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#609553 - 01/03/14 01:37 AM iPhone 4 camera photos
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I took this this morning before sunrise of the foggy conditions.

iPhone 4
iOS 7
Zoomed to frame
HDR on
Monotone filter applied

It's quite noisy.

I've noticed that using the zoom does introduce noise in the photos. In this case, it isn't really a detraction - kinda lends character to the shot. In other cases, the noise is not so nice to have. I think I'll try using no zoom and then cropping to frame in the future.



Cleaned up in iPhoto on my desktop machine:



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#609554 - 01/03/14 01:41 AM Re: iPhone 4 camerahotos [Re: MacBozo]
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That's because there is no true zoom... the lens doesn't move in any fashion... so you're just zooming the file.
It would be no diff to just take the photo w/o zoom and then crop it later.
Actually... PS has some really good algorithms for enlarging so you would prolly be better doing it in PS.
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#609555 - 01/03/14 01:41 AM Re: iPhone 4 camerahotos [Re: MacBozo]
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Is this thing on?

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Loc: Petaluma, CA
Nice!
I wish I could predict what my photos will look like with the iPhone.
Some are fantastic, some are noisy as heck.
Good thing there is a delete button! blush grin

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#609556 - 01/03/14 01:43 AM Re: iPhone 4 camerahotos [Re: NucleusG4]
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Is this thing on?

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Yep. I've stopped using zoom for pics, but it helps with movies (in small doses).

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#609557 - 01/03/14 01:44 AM Re: iPhone 4 camera photos [Re: MacBozo]
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Gotta free copy? I don't have $500. wink
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#609560 - 01/03/14 01:46 AM Re: iPhone 4 camerahotos [Re: NucleusG4]
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I know it's a digital zoom. Shooting with no zoom and then cropping seems to be the way to go. wink
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#609561 - 01/03/14 01:46 AM Re: iPhone 4 camera photos [Re: MacBozo]
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GIMP.. does most of the same stuff and it's free.

http://www.gimp.org/
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#609562 - 01/03/14 01:51 AM Re: iPhone 4 camerahotos [Re: MacBozo]
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You'll always get more noise the closer you get with a digital zoom -- it's all software and zooming-in just re-processes the same data. Unfortunately, simply cropping an un-zoomed digital photo and enlarging it to the same size will probably also result in artifacts/noise; It's all the same data, just blowed-up real good and massaged a bit.

Which is why using a digital zoom is undesirable in many (most?) situations ...

Nothing beats glass, baby ;-)

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#609563 - 01/03/14 01:51 AM Re: iPhone 4 camera photos [Re: NucleusG4]
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I have Pixelmator. I'll give that a try next time. I also have Thorsten Lemke's Graphic Converter to hack around with. smile
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#609564 - 01/03/14 01:54 AM Re: iPhone 4 camerahotos [Re: six_of_one]
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Carrying my Fuji around all the time is not an option, unfortunately. Shooting with the iPhone is convenient, if not reliable/consistent, when you have only a few seconds to grab a quick shot. wink
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