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[REQ] Camera Mod ?

Hi, i've got the Xperia Z and i'm disappointed about the camera quality.. Pictures seems to be compressed and light size... Is there any issue ? Thanks?

slipknot512 said:
Hi, i've got the Xperia Z and i'm disappointed about the camera quality.. Pictures seems to be compressed and light size... Is there any issue ? Thanks?
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Honestly pictures are quite nice in my opinion, anyway Krabappel has made a little mod in his ROM and the quality is higher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175903
Maybe he could post a file or something to apply this settings in other ROMs, but it's up to him...

hope someone would make this mod too, usually in some phones the mod is just a modded camera.apk in others was a modded xml... i hope someone could make a rom-independent mod, cause i'm fine with rooted stock rom

I take it that you don't like soft images? Anyway, we know the potential of Sony rs sensor, we just need Sony to tweak the camera to match the sensor potential.
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vainqueur said:
I take it that you don't like soft images? Anyway, we know the potential of Sony rs sensor, we just need Sony to tweak the camera to match the sensor potential.
Sent from my XZeenator
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Sony never released updates for their Smartphone cameras, sorry to destroy your hopes but it's less likely that they will do it this time.

Higgins12 said:
Sony never released updates for their Smartphone cameras, sorry to destroy your hopes but it's less likely that they will do it this time.
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OMG!:crying:

Improve Quality of the images
GSeeker said:
OMG!:crying:
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Hello Boys and girls.
Yesterday i found a method to improve the quality.
I hope it works.
I feel it just a little bit improvment.
What do you need:
Xperia Phone (I think it works also for other models)
root access
a file manager with root function
How to do:
MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR ROM WITH RECOVERY
looking for the file "media_profiles.xml" in the folder "/system/etc"
make a backup of it
open with a text editor
looking for the code
Code:
<ImageEncoding quality="90"/>
<ImageEncoding quality="80"/>
<ImageEncoding quality="60"/>
<imageDecoding memCap="20000000"/>
change all three values of "ImageEncoding qulity" to "100"
and change the value of "imageDecoding memCap" to "80000000"
Please be carefuly
I'am not responsible for any bricks
Hope you will fell the difference
Sorry for bad english

Nope sorry but it doesn't change anything.
ImageEncoding set to 100
ImageEncoding set to 10

Higgins12 said:
Sony never released updates for their Smartphone cameras, sorry to destroy your hopes but it's less likely that they will do it this time.
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:crying::crying::crying:

Higgins12 said:
Nope sorry but it doesn't change anything.
ImageEncoding set to 100
ImageEncoding set to 10
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To me it changes: the 100 pic is a bit darker with richer colours, same effect that was found in the Rom i pointed out before...

Shooting pics in burst mode noticeable improves picture quality. Give it a shot
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AW: [REQ] Camera Mod ?
Yes i also think that the pictures got better colors
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sufeng said:
Hello Boys and girls.
Yesterday i found a method to improve the quality.
I hope it works.
I feel it just a little bit improvment.
What do you need:
Xperia Phone (I think it works also for other models)
root access
a file manager with root function
How to do:
looking for the file "media_profiles.xml" in the folder "/system/etc"
make a backup of it
open with a text editor
looking for the code
Code:
<ImageEncoding quality="90"/>
<ImageEncoding quality="80"/>
<ImageEncoding quality="60"/>
<imageDecoding memCap="20000000"/>
change all three values of "ImageEncoding qulity" to "100"
and change the value of "imageDecoding memCap" to "80000000"
Hope you will fell the difference
Sorry for bad english
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Thanks but i've seen no différence after thé changes.. And i can't capture vidéos until i restore the original file..strange !

slipknot512 said:
Thanks but i've seen no différence after thé changes.. And i can't capture vidéos until i restore the original file..strange !
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Strange but I can capture videos without any problems.

This completely crashed my phone I tried to record a video and a warning message came up saying it was overheating so shutting down. Then when i powered it up it crashed as soon as it got to the home screen. Tried to get it back to CWM and crashed on that screen and powered itself down then wouldn't boot again! Charged it all last night, tried pressing Power and Vol+ etc Nothing... completely dead, only a charging LED light. Luckily took it back to Carphone Warehouse and they swapped it with another Great service! So yeah... not sure why mine was different/what went wrong etc. It was a locked bootloader but rooted with CWM.

I still working for Xperia Z Camera Mod, later i will post if already tested
maybe someone know me All Xperia 2011/2012 have my Camera Mod Cyber-shot
Just wait guys

Smells exciting thank's for trying Master

Rizal Lovins said:
I still working for Xperia Z Camera Mod, later i will post if already tested
maybe someone know me All Xperia 2011/2012 have my Camera Mod Cyber-shot
Just wait guys
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Now that IS exciting news!

Rizal Lovins said:
I still working for Xperia Z Camera Mod, later i will post if already tested
maybe someone know me All Xperia 2011/2012 have my Camera Mod Cyber-shot
Just wait guys
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Are you planning to bring burst mode to 2012/2011 Xperias?
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Yes!!! Cybershot mod!! Finally you have returned. Make my xperia z fly the same way you did to my ion!!

[Q] How to get this camera to make good pictures

Howdy! I've got this phone for 3 days now. One of the main reasons to choose this one, is the camera. It should give stunning pictures, right? Wrong.
I can't for the love of me get even one good picture. Each and every one is either out of focus, distorted in some way, or it looks like there's not enough light (even when the picture is taken outside).
I started out with the automatic mode. What I dislike there, is that it never chooses the max. resolution. Manual mode, I can't get it to make good pictures either; though that might be because of lack of expertise.
Is my device broken? Am I doing something wrong? Help would be appreciated.

Angelusz said:
Howdy! I've got this phone for 3 days one. One of the main reasons to choose this one, is the camera. It should give stunning pictures, right? Wrong.
I can't for the love of me get even one good picture. Each and every one is either out of focus, distorted in some way, or it looks like there's not enough light (even when the picture is taken outside).
I started out with the automatic mode. What I dislike there, is that it never chooses the max. resolution. Manual mode, I can't get it to make good pictures either; though that might be because of lack of expertise.
Is my device broken? Am I doing something wrong? Help would be appreciated.
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What is your firmware version? 354 i guess.

z_harris said:
What is your firmware version? 354 i guess.
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Thank you for your reply. I'm currently on the newest firmware. I'm running RomAur v3.2. I had the same problem on a different modified stock ROM of the latest firmware build.

I only know for good light condition, you set the ISO to as low as possible and 20mp manual and need a pair of steady hands. I still havent figure out low light condition, some ppl suggest twilight mode.

1. manual mode. the automode is bull****
2. fullsize. you can resize after the shooting^^
3. let the iso as low as possible. remember that the image becomes a little brighter than in the preview. use flash if its dark
i dont have any problems with the camera, even if taking pictures of moving obejcts in dark conditions. just stop shaking your hands and geht the iso lower^^

Caffeineshock said:
1. manual mode. the automode is bull****
2. fullsize. you can resize after the shooting^^
3. let the iso as low as possible. remember that the image becomes a little brighter than in the preview. use flash if its dark
i dont have any problems with the camera, even if taking pictures of moving obejcts in dark conditions. just stop shaking your hands and geht the iso lower^^
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Yea iso to a lower value
Here is a picture with iso over 100
And one at 50 (if picture can't be attached then I'll post it next - having issue with xda app)
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Meh I'm not happy with xda app
Here is pic with 100 iso
U may need to adjust ev accordingly
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Colorful !
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This is with bad lighting (Sun was shining at the cam), a view from my window. Is this the quality I should expect from this phonecam?
Inside, it's never sharp. There simply seems to be too little light to make sharp pictures. The flash does nearly nothing. The low ISO setting makes it lag very much as well, reducing the screen fps to 3 or something like that. I guess it's difficult for the device to keep up.
http://aciai.me/i/uk0v.jpg

Check out my images in this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47315006#post47315006
Nothing wrong with the camera with the right settings and don't have shaky hands!

wezzel98765 said:
Check out my images in this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47315006#post47315006
Nothing wrong with the camera with the right settings and don't have shaky hands!
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Those do look better. Do I understand correctly that I should take a course in photography and buy a an app to get decent pictures out of this thing? I've heard about FV-5 before. Is it that much better than the stock camera app?

im not satisfied at all with z1 camera , am i missing something ??

Angelusz said:
I've heard about FV-5 before. Is it that much better than the stock camera app?
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there are two apps much better than FV-5
1) Pro Capture: More details. Sharper pictures. aiding grid to get great shots. (but you can't manage ISO level and the max resolution is 8MPX)
2) Camera Zoom FX: Faster focus. More MPX option (18MPX resolution is available)

Angelusz said:
Those do look better. Do I understand correctly that I should take a course in photography and buy a an app to get decent pictures out of this thing? I've heard about FV-5 before. Is it that much better than the stock camera app?
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I've not done photography either mate and the pictures were taken with stock camera application, except the picture of my can

wezzel98765 said:
I've not done photography either mate and the pictures were taken with stock camera application, except the picture of my can
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Then my device is broken. I tested a few shots next to a Galaxy Note 3, and it made much (MUCH) better pictures than my Z1. Tried all kinds of settings, no way to make it right. So mine must be ****. I'm getting it exchanged because of a lazy pixel anyway, but I'm really disappointed in Sony here. I thought they made quality products. :x
guybrush2099 said:
there are two apps much better than FV-5
1) Pro Capture: More details. Sharper pictures. aiding grid to get great shots. (but you can't manage ISO level and the max resolution is 8MPX)
2) Camera Zoom FX: Faster focus. More MPX option (18MPX resolution is available)
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Okay, thanks for the tips.

wezzel98765 said:
Check out my images in this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47315006#post47315006
Nothing wrong with the camera with the right settings and don't have shaky hands!
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Mmm, can you explain me better auto mode? Do you selected a scene? Do you select single focus point or multi point?
Metering? (Can you explain this)
HDR or image stabilizer?
Do you use the hardware button to take pictures or the software one? I noticed that using the hw one after you press focus and then more to shoot produce a little movement that can make your photo bad. Am I the only one that find the camera button too hard?
Thanks a lot!!!!
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Angelusz said:
Then my device is broken. I tested a few shots next to a Galaxy Note 3, and it made much (MUCH) better pictures than my Z1. Tried all kinds of settings, no way to make it right. So mine must be ****. I'm getting it exchanged because of a lazy pixel anyway, but I'm really disappointed in Sony here. I thought they made quality products. :x
Okay, thanks for the tips.
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Got my Z1 today.
I have exactly the same problems as you have. Even my Galaxy Nexus with 5mp does better photos :crying:
Also tried some different camera settings without any success.
Don't know what to do now...

ganex said:
Got my Z1 today.
I have exactly the same problems as you have. Even my Galaxy Nexus with 5mp does better photos :crying:
Also tried some different camera settings without any success.
Don't know what to do now...
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My advice: Contact the seller and have it exchanged. I think it's a hardware problem.

yes..nexus can't take better pictures than xz1..there's a problem
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what do you think?
http://www.pic-upload.de/view-21310660/DSC_0030.jpg.html
(sorry for the wrong rotation)
settings: manual, iso 200, light +0,7, 5284x3963.
what is wrong? what focus do you use?

Sony Xperia Z camera

Xda Developers can you please make a fix for xperia z camera, i thing that 13mp camera should have much better pictures. Can you please try to fix that softwear, thank you

Smoke690 said:
Xda Developers can you please make a fix for xperia z camera, i thing that 13mp camera should have much better pictures. Can you please try to fix that softwear, thank you
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You should try Normal mode or Burst to Capture better pictures and the latest stock version's camera is at its Best I guess except Low Light pictures which are a bit Grainy!

indeed , our camera is not that great compared to S4's , why is that ? are there any apps that can be used to greatly automatically enhance our camera experience ? or are there some special settings ? or just leave it on superior auto ? on normal mode I find the pictures worse

Try this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46111181
If you feel that I've helped you in anyway, please hit the thank button
Sent from my Xperia ZL (C6502) using Tapatalk 4.2.5

galaxy s4 has much better camera just because of software so i text to xda developers, becouse i would be very happy if their would make some fix

Looking at the hardware side of the camera on the Z is good, but Sony still needs to work on the software for the camera, there should be more optimization.

Djuro89 said:
Looking at the hardware side of the camera on the Z is good, but Sony still needs to work on the software for the camera, there should be more optimization.
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Try other cameras. LG Camera is a great one and works on other than LG phones.

I'm fairly sure that the stock camera creates awful JPEG pictures with bad compression. I'm not sure if there are any 3rd party cameras that capture lossless .PNG stills?

iDroid8 said:
I'm fairly sure that the stock camera creates awful JPEG pictures with bad compression. I'm not sure if there are any 3rd party cameras that capture lossless .PNG stills?
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Camera FV-5 for PNG
More here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48134355
Smoke690 said:
Xda Developers can you please make a fix for xperia z camera, i thing that 13mp camera should have much better pictures. Can you please try to fix that softwear, thank you
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Here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48134355

iDroid8 said:
I'm fairly sure that the stock camera creates awful JPEG pictures with bad compression. I'm not sure if there are any 3rd party cameras that capture lossless .PNG stills?
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LG Camera takes clear PNG photos even on low end phones.

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before when Xperia Z was released early this year. It was petty bad compares to latest firmwares. Few people tried improving this with different camera apps and build prop editing etc. And we all came to the conclusion only Sony has the ability to fully improve the XZ camera. You may notice better picture quality with different camera apps due to iso profiles and other colour setting handled by specific third party camera apps. But the jpeg compression and other things still remains unchanged as they are depends on camera libs which is closed source and only Sony can improve them
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Go to theme section and follow my thread.. You'll find a best camera app... and check the sample pic's I got... that app gives the best quality photos...
From Xperia Z LTE (C6603) by Kaniboy

[Q] can someone help me stop heavy post processing?

I have a sony xperia Z C6603 and I absolutely hate something about the phone. Before i take pictures it looks great (amazing even) as i take the photo the picture is perfect, then after a second it processes it so much i look more like an alien from outer space than a human being. Not only this but the files are also ridiculously small compare to all other phones. I've downloaded the FV-5 app and it's great, but my photos from my front camera stll lokks like horse s***. i do not want other setting configurations, because nothing fixes it... Has anybody made a fix for this via rooting or whatever? i've searched all over the internet after a solution , but can't seem to find one. One of you geniuses must have a solution, right? (have the 4.3 android version and 10.4.B.0.569 build number).

Not yet. People have tried.many things but.no luck so far. At least Sony finally updated the camera app which was the same since x1 was released
[email protected] Z

indycar said:
Not yet. People have tried.many things but.no luck so far. At least Sony finally updated the camera app which was the same since x1 was released
[email protected] Z
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geez.... Yah... my photos did not get better at all, haha. If they could just change the format to JPG or whatever (know that is big files) that would be fantastic, but nooo.... (now referring to sony and not XDA-developers) Great phone, TERRIBLE photo software.

mrdalesen said:
I have a sony xperia Z C6603 and I absolutely hate something about the phone. Before i take pictures it looks great (amazing even) as i take the photo the picture is perfect, then after a second it processes it so much i look more like an alien from outer space than a human being. Not only this but the files are also ridiculously small compare to all other phones. I've downloaded the FV-5 app and it's great, but my photos from my front camera stll lokks like horse s***. i do not want other setting configurations, because nothing fixes it... Has anybody made a fix for this via rooting or whatever? i've searched all over the internet after a solution , but can't seem to find one. One of you geniuses must have a solution, right? (have the 4.3 android version and 10.4.B.0.569 build number).
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Yes, Sony's post processing is ****.
Unfortunately, there is no solution as of yet.
Sent from my C6603 using xda app-developers app

if you have extensive knowledge with camera settings you could try using manual mode and set everything yourself.

spazzy1912 said:
if you have extensive knowledge with camera settings you could try using manual mode and set everything yourself.
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That does not help with the secondary camera, it's bad quality no matter what I do.
My girlfriend has a Iphone 5 which deinitely takes better pictures than mine, I think you all agree that this is unacceptable, we must stand together and crush the underpowered Iphone with the wrath of our mighty hardware and fixed software!

mrdalesen said:
That does not help with the secondary camera, it's bad quality no matter what I do.
My girlfriend has a Iphone 5 which deinitely takes better pictures than mine, I think you all agree that this is unacceptable, we must stand together and crush the underpowered Iphone with the wrath of our mighty hardware and fixed software!
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we can see it two ways
the camera hardware sucks and we can't do anything about it
or the camera software sucks and we have to wait for sony to update their binaries and libraries and other stuff. which we also cannot do anything about.

I agree...when I first looked at myself trough the front camera I thought if I brought a renovated phone with a broken camera...

Mijiwo said:
I agree...when I first looked at myself trough the front camera I thought if I brought a renovated phone with a broken camera...
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Yup, such a waste, it's such a great phone

Hello!
I have installed AOKP 4.3 ROM on my Xperia Z. When I need to take a fast picture, I just use auto ISO/Exposure...
When I wanna get better picture in low light, I just use a little bit tweaking In low light, when I'm taking picture of some close object, I just put ISO on 100/200 (max), use flash and that's it! When I'm taking picture a little bit further (3/4 meters), I use 200/400 ISO, and use flash if I can (very big con of our device is bad flash). When I'm doing night portrait, just put ISO on 400 and turn on HDR, photos will look awsome believe me
Tonight I could upload some pictures from my Z, just to give you some clue.
P.S. When you're using front camera, turn on HDR you will get a much better photo quality

MARKOZD15 said:
Hello!
I have installed AOKP 4.3 ROM on my Xperia Z. When I need to take a fast picture, I just use auto ISO/Exposure...
When I wanna get better picture in low light, I just use a little bit tweaking In low light, when I'm taking picture of some close object, I just put ISO on 100/200 (max), use flash and that's it! When I'm taking picture a little bit further (3/4 meters), I use 200/400 ISO, and use flash if I can (very big con of our device is bad flash). When I'm doing night portrait, just put ISO on 400 and turn on HDR, photos will look awsome believe me
Tonight I could upload some pictures from my Z, just to give you some clue.
P.S. When you're using front camera, turn on HDR you will get a much better photo quality
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Thank you so much, I will definitely try!
I found oyt that the HDR was turned on, the picture quality is still terrible....

mrdalesen said:
Thank you so much, I will definitely try!
I found oyt that the HDR was turned on, the picture quality is still terrible....
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Did you turned off 'soft tan effect'' or something like this? It helps a bit on stock ROM (Honami camera app)
I'm using AOKP ROM and I have better front camera picture quality than my friend (Galaxy S4), I just turned on HDR

MARKOZD15 said:
Did you turned off 'soft tan effect'' or something like this? It helps a bit on stock ROM (Honami camera app)
I'm using AOKP ROM and I have better front camera picture quality than my friend (Galaxy S4), I just turned on HDR
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I just flashed the ROM after aloooooooot of work and I currently have the PAC-MAN ROM and the picture quality is amazing. It takes pictures in JPEG automaticallly and the files aren't that big! If anyone wants to do this I can deliver some links which actually unlocks bootloader, roots and flashes ROM, looked for the right downloads for ages.

[Q] need good camera apk

guys very noob question here can any one suggest good camera app for z1 , any app can make 20mp hdr pics or .png save option or any best features please suggest me good camera app thanks in advance

pradatta said:
guys very noob question here can any one suggest good camera app for z1 , any app can make 20mp hdr pics or .png save option or any best features please suggest me good camera app thanks in advance
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try Google Camera which was released by Google few days ago
or Super Lenovo Camera

Ben Ling said:
try Google Camera which was released by Google few days ago
or Super Lenovo Camera
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thanks for reply i try google camera which was not very good as on there is no even settings options any way but can u please provide me lenovo camera apk i was searching this from few days as my friend also suggest me that one so i requesting again please give me lenovo super camera apk thanks in advance again

pradatta said:
thanks for reply i try google camera which was not very good as on there is no even settings options any way but can u please provide me lenovo camera apk i was searching this from few days as my friend also suggest me that one so i requesting again please give me lenovo super camera apk thanks in advance again
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hit thanks instead of saying...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2427015

Ben Ling said:
hit thanks instead of saying...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2427015
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hey thanks for quick replay which version working on z1
( 1. Lenovo Super Camera v3.5.6
2. Lenovo Super Camera v3.5.6 Permissins Removed
2. Lenovo Super Camera v3.5.5.0128.130812.19126.apk
3. Lenovo Super Camera v3.1.3.0313.130712.17796.apk
4. Lenovo Super Camera v3.1.2.apk )
and is it need rooted device ?

pradatta said:
hey thanks for quick replay which version working on z1
( 1. Lenovo Super Camera v3.5.6
2. Lenovo Super Camera v3.5.6 Permissins Removed
2. Lenovo Super Camera v3.5.5.0128.130812.19126.apk
3. Lenovo Super Camera v3.1.3.0313.130712.17796.apk
4. Lenovo Super Camera v3.1.2.apk )
and is it need rooted device ?
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You won't get better pics with any camera app different than stock. I have tried all possible camera apps and any of them takes it better or equal than stock. Lenovo is a good app but not enough. 3.1.3 and ? will work.

Try to use HDR+, been using it a few days and it is really good

samircali said:
Try to use HDR+, been using it a few days and it is really good
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Can u provide link or apk file thanks

pradatta said:
guys very noob question here can any one suggest good camera app for z1 , any app can make 20mp hdr pics or .png save option or any best features please suggest me good camera app thanks in advance
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This is kind of not what you were looking for as an answer, but:
If you want to take good photos, you should get into photography and use those tips, tricks and creative ideas in your own shots.
Trust me, an app that lets you take 20 megapixel HDR images doesn't add much to an image to 'suddenly make it good'. Instead, try to compose pictures well: composition is key to a good image, much more than sheer megapixel count.
Also, I haven't seen a single camera application that works better overall than Sony's stock camera app. So go out and try different settings - the Z1 is a very capable camera with perfectly fine software!
(If you want to know what the Z1 is capable of with stock software, check out my Flickr link in my signature below)