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Old 11-13-2009, 03:44 PM   #1
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Camera questions re Motorola Droid. Does the camera work properly?

1. I've read that the camera does not focus or work well. Is this true or are the reviewers using the camera improperly?

2. Can you set focus distance from macro to infinity?

3. Can you zoom with the camera?

4. Can you control aperature?

5. Will any of these functions be available as apps?

6. Can you compare the Droid camera to the Iphone 3gs?

Your comments re the camera.

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Old 11-13-2009, 04:38 PM   #2
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1) yup, auto focus sucks most of the time. i think one of the OTA updates is supposed to address something with the camera autofocus, don't know if it will fix it though

2) yes, you can set focus to infinity or macro. I leave mine on infinity as it seems to take much better pictures than autofocus

3) I haven't found a way to do so, but even if you could it would be digital zoom only, so you can always just crop the picture afterwords (thats all digital zoom does anyway from what i know)

4) don't think so

5) haven't seen any specific camera apps (haven't looked either) but if there is a need, somebody will make it

6) sorry, i don't have an iphone handy to do my own tests, and most of the ones i've seen online are problamatic due to the autofocus issue.
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Old 11-13-2009, 04:41 PM   #3
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If the problem is in the Auto Focus mode, can you disconnect "Auto Focus" and switch to "Manual Focus"?

Can you focus the Droid like the iphone 3gs by dragging around a focus box?
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Well the other thing that's wrong is the light sensor, i don't think this is a hardware problem just another software, it was pointed out a couple times in other threads. So we shall see what dec.11 brings
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Old 11-13-2009, 05:05 PM   #5
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How can a top of the line, cutting edge, smart camera phone be sold while still having problems?

Is the idea to get it sold and you can always fix the minor problems later...?
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