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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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Manual 8 MP; Auto ISO (80)
Manual 8 MP; ISO 400

whappack26 said:
Here are some pictures from reviews. These are taken from Recombu and in no way belongs to me.
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Manual 8 MP; Auto ISO (80)
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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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Edited on stock Sony software on a stock phone.
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darksideauto said:
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Gothenburg
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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..
...
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 !!

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

Sponge.BoB said:
[...]
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.

X Play Camera

So how are people finding the camera? I'm used to tapping to focus first for my pics. I've not tested the camera much yet but it seems OK. Just wondering how I can refocus it or do I have to just trust it?
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ephumuris said:
Just wondering how I can refocus it or do I have to just trust it?
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If you swipe right, the third menu option is the manual focus and exposure box. Once turned on, you can drag the focus box to where you want the phone to focus. You can also adjust exposure by dragging the round slider around the box.

Ahh that definitely helps thanks.
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I love the camera, sure sometimes miss OIS.
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Upload runied quality?

There is some purple-fringing (chromatic aberration) on high contrast areas, but otherwise I'm very happy with the camera.
(look at the white on the turn signs on the streetlight for an example).

Photosphere
I'm using the Google camera instead of the moto cam. Does anyone know how I get the missing photosphere functionality back?

derDoctor said:
I'm using the Google camera instead of the moto cam. Does anyone know how I get the missing photosphere functionality back?
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You can't. The Moto X Play doesn't have a gyroscope, which means it won't be able to take Photospheres.

I am using the HTC camera and gallery, a friend has a Nexus 6 and sent me this link. I thought I'd give it a try and the camera is much better than the cyanogenmod camera. The below link, once downloaded, you just install the APKs, not flash them in TWRP.
Download the APKs here.
This is a quick photo I took up close using the above HTC camera.

Devhux said:
You can't. The Moto X Play doesn't have a gyroscope, which means it won't be able to take Photospheres.
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I'm quite missing the Google Camera's panorama (never used photosphere), the Moto Camera just isn't the same. I hate having to rotate the phone with constant motion (Google's has those easy blue dots to aim for) and the resolution seems poor. Does anyone have any suggestions?

What I'd like to know is, has anyone figured out how to change the default folder for saving photos/videos? Seems like this basic feature is missing from the Moto camera...

It's there you just have to know where to look.
Start the camera first then follow information below.
See the screen shot - drag menu out from left hand edge.
Select the storage icon - then select either phone or SD card on the right side.
nitroblu said:
What I'd like to know is, has anyone figured out how to change the default folder for saving photos/videos? Seems like this basic feature is missing from the Moto camera...
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Ah stupid me, though they could've put that in the hint amongst all the others are start up. Thanks!

rowanparker said:
I'm quite missing the Google Camera's panorama (never used photosphere), the Moto Camera just isn't the same. I hate having to rotate the phone with constant motion (Google's has those easy blue dots to aim for) and the resolution seems poor. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Once again, there's no gyroscope on this phone, so it has no way of detecting motion along the horizontal or vertical axis. Hence, assistance taking panoramas isn't possible (like the blue dots).

Devhux said:
Once again, there's no gyroscope on this phone, so it has no way of detecting motion along the horizontal or vertical axis. Hence, assistance taking panoramas isn't possible (like the blue dots).
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I understand that. However, Panorama 360 has the helper dots (it uses the compass) it just has poor resolution photos which is similar to the Moto Camera. Shame nothing can come close to Google Camera. Seems a bit of an oversight not to include a gyroscope!

rowanparker said:
I understand that. However, Panorama 360 has the helper dots (it uses the compass) it just has poor resolution photos which is similar to the Moto Camera. Shame nothing can come close to Google Camera. Seems a bit of an oversight not to include a gyroscope!
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Oh trust me, as a Google Cardboard owner, I miss the gyroscope a fair bit.

Macro
What about your macro shoots?
Is there a bug or some not finalized camera code by Motorola? When I point camera for a close shoot it auto focuses, but not that well so I point focus manually and it looses focus at all, view turns worst than it was with auto focus. BUT if I point and hold focus with my finger I see that camera zooms and focuses quiet well just it turns back to blurred position. So, as I understand it can focus closer just the code or a bug doesn't let it and bringing back to the starting auto focus position.
Any solutions?
Tried lot of camera apps (stock, HTC camera, Google camera, VSCO camera, FV-5 full version, Open camera) but problem still exists.

Moto x play shot unedited
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Macro test shot

Camera is good for a cellphone, except in low light where it take crappy pictures

New camera performance, quality and flash brightness

Hi there,
So according to Sony the new camera is suppose to be something out of this world. but due to the horrible performance. I had my iphone 4's photos side by side with my z3c and I couldn't tell the difference for most.Therefore, I am very skeptical about what the new camera actually offers.
Another major issue for me was the flash on the phone. Since my first phone with a flash I found it very useful to have as a flash light. the Z3c however was a major disappointment in that area as my old iphone 4 outperforms it by far.
So what I'd like to see is a few photos from the z5c (night time aswell with flash).
Also, I'd like to hear your opinions regarding the new camera/flash and how well they performs

Sydrox said:
Hi there,
So according to Sony the new camera is suppose to be something out of this world. but due to the horrible performance. I had my iphone 4's photos side by side with my z3c and I couldn't tell the difference for most.Therefore, I am very skeptical about what the new camera actually offers.
Another major issue for me was the flash on the phone. Since my first phone with a flash I found it very useful to have as a flash light. the Z3c however was a major disappointment in that area as my old iphone 4 outperforms it by far.
So what I'd like to see is a few photos from the z5c (night time aswell with flash).
Also, I'd like to hear your opinions regarding the new camera/flash and how well they performs
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Dude, did you even search on google? Lots of samples pictures there. And yes its much better because the z3c camera is pretty ****.

But if you llke at them samsung note 5 pictures it will crap on the new Z5 phone.... just look at the samples http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4523/4953454/1/rv/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review/

Look at these camera samples:
http://www.xataka.com/analisis/sony-xperia-z5-compact-analisis
in my opinion it looks so good. I think eprice had a pre-production model or something like this.

The images are so noisy, I wish someone did a one inch sensor, my 808 still takes way better pictures than all of these.

Someone on reddit (hehihohu) posted this album and this video.
I think it's not better than the S6 but it's definetively a top 5 camera in my opinion.

alexfrias said:
Someone on reddit (hehihohu) posted this album and this video.
I think it's not better than the S6 but it's definetively a top 5 camera in my opinion.
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The audio sounds pretty damn good as well. Not bad.. not bad..

[hfm] said:
The audio sounds pretty damn good as well. Not bad.. not bad..
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Yeah not bad at all, I will wait a bit more though and see if they release it in my country, and if not then I'll import it

If I compare a zoomed photo between the Z5 and the LG G4 or Samsung S6, I can see a poor quality coming from the Z5.
For instance, I'm talking about the 2nd sample from this link. Go to the chart called "Xperia Z5 vs Z3 vs 6 Plus vs S6 vs G4 indoor camera samples", then find the 2nd group of pictures. Double click on the candle with the label that says "REWINED" (in order to zoom the photo) and compare the quality between the Z5 and the G4/S6.
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However, what If we use another camera, like "Google Camera"? I would love to see how the Z5 family work with that camera and know if the quality improves or dimish.

alexfrias said:
Someone on reddit (hehihohu) posted this album and this video.
I think it's not better than the S6 but it's definetively a top 5 camera in my opinion.
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It looks very good, but there is blurring on the top left of every photo (top right in portrait) probably because of misaligned lens. Sony needs to fix their QC problems.
Everything else looks fantastic.

Here are some pictures I just took using z5c stock camera app:
Imgur gallery: imgur. com/a/5eCzj
Original files: dropbox .com/s/mvw6ytn5181ciro/stockcamera.zip?dl=0
Here are some images taken with Google's camera app (play. google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&hl=en):
Imgur galler: imgur .com/a/6MgKJ
Original files: dropbox .com/s/km63872x7lns5ty/googleCameraApp.zip?dl=0
If someone would be in doubt that I have the phone:
imgur .com/a/B0Gjf
PS. Sorry for not posting proper links. This is my second post and I am not allowed to post links yet. DS.
EDIT: Sorry, forgot the second imgur link.
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itaq said:
Here are some pictures I just took using z5c stock camera app:
Imgur gallery: imgur. com/a/5eCzj
Original files: dropbox .com/s/mvw6ytn5181ciro/stockcamera.zip?dl=0
Here are some images taken with Google's camera app (play. google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&hl=en):
Imgur galler: imgur .com/a/6MgKJ
Original files: dropbox .com/s/km63872x7lns5ty/googleCameraApp.zip?dl=0
If someone would be in doubt that I have the phone:
imgur .com/a/B0Gjf
PS. Sorry for not posting proper links. This is my second post and I am not allowed to post links yet. DS.
EDIT: Sorry, forgot the second imgur link.
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Thanks for that info!
The "Stock Camera" seems to be a bit better than the "Google camera".
However both cameras are nice for me.
There is one thing with the Google camera that i don't understand. The "Size".
If you compare the first sample, there is a big difference in the size (969KB vs 2,67MB).
P.S.: Did you try "HDR" (if available) in the Google Camera?

thesebastian said:
Thanks for that info!
The "Stock Camera" seems to be a bit better than the "Google camera".
However both cameras are nice for me.
There is one thing with the Google camera that i don't understand. The "Size".
If you compare the first sample, there is a big difference in the size (969KB vs 2,67MB).
P.S.: Did you try "HDR" (if available) in the Google Camera?
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When looking at the settings in Google Camera, I can only use 8.3 MP for the back camera. Save location is off and there is no option for HDR.

itaq said:
When looking at the settings in Google Camera, I can only use 8.3 MP for the back camera. Save location is off and there is no option for HDR.
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Thanks, I just sent this information using the "Feedback" function within the app. I hope is just something that can be fixed with an app update (something like "add support for Z5 phones" ).

Are there manual camera settings available in the Sony camera app or via a 3rd party app? Especially manual shutter speed selection??

drsoran2 said:
Are there manual camera settings available in the Sony camera app or via a 3rd party app? Especially manual shutter speed selection??
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Yes, via 3rd party apps. All manual controls supported. No RAW support yet though.

so far I can't complain. definitely no artifitial noise reduction when zomming photos.
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more Z5 compact pics here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

Excellent pics! Have you used Auto mode or some jedi tricks?

According to Xperia blog, the Z5 series was tested by DxOMark and found to be the best overall mobile camera they have tested to date (beating S6, Note series, iPhone 6 plus, etc):
http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/09/30/dxomark-rates-xperia-z5-as-best-of-the-best-sits-atop-rankings/

Zuk 1 camera interpolation?

I just bought the Lenovo Z1
The phone is perfect for my needs, but I'm not so happy with the camera.
I find the images not crisp enough, like if they were interpolated.
Anyone knows if there is a way to turn off interpolation?
Here is a sample.
i.imgur.com/lK3qnU7.jpg
Thanks in advance

Do you have HDR enabled?
Swipe up and down in the camera app to change the mode and report back!
(the UX/UI of the camera app really makes no sense...no sense...).

karramarrez said:
I just bought the Lenovo Z1
The phone is perfect for my needs, but I'm not so happy with the camera.
I find the images not crisp enough, like if they were interpolated.
Anyone knows if there is a way to turn off interpolation?
Here is a sample.
i.imgur.com/lK3qnU7.jpg
Thanks in advance
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Doesn't look too bad.
Although, im not happy with the camera either, it is the only thing that i dont like about it. The rest is perfect

My best camera results are with Lenovo Supercamera.
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othe01 said:
Do you have HDR enabled?
Swipe up and down in the camera app to change the mode and report back!
(the UX/UI of the camera app really makes no sense...no sense...).
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Thanks !I checked the camera mode, and there were 3 o 4 effects checked (I've never touched thar section)
Disabled all and it looks much better.
After and before
i.imgur.com/kU9VJFC.jpg

Would be great if someone who knows about this stuff could recommend a better camera app than the default one.
I dont like the layout and the picture quality.

I prefer CameraZOOM.

Hanswurst02 said:
Would be great if someone who knows about this stuff could recommend a better camera app than the default one.
I dont like the layout and the picture quality.
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This has been the biggest thing stopping me from ordering one. On paper, the camera should be pretty damned good. Reviews have been extremely mixed, but it seems that reviewers only use the CM camera app, which has always been somewhere between 'meh' and terrible.
How does this phone do with the Google camera or F-V5, or any of the other common third party apps. One would think that since the Z1 is one of the only lower priced phones with OIS, someone would actually care about the camera beyond CMs crappy software.

How do you see the quality of the camera in general?
Tema cámara. Cómo la ves de calidad?

mmugatti said:
How do you see the quality of the camera in general?
Tema cámara. Cómo la ves de calidad?
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As I said, I see the pictures not enough crispy and interpollated looking.
I also missed the Ice Cream Sandwich camera look.
I tried this camera.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moblynx.cameraicsplus
This is the free version, there is another one without ads.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moblynx.cameraicsplus
I made this comparison with the same picture, same time and both cameras.
I find the ICS camera one much more crispier, so I bought the pro version.
Here is the picture.
i.imgur.com/GNBWVfO.jpg
I'll try to make more tests in worst light conditions.
(Sorry for the non clickcable links. I'm new here and can't still post links

Is the camera really so bad? I don't mind a phone with a decent camera, but if it's so bad it's a deal breaker for me.

MUG3NHC said:
Doesn't look too bad.
Although, im not happy with the camera either, it is the only thing that i dont like about it. The rest is perfect
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I too feel bad, and I am missing badly Color OS camera which I have used in One plus one, Any possible to develop or get it like taht camera effect, plugging in Zuk Z1..?

Sblast said:
Is the camera really so bad? I don't mind a phone with a decent camera, but if it's so bad it's a deal breaker for me.
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Well it's relative as my friend Einstein says!
Comparing it to my note 4, this camera is really weak!
Comparing it to my old nexus 4 it's fine!
It performs currently like an old 8mpx camera! I'm sure it can be improved with software!

You get what you pay for. As the guy above says it's relative. For the money it's super. A better camera app helps alot. Open Camera is good

this is one of the reason also that im not buying yet this device because of the camera quality though im not a selfie or camera guy. but im still considering a phone with good camera. hope Cyanogen improves the camera performance on this device.

I don't have any problem with camera it's ok not really good, If you are using Cynogen camera 10 i believe you will get much better clarity for the pictures...

That's true CameraNext Mod doing the job better quality but still not as we all want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...eranextmod-t3086513/post60202401#post60202401

Sblast said:
Is the camera really so bad? I don't mind a phone with a decent camera, but if it's so bad it's a deal breaker for me.
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It's not bad. To have a reference, it's very similar to the OnePlus One.

javirenart said:
It's not bad. To have a reference, it's very similar to the OnePlus One.
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Yes. Very similar.
Only different in video. No 2K video, but yes it has 60fps normal speed video
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abelvarela said:
Yes. Very similar.
Only different in video. No 2K video, but yes it has 60fps normal speed video
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Alex from Exodus says he may be able to implement 4k recording as the hardware supports it, but he hasn't got enough donations to buy the device.
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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.
Standard picture, manual, 21mp 4:3, no HDR, fully zoomed in:
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Screenshot from a 4K video, no SteadyShot, H264, fully zoomed in:
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.

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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RAM might be related to the launch issue but where is the problem in just disabling the anti-noise algorithm altogether?

ztv-- said:
Standard picture, manual, 21mp 4:3, no HDR, fully zoomed in:
Screenshot from a 4K video, no SteadyShot, H264, fully zoomed in:
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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...

langeveld024 said:
Fixed ur links for u
Sent from my E6653 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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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

NexusGTS said:
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.