shakey hands vs less Shakey hands - Xperia Z1 General

I've done.this so that people can understand the importance of being still!!!
I wasn't even visibly shaking either by,the way, the camera is just sensitive,... Remember this!
so here is a picture with hand movement (minimal)
and here is a picture exactly the same that I took. I tried very hard to keep still this time
both were in an unlit room this afternoon which is pretty dark, that's why I used flash too
with handshake by wezzel98765, on Flickr
with still hands whilst stood by wezzel98765, on Flickr

This truly is the reason why,so many people hate their phone picture quality I think. I could've been more still on the second picture too...

Ah, so one shouldn't shake his hands while taking a picture? Awesome... would have never guessed that one. Perhaps I should trying pouring my next drink without shaking as well.
Seriopusly though... This is not why ppl are bothered with the camera (although hey, wouldn't OIS solve this at least partially... why not add that to the camera). It's the noisiness/white balancing/auto mode. Anyway, it's all a matter of expectations and taste. Flame on

Haha
I think people are saying that their pictures aren't clear because they are moving their hands slightly
Yes the noise is a pain,in,the backside.

You could drop the ISO to 200 instead of using 500.
But you got no shake in there at 1/8s (going by the text on the box and cans ), which is good.
Do you use the dedicated camera button or touch to focus on the screen ?
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ok, challenge, let's see you pull off the same with 1/4 s :cyclops:
Try scn night mode.
HANDHELD ONLY !
NO CHEATING!!
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One Twelve said:
You could drop the ISO to 200 instead of using 500.
But you got no shake in there at 1/8s (going by the text on the box and cans ), which is good.
Do you use the dedicated camera button or touch to focus on the screen ?
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ok, challenge, let's see you pull off the same with 1/4 s :cyclops:
Try scn night mode.
HANDHELD ONLY !
NO CHEATING!!
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does it got 1/4 ???? guys use timer set to 2 seconds in night photos and u end up getting freezed photo :laugh::laugh:

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Vertical white lines on high iso pics?

Anyone else seeing vertical white lines on the edges of their taken pictures under bad lighting conditions? See here: https://plus.google.com/photos/1033...976&sqsi=7d2595b2-652e-4671-b2de-f28ce0793c6f
I am on stock rom/kernel!
AW: Vertical white lines on high iso pics?
Yep, same here. Check the "post pictures" thread, there are plenty of these lines in night shots.
I don't have an idea how to prevent them... I'll check the android bug tracker...
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Found a bug report here and attached a sample picture.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43161
Everybody with this issue, please star it!
done!
I made a post about this a while back. I have the same issues with the white lines. it seems only to be in low light conditions. its very annoying and hope there is a bug fix soon for it.
AW: Vertical white lines on high iso pics?
Good news, Google replied on the issue tracker a couple of days ago, they found a fix which will be included in a future update.

camera shots at night....see this one wow its great

:cyclops:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTr7midAG4Q
If this is real then it did a amazing job.......
john291 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTr7midAG4Q
If this is real then it did a amazing job.......
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Or is this one fake?
john291 said:
Or is this one fake?
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seems legit
almost night , 1600 ISO manual setting
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/nv9t3ww8tb97s4f/7_KNqt7Rw4
great
stesa said:
almost night , 1600 ISO manual setting
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/nv9t3ww8tb97s4f/7_KNqt7Rw4
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great photo but a litlle noisy....:good:
Not impressed. It looks blurry and seems to be held on a tripod that is slightly wavering in the wind. The phone goes to utter ****e when a normal person holds the phone with normal shake and, dear god, tries to pan even the slightest, because thats what people do with their phones. The framerate goes down the crapper and the image ghosts and artifacts like crazy. This is all due to incompetent software too, not the camera module itself. Even a budget Samsung phone can have super smooth and uniform night video, even though the quality is meh.
katamari201 said:
Not impressed. It looks blurry and seems to be held on a tripod that is slightly wavering in the wind. The phone goes to utter ****e when a normal person holds the phone with normal shake and, dear god, tries to pan even the slightest, because thats what people do with their phones. The framerate goes down the crapper and the image ghosts and artifacts like crazy. This is all due to incompetent software too, not the camera module itself. Even a budget Samsung phone can have super smooth and uniform night video, even though the quality is meh.
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Troll alert
katamari201 said:
Not impressed. It looks blurry and seems to be held on a tripod that is slightly wavering in the wind. The phone goes to utter ****e when a normal person holds the phone with normal shake and, dear god, tries to pan even the slightest, because thats what people do with their phones. The framerate goes down the crapper and the image ghosts and artifacts like crazy. This is all due to incompetent software too, not the camera module itself. Even a budget Samsung phone can have super smooth and uniform night video, even though the quality is meh.
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You got a slow internet connection? Maybe try running the clip at 1080p resolution instead of 240p lol.
Not gonna lie, the OP's video was so-so. I mean I have seen worse, but my s3 takes as good of video honestly.
I don't believe their video recording was one of their big selling points anyway, more so about the bigger pixels, screen and blinkfeed and actually better battery life for a change....oh and design.
JesseMT4G said:
Not gonna lie, the OP's video was so-so. I mean I have seen worse, but my s3 takes as good of video honestly.
I don't believe their video recording was one of their big selling points anyway, more so about the bigger pixels, screen and blinkfeed and actually better battery life for a change....oh and design.
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You have seen worse, but apparently you don't know that the bigger pixels directly translate to better low light video?
It's quite possible that conditions were a lot darker to the person actually taking the video.
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katamari201 said:
Not impressed. It looks blurry and seems to be held on a tripod that is slightly wavering in the wind. The phone goes to utter ****e when a normal person holds the phone with normal shake and, dear god, tries to pan even the slightest, because thats what people do with their phones. The framerate goes down the crapper and the image ghosts and artifacts like crazy. This is all due to incompetent software too, not the camera module itself. Even a budget Samsung phone can have super smooth and uniform night video, even though the quality is meh.
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Cool story, do you have the phone? If not, shut up because you clearly have no evidence to back your position. If anything, this person is probably shaking quite a bit because the OIS isn't compensating for the motion.
To the person that dismisses the video, turn on HD viewing on YouTube. It makes it leaps and bounds better. I'm going to assume that the person who uploaded this video, did so in low quality.
This will be my next phone as soon as my upgrade hits in June!
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this thread has become troll central! The camera on the ONE is top notch, how can you be so negative when you dont even own one?
Hunt3r.j2 said:
You have seen worse, but apparently you don't know that the bigger pixels directly translate to better low light video?
It's quite possible that conditions were a lot darker to the person actually taking the video.
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Cool story, do you have the phone? If not, shut up because you clearly have no evidence to back your position. If anything, this person is probably shaking quite a bit because the OIS isn't compensating for the motion.
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Lol that last paragraph sums it up
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Its a 4MP camera guys, and its competing against phones with 8MP plus cameras, and its still holding its own.
One thing I've noticed about the camera is that some pictures end up over exposed in normal lighting conditions if I hit the screen to focus in on something, I then have to point the camera away into a darker scene for the exposure to sort itself out. I posted some pics somewhere in the forum of a black steering wheel looking kinda grey.
ant78 said:
this thread has become troll central! The camera on the ONE is top notch, how can you be so negative when you dont even own one?
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Probably owns a samsung.
And i agree opinions on the phone are valid, provided it's done in a sensible fashion.
Flat out bashing will only wind people up, with them running the risk of being banned.
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huxley309 said:
Probably owns a samsung.
And i agree opinions on the phone are valid, provided it's done in a sensible fashion.
Flat out bashing will only wind people up, with them running the risk of being banned.
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Read his other posts lol, all he's been doing is criticizing the HTC One in every HTC One thread that's been created. Guy has nothing better to do.
yep for some one not impressed he seems to be posting on every HTCONE thread
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combat goofwing said:
yep for some one not impressed he seems to be posting on every HTCONE thread
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Perhaps he's being paid to
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Pink spot in middle of pictures

There is a couple threads in the Z3 section about the camera having a pink spot in the middle of pics. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2919096
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/xperia-z3-camera-purple-tint-lots-noise-t2917459
I can confirm my camera has this same spot in certain conditions. Anyone else experiencing it? It seems to be effecting a lot of z3's. Wondering if it's happening on all of the Z3 and Z3c. I'm still within my exchange period and am debating getting it exchanged. Only thing is there is no point if it's effecting all of them and risk getting a device with a different defect
They all have it, and afaik it only happens with automatic white balance. In theory, SonyMobile should be able to fix this through a software update. But the question is: will they? Some phones of other brands have had the exact same problem and some of those had it fixed with a software update.
another day a new issue with the z3's... am i right folks?
unk3 said:
another day a new issue with the z3's... am i right folks?
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It's not a new issue by any means.
My Xperia Z2 Tablet has the exact same pink spot, by the way. It's a "normal" problem with the type of sensor that is used.
degraaff said:
It's not a new issue by any means.
My Xperia Z2 Tablet has the exact same pink spot, by the way. It's a "normal" problem with the type of sensor that is used.
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So then it's not worth getting an exchange over I guess
graffixnyc said:
So then it's not worth getting an exchange over I guess
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Indeed, the replacement would show the same pink spot anyway.
I have no problem with camera on any settings. No purple thingy.
TimAhKin said:
I have no problem with camera on any settings. No purple thingy.
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Could you post some pictures of grey or white surfaces, with automatic white balance?
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Also, what is your firmware version? I am wondering if it may have been fixed in any version newer than 23.0.A.2.93
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It certainly doesn't affect all pictures, only in some specific situations with automatic white balance. Here's a picture without pinkness in the center, the grey in the center is just grey, with no pink hue.
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Could you post some pictures of grey or white surfaces, with automatic white balance?
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It's night now but I have some picture. Could make some more tomorrow.
I don't really have with grey or white surfaces but they all have auto white balance. I'm not that good at taking photos either
Maybe you guys see something I don't. I have 23.0.A.2.93.
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Could you post some pictures of grey or white surfaces, with automatic white balance?
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Also, what is your firmware version? I am wondering if it may have been fixed in any version newer than 23.0.A.2.93
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It certainly doesn't affect all pictures, only in some specific situations with automatic white balance. Here's a picture without pinkness in the center, the grey in the center is just grey, with no pink hue.
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I'm on 23.0A.2.105
graffixnyc said:
I'm on 23.0A.2.105
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So much for a firmware fix, haha.
In my current lighting conditions (quite low light, some warm-white energy-saving light bulb and the light from a white screen on my monitor), the spot is actually greenish/yellowish.
I'm getting the pink spot even on dark surfaces!
Woza72 said:
I'm getting the pink spot even on dark surfaces!
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Oh that looks like a very severe case alright.
Haha
I don't care that much about camera anyway. It's good at taking casual pictures and that's it
This pink issue is hitting news reports on the web, which I think is a good thing. The more media attention, it may force Sony's hand to release a fix.
Sony Xperia Z3 And Z3 Compact Camera Issue: Lens Produces Pink Spots On Photos
Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact: Pink Blotch Camera Bug Reported on Reddit and Online Forums
kandelai said:
This pink issue is hitting news reports on the web, which I think is a good thing. The more media attention, it may force Sony's hand to release a fix.
Sony Xperia Z3 And Z3 Compact Camera Issue: Lens Produces Pink Spots On Photos
Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact: Pink Blotch Camera Bug Reported on Reddit and Online Forums
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Well let's hope they give us official word what is causing it.. I hope it's just a sw issue

Camera focusing noise

Guys I've noticed when recording a video and I focus on something close the focusing noise comes through when playing the video back. When I move away from the object I can hear the camera ree focus but the buzzing is not loud. The refocusing noise is only loud when I focus on something close.
How is the camera? Can you make with the camera close macro photo's?
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Shiesh1 said:
Guys I've noticed when recording a video and I focus on something close the focusing noise comes through when playing the video back. When I move away from the object I can hear the camera ree focus but the buzzing is not loud. The refocusing noise is only loud when I focus on something close.
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I have not had that experience. I just tried it now in my office and I didn't hear any focusing noise. I went from focus on a wall about 10 ft away to a water bottle maybe 10 inches away and no focus sound.
The video was not made in total silence you could hear some people moving around in the background but it was pretty quiet.
I was super impressed with how quickly it refocused though!
aygul12345 said:
How is the camera? Can you make with the camera close macro photo's?
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The camera is very impressive. The auto focus is faster than my DSLR. The picture quality is better than any smart phone I ever had. There was a lot of talk about the lack of Image Stabilization but my last phone had stabilization and i often got blurry photos in low light anyway. The 6p gets crisper shots w/o the stabilization.
You can't really take "macro" photos w/o using a macro lens adaptor. You can get rather close though. I have found the auto focus will focus on things as close as 5 inches away (I measured it).
The autofocus can refocus from less extreme distances so quickly that you can't even really see it. It is almost instant.
I made a video https://youtu.be/pCye3xSqKVA
nonnasmyladie said:
I have not had that experience. I just tried it now in my office and I didn't hear any focusing noise. I went from focus on a wall about 10 ft away to a water bottle maybe 10 inches away and no focus sound.
The video was not made in total silence you could hear some people moving around in the background but it was pretty quiet.
I was super impressed with how quickly it refocused though!
The camera is very impressive. The auto focus is faster than my DSLR. The picture quality is better than any smart phone I ever had. There was a lot of talk about the lack of Image Stabilization but my last phone had stabilization and i often got blurry photos in low light anyway. The 6p gets crisper shots w/o the stabilization.
You can't really take "macro" photos w/o using a macro lens adaptor. You can get rather close though. I have found the auto focus will focus on things as close as 5 inches away (I measured it).
The autofocus can refocus from less extreme distances so quickly that you can't even really see it. It is almost instant.
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Thanks for the confirm that macro shots works with auto focus. How about 5 inches? How much cm?
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I made a video https://youtu.be/pCye3xSqKVA
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What is that sound?
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aygul12345 said:
Thanks for the confirm that macro shots works with auto focus. How about 5 inches? How much cm?
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What is that sound?
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I'm pretty sure that's the camera focusing. Not sure if it's software or hardware?
Is anyone else experiencing it?
I just took a couple of test videos and noticed that there is a slight sound when focusing. However, it's only discernible with the volume way up. At that point you're going to hear all kinds of other distracting/background noises as well (in my case the hum of the fridge and my fan). Not really a deal-breaker for me.
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I'm pretty sure that's the camera focusing. Not sure if it's software or hardware?
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Shiesh1 said:
Is anyone else experiencing it?
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daewond3r said:
I just took a couple of test videos and noticed that there is a slight sound when focusing. However, it's only discernible with the volume way up. At that point you're going to hear all kinds of other distracting/background noises as well (in my case the hum of the fridge and my fan). Not really a deal-breaker for me.
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That you hear the auto focus in your movie you take to record is not good..
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I'm pretty sure that sound is your hand moving the camera not the lens focusing.
It's definitely the autofocus. Put the phone next to your ear and tap to focus for a picture. You'll hear very fast clicks. My best guess is this is the laser firing repeatedly for laser auto focus. A diode firing can make a sound. Idt there is anything that can be done about this.
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With a wide angle lens auto focus works at under an inch

Camera question - Can someone test this for me on their A7?

I use my camera to take pictures of documents, it's faster than scanning them in - I'm finding something that bothers me.
If I focus on the center of the document, the top is a little fuzzy. If I focus at the top, it gets fuzzier as it gets to the bottom. I don't notice it on regular pictures I take, just when I take an up close picture of a document. You can even see this on screen as you are looking at the document.
Can someone take a picture of a document, focus in the center and see if it's all phones, or just mine?
I've attached a picture, you can see it's "fuzzy" at the top of the document, but still legible.
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I noticed if I folded the top of the document towards me, it comes in focus.....So it's almost like the lens is warped possibly? If this is an inherent trait of the A7, I keep it.. If it's just mine, I'll send it back for a replacement, because this is something I do quite often.
tele_jas said:
I use my camera to take pictures of documents, it's faster than scanning them in - I'm finding something that bothers me.
If I focus on the center of the document, the top is a little fuzzy. If I focus at the top, it gets fuzzier as it gets to the bottom. I don't notice it on regular pictures I take, just when I take an up close picture of a document. You can even see this on screen as you are looking at the document.
Can someone take a picture of a document, focus in the center and see if it's all phones, or just mine?
I've attached a picture, you can see it's "fuzzy" at the top of the document, but still legible.
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I noticed if I folded the top of the document towards me, it comes in focus.....So it's almost like the lens is warped possibly? If this is an inherent trait of the A7, I keep it.. If it's just mine, I'll send it back for a replacement, because this is something I do quite often.
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Mine does the same thing.
CandyFoxJ said:
Mine does the same thing.
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Really? Hmmm
I just spent 30 minutes on "live chat" support....I sent the original picture and they seen my issue. They walked me through the normal "stuff" and then had me restart in Safe Mode. After restarting in safe mode and taking more pics and sending them all to the tech, they said it looks like my lens is slightly tilted.
So, I had the option of:
1) Having them fix it with a 10 day turn-around, which means I'd be without a phone for 10 days
2) For an additional $79 they'd send me an exchange first, "Advanced Exchange", so I wouldn't be without a phone
3) Going through with my Amazon exchange and hope I get the replacement before my 30 day window is up to return the faulty phone.
I told them I'd go with Amazon, but if yours is like that, I'm wondering if I should just keep mine now?
Thanks for testing that out for me!
Really? Hmmm
I just spent 30 minutes on "live chat" support....I sent the original picture and they seen my issue. They walked me through the normal "stuff" and then had me restart in Safe Mode. After restarting in safe mode and taking more pics and sending them all to the tech, they said it looks like my lens is slightly tilted.
So, I had the option of:
1) Having them fix it with a 10 day turn-around, which means I'd be without a phone for 10 days
2) For an additional $79 they'd send me an exchange first, "Advanced Exchange", so I wouldn't be without a phone
3) Going through with my Amazon exchange and hope I get the replacement before my 30 day window is up to return the faulty phone.
I told them I'd go with Amazon, but if yours is like that, I'm wondering if I should just keep mine now?
Thanks for testing that out for me! [/QUOTE]
Yep, looks identical to my issue. Regular pics look great, just the close up's are an issue.
I'm gonna think on it and leave my exchange in place until I decide.
Thanks again!
tele_jas said:
Yep, looks identical to my issue. Regular pics look great, just the close up's are an issue.
I'm gonna think on it and leave my exchange in place until I decide.
Thanks again!
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Haven't tested yet but my theory is that the part/section the camera is focusing is clear and the rest of the image is having a DoF effect, i have to test this out but is just an idea.
I don't own the phone yet so i can't test it :/
But trying something similar with my Find 7 i got this :
So we have the same effect, just much less pronounced...
I'm no expert in the optic behind a smartphone camera but isn't it just due to the fact that the top of the page is at a far greater distance than the middle ? The difference between the two distance is too great for the camera to get a good focus of both. This would explain why it's only showing on macro pictures...
EDIT : Well, seems i got the same idea as @DrakenFX but he was faster ^^'
DrakenFX said:
Haven't tested yet but my theory is that the part/section the camera is focusing is clear and the rest of the image is having a DoF effect, i have to test this out but is just an idea.
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^^^ That plus soft edges which most of these lenses will suffer from unless the are premium glass elements. Is there a way to shoot in the 4:3 mode instead 16:9. I think the wide sensor is exposing edge blurring even more
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^^^ That plus soft edges which most of these lenses will suffer from unless the are premium glass elements. Is there a way to shoot in the 4:3 mode instead 16:9. I think the wide sensor is exposing edge blurring even more
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Yeah, here is a screenshot from the Camera settings
Mine does this as well...I took side by side pictures all day with my op3 and thr op3 was substantially better. Making it 4:3 helped some.
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DrakenFX said:
Yeah, here is a screenshot from the Camera settings
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the 4:3 will force you to move away from the page in order to capture it fully, which should in turn decreases the DOF and soft edge effects. Not sure the 16:9 sensor was a smart choice, samsung went back to 4:3 after S6 because the blurring on the edges was too much.
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Could you also do a low ligth shot at full res and 12MP, i am interested how the pixel binning will affect performance. If you can post exif data that would be great. Makes me wonder at what res does the Night Mode run...

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