Tom
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I was at our grandson's ice hockey game last weekend without a 'regular' camera. Taking pics with my cell phone was a PITA, and anything but "posed" shots had poor results.
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SeilerBird
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Shooting sports or shooting indoors without optical image stabilization never works no matter what camera you use.
Larry N.
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Now that OIS has been mentioned several times, I think we should mention that there is also EIS, or Electronic Image Stabilization, though I've not yet noticed it in cell phones (I easily might have missed it). It's not nearly so good, and can reduce the quality of the picture since it's really just a post-processing of the picture that also loses some of the outer edges of the picture. I've had one camera with that, and almost never used it. OIS I always use.
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My last cell phone camera, an iPhone 6 had EIS and it sucked. My current phone has OIS and it works great.
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Might be time (to) upgrade my cell phone. My current Samsung had raving camera reviews when I bought it several years ago. Actually, I considered upgrading several weeks ago and talked for some time with a Samsung rep in a Best Buy store. When I asked about reasons to upgrade, he muttered something about a "better camera", but I didn't hear anything about OIS. I'll go look at some reviews.
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SeilerBird
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If you are going to get a new camera go for the best, Samsung S6. It is worth every penny.
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Thanks. If/when I upgrade, I'd get the latest and greatest. I'll probably visit a VZW store or the wireless provider at our local Costco when we get home in a couple of weeks.
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The S7 is due out in a few weeks so you might want to wait for it. I am waiting breathlessly.
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Thanks, I'm in no hurry.
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Nice shots Tom
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SeilerBird
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I could not do it without you Sun 8)Sun2Retire said:
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SeilerBird
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In all honesty there are at least a half a dozen cell phones that are as good as the S6. The Apple 6s+, LG V10, Nexus 6p, LG G4, Sony Z5 and a few more. When you get ready to buy I suggest doing a lot of reading. I don't know which ones have OIS.
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The Apple ones, of course. :
I'm sure you meant OIS...
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SeilerBird
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Thanks, I changed it. You really meant to say the Apple one. Only the 6s+ has OIS.Larry N. said:The Apple ones, of course. :
I'm sure you meant OIS...
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I won't be buying an iPhone. Chris is on her third one, and currently wishes she didn't have one
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My last phone was an iPhone and I will never own one again. They are just too rigid in their rules. And selling the iPhone and getting it ready for sale was a nightmare. The S6 beats the iPhone by a large margin. Not the phone itself, they are pretty much identical, but the camera is like night and day.
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Good pics Tom!
