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Post your droid ultra/maxx pictures here.

Let's see this rgbc pictures no matter how noisily disappointing they might be!
I will start.
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Here's mine...
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Whoa.....tapatalk freaked out with that post....don't know what haapened
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Looks good, is that a spam burger?
This was my last pic of battery before I decided to give it a full charge.
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Pork roll, egg, and cheese......new jersey favorite
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Looks good, is that a spam burger?
This was my last pic of battery before I decided to give it a full charge.
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How did you get the 4g LTE icon to go away when on WiFi?
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I had a Galaxy nexus LTE before this so I learned a few battery saving techniques, I used NFC task launcher to shut off my mobile data when I connect to my home wifi and to turn it back on when I disconnect from it. it also sets my screen brightness and some other useful settings. When root is obtained you can also use Grrenify to shut down apps that are not in use to increase performance and battery life. On my Gnex I was getting over 24 hours of use with those 2 cheats and it was wonderful.

Low light comparison
Guess which one is the Nexus LTE and which is the Droid Ultra Maxx
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Guess which one is the Nexus LTE and which is the Droid Ultra Maxx
http://imgur.com/a/INGMt#0
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Hopefully #2 (the brighter one) is from the Maxx. If not, then I'll deem this camera an even stronger fail than it already is! Awesome device, I just can't believe Moto dropped the ball on the camera yet again, after years of complaints vs other OEMs.

Unfortunately this is confirming my expectations that the camera isn't that great...

geoff5093 said:
Unfortunately this is confirming my expectations that the camera isn't that great...
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It's not, at all... if you're standing still in bright sunlight and have time to make sure it focuses, and the subject isn't moving, it can do pretty good. Anything else and it's well below par. And you might be able to access it quickly and easily and snap a shot easily, but the shutter is often slow it's just the same old same old Motorola camera.
The slow-mo video is pretty cool, but I have yet to find any practical use for that, or any use at all honestly. But it works well...

geoff5093 said:
Unfortunately this is confirming my expectations that the camera isn't that great...
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I think this is about as good as it gets with some fl sunshine.
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I took the title of the thread wrong. After seeing you wanted pictures taken with my Ultra I struggled to find anything worthwhile. It really is quite a poor camera. Always noisy, even in decent lighting, blown out whites, faded colors. Bleh.
Instead, enjoy these lovely shots taken in pretty low light from my Note 2, of my Ultra

Picolini said:
I took the title of the thread wrong. After seeing you wanted pictures taken with my Ultra I struggled to find anything worthwhile. It really is quite a poor camera. Always noisy, even in decent lighting, blown out whites, faded colors. Bleh.
Instead, enjoy these lovely shots taken in pretty low light from my Note 2, of my Ultra
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So there has got to be a story behind that phone.
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So there has got to be a story behind that phone.
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Its the Verizon employee edition.
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Its the Verizon employee edition.
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Yep, no secret story or anything. They've come out with a handful of employee edition phones for us that we get with some additional accessories. Most phones VZW launches don't have employee edition ones, though.

My wife was shooting with her Nikon DSLR but I just twisted the camera open to get a quick Facebook shot.
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I took some pictures with the snapchat camera app and the pictures turned out gorgeous. I believe the camera quality is a software issue now.
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Butterxbean said:
I took some pictures with the snapchat camera app and the pictures turned out gorgeous. I believe the camera quality is a software issue now.
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The problem is so comically bad and the hardware for the camera is a known good quantity, I have to agree on this being a software problem.

Here are a few shots I took with my Maxx at a lake near where I live. I don't think they turned out too bad.
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I took some pictures with the snapchat camera app and the pictures turned out gorgeous. I believe the camera quality is a software issue now.
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I'm not sure if I fully agree - not trying to be snarky or anything. The table shots look nice but pretty dark, until that last one, which is odd? But maybe that's how they're supposed to look (dark, that is).
The first chair shot has a similar slightly washed out "hazy" look to it, same as the normal camera shots - at least from my perspective.
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The problem is so comically bad and the hardware for the camera is a known good quantity, I have to agree on this being a software problem.
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I hope you're right, but I fear it's a combination - when shooting videos, both regular and slow motion, if it's well-lit and someone has on a white shirt, that white shirt has a haze or glow around it, which makes me think (thanks to some input from those that know more than me) it's also an issue with the optics they're using.
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Here are a few shots I took with my Maxx at a lake near where I live. I don't think they turned out too bad.
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You're right - they're not bad. I have some decent shots outdoors as well. But when you compare them to other current phones, a couple those will look cold and a bit 'hazy'.
The thing is, despite it's shortcomings, the simplicity and usability of the camera is kinda growing on me... I really like the gestures and simplicity of the UI.

Sony Z1 Compact Photography Thread

Future Z1 Compact user here (still waiting for it to be release here in our region)!
Haven't seen a camera samples thread here so I started one. Share our pics, tricks, and tips here!

Sample
Here are some pictures from reviews. These are taken from Recombu and in no way belongs to me.
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Here are some pictures from reviews. These are taken from Recombu and in no way belongs to me.
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Tip no. 1 .... Don't use Auto mode. It sucks.

Arthur Hucksake said:
Tip no. 1 .... Don't use Auto mode. It sucks.
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Superior Auto mode sucks... Manual Mode with Auto ISO doesn't.

Manual, 8 mpix
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Manual 8mp night scene. Also I might just suck at photography.
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Suggest people use flickr so we can see the settings used. tapatalk is useless at understanding how the camera works.
if you cannot do that then mention iso, shutter speed & scn mode (if any). This will get you looking at these parameters and help to understand why shots don't turn out as expected or how to get better ones.

Here's one of my test shots, I really like the dynamic range of the camera (see shadow detail)
F/2, 1/800s, ISO 50, Manual Mode @ 20MP (iirc)
original (left) and edited with Snapseed (right)

Good concert samples from louis0815
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50454715&postcount=2

Is anyone else finding the shutter lag really bad on this phone? After I press the capture button it seems like it freezes the frame and takes a photo, but then clearly continues the exposure for another half second or so before finalizing, meaning if you move the camera it goes into blursville.
In general it seems pretty bad at capturing anything in motion (and I mean mild motion, not requiring sports mode).
I'm really stunned as to how Sony can have allowed such a flawed camera onto a flagship device. In ideal conditions like sunlight etc it takes AMAZING photos, pretty much digicam quality... but you almost need a tripod to get a clear shot in lower light conditions. It's a bit of a bummer for a device which is in every other respect awesome.

Richdog said:
Is anyone else finding the shutter lag really bad on this phone? After I press the capture button it seems like it freezes the frame and takes a photo, but then clearly continues the exposure for another half second or so before finalizing, meaning if you move the camera it goes into blursville.
In general it seems pretty bad at capturing anything in motion (and I mean mild motion, not requiring sports mode).
I'm really stunned as to how Sony can have allowed such a flawed camera onto a flagship device. In ideal conditions like sunlight etc it takes AMAZING photos, pretty much digicam quality... but you almost need a tripod to get a clear shot in lower light conditions. It's a bit of a bummer for a device which is in every other respect awesome.
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I haven't notice this on mine. My kid is constantly on the move and don't usually have problems getting a good shot.
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Gothenburg
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Yep. A lot better than Davenport, Iowa USA.
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I haven't taken that many pictures but I really like the colours in this one. That's done on superior auto at 8mp. One thing that annoys me is that you can't set superior auto to use the full 20mp
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Dear all,
Would you mind checking the manufacturing date of your Z1C and share?
I wrote in a different thread:
I bought the device and I was very disappointed with the camera. I tried different modes and settings and in all of them the same photos I took with the galaxy S2 were significantly better (more focused, less noise, more vivid colors, more details in crops..) ! (regular scenes/light conditions).
In addition I have the flash leakage problem..
Also the camera looses focus during video capture..
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I think maybe the first manufacturing line has these problems which are also reported online, could you kindly check the manufacturing date of your device?
Mine is Oct, 2013 (black version)
Thanks !!

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Those look really beautiful to me. What settings did you use for these?

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I bought the device and I was very disappointed with the camera. I tried different modes and settings and in all of them the same photos I took with the galaxy S2 were significantly better (more focused, less noise, more vivid colors, more details in crops..) ! (regular scenes/light conditions).
In addition I have the flash leakage problem..
Also the camera looses focus during video capture..
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I'm also a bit disappointed by the camera to be honest. My previous phone was the galaxy S2. In my opinion the camera performs pretty bad under low lightning (manual mode, no settings touched) and also not really special under normal conditions. Maybe I just suck at photographing.
I don't have any flash leakage problem though.

Pink tint on s5 camera.

I'm encounter pink tint on camera. It's hw problem or what? Did all of you got the same problem?
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Ave666 said:
I'm encounter pink tint on camera. It's hw problem or what? Did all of you got the same problem?
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Never had this problem with SM-G900F.

It's happened when I take pics from very close object.
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Is the pink hue all over the screen, or just along the edges of objects? Does changing the white balance help?

ShadowLea said:
Is the pink hue all over the screen, or just along the edges of objects? Does changing the white balance help?
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Just the center of the camera. It's normal? For the scene capture, the problem not persist.
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Do you happen to have a picture in which it is visible?

ShadowLea said:
Do you happen to have a picture in which it is visible?
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Yup. But I can't upload into xda. New update problem maybe
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Hm... Try imgur.com. (You don't need an account for it.)

I had this problem with my ATT model

the hot spot in the center usually happens with cmos cameras looking at flat gray colors (like a gray floor)

It might be a bad sensor like we had on the m7. The sensors temps would skyrocket and cause colored noise or something to that expent. Have the phone cool down by turning it off for awhile and when u turn it on launch the camera and see if the pink tint is there. If it appears a few moments after it might be the same issue.
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NuclearEMP said:
the hot spot in the center usually happens with cmos cameras looking at flat gray colors (like a gray floor)
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Yeah. I'm taking a picture of my pant. It's charcoal black color.
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I find pink tint on Samsung phones quite common. My mum's s2 has it (excessive), my note 2 has it and my s5 has it, but very minimal. This only occurs indoors under certain lighting and in centre of the picture.
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simacca said:
I find pink tint on Samsung phones quite common. My mum's s2 has it (excessive), my note 2 has it and my s5 has it, but very minimal. This only occurs indoors under certain lighting and in centre of the picture.
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I think it's true. After I cooled down the phone a bit. The problem seem better.
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Ave666 said:
I'm encounter pink tint on camera. It's hw problem or what? Did all of you got the same problem?
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Not on mine.

I forgot to add the pink tint only shows up indoors when shooting something that is white or very light in colour.
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its not defective, almost all cmos have this.

Samsung has already acknowledged this issue as a hardware issue in some initial phones and said that the issue is fixed in newer phones. Get your phone replaced. It is not OK to dismiss this as something that is universal. This is specific issue affecting some users.

Funkym0nkey said:
Samsung has already acknowledged this issue as a hardware issue in some initial phones and said that the issue is fixed in newer phones. Get your phone replaced. It is not OK to dismiss this as something that is universal. This is specific issue affecting some users.
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im pretty sure the issue Samsung is replacing is a "camera Failed" issue
you could test 20 phones and find this in 18 of them
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im pretty sure the issue Samsung is replacing is a "camera Failed" issue
you could test 20 phones and find this in 18 of them
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No, They are not doing this just for camera failed error phones. They replaced S5 (exynos version) which had exactly this issue. Pink smudg / hue over entire picture. Even in some moderately lit areas without any grey objects.
In the dark, yes, it does get noisy and blue/purplish on all S5s. But this should not happen in daylight. But it is on some units. I talked to the service supervisor when initially the desk clerk refused to acknowledge the issue. But they indeed had memo from Samsung to either replace the camera units or the phones (those who claimed DOA) if customers complained about this issue.
This is not usual chromatic aberration issue. This is different. It is not happening only on the edges. It is like there is some filter in front of your entire lens. I wish I had saved those images to show what the issue is. I ended up returning the phone in the end. Getting new one in couple of weeks.

Camera stretching .

Did anyone else notice the camera stretching your face ? Try taking a selfie and put your face on the bottom or top. Notice the crazy stretch? I usually take my selfie pictures with top of my head cut off. But this camera is morphing my head into an alien head. Is there anyway to fix this? My Iphone never did anything like this..
I found some examples on another forum. This was not taken on note 4 but its the same issue.
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king718 said:
Did anyone else notice the camera stretching your face ? Try taking a selfie and put your face on the bottom or top. Notice the crazy stretch? I usually take my selfie pictures with top of my head cut off. But this camera is morphing my head into an alien head. Is there anyway to fix this? My Iphone never did anything like this..
I found some examples on another forum. This was not taken on note 4 but its the same issue.
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LMAO, mine front and rear cameras are doing great!

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LMAO, mine front and rear cameras are doing great!
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Did you try taking the picture with ur face at the bottom end and top end? It works fine if your face is in the middle

I belive every camera will introduce lens distortion when trying to take picture in extreme angle (especially with wide-angle lens). I think it is completely normal.
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king718 said:
Did you try taking the picture with ur face at the bottom end and top end? It works fine if your face is in the middle
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i think your are using another camera application LOL!
i tried everything putting my camera upside, downside, right and left side my face looks normal
using front and rear cam!

I have the same issue. Do you have a tempered glass screen protector on, that covers the front camera? If so, that's your problem, replace it with one with a cutout. I've ordered a new one, hopefully it'll arrive soon, the world needs my selfies!

LOL
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Sooooo...mine has this as well. I bet you it's because the extreme angle. No screen protector whatsoever on mine. Any camera does this. Try keeping your phone as intended for a selfie and your alien morphed head will dissapear. :fingers-crossed:

Okay, I tried the first f....ing selfie in my life....and.... you're right.
Yes, it's the wide Angel from camera.
Now you can make 5 stupid faces with one single shot together
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buell47 said:
Okay, I tried the first f....ing selfie in my life....and.... you're right.
Yes, it's the wide Angel from camera.
Now you can make 5 stupid faces with one single shot together
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omg im left out!!! i want my camera to have alienist like image!!!
are you really guys serious? do you think its your camera or you have really that kind of weird looks?

rudynasco said:
omg im left out!!! i want my camera to have alienist like image!!!
are you really guys serious? do you think its your camera or you have really that kind of weird looks?
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I don't think you'd be able to handle this, being preoccupied with freaking out about the possibility of your screen getting scratched.
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darekz said:
I belive every camera will introduce lens distortion when trying to take picture in extreme angle (especially with wide-angle lens). I think it is completely normal
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That's not really normal - that just shows that Samsung forgot compensating the wider view angles of the camera via adapting the software properly.
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iridaki said:
... , the world needs my selfies!
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Ah ! Good to know that !

I think you guys are just now realizing that foreheads are freakishly large

iridaki said:
I have the same issue. Do you have a tempered glass screen protector on, that covers the front camera? If so, that's your problem, replace it with one with a cutout. I've ordered a new one, hopefully it'll arrive soon, the world needs my selfies!
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you look normal

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I think you guys are just now realizing that foreheads are freakishly large
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My mum says I'm beautiful, OK?!

But you know, that all moms say this to their own kids
Sometimes is it true, but sometimes not really
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But you know, that all moms say this to their own kids
Sometimes is it true, but sometimes not really
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Are you calling my mother a liar?!

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That's not really normal - that just shows that Samsung forgot compensating the wider view angles of the camera via adapting the software properly.
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There is no software what will compensate user laziness. Turn wrist a little and picture will be perfect. Can't blame samsung for everything.
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There is no software what will compensate user laziness. Turn wrist a little and picture will be perfect. Can't blame samsung for everything.
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Not for everything, but for not compensating picture distortions - you bet !

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Not for everything, but for not compensating picture distortions - you bet !
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Some (most) distortions can not be automatically compensated. There are to many variables to use software for automatic fix. There are simple solutions. Keep your face in the middle of screen and take correct picture or use photoshop or other specialized software to correct distortion before you post it on Facebook or Instagram or get face transplant to one which look good even distorted and stop complaining and enjoy your BEAUTIFUL Note 4
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Hideous image processing

What the actual ****, Sony?
I always noticed something was sheit about this camera and I kind of knew it was about the image processing but never realised just how had it is.
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How could you possibly ruin a picture so much? Not to mention the raw image from the 21mp shot has a much better quality than a frame from a video!
Does anyone know of a way to disable this?

Sony has messed up the camera with lag to launch it and to do a capture... I dont understand really what is the issue to improve that. I have readed that RAM is important.

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Sony has messed up the camera with lag to launch it and to do a capture... I dont understand really what is the issue to improve that. I have readed that RAM is important.
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RAM might be related to the launch issue but where is the problem in just disabling the anti-noise algorithm altogether?

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Fixed ur links for u
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WOW
looks like the camera app needs to be rewritten from scratch !
with camera2 api in mind maybe ?!

ztv-- said:
RAM might be related to the launch issue but where is the problem in just disabling the anti-noise algorithm altogether?
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Yeah, where is it. Algorithm is all broken around... Really it isn't understable. Sometimes I think if Sony has something under contract with the others companies and it messes up the software post process.... It's the unique lame in Sony right now if you see the Galaxy S7, LG G5, Huawei P9... Curious thing that Sony is the coolest thing in the sensor industry. Casualty or...

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Fixed ur links for u
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Ty, can't post links yet.
anasgets111 said:
WOW
looks like the camera app needs to be rewritten from scratch !
with camera2 api in mind maybe ?!
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It's nothing short of ridiculous that this phone does not fully support Camera 2 API yet. Sony has been marketing this phone all around the camera but they don't deliver anything.
I'll put up a post on the Sony forums and see how it turns out.

So if we want a good quality picture, record in 4k and take a screenshot? Lol
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Ben36 said:
So if we want a good quality picture, record in 4k and take a screenshot? Lol
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The best camera in the world, isnt? lol

I've noticed when you double tap to zoom in it zooms in A LOT. Meaning you see more noise/blurriness. In other phones when you double tap to zoom it doesn't zoom in as much so it looks sharper. But the camera is actually pretty good, SA sometimes gets it completely wrong in low light situation and the shutter lag is ridiculous. Takes too long to take a picture.

Ben36 said:
So if we want a good quality picture, record in 4k and take a screenshot? Lol
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That is literally what I did when I took a bike trip yesterday. Recorded about 1:40 minutes which resulted in almost a gigabyte of video and I extracted exactly 47 still images out of that.
You need a lot of storage but it's a possible workaround. Sad this camera ruins an otherwise great phone.

the camera supports manual controls with fv-5 camera app . Just no raw suport

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the camera supports manual controls with fv-5 camera app . Just no raw suport
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And only 8mp
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langeveld024 said:
And only 8mp
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Nothing comes close as stock app with manual controls, like samsung or lg camera apps.
I tried that camera fv 5 or how it was called actualy, and i was not impressed at all.
I really like this phone, but I am dissapointed with the camera.
Also camera interface sucks, it is okay for auto mode but for manual mode you have to go in settings just to change iso or hdr? Really Sony?
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dfavefenix said:
Sony has messed up the camera with lag to launch it and to do a capture... I dont understand really what is the issue to improve that. I have readed that RAM is important.
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They seemed to have improved it significantly in the Xperia X, which is ridiculous as its specs aren't more powerful than the Z5. They are also advertising 0.6 shutter response from standby and "almost instantaneous" shutter response from normal use of the app. Yet if you look at a few of the MWC demos, you can see the shutter response is faster but it still captures very slightly after... On the show floor there were two demos emphasizing the autofocus and shutter from standby, but few people filming there actually showed the shutter response conclusively.
Third party apps have the potential to have less shutter lag but I found the on-screen camera button and physical button to be often unresponsive, probably because the autofocus is badly optimized.