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Where are all those smartphone camera "experts" who kept telling me a shutter button on an XPERIA was a bad idea because shutter buttons shake your photos too much? (fedia.io)
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Where are all those smartphone camera "experts" who kept telling me a shutter button on an XPERIA was a bad idea because shutter buttons shake your photos too much?

I mean that was never true, and it was a silly criticism of an awesomely useful hardware feature, but I'm SURE we can expect all those slobs to be internally consistent and recommend against using Apple's version of the shutter button.

Right?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You mean like a physical button to take photos? My pixel uses the volume buttons for that and I've never had an issue. How does it make the pictures shaky, line that didn't make any sense.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Okay... I'm a little ashamed to admit that I've had a Pixel 7 since they released and I didn't know that I can use my volume button to take a picture.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

It's because the last Android version that came with a real user's manual was 2.2.

[–] JackbyDev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait until you hear you can double tap the power button to open the camera (even if your phone is locked). Another super useful feature.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Say whaaaaat! Damn, not having an easy way to open the camera from the lock screen has been bothering me ever since I switched from iPhone, and has cost me some great photo opportunities. Thank you!

[–] JackbyDev 4 points 1 week ago

It's wonderful and really well thought out! You can view the pics you've taken from this semi locked state but only the ones you took during this time.

I guess this means you can also steal a friend's phone and take a goofy pic to surprise them later when they're looking through their photos lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well at least you know now!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, thank you! I tested it immediately and it worked. That'll be convenient.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

The iPhone has the same feature. I use the volume button every time because it is more natural feeling. I've never had shaky pictures nor have I ever heard of anyone making this complaint before this post.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@[email protected] It's kind of a running theme on tech YouTube these days. Tech "enthusiasts" motivated to comment on videos only appreciate the popularity of product.

If a company is less popular, it doesn't matter if they have useful or fun features, those features are never "worth it". Especially if those features aren't on a more popular phone.

So an XPERIA is often made fun of for having a headphone jack and memory card expansion, and a shutter button has to be mocked.

It's all fanbois and bias confirmation. The rational people aren't leaving comments like they used to, because why would they?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah I see. Yeah I always wanted an Xperia for those very reasons lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@[email protected] People with taste often appreciated what the XPERIA could do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@[email protected]

@[email protected] they were great phones but once tmobile dropped them they dropped the weird frequencies tmoble uses and so I had too many dead zones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Were they only on T-Mobile? I bought a used one years ago but only to play PlayStation remotely in my bath lol. Never activated service on it, plus it was cracked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected]
Huh. I think you have to go a ways back for T-Mobile support. Like the X Compact?
I think the last carrier they worked with was VZW for mmWave on the XPERIA pro. Other than that, theyve only been unlocked devices over the last six years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

That's why I asked. I remember them being unlocked which is awesome

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

@[email protected]

@[email protected] yeah it was a while ago. I bought some post carrier unlocked devices and they worked great when they had service but some places they didn't while carrier phones worked.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

@[email protected]

@[email protected] I'm not sure, I thought on more but I don't pay attention to other providers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Meh I use the volume button to take pictures because I'm old school but it definitely causes a bit of shake right as I'm trying to snap the photo. I just live with it or switch if I need to.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or you could set up a 1 sec timer or so. That's what photographers do when taking long exposure to avoid camera shakiness

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Actually most photographers use a remote shutter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I did photography for years and never used a remote shutter except for very low light images on a tripod. Even then, I'd just set the one second timer most of the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

@[email protected] Apple cult... It sounds like some country's political scene.