Camera quality after 3.0.4!

badsubby · 11:25 PM

Hi,
I dont know. Maybe its just me but the front facing camera has definitely taken a dip in quality. Its really "noisy" or "grainy". Before it lagged if enough light wasnt around but looked good in sufficient light. Now it doesnt lag but looks horrible due to all the grainy-ness....any thoughts? Am I the only one with the issue?

EDIT: PROOF BELOW

andytvcams · 10/21/2011, 02:50 AM

Mine was not very good before the update and now Its just rubbish.

badsubby · 10/21/2011, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andytvcams

Mine was not very good before the update and now Its just rubbish.

Mine was very fine besides the lag and now its pretty bad due to all the grain. Every time I launch the camera app...for a split of a second I can see the better quality and then it gets worse.

badsubby · 10/21/2011, 05:11 PM

No one else has the same problem.

stonny9 · 10/21/2011, 06:24 PM

haven't tried it yet as I just saw it a min ago and it is too dark to use it now. Did you take a pic yet and look at the actual pic? It is possible they lower the quality to prevent lag byte the actual pic is better

Cantaffordit · 09:35 PM

I'm not seeing the issue. But then again, I already know what I look like so I only care what the other person sees. So far the only complaint is that I need to hold the touchpad still or set it on the touchstone so I can talk with my hands...

update, I just stoped my dad and he complained about the video. I guess my last call was before the update. He said it was blurry and had an airbrushed look and cut out quite often.

eyebee127 · 10/21/2011, 06:47 PM

i'm seeing the same thing. cam quality was bad with 3.0.2 but now it's absolutely horrible with 3.0.4.

Heist · 10/21/2011, 07:27 PM

Same problem. Graininess is horrid.

Worse, in low light it simply refuses to open up the aparature/exposure level. When you start the camera it'll flick open for about a 3/10ths of second and let enough light in, then go dark.

It wasn't like HP had a fantastic camera to begin with - this just futzed it up even more.

Note: When making a device that is theoretically supposed to compete with Ipad, make sure you include components, drivers, and software that either meets or excess the competition.

Thorsmash · 10/21/2011, 09:33 PM

mine will not even load after the update.

badsubby · 10/21/2011, 11:15 PM

I had a camera pic from 3.0.2 backed up:

This is from 3.0.4:

3.0.2 was as good as my mom's ipad2 but a little laggy but at least looked good in good lighting. now it doesnt lag but looks pretty grainy.

Sorry about the sketchy black bars lol but it deemed fit due to how ugly I look.

leeosenton · 10/22/2011, 07:58 AM

I had never used the camera before updating to 3.04. After testing, I am in awe of how bad it is. I have a Pre2 (think it has same camera) and it is not good, but it is stunning compared to the TP.
Lee

BBooDoc · 10/22/2011, 08:04 AM

I think it is just looking so bad because it takes a typical front-camera image (1.3MP) and blows it up to tablet-sized instead of phone sized.

probably any 1.3MP video or cam image will look the same if taken inside. Go outside in good light, and it will look a little better.

but yeah, it really bites to look at! Nails on chalkboard as pictures go. But Skype isn't meant to be captured.

geekpeter · 10/22/2011, 08:06 AM

try taking a picture of something random outside on a clear normal/sunny day, a lot of pics taken indoors using roomlight look brown/fugly/horrid, even my proper expensive camera has the same results.

taking a picture outside seems fine, cramped indoors with the light on and mine looks fugly still, but yeah the quality could still be improved, my ancient samsung clamshell phone only has a 1.3mp camera as well and it manages better.

bkdg100 · 10/22/2011, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badsubby

Mine was very fine besides the lag and now its pretty bad due to all the grain. Every time I launch the camera app...for a split of a second I can see the better quality and then it gets worse.

yes. seems the potential is there but the drivers and or app is *****

jshat · 10/22/2011, 11:19 AM

There's been no change for me but...wow badsubby post 3.0.4 your cam is 2x better looking than mine ever was.

badsubby · 10/22/2011, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jshat

There's been no change for me but...wow badsubby post 3.0.4 your cam is 2x better looking than mine ever was.

I really hate the fact that different people have different results lol. I think this degrading of quality is software related. I will go outside and take a picture later

shanpalm61 · 10/22/2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badsubby

I had a camera pic from 3.0.2 backed up:

Click to view quoted image

This is from 3.0.4:

Click to view quoted image

3.0.2 was as good as my mom's ipad2 but a little laggy but at least looked good in good lighting. now it doesnt lag but looks pretty grainy.

Sorry about the sketchy black bars lol but it deemed fit due to how ugly I look.

Dude... If you own a Touchpad you are beautiful! WEBSOSOS!!!

badsubby · 10/22/2011, 04:53 PM

HAHAHAHA....thanks lol

10/21/2011, 02:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
badsubby Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 14 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Camera quality after 3.0.4! Hi, I dont know. Maybe its just me but the front facing camera has definitely taken a dip in quality. Its really "noisy" or "grainy". Before it lagged if enough light wasnt around but looked good in sufficient light. Now it doesnt lag but looks horrible due to all the grainy-ness....any thoughts? Am I the only one with the issue? EDIT: PROOF BELOW Last edited by badsubby; 10/21/2011 at 11:25 PM.
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10/21/2011, 02:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
andytvcams Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 66 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Mine was not very good before the update and now Its just rubbish.
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10/21/2011, 05:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
badsubby Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 14 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No one else has the same problem.
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10/21/2011, 06:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
stonny9 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	haven't tried it yet as I just saw it a min ago and it is too dark to use it now. Did you take a pic yet and look at the actual pic? It is possible they lower the quality to prevent lag byte the actual pic is better
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10/21/2011, 06:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,149 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,910 Times in 2,776 Posts	I'm not seeing the issue. But then again, I already know what I look like so I only care what the other person sees. So far the only complaint is that I need to hold the touchpad still or set it on the touchstone so I can talk with my hands... update, I just stoped my dad and he complained about the video. I guess my last call was before the update. He said it was blurry and had an airbrushed look and cut out quite often. Last edited by Cantaffordit; 10/21/2011 at 09:35 PM.
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10/21/2011, 06:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
eyebee127 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 24 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	i'm seeing the same thing. cam quality was bad with 3.0.2 but now it's absolutely horrible with 3.0.4.
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10/21/2011, 07:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Heist Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 109 Likes Received: 5 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Same problem. Graininess is horrid. Worse, in low light it simply refuses to open up the aparature/exposure level. When you start the camera it'll flick open for about a 3/10ths of second and let enough light in, then go dark. It wasn't like HP had a fantastic camera to begin with - this just futzed it up even more. Note: When making a device that is theoretically supposed to compete with Ipad, make sure you include components, drivers, and software that either meets or excess the competition.
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10/21/2011, 09:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Thorsmash Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 39 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	mine will not even load after the update.
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10/21/2011, 11:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
badsubby Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 14 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I had a camera pic from 3.0.2 backed up: This is from 3.0.4: 3.0.2 was as good as my mom's ipad2 but a little laggy but at least looked good in good lighting. now it doesnt lag but looks pretty grainy. Sorry about the sketchy black bars lol but it deemed fit due to how ugly I look.
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10/22/2011, 07:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
leeosenton Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 11 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had never used the camera before updating to 3.04. After testing, I am in awe of how bad it is. I have a Pre2 (think it has same camera) and it is not good, but it is stunning compared to the TP. Lee
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10/22/2011, 08:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
BBooDoc Homebrew Developer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 389 Likes Received: 12 Thanks: 61 Thanked 38 Times in 26 Posts	I think it is just looking so bad because it takes a typical front-camera image (1.3MP) and blows it up to tablet-sized instead of phone sized. probably any 1.3MP video or cam image will look the same if taken inside. Go outside in good light, and it will look a little better. but yeah, it really bites to look at! Nails on chalkboard as pictures go. But Skype isn't meant to be captured.
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10/22/2011, 08:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
geekpeter Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Posts: 1,532 Likes Received: 191 Thanks: 64 Thanked 119 Times in 105 Posts	try taking a picture of something random outside on a clear normal/sunny day, a lot of pics taken indoors using roomlight look brown/fugly/horrid, even my proper expensive camera has the same results. taking a picture outside seems fine, cramped indoors with the light on and mine looks fugly still, but yeah the quality could still be improved, my ancient samsung clamshell phone only has a 1.3mp camera as well and it manages better.
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10/22/2011, 11:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
jshat Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: AR Posts: 19 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mine was bad before and after There's been no change for me but...wow badsubby post 3.0.4 your cam is 2x better looking than mine ever was. __________________ Probably sent from HP Touchpad
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10/22/2011, 04:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
badsubby Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 14 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	HAHAHAHA....thanks lol
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