+Warwagon MVC Posted June 22, 2014 MVC Share Posted June 22, 2014 I constantly see photos on Facebook of low light, grainy, blurry, terrible, HORRIBLE looking crappy selfies people take with their front facing camera, usually in a bar. Why don't they add a flash to the front of these phones. Personally I will literally turn the phone around point the back camera at me and feel for the button on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 First problem I see with that is the way light would 'milk out' the image being snapped, specially when taking into account the relatively low resolution of some front facing cameras Kravex, Gerowen and Nogib 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted June 22, 2014 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 22, 2014 because normal people take pictures with proper camera they dont need to take a selfie ! front camera is mostly for skype, in my opinion. seriously. how hard is it to get someone else to take a picture for you? i hope they dont add flash to forward cam, as it is just silly. Nogib, Tomoko, Brandon H and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-T- Member Posted June 22, 2014 Member Share Posted June 22, 2014 It's a feature that's popular in some Asian countries as they tend to have larger megapixel camera on the front. Starmobile in the Philippines for example has a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 22, 2014 Author MVC Share Posted June 22, 2014 because normal people take pictures with proper camera they dont need to take a selfie ! front camera is mostly for skype, in my opinion. seriously. how hard is it to get someone else to take a picture for you? i hope they dont add flash to forward cam, as it is just silly. Uh, no, the normal person takes pictures of themselves using the front facing camera. adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 It'll come eventually I'm sure, although I reckon merely flashing the screen white when you take a photo would have the same effect as it's only ever going to be an arms length away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogib Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 because normal people take pictures with proper camera they dont need to take a selfie ! front camera is mostly for skype, in my opinion. seriously. how hard is it to get someone else to take a picture for you? i hope they dont add flash to forward cam, as it is just silly. Exactly! Any person with half a brain can take a pic with the back camera quite easily without needing assistance of the screen. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Uh, no, the normal person takes pictures of themselves using the front facing camera. Front cameras are traditionally ###### in quality and are made for high-framerate video to use for video calls. Front cam selfies are fun for Snapchat but shouldn't even be regarded as proper photos. Throw a filter on it and nobody cares what the quality was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 because normal people take pictures with proper camera they dont need to take a selfie ! front camera is mostly for skype, in my opinion. seriously. how hard is it to get someone else to take a picture for you? i hope they dont add flash to forward cam, as it is just silly. Exactly! Any person with half a brain can take a pic with the back camera quite easily without needing assistance of the screen. You two might want to step out of your house once in a while and observe modern society. Selfies are huge with the younger generations, and they often use the front facing camera. theyarecomingforyou and +Warwagon 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Why doesn't my phone have Neuralyzer? DConnell and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoko Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Anyone who wants to take good pictures shouldn't be using a phone to do it. It isn't just the lack of a flash, it is mainly having far too many pixels crammed onto a tiny sensor (because marketing says the more megapixels the better), cheap optics, etc...camera phones will never be able to compare to a real camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlain Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 What is a selfie anyway? Is that just taking a picture of yourself? Why do they call them that? On the idea of flash on a front facing camera, I do think it'd be helpful but at the same time, why not just turn the phone around and do it? People taking photo's of themselves would probably still take fifty photo's even if they could see themselves on the screen whilst doing it, so I can't see what difference it'd make using the back camera. The more honest and perplexing question is why all smartphones don't have a flash as standard now. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmeunit Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 You two might want to step out of your house once in a while and observe modern society. Selfies are huge with the younger generations, and they often use the front facing camera. The flash is too close. Probably have people saying it made them have vision problems and start suing the phone manfacturers. Just like anything else that doesn't get used properly and consumers need someone to blame. Just turn the phone around and hit the button. It's not that hard. Plus there are always mirrors they can use... Is this REALLY a priority with all the other crap in the world? +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 The flash is too close. Probably have people saying it made them have vision problems and start suing the phone manfacturers. Just like anything else that doesn't get used properly and consumers need someone to blame. Just turn the phone around and hit the button. It's not that hard. Plus there are always mirrors they can use... Is this REALLY a priority with all the other crap in the world? Oh, I am not arguing for the flash. I agree its not a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Sounds like you want the Acer Liquid S3. Front facing flash for those white over-lit selfie goodness. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scrip Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 The flash is too close. Probably have people saying it made them have vision problems and start suing the phone manfacturers. It wouldn't need to be a full brightness flash. Maybe just 25% brightness for some fill. Or wait... why can't the screen flash? That would provide some fill light. EDIT: There are apps that do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 It wouldn't need to be a full brightness flash. Maybe just 25% brightness for some fill. Or wait... why can't the screen flash? That would provide some fill light. Snapchat can do that, it's a beta feature in the settings. A full-on flash would indeed be too strong and would make people look like ghosts. Plus, mobile LED flashes are so hard you get crazy ugly shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scrip Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Snapchat can do that, it's a beta feature in the settings. A full-on flash would indeed be too strong and would make people look like ghosts. Plus, mobile LED flashes are so hard you get crazy ugly shadows. Yeah... I edited my comment after I found some apps that did it :) Seems pretty cool... for some extra fill light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 22, 2014 Author MVC Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm guessing he used the front This is typically the image quality I see posted on Facebook, though some are worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidosho Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Sounds like you want the Acer Liquid S3. Front facing flash for those white over-lit selfie goodness. That is a sexy phone, and I don't normally use the word "sexy" with tech, only human females :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidosho Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm guessing he used the front Haha, one word comes to mind when I see Aaron! "BIITTCCHHH!!". LOL, he's a top fella, always made me laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted June 22, 2014 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 22, 2014 You two might want to step out of your house once in a while and observe modern society. Selfies are huge with the younger generations, and they often use the front facing camera. HA. I know that, and I don't approve . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 So you don't blind yourself? You typically hold the phone at a close distance to your face. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 22, 2014 Author MVC Share Posted June 22, 2014 So you don't blind yourself? You typically hold the phone at a close distance to your face. How is that any different than turning the phone around and using the back flash? Except with the front flash you can also see how centered the shot is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 How is that any different than turning the phone around and using the back flash? Except with the front flash you can also see how centered the shot is Eh, selfies are so stupid, I can't wait till this phase dies. You usually use the rear camera at a distance, to take pictures of objects/people. The purpose of the front camera is mainly for video chat (or selfies as the case 99.9% of the time). I personally wouldn't want a bright light 1-3 feet from my face +E.Worm Jimmy and pallipdrsn0 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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