i will let him decide. cz i m writing a quite comprehensive one. covering most of the stuff from hardware to software to UI and to each function and tips and tricks to avoid getting wasted shutters.

yea, all he do is only copy and paste. or just blank shooting. inside his head is all empty.

DO u want me to cover the front facing camera review for u?

in FFC mode u still can use best photo and Beauty function too..

everything is in my mind. just thinking how to present out in a good way so that non technical ppl can understand better. need to divide the sub topics carefully..

a few things i find very interesting. later will describe one by one. and also will list everything in a summary.

anyway, for another teaser bcz i failed to deliver my article on time.


pictures first. what is it about these three comparison will come in a few days time.

This post has been edited by farscope: Jun 11 2012, 12:37 AM

wokkay boss.. done..

actually the camera still requires time to focus. but instead of waiting for instructions to focus, the camera will prefocus first before you and just wait you to tap the shutter button.

hence, everytime you move the camera away from the subject you focused, it will try to focus again. or if you did not move at all, the camera will refocus every 3 seconds. that's how they achieve the zero shutter lag bcz the camera focuses before u.

however, if u tap on the screen to change the focus area, then u will experience the same snapping speed with any other phone. and it also will bounce back to the middle after 3 seconds as well. Meaning to say, the camera will pick the middle as its main focus area all the time.

another reason of blur is hand shake. hand shake is apparent during slow shutter speed, occurs mostly in low light.

yr picture blur bcz of wrong focus or bcz of movement? u need to know which type of blur then u will know where is the mistake.

blur = motion blur
out of focus = focus wrong place and everything seems "blur"

different meaning.

yes, it happens to any camera even DSLR. higher iso will lose its sharpness and details.

for a smartphone, the sharpness is very acceptable. But only for ISO lower than 400. above 400 still acceptable. considered very good for smartphones. exclude nokia n9 and 808 out pls.

yes.. technically correct.

darker place all die.. PnS oso die, phone oso die.

maximum ISO for S3 = ISO 1600
minimum ISO = ISO 80

min shutter = 1/10000 (yes, 10k)
max shutter = 1 sec

but for auto mode (most cases)
max shutter = 1/17 only

only a two modes will enable 1 sec and 0.5 sec shutter. make a guess..

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Added on June 11, 2012, 12:50 amkeeping hand steady not enough.

sometimes it's not the hand that moves. its the subject.

This post has been edited by farscope: Jun 11 2012, 12:50 AM

STFU. i ady have my DSLR as my "powerful alternative". I'm now discussing about camera in S3 ONLY.

megapixel doesn't equal to quality. The S3 is indeed much better than S2.

yes, i was quite shock too. i shoot directly into bright light to try out its maximum shutter speed. I rubbed my eyes twice when i saw 1/10000. I thought its 1/1000.. yes, it's very fast. but seldom will reach that shutter speed for normal usage.

instead of tapping the shutter button to take picture, which will induce shaking. Try use voice command.

bingo..

firework by default
ISO: 80, shutter 1 sec

night more depends
ISO capped at 800 to lower noise. Shutter min i hit before is 0.5 sec only, cant seem to get it to do 1 sec.

no need.. u just need to enable it in Settings > Motion > Palm actions > tick the relevant one.

or manually print screen by long hold power + home button

not using any mac, so cant help u

1, agreed. they removed every other keyboard available. i still love the original swype in my tab. immediately downloaded swype beta for my s3 on the first day and never looked back.
2. not a big fan of s voice to begin with. even when siri came out for ip4s i also condemn quite a lot. i only use s voice when demo to ppl, or just when i'm bored or lazy. seldom use driving mode.

u mean when sms comes in? yes, the screen will turn on.. other than that, never face any situation like u mentioned.

LOL.. THAT'S CREEPY MAN!!

let me check my screen wake.

i do notice many wake locks, but screen doesn't turn on. hmm..

bcz iOS cannot multitask?

i turned off the feature anyway. cz not every photo i wanna store in cloud.

of cz not. iCloud needs apple flavour only can pass.

i think Dropbox is the best option for u. other than that, microsoft's skyDrive. but skydrive belongs more to windows phone. the support for other platform is less.

i believe dropbox doesn't work that way. it only SHOWS u the file is available in your cloud, but wont download it unless u initiate the download.

otherwise if yr 50GB full ady, then how is it gonna download into yr 16GB devices?

with mobile data of cz will drop faster.. as long as it is sufficient for your one day usage, then it's fine. not too concern.

lol..

been using my pebble blue for a week naked without any casing. Got some thin hair line scratches at the bottom of the phone but i don't really bother much.

bcz my finger print is more annoying than the scratches, but I'm still looking at the beautiful screen 99.99% of the time.

when my back cover gets too many scratches then only I will slap in a casing. No use of using a ugly and thick casing to cover the beautiful and slim back cover.

what's the use of protecting the back cover but u never get to look at it??

the phone may cost >Rm2k, but buying an ori back cover to replace it is only <RM100..