Just updated to UK new firmware on my unlocked z2 and now my viewfinder lags like crazy!!! It was fine before. Anyone else have this issue. Not good.
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Everyone has this, apparently in a bid to stop people whinging about camera (over)heating Sony capped the frame rate on camera previews, this has no effect on quality of video recorded.
ghostofcain said:
Everyone has this, apparently in a bid to stop people whinging about camera (over)heating Sony capped the frame rate on camera previews, this has no effect on quality of video recorded.
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In a bid to stop people whinging about camera over heating?
What you were happy with it over heating?
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ipmanwck said:
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It actually improved image quality markedly. Particularly at full res.
Low frame rate viewfinder is something I'd happily live with if it means less over heating and better quality photos as a result
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So they solved one issue by creating another? Well if that's what sony thinks what resolving an issue is then it's not great tbh. Hey ho let's just see if they can improve it as liked the high refresh rate. Not entirely convinced that was causing overheating though.
zodiac100 said:
In a bid to stop people whinging about camera over heating?
What you were happy with it over heating
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TBH I never experienced it, I thought 4k video was a gimmick hell I don't have the hardware to display it.
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zodiac100 said:
It actually improved image quality markedly. Particularly at full res.
Low frame rate viewfinder is something I'd happily live with if it means less over heating and better quality photos as a result
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Its just the viewfinder, not the actual recording. i dont see why this is a problem.
And its honneslty better at 15fps, i am able to use my phone camera for much longer so i prefer this over it being smoother and heating more.
What do you prefer, looks or functionality.
Envious_Data said:
Its just the viewfinder, not the actual recording. i dont see why this is a problem.
And its honneslty better at 15fps, i am able to use my phone camera for much longer so i prefer this over it being smoother and heating more.
What do you prefer, looks or functionality.
I prefer they resolve the issue correctly. But this is guess is second best.
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Envious_Data said:
Its just the viewfinder, not the actual recording. i dont see why this is a problem.
And its honneslty better at 15fps, i am able to use my phone camera for much longer so i prefer this over it being smoother and heating more.
What do you prefer, looks or functionality.
I prefer they resolve the issue correctly. But this is guess is second best.
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You have a better solution???? I'd ring sony quick, ask for a job
Edit: thats aimed at ipmanwck, even though it looks like its aimed at envious
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15fps refreshrate is there to prevent overheating
its a positive over a negative this is not an issue that I see
Viewfinder's purpose is to find the view. That's the reason why it exists. As long as you can find the view (doesn't matter at which FPS) you're all good.
Though, I'd personally want Sony to keep this high FPS from 4.4.2 in 4.4.4, because no other phone camera had this much FPS. None.
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Though, I'd personally want Sony to keep this high FPS from 4.4.2 in 4.4.4, because no other phone camera had this much FPS. None.
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Or this much whinging about overheating.
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Or this much whinging about overheating.
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My phone can capture more than 15 mins of 4K recording. Don't know how far it can go, stopped at 15 mins which produced around 4GB file. The temperature was around 65 C, though.
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ipmanwck said:
You have a better solution???? I'd ring sony quick, ask for a job
Edit: thats aimed at ipmanwck, even though it looks like its aimed at envious
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Didn't realise I had a solution. I was suggesting they resolve the issue. As long as your happy with what they did then it's good.
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numskull said:
Didn't realise I had a solution. I was suggesting they resolve the issue. As long as your happy with what they did then it's good.
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How are they going to resolve this? You know being a waterproof phone, what's outside remains outside and what's inside remains inside. Unless you're willing to sacrifice your waterproof capabilities for heat to be dissipated out??
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ipmanwck said:
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How are they going to resolve this? You know being a waterproof phone, what's outside remains outside and what's inside remains inside. Unless you're willing to sacrifice your waterproof capabilities for heat to be dissipated out??
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Underclocking maybe. Higher temperature threshold? Regardless of what alternatives they could have tried they decided on this which is something we are stuck with. Hardware alterations are not an option unless Sony stop putting the chip next to the camera module
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Related
I'll start with a quick video test:
Good Quality thanks for sharing!
cosimoss said:
I'll start with a quick video test:
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can u make one video in low artificial light? thanks
some of the S2 suffered stuttering in low light, thats why im asking
Very nice quality.
hey its not nice n between video it looses its focus there is an autofocus issue while recording man as theverge.com also says that
n70shan said:
hey its not nice n between video it looses its focus there is an autofocus issue while recording man as theverge.com also says that
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That's why you have tap to focus so you can tell the thing what you want it to focus on. It's really simple, you want it to focus on something in the video just tap on it on the screen and woah! It will remain focused on it.
WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
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WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
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I have a perfect explanation, that wasn't a real tree...it was a hologram!
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I have a perfect explanation, that wasn't a real tree...it was a hologram!
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Lol!! Can't be a hologram, where was the "H" on it?
Nice vid though, can't wait to start shooting in HD on my phone! So much more convenient than my camcorder.
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WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
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Holy cow...you fed the S3 'shrooms!!!
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WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
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That SIII is on crack!!!!
Found on another forum:
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Found on another forum:
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My eyes! What just happened to my eyes!
From a game I attended yesterday:
You do have to be slow with panning, zooming is fiddly can produce bad results.
cosimoss said:
From a game I attended yesterday:
You do have to be slow with panning, zooming is fiddly can produce bad results.
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Man what a sweet sound quality, what settings were u using in the recording ?
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Man what a sweet sound quality, what settings were u using in the recording ?
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Resolution 1920x1080, anti-shake on, video quality superfine, the rest were set to default.
I can record and play back in 1080 on the phone, but I cant seem to play back the files on the computer without the image breaking up into a blocky mess. I'm using VLC to play them. Has anybody else come across this issue? 720 is fine. I thought it was the sd card, but even recording to the phone gets the same issue. Weird.
Well,
I see most annoying problem from SGS2 known as Video Stutter or frame drop issue has migrated to SGS3: http://mobile-review.com/review/imag...hoto/video.mp4
"Frame drop issue" printscreen from mediafire (min:13, max:39), but should be within range of 26-35.
PS: Exchanged mine SGS2 6 times, until got proper one camera module.
Galaxy Nexus records way better 1080p.
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From a game I attended yesterday:
You do have to be slow with panning, zooming is fiddly can produce bad results.
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Video stutter is very HAVY.
Strange. Here's the link: Link
HD and autofocus test
Is it just me or has anyone noticed that the photos taken with the default camera app is a little skewed at the edges?
The camera is great for macro shots but when shots are taken from a distance, I can't help but notice that the subjects on the edges get distorted or stretched.
It would be nice if we shared our experiences on this. After all, this phone was touted to have the best camera at the time of the launch.
Thanks.
Hubriss said:
Is it just me or has anyone noticed that the photos taken with the default camera app is a little skewed at the edges?
The camera is great for macro shots but when shots are taken from a distance, I can't help but notice that the subjects on the edges get distorted or stretched.
It would be nice if we shared our experiences on this. After all, this phone was touted to have the best camera at the time of the launch.
Thanks.
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yes ur right macro shots are awesome but normal pics clicked are blurred at edges..dont have a solution for it...
Any Alternative???
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yes ur right macro shots are awesome but normal pics clicked are blurred at edges..dont have a solution for it...
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Any Alternative apps for batter camera results???
Kaushik89 said:
Any Alternative apps for batter camera results???
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ive used Lenovo Snap it and share it
GTARaja said:
ive used Lenovo Snap it and share it
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I feel this may be a hardware issue and not just a software glitch as I have noticed the same distortions with the in-built Charm Cam App. It could possibly have something to do with the lens alignments or maybe it's just an isolated case with my phone. But I have no means to verify my allegations as I don't have another phone to carry out comparisons.
In any case, I request other owners to please share your findings with regards to the image quality on this camera.
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I feel this may be a hardware issue and not just a software glitch as I have noticed the same distortions with the in-built Charm Cam App. It could possibly have something to do with the lens alignments or maybe it's just an isolated case with my phone. But I have no means to verify my allegations as I don't have another phone to carry out comparisons.
In any case, I request other owners to please share your findings with regards to the image quality on this camera.
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The primary reason i found for noise is that iso gets too high in auto mode.it might just be software issue. But we dont have other phone with same hardware(OV 16825)
Since kernal sources are avilable i hope they provide some light
Also as the camera is capable of [email protected] 60fps i would like if some dev removes this constrain of [email protected]
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I took a 1080p video and found no distortion along edges this in theory proves it is not due to hardware problem i.e. lens alingment
dhirajranger said:
The primary reason i found for noise is that iso gets too high in auto mode.it might just be software issue. But we dont have other phone with same hardware(OV 16825)
Since kernal sources are avilable i hope they provide some light
Also as the camera is capable of [email protected] 60fps i would like if some dev removes this constrain of [email protected]
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I took a 1080p video and found no distortion along edges this in theory proves it is not due to hardware problem i.e. lens alingment
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dont know why peaople want a 4k video mostly dont have 4k tvs. even if you record with 4k it will definatly come shaky and we dont have image stablization in our phone.
DeceptiPrime said:
dont know why peaople want a 4k video mostly dont have 4k tvs. even if you record with 4k it will definatly come shaky and we dont have image stablization in our phone.
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who said we dont have image stabilization...check the ov16825 details on website..it has EIS..i know its not that great compared to OIS or OIS+...and for ur question y ppl want 4k videos...they can record 4k videos which they can preserve as a memory for later on...why we click pics record video for capturing memory only na...i know getting a 4k TV is not easy as it cost too much...but if the system has the functionality why cant we enable it with the powers of devs...
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who said we dont have image stabilization...check the ov16825 details on website..it has EIS..i know its not that great compared to OIS or OIS+...and for ur question y ppl want 4k videos...they can record 4k videos which they can preserve as a memory for later on...why we click pics record video for capturing memory only na...i know getting a 4k TV is not easy as it cost too much...but if the system has the functionality why cant we enable it with the powers of devs...
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lets see wat devs can do
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lets see wat devs can do
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was trying to compile the kernel using ndk and msm_8974.deconfig file....but no success
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was trying to compile the kernel using ndk and msm_8974.deconfig file....but no success
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maybe gionee itself give us what we want in kitkat4.4.2 ?
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maybe gionee itself give us what we want in kitkat4.4.2 ?
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bt a running cm11 opens the door for many custom roms like PAC, AOKP,Carbon,MIUI etc etc
in theory Sony Xperia Z3 has the same sensor of Z1, Z1 Compact and Z2, but with the new lens, camera firmware and a revised hardware support Sony promises great improvements
Actually new lens are 25mm for a good wide-angle, firmware seems to work better than previous Z2 and hardware should work better in low light conditions. Now you can raise the ISO to 12800, too. Autofocus is faster
Then we could use this thread to collect our shots taken from Sony Z3..It would be great to compare photos with the other devices
I will do once I get my Z3
Let's go!
Here is some pictures
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Nice pics from West Brom
Hmm.. They seem to be OK but not excellent.. Not sure if worth changing from my m8 (sure it's better camera on z3 but not THAT much)
I think it's a tapatalk resizing problem...it isn't good to upload high quality photos
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Here is some pictures
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Please upload to flickr, photobucket, or google+
Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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Looks good to me
guybrush2099 said:
Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
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Those look superb. I need to go someplace nice to test the cam on my Z3
I don't want to start any war or anything and my z3 is already in the post waiting for me but looking at these pictures I am really not sure if I should get it. I am compering side by side to m8 pictures and I could say that 55% of the time m8 makes better pictures..
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I don't want to start any war or anything and my z3 is already in the post waiting for me but looking at these pictures I am really not sure if I should get it. I am compering side by side to m8 pictures and I could say that 55% of the time m8 makes better pictures..
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Wait and do side by side. Then zoom and crop. The results will be very revealing to you. I had the M8 for 5 months. Great phone....great build quality....great UI....very fast and the boom sound is amazing. But the camera was very disappointing. Sorry but 4MP is still 4MP even if they are Ultra pixels.
I learned since getting this phone just how irrelevant mega pixels are .Is this better then my htc one? I imagine so,I cant do a comparison as i no longer have my htc but iam pretty sure this camera is better but is it ALOT better? I would have to say no.I expected the camera to be alot better then it is personally but i saw mentioned that it may improve after a firmware update so fingers crossed because if this is supposed to be one of the best camera's on a smartphone then the competition must be lacking
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I learned since getting this phone just how irrelevant mega pixels are .Is this better then my htc one? I imagine so,I cant do a comparison as i no longer have my htc but iam pretty sure this camera is better but is it ALOT better? I would have to say no.I expected the camera to be alot better then it is personally but i saw mentioned that it may improve after a firmware update so fingers crossed because if this is supposed to be one of the best camera's on a smartphone then the competition must be lacking
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From the specs atleast the sensor size on z3 is bigger than htc one m8. So it should make a difference in low light photography
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Wait and do side by side. Then zoom and crop. The results will be very revealing to you. I had the M8 for 5 months. Great phone....great build quality....great UI....very fast and the boom sound is amazing. But the camera was very disappointing. Sorry but 4MP is still 4MP even if they are Ultra pixels.
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Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
CandyAndy said:
Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
You can check the pictures here
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B0MUVjq_igOMZHpjODJTNkRDZmc/edit
I took these on purpose in very demanding conditions so both of them have hard times.
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
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The error in the camera app is because you have "Ok Google" enabled on any screen in Google now, I had this same issue and turned it off until Sony release a fix for it.
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can someone do a high iso (12800) shot?
CandyAndy said:
Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
You can check the pictures here
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B0MUVjq_igOMZHpjODJTNkRDZmc/edit
I took these on purpose in very demanding conditions so both of them have hard times.
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
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Thanks for the comparison pictures. I own a Z2 myself and the picture quality seems very similar to the Z3's.
Maybe it's just me, but I personally preferred the M8's pictures! They looked sharper and less noise, even if it can't zoom as much as the Z3's pics
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any 800x600 pictures will look good these days.
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Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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most of these are average at best.
There's no way the M8 camera is better. It is one of the lowest rated cameras of any current smartphone. Many professional tests have been conducted, check multiple websites if you don't believe me.
It's possible you either have a faulty unit, unlocked your bootloader which broke the sensor software (read about it in another thread) or Sony need to release a firmware update to fix this.
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There's no way the M8 camera is better. It is one of the lowest rated cameras of any current smartphone. Many professional tests have been conducted, check multiple websites if you don't believe me.
It's possible you either have a faulty unit, unlocked your bootloader which broke the sensor software (read about it in another thread) or Sony need to release a firmware update to fix this.
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Iam guessing a firmware update will improve things because i too am underwhelmed with the camera on this phone and i surprisingly thought the m8 pictures looked better in this thread which is kinda embarrassing for sony if you ask me! I havent played around much with the camera if iam honest but with the few pics i have taken i have found sharpness to be lacking ALOT and the flash is way too bright and ruining night time pics
Why is this Z5 compact such a joke? It almost has the same specs as the z3 compact and the new camera aint all that good. The new sensor might be good but what if you cant make the software work? Its like putting a retard in a F1 car. Look at these photosamples http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4523/4953454/1/rv/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review/ on the right you find a note 5, which has a sony sensor at 16MP and on the left you find the Z5 premium with a 21MP sensor but it cant shoot any good pictures in the dark..... So again sony ****ed it up.
Name a single <5" non-iOS phone that can compete on specifications.
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Name a single <5" non-iOS phone that can compete on specifications.
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I don't think he's specifically talking about the specs of the phone, just that the camera still sucks.
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But I can't think of any <5" phone that can compete camera-wise (except the iPhone 6S)?
And I think we should wait for more photo samples to appear before we take final judgement. Most of these early photo samples are using non-final software.
Here's a review that says the camera is the best in class:
http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ria-z5-compact-review-best-smaller-smartphone
Hate to point out the obvious but every new phone that comes is an incremental improvement over its predecessor. Look at the iPhone, people(fools) queue for hours to be first to get the new model with 10% faster cpu, 10% bigger screen, 10% more pixels on the cmos sensor, and 20% less battery power. How i chuckle when i see iphone 6 owners, like junkies desperately looking for their next power fix! But, i digress.
A jack of all trades is a master of none. It is after all, a phone. It is not meant to be a world class, low light camera. My first camera phone was 0.3megapix. I thought it was pretty damn cool to have a camera at all. People just take it for granted nowadays. You want good low light photos, buy a camera. You know, them things you cant make phone calls on!
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Why is this Z5 compact such a joke? It almost has the same specs as the z3 compact and the new camera aint all that good. The new sensor might be good but what if you cant make the software work? Its like putting a retard in a F1 car. Look at these photosamples http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4523/4953454/1/rv/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review/ on the right you find a note 5, which has a sony sensor at 16MP and on the left you find the Z5 premium with a 21MP sensor but it cant shoot any good pictures in the dark..... So again sony ****ed it up.
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The camera is a lot better than the Z3.
This thread is like giving a retard a keyboard and allowing them to post on forums.
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The camera is a lot better than the Z3.
This thread is like giving a retard a keyboard and allowing them to post on forums.
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Not really because i owned a z3c and own a z5c and the z5c isn't that great to begin with. So the only tard in this topic is you bro.
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Not really because i owned a z3c and own a z5c and the z5c isn't that great to begin with. So the only tard in this topic is you bro.
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Ok bro....
You own a Z5C despite proclaiming it to be 'a joke' before it even went on sale? Huh... interesting.
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Ok bro....
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Brothers love, eey?
RiTCHiE007 said:
Not really because i owned a z3c and own a z5c and the z5c isn't that great to begin with. So the only tard in this topic is you bro.
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I to had Z3C, were active in XDA section for it, and for one i KNOW Z5C has a better camera to start with. Only thing it doesn't have is battery life on KK with Z3C which owned every cell phone with flagship specs.
On Z3C my focus struggled at times, colors were oversaturated and in many occasions picture looked washed out. That is not the case on Z5C BUT there is a lot room for improvement and i think Sony will do it in time. Great potential with the IMX230 hardware.
wouldn't it be a good idea to make a static topic for flaming about a certain device, so we can focus on the good things instead of getting distracted by this kind of topics?
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wouldn't it be a good idea to make a static topic for flaming about a certain device, so we can focus on the good things instead of getting distracted by this kind of topics?
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its not flaming its the truth but some just cant handle it.
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I to had Z3C, were active in XDA section for it, and for one i KNOW Z5C has a better camera to start with. Only thing it doesn't have is battery life on KK with Z3C which owned every cell phone with flagship specs.
On Z3C my focus struggled at times, colors were oversaturated and in many occasions picture looked washed out. That is not the case on Z5C BUT there is a lot room for improvement and i think Sony will do it in time. Great potential with the IMX230 hardware.
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Yes the camera on the z3c was worse then on the z5c but when you look at the pictures taken with a z5c you will see blurry edges and its almost impossible to make awesome macro shots. So even tho this camera is a bit better it still cant mess with other high ends like note 5 or LG g4 that also uses a sony sensor so thats why i think this z5c is kinda a joke. But if sony doesn't fix all these problems like laggy OS then this will be my last sony phone.
If you really think the performance is as bad as you say you should properly try another vendor! In my experience, they are at least as bad and some a lot worse..
Honestly, I would prefer a smaller Nexus, and might even go for the 5X despite the size.. Nexus device are best in performance (os lag eg), the rest are catching up lately!
You do know that the standard resolution in the app is set to 8M, right?.. I did read its better at that res, but you should maybe try and change it, it goes up to 23 you know..
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You own a Z5C despite proclaiming it to be 'a joke' before it even went on sale? Huh... interesting.
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Yup, because before it was out i judged on sample photo's and now that i own 1 i can confirm it that everything is knew before buying 1 was true. Even in clear daylight most photo's always seem to have a bit of blur on the right side. And batterylife is a bit wonky.
RiTCHiE007 said:
Yup, because before it was out i judged on sample photo's and now that i own 1 i can confirm it that everything is knew before buying 1 was true. Even in clear daylight most photo's always seem to have a bit of blur on the right side. And batterylife is a bit wonky.
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Sorry to hear that. I had the same problem (except on the left edge instead), returned for a replacement and the second one is much better. It only blurs out the very far corners and only rarely, most pictures are fine. Have you still time for an exchange?
My battery life experience is pretty decent.
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supercakefish said:
Sorry to hear that. I had the same problem (except on the left edge instead), returned for a replacement and the second one is much better. It only blurs out the very far corners and only rarely, most pictures are fine. Have you still time for an exchange?
My battery life experience is pretty decent.
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No but i can always send it back to the repair center because they sold me a faulty unit but i need to make more photo's to give it a final judgement tho. Which color phone you got and what rev number is on the box if i may ask?
RiTCHiE007 said:
No but i can always send it back to the repair center because they sold me a faulty unit but i need to make more photo's to give it a final judgement tho. Which color phone you got and what rev number is on the box if i may ask?
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Yellow. 1298-3810 Rev 1. My first one which had the blur was also the exact same though so I'm not sure whether that number means all that much.
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supercakefish said:
Yellow. 1298-3810 Rev 1. My first one which had the blur was also the exact same though so I'm not sure whether that number means all that much.
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Yea guess the color has nothing to do with is then because lots of white one's have the most problems it seems.
https://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Sony-Xperia-XZ-Premium-camera-for-smartphone-photography-enthusiasts
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https://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Sony-Xperia-XZ-Premium-camera-for-smartphone-photography-enthusiasts
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This is crazy....xz do really better shoots than x performance.
djgigi94 said:
This is crazy....xz do really better shoots than x performance.
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i think the problem are the artifacts....too much visible is many conditions....hope sony will be solve, at least a little,with an update.... In the end the hardware (sensor i mean....300) it's the same of the previous generations...so...
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i think the problem are the artifacts....too much visible is many conditions....hope sony will be solve, at least a little,with an update.... In the end the hardware (sensor i mean....300) it's the same of the previous generations...so...
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I see REAL photos of xz..i don't see that artifacts like xz of dxomark
djgigi94 said:
I see REAL photos of xz..i don't see that artifacts like xz of dxomark
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There are artifacts
Anyway the only problem is on the software side... And Sony is not doing anything to solve it.
No hdr in auto mode? Poor post processing??
Why Sony why
Besides artifacts, great score.
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100rabh7791 said:
There are artifacts
Anyway the only problem is on the software side... And Sony is not doing anything to solve it.
No hdr in auto mode? Poor post processing??
Why Sony why
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Yes HDR fires up in Auto, but it's an AUTO mode so it fires up automatically lol
doministry said:
Besides artifacts, great score.
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Yes HDR fires up in Auto, but it's an AUTO mode so it fires up automatically lol
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But even in mid-range devices we have an option to keep it always on or in auto mode...
100rabh7791 said:
There are artifacts
Anyway the only problem is on the software side... And Sony is not doing anything to solve it.
No hdr in auto mode? Poor post processing??
Why Sony why
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The hdr there is in optimal situations . But try xperia xz...and tell me where are those artifacts in photos...there are more on x performance (but it have a greater score there). Stabilizzation same of x-performance? What the... the 5 axis stabilizzation do a greater stabilizzation than x-performance eis. Rgb sensor is usless in xz? More real colours on xz than x-performance. Focus the same of x-performance??? The laser autofocus is usless? NO. It's working better than hybrid focus of x,x-performance and z5 series, who have serious problems with macro photos (you must use zoom to do macro shoots). But x performance have 88 and xz 87.... This is crazy. I try both ...and xz have a very superior camera (expecially in auto) . The 3 sensors works great and xz do a really better night shoots than x-performance. On -performance you must be stable to do shoots or the photo became moved and noisy. On xz point and shoot! So...this camera review is absurd....
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The hdr there is in optimal situations . But try xperia xz...and tell me where are those artifacts in photos...there are more on x performance (but it have a greater score there). Stabilizzation same of x-performance? What the... the 5 axis stabilizzation do a greater stabilizzation than x-performance eis. Rgb sensor is usless in xz? More real colours on xz than x-performance. Focus the same of x-performance??? The laser autofocus is usless? NO. It's working better than hybrid focus of x,x-performance and z5 series, who have serious problems with macro photos (you must use zoom to do macro shoots). But x performance have 88 and xz 87.... This is crazy. I try both ...and xz have a very superior camera (expecially in auto) . The 3 sensors works great and xz do a really better night shoots than x-performance. On -performance you must be stable to do shoots or the photo became moved and noisy. On xz point and shoot! So...this camera review is absurd....
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I agree it's a better camera thn x performance.... i think Google paid them to put pixel on top ..xz deserves more thn x performance
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I agree it's a better camera thn x performance.... i think Google paid them to put pixel on top ..xz deserves more thn x performance
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Probably there are some dirty things behind. But xz for me have the best camera of 2016 overall.
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Probably there are some dirty things behind. But xz for me have the best camera of 2016 overall.
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I saw the comparison...Xz lacks in Dynamic range... I just hope Sony update their post processing...
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Well before it was 90, idk why they changed the score, weird, well xz has the best natural camera software for me , better than Samsung (way to much oversaturated on ambled screen but in real viewing on pc or TV it's not good at all,)
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Well before it was 90, idk why they changed the score, weird, well xz has the best natural camera software for me , better than Samsung (way to much oversaturated on ambled screen but in real viewing on pc or TV it's not good at all,)
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When was it 90%?
What a ****ty camera we have received from Sony. Thank you for the garbage you call superior 23mp camera
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I'm curious if the quality improves with respect to post processing artifacts when you use another camera app like opencamera or camera-fv5 or footej-camera ?
And if camera2api is actually available wouldn't the other apps take advantage of that?
I had a z3 before, and i always got better shots on camera-fv5. My xz is arriving this week, looking FWD to see how it compares with my OnePlus3 and Samsung s7edge
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Probably there are some dirty things behind. But xz for me have the best camera of 2016 overall.
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When the results are in line with your rhetoric you praise DXOmark. When they are different you are sure they are rigged. Great logic !
Rear camera sucks indeed mostly because of weak dynamic range but front shooter works better. So I guess if you want to have good pics use front camera lol
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Rear camera sucks indeed mostly because of weak dynamic range but front shooter works better. So I guess if you want to have good pics use front camera lol
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Silliest post of 2016?
The rear camera is fantastic, just use some knowledge.
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Silliest post of 2016?
The rear camera is fantastic, just use some knowledge.
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Anything posted in 2016 is silly now. That is why I am just trolling here before this year is gone. Also use some knowledge and read what I said that camera sucks in dynamic range and not the quality of pictures
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Anything posted in 2016 is silly now. That is why I am just trolling here before this year is gone. Also use some knowledge and read what I said that camera sucks in dynamic range and not the quality of pictures
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Allright. I just think it essentially doesn't suck in dynamic range anyway...