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Shooting Pictures in BURST mode gives noticable better Image Quality

Due to some findings of a Member in a German Forum.
The difference is clearly noticable
Shot in normal Mode
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=_normalsbyfg.jpg
Shot with Burst Mode
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=burstjgxhj.jpg
Probably one of the Devs can work out how to get the same image quality into normal Photo Shots
All credits go to stream1 @android-hilfe.de

Burst mode shot with sharper details.

zaynal said:
Burst mode shot with sharper details.
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to me (as a photographer, not a modder/hacker) it looks like they do no noise reduction. Which makes sense because this takes processing time (even with DSLR's). so probably thats why. I'd love to be able to turn off the dreaded noise reduction/sharpening (actually all post processing) and do it afterwards in photoshop/lightroom if i care.

This difference is ridiculous. I just tested it out myself...bad Sony.
Lucky it shows the sensor has potential though!
burst on:
http://i.imgur.com/a4ptsKd.jpg
burst off:
http://i.imgur.com/SWUhAKw.jpg

Very strange why this happen!
Why the hell Sony process their image so bad and so much?
BTW which burst mode do you use? Hi, Lo or Mid? Mid has better resolution

Similar results. Why is BURST so much better? What's up with that?

swooks said:
Similar results. Why is BURST so much better? What's up with that?
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less image processing for burst mode! as the user said above ....no denoise.

So we have the choice between Noisy or Blurred pictures! Hooray!
JPWOA said:
Why the hell Sony process their image so bad and so much?
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That is really good question! Maybe the sun is different in Japan, or they calibrated the sensor on their secret Moonbase! jk...
Either they created the noise reduction in a labor only with artificial light, or they ported the noise reduction from previous sensors to the Exmor-RS sensor (Xperia Z is the first phone to use the new sensor, right?)
JPWOA said:
BTW which burst mode do you use? Hi, Lo or Mid? Mid has better resolution
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Can't blame you! I can choose between:
Hi: 1280x720
Mid: 3920x2204
Lo: 1920x1080
WTF sony ?
Oh..... here one more in Indors, Light is on but it's still kinda Dark!
The anti noise filter does kinda good in bad lit rooms!
Burst:
http://i.imgur.com/FTRcvPF.jpg
iAuto:
http://i.imgur.com/bo04nVV.jpg
One more with Light off, Smartphone light on!
Burst:
http://i.imgur.com/FTZnuqf.jpg
iAuto:
http://i.imgur.com/ieqYm5X.jpg

Modify
So.. the question now is... is there any devs that can turn this function of?
Maby make a new apk for camera?
I dare you..

Amazing. Hopefully Sony take a look and update the normal mode to look like this.

Contact Sony
Go to your local Sony site (uk,usa etc) find the contact section and choose phone and type in the issue, lets see if we can get Sony to fix this

i used burst mid.

This is an awesome find. Finally everyone will see that there is in fact something wrong with the software and that it needs to be fixed.
SONY ARE YOU READING THIS???

It would be amazing if someone could do a comparison between these burst mode photos and other popular phones like the iPhone 5, GS3, Lumia 920 or Pureview 808. Considering how much sharper and better things look overall in burst mode, I'm very curious how this now stacks up against the competition.

Here are some pictures from burst mode, you can check the complete album with more high resolution pics here: Burst album
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Here some more comparission shot in bright Daylight!
Burst:
http://i.imgur.com/bPC5Lzi.jpg
iAutomatic:
http://i.imgur.com/f3YryS2.jpg
Burst2:
http://i.imgur.com/8amHz4v.jpg
iAutomatic2:
http://i.imgur.com/ZcAIouy.jpg
Thats horrible!
BTW: There is not even a Support Page for the Z yet...
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/phones/
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/contact-us/country/en_US/
Chose Location, set topic to Phones (E-Mail support) and write

Haldi4803 said:
BTW: There is not even a Support Page for the Z yet...
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/phones/
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/support/contact-us/country/en_US/
Chose Location, set topic to Phones (E-Mail support) and write
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Because it's not on sale in the US!
You can find it here: http://talk.sonymobile.com/community/support/xperia_z_zl

For me personally i think that the camera is not to good. I have tried a variety of settings but my pictures look washed out with an opaque appearance. I have read similar reviews to this and can only hope that an update will rectify said issues.
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krabappel2548 said:
Here are some pictures from burst mode, you can check the complete album with more high resolution pics here: Burst album
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Are you using the mid settings here mate?
Seriously we need to be louder to point sony their mistake ..damn hillarious!
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lyndonguti said:
Are you using the mid settings here mate?
Seriously we need to be louder to point sony their mistake ..damn hillarious!
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yes, mid setting

Google camera vs Motorola camera (APP)

Which one do you guys prefer? I wanted to compare both apps moto and google i have made some pics at mart lol here is the comparison. really don't see a change
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[email protected] said:
Someone made a root app that enables twist to launch but I found that the Google camera takes a little longer to load. I'll stick with the moto camera.
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Google app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
Google App:
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https://flic.kr/p/nbwThf
https://flic.kr/p/nbuKur
https://flic.kr/p/nbuNNF
Motorola App:
https://flic.kr/p/nbuKNH
https://flic.kr/p/nbv5U6
https://flic.kr/p/nbwWBm​
Please share you pics! :good:

Fix the screenshots on your post and I might give my opinion on it.

MaKTaiL said:
Fix the screenshots on your post and I might give my opinion on it.
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Got it! take a look.

They look the same to me..

I haven't played with it too much yet, but so far I think I prefer the Google camera app... I just wish we could set it as the default camera for twist-to-launch.

It is definitely better. The only bad thing is the twist. We have to wait for the next versions
Sent from Moto X

Could we see a low light comparison? When I had the X, in certain lighting conditions red would appear to be magenta.

They seem to be identical to me I have been taking comparison shots all day
MOTO X

zed011 said:
Could we see a low light comparison? When I had the X, in certain lighting conditions red would appear to be magenta.
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I will take pictures a bit later on tonight to compare them. I work overnight, so I have plenty of time.

Did anyone notice that some devices can turn on HDR on the Google Camera app but we can't on the moto X.
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The only differences I have found are photosphere panoramic built in and it takes pictures faster really quick focus. All the pictures I have taken look the same.

Google Camera crashed 3x with me while taking photos with flash on low light. I removed it.

I like the interface on the Motorola camera, but the Google one is improved. It will nice to have photosphere back though.
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Does HDR work? There's no option for it on the Google camera.
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These images were taken with everything set on Auto. The first picture of the pair is the stock camera app, the second picture of the pair is with the google camera app.
Honestly, I can't really see much of a difference.
In this set, the built in camera app more closely matches actual color from streetlights.
Disappointingly, both camera apps turn the color to Magenta in very low light.
These pictures look like the same picture copied over.

Yeah I see no difference between apps.
Sent from Moto X

I found a problem with the Google camera, can't focus right in low light with flash, I tried like a 10 pics but always out of focus, it's just too fast and give no chance to get the focus correctly, the moto camera with the first pick get the focus correctly, here the first pick it's with Google camera and the second it's with moto camera
PD: I take a screen shot with the crop at 100%, that way is easy to see the focus on the cow
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Where can I find google camera?
I searched on play, but i didn't find it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
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Losing HDR mode in the Google Camera on the MotoX kind of sucks for sure. Hope they fix that very soon.
As for twist-to-launch, that is a feature specific to the Motorola camera app, so Google would need to add it as a feature to the stock Android Camera for it to work.

[PORT][JB][KK] Xperia E3 Smart Social Camera

Hello Friends I Ported Xperia E3 Smart Social Camera For Sony Xperia Phones Running JellyBean,KitKat Like Xperia Z1 Compact,Z1,Z2,ZR,ZU,SP,V etc. I Hope Everyone Like & Enjoy It.
Features
Auto scene recognition. For perfect photos.
From illuminated night views to close-up macro photos, Auto scene recognition recognises up to 36 scene types and adjusts the settings automatically to help you get the best photos anywhere, at any time.
As the default camera mode, Auto scene recognition turns HDR on and off depending on your scene. HDR mode takes multiple shots with varied exposures and then merges them together to make your photos look natural – even in backlit conditions.
Super Video Camera (Timeshift Video,4K Video) 1.0.0.12
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Creative Effect 1.0.0.18
Use the extended wide selection of creative effects in your photos and videos; change colours, add image trails or apply mirror effects.
Timeshift burst 1.1.0.7
This intelligent app lets you capture 61 frames within just 2 seconds – starting even before you press the shutter. Scroll back and forth to select the perfect image, or feel free to keep them all.
Download Link Is On 3rd Post
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XDA:DevDB Information
[PORT][JB][KK] Xperia E3 Smart Social Camera, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
xperiaz2
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: Final
Stable Release Date: 2014-09-19
Created 2014-09-19
Last Updated 2014-09-19

Where can I download it?

Xperia E3 Smart Social Camera For Kitkat Including (SemcCameraUi,Creative Effect 1.0.0.18,Timeshift Burst 1.1.0.7) Xperia ZR,Z2,Z1,Z1 Compact,ZU,M2,T3,T2 etc.
https://www.mediafire.com/?dh75hncdtgbb1hy
Super Video Camera 1.0.0.12 (Timeshift Video & 4K Video) For Xperia Z2,Z1 Compact,Z1 etc.
https://www.mediafire.com/?3axk6hvg93d57dd
Xperia E3 Smart Social Camera For Jellybean 4.1+ Including (Creative Effect 1.0.0.18,Timeshift Burst 1.1.0.7) Xperia SP,V,M,M2,TX etc.
https://www.mediafire.com/?fxa7gt7zirqgy1x
Xperia E3 SemcCameraUi For Jellybean Xperia SP,V,TX,M2 etc.
https://www.mediafire.com/?2ma6rdgf6b2msx7

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usvimal said:
Where can I download it?
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Download Links are On 3rd Post.

Works nice on my Z1 with trinity rom,but the camera force closes while trying to change iso value :/
Besides that, awesome work

Nice job, apart from the iso selection bug in manual mode, everything is working fine. Cheers!

Does Time shift vídeo and 4K work on a Xperia Z? Is Root needed?
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eXPerience1983 said:
Does Time shift vídeo and 4K work on a Xperia Z? Is Root needed?
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no
yes

Good work.
One issue. When selecting 4:3 in SCN Auto mode, camera shuts down by error "Unfortunately.... "
Xperia SP MasterRom black

It's working with JB 4.2 ?

What about xperia Z?
??????™ ? ?

iamkani said:
What about xperia Z?
??????™ ? ?
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It should work, make a backup, install and try it

Super Video Camera 1.0.0.12 (Timeshift Video
& 4K Video)
will this work on zr?
EDIT: SORI DIDNT SEE THE POST IT DOESNT WORK ON Z

Shangalisto said:
It's working with JB 4.2 ?
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Yes [emoji4] but new semccam.ui doesnt work on 4.2 for now

in Manual mode i can't chose SCN if i set picture size to 12M or 9M . why ?

devilmaycry2020 said:
in Manual mode i can't chose SCN if i set picture size to 12M or 9M . why ?
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Scenes work only in 8 megapixel resolution

kristijan15 said:
Scenes work only in 8 megapixel resolution
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my TX phone have 3 picture size, 13M, 9M and 2M. thi camera mode have SCN work only on 2M ,in stock 4.3 camera SCN worked on any picture size

devilmaycry2020 said:
my TX phone have 3 picture size, 13M, 9M and 2M. thi camera mode have SCN work only on 2M ,in stock 4.3 camera SCN worked on any picture size
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Try to wipe the data of camera app and its dependencies and see then

kristijan15 said:
Try to wipe the data of camera app and its dependencies and see then
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Clear data didn't solve the problem.

[LP]Crazy ISO bumping in very low light condition...

Hey
I want to share my opinion about photo taking in dark places without light only LED lamp inda phone.
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In latest update for me lvl of ISO and processing photos in low light conditions are very unstable one photos is bright and sharp other photo is very dark (I took photos in same place in same conditions and exactly same point) and I must say that every photo is different heh on previous update ISO 800 was much better than now. The colors was better on superior Auto same situation colors was better brighter sharper than now. I attached some photos to compare and previous was better only milk effect was bad but now colors are really bad. All photos was taken in dark place without light only LED from phone.
Superior auto
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Again superior Auto
Again superior Auto
Superior auto again
Manual mode ISO auto(nicest photo with best colors)
MANUAL MODE ISO AUTO FROM 270 TO COMPARE
Manual mode ISO 800(second place for me very good photo)
MANUAL MODE ISO 800 FROM 270 TO COMPARE
MANUAL MODE ISO 1600 FROM 270
MANUAL MODE ISO 3200 FROM 270
On kitkat it was so much better in superior Auto mode
But now some photos are so much bumped that I belive I have a flashbleed problem without protector case but on kitkat was superb in superior Auto...
What do you thing guys what's your suggestion about low light condition photos or in dark place without any light only LED in phone?
Please free to attach your photos from yours lollipop roms from z1c
I'm using RU version but it isn't matter
Cheers!
UPDATE! 270 FW
First 270 FW with superior auto mode
Again superior Auto mode
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Same here in lollipop, I was wondering what happened.

Here's mine, I don't know why they look so bad ?
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Angelgmr said:
Here's mine, I don't know why they look so bad
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Did you use any mods of camera?
This question is for everybody having this problem.

No i use pure stock version of LP RU version with locked bootloader without root
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same on mine, locked bootlader, stock LP, just root and recovery

Angelgmr said:
Here's mine, I don't know why they look so bad
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Bro, you need to install it http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672

For me it not gonna works because my bootloader is not unlockable because of my orange carrier which locked it permanently so all drm keys are here
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John.D.. said:
Bro, you need to install it http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
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I forgot that, my mistake ?

So if I have the same problem with my camera that means my bootloader is unlocked?

MaryChristma said:
So if I have the same problem with my camera that means my bootloader is unlocked?
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no, but it shows that this problem seems to be a problem with the camera app in new lollipop
i can also confirm this problem, locked bootloader

i have same problem
pictures are realy bad in a room with a little light
root but bootloard locked
i installed camera-fv5, it is better but, it was better in kitkat.

I got the same problem.. Since Lolipop update the camera is awful..

Here is mine. Locked bootloader
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best solution would be bringing back KK's camera parameters and porting it to LP. I whish there would be somebody who knew how to do that...

Lately Sony isn't at their best.

I disagree. When looking at 2011's update (mine Xperia Active android 2.3 -> 4.0.4) and 2012's update (mine Xperia V android 4.1 -> 4.3) this one is almost perfect (we can normally use phone after update, yeeeeey...). The only time SONY did not f*cked up update was 2010 (mine Xperia X10 Mini Pro android 1.6 -> 2.1). SONY's incompetence in updating software is being repeated for few years now. But on the other hand we have great stability on KK, Xperia V had great stability on 4.1 and Xperia Active on 2.3, so what is the problem?

To be honest im not really mad about that low light performance, i got my new DSLR so im gonna go with it everywhere till ill get bored

Try manual mode. It's much better. Managed to get some very nice pics with it
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agree, in manual mode pictures are much better, even like on KK. But when I turn on my camera with camera button it starts with superior auto mode and changing mode every time I want to do photos is annoying

Camera Quality

I was hoping some of you Zenfone 3 Zoom owners could elaborate on the camera quality. Are you guys happy with it? What level would you say it's at, anywhere remotely close to current or last gen's top flagships? I'm mainly interested in the standard lens.
I obviously don't own one myself but have looked at quite a lot of reviews and videos on youtube and I get that the camera is good for a mid range phone, but can it actually compete with high end phones in terms of details it produces and dynamic range? Quite often the greens seem to be too saturated, the highlights look blown out, and, maybe the factor putting me off the most, the leaves on the trees look like they are painted (I couldnt figure out if that's because of poor HDR processing or whether it happens even with HDR off). Here are two galleries with sample photos that I found online:
Sample Gallery 1, all photos from ZF3Z
Sample Gallery 2, not all photos from ZF3Z
I feel like some of the photos within these galleries demonstrate the described 'issues' quite well, especially those in the google photos album.
Maybe some of you can add more sample galleries to this thread?
This photo shows the leaves and gras looking painted very well, just zoom in and look at the grass in front of the river. Could somebody please test with their own device whether this issue can be solved by turning HDR off or by using a different camera app? Or is it solved with the Nougat update? If this can't be fixed by different settings I would have to conclude that the camera on my Samsung S4 was better than this..

Yes it would be nice to see some pictures. I've just broken my zf3 deluxe and I wondering if zoom s would be good enough to buy.
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Hi. The camera is very good, comparable to my previous galaxy note 4 and my wife's galaxy s7 edge.
Fast focus, good image quality and two cameras, one wide 25mm wide and one normal 59mm wide.
Strong point is the portrait mode, which uses both cameras to create a background blur and works much better than I expected. In addition the manual mode is quite interesting.
However I found the front panoramic (for wide angle selfies) much worse than the equivalent of the galaxy note 4: slow, difficult to use and often with mistakes in joining images.
Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the camera and the phone.

Ok. Thanks for your opinion. It would be pleasure, if You could post here some pictures in original size. I'm interested the most with some text and exterior fotos to see its quality with details. Thanks in advance.
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Some photos, wide, 2,5x and 5x
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rsimas said:
Some photos, wide, 2,5x and 5xView attachment 4202805View attachment 4202806View attachment 4202807View attachment 4202808View attachment 4202809
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Thanks, would you be able to upload them in full quality somewhere please? Also I can see from the file naming that they were shot with HDR Auto, could you please upload some comparison shots of the same motive, once with HDR auto on, once HDR off?
Would be much appreciated!

Since no one here has shared photos in the original quality so far I guess the camera really is just good for a mid tier device but can't compete with flagships.
I've read a couple of reviews that also pointed in that direction, eg
digitaltrends.com asus-zenfone-3-zoom-review/ :
[...] the camera is only just usable in low-light. It’s not all that surprising – few phones have come close to offering great low-light capabilities, but with such a camera-centric device, you might expect better. In broad daylight, photos are more saturated than we’d like, and details aren’t as sharp. Not only that, but colors just seem a little off. Photos look somewhat like an oil painting rather than a photograph
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I just compared the zf3z camera with that of the iPhone 7 indoors. The iPhone's definitely better, but if you use HDR Pro, the zf3z can get close.
I also own the S7, and in low light its way better than the zf3z.
When using the telephoto in daylight, the zf3z is clearly better.
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Tomorrow, I'm taking both the S7 and the zf3z to a concert to see which one delivers better pictures and video.
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Camera is very good, but the app does tend to lag or crash. Very powerful for photographers / manual settings. Reminds me of Sony's a6000.

A cheap Pixel 2
serialteg said:
Camera is very good, but the app does tend to lag or crash. Very powerful for photographers / manual settings. Reminds me of Sony's a6000.
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It has the same sensor as the Pixel 2. Just install the Pixel3Mod camera port from Pixel and you have a Pixel 2

I find with the stock camera that If you turn off HDR and optimization the photos come out really good.