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For all those who are complaining still saying they made a wrong choice over XZ buying a Butterfly or a HTC one .. try this and let us see if you still complain
and for others who are happy with the XZ this will make you even more happy..
First on the settings display white balance set your white balance settings as 9 /220 that is the hue / saturation settings
next set your display brightness to about 95% or even 100..
install this app from the play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kovit.p.filteryourscreen&feature=search_result
this app will not require any root
once you open this app set the filter to Alpha as 65 and rest all 0 and apply to your screen and see the difference , you may feel a bit less bright than before but now after applying the filter see your phone from all angles and see if you still see washed out colors , I have tried it and works absolutely fine love my XZ even more
Hit thanks If it helped you...
If there's any way to make higher saturation.
thienbrand said:
If there's any way to make higher saturation.
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to be honest if you are looking at your home screen for example the best way to get more saturation is to open your wallpaper in album app take a screen shot and then apply it as wall paper , other wise album n movies anyways increase the saturation.. so thats a workaround
also there is settings on the flter app where you can tinker with RGB so you have on screen realtime display with filter so you can set it as per your needs ,.
The best way to increase the saturation using the fiter is use the below formula to set it ... as per your liking
changing the saturation you would increase all of the values by the same amount for example 150,250,150.
so if you set R to 150 set G to 250 and B to 150 so R and B same value and 75% more to the G
this way the saturation will increase without increasing the brightness..
Hope this helps...
to be honest, i don't seem to see any serious difference besides that the screen is dimmer. sorry
shulmus said:
to be honest, i don't seem to see any serious difference besides that the screen is dimmer. sorry
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+1. I think the same effect could be achieved just by lowering the backlight brightness to minimum.
did u try fidelling the rgb ? i did that
Xperia Z has the best screen I've seen... I've tried the HTC1 and S-Note II.
I like my white, white not weirdish yellow like the note or bluishlike the HTC.
Becides white, this screen produces all the colours very well, taking a screenshot viewing it on my tv they look identical sending it to my arc the colours were more brighter and blurry. My s2 is broken. So don't know there.
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I don't understand what anyone means with the colours being washed out.
I don't even have angle problems
It only dimmed down the screen. Not really working.
more hope anyone can make the bravia engine 2 working everywhere. This will make the screen one step ahead.
that aint going to happen..although i'd like to see bravia engine on unlocked bootloader
Bravia Engine sucks, it destroyes so much details in pictures...
Sorry but it doesn't work, and it couldn't possibly work. The filter doesn't affect how anything is rendered, it only applies a filter on the top of the image that can make it darker and lower the saturation - it can't make it higher though as this would require modifying the rendering driver.
That app is exactly doing what the stock white balance filter is doing, no....?
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Montague said:
That app is exactly doing what the stock white balance filter is doing, no....?
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not really , the app does not have the access to the actual screen drivers to it tries to filter or tweak the existing display area by applying the filtetr,
I realised it basically dims the screen by putting a layer of transperancy and then tweaks that not great for outdoors but indoors you will get a good visiblity with the tweak,
The permanent bravia engine is something I am sure devs need to find out.. not very hard nor easy ,,, just need to find the right code that when we open album app the BE2 gets triggered if that trigger can be added to the init.d script I think we will have permanent BE2 on all areas..
Bravia engine only works during gallery and video, doesnt work with regular use...or so i believe
G1_enthusiast said:
Bravia engine only works during gallery and video, doesnt work with regular use...or so i believe
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yes , so when u open gallery or video the BE2 script or app may start so if we find that out and include it in the startup script that should give overall BE2 NO?
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yes , so when u open gallery or video the BE2 script or app may start so if we find that out and include it in the startup script that should give overall BE2 NO?
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I'm confused, u want to stop BE2 or enable it all the time? U can stop BE2 all together by trying to unlock vootloader
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G1_enthusiast said:
I'm confused, u want to stop BE2 or enable it all the time? U can stop BE2 all together by trying to unlock vootloader
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I want to enable it all the time , so therefore better home screen and other apps ... for example when you open lets a wallpaper app like HD wallpapers , the pics appear allready with the BE2 applied..
anirudhks said:
I want to enable it all the time , so therefore better home screen and other apps ... for example when you open lets a wallpaper app like HD wallpapers , the pics appear allready with the BE2 applied..
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From what I seen the BE2 produce more whites then regular so not sure if that will work to your advantage
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The camera has low quality half-light, I factory reset and delete logs you camera and nothing, the photos attached is pixelated red and blue
I'm with JB 4.2.2 => 10.3.A.0.423 C6603
I have the same problem with 4.2.2
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I have the same problem with 4.2.2
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Just don't use Superior Auto. Find yourself th best settings for night pictures and they fr sure will be an improvement over the Superior Auto mode, which in my opinion just bumps up the iso, making the pictures noisier than the lens capable of.
Even without superior auto it's very bad
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yep this flash sucks compare to my last phone.
Try to use scene modes
Actually find it is better than manual(maybe I dont know how to get the best setting )
danny9001 said:
The camera has low quality half-light, I factory reset and delete logs you camera and nothing, the photos attached is pixelated red and blue
I'm with JB 4.2.2 => 10.3.A.0.423 C6603
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That's the typical fail of most of smartphones, the quality highly depends of the quality of the optical. Exemple : Nokia use some Carl Zeiss optical, most used in astronomy with great quality, their photos in low luminosity is clearly better.
You'll be always blocked by the maximum that the optical can do, don't wait better or buy a reflex.
Here what i'm talking about
Thanks for the answers
Thanks for the answers, expect an update there is no other, and use normal mode for night shots.
Does anyone feel like Nokia lumia 520 camera in low light conditions is better than Xperia ZR ??
Even though we have 13 megapixel, i somehow feel under low light XZR isnt doing that great :/
13MP
Ye i too am very disappointed with the camera..Compared to my previous 8MP Incredible S and 8MP Sensation this is by far inferior.
can only do 9MP 16:9 otherwise make do with 13MP 4:3 and images are very grainy and there is no sharpness at all. would rather have a lagging shutter with good quality images than lag free with noise. the moment you try to zoom.. that's it the whole image distorts.. for my first xperia i am disappointed and thought sony camera would be far more superior than HTC's.
The camera isn't that bad but I agree it isn't the best considering its meant to be Sony's bread and butter. Low light conditions are not as great and may require you to adjust the settings. I know the xperia t and v has better picture quality but I'm sure this could be fixed in a firmware update much like the xperia z had. If you want bad you should try the nexus 4.
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If and when someone upgrades with the 4.2.2 please report what you think of the new camera/drivers
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Settings
Manual settings are far better than the superior settings they gave,
How about focusing?
Any suggestions on the settings for better pictures ?
how do u or what are the so called recommended manual settings?
Manual/Automatic
I have tried various options with very slight changes. It just seems the overall quality is average at best. my sony ericsson T650 3.2megapixel camera from years back produced much better photos than this.
gmengass said:
I have tried various options with very slight changes. It just seems the overall quality is average at best. my sony ericsson T650 3.2megapixel camera from years back produced much better photos than this.
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Yeah right! Such a troll.
Single focus...hdr on, pictures are somewhat better...check these 2 pics...first is far better than second..
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How could you tell, it's two totally different pictures ?
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Yea well..i was jus asking for tips..still the best was the setting I mentioned above..like if u zoom in these pics, first one does not have that noise as second one..i thot thats a factor to compare them..
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Yea well..i was jus asking for tips..still the best was the setting I mentioned above..like if u zoom in these pics, first one does not have that noise as second one..i thot thats a factor to compare them..
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noise depends on the ISO setting usually. a higher setting tends to cause more noise. so u cant compare 2 completely different pix unless u know for sure they were taken under the same lighting conditions, same amount of shake while pressing the camera button, etc.. the auto detection feature may sometimes detect the same situation differently. so it would be better if u take pix of the same subject in manual mode with different settings n then compare them.
also, HDR can cause noise coz it has to take 2 pix in different exposure settings. so if ur hand moves by as less as a millimeter in the time frame required by HDR, there will be a considerable amount of noise. try takin a pic of a moving subject in HDR mode n ull c what i mean
I'm on 4.2.2 and I just tried taking a few pictures indoors on superior auto and they look terrible I'm not sure if it improved from the previous firmware. It's like this camera turns itself into vga mode as soon as the sun goes down. These shots made my old galaxy s2 look like the best camera phone around. I'll just have to play with the settings and find what's best for now. Anyone got recommendations for indoor settings?
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The camera is just not very good it seems. Funny Sony is doing many of the other flagshipcameras this year for other companies but can't het their own app upp to par...
I found that moto x camera is faster and I can't see any big differences in quality and the camera JB + with punchfilter normally gives a little more nicety. Off cource perfectly Clear (etc) from playstore does also work good
Hopefully they'll do some wonder in the next update...
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Excellent in daylight!
I found the camera to be quite exceptional in daytime. The stock camera app processes the photos to increase sharpness. The details while zooming in are good in proper light.
However, the noise increases significantly in low light. The picture is fuzzy when zoomed in.
From my experience, Using the HDR mode is the only way to significantly reduce noise. The "Backlight correction + HDR" mode also works quite well.
Funny thing that the ''Night Mode" gave darker images then normal mode for me.
I just had the best camera experience for night mode shots yet.
I changed the settings to normal with auto flash on and HDR off with EV +1.
The pictures were much sharper but requires you to have a steady hand still it's much better. Got the idea off the Xperia Z forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397058
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Maybe it would help....
It seems that funky camera credits goes to Exmor RS sensor which uses a "stacked structure" that layers a pixel section over a circuit section, which removes the need to confine the pixel and circuit section into a tight space that limits the size of each element. By fitting bigger components in the same area, the sensor has a more efficient design that captures a higher quality image. Higher noise too, I'd say.
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201208/12-107E/
Its the same camera as in S4 so it's most of all the driver/hardware behind the sensor that's not very good. Sony's just not very good putting stuff together. I have had a few and none is spectacular. Well see next generation of soft and updates, hopefully they'll put some effort in. To have a bit nicer photos indoor the same approach as in my S4, hdr is working ok.
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So what you guys think about the ZR's camera. Is it good or not ?! I plan to buy it next few months but consider more about it first.
Depends on your budget and if U really need a wwaterproof phone I'll presume. The camera is not the best but the phone is nice.
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I've grown increasingly disappointed in the camera on this phone. 13mp photos are compressed, grainy, and look just awful up close at full zoom. Are there any workarounds to improve image quality?
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There's no rocket science here.
It's the same with every Xperia flagship, from X10 till Z.
It's the result of terrible post-processing handled by default Xperia camera software, which tries to artificially remove noise and then terribly compress image, to achieve as lower file size as it could. Which again, is terribly wrong, and only Sony developers know why is this like this.
In a world of huge internal storages, and generally cheap 32+GB microSD cards, they are trying to compress images to the lower limits.
On my last phone, Xperia Arc S, I partially solved this by using CameraZOOM FX app, that doesn't compress images that badly, and it produced overall better images than default Camera app, and larger in size also. It was especially noticable with macro high detailed shots, like text or similar.
But, on Xperia T, for some reason CameraZOOM is not providing 16:9 aspect ratio option, so you're stuck with standard 4:3 ratio images, which is deal-breaker for me to be honest. So unfortunately I'm stuck with default camera app till CameraZOOM devs fix this issue, or till some better camera app appears.
Attached are 3 pictures from 3 different sources. Camera zoom, Android 4.3 camera, and stock Sony. Can anyone tell the difference?
Camera zoom
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Stock. Sorry it won't let me upload to one post from my phone
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4.3 camera
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First, images you uploaded are downsampled to 1032x774 resolution, therefore unusable for any kind of comparison.
Second, if you haven't done that already, set image quality in Camera ZOOM to 100%.
Third, find some object with clean and defined lines/shapes (ever saw gsm arena photo comparison sample?), as only that way you can see difference if there is any.
And then upload those photos to imageshack in FULL resolution, and then share them here, and ask for opinion.
And even if you prove to be right (which I doubt you'll be), I never said that Camera ZOOM will surely provide better results on Xperia T too. I know it made a difference back on Xperia Arc S, and in some situations quite a huge difference.
Maybe one more thing to add is, I'm working with graphics on daily basis, so I know what I'm talking about.
Thanks for the information. I obviously don't know what I'm doing and didn't know it sampled down when attaching. I'll clean this thread up and do some more comparison on my own before posting given your helpful advice. Thanks again!
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i see no difference in that three pics, upload photobucket full size maybe
my observations:
when i was on CM in past, i used camerazoom and procapture, both are nice. negative for me was the time it need for procapture to shoot+save a pic, a bit too long. but many options, also 16:9. i not installed camerazoomfx since it cannot 16:9 on sony stock here
iam quite satisfied with sony stock camera (no cybershot mod). i play around with manual settings, so i make quite good shots for daily use.
only for panorama i bought me propanorama, its simply a sexy panorama app:silly:
Ok, I did a quick comparison this morning, and unfortunately with undesired result.
Maybe the object of shooting wasn't ideal because of lack of colors, but I think it could give us general idea about comparison of stock Camera and Camera ZOOM.
So, I took a shot of tech magazine, from same angle and same distance, as much as I could, and there's no big difference to be honest.
There's no difference in file sizes, and in quality of pictures too. I remember though, that back on Xperia Arc S, Camera ZOOM provided bigger files for about 20-30%.
So here are the full resolution shots:
Camera ZOOM:
http://imageshack.us/a/img513/9871/ky.jpg
Stock Camera:
http://imageshack.us/a/img11/2116/w1lx.jpg
And this is a 100% zoom cut-out I did in Photoshop:
As you can see, there's no big difference, if any at all. If you try hard, you can see some small difference in edge sharpness, on big letters "S" and "U", but nothing spectacular. Also, on upper part of picture, you can see that letter "H" is a little bih cleaner and sharper on Camera ZOOM, but this could be due to un-ideally aligned focus on both photos, as they are not taken from 100% ideally the same angles/position.
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There's no rocket science here.
It's the same with every Xperia flagship, from X10 till Z.
It's the result of terrible post-processing handled by default Xperia camera software, which tries to artificially remove noise and then terribly compress image, to achieve as lower file size as it could. Which again, is terribly wrong, and only Sony developers know why is this like this.
In a world of huge internal storages, and generally cheap 32+GB microSD cards, they are trying to compress images to the lower limits.
On my last phone, Xperia Arc S, I partially solved this by using CameraZOOM FX app, that doesn't compress images that badly, and it produced overall better images than default Camera app, and larger in size also. It was especially noticable with macro high detailed shots, like text or similar.
But, on Xperia T, for some reason CameraZOOM is not providing 16:9 aspect ratio option, so you're stuck with standard 4:3 ratio images, which is deal-breaker for me to be honest. So unfortunately I'm stuck with default camera app till CameraZOOM devs fix this issue, or till some better camera app appears.
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SirFork said:
I've grown increasingly disappointed in the camera on this phone. 13mp photos are compressed, grainy, and look just awful up close at full zoom. Are there any workarounds to improve image quality?
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For me xperia t camera is awesome in all conditions... way better then xperia sp....its superior auto mode works fine although it compressed pictures but its ok the end result is fine but i had problem in video recording because auto focussing is not good in video so i fixed it by a help of a great camera app called LG camera.....
here is the complete thread of mine if u wana know more and know all problem is solved
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45066222#post45066222 :good:
Have you guys found any other camera app better than Sony's stock one? I bought z1 few days back, but was shocked to see that when you are in full resolution mode, you can't even select some scenes. That's pathetic. Why sony has given a 21mp cam, when it only wants us to shoot in 8mp? I agree that this device is old, but shiny could change this setting in lollipop update.
Nevertheless, I tried few apps like camera zoom fx, google camera, camera fv-5 but noneof them were better than stock (with default settings). Please share your experience and tips regarding photography with Sony xperia z1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/mod-xperia-camera-unlocked-t3071161
This is what your looking for .
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/mod-xperia-camera-unlocked-t3071161
This is what your looking for .
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No, its not.. I am not talking about using modified apps or something.. In fact I am still unrooted as no one has come up with a direct root method. ( I don't want to downgrade and then do all that stuff just to root).
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leoavi94 said:
No, its not.. I am not talking about using modified apps or something.. In fact I am still unrooted as no one has come up with a direct root method. ( I don't want to downgrade and then do all that stuff just to root).
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Then You cant .Your asking for Modification in your system ,which needs root, So you will need a root in the First place ! You cant find an apps that can offer what you asked if your phone is not rooted !
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Then You cant .Your asking for Modification in your system ,which needs root, So you will need a root in the First place ! You cant find an apps that can offer what you asked if your phone is not rooted !
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Well I was asking for other camera apps which could give a beat to the default one.
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leoavi94 said:
Well I was asking for other camera apps which could give a beat to the default one.
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No one ....
A better Camera
here is a comparation betwen stock and a better camera: https://youtu.be/dWAeqviJLP0
https://youtu.be/AAEkoiJ0_e0
Videos seems to be biased. As I have used this app on my previous phone (note2) and it was not so great. But still I will give it a shot on z1 and will revert back.
Ps: 1st video was 100% biased as he has turned Iso very low in manual mode. I always use manual mode and click better pictures than superior auto mode in most of the cases.
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Videos seems to be biased. As I have used this app on my previous phone (note2) and it was not so great. But still I will give it a shot on z1 and will revert back.
Ps: 1st video was 100% biased as he has turned Iso very low in manual mode. I always use manual mode and click better pictures than superior auto mode in most of the cases.
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A Better Camera app seems to apply edge detection absed noise removal, structure filter and change some parameters like gamma, contrast and brightness aswell as saturation. Several BTC photos in that video really look way off. You could pratically mimic this in Snapseed with filters and changes to stock cameras photos. However I do like in some photos how the structure and edge removal noise filter is applied. These filters are used by Samsung galaxy mobiles except on the S5 and S6 gives blurry detail but then those cameras there dont match up to the Z1+ series detail capturing. In the end a post processed photo from Z1+ series mobile will look better and give more opportunity to hit the right balance.
camera mx is one of the best camera app...... it has everything -..... give a try...
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camera mx is one of the best camera app...... it has everything -..... give a try...
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it dosent even have ISO and focus control
I use the app Camera FV-5. Full manual settings and the long and long+ functions are working great for me with lowlight shots. One thing I still don't like is the flash on the z1
FV-5 with "Long" mode or "Fast" mode or ProCapture which pretty much allows SA with 21MP (Night scene, Portrait scene and so on). 21MP or max capture resolution in ProCapture and selecting 16:9 aspect ratio makes it supersample the image and also increase clarity, detail and calculate higher ISO than-is-shown for exif. Final image is 15MP but it has more detail and better lit than 4:3 21MP.