yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia SP General] chachour:
Thanks, i used these configs, pictures are less noisy and png format takes great photos at 10MB :silly:
[Xperia SP General] Zycarite:
My camera is horrible. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Look at the noise, it looks like someone turned down AntiAliasing to bilinear, except in real life.

Jesus Christ, for an 8mp camera, that is NASTY.
[Xperia SP General] TechnoSparks:
Whoa!? Were you using the stock camera?

Chances are maybe the camera app is banged. Try another app. Or worse, your camera is the one which is fked. I guess if that is the case then the only way to fix is a replacement. Or maybe the lens is dirty, try to clean it.
[Xperia SP General] Zycarite:
The tissues you see in the background are from cleaning the lense, and I tried opencamera with the exact same problem. Problem is that it's been this way since I got this phone.
[Xperia SP General] Zycarite:
How did you remove the lens?

Edit:

It looks like the lens was causing the problem. I wouldn't advise removing it because now it looks like my camera will be wrecked as soon as a speck of dust hits it. Works great though.

To anyone wondering how you do it, I did it with brute force. If you jam a small screwdriver in the corner of the lens and you hear the crunch of broken glass, force the screwdriver into the mini-crater and use the screwdriver as a hook to pull it out.

I'd be a horrible mechanic.
[Xperia SP General] TheRamon:
I'm still in doubt between SP and S3... S3 camera owns and screen is nice. Besides that, the S3 has a removeable battery while the SP doesn't.

The SP camera definately needs a software improvement/update, and I read the viewing angles of the screen, and also the contrast are not well. Next week I'm going to try the phone myself in a phone store, hoping this will clear some doubts haha :p

Anyone got some advice for me? I'm searching the internet all day to make my decision easier....

:D
[Xperia SP General] Prm593:
U r right bro the apple.needs to learn from sony..cheer up for this mate..sane apple haters...
[Xperia SP General] pladoog:
If you said so, I didn't know what difference

Just snap from Window last minute, auto mode
[Xperia SP General] dumraden:
I had the same questions...

About the viewing angles, it's pretty silly to have that as a desision factor, since you are ALWAYS gonna be looking on the screen directly. Unless you have it on the table and you invent holo projecting of some sort :P

Battery is removable on the S3 yea, but do you think that the battery will go faulty within the 2 years of warranty? If it does, it's in warranty. If it is not, you can always replace it if you open up the SP ;)

Camera tests are again good but still, so many factors... If you want amazing photos, get yourself an SLR, or go for the S4 Zoom. Phones will always have that pastel look on them.

The biggest reason i went for the SP, is that it is a brand new device, and not a 1 year old device. In regards to benchmarking it owns the S3, and you get a full 18 months of the software support that Sony and Google have signed together, whereas with the S3 you only have 6 left...
[Xperia SP General] TheRamon:
Yes, no offense but I think that's bad for a 8 MP camera with a good sensor. It contains a lot of noise, which is due to bad software. I just don't know if Sony will fix this. I'm comparing all photos (including the ones from S3) on my computer, not my phone. On the phone I'm sure the picture will be sharp indeed.

Hmm yeah true, if the bad angle starts at about 45 degrees and over... I'm not looking to it that way anyway haha.

Don't know about the battery. I'm definately gonna root it in the warrenty period, probably after a few weeks (to check if it already has some problems). Yeah so you can replace your battery but I think that definately will take your warrenty away (broken VOID stickers on the screws).

I know it's a phone, ofcourse... But it has 8 MP and a sensor which is very good. It's just due to software and it's a risk for me to buy the phone without knowing if Sony will fix the camera issue. At the moment without any fix, the camera of the S3 is just way better you know...

S3 is indeed a year old, but is very, very popular so I'm pretty sure there will be updates in the future.

I hate choices like these :confused::eek:
[Xperia SP General] krabappel2548:
XZ had 2 firmware updates lately 252 and 307, they improved contrast, colours, viewing angle, camera etc :) so maybe the SP also will receive good updates ;)
[Xperia SP General] spurgeonjudah:
Being frank :) S3 is superior in many ways and has like 1000s of MODS and thats an advantage of a 1 year old phone and the super amoled screen adds to the beauty! and its a quad core!

looking at SP! SP has these lights that just takes the breath away and can grab the attention of anyone who looks at it :)

If u want mods and real time support for ur device, u can buy an s3

if you just want to root ur phone and wait for mods as time passes, then get an SP :)

my preference would be S3 :) but i'm sure Xperia SP will get more mods in few months time and by the time doomlord and other leading devs get the device, nothing like it! (worth the wait)
[Xperia SP General] TheRamon:
Wow really? Even viewing angle? Really nice, if they would make updates like that for the SP, I would know which will be my next phone!

Indeed, I currently own a HTC Desire, which has lots, LOTS of support, speaking of mods, fixes, custom roms. I really like that, even though I didn't try every single custom rom ofcourse. I just like tweaking the hell out of the phone just to pump out as much as possible!

SP is indeed very nice, but what people think about my phone I think, but I just like the fact that with a custom rom, there are fixes, mods and stuff in ONE rom. I think I'm just gonna see the SP in real, that definately will make the choice a bit easier.

By the way, thanks for your replies, both of you :good:
[Xperia SP General] dumraden:
BTW the Quad core S3 scores way below the SP in benchmarks ;) It's not the number of cores that count, but what the chipset it's sitting on is.

Here's a review of the benchmarks: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_sp-review-924p5.php

Also users that have the .284 update say the camera is better....? we shall see...
[Xperia SP General] TheRamon:
Yes I know that. Although I don't care a lot about benchmarks. Personal feeling of speed is much more important for me :D
[Xperia SP General] hybridic:
[MENTION=3227731]TheRamon[/MENTION] , [MENTION=5296439]Prm593[/MENTION] , [MENTION=842418]dumraden[/MENTION] , Guys Please don't discuss about the device here .This thread is meant for the camera samples only . Please co-operate .
[Xperia SP General] ttocs99:
Welll to put it easlily the sp does out class the s3 in my eyes just by how smooth the phone is stock wile the s3 stutters and lags abit on stock im happy with this sp its a great fone at a great price but my device has 1 flaw the bootloader cannot be unlocked yet so i have to make do disabling apps and use the developers option on settings but yet it still rocks :thumbup::D sony have done an excellent job on this :thumbup:
[Xperia SP General] Humpus:
How does the camera of the SP compare to the Nexus 4?
[Xperia SP General] ringhiowebmaster:
Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy S3! :)

www dropbox.com/sh/rlsd4ht6pqi40vy/uAcd7MekOi

I'm new user in this forum so i can't insert link :(
[Xperia SP General] Pete_S:
SP camera (very) mini review

Only had it a few days and was disappointed with the camera initially. I'm very fussy about cameras and a pixel peeper for my sins ;)

After turning off the "Bravia engine" (which pumps up the colour saturation and oversharpens) images look far more natural viewed on the LCD, and they look even better on a computer afterwards.

The lens on my copy is very sharp from corner to corner, always a good starting point. The sensor seems good and even works well in lower light without excessive smearing from noise reduction.

The main issue seems to be Sony's default image processing which oversharpens, over saturates colours and pumps up the contrast. Unfortunately I don't see this changing as it's just the way Sony does things - it's the same on their point and shoot cameras.

Coming from a couple of older HTC phones, it's a huge improvement, but that's no surprise. It's at least on a par with the images from my Samsung Galaxy camera (the one that's sold as a camera, not a phone). Again, no surprise.

If someone finds a way to extract RAW or improve the jpeg processing defaults, the SP camera could potentially be very nice indeed. Till then, it's OK to good. Movies seem great, by the way, including the sound quality.
[Xperia SP General] Humpus:
That's another reason for me to get the sp instead of the nexus 4, sound quality in movies. But still, I feel like the sp is underperforming in terms of its true capabilities, and I don't know if Sony or anyone here at xda is going to address that soon or not..
[Xperia SP General] jasonwsc:
Updated version.

Nothing wrong with my camera. We really have to thank our "friends" in Indonesia for this beautiful toxic cloud of smoke.

It's NOT safe to go out.
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Taken From My Friend's Xperia SP .. with latest .284 firmware...
[Xperia SP General] hybridic:
Seriously it looks improved in this firmware . Far away from heavy noise . Thanks
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Its taken using Normal mod.. In superior Auto mod heavy noice... but in normal mod its fine.... i am sure.. the camera will be superb in 4.2.2 Update when its came....
[Xperia SP General] stefano_93:
:good:

Can you upload some pictures of panorama (not macro) too?

'cause in "panoramic" photos there were more noice than in the macro photos...
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Actually that was taken from my friend's SP bro.. I will try to upload some more at tomorrow itself.. No problem..
[Xperia SP General] stefano_93:
ok! thank you very much!
[Xperia SP General] the_helix:
Here are two images I took on my SP. Both pics are in normal mode. 1st is with HDR on & the 2nd is with HDR off.
[Xperia SP General] pchetan2:
Hdr on
[Xperia SP General] pxnx:
C5303 .257 stock firmware "Superior auto mode"

C5303 .257 stock firmware "Superior auto mode"
[Xperia SP General] pxnx:
C5303 .257 stock firmware "Normal mode"

HDR off
[Xperia SP General] pxnx:
C5303 .257 stock firmware "Normal"

HDR off, 7M pix
[Xperia SP General] thedevmehta:
Not the greatest of all but it does show the macro capabilities of the phone..!!
[Xperia SP General] jasonwsc:
If anyone wants photosphere, go to this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43037266
[Xperia SP General] ykdr-scott:
Not bad camera I like it

Desire HD S-OFF: LorD ClockaN ics Beast

Xperia SP ( Stock)
[Xperia SP General] sss2sssss:
Superior mode on....
[Xperia SP General] BlinkyBob:
I made the photos on a concert a few weeks ago :)
[Xperia SP General] whitemamba:
'Tis a decent camera.
[Xperia SP General] powercepyman:
SP Photos

Here they are some photos taken by me :)
[Xperia SP General] wantutri:
these were nice! can post the setting you used? :)
[Xperia SP General] sss2sssss:
Some awesome picture taken from my Xperia SP .....

Spoiler content hidden.
[Xperia SP General] paulmt123:
Looks pretty good.

I've seen lots of reviewers slate the quality of the phones camera but for a phone they look pretty decent to me. Maybe not the most detailed but fine for posting on facebook and no worse than my old neo which shares its camera with the arc. I think superior auto is an acquired taste. I nearly was put off the phone due to poor camera but it seems to cope pretty well with a wide variety of situations. Maybe its been improved in more recent firmware sine the reviews?
[Xperia SP General] sss2sssss:
I'm using the lte variant xperia sp ,and in latest firmware (.257). As u can see in my previous post , I can even photo good picture out from my phone
[Xperia SP General] kotarohp84:
but it is very difficult shooting beautiful low light, lots of noise
[Xperia SP General] luigisvc:
Here is some pictures with my XSP firmware .257.

Its a panorama photo. One in HDR and other Automatic Superior.

Panorama

HDR

Aut. Superior

Brgds
[Xperia SP General] haki.gr:
A panorama image of an SP (.245) photo (left) and a Lumia 820 (Amber) photo (right), both taken one after the other under absolute darkness. Both phones on "Auto" mode, both phones with flash on "ON"! No comments are required!!!
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Cool, now set the iso to 1600 and exposure to +2 on the SP, just because software isn't ready for pitch-black it doesn't mean the hardware isn't. Of course, though, the 820 will probably look better, it's not as bad as you make it look

Anyway I process the pictures taken with my SP on photoshop with a noise reduction + smart sharpen + vibrance adjust which makes the noise less destructive and colors more natural. If anyone wants I can make a small tutorial to fix images in bulk with a couple of clicks
[Xperia SP General] jackaros:
First : Auto Nothing Else

Sec : Normal with HDR on and Exposure 0

Third : Normal with HDR on and Exposure 1
[Xperia SP General] haki.gr:
They are a bit noisy! What do you think kavalioti jackaros ?
[Xperia SP General] ApriliaM3:
Ok I think you've both made your point and it seems you had better agree to disagree.

I don't want to keep coming back here to clean up your arguments... Next :)
[Xperia SP General] ringhiowebmaster:
Fotocamera Improved with last firmware :)

I think that normal mod is better than auto mode: more noise but more quality

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bph5unekhz9zab5/DSC_3586.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jqdt56hs0943bqx/DSC_3588.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tjisjb5qywukq82/DSC_3589.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/46imlodln8fuihy/DSC_3591.jpg
[Xperia SP General] Androidkeeda:
Anything yo improve quality too much noise and no detailing.compare to samsung camera it like a low end mobile even the camera of grand,core,and other samsung mobile had desent camra than sp
[Xperia SP General] weedpuff:
I got a slight feeling Sony is trolling us with this camera, try when in low light condition switching the flash to off. Just autofocus and u will see a very bright screen+focus before it goes darkish again, like it can catch enough light into the sensor before something kicks in... During daytime its an quite good camera Its just so crappy in low light conditions.
[Xperia SP General] ashishpadave:
Latest firmware pic. 254. Auto settings. White balance daylight, metering center.
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Go into normal mode and change the iso to 1600 and exposure to +2
[Xperia SP General] weedpuff:
I prefer inferior aiuto mode over it, because it both need improvement
[Xperia SP General] ByteFalcon:
Taken in normal mode in a fairly lit room. Could have been better if I had tinkered around the settings a bit more.
[Xperia SP General] jnocomski:
Could anyone please post a sample photo from the front face camera? I know it's VGA, just want to see how bad or ok it is. Thanks in advance!
[Xperia SP General] pchetan2:
Dont quite remember settings with which i took these but for sure they are taken using existenZ ultra rom ..Most probably in normal mode....
[Xperia SP General] itseasy21:
Taken from my Xperia SP , no edit
[Xperia SP General] dghostpt:
Just some tests in low light conditions.
[Xperia SP General] CorePrideX8:
Using superior auto, no adjustments.
[Xperia SP General] papawil01:
both in superior auto
[Xperia SP General] kazim.asghar:
my eye
[Xperia SP General] Ted's:
I refresh this thread :)

Wysyłane z mojego GT540 za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Xperia SP General] Gorlomi:
No superior mode in any of them
[Xperia SP General] Williknot:
:cyclops:
[Xperia SP General] Ted's:
[MENTION=4844725]Gorlomi[/MENTION]

Beautiful photos, man ;)

Wysyłane z mojego GT540 za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Xperia SP General] saurabh808:
poor

the camera lack in details thats the only disappointment i have with my phone
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Worst Pictures in my phone.what should i do?
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Camera Samples

Link to the photos

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-LPkUsBCczAcTlRN1I4NjlmVkk&usp=sharing
[Xperia SP General] Ungewiss:
Try to clean the lense, if it doesn't help: contact sony support.
[Xperia SP General] byutea:
try cleaning your camera window with tooth paste (non-gel). I think your camera window is scratched
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Tried every way to clean lens from outside but the problem Remains the same.

Will have to go to the Sony service center
[Xperia SP General] jishneo:
Normal Mode. With touch to focus.

HDR OFF
[Xperia SP General] jishneo:
Filter Mode: Nostalgic.
[Xperia SP General] jishneo:
Give a try by cleaning the lens like our friends here suggested. I do face such image getting blurr its just that it takes time to focus on the object. Try Normal mode tap on the object in the display and give it some time.. you will see it focus on that object then snap it.

see if the results are the same.:good:
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Tried everything from Normal to superior Auto then tried camera 360, samsung galaxy s4 gpe camera app but the results are same.

Seems to be a Hardware glitch and will have to visit Sony Support
[Xperia SP General] smogf:
About sp's camera. It takes really beautifull photos outside. But inside theres a lot to discuss with.

Two outside photos attached.

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[Xperia SP General] vieose:
Clean your lens.

Gesendet von meinem C5303 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
It doesnt work.
[Xperia SP General] AudioAw2-12:
Sony needs to work on their image processing, look at this comparison between my SP and my Lumia 520. First picture is taken with the 520, and the second one with the SP. Notice the compression and color noise in the second photo.
[Xperia SP General] Schokonuss:
no special mode just auto :)
[Xperia SP General] AEdegre:
Superior auto
[Xperia SP General] satishynd:
I have a question...

how to fix focus on a spot? I mean when i click on screen to focus on...it focuses on it in a second...but as soon as i clicks capture button...

it rearranges its focus and loses the subject... hence I get a blurry pic..

how to do it?
[Xperia SP General] Ted's:
Normal + HDR

Tapnięte z mojej Xperii SP # DEMONA prędkości ;)
[Xperia SP General] AnnaDee:
SP C5303 and C5302

I own the C5302 version and I can say rhat the image quality is better on the C5303 variant (LTE) They share the sane hardware, but it seems like the c5302 is worse at taking pictures. I believe it is software related...
[Xperia SP General] LuigeUA:
Normal, hdr-off

Like this takes:laugh:
[Xperia SP General] cccho:
The SP camera color completely wrong and skin tone cast yellow. A lot of noise in shadow area. It's re-focus each shot and take almost 1 second. So the photo will not sharp. because you can not hold the camera very stable during focusing.

---------- Post added at 02:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:52 PM ----------

I recommend to try other camera apps. Stock camera no good. I use Camera FV5 much better than stock one
[Xperia SP General] timaries3:
I'm really confused if the fault in camera causes by software or hardware, since some apps do increase photo quality, but all of them still product pictures with SP's signature faults in camera (noisy, out-focus, etc)
[Xperia SP General] lionboy12:
anyone know why i have that blackheads on my camera?
[Xperia SP General] saberamani:
I HAVE THIS BLACK HEADS PLEASE HELP:rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] storm11:
Was out recently
[Xperia SP General] rhogz:
Clean your lens with cotton buds, there's a coating on your lens that needs to be clean, got also this on my xperia acro s before. I also got this with my sp but I managed to remove it.
[Xperia SP General] PacManX8:
Hi. I have the same problem on my XSP. That problem "ruin" my photos. How Can I clean my camera lens? Thank you in Advance!!! :D
[Xperia SP General] fsyh95:
how to clean it:P
[Xperia SP General] rhogz:
Get a cotton buds, put alcohol on it then clean your lens, that's it.
[Xperia SP General] Sadman Khan:
Can anyone post some pics using 4.3? Please?
[Xperia SP General] fsyh95:
the backheads still there…:eek:
[Xperia SP General] PacManX8:
Yes. I already do it, but blackheads still there. Maybe its hardware problem...
[Xperia SP General] panagiotisgr:
anyone find the best setting to take good photos? auto mode is like crap
[Xperia SP General] kingofmb:
Leaked 4.3 Superior auto
[Xperia SP General] truthordare:
image clarity

has anybody noticed any camera improvements in leaked 4.3 update, i cant notice any mine is same as before.....hope the original update improves the camera!!!:confused::confused::confused::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Xperia SP General] Kucom:
Here are mine that i tool two day ago

In good ligh it is great (for me to say) , but in low light is pretty bad
[Xperia SP General] Williknot:
Enviado de meu C5303 usando Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] pec0ra:
Taken with MIUI :

Taken with 4.3 leak :
[Xperia SP General] smogf:
Superior auto. Existenz Rom.

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Send with Tapatalk from Xperia SP
[Xperia SP General] Mitsos_The_Great:
Auto ... :good:
[Xperia SP General] Karumbaiah:
serious issue with the camera

Hi,

I have observed that the pictures taken in my SP are too hazy and kind of bleached. I used to get great pictured before. But from past couple of months this the kind of pictures I am getting. I dont know what exactly is causing this problem. I see few scratches on the lens cover for sure. May be it is because of that?

Please help.
[Xperia SP General] Naveen004:
Same happened to me...after upgrading To 4.3
[Xperia SP General] Gamer R:
If you are taking photos via Superior Auto Mode , then it might be selecting Soft Snap mode as per the surroundings and the lighting effects. Try clicking it in Manual mode with Landscape Scene selected. Use touch focus and click a photo. If the problem still persist , then apply some white toothpaste on the lens, keep uit for a while (but don't let it try) and with a cotton swab, wipe it off. It should fill up those scratches.
[Xperia SP General] Karumbaiah:
Hi,

Problem was with the lens cover.. there were too many fine scratches and the toothpaste trick worked :) thanks.
[Xperia SP General] vite74:
Manual mode, no editing
[Xperia SP General] no_username_available:
No edit, manual mode 4.3
[Xperia SP General] filiii:
4.3 manual mode no edit
[Xperia SP General] Fido7:
All on manual mode.

The building shot: iso 400, +0.6 exposure, touch focus, noflash, incandescent wb

Second: iso 200, touchfocus, autoflash, incandescent wb

Third: iso 100, touchfocus, noflash, fluorescent wb - just messing around, but i like it :))
[Xperia SP General] @Rakesh:
My click...
[Xperia SP General] RenShijo:
Mine..superior auto..
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
Auto-scene

No edit

5MP
[Xperia SP General] marsx1984:
How can it be 8MP when it's 16:9 ?

..anyway nice pics
[Xperia SP General] no_username_available:
5 mp mode
[Xperia SP General] RenShijo:
no matter hard i try, i just can't get to snap those pic with depth of field blur.. :crying:
[Xperia SP General] le grande magnetto:
SP. auto mode + xposed tweaks
[Xperia SP General] titilev:
Before
[Xperia SP General] titilev:
After i used Displex Display polish
[Xperia SP General] Klaudas:
Sp. Automode.
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
I have got a solution to yellowish low light photo using falsh

See the difference

Yellowish using flash

White photo

Sent from Sony Xperia SP :)
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
what's your solution?
[Xperia SP General] joeyshaw11:
My phone lens got blurred up as hell! In the end, i simply removed the lens and now my photos are looking on point :laugh::good:
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Refer this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2733361

Sent from Sony Xperia SP :)
[Xperia SP General] mamechapa2:
Enviado desde mi C5303 mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] autentiknolep:
Mine's :3 Chiapas-Mexico
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Sent from Sony Xperia SP :)
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
Okay, see this full hd video test record with xperia sp

[YOUTUBE]G7muRQ6DN4M[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
In good light this device is able to shoot some very good photo's.. When the weather gets a bit better here in Holland I'll make some summer pics :)