude of customization options are also accessible via touchscreen menus, and there\u2019s the inevitable lag when you bring them up. Lastly, the Note lacks a dedicated shutter-release button. Normally this wouldn\u2019t be too much of a problem\u2026 except that the Note\u2019s a large camera, which means your fingers need to stretch quite a bit to press the Home key to release the shuttle.<\/p>\n

OK; time for samples! All the pictures were taken in available light:<\/p>\n

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Dinner the other week at a funky new Western cuisine restaurant @ Greenwich. ISO125, f2.6, 1\/17s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On our way to Lentor this morning. It’d rained very heavily the previous night, and was still drizzling this morning. ISO100, f2.6, 1\/50s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At AMK Hub’s NTUC Foodfare. ISO100, f2.6, 1\/50s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At AMK’s Fairprice Hypermart. ISO50, f2.6, 1\/50s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Camera phones have really come a long way. It didn\u2019t seem more than just 2-3 years past when the pictures you got out of most camera phones were routinely out-of-focus, badly exposed and so full of noise grain that they<\/p>\n

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