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FW .253 + Superior Auto = More Noise!

My impression or actually greatly increased noise in photos taken in Superior Auto with .253 FW?

BR4DOKYBrazil said:
My impression or actually greatly increased noise in photos taken in Superior Auto with .253 FW?
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Very likely due to the fact they removed some of the aggressiveness from the camera noise reduction

Yes i noticed the same thing. Very poor quality in superior auto in Photo with not good light

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fer2503 said:
Yes i noticed the same thing. Very poor quality in superior auto in Photo with not good light
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Exactly! Worsened the quality of the photos!

I get better photo quality in night shots using superior auto..certainly I get very low noise after the update..
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So... complaining about overly aggressive post-processing only brought worse photos

Actually, Sony reduced the shutter speed to increase the light that gets in the camera.
In. 253 fw taking pics is slower than before.
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abd_alazeez2002 said:
Actually, Sony reduced the shutter speed to increase the light that gets in the camera.
In. 253 fw taking pics is slower than before.
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This change was confirmed by her?

Low light shot..
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Ame123 said:
Low light shot..View attachment 1973722
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With 253? How do you take this Photo? superior, normale, scene? , do you set Iso?

It was on superior auto...no manual settings at all..even I was amazed with quality with sup auto
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In low light if there is no noise that means there is overly used denoise filters! Sony got that and fixed it.
There will be noise in low light it is the nature of this technology not something you can escape. To clear noise you depend on denoise filters which processes image. Sony's auto mode was a mess before now it is back to normal.

Ame123 said:
Low light shot..View attachment 1973722
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This looks just awesome. People are full of crap, .253 fw update did a great job.

Low lights = high ISO = More noise.
If we lower the shutter speed than ISO can be lower that means less noise.
But lowering the shutter speed result in blurry photos,and In this case people will start to cry again and will start talking about the camera is not doing a sharp pics.
Conclusion use the Normal Mode and tweak the settings for your taste,they are here for a reason
If you are more than an amateur in photography than you should've known all this.
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gm007 said:
If you are more than an amateur in photography than you should've known all this.
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If you are more than an amateur you'll use a real camera, with good optics, instead of a phone .

sorry guys you are right. today i take some photo in open space with solar light and the pictures are awesome. too much details and more quality,and i take a good photo in low light with scene selection, with night mode or fireworks mode
taken with 253. sorry but the forum reduces the size and the quality. what do you think about?

Guhrasoh said:
If you are more than an amateur you'll use a real camera, with good optics, instead of a phone .
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That's my point,it's a phone and everyone want the DSLR quality even without tweaking the settings a little bit.
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Ame123 said:
Low light shot..View attachment 1973722
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What settings did you use to this picture? Its so amazing
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Very nice pics !!!
I will give one more chance and test the quality of the night shots after update .253!

Light trails and manual focus on the z (Images)

So I've been searching for an advanced cameras app where you can play around. So far I've come across camera v5 not sure if the name's right... The Beauty of it is that you can adjust the shutter speed to capture light trails like in a dslr... What I'm looking for is something that lets me manually adjust the focus.. The Optimus black on ginger bread had the option and it was great, any one know of such an app?
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Seriously, no one??

I think it's a hardware limitations.
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longer exposure time works (not the best, but good) on PAC-Rom camera

FSN said:
longer exposure time works (not the best, but good) on PAC-Rom camera
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I'm going to stay with stock for a few months,
Anything from the playstore ? Also is it possible to get the latest cm camera app working on stock?
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Ereckson said:
I'm going to stay with stock for a few months,
Anything from the playstore ? Also is it possible to get the latest cm camera app working on stock?
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Deodexing your stock ROM may be required, I think.

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Deodexing your stock ROM may be required, I think.
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Cool ill give it a try, but won't I need additional files apart from the apk
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hey! which app r u using by the way! the name please
the thing is that cm10.1 had the option of shutter speed but i am not able to work with it... as soon as i increase the shutter speed it goes black and is not able to take the light trails pics
so could you please tell me yours?
thanks

rohit25 said:
hey! which app r u using by the way! the name please
the thing is that cm10.1 had the option of shutter speed but i am not able to work with it... as soon as i increase the shutter speed it goes black and is not able to take the light trails pics
so could you please tell me yours?
thanks
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Increasing the shutter speed will result in less light coming inside the camera so the pic will look dark or even black.
Long time i didn't tried CM roms so i don't know what settings it has.
Could you attach some settings screenshots.
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The app is called camera fv 5. It's a paid app on the platform store.. Also increasing the shutter speed won't capture more light.. You need to set a long shutter delay to capture light trails...
Here are a few recent pics
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[REQ] How to Enable Z Superior Camera with 13 MegaPixels?

Hi xda Z Community,
This mod also available for Z1 20Mp Superior camera .. This module can be adapted for Xperia z?
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cjcelo said:
Hi xda Z Community,
This mod also available for Z1 20Mp Superior camera .. This module can be adapted for Xperia z?
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That is working for Xperia z as well. Tried it and superior auto is capturing images at 13 mp
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mohdsubaie said:
That is working for Xperia z as well. Tried it and superior auto is capturing images at 13 mp
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Not work for me..
Tutorial Please.. :crying:

bosox01 said:
Not work for me..
Tutorial Please.. :crying:
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bosox01 said:
Not work for me..
Tutorial Please.. :crying:
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Have you got the xposed framework installed?
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Apparently it only works for the first shot taken with superior auto.. try switching to manual mode then switch back to auto for the next shot to be in 13MP again

zomgno1 said:
Apparently it only works for the first shot taken with superior auto.. try switching to manual mode then switch back to auto for the next shot to be in 13MP again
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I try but only shot 9MP ..

I can confirm it works perfectly, just install xposed framework and install & enable it :good::good:

why aren't you able to shoot 13mp pictures in superior auto mode? I can do that without problems. Is that removed in the new .569 firmware?

parfa10 said:
why aren't you able to shoot 13mp pictures in superior auto mode? I can do that without problems. Is that removed in the new .569 firmware?
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are you sure? even with my ZL only 12MP max is available for superior auto (4.1.2 / 4.2.2) and 9MP max (4.3) .
AFAIK 13MP is available on manual mode with HDR Off..
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daniLaLaLaLaLa said:
are you sure? even with my ZL only 12MP max is available for superior auto (4.1.2 / 4.2.2) and 9MP max (4.3) .
AFAIK 13MP is available on manual mode with HDR Off..
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Yeah that's what I meant, 12mp in superior auto on 4.2.2. Lol I didn't know that max resolution for 4.3 was 9mp, that's why I found it weird haha. But ok it's good to know now:laugh:

it' possible also without xposed framework, just push the .apk under system/vendor/overlay and set permissions rw-r-r. Then reboot and everything works!!!!

its work for my Z

I hope they fix the processing issue in Superior Auto. I'm staying away from it because of poor results. I'm sticking to manual ISO 100 for outdoor and ISO 200 or 400 for indoor shots.
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Supirour auto mode is. Doable in the dark when you select filling flash (opvulflits) <--- dutchword
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franco985 said:
it' possible also without xposed framework, just push the .apk under system/vendor/overlay and set permissions rw-r-r. Then reboot and everything works!!!!
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failed to install it.
Anyone can help?

Camera Quality

Just picked up a secondhand Z1 but not sure if I'm happy with camera Quality even when I take a pic using iso 50 in manual mode.
I've heard the camera even beats the S5 and the 5s etc but this is a pic I took just now indoors.
Why does detail seem to be so smudged?
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justcurious31 said:
Just picked up a secondhand Z1 but not sure if I'm happy with camera Quality even when I take a pic using iso 50 in manual mode.
I've heard the camera even beats the S5 and the 5s etc but this is a pic I took just now indoors.
Why does detail seem to be so smudged?
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atach again the picture because we can`t se it..
Indoors you can play with manual mode with nocturn peisage,

What firmware is the phone running?
Been some fixes in later fw
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y2grae said:
What firmware is the phone running?
Been some fixes in later fw
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Running 4.4.2
Build 14.3.A.0.681
Cheers

justcurious31 said:
Just picked up a secondhand Z1 but not sure if I'm happy with camera Quality even when I take a pic using iso 50 in manual mode.
I've heard the camera even beats the S5 and the 5s etc but this is a pic I took just now indoors.
Why does detail seem to be so smudged?
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Well to be honest..all companies lie about the capabilites of their cameras in phones..the recent s5 ad..has the text..simulated images..
But with that being said.. The camera is actually okay and will get better in the future.. With better algorithms and less compression. Try different settings until then
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justcurious31 said:
Running 4.4.2
Build 14.3.A.0.681
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Get the new update and u will see the difference
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nutzuTo said:
Get the new update and u will see the difference
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Hi,
What new update? I thought mine was running the latest? I've checked for new updates but none found?

HellRoot said:
Well to be honest..all companies lie about the capabilites of their cameras in phones..the recent s5 ad..has the text..simulated images..
But with that being said.. The camera is actually okay and will get better in the future.. With better algorithms and less compression. Try different settings until then
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True but this camera has a 1/2,3" sensor, ok not the biggest but very big for a phone and a lot of compact cameras have this size sensor so it should perform as good as a compact camera not a DSLR obviously.
I doubt Sony will make the algorithms/compression much better on this phone now that the Z2 is out?

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Get the new update and u will see the difference
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Sorry for my previous post, checked again and there is a build ending 757 available, that wasn't showing yesterday when I checked? weird.

Just taken the same pic on 757, I can't notice any difference?
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justcurious31 said:
Just taken the same pic on 757, I can't notice any difference?
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that's because there's 2 sources of light, the light of your TV and the light of your room, try a better target and compare

try wiping the lens everytime before taking photo.
But I think it is no problem at your result. it is normal when taking low light photo. sometime Z1 has focus problem (even it shows that it in focus, the image can still be smudged).
maybe you can try auto mode, it sometime give you better result.

justcurious31 said:
True but this camera has a 1/2,3" sensor, ok not the biggest but very big for a phone and a lot of compact cameras have this size sensor so it should perform as good as a compact camera not a DSLR obviously.
I doubt Sony will make the algorithms/compression much better on this phone now that the Z2 is out?
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Perhaps the algorithm from z2 will be usable on our Z1 as they use the same sensor and is the same hardware more or less
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Possible to increase contrast like X reality engine

Hello All.Im using C6902.I switched from Note 3.I know that there's screen are different.But Is there any method to increase contrasr,saturation of colours in the screen like x reality engine
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RISHI RAJ said:
Hello All.Im using C6902.I switched from Note 3.I know that there's screen are different.But Is there any method to increase contrasr,saturation of colours in the screen like x reality engine
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The only way i've discovered is to run either Doomlord or Pimped kernels (requires unlocked bootloader) and toning down the 'brightness', it trades off some brightness for better viewing angles + slightly better saturation. Other than that, it basically comes down to the horrible panel screen itself.

Isn't there one (or more) module for Xposed framework that gives access to some screen adjustment on any phone?

Yup like x reality for whole screen everywhere
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Your best bet would be flashing a custom kernel with that feature that modifies gamma etc. One of those kernels is DoomKernel.

unfortunately Z1's biggest problem is the tft panel with this terrible contrast . the only way is to use a custom rom with DoomKernel to adjust the colors and combining it with white balance for a better experience and better contrast and viewing angles.but notice that the brightness will be very very decreased!
this is my phone using this ability:
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NiM72NiK said:
unfortunately Z1's biggest problem is the tft panel with this terrible contrast . the only way is to use a custom rom with DoomKernel to adjust the colors and combining it with white balance for a better experience and better contrast and viewing angles.but notice that the brightness will be very very decreased!
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Is brightness too much compromised. What do u prefer
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NiM72NiK said:
unfortunately Z1's biggest problem is the tft panel with this terrible contrast . the only way is to use a custom rom with DoomKernel to adjust the colors and combining it with white balance for a better experience and better contrast and viewing angles.but notice that the brightness will be very very decreased!
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Settings in White balance and doom kernel values~?

RISHI RAJ said:
Is brightness too much compromised. What do u prefer
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i used it for about a month but i'm now back to normal..brightness really made me mad