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Let Sony know this Camera issue

Hi,
i started on the official Sony Mobile support forum a Topic with the difference between Burst and Automatic Mode .
Here ist the link : Link : http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/445145#445145
Perhaps WE FROM THE XDA FORUM can write more reviews into the Sony Topic and perhaps Sony will see that they made a (i hope) software error !
We should show Sony the Way !!

I've already talked to a Sony dev and made them aware of the issue. They said they have already gotten other reports about it as well, but continue to let them know. The more people that complain about the issue the better.
Sent from my Xperia Tablet Z

Spectre51 said:
I've already talked to a Sony dev and made them aware of the issue. They said they have already gotten other reports about it as well, but continue to let them know. The more people that complain about the issue the better.
Sent from my Xperia Tablet Z
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Ok that's good .
How you say The more people write about this issue into the Forum of Sony Mobile the more will Sony see that the People aren't stupid

Don't know what you people are looking at, but pictures on my Z on burst mode come out disgusting. Loads of noise, no extra detail, they look absolutely awful. Just do not know what making normal pictures look like crap will do to help....
Simply put we need a sharpness and compression control setting like the HTC One, that's it.

i have a camera related issue but its not directed at burst mode, when I take pictures at night I get a blue tint at the bottom of the photo if im holding it in portrait and if I have it in landscape its obviously on the right hand side its not a subtle tint but a very dark tint and its pretty bad. anyone having the same issue?
the problem is that this is the second xperia z to have done this so if I am the only one this has happened to then I must be the unluckiest guy in the world to get two handsets with the same fault

first time with posting pics hope it works

decentgi said:
first time with posting pics hope it works
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Looks like screen protectors are affecting the flash, this happened to me with protectors that came in the box.

decentgi said:
first time with posting pics hope it works
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Are you using flash?
Try again without flash
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sfkaudi said:
Are you using flash?
Try again without flash
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with or without flash still the same outcome,
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biffsmash said:
Looks like screen protectors are affecting the flash, this happened to me with protectors that came in the box.
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no screen protector on it

decentgi said:
with or without flash still the same outcome,
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no screen protector on it
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Clean the lens from fingerprints.
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gm007 said:
Clean the lens from fingerprints.
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lol its clean believe me I did my troubleshooting and I know its the phone mind you in daylight the photos can go head to head with a dslr they are absolutely amazing

Please Post your Problem here, cause Sony DEVs will read your Problems, you must only register
LINK : http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/445145#445145

And also post this Link from talk.sonymobile in all other Forums to create some commotion the more people view this Topic the more important it seems to Sony!

decentgi said:
lol its clean believe me I did my troubleshooting and I know its the phone mind you in daylight the photos can go head to head with a dslr they are absolutely amazing
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The smoke truth is, the low light performance of the Z is only decent when you use night portrait in scenes. Try that and see if the quality improves.
Also I really don't know where all this talk of bust mode pictures being better comes from. For me they're are absolutely horrible. Noisy as hell and just unusable.
The only problem with the Zs camera is under low light, it's much improved if you use night portrait as I said but that's the only weakness I've found. In good light it smashes everything I've compared it to so far. IPhone 4S and 5 don't compare and my friends GS3 is no where close.
The Zs camera gets a bad rep because the Z gets a bad rep from the tech blogs. Sony is an outsider and I doubt they've greased many palms.
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tell sony to get their cybershot department to write some proper software.

I've been comparing my xperia z to my blackberry z10 and the blackberry pictures are so much better. Same subject, one shot after the other. Sony really need to fix this. And quickly.

the other biggest ISSUE of Xperia Z camera is it takes DAMN LONG time to load up.:crying:

Haldi4803 said:
And also post this Link from talk.sonymobile in all other Forums to create some commotion the more people view this Topic the more important it seems to Sony!
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yeah i post this on android-hilfe.de a very big germany android forum !

sony's camera app didnt change much if any from xperia x1

decentgi said:
first time with posting pics hope it works
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Similar problem on low-light (used night portrait scene, night scene, normal, all with flash).
Cleaned the lens, flash etc. Seems like the flash is placed a little bit too close to the lens.

S4 in hand...any questions?

Let me know and I will try and answer them..

bigworm50 said:
Let me know and I will try and answer them..
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How's IR Blaster? Did you get it to work with your TV? Also Any performance issues Lag etc?

I'm at work so haven't tried that feature.
No apparent lag...the screen is beautiful, but my other phone is the Optimus G so this is not noticeably faster.
evilfuel99 said:
How's IR Blaster? Did you get it to work with your TV? Also Any performance issues Lag etc?
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One of the things I hate doing is swiping a whole bunch to scroll through length webpages or forums.
Have you used the smart scroll feature to surf any pages? How well does it work? Does away with all the swiping that is normally done while surfing on a smartphone browser?

Have you tried the NFC? I assume it works in exactly the same way as GS3...?
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Also, could you take pictures of the phone itself? In addition, a picture of the apps that are in the drawer immidiately upon boot?

Just tried it on a few pages...it seems to work really well...I guess it is based on the angle at which it thinks your eyes are looking at the screen so you can trigger it by tilting the phone. I can scroll up and down an entire page without touching the screen, and stop wherever I want to read something.
Robogar said:
One of the things I hate doing is swiping a whole bunch to scroll through length webpages or forums.
Have you used the smart scroll feature to surf any pages? How well does it work? Does away with all the swiping that is normally done while surfing on a smartphone browser?
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I'm not a big NFC user and didn't have a GS3, but I just sent a web page from the S4 to my Optimus G and it works the same way I remember.
snappjay said:
Have you tried the NFC? I assume it works in exactly the same way as GS3...?
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Also, could you take pictures of the phone itself? In addition, a picture of the apps that are in the drawer immidiately upon boot?
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Unfortunately it started downloading all my apps I have ever installed on my play account as soon as the phone cranked up.

In my best fake Australian accent...
"What a beauty!"
Thanks for the pics!

Could you take a pic of the battery vs. the S3's battery? or just the battery of the S4 if you don't own an S3. How's the movies quality on the S4? Thanks.

LTE speeds? and area you are testing?

No S3 here...My old phone is the LG Optimus G
The screen is great, movie quality is awesome, HD!
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Could you take a pic of the battery vs. the S3's battery? or just the battery of the S4 if you don't own an S3. How's the movies quality on the S4? Thanks.
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Best out of 3 is 34699 / 16946 ...Pensacola, FL area. This is in line with the speeds on my old phone.
gzrecoil said:
LTE speeds? and area you are testing?
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Please perform a 12 ft drop test vs concrete if you don't mind.
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bigworm50 said:
Best out of 3 is 34699 / 16946 ...Pensacola, FL area. This is in line with the speeds on my old phone.
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Hey bud, I appreciate the quote! I figured it would be the same, but wanted to know anyway
How you like it?

Sorry I don't have a ladder handy... :highfive:
snappjay said:
Please perform a 12 ft drop test vs concrete if you don't mind.
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It's definitely nice, the screen is probably it's best feature. My other phone is the LG Optimus G so the S4 is not a big spec jump. It almost feels too light, but I am attributing that to the fact that my OG is a slab of glass.
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Hey bud, I appreciate the quote! I figured it would be the same, but wanted to know anyway
How you like it?
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Could you give us a real world example of the "dual camera" feature? I guess you simply have your face over whatever picture you took with the main shooter? The reviewers are excited about this feature, but I can't figure out any practical example of why this would be useful...
Maybe it's just me

snappjay said:
Could you give us a real world example of the "dual camera" feature? I guess you simply have your face over whatever picture you took with the main shooter? The reviewers are excited about this feature, but I can't figure out any practical example of why this would be useful...
Maybe it's just me
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Maybe if you're filming a video and you want to talk about what you are filming? Maybe showing the reaction on your face to whatever it is you are taking a picture of. Video reviewers will like it because they can show their face while recording their review.

I'm definitely with you on that....the only thing I could see it being useful for is capturing your reaction to the picture you are taking...? It actually frames your face in a postage stamp and overlays that on the rear camera picture. I guess they are trying to make the picture taker not feel left out of the picture.
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Could you give us a real world example of the "dual camera" feature? I guess you simply have your face over whatever picture you took with the main shooter? The reviewers are excited about this feature, but I can't figure out any practical example of why this would be useful...
Maybe it's just me
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Is the bootloader locked? The engadget review seems to suggest that it is...

Camera modes

What do you guys think of the camera modes? I think a lot of them seem to be cool but aren't they all independent? I.e., if I'm taking a shot of 3 people in a busy area, it stands to reason that I would want to use best shot for the people's faces but also use the eraser feature in case someone walked by. Is that possible?

I'm also thinking about combining all the features in very few modes...like what the htc one did.. it's actually all based on burst-mode or post-effect.
I'm really confused why they've made it in this way, it can't help a lot in the daily usage and sometimes is annoying.

Is anyone else having the issue of the camera not remembering the mode if you close ot then open it again at a later point
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ipmanwck said:
Is anyone else having the issue of the camera not remembering the mode if you close ot then open it again at a later point
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I think that's the way it is designed. I have the same problem with my 9505

kkloon said:
I think that's the way it is designed. I have the same problem with my 9505
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Gs3 gti9300 had this to it is easily fixed by choosing your desired settings, then take a snap of something, then close cam and close in running apps, then when u load fresh it will still have saved settings. This only applies to gps, face detection, ISO, resolution, not the drama shot and shot with sound.
Hope this helps
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km8j said:
What do you guys think of the camera modes? I think a lot of them seem to be cool but aren't they all independent? I.e., if I'm taking a shot of 3 people in a busy area, it stands to reason that I would want to use best shot for the people's faces but also use the eraser feature in case someone walked by. Is that possible?
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Yes it is, go to settings when camera is loaded then select face detection on (set to off by default) then go to Eraser shot.should work and give best possible outcome. Let me know if this works for you mate

Camera update adds Moto 360 support

The Moto X phone just received a camera update which allows the Moto 360(smart watch) to take a picture. When you open the camera on the phone the app on the watch also activates. You can then tap the screen on the watch and the phone will count down a few seconds and take a picture. After the picture is taken it appears on the watch face.
Not sure it is super useful but I guess if you prop your phone up and take group shots you can now do it remotely and also verify the pic is ok(albeit in very tiny form on the 360 screen)
It is nice to see Motorola continues to add features.

Steve-x said:
The Moto X phone just received a camera update which allows the Moto 360(smart watch) to take a picture. When you open the camera on the phone the app on the watch also activates. You can then tap the screen on the watch and the phone will count down a few seconds and take a picture. After the picture is taken it appears on the watch face.
Not sure it is super useful but I guess if you prop your phone up and take group shots you can now do it remotely and also verify the pic is ok(albeit in very tiny form on the 360 screen)
It is nice to see Motorola continues to add features.
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It says performance improvements, too - we can only hope!!!!

There is no point if they keep adding features if not fix the problems that are currently with the camera and flash on android 4.4.4.
Apparently remains the same and the photos remain obscure disaster ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/white-photos-flash-update-to-4-4-4-t2895048

emmanueldmc said:
There is no point if they keep adding features if not fix the problems that are currently with the camera and flash on android 4.4.4.
Apparently remains the same and the photos remain obscure disaster ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/white-photos-flash-update-to-4-4-4-t2895048
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Not everyone has your issue though. Who knows how many out there do. It could be a very small percentage and therefore unnoticed by Motorola.
My wife's X on 4.4.4 is fine. Nearly as good as my M8 anyway.
Though both don't compare to my $120 Kodak camera. Lol

KJ said:
Not everyone has your issue though. Who knows how many out there do. It could be a very small percentage and therefore unnoticed by Motorola.
My wife's X on 4.4.4 is fine. Nearly as good as my M8 anyway.
Though both don't compare to my $120 Kodak camera. Lol
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I'm not the only one with this problem, in fact I have been participating in many forums about this, and apparently is something unified in the upgrade to 4.4.4

emmanueldmc said:
I'm not the only one with this problem, in fact I have been participating in many forums about this, and apparently is something unified in the upgrade to 4.4.4
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I know your not the only one. But no, its not "unified"....as many, myself included, do not have the issue. ?

emmanueldmc said:
I'm not the only one with this problem, in fact I have been participating in many forums about this, and apparently is something unified in the upgrade to 4.4.4
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I think my camera has always been bad in low light no matter what the version.

I think all 444 cams are bad. My Maxx too.
Any with good no ambient light pics w/flash? Please chime in.

Go in a totally dark room, set flash to always, shoot something, post a good pic, please!

aviwdoowks said:
Go in a totally dark room, set flash to always, shoot something, post a good pic, please!
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Can any phone cameras do well in a totally dark room?!?!?!!?!?!?

Wansanta said:
Can any phone cameras do well in a totally dark room?!?!?!!?!?!?
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With the flash it should not be over exposed, at least.

aviwdoowks said:
With the flash it should not be over exposed, at least.
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I understand Motorola is not the best manufacturer of cameras for mobile phones, but if this is a mistake, since before 4.4.2 did not happen.
The first photo was taken with Moto X, the second with a galaxy S3 with no light in the room, only the flash.

? I much prefer the first pic. Taking pics of real people is a drag when its too dark like pic 2.
Guess everyone is different . ?
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Plus the flash on the white is obviously reflecting the light back.

Gcam exynos... Working perfectly.

Hey guys... So ama keep it short and brief... After many hours of looking and trying different gcam for the note 9 exynos...couldn't get any to work except 1... And even that one had exposure and oversharpening issue but I've managed to correct it all to a much better photo experience... Night and dark mode works.... However front can doesn't work for me but no biggie...
Download and report back ur results . Shalom

love it! where can i try it out? And can you do the a comparison between the og sam cam app and gcam?

Supracer said:
love it! where can i try it out? And can you do the a comparison between the og sam cam app and gcam?
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cant make a video , but rest assured its miles better ...the link is up

Please can i have the apk file i want to test it.

OmniKnightI7 said:
Please can i have the apk file i want to test it.
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POST ONE for link

OmniKnightI7 said:
Please can i have the apk file i want to test it.
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Link fixed... Download

Finally someone posts a decent Gcam for Exynos, I tried and it looks far better than everyhing I've tried so far. Thanks a lot bro!

Stops after a few seconds for me. The xml file should i place in gcam /configs folder right?

jiega said:
Finally someone posts a decent Gcam for Exynos, I tried and it looks far better than everyhing I've tried so far. Thanks a lot bro!
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You welcome bro, lotta hard work here

inthedark22 said:
Stops after a few seconds for me. The xml file should i place in gcam /configs folder right?
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Yes and restore it from the camera app... Double tap the empty space near the shutter button, a directory should pop up, if you placed the xml in the right folder, it should show, then restore it, that's all

The restore part did the trick, thank you.

inthedark22 said:
The restore part did the trick, thank you.
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You welcome buddy

I am using this version how did you get front camera portrait and front camera nightmode to work

reservation31 said:
I am using this version how did you get front camera portrait and front camera nightmode to work
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He wrote in the post that front camera doesn't work for him.

Kimbo82 said:
He wrote in the post that front camera doesn't work for him.
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I have managed to get everything working visit the zexynos lounge on telegram its on there

reservation31 said:
I have managed to get everything working visit the zexynos lounge on telegram its on there
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Pls share link telegram.tks

t.me/ZGCAMCONFIGS
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firedown_3 said:
Pls share link telegram.tks
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https://t.me/ZexynosLounge

theres a later version on the telegram group

Managed to get it working perfectly but the Color tone is completely washed off when taking any pictures of people.
Any ideas ?

You need to go on telegram. There is a link to configs for camera and a link to webpage with instructions on how to install