yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z General] Haldi4803:
So because the Mid Settings are Full resolution, can we guess that Hi resolution 1920x1080 is with noise reduction filter activated ?

Here some more Photos:

iAutomatic:

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/8264/dsc0032qn.jpg

Burst:

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/4724/dsc0032burst.jpg

iAutomatic:

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5439/dsc0033zf.jpg

Burst:

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/7373/dsc0033burst.jpg

iAutomatic:

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/823/dsc0035yb.jpg

Burst.

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/3240/dsc0035burst.jpg

album Link (Also Includes Pictures of my old X10i and SE C905!)

http://imageshack.us/g/854/dsc0032qn.jpg/

EDIT:

Here a compilation of some Fotos i made. zoomed to 100% and cut.
[Xperia Z General] swooks:
Is it possible to adjust the settings so BURST shots save in the normal album? Also is it possible to do burst with a triggered flash or does that defeat the purpose?

I'm trying to set up my phone so 'BURST' is the default setting for all pics I take.
[Xperia Z General] fards:
I've been getting quite nice results with camera Pv5 on the play store. Saves as uncompressed pngs
[Xperia Z General] purzeljessi:
AW: Shooting Pictures in BURST mode gives noticable better Image Quality

Can you post a link please? I can't find pv5 at Playstore.
[Xperia Z General] Higgins12:
He's probably referring to this one

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.pro
[Xperia Z General] fards:
Yup sorry late night typo,

Camera fv5
[Xperia Z General] vainqueur:
Oh yes... how can I forget this wonderful app, I used to use a lot before I got tired of my old phone 2x, lol... thanks for the reminder man. Gonna search for latest version now.
[Xperia Z General] fards:
Be aware it doesn't officially support the z yet, so viewfinder is a bit off, but it's not bad otherwise
[Xperia Z General] Templa:
I think that it will be changed for sure. I mean, there's a clear difference to be seen. It's not like the normal mode performs better in picture quality overall ... Meanwhile just pick another camera app. :)
[Xperia Z General] vainqueur:
Thanks for the heads up. I shall test and see how far it is from the burst mode from the original camera app.
[Xperia Z General] fieskmask:
Sv: Shooting Pictures in BURST mode gives noticable better Image Quality

I will take a few photos and upload it, this seems funny.
[Xperia Z General] JPWOA:
Just tried the app and honestly? Doesn't seem that better!

I took a picture in the best (100) JPEG, one in PNG, one in iAuto mode and one in Burst mode.

Looking at the first 3 they are identical, a part from some different color reproduction, not that different in terms of image processing! PNG samples are 4 times larger without noticeable image improvements.

The Burst picture when you zoom it you can see the noise but overall, at is original size, it's the best of them mal! Best detail and best color reproduction.

I hope Sony change this A LOT and start to process the pictures way less than it's doing right now.
[Xperia Z General] kloblivioner:
If one wants to fiddle around the software and would want to achieve a better picture quality, which would be the best place to start? , Or do we really have to wait for the Sony guys to do it?
[Xperia Z General] fards:
Fv5 shot

Two taken today.

White door on a brown wooden floor, difficult shot to reproduce, fv5 shows wood grain on door face and texture sniff paint drops in paint work on door edge, also shows faint reflection of door on wall behind.

Stock camera shows solid blobs of textureless white, even in burst.

Stock
[Xperia Z General] juanmaasecas:
But I think this is because of a higher exposition in default camera app. The floor is quite darker in FV-5 shot... Could you post the exif or upload the full images?
[Xperia Z General] Haldi4803:
Oh.... we don't have to wait for Sony to act, we can Force them to!

I did write to the Sony support, there are a few Topics in the official support forums. No answer at all!

Spread the word! Post in every smart phone Forum you know. Send emails to the smartphone review sites and news sites!

Tell them that Sony messed up their anti noise filter and link to this thread!

If the commotion gets big enough Sony has to respond! And they did make some big advertisement on the 13mp Sensor! They won't let that sit on them.

Good luck
[Xperia Z General] fards:
those are full images, but tapatalk hosted, I shot over 10 images with the stock camera, the exposition made no difference at all..

Not one of them had any difference in image quality, not one of them picked up the same level of detail.
[Xperia Z General] juanmaasecas:
with such a different EXIF parameters it's difficult to have a determination...

Could you try to set the same ISO, select 9 mpx and select the same metering type (center ponderate, medium...)

I apologise for my english :$
[Xperia Z General] fards:
not really, I'm not back there again..

One was taken using burst the other using auto settings (P Priority) in fv5,

so exif was set by the different apps on what it considered best detail.
[Xperia Z General] fieskmask:
Next page for my photos.
[Xperia Z General] juanmaasecas:
I can't see the pics.

Are you sure they're in public folder?
[Xperia Z General] fieskmask:
UPDATED (with correct links)

So, as promised, a few shots in different modes.

At the car

Burstmode, mid.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Bil%20Burstmode.JPG

iAuto

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Bil%20iAuto.jpg

At my parkingspace

iAuto

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Parkering%20iAuto.jpg

Burstmode, mid.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Parkering%20Burst.JPG

Normal, 100ISO, HDR On

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Parkering%20Normal%20100ISO%20HDR%20On.jpg

Window shot

iAuto

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/F%C3%B6nster%20Auto.jpg

Burstmode, mid.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/F%C3%B6nster%20Burst.JPG

So what do you think? There are some differences between the pictures indeed.
[Xperia Z General] l0tech:
Don't think you've got them set to public, I get:

Error (403)

It seems you don't belong here! You should probably sign in. Check out our Help Center and forums for help, or head back to home.
[Xperia Z General] fieskmask:
Fixed ^^

I post it again for newcommers who might not scroll up.

So, as promised, a few shots in different modes.

At the car

Burstmode, mid.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Bil%20Burstmode.JPG

iAuto

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Bil%20iAuto.jpg

At my parkingspace

iAuto

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Parkering%20iAuto.jpg

Burstmode, mid.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Parkering%20Burst.JPG

Normal, 100ISO, HDR On

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/Parkering%20Normal%20100ISO%20HDR%20On.jpg

Window shot

iAuto

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/F%C3%B6nster%20Auto.jpg

Burstmode, mid.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/83964459/F%C3%B6nster%20Burst.JPG

So what do you think? There are some differences between the pictures indeed.
[Xperia Z General] juanmaasecas:
I'm not very good at writing in english so i'll post my quick impressions.

The overprocessing fact is present in normal mode too. I don't know why such a huge amount of overprocessing in low ISO, Sony should die xD.

I recommend to shoot in burst mode always while we are in good light conditions (in low light, burst would continue shooting very fast and a higher ISO would produce a lot of noise).

In the other hand, I asked to my flatmate (who isn't into photography), and he preffers iAuto in the second and the third pics (not in the car), so is possible that "normal people" think like him and because of that, sony try to reduce noise in such an agressive way.

Pd: In the window pic, we can see iAuto mode recovers the hilights better than burst (look at the tree), but it could be a slightly different exposition, I don´t know...
[Xperia Z General] nickandre21:
i personally found the manual mode working fine for me, i turn hdr of and the phone does click some good pictures but i bet it could do more with some better software. However i dont know why in proper daylight at times there is ghosting.
[Xperia Z General] Jonathan_A:
I'm a photog and I was thinking this phone would be awesome because 13mp sensor... But seeing this I'm thinking I might switch to an HTC One, I dunno. I guess I'll have to see what their forum looks like :p
[Xperia Z General] Dsteppa:
If you mean a photographer then you should be ashamed of yourself. Taking pictures with a phone isn't a job, it's a hobby. If you know what I mean.
[Xperia Z General] beni8978:
You can't talk like this.

I don't want to have a blury photo with a 650€ phone.

Don't wanna be a photographer but I want a good photo!

I had a HTC One S with 8mp camera and I wish that camera is in my Z.

Hope that this is a software issue. ;)

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] Jonathan_A:
Sir, I am a photojournalist, I do in fact work for a newspaper and own a DSLR (multiple DSLRs, in fact). I am in fact aware that I cannot take my phone to a job and expect to be paid, but thank you for your concern. It is of course not practical to carry a DSLR at all times, but I do carry my phone at all times, ergo, I want to have a phone with which I may take photos that will satisfy my want/need to take photos on the spot, with at the very least decent quality, hence, my questien. Good day.

And I agree with you, being an owner of the device, how would you rate it? I must say, the photography thread in the HTC One forum looks a bit more tempting...
[Xperia Z General] gmarcoux:
Has anyone attempted Camera Zoom FX rather than FV5 since it allows for a higher resolution. If so, can you post your results?
[Xperia Z General] goodpenguin:
If you want a better phone camera, htc one is not the best choice. The One fares bad in daylight shots, it is only good in low light. S4 is better than Z as per the new review of gsmarena so that is a better choice. Lumia 920 is also one of the better phones with good camera.
[Xperia Z General] Dsteppa:
You can just go for the HTC One.... and as soon as Sony releases 4.2.2 you notice that the pictures are a lot better then the HTC One, what then? I mean, like everyone knows what Sony means in the photography branch, the myPhones use the same or older sensors then the XZ, so unless they made a huge hardware error by actually creating this sensor, many of our problems should be fixed with software updates/optimization.
[Xperia Z General] biffsmash:
I took my Z to the Zoo and the daylight and low light shots I took were excellent. I will take the softening and noise reduction of my Z over the HTC One, my old S2, S3 and Nexus 4 any day.
[Xperia Z General] Rajit2821:
hi

hi xda,

i hve a question cause this is really irritating me alot. i haven oticed that the low light pictures in Xperia z have really bad quality as in their is alot of noise to the picture is there anything i can do or it just the camera firmware that causes this cause i got out with friends at night and BAm!! NOisy pictures : (
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
dont use superior mode when night!
[Xperia Z General] Haldi4803:
Reduce the ISO manually ;)
[Xperia Z General] chefnoob:
Yes, superior auto is crap. They should rename it to inferior auto.

Use manual mode and play with the settings.

Having said that, it would still be inferior since sony decided to do twice the amount of compression.
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
its this still available at 4.3 ?
[Xperia Z General] bern4d1:
are you on unlocked bootloader? if yes, lock your bootloader again, flash stock kernel, restore TA and see what will happen. The noise magically reduced (at least for me).
[Xperia Z General] Rajit2821:
hey thanks for the reply.

my bootloader is unlocked at the moment but i already have a stock kernel install for the xperia z. i dint understand the restore TA (elaborate pls)

its very annoying cause i was hoping to capture awesome pics at night but nothing working out so far :(
[Xperia Z General] bern4d1:
If you didn't backup your TA previously before you unlock your bootloader then say bye bye for good quality images to your XZ.

Or the other way is just to wait for them to make the magic because developers aware of that too.

Here's some readings...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50220234
[Xperia Z General] Rajit2821:
Hey bern i read regarding the TA partition back n everywhere it says that if i dont backup the TA partition n unlock bootloader my camera will not work at all but in my case i unlocked bootloader and did not have any issues with the camera not functioning and also i am still on 4.3 stock rom which i downloaded of the XDA forum
[Xperia Z General] bern4d1:
I didn't say it won't work or anything else but it only effecting your picture quality in low light condition. There will be too much noise. Try to take an out door picture at night without flash. Take an object (or people) about 2 meters away from your camera and see the result.
[Xperia Z General] Rajit2821:
yes thts exactly wat the issue is low light pictures..... i m sure u can tell me a way to get back with better low light pics :(
[Xperia Z General] bern4d1:
As I said before, if you didn't backup your TA partition then there's no way to get it back unless they, our great developers find a way to bring back what's important in the TA to be used on unlocked bootloader devices as they did for the missing X-Reality. So, just be patience. I'm sure they are working on this right now.

This is for you to see what I did...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49766771&postcount=66
[Xperia Z General] Rajit2821:
hey bern is there a possibility to initiate a chat session with u i have loads of doubts in my head right now :(
[Xperia Z General] QualCZ:
It's interesting results...

Odesláno z mého C6603 pomocí Tapatalk
[Xperia Z General] fatis:
hmmm interesting

I got BL and never unlocked. But in my opinion in automode I got so much noises. Its similar result to screen on UL.

Restore DRM and TA give me any results ?
[General Questions and Answers] Timbah:
Hi guys,

I Also post this thread in the Razr I forum, but since its more a general issue instead of a specific Motorola issue, i choose to post it here as well.

I have the Razr I since 3 days now, i orderd it via ebay on a german website. I really like the phone, its amasing fast and works really great.

But since i use the phone, there's something wrong with the battery (i think!). The phone just randomly shuts down for about 40 till 60 times a day, my record for keeping it on is about 1 hour. It doesn't just falls out, but shuts down like if your battery is empty of if you push the on/off button.

This is what I know for now, by observing:

- The phone is working correctly (on of off, doesn't matter)

- The battery gives an empy signal out of nowhere (but isn't really empty)

- Due to the empty signal Android thinks the phone is empty and starts the automaticly shutdown process

- When the phone is off, i can just turn it on and the battery level is where it was before

- This cycle happens randomly, in 1 minute til 1 houre...

What i've done so far:

- Searched on google, a few similar problems, but no solutions

- Caliberate the battery

- Factory reset

- Disable apps that may couse a restart (but i don't think its a software issue tough)

- Playing with different settings, profiles etc

All those things doesn't change the randomly showing cycle that i've wrote above.

I also send an e-mail to the company where i orderd the device, so i maybe can return it and get an other one.

By the way, the phone was on JB when i received it.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? Or is it just what my own conclusion is, a broken battery?

I hope someone can help thiking about my problem!

Cheers
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azmatwahab:
hi i did install viber app to xperia z half of the sticker not displaying did flash the phone two time with rom Aur and also stock but no luck pls help some one have this problem thanks in advance
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wartof:
Same problem here...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdxii:
another problem with xperia z, if you are talking via viber from the external speaker, once you finish your call the sound and notification will com out of the calling speaker not the external speaker. i hope could fix those issues in the next release.:(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Corny:
I had exactly same problem as you did, bit it looks like it is Viber problem. My wife had same thing on hers SII and SIII. Viber uninstalled till bug free version don't come out.

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csengoi:
I have exactly the same problem on my xperia z. Really annoying!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indycar:
Did any of you contact viber devs because it might be their fault

indy@XperiaZ from XDA premium
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dexterxda:
Same here

Same issue on my xperia Z, hope they fix it soon (not rooted).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abboosi:
For me I didn't even get there with bugs yet.. Am still trying to find out Why I can't define the normal missed calls from the viber ones! Can anyone understand what am talking about? How can I solve this?

my phone is Xperia Z C6602.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] don_nutso:
Still not fixed :(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csengoi:
Same issue!

Is there anyone who does not have this issue on Xperia Z??
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beni8978:
Same issue + sometimes photos don't want to sent and remain at 'sending'

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyprusYid:
Viber installation problem for Sony Xperia Z

Hi, I have a new Sony Xperia Z, and I downloaded the Viber app. After typing in my phone number, I was notified that an SMS was on its way to me, only this never happened. Even after getting support from my phone supplier, I am getting nothing. I was told at one of the stores that I have my contract for the phone with, that is was maybe due to the phone being so new! On this website, I see many people already using Viber on their Sony Xperia Z, Can you help?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bondocel:
Can anyone tell me how to disable the space between widgets on apex launcher? When i use uccw and add multiple widgets there is horizontal space between them.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] arpitkh96:
some texts like dps are in hindi and i want to change them. i know this is a windows problem because date is also shown in hindi.

can anyone help me to solve this. i have uploaded the screenshots
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] coolsandie:
Go to Control Panel > Region and Language > Select Format as English (United States)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] dvl:
For people in holland ;o) I live in the east of holland and have a XDA running se1.2 works 100% with the box etc

Using a P800 right now so the xda is for sale, if you really interested email me at dvl@europe.com i bought it for 800 euro's 4 months ago.

Greetzzzzz

DvL

(btw if anyone knows a good place to sell or buy an XDA please add a reply in this forum, i am sure more people are looking to buy or sell his/hers XDA)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] MADmanFREE:
p800 better

So if you're selling the XDA the P800 is better?

I was looking at the P800 but didn't think that the upgrade was worth it. So I went for a T610 instead. I wanted a proper mobile phone back again.

If you could post a few thoughts on why you have gone for the p800 and not the XDA I think that a few people here would read your findings...

Martin
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] dvl:
ehhh

ohh i love the xda, but it is a little clumsy.. i always used an ipaq before and an ericsson gsm with it..

but when i started to use the XDA i noticed that i actually never carried the ipaq with me so often.. ok for work i placed it in the suitcase and left it in there and only used the ericsson.

So the only reason that i stopped using the XDA is that I find it a little to big to carry around all the time, the p800 is not an xda but is way easier to carry around, and for making appointments it is great too, i thought about the spv but that one has no touchscreen thus not a phone for me ;o)

I hope ipaq will make a xda like phone but with a little smaller screen, i would be so happy

DvL
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] FDPM:
Hi there,

no way to sell it to Italy?

Cheeers,
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] cruisin-thru:
I have a boxed new samsung A800, if anybody is interested in any kind of trade with an XDA please let me know, comes with earphone/personal hands free, brand new boxed unused.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] cruisin-thru:
Forgot to mention I am in UK.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] dvl:
sold

lol Sold the xda for 400 euro's not bad value.. seems the xda's are still worth loadsa dosh (money)..

Have to say that this symbian operating system on my p800 is not bad at all.. loads of java games etc etc.

anyway. i will wait till there is a cross between a xda and a p800 that is what i would love.... prefereably with 2 sim slots :twisted:

DvL
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ashish.akc:
Hi everyone there!

This is a tut on how to enable US Play Store on any rooted phone. This is beneficial bcz all apps are not shown on play store of countries other than US:thumbdown:

All you need is a bunch of files n bingo, all yours:D

1. Market Enabler.apk[HERE]

Or

Market Access.apk [HERE]

2. Tun.Ko Installer(from play store)

3. DroidVPN(from play store)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Download and install all of the three apps.

Open Tun.ko installer and wait till it completes its process. After that close it.

Now go to market enabler.apk n long press "[US] Verizon (Verizon)" n select "fake this provider now" .

Now open DroidVPN and click "Create Account" from options menu n follow the procedure to sign up. Now fill up your details in DroidVPN and click start.

Do not open Play Store now. First go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications. Now find "Google Play Store" and select 'Clear Data' and do this for "Google Play Services" also.

Now open Play Store and feel the change.

It must look like this

View attachment 1813786

NOTES:

1. After you restart your phone make sure to do all the process again or else use Market Access.apk in place of Market Enable.apk and tick mark 'set on boot'.

2. Disable all location services which use your gps and turn off gps

3. DroidVPN only offers 100MB of data transfer and blocks play store after that. To overcome this, enable it first, open Play Store and wait till it loads and them go to DroidVPN again and stop it and then exit it from options menu.

Check out this video for video tutorial.

All credits to GigaBiteHD

Extend you finger over and hit thanks if it helped!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Adhi1419:
Please change the colour of this, its too bright to read.

I had to highlight it to read, Anyways nice post, please mention the source of the APKs also..

And also give credits "if" you owe one.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ashish.akc:
All done. Thanks bro
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nathan57971:
Today morning my Play store closed automatically and reopened as the US play store. i can now download book, magazines, movies, tv shows and i haven't even rooted my device!! neither do i use a vpn.. I used a vpn yesterday thou on the desktop and accessed the play store. dunno how it affected my phone today morning.. i live in Oman. has this happened to anyone else?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ashish.akc:
Yes bro it is because you changed the ip address of your phone to a us based ip address
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mstickland:
I am guessing you dont have the US play store, rather your country, carrier or even google has allowed these changes. It takes time for these to be allowed by different countries and carriers. Here in Canada we as well have books, magazines, movies tv shows but not music. This remains to be a feature only found in the US (NA). Do you have music?