Taking the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) underwater
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Again these won't win any awards but this time, none of them, other than some cropping, had been edited so as I understood the (huge) limitations and capabilities of the phone, it became possible to take some fairly decent photos. Most were either underexposed or overblown but the catchword is 'limitations'.
Ironically enough, these were the last of the underwater shots because some seawater got into the Note 2 when it was in my gear box on a day when it wasn't taken underwater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Again these won't win any awards but this time, none of them, other than some cropping, had been edited so as I understood the (huge) limitations and capabilities of the phone, it became possible to take some fairly decent photos. Most were either underexposed or overblown but the catchword is 'limitations'.
Ironically enough, these were the last of the underwater shots because some seawater got into the Note 2 when it was in my gear box on a day when it wasn't taken underwater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clown fish shots were as good as plenty that were posted by DSLR shooting divers....I would not want to do a paid shoot with a Note 3, but......I would make a bet that someone like David Doubilet of nat Geo, could take a Note 3 down on a shallow reef, and blow away the "normal" DSLR shooters on the same boat with his results.
DazedAndConfuzed
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More HDRed photos. Not that sharp but they should be enough to impress non-divers.
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there seem to be quite a bit of what looks like field curvature distortion in these shots. Is a wet lens used or the flat port too far away from the camera's lens?
formula1mb@aol.com
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Wouldn't mind if someone made an underwater case for my Nokia 1020 since it has the best camera of any phone out there. However since none exist, rather just get a Gopro for $300 for some solid video and not risk my $500 phone.
undrwater
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I think the point is that as of yet, GoPro does not record in 4k.
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You give me too much credit, buddy. It was just a Note 2 in a cheapo plastic pouch and not even one of the better plastic pouches from Korea but the really cheap ones from China.
DazedAndConfuzed
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You give me too much credit, buddy. It was just a Note 2 in a cheapo plastic pouch and not even one of the better plastic pouches from Korea but the really cheap ones from China.
What I described could be caused by the type of lens/port setup, or some other optically imperfect light transfer to the camera's lens.
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