SyedArmanAli
My initial thoughts from taking pictures since updating and experience so far on CMFP2P running Stable NOS 4.0
I’ve been testing the CMF phone cameras on Nothing OS 4.0 in real indoor low-light conditions, using both the selfie camera and the rear camera. Quick snaps and ~100 normal, everyday shots (people moving, hair moving, mixed room lighting), not studio photos and motion captures.
Here’s what I’m seeing
Overall Experience (Big Picture)
- On NOS 4.0, the CMF cameras feel:
- More stable
- More consistent
- Less broken than before (but still with jarring camera zoom transitions)
- Ability to spam capture without the heavy slowdowns seen on 3.2, but still expect slowdowns with fast images captured.
Photos usually come out usable and pleasant, but not very sharp in low light.
The phone clearly tries to avoid ugly noise, even if that means losing details captured in images.
However, the abrasive quick toggles switching zoom levels still occurs, looking buggy with slowdowns. Using it as a slider left-and-right adjusting zoom levels feels much cleaner.
Rear Camera (Back Camera)
- What it does well:
- Keeps bright lights from blowing out
- Keeps dark areas visible
- Colors look natural and calm
- Photos look “safe” and balanced
- Where it struggles:
- Fine details disappear in low light
- Hair, fabric, and texture look soft
- Moving subjects blur easily
- Zoom past 1×–2× loses clarity fast (seems Zoom needs more fine-tuning)
Simple explanation: The back camera is careful. It would rather make a smooth photo than a sharp one. So it adjusts accordingly to do so.
Selfie Camera (Front Camera)
This is where the limits show more clearly…
- What it does well:
- Faces are visible even in dim rooms
- Skin tones look mostly natural
- No extreme beauty filters
- Exposure doesn’t jump around
- Where It Struggles:
- Hair turns into soft blobs when moving
- Skin texture disappears under bright spots
- Motion causes blur very easily
- Mixed lighting (yellow lamps + screens) looks flat
Simple explanation: The selfie camera is good at showing faces, but bad at showing detail in the dark. Overall though, the AI processing on the selfie cam is MUCH better than 3.2 where I felt my face was not true to reality with each capture.
I hope this helps!
