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small blue dot only on camera

hello everyone. had the one for 3 weeks now. I just noticed a very small blue dot almost at the center of my screen when taking pics or recording videos. I could only see it on camera mode though. on home screen it does not appear. ran dead pixel test and did not find anything. I been searching forums and found nothing similiar . I'm debating on returning it or is there a fix for this. I'm completely stock, unrooted for now.

Is it in your photos?

Yes. I just tried it.
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If u look at the same spot where the dot is and compare it to the app drawer, u can't see it.
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Just curious here but does it show on both front and back camera's or just one?
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Just on the rear facing one. I hope it's a software issue, not hardware . I don't want a refurbished one.
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eldominicat43 said:
Just on the rear facing one. I hope it's a software issue, not hardware . I don't want a refurbished one.
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At this stage, you likely won't get a refurb.
That said, it looks like your camera actually has a dead sensor. Not sure what, if anything, you can do to try to clear it up short of taking in the phone.
It obviously isn't the screen.

Ya, I am no genius on this subject by no means but that pixel would be considered stuck instead of a dead pixel. If it is on the software end of things then going through the various colorize settings in that particular camera mode and taking snapshots may release it. Maybe even a factory reset may release it back to normal.
Then again it may be a warning sign that that pixel is about to go dead too I guess. I really hope you get this cleared up for sure and I for one would be very curious as to just what is going on here. Thanks.
Edit: referring to the camera may have a dead sensor as said above, I would have thought that it would have shown that way with recording too. Maybe not though...

Thanks guys I'll try to take it back as soon as I can
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My HTC One has the exact same issue but it's on the very edge of the screen so much less offensive then where yours is.
It's a hot pixel on the camera sensor that only shows up when the ISO is cranked up. For DSLR's, software (at the factory or even on camera) is used to "map out" these hot pixels. Perhaps we have something similar on our phones that can be accessed.. have you tried a hard reset?

Blue dot
Yeah I recently purchased mine but unlocked and I have the same problem, seems to happen when it is on high ISO. I was reading into the hot pixel thing which happens in other cameras, but they say they go away but can persist. I am debating to wait or exchange it, but these phones are back-ordered :/

Considering that your hot pixel is near the center of the screen, I would consider exchanging it (if possible). While it's true that they can sometimes go away on their own, my experience (with DSLR's at least) has led me to not rely on this happening (I have a few hot pixels on my DSLR that have appeared and NOT gone away in the last few years).

I have a similar problem I have a little green dot on the corner of my screen
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Mist on the mirror of camera

Mornin'! (at least here in PL)
Yesterday when i was in jacuzzi i decided to take some underwater pictures using my Z. Ive heared it isnt designed to be submerged, though of course SONY promotes it as it does. Ok but lets move to a problem. After first picture taken accuracy gone bad, the water was clean but pictures of even close localised things were blurred. I remember someone here on forum showed his underwater pictures and they were great actually. Mine were not worth a penny... After bathing i had swab the water all of my device and then i saw the mist on the interior site of mirror of camera. Now its already gone but had been there for few houres. Camera still works perfect after mist had gone, no problems there, however mist is an evidence of water coming somehow through. All of the indicators are white, so its not where the problem comes from. So my question is are you guys facing with such a thing after bathing, is it normal or is it as i said evidence of malfunction? Next question if i bought my Z from polish network Play does it mean warranty is ensured only by them or i can take it to SONY Center and they can fix up this issue too?
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Some people are def. confused. XZ was never designed as underwater camera. Keep it safe and out of water.
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MinedSafe said:
Some people are def. confused. XZ was never designed as underwater camera. Keep it safe and out of water.
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Actually i said that in my post no need to say it again. Ppl please focus and follow the questions
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It's condensation. Nothing to worry about
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paprkut said:
It's condensation. Nothing to worry about
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I hope so, anyway Im going to take it under warranty to check whether everything is ok. And back to my question: can I take it directly to SONY Center rather than taking it to local network provider who sold me my phone?
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Probably. Along as you have proof of purchase. But if there's nothing wrong theres nothing they are going to find. And probably charge you for wasting their time
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Kondzioz said:
I hope so, anyway Im going to take it under warranty to check whether everything is ok. And back to my question: can I take it directly to SONY Center rather than taking it to local network provider who sold me my phone?
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Please use the search button, this question has been asked many times already and also been answered many times.

Kondzioz said:
Actually i said that in my post no need to say it again. Ppl please focus and follow the questions
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And you Sir use search button next time.
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Z1 build quality

When I tab with my index finger to the upper right corner I can hear that the glass is not fixed plane. Can anyone of you confirm that??
Every time I pull down the pull down menu I hear this annoying click noise telling me I have a bad build quality. Unfortunately that won't be a reason to send it to Sony for fixing it.
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Must be just yours, my Z1 don't do that, send it back to Sony
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Mine is excellent. Send it back in.

musclesue said:
Must be just yours, my Z1 don't do that, send it back to Sony
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Do you think that's enough for sending it back?? The only thing that could be a problem about it is that maybe it is not water proof anymore..
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Best thing to do is ring them and tell them the problem and that you want it sorted, and yes if the glass is not on properly then maybe it won't be waterproof, I think Sony guarantee that so you could have a case for returning it
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It's probably the camera that you hear making the noise.

I concur, the camera could be the sound.

nbell13 said:
It's probably the camera that you hear making the noise.
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So you think it's normal or a reason for sending back?
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Just curious, is the camera lose or why would it make noise?

The lenses of the focus aperture are not fixed and have some space to move when the camera is not in use. That's producing this clicking noise.

Mighty_X said:
When I tab with my index finger to the upper right corner I can hear that the glass is not fixed plane. Can anyone of you confirm that??
Every time I pull down the pull down menu I hear this annoying click noise telling me I have a bad build quality. Unfortunately that won't be a reason to send it to Sony for fixing it.
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I believe its the camera! It comprises of many lenses. I can replicate the same sound by tapping my iphone and of course my Z1 as well. Don't fret! I'd suggest you to go to a nearby mobile showroom and try the same on of the Z1 demo models. Try it on an iphone as well.
Cheers!

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The lenses of the focus aperture are not fixed and have some space to move when the camera is not in use. That's producing this clicking noise.
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so you can confirm that you have the same "sound" ??
If it is like you say everyone should have it right?

Mighty_X said:
so you can confirm that you have the same "sound" ??
If it is like you say everyone should have it right?
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Yes, and yes.
But most people probably won't realise it because it's very subtle.
As long as your glas cover does not show any flex when you squeeze it I think you are fine.

Phone & Water Results?

I`m gonna be blunt, Anyone Shower with there Z1 yet?
If so how did it go? Also Does Steam affect anything compared to water would?

hyelton said:
I`m gonna be blunt, Anyone Shower with there Z1 yet?
If so how did it go? Also Does Steam affect anything compared to water would?
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Showered, swam, snorkeled, taken lots of underwater pictures. Can't really use it for much in the shower though, as the water drops all act as touches on the screen
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hyelton said:
I`m gonna be blunt, Anyone Shower with there Z1 yet?
If so how did it go? Also Does Steam affect anything compared to water would?
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Yes, I showered it, soaped it, shampoo it, took underwater pics, took it underwater
And nothing went wrong
Safely take your phone underwater
If anything goes wrong, I personally replace my Z1 by yours!!

Perfect for a quick porn in the shower

Here is my shoot with Xperia Z1 underwater (Sea water).
Those are my nephew excited to have underwater picture with my phone
There is no damage on my phone, no malfunction, everything is perfect. Camera is not fogged and etc.
I wash it in clear water after using it in sea, and you only need to let it dry about 20minutes to speaker gets dry so i can play music.
You can listen music moment you pull it out of water, but its dimmed because of water.

Took mine in the pool, works perfect no issues. I was super nervous but glad I did. Love this phone.
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I took this one [and a lot more ] last sunday... phone is perfect!

Put mine in a bowl of water first and then in the shower works great no issues what's so ever
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If I Cracked My Screen,And Put on it A Glass Screen Protector,Is It still waterproof?
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enadhamady said:
If I Cracked My Screen,And Put on it A Glass Screen Protector,Is It still waterproof?
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I don't think it could make problem for water resistance

SaeedFazlollahzadeh said:
I don't think it could make problem for water resistance
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So Should I Try?Cause It May a while Till i Fix It..
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enadhamady said:
So Should I Try?Cause It May a while Till i Fix It..
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If the break is just on the screen and it's just on the surface, it's still water proof
For example, using knife instead of pen, cracks your screen but it's still water proof
But if the screen is broken, for example fell from 10th floor, so it's no more water proof
Sorry for my bad English and bad telling
I wish you got my mean
Otherwise, I can tell you in another way

SaeedFazlollahzadeh said:
If the break is just on the screen and it's just on the surface, it's still water proof
For example, using knife instead of pen, cracks your screen but it's still water proof
But if the screen is broken, for example fell from 10th floor, so it's no more water proof
Sorry for my bad English and bad telling
I wish you got my mean
Otherwise, I can tell you in another way
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Thanks For Your Reply Mate,You are Very Polite?,The Crack Is Just Like A line On The screen l and I Cant even feel it if u know What i mean and Btw Some of the touch gone,And I Putted on It a Screen protector,But I Just Needed an advice,Thank You Very Much
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enadhamady said:
Thanks For Your Reply Mate,You are Very Polite?,The Crack Is Just Like A line On The screen l and I Cant even feel it if u know What i mean and Btw Some of the touch gone,And I Putted on It a Screen protector,But I Just Needed an advice,Thank You Very Much
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You're welcome
But could you tell me how did your screen cracked? Your phone dropped down?
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SaeedFazlollahzadeh said:
You're welcome
But could you tell me how did your screen cracked? Your phone dropped down?
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I hit it accidently in a chair here is a pic of it
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enadhamady said:
I hit it accidently in a chair here is a pic of it
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Omg, no prob bro
It will have water proof
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SaeedFazlollahzadeh said:
Omg, no prob bro
It will have water proof
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Thank you very much buddy,you helped me so much,if u want me to help u with anything i can Just ask))))
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Thank you very much buddy,you helped me so much,if u want me to help u with anything i can Just ask))))
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Thanks
Have fun
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enadhamady said:
I hit it accidently in a chair here is a pic of it
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I wouldn't risk it with your screen like that tbh...
That's just my opinion though

I wouldn't risk it either. If water enters the phone and it breaks, it won't be covered by the warranty as Sony would blame it on the cracked screen and they would propably be right!

Z3's camera is blurry or is it just this phone?

Well i just got my sony xperia z3 dual sim and when i checked the camera its too blurred and stuff, but when i take close pictures its sharp and clear the problem is its too blurry if you take somehow far. Is there wrong?

I think a problem is in focus. Camera doesn't have time to focus or something's wrong with a camera. When in camera app, try to tap on a screen anywhere (it's going to do manual focus).

Nothing happens if i tap, a little gray square appears but doesnt focus the object
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RyenHT said:
Nothing happens if i tap, a little gray square appears but doesnt focus the object
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Is camera lens cover cleaned? I think that I had a similar issue with other phone and finally was dirt on the lens that wasn't appreciate taking pictures.
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I dont know about the lens though, the outside part is clean but i dont know about the inside of the camera
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I had the same problem. I send it to Sony for repair and get a new phone instead after 2 weeks, cause they couldn't repair it.

Upload pictures so we can see the problem

I dont know how to upload pictures on the xda forums app though.
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RyenHT said:
I dont know how to upload pictures on the xda forums app though.
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Upload to Google photos, Flickr, dropbox, etc and then link us to it
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PuffDaddy_d said:
Upload to Google photos, Flickr, dropbox, etc and then link us to it
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If you haven't unlocked your bootloader and your camera quality is still blurry send it back to Sony, they'll either clean the lens ( or replace it if you still have warranty )

Revontheus said:
If you haven't unlocked your bootloader and your camera quality is still blurry send it back to Sony, they'll either clean the lens ( or replace it if you still have warranty )
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Will try that, what will i do if that dont solve the problem?
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RyenHT said:
Will try that, what will i do if that dont solve the problem?
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If cleaning the lens doesn't solve it and you still have warranty they would probably replace the lens free of charge but that's a worst-case scenario