Is the Droid X camera really this bad?

[Jaxidian]

This thread is really starting to look super fanboy.

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I sure hope you're not including my persistent posts about focus in your statement. If so, you're making WAY to large of a blanket statement. If not, then make sure you realize how many of these posts actually fall into that category, because I don't think many do!

As for me, I have NEVER claimed that the camera is good. I have simply claimed that the photos being used are insufficient to make any objective judgements on the quality. I guarantee you that you can go take a cheapass $50 point-and-shoot camera, give it to somebody who knows what they're doing and give me a $5,000 DSLR, and if we took pictures of the same thing, I betcha the $50 camera's picture would win!

My argument has NEVER been that the Droid X camera was better than ANYTHING nor even that it was good. I've only been arguing that the pictures shown to us prove absolutely nothing. It does IMPLY that it is probably more difficult to carelessly take a better picture with the Droid X than with the iPhone. But it proves nothing.

[Erron]

This thread is really starting to look super fanboy.

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I sure hope you're not including my persistent posts about focus in your statement. If so, you're making WAY to large of a blanket statement. If not, then make sure you realize how many of these posts actually fall into that category, because I don't think many do!

As for me, I have NEVER claimed that the camera is good. I have simply claimed that the photos being used are insufficient to make any objective judgements on the quality. I guarantee you that you can go take a cheapass $50 point-and-shoot camera, give it to somebody who knows what they're doing and give me a $5,000 DSLR, and if we took pictures of the same thing, I betcha the $50 camera's picture would win!

My argument has NEVER been that the Droid X camera was better than ANYTHING nor even that it was good. I've only been arguing that the pictures shown to us prove absolutely nothing. It does IMPLY that it is probably more difficult to carelessly take a better picture with the Droid X than with the iPhone. But it proves nothing.

Nope, im talking about in this and the v iphone4 thread where people make excuses. Is there a difference in between changing iso settings and if you can focal lengths? Yep! But nobody trying to capture a quick photo on a phone is going to be doing that.

Sooo to sum it up. For pulling phone out of pocket, taking pic, looking at pic, the X isn't the best. That being said, who cares. Least we can look at the bad photos on a tv screen.

[soba1]

You are all wrong , the problem is not the focus , the problem is that Motorola still uses the same crappy manufacturer for it's camera module .

hahaha, thats what ive been saying all along! the iphone has a superior camera. period. end of story. accept it.

Thats why I have a Nikon D90.....
For on the fly quick photos hey work with what you have yes the iphone
has the better camera. So when we get out our new devices playing with the camera settings gives us something to do to see if we can come close
to the iphones.
Knowing my anal self that is just what I will be doing....

[Darkseider]

The pictures are OK on both. The iPhone seems to be more saturated where the Droid X is more natural color. The iPhone seems to have sharper edges whereas the Droid X while in focus has a softer finish.

[jcardona1]

You are all wrong , the problem is not the focus , the problem is that Motorola still uses the same crappy manufacturer for it's camera module .

hahaha, thats what ive been saying all along! the iphone has a superior camera. period. end of story. accept it.

Thats why I have a Nikon D90.....
For on the fly quick photos hey work with what you have yes the iphone
has the better camera. So when we get out our new devices playing with the camera settings gives us something to do to see if we can come close
to the iphones.
Knowing my anal self that is just what I will be doing....

nikon shooter woot! i have the same thing

[soba1]

hahaha, thats what ive been saying all along! the iphone has a superior camera. period. end of story. accept it.

Thats why I have a Nikon D90.....
For on the fly quick photos hey work with what you have yes the iphone
has the better camera. So when we get out our new devices playing with the camera settings gives us something to do to see if we can come close
to the iphones.
Knowing my anal self that is just what I will be doing....

nikon shooter woot! i have the same thing

Now thats what I'm talkin bout baby

[canaddar]

I am not a 'fan boy' for any phone. My ability to compare is not scientific....

I will say with absolute certainty that my blackberry storm 1 took better pictures. The pictures are sharper. I can transfer them onto my computer and put them on a 23" monitor and zoom in. They look great. Do the same thing on my X photos and they are all grainy looking. (3.2 mega pixel camera on storm)

I have also comparred my photos against a friends Iphone 4 pics. They are not even close. His photos are way better. The colors are sharper, there is no grainy look to them, and he can zoom way in on his photos without having it pixilate. Incredible difference.

I do like the Droid X phone. But I sure hope that there is a software fix for the camera (I don't want to have to buy a droid x '2' to get a good camera).

[RayR]

The shutter lags waaay to much. The Steady Shot isn't. The focus is fair at best and slow. And I can't find a shutter delay to save my life. Other than that, it's perfect.

[thomgough]

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[skull_queen1522]

My phone take amazing picture better ththe I phone I have a Samsung fascinate great phone all aroundbut if ur baseing it of it photo taking this phone is the way to go a galaxy s


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