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I don't own one yet, still on an Android phone, but I did see a thread of a guy who took a pic of some newspaper and the text was very clear. Since I am not into photography that much I really don't understand this new lens. I do know the camera has image stabilizer to compensate for the lack of auto-focus. Since I am not great at shooting a photo this may very well be the camera for me.
09-06-11 10:42 AM - I've read this excuse like a thousand times here and I still think it's a pretty conformist and outdated way of putting things..
Nowadays every other big player in the market gives you good phone capabilities AND a good camera amongst hundreds of features. So are you saying it's all good to be left out of modern capabilities every other decent smart phone have because "we buy cellphones and not cameras?".
Now with that being said I've seen pictures taken with the 9930 and think they are awesome so it doesn't really matter but damn dude it's not a $50 phone you're buying here.. It's a $500+ smartphone. Expect more than simple phone calls out of it
.09-06-11 12:59 PM - I've read this excuse like a thousand times here and I still think it's a pretty conformist and outdated way of putting things..
Nowadays every other big player in the market gives you good phone capabilities AND a good camera amongst hundreds of features. So are you saying it's all good to be left out of modern capabilities every other decent smart phone have because "we buy cellphones and not cameras?".
Now with that being said I've seen pictures taken with the 9930 and think they are awesome so it doesn't really matter but damn dude it's not a $50 phone you're buying here.. It's a $500+ smartphone. Expect more than simple phone calls out of it.
For the most part people don't yet realize the difference between autofocus and continuous focus. This leads to the confusion.
How may times in autofocus have you tried to snap a photo only for the subject to move as you were about to snap the picture?...the end result is an unusable image.
Autofocus yes, is the most widely supported camera focus mode, In essence it is one-shot focusing, which is best for still subjects. The autofocus mode as I mentioned though is susceptible to focus errors for fast moving subjects or subjects that move before the shutter is fully pressed. Autofocus cannot anticipate subject motion. Auto focus is great when you have a perfectly still subject. The focusing requires a focus lock before the photograph can be taken. This is what people on their 9870 or os 6 devices notice when taking pictures. That slight freeze....then "click" when the image is taken.
Continuous focus, mostly available on higher end cameras supports an autofocus mode which continually adjusts the focus distance for moving subjects.
Nikon cameras refer to this mode as continuous focus which is what we see in the new Bold 9900. (Not Nikon�s focussing system though but they just called it the same). Those with Canon cameras notice this referred to as AI Servo focusing.
Continuous focussing works by predicting where the subject will be slightly in the future based on an estimation of the subject velocity using focus distance and movement. The camera then focuses at this predicted distance in advance to account for the shutter lag (which is the delay between pressing the shutter button and the start of the exposure as we see in autofocus shots in the 9870). This greatly increases the probability of correct focus for moving subjects.
There is no "downgrade" going on with regards to no autofocus. The camera in the bold 9900 is still auto-focussing but doing so on in a continuous mode...continually tracking the subject.
How many times have you tried taking a picture of someone blowing out a birthday candle with your 9780 only to get it blurry because the camera was trying to lock focus? Do that in continuous focus and chances are you have a clear shot. Now, drop the preview picture setting down to as low as possible (I believe you can turn it right off on the 9900) and then you can snap away.
I shoot photography as an advanced hobby. I can tell you that even when shooting still subjects my camera has continuous focus on (this is a $2,000 camera body) just in case I get some movement.
So to answer your question...you are not getting an inferior camera.09-06-11 04:03 PM - I really hope this comment is a joke. Greg is one of the more knowledgeable members of CrackBerry and should be respected. For those that don't know, the S2 does have an awesome camera. When you hold up the camera, you can choose ANY point within the view to focus on, not just the middle.
Self appointed genius?
OP, RIM cheaped out and didn't put an auto focus camera on the 9900. Say what you want but here in Canada, the 9900 is $549 from Rogers while the Torch 9800 is still $625. It does work fine as long as you don't hold it too close to the object. If the camera HAD auto focus, I don't want to know how much more juice it would take from the battery!09-06-11 08:40 PM - After reading this thread, I realize that I'm not the only one that would appreciate AF on the 9900. I use also the IPhone 4, and the camera as an AF fonction. You can take almost anything in picture and it will come out great. I don't think that RIM would have to do a complete change up to add AF to the 99XX phones. It must be only an add-on update or something.
As for the battery life, I found that the environnement that you find yourself into as an effect. I found out recently that I am EDGE from time to time. And on those days the battery life is poor (less than 6-7 hours). Otherwise, it's normal (15 hours on a charge.)
I continue to have faith in RIM and they are doing a great job. Keep it up.
Regarding the camera, we could start a thread showing the picutres taken with the 9900 camera to compare and maybe some people that are photograph savvy could help us.03-01-12 10:23 AM
