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set default camera mode?

Hi guys, my camera always opens in superior auto mode (which is reallllly horrible) and I have to manually set it to manual every time... Is there any way to set default? Also is there any way to access the various scene modes in 20mpixel mode? I'm on the 257 firmware
Cheers

codral said:
Hi guys, my camera always opens in superior auto mode (which is reallllly horrible) and I have to manually set it to manual every time... Is there any way to set default? Also is there any way to access the various scene modes in 20mpixel mode? I'm on the 257 firmware
Cheers
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Nope, if you launch the camera from the apps (or icon on home screen) it'll start in manual mode and that's it (and no, there's no way around it yet, and no nobody knows if sony will add it in future firmwares)

Darn, I was really liking the hard camera button on the side because you could actually use it as a point and shoot camera, quickly... Guess I'll hope for a custom rom or an app which allows for some customisation of this... Or a fix for superior auto, yech.

How to set Xperia z flashlight brightness?

Hi everyone!
Is THERE ANY WAY to set the flashlight brightness??
Its very low and i want to make it brighter!!
Thanks in advance!
Send form my Xperia™ Z (C6602) using tapatalk?

androidfreak70 said:
Hi everyone!
Is THERE ANY WAY to set the flashlight brightness??
Its very low and i want to make it brighter!!
Thanks in advance!
Send form my Xperia™ Z (C6602) using tapatalk?
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Why do you want to make it brighter?
I think it wouldn't be good to change it as it could damage your led

St.Jimmy90 said:
Why do you want to make it brighter?
I think it wouldn't be good to change it as it could damage your led
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i want to make it brighter because its VERY dim for me! i just impressed with galaxy devices flashlights and i saw how much they are bright...
and yeah its could make the led explode and never work again.... but at least i just want to know if there is any way for that!
Send form my Xperia™ Z (C6602) using tapatalk?

I was also looking for a way to brighten up the Torch, This Helped, i just wish i could make that brightness work on Photo snap instead of turning on flashlight mode in camera
Download one of the following packages based on your interest.
Extreme Version – Torch Only → Click Here to Download
Medium version – torch, camera, flash, notification LED → Click Here to Download
Extreme version – torch, camera, flash, notification LED → Click Here to Download
Transfer the mod file to the root of your device’s SD card. (Just for convenience)
Now put your device into the recovery mode. For this:
Switch off your device and wait until proper shut down.
Power on the device and when you see your phone’s LED notification light turn Pink, (might be other colour based on device) start pressing either the Volume UP or Volume Down key a couple of times.
Install the mod file by clicking Install and selecting the zip file from the SD card.
Confirm and flash the mod file.
Reboot your device.
That’s it, now test the brightness levels of your LED using any Torch app from the playstore.
Note: If you want to revert back to the stock version download the below package and install using the same process.
Revert back to stock → Click Here to Download
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got it working on PureX Z v1.0
xdarkmario said:
I was also looking for a way to brighten up the Torch, This Helped, i just wish i could make that brightness work on Photo snap instead of turning on flashlight mode in camera
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I tried the Extreme version on Xperia Z stock based rom (PureX Z v1.0, Android 5.1), and it works, and the torch is much brighter now.
Before, for some reason, the LED on the device is so dim that it's pretty much useless.

xdax1 said:
I tried the Extreme version on Xperia Z stock based rom (PureX Z v1.0, Android 5.1), and it works, and the torch is much brighter now.
Before, for some reason, the LED on the device is so dim that it's pretty much useless.
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thing is i like the medium ver but none of them apply to the camera shutter brightness. the only way it applies is if you go to camera and hit flashlight mode then take the picture or video. i would like it to automatically apply when i hit my camera button.

xdarkmario said:
thing is i like the medium ver but none of them apply to the camera shutter brightness. the only way it applies is if you go to camera and hit flashlight mode then take the picture or video. i would like it to automatically apply when i hit my camera button.
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yeah i guess it won't work for the Extreme version as stated, I just want it for Torch, never really used Flash for taking pictures, so Extreme works well for me

Does this require the phone to be rooted?
xdarkmario said:
I was also looking for a way to brighten up the Torch, This Helped, i just wish i could make that brightness work on Photo snap instead of turning on flashlight mode in camera
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Does this require the phone to be rooted? I understand the need for the file to be in the root of the sd card for ease but can I do this uprooted? Many thanks.

[request] [modders pls] Xperia Z1 CAMERA QUICK LAUNCH to MANUAL instead of auto

Hey XDA lovers!
There's this minor annoyance that I'm facing. And with minor, I mean a First-World-Problem BIG annoyance.
You see, I never use the Superior Auto mode of the Xperia Z1. Instead I love shooting at Manual mode with ISO around 50 to 200. Superior Auto always cranks the ISO up to infinity, it seems. The fastest way for me to get to Manual Mode now, is through a shortcut I placed on my homescreen. So to shoot, I have to unlock the device, possibly press the home button, wait and click on the shortcut. The other option is to use the camera quick launch, press the button in the lower right corner before it freezes (happens too often) and then click Manual. Both are equally tiring, considering you can already launch the camera with one press of the shutter button!
So I'm asking the experienced modders on XDA: is there a way to redirect the quick launch shortcut to open the Manual Mode of the camera? Obviously this should require root, which isn't a problem. Is this idea even possible?
Thanks in advance for thinking with me! :cyclops:
(and while we're at it, is it even possible to place the ISO setting in the hotbar so it's just one click away instead of having to dig through the menu? Hmm, I suppose not)

I haven't found a way to do this yet. Manual mode possibly can't be launched with quick launch, but the 8MP can be modified to 15MP or 20MP in Superior Auto mode, with Xposed module called "20MP Superior Auto". In Xposed Installer, go to Downloads, and search this module. But to make it work, you have to enable it in Xposed Installer, select an appropriate option in "20MP Superior Auto" , and after restart, you have to check and uncheck an option in the superior auto setting (any option), and then the mod will work! I've got Xperia Z1C and it works, I tested (even with the 4k and 120FPS also).
Hope it helps !

Lollipop First Impressions

Since Lollipop is out and everyone is eager to know how it is well here is my quick review to Lollipop (Customised US version)
Well it feels great very great ! and very fast !
The animations are fluid
New Features such as Ultra Stamina Mode
Album art in lockscreen when playing music
Multi User
Move2Sd
Smart Unlock
Bravia Engine seems better
Smart notification (When Someone calls you the answer screen won't be full screen instead it is a notification at the top if you are using the phone )
Boot Animation sound
Powered by android line
Take Screenshot from power menu
Pause while recording video
Sound photo
Front Camera face recognition
But there are some minor annoyances
Such as
1- Icons are too big
2- Clock Widget is too small
3-Smart Unlock voice isn't working as it should
4-No X-Loud
5- Close all button is ugly
6-Notification bar looks ugly if the app wasn't designed to use the API

agree..its all good...an yea the icons are too big for our screen..at 1st wen it booted i tought wtf... bug or sometng..then tought mayb in settings the txt is very big lol... an yea close all looks crap n the notificaation panel to...hope in nxt bug fix update they give us a proper close all button.. n fix the icons looks wierd...its like usen z ultra launcher on zr

Support aptX now
Sent from my C5503 using XDA Free mobile app

john98zakaria said:
since lollipop is out and everyone is eager to know how it is well here is my quick review to lollipop (customised us version)
well it feels great very great ! And very fast !
The animations are fluid
new features such as ultra stamina mode
album art in lockscreen when playing music
multi user
move2sd
smart unlock
bravia engine seems better
smart notification (when someone calls you the answer screen won't be full screen instead it is a notification at the top if you are using the phone )
boot animation sound
powered by android line
take screenshot from power menu
but there are some minor annoyances
such as
1- icons are too big
2- clock widget is too small
3-smart unlock voice isn't working as it should
4-no x-loud
5- close all button is ugly
6-notification bar looks ugly if the app wasn't designed to use the api
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مشكوووووووور أخوى

Goolileo said:
مشكوووووووور أخوى
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You're Welcome
But you still have to write in English

John98Zakaria said:
You're Welcome
But you still have to write in English
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he said " Thank You Brother"
My Question Do we need to unlock bootloader to flash this ?

You dont need to unlock your Bootloader
BTW I am from Egypt I knew what he was saying

when I change superior auto to manual in camera app, device reboots sometimes
anyone else having the sama issue?

cipetonk said:
when I change superior auto to manual in camera app, device reboots sometimes
anyone else having the sama issue?
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nope but i have a issue wen i press the back key it still remains highlighted sometimes ..fone gets warm to

First impressions of LP
Last night I flashed US c5502 fw on my phone.
The first boot took longer than expected and phone got very hot. I could no hold it in hand.
So I kept it as it is without going through initial setup. Phone battery was 49%
Today morning when I checked the battery was at 49% ( surprised and shocked )
I did the setup and started discovering the LP.
The UI is butter smooth. actually its smoother than KK 4.4.4
All latest apps are there like home, keyboard, etc. US fw has lesser bloats than indian fw so I am thinking to use it for a while.
Disabled unwanted apps which can be disabled. I havent tried rooting yet. Wifi BT Data connection work flawlessly. there is no drop in 3G connectivity which I experienced a lot in 4.4.4
I hope sony will release the update for heating issue once they get all the feedbacks

Xposed works?!

john_cena163 said:
nope but i have a issue wen i press the back key it still remains highlighted sometimes ..fone gets warm to
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mine was caused by unclean xposed framework left in system, camera is ok now
another impression: takes very long time to build or rebuild dalvik cache

shamescool said:
Xposed works?!
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yes, just make sure updating the busybox before flashing Xposed zip

cipetonk said:
takes very long time to build or rebuild dalvik cache
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This is because of the new feature present in every Lollipop ROM - Android Runtime (ART), a new method of building app cache. It takes a lot more space to compile, but the user apps are faster, and that's why you guys feel like the ROM is smooth and fast.
Every older version used Dalvik runtime - a slower version than the new one.

i don't like the fact that xperia facebook does not sync contact photos anymore so i am stuck with blurry pictures for my contacts.... otherwise i really like the new email app..

aris77 said:
i don't like the fact that xperia facebook does not sync contact photos anymore so i am stuck with blurry pictures for my contacts.... otherwise i really like the new email app..
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same here

How To Guide Camera hidden settings and features

Hi Everyone,
I love the camera of my MI11U. but there are a few tunings that I REALLY HATE!!! one of them is default beautify in selfie and portrait. taking photos of black objects (tried with GCAM which took a perfect shot). and a few minor others.
Searching here and there, I found a way to turn off and on some additional settings like beautify and some other functions. this will help whoever understand all these settings (not me ), so I thought to share this simple method and see your thoughts and outcomes. ***note that there are some settings are in Chinese***.
1 . go to file manager and go to phone storage....
2 . go to DCIM/camera
3 . make a new folder with the name mentioned below....
lab_options_visible
4 .save and exit.....
5 . go to settings and force stop the miui camera app....
6 . now launch the app.....
7 . go to camera settings menu of the app.....you will see new options available in there....
8 . just turn off beautify in portrait mode....
9 . come back....change to selfie mode....tap on the blue star.....now tap on clear.....
Hope this helps everyone to take better photos.
would much appreciate if we can share the benefits of these settings in order to get best results.

Wow, this is amazing. Thx

Hi Hassanaliyeh , which version of gcam do you use?

hassanaliyeh said:
Hi Everyone,
I love the camera of my MI11U. but there are a few tunings that I REALLY HATE!!! one of them is default beautify in selfie and portrait. taking photos of black objects (tried with GCAM which took a perfect shot). and a few minor others.
Searching here and there, I found a way to turn off and on some additional settings like beautify and some other functions. this will help whoever understand all these settings (not me ), so I thought to share this simple method and see your thoughts and outcomes. ***note that there are some settings are in Chinese***.
1 . go to file manager and go to phone storage....
2 . go to DCIM/camera
3 . make a new folder with the name mentioned below....
lab_options_visible
4 .save and exit.....
5 . go to settings and force stop the miui camera app....
6 . now launch the app.....
7 . go to camera settings menu of the app.....you will see new options available in there....
8 . just turn off beautify in portrait mode....
9 . come back....change to selfie mode....tap on the blue star.....now tap on clear.....
Hope this helps everyone to take better photos.
would much appreciate if we can share the benefits of these settings in order to get best results.
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Thats great ...one Problem i dont Inderstand what are the Settings do...or make

adverglobal said:
Hi Hassanaliyeh , which version of gcam do you use?
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I am using GCam Wichaya 8.1.101 V1.4
it is not perfect, original xiaomi camera is impressive with all functions and control of device way better than GCam. but GCam is better in some conditions and scenarios like taking a photo of a far black object or photos of people. with Xiaomi, far black objects will be like a void in a photo and no details at all in it, and beautify is so annoying. with GCam, both are better, but colours are less vibrant and saturated.

gorillalaci said:
Thats great ...one Problem i dont Inderstand what are the Settings do...or make
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gorillalaci said:
Thats great ...one Problem i dont Inderstand what are the Settings do...or make
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The reason I made this thread is to share experience and understand what exactly they do. I really do not know any other that beautify in portrait disables it for all camera modes and not only portrait.
I found the following over internet by someone tested them on Mi10 devices, and some features are not mentioned or were disabled with previous devices. hope it helps at a start.
Internal magic tools : activates internal tools to improve the quality of photos and videos.
Face detection : the mobile camera can recognize the face and frame it in a box to improve the result.
Hide face detection frame automatically : this option hides the box that appears when activating the previous option but keeps the improvements.
Beautify in Portrait mode : Activate beauty mode in all camera modes.
Turn on dual camera : turn on dual camera to enhance photos.
Turn on dual SAT camera – currently does not have a user function.
Turn on MFNR : when activated, the device takes 6 consecutive shots which when superimposed and eliminate the noise from the photo.
Turn on SR : with this option the resolution of the image is enlarged as if the sensor of the mobile were larger.
Turn on quick shot animation : activate the quick shot animation in the app.

hassanaliyeh said:
The reason I made this thread is to share experience and understand what exactly they do. I really do not know any other that beautify in portrait disables it for all camera modes and not only portrait.
I found the following over internet by someone tested them on Mi10 devices, and some features are not mentioned or were disabled with previous devices. hope it helps at a start.
Internal magic tools : activates internal tools to improve the quality of photos and videos.
Face detection : the mobile camera can recognize the face and frame it in a box to improve the result.
Hide face detection frame automatically : this option hides the box that appears when activating the previous option but keeps the improvements.
Beautify in Portrait mode : Activate beauty mode in all camera modes.
Turn on dual camera : turn on dual camera to enhance photos.
Turn on dual SAT camera – currently does not have a user function.
Turn on MFNR : when activated, the device takes 6 consecutive shots which when superimposed and eliminate the noise from the photo.
Turn on SR : with this option the resolution of the image is enlarged as if the sensor of the mobile were larger.
Turn on quick shot animation : activate the quick shot animation in the app.
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Thanks for explaining the features.

Thanks for the tip. One of the options I really like to see is the ability to pick the metering type (full frame average, center weighted average or spot metering). Can be quite useful. Seems like center weighted is the default.

hassanaliyeh said:
The reason I made this thread is to share experience and understand what exactly they do. I really do not know any other that beautify in portrait disables it for all camera modes and not only portrait.
I found the following over internet by someone tested them on Mi10 devices, and some features are not mentioned or were disabled with previous devices. hope it helps at a start.
Internal magic tools : activates internal tools to improve the quality of photos and videos.
Face detection : the mobile camera can recognize the face and frame it in a box to improve the result.
Hide face detection frame automatically : this option hides the box that appears when activating the previous option but keeps the improvements.
Beautify in Portrait mode : Activate beauty mode in all camera modes.
Turn on dual camera : turn on dual camera to enhance photos.
Turn on dual SAT camera – currently does not have a user function.
Turn on MFNR : when activated, the device takes 6 consecutive shots which when superimposed and eliminate the noise from the photo.
Turn on SR : with this option the resolution of the image is enlarged as if the sensor of the mobile were larger.
Turn on quick shot animation : activate the quick shot animation in the app.
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Where those options appears exactly?
I can't find after adding the folder and forcing close camera app

rowihel2012 said:
Where those options appears exactly?
I can't find after adding the folder and forcing close camera app
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Just go to camera settings and scroll down.

hassanaliyeh said:
Just go to camera settings and scroll down.
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Yes this way not working with android 12

rowihel2012 said:
Yes this way not working with android 12
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Seems like you got a different device.

Bart3n said:
Wow, this is amazing. Thx
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Got it working, not really sure what to change tho....

is it no longer available on android 12?

EvertonnDuarte said:
is it no longer available on android 12?
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Tried on xiaomi.eu latest weekly and didn't work. There is a modded miui cam in a Telegram group. Can't give TG links since some butthurt people hate me and sharing TG links appears to be against the "rules". Just search up "Sevtinge's Mods". That cam got many more options to tweak for, especially the Leica stuff.