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You know the 13MP camera is supposed to be great but when you take a shot, the result is not so well. Photos are usually washed out in color.
Maybe it's the settings?
Why not share your best camera settings here?
To make Xperia Z a better shoter.:good::highfive:
there is no best setting for taking pictures
there are many factors regarding that light, sky, what u shootin how far,....
the best setting for a really great picture is taking a decent camera with you, wherever you go.
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the best setting for a really great picture is taking a decent camera with you, wherever you go.
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nothing you can do really i think that the camera on the xperia z has so much potential sony has some of the best sensors tec in the world. but i think where sony fails is really in its software, and to tell you the truth i dont think its going to progress any time soon.
we all know that apple uses sony sensors and there picture quality is so much better because they have done a great job with their software.
I dont see why sony doesnt just pay apple developers to sort it out lol. i love my sony alway have so i can put up with them.
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nothing you can do really i think that the camera on the xperia z has so much potential sony has some of the best sensors tec in the world. but i think where sony fails is really in its software, and to tell you the truth i dont think its going to progress any time soon.
we all know that apple uses sony sensors and there picture quality is so much better because they have done a great job with their software.
I dont see why sony doesnt just pay apple developers to sort it out lol. i love my sony alway have so i can put up with them.
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indeed camera app didnt change much since xperia x1
Since 2 days I am a proud owner of the Xperia Z, but when you take a picture with the 13mp camera it is a verry poor quality, also the picture is just 2/3/4 mb depending on how many colours there are in the shot. I allready set the camera to 13mp, when you turn on the HDR function it sets to 10mp but still the quality stays poor. Someone knows if there is a setting that lets you make larger pictures than 3/4 mb?
Shoot in BURST mode and be amazed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195895
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Since 2 days I am a proud owner of the Xperia Z, but when you take a picture with the 13mp camera it is a verry poor quality, also the picture is just 2/3/4 mb depending on how many colours there are in the shot. I allready set the camera to 13mp, when you turn on the HDR function it sets to 10mp but still the quality stays poor. Someone knows if there is a setting that lets you make larger pictures than 3/4 mb?
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I was underwhelmed by the camera as well but changing a few settings makes a huge difference. I shoot in Manual Mode, touch to focus, 8mp , white balance on auto (I sometimes change this) and ISO on auto. I can post a few pictures in low light if you want.
Also if you download Camera FV-5 it lets you take pictures in .png format, the pictures are about 8mb but I couldn't tell the difference in quality to be honest.
Actually... I'm not an expert on these stuff but.. I think there is more to your Sony Xperia.. It can get better if you know how to adjust with the scenes and IF YOU USE MANUAL MODE(ABSOLUTELY GIVES YOU A CHANCE OF GETTING SUPERB OUTCOMES) THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT REALLY CANT BE CORRECTED THOUGH, like the "GRAINS" but I've found a solution, although you had to download another app called"Snapseed" IT REALLY HELP ENHANCING YOUR PHOTOS..
A interview of the engineers behind the xperia zu posted on sony's blog..
What experience does “X-Reality for mobile” offer?
Kosaka: ”X-Reality for mobile” incorporates the knowhow of the super resolution technology “X-Reality,” in Sony’s BRAVIA TVs, into mobile devices.
X-Reality™ for mobile analyzes each image and reproduces lacking pixels to optimize quality for the sharpest videos. It analyzes elements depending on the scene and adjusts them based on pattern, outline and colour composition. It strengthens subtle patterns and accurately portrays their detailed feel, as well as reinforces bold outlines. It also enhances colour composition, vividly reproducing hard-to-display natural colours
You mean “X-Reality for mobile” can recreate the data that was once there?
Kosaka: ”X-Reality for mobile” is based on the “X-Reality,” incorporated into Sony’s BRAVIA TVs. However, it is unrealistic to use the exact same video processing chip found LCD TVs in a smartphone for various reasons such as power consumption. The distance that users view smartphones at also differs significantly from LCD TVs. This is why we developed and incorporated a super resolution processing technology, unique to Sony, that is ideal for smartphones including our new Xperia Z Ultra.
The super resolution processing of “X-Reality for mobile” analyzes videos one frame at a time, estimating and complementing any lost information. At the same time, it combines suitable video processes for each frame and applies them. Such video process patterns are stored in a database, and the most suitable pattern is selected for each various scene from the database and applied, thereby reproducing video quality infinitely closer to the original.
The super resolution technology, which estimates any lost information from videos and restores it by combining various processes, can be said to be a fruit of Sony’s video technologies. Each and every one of the process patterns stored in the database has been created by an internal development team in Sony, operating on high-performance workstations. By storing complex super resolution processing in a database, “X-Reality for mobile” enables you to enjoy high-quality video reproduction real-time that would otherwise take a few days.
With the adoption of the high-performance Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 quad-core processor for its CPU and graphic chip, Xperia Z Ultra has made it possible to perform super resolution processing that had been difficult to do thus far.
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This is where xda chips in
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This is where xda chips in
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I hope they do it...but if it is really dependent on the snpdrgn 800 then i dont even they will be able to do it
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if sony wants the z to have it the z will have it
its all a question if sony wants
That's true - if sony wants to, they will give it. But there are some facts to be said - the Xperia ZU that is now launching hasn't got the X-reality onboard but will get it with an software update. So for this part is seems that the X-reality is software dependent. Which is a plus in considering that Xperia Z might get it as an software update as well.
Secondly, with the Honami leak of apps I tried a mod with X-reality on my Xperia Z - and you could really see that it worked cuz if you quickly zoomed in on a photo you saw the image getting sharper one area at a time. So as far as I'm conserned - S4 pro chip has no trouble handling X-reality. And I didn't notice any more battery drain than otherwise..
So yes, in my view it's only really a question of if sony wants to give it to Xperia Z.
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That's true - if sony wants it, they will give it. But there are some facts to be said - the Xperia ZU that is now launching hasn't got the X-reality anboard but will get it with an software update. So for this part is seems that the X-reality is software dependent. Which is a plus in considering that Xperia Z might get it as an software update.
Secondly, with the Honami leak of apps I tried a mod with X-reality on my Xperia Z - and you could really see that it worked cuz if you quickly zoomed in on a photo you saw the image getting sharper one area at a time. So as far as I'm conserned - S4 pro chip has no trouble handling X-reality. And I didn't notice any more battery drain than otherwise..
So yes, in my view it's only really a question of if sony wants to give it to Xperia Z.
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i agree that it worked but it only worked in images it didnt work at all in videos..theres some super resolution technology used by x-reality for videos which improves the quality besides the normal color sharpness etc stuff
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i agree that it worked but it only worked in images it didnt work at all in videos..theres some super resolution technology used by x-reality for videos which improves the quality besides the normal color sharpness etc stuff
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Can you really say that you can see superresolution in videos? I don't think so. But from what I can tell, video looked super awesome with X-reality for me. I saw difference between on/off X-reality. Was it just BME2 behind or was it super resoultion? I don't think that anyone can tell that just by viewing a video because it's not the same as in pictures to see it happening before you.
If I was a Sony executive of anykind, I'd vote for to give Xperia Z/ZL/ZR X-reality even if had to be limited in it's functions just to keep the software among 2013 devices equal (and to stop the hype in media/XDA )
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Can you really say that you can see superresolution in videos? I don't think so. But from what I can tell, video looked super awesome with X-reality for me. I saw difference between on/off X-reality. Was it just BME2 behind or was it super resoultion? I don't think that anyone can tell that just by viewing a video because it's not the same as in pictures to see it happening before you.
If I was a Sony executive of anykind, I'd vote for to give Xperia Z/ZL/ZR X-reality even if had to be limited in it's functions just to keep the software among 2013 devices equal (and to stop the hype in media/XDA )
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lol...u saw difference in videos with x-reality on...stop faking..even the developers who made the x-reality mod agree that its not working on videos then how could u see the differrence?
...perform super resolution processing that had been difficult
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This is what i took out of the article , it clearly states its only "super resolution processing" and that cpus before werent capablepreviously, yeah sure the s800 is 30-40% more powerful, but that still leaves the fact that the s4 is still half capable of processing it, its just whether now they want to implement it in ONLY their new phone, so it looks like a new feature specific to that range is anybodies clue. but thats how i see it , interpretations may differ
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lol...u saw difference in videos with x-reality on...stop faking..even the developers who made the x-reality mod agree that its not working on videos then how could u see the differrence?
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Who's faking anything? Dont be a douchebag. Like I said - how can anyone tell if it's doing super resolution in a video or not? The difference that I mentioned previosly was to the overal video and I even said dont know if it was just BME or if it was X-reality.
Besides - 1080p in a 5inch display - who needs super-resolution? If you got a crappy video to watch it's still gonna look crappy.
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Who's faking anything? Dont be a douchebag.
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Ok then post some screenshots showing the difference with x-reality on and off
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Ok then post some screenshots showing the difference with x-reality on and off
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look i'm on stock now with the new firmware. If you want or need to pick on someone that's your problem.
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look i'm on stock now with the new firmware. If you want or need to pick on someone that's your problem.
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As your wish but i dont need to check anything as i too used the mod and theres was not a single effect on video it just worked on images in the album app..
Just wondering what peoples general thoughts are now the phone's been out for a while in terms of the display with x-reality enabled.
I've found it hard to notice TOO much of a difference, and I'm aware it doesn't 'work' with 3rd party movie apps etc etc. But what intrigues me is reviews for the xperia z1 compact (and z1, z2) are EXTREMELY polarising concerning it.
Some have said it's helps and adds 'pop' and sharpness to colours whereas other reviewers have de-cried it and said it should be the first thing you switch off.
Opinions?
X-reality engine just adds more sharpness and contrast.. But sometimes it also increase noise in video.. Sometimes it makes unreal color too
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To make things short... It makes your screen samsungesque
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To make things short... It makes your screen samsungesque
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Whats that?
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More contrast, vivid colors - I like it when I'm showing photos from my holidays and trips to someone else, but that's good we can easily disable this function
I find it only helps when you are watching something where the original media's resolution or quality is not up to 2014 standards.
So using it on the more recently compressed files have minimal effect. In another words, your full HD downloaded video won't be helped with this on.
But heavily compressed files can look better with it on. I pick and choose my moments when to use it, because resource wise it is not free, at the expense of battery usage.
Usually I prefer MX player, since it covers wider range of codecs...
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I find it only helps when you are watching something where the original media's resolution or quality is not up to 2014 standards.
So using it on the more recently compressed files have minimal effect. In another words, your full HD downloaded video won't be helped with this on.
But heavily compressed files can look better with it on. I pick and choose my moments when to use it, because resource wise it is not free, at the expense of battery usage.
Usually I prefer MX player, since it covers wider range of codecs...
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U can get x-reality engine working with mx playet too.. Just turn on x reality engine and select H/W or H/W+ codec as default codec...
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Thanks ! didn't know.
I was little bit skeptical before buying this phone, but I have it now for few days and all has been great. The build quality is OK, even with those plastic edges, and I really like the simplistic design. I can imagine this phone lasting me for about 4-5 years!
It's fast and it's responsiveness is insane! For all the people who can't decide because of some bad experience of some users here, they are just a small fraction and there are thousands of happy owners of this beauty...
Only two things than can be improved is the storage capacity (only 16gb) and the overheating (this phone can get really hot), otherwise it's all great...
This is my small review of the features of the phone.
design: 10/10 (this design is timeless)
build quality: 9/10 (much better than I was expecting)
performance: 10/10 (can't be better)
battery life: 10/10 (about 7 hours on display)
display: 8/10 (the white balance is not perfect)
camera: 8/10 (photos are not the best, video quality is amazing)
audio quality 10/10 (it's awesome for listening to mp3 albums)
speakers: 8/10 (loud enough, not the best quality)
system UI: 10/10 (just great)
texting/calling/signal: 10/10 (no problems at all)
overall: 9.5/10 ...best phone I've ever had!
Thanks Sony, you did it!
Mine doesn't get hot. A little warm when it's working hard, but temps are very manageable.
It is a great device though.
Continue : my small review ( I had / Have a Moto G before )
design: 9/10 nice, but very 1990's
build quality: 8/10 feels fragile , plastic sides not wonderful
performance: 10/10 (can't be better)
battery life: 10/10 it goes on and on and on on
display: 8/10 not as good as some other "flagship " phones out there
camera: 9/10 all good so far , have three camera apps , google and stock is best so far
audio quality 9/10 , it has a equalizer , and can be tweaked , out of the box , not bad
speakers: 8/10 (loud enough, not the best quality)
system UI: 9/10 Not 5.0
texting/calling/signal: 9/10 sound a bit muffled ... water proofing etc
Linking with my Sony TV 10/10 seamless
overall: 8.5/10 can it beat my desire ??? so far its giving it a good go !
I am currently with MOTO G .There is a serious improvement? after
You buy Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
I love this phone too. I pair my my ANT+ strap and go out running, i take a lot o photos and i like to install many apps that make my life better. This phone never gives up whatever i do and it's unbelievable the potentials that it has for its small size. It's the phone of the decade for me!
New Sony fanboy here. I love this little powerhouse!
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I am currently with MOTO G .There is a serious improvement? after
You buy Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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My gf has the Moto g. On paper it's a serious improvement. However the Moto g is a great phone. If it's truly an improvement, depends on your personal needs. If you want specific comparisons based on your needs, ask away.
Sometimes i think my Z3c has a Ghost Touch problem. Anyone else?
I have read on Reddit and a few other places where Z3C users are not getting text and mms messages and sometimes can not get calls.
Are these people who are trying to use the wrong version
on USA Carriers instead of D 5803 ?
With the power of the Compact, how is it working as a Phone/Mini Computer?
Are you guys able to make clear audible Speakerphone calls?
Can you put 6 photos together in a slideshow and adjust timing of each slide ?
Can you easily type a Proposal in Desktop Gmail and send it
with photos and attachments ?
Problems, issues ?
Thanks.
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Sometimes i think my Z3c has a Ghost Touch problem. Anyone else?
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It has a very sensitive touch screen, although that's mitigated somewhat by having a screen protector.
I've had the phone for a few weeks now and it's been pretty good. The one feature I had high hopes for, however, is proving to be an increasing disappointment -- the camera. Between the pink spot, awful white balance, often weird choice of settings in auto mode, and different features for different resolutions, the camera is proving to be inconsistent and infuriating in equal measure. I'm jealous of my GF's iPhone camera, which just works consistently all the time. Need a quick photo with the Z3c in auto mode? Just be prepared for the lottery of whether it turns out blurry, pink, noisy or OK.
Yeah the camera is particularly awful... They should have stuck to a simple UI too, instead of having 20 different photo modes, none of which are straightforward. I actually use Google camera, way better in its ergonomics... The most impressive thing i find about this phone is its battery life and Sony's software effort on Stamina mode. Screen white balance is utterly random across devices (I've tried 3 different z3c's...) which doesn't fit the quality effort from Sony's on its screen...
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You buy Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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I have / had a moto g . the difference is chalk and cheese! You have a good phone but very cheap against a flagship phone... Well worth the move , loads of videos on you tube , comparing them both
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Yeah the camera is particularly awful... They should have stuck to a simple UI too, instead of having 20 different photo modes, none of which are straightforward. I actually use Google camera, way better in its ergonomics... The most impressive thing i find about this phone is its battery life and Sony's software effort on Stamina mode. Screen white balance is utterly random across devices (I've tried 3 different z3c's...) which doesn't fit the quality effort from Sony's on its screen...
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If you go in and disable the various camera mode in your apps list they will not show up in the camera UI... makes things look a whole lot cleaner and if I ever want to play around with elves I can just enable the particular plugin.
On a side note the Manual mode can take some seriously impressive pictures. Been comparing the Z3c to my wife's Canon XTI DSLR and its really remarkable how good the little sony cam is. They do need a better white balance adjustment option. Colors also seem to come out a bit bluish on some of the pics for some reason. Still need to play around with a few different cam apps to see if that fixes things.
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If you go in and disable the various camera mode in your apps list they will not show up in the camera UI... makes things look a whole lot cleaner and if I ever want to play around with elves I can just enable the particular plugin.
On a side note the Manual mode can take some seriously impressive pictures. Been comparing the Z3c to my wife's Canon XTI DSLR and its really remarkable how good the little sony cam is.
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I can take impressive photos in good light, but Sony's infamous noise reduction/detail-smearing jpeg processing can also sometimes do a number on low-light photos (I took a photo in manual of a menu last night, for example, and the color of some of the text was smeared nicely into the surrounding white). But it's the auto mode lottery that annoys me the most and the auto mode is the one I tend to use the most with the dedicated shutter button. I really hope Sony fixes this in the next update. Yes, battery life is phenomenal, but I'd happily trade that for a decent camera. Plugging a phone in to recharge once a day is tolerable and easy to get used to. Having a photo you just took of a unique moment in time turn out a blurry, pink-tinged mess gets annoying very fast.
The Superior Auto mode will be improved for Z3c after the update to Android 5.0 like as it did for Z2 after the update to 4.4.4.
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The Superior Auto mode will be improved for Z3c after the update to Android 5.0 like as it did for Z2 after the update to 4.4.4.
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i dont believe till see it...
"Inferior Auto" will likely become slightly less inferior with the next update, but I'm not holding my breath that it will ever live up to the "Superior" moniker. Meanwhile we have a few more months of crappy photos to tolerate :crying:
Not sure why people bash this phones Camera so much. Maybe a skill issue? yes its not the type of cam you can just whip out and take great shots with(like an Iphone 5/6 or S5), but it does reward a little research/learning immensely. I would be willing to bet most people seeing a lineup of pictures taken by a reasonably skilled photographer using a Iphone 5/6 S5 G3 and Z3c could not accurately pick out the individual phones pics.
The main fault I have found with this cam is the bluish tint that seems to come out when using the auto white balance. Its hard to adjust, because the other white balance options in manual mode tend to make the pics too red or yellow. I will try playing around with other cam apps to see if I can improve things. Any recomendations on camera apps? I have heard good things about Camera FV-5.
Either way I don't mind all the complaining too much... if it gets Sony in a tizzy to get their cam software improved all the better for us!
I will say this thing blows my OG Moto X out of the water for quality of pics in virtually any setting.
Any tips for taking good pics then?
Im finding the camera appalling, the other day it was just overwhelmed by light and incredibly blurry, seriously it was like having a Motorola Razr all over again, tried taking it outside and it was exactly the same. Then 2 hours later it was back to being just mediocre. Very weird.
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Not sure why people bash this phones Camera so much. Maybe a skill issue? yes its not the type of cam you can just whip out and take great shots with(like an Iphone 5/6 or S5), but it does reward a little research/learning immensely. I would be willing to bet most people seeing a lineup of pictures taken by a reasonably skilled photographer using a Iphone 5/6 S5 G3 and Z3c could not accurately pick out the individual phones pics.
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It's a phone, not an SLR! I expect the majority of people (me included) simply want to use it as a simple point and shoot, which it's really not very good for that. Sure, if I find myself without my SLR gear and have the time to take a higher-quality pic then the manual mode can be good. But as a basic phone camera for quick, on-the-go photos, it's often appalling.
As for other camera apps... I've tried FV-5, and it offers almost too many options (it can also be unstable.... it kept crashing on my Nexus 4). ProCapture is another good option and I also quite like Open Camera. I'm still trying to work out if any of them do better in auto mode than the Sony software.
... not the features we all want like manual exposure, focus and RAW shooting, not even 4K or 120fps video, but:
We can now record Full HD video at 60fps
Real-time ISO: The viewfinder may seem less smooth but the image is more accurate to what you get: at ISO-50 you immediately see if the image will turn out too dark!
New metering setting: "face"!
Touch Block integrated in the settings menu!
Front facing camera now seems to expose on yo face (also, the timer seems added, and did this mode always come with software image stabilisation..?)
Pause while shooting video (thanks HSNalfar3)
Last but not least: a fancier design, obviously :angel:
EDIT: I believe the camera algorithms themselves were updated too. Remember you used to see oversharpening so clearly? Even at ISO-50 you could see these two dark pixel lines everywhere over your photo - well, I can't see those now, and images seem a bit softer anyway. Me likey!
EDIT 2: The option for 60fps Full HD video isn't working for some reason, as confirmed by Hanafubuki. Might be a remnant of newer Lollipop devices...
Mainly the first two points are is very interesting. I've always found it annoying that I couldn't see in the viewfinder how photos at ISO-50 would turn out. That is, if it's dark, then images would turn pitch black but you would only see when you took the photo. Now it's already visible in the viewfinder, so it's easier to change ISO (although the setting is still buried in the menu and having to scroll down in landscape... (c'mon Sony you could've easily done better here as well) ). Also, the 60fps Full HD video is a very welcome addition in my opinion.
Another feature
In the superior auto application, in camera options appears the option Burst with longpress that allows you to keep several pictures while holding the camera button. I think that this is new on lollipop.
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In the superior auto application, in camera options appears the option Burst with longpress that allows you to keep several pictures while holding the camera button. I think that this is new on lollipop.
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Actually not......
Hermantje said:
... not the features we all want like manual exposure, focus and RAW shooting, not even 4K or 120fps video, but:
We can now record Full HD video at 60fps!
[*]The viewfinder may seem less smooth but the image is more accurate to what you get: at ISO-50 you immediately see if the image will turn out too dark!
New metering setting: "face"!
Touch Block integrated in the settings menu!
Front facing camera now seems to expose on yo face (also, the timer seems added, and did this mode always come with software image stabilisation..?)
Last but not least: a fancier design, obviously :angel:
Mainly the first two points are very interesting. I've always found it annoying that I couldn't see in the viewfinder how photos at ISO-50 would turn out. That is, if it's dark, then images would turn pitch black but you would only see when you took the photo. Now it's already visible in the viewfinder, so it's easier to change ISO (although the setting is still buried in the menu and having to scroll down in landscape... (c'mon Sony you could've easily done better here as well) ). Also, the 60fps Full HD video is a very welcome addition in my opinion
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This is REAL TIME ISO
I was wondering about the DRM: if I have unlocked bootloader and lost the TA partition, will the camera miss noise reduction after update to Lollipop? Also, there's a DRM fix for KitKat UB, will it work on Lollipop?
Thanks.
Yeah, I saw on the videos that now we have 60FPS recording. That will allow us to do timeshift videos without the app, instead in the actual movie editor. I am still waiting on my T-Mobile Macedonia Europe firmware... :/
I think our device can shoot 4k and timeshift video,perhap sony will get that on the next update. For this update I think it's less smooth than last firmware but less focus time too. :good:
no 60fps!!!
if you dont believe, make a video, open on windows and there it is 29 fps....
Another surprise for lollipop camera https://youtu.be/7EGqasXDHUU ps: it is on z1
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no 60fps!!!
if you dont believe, make a video, open on windows and there it is 29 fps....
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Are you sure you selected the right shooting mode? I took this screenshot from my Xperia Z1 with the HK Firmware.
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no 60fps!!!
if you dont believe, make a video, open on windows and there it is 29 fps....
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Actually, I may have spoken too soon indeed. I posted right before I went to bed and when I tried the 60fps mode afterwards and slowed it down by half in the phone's video editor, it did indeed seem as choppy as 15fps video...
Either Sony forgot to implement it or, which I think is more likely, it was a remnant of Lollipop for newer Sony phones. Either way, it's a shame it isn't working.
New feature : you can pause and resume video recording
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New feature : you can pause and resume video recording
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Wasn't this possible before? My Sony Ericsson Satio and Nokia N8 could both do this already.
I'll add it to the list
Same here with the FHD 60FPS . It olny records at 30 FPS . I smell a new update prety soon from Sony to fix the bugs .
Overall the z1 takes better pictures than before and the camera is fast now
Real time ISO is not a excuse for a laggy view finder... Even My Tablet Z with and old SoC and lower ISP running 4.4.4 has also Real time ISO and doesn't lag as the Z1/C.
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Same here with the FHD 60FPS . It olny records at 30 FPS . I smell a new update prety soon from Sony to fix the bugs .
Overall the z1 takes better pictures than before and the camera is fast now
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i think 4.4 take better pictures than 5.0.i only use auto mode
anyone tried on unlocked bootloader?
does bionz work?
on cm12 UB it worked fine
I think the pictures quality got very better than before. especially on 20MP it takes very good images with good details. on the kitkat 20MP took blurry images for me. also the images size got bigger. on kitkat with 20MP was around 5MB and now it's around 9MB :good:
vr2008 said:
I think the pictures quality got very better than before. especially on 20MP it takes very good images with good details. on the kitkat 20MP took blurry images for me. also the images size got bigger. on kitkat with 20MP was around 5MB and now it's around 9MB :good:
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My 20Mp photos are at least 7.5 mb. Sometimes it increases up to 10 mb. How it can be 5mb? And, I think lollipop has many bugs to be used
--N7-- said:
anyone tried on unlocked bootloader?
does bionz work?
on cm12 UB it worked fine
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Unlocking bootloader doesn't affects on bionZ for z1 ( if you could get 6400 iso)