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[Xperia Z1 General] j0sh0:
I installed the firmware with flashtool and actually the camera is better indeed. Less noise and more details. Also white balance is better than earlier.

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I've a Nexus 4 and the 2 cameras are very different. I love the nexus 4 but the camera on that phone is crap. I couldn't get a shot like this on the Nexus...

Look at the blurred background for example..
[Xperia Z1 General] remydlc:
that blurred BG is because it is focusing on Stevie, that's normal. Even DSLR cameras behave the same way. Focus on a object, sort of ignore the rest. Again, im not saying the N4 is a better camera phone, but saying for $300 and year old phone, it gives the Z1 a run for its money.
[Xperia Z1 General] j0sh0:
it is normal for a dslr... try to do it with a nexus 4... i couldn't get the same shot...
[Xperia Z1 General] remydlc:
what i am trying to say, when you focus on an object, rather than just a "free" shot, the rest will come out blurred out. like the picture you posted. Its like when you take a picture to a window in the daylight, you can either get the inside or the outside never both. The camera will either focus on the light outside or something else inside the rest will be blurred or lacking some serious details.
[Xperia Z1 General] j0sh0:
what I'm trying to say is... I know... but you can't do it with a Nexus 4 because of the lens... can you?
[Xperia Z1 General] remydlc:
oh ok. That's like the picture you posted. wasnt that one taken with an N4? i thought it was. I've done it, not sure if they will come out like the one you posted.

edit: just try similar setup and couldnt replicate it with the n4.
[Xperia Z1 General] Gitaroo:
your nexus don't stand a chance taking picture in pitch black environment. Those pics posted all taken indoor in pitch black environment and outdoor from a pitch black room. The 20MP camera isnt for gimmick, they didn't just call slap 20 MP on it with a tiny sensor. Its the same senser size as most entry level point and shoot camera.

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its called depth of field
[Xperia Z1 General] j0sh0:
Here is a comparison. The one starting with IMG_ is taken with the nexus 4. There is a huge difference in colors, details and depth of field. Same focus on Stewie's face.

Please note the room is pretty dark...
[Xperia Z1 General] remydlc:
Thanks for the name. Good to know.

Big difference. I guess is not as bad as i thought. The N4 camera is crap anyway. I mostly shoot with the SG4. So i guess the first picture you took was with the Z1. I was confused and thought it was with the N4.
[Xperia Z1 General] li_boud:
Dude, you have to be kidding me.. No offense, but either you are a Samsung troll or you simply don't know what you are talking about. Nexus is no doubt a good phone but the camera sucks balls on that one. I've used Nexus 4, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S4, iPhone 5 and Xperia Z1. XZ1 undoubtedly has the best camera in any android smart phone.. Bokeh is simply amazing on Z1.

Take a look at this gallery -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16762205@N04/sets/72157635983420745/ Courtsey - [MENTION=5126759]Timaustin2000[/MENTION]
[Xperia Z1 General] dagrim1:
I personally do like the camera, but I sure can imagine it's not great for moving objects/babies... especially indoor. I notice the shutter times can easily go to 1/15th, 1/8th which (with a steady hand) can work fine for still objects but not babies.

Anyway, guess manual control fixes quite a bit here but I can also imagine people just want to start and snap.
[Xperia Z1 General] Timaustin2000:
Thanks for the name check on the link ;)

And yes, the camera is much, much better than the one on the N4, which is terrible. Indeed, it's much better than any other Android going, frankly. The S4 does a good job in good light but fails miserably in poor light, the Note 3 ditto. The LG G2 looks great until you attempt to crop in any way and then it falls apart into a mess of over-sharpening and post-processing errors and it too is terrible in low light, often failing to focus or producing motion blur.

While the Z1's night images are noisy, they're also sharper, better exposed and better coloured,.. and you can get rid of the noise if you use manual mode, anyway.

The Z1's camera is simply better and, as the updates continue to roll, it just continues to improve. I love it.
[Xperia Z1 General] remydlc:
No offense taken :) i was obviously exaggerating because i saw some bad pictures online. i dont own the phone so can only go from what i;ve seen. Some are GREAT shots, but it seems you have to play with it too much to get a good picture, and forget about its 20MP because they are the worst. I have an S4 also and from what i've seen it's a gamble to swap it out just to get better camera. IMO i am better off waiting for a Z2 or something better.

I have no doubt Sony will keep releasing great camera phones, but it seems the software is what's getting the best of them. Not gonna get a phone HOPING they release a fix in the future. If you can't get something right in a 2nd generation phone and a SW update to it, what guarantees me another SW update is going to fix things all of the sudden? Though, I will keep an eye on it. Maybe I'll just get it lol, i think i am bored of my S4 already.
[Xperia Z1 General] maverick1103:
Didn't really want to start a new thread, so thought this was a good place to ask the question.... Is there a way to set the dedicated camera button to launch manual mode rather than auto? I know I can create a shortcut on home screen etc, but if Sony allowed us to choose what the quick launch did other than take photo/video, it would seriously help!

Sony if your reading this :)
[Xperia Z1 General] dagrim1:
Nope there isn't... At least that's what I read and experienced so far.
[Xperia Z1 General] jokosher:
Deleted! Poor connection! Post twice!
[Xperia Z1 General] maverick1103:
Well I hope that Sony bring an update out that allows this option.
[Xperia Z1 General] neilmc1983:
I've just got a Z1 and putting the camera up against my Galaxy S4, i have to admit, the Z1's camera is really disappointing. the level of noise is crazy, especially in low light, even in manual mode! I'm running the updated firmware too :(

i was going to put my S4 on ebay but now im having second thoughts :(
[Xperia Z1 General] neilmc1983:
Z1 Video vs Note 3 Video

Z1

Note3..

200% resize..

Z1

Note3
[Xperia Z1 General] z_harris:
which FW do you have 257 or 354?
[Xperia Z1 General] neilmc1983:
They were taken from gsmarena.

My Z1 is running .257, i will post some samples vs my Galaxy S4

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Z1 vs S4

Z1 (Auto with Flash)

S4 (Auto with Flash)

100% CROP

Z1

S4

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In very low light, does everyone's Z1 looks like this?

It looks like static noise from an old tv, but red! The S4's screen in very low light is just ink black.
[Xperia Z1 General] z_harris:
]In very low light, does everyone's Z1 looks like this?

It looks like static noise from an old tv, but red! The S4's screen in very low light is just ink black.

This is from the ISO. In manual mode you can change it and the screen will be ink black.
[Xperia Z1 General] neilmc1983:
This is the biggest disappointment for me :(

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Finally the Z1 wins!

Auto mode with lots of light results in much better quality pics than the S4

S4

Z1

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for the record, my Z1 is running .257 and my S4 is running the new 4.3 firmware (omega v13 released yesterday)
[Xperia Z1 General] wezzel98765:
Today I went to the 02 store at Lakeside (UK)

I saw the Lumia 1020 sat there all lonely and I took a picture of the store on the 1020, and the same picture on my phone.

The colours were more realistic on the Z1 (latest firmware)

Also, I zoomed right in on both, and again the Z1 beat the Lumia 1020... INTERESTING!!!!
[Xperia Z1 General] Morlock O:
why don't you compare the screen head on?
[Xperia Z1 General] zarg2:
Come on. You're starting from a 1080p vs 2160p (and YT source). Zoomed at almost the same size, of course the 1080p will look worse...
[Xperia Z1 General] wezzel98765:
Because people like to complain about the viewin. Angle.of.their phones

phones. Although, who angles their phone away from them when they use it? And... My screen is the same from any angle lol...
[Xperia Z1 General] Morlock O:
lol wot? :cyclops:

anyway this thread is about camera comparison NOT viewing angles...

side note: who cares if your screen is the same from any angle? .... oh probably the guy sitting next to you trying to steal your passwords lol!
[Xperia Z1 General] neilmc1983:
I asked the question, why sony didn't make the Z1 record in 4K and someone said becuase you can't see the benifits of 4K on a 1080p display.

i posted this sample to show, even on a 1080p display, the 4K video of the Note 3 is vastly better.

I don't know about you, but i would prefer it if my Z1 recorded video in the same quality of the Note 3. simple.

The Z1 has the power to reocrd in 4K, it has a better sensor, and the same processor as the Note 3. There's no reason not to add the option of recording in 4K.

You might as well say "whats the point of having a 20.7mp camera as we don't have screens with a resolution of 5248x3936 !". more megapixels captures more detail.
[Xperia Z1 General] fcuk90:
The best camera on the market. IMO .

Can create bokeh like DSLR .

Simply amaze with it when I try it out .

Sorry for the oily screen of gnex
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] FrIuNs:
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Features:

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Multiplayer

Clans (you can join clan WP8!)

Accelerometer

Flashback

20 maps

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Gameplay:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCxfGc-HOkY

AndroidAssault.com Review

technibility.com Review

Review on wp8 Needed!

Web Version: http://trackracingonline.com/

Download (WP8)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] FrIuNs:
now available on market

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/trackracing-online/a3922812-f911-4f32-8677-2bdf7c90bbf2
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] VSparxx:
Great game

Thank you for your hard work...this is the best Online Racing experience I have seen on WP so far ))
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] FrIuNs:
does level editor works for anybody?
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] VSparxx:
Well it works if creating a new map, but loading an existing map is crashing the game, also exiting the editor is crashing the game.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] FrIuNs:
Thanks, what phone do you have?
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] VSparxx:
Nokia Lumia 920 RM-821

Also you might want to contact wpcentral.com and/or wmpoweruser.com and/or mynokiablog.com for some publicity because few will find this awesome game in the marketplace without some publicity. I for example wouldn't find it without this post here, but few users know about XDA... you get what I mean...
[G2 General] cisoprogressivo:
Hi,

here is another of my photo comparison. This time I have Sony Xperia Z1, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and... Google Glass! Enjoy (even if it's written in italian)! :)

http://www.androidworld.it/2013/10/...-note-3-189931/comment-page-1/#comment-468801
[G2 General] kcharng:
If I understand correctly the ranking is note3/s4 then g2 while z1 comes last?

-LG G2
[G2 General] nic85:
bella ciso!

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LG G2 the best in low light.

par with Samsung in good light.
[G2 General] DeaconBoogie:
Seems to me, based on the Google translated version of the comparison, that the Samsung phones are of comparable quality to typical Samsung phones and that the a Note finally has a good camera for a change. The findings on the LG were surprising based on previous LG camera phones, and that (again, Google translate) "the G2 [compared to other LG phones] stands on another planet."

Seems like a positive review, especially for the night shooting capabilities of the G2.
[G2 General] drtchocky:
Here's what I am thinking based on seeing the panoramas: The G2 software greatly compresses the image and image size. The S4 shots in these comparisons actually do impress me, and so do the Note 3. I am still waiting on a professional comparison between the G2 stock and G2 camera fix in this forum. I love this phone and love the camera, but in low light, not darkness, the image is compromised and gets super fuzzy.
[G2 General] cisoprogressivo:
There's no raking, but LG G2 was a big surprise for sure :)
[Glass General] cisoprogressivo:
Hi,

here is another of my photo comparison. This time I have Sony Xperia Z1, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and... Google Glass! Enjoy (even if it's written in italian)! :)

http://www.androidworld.it/2013/10/...-note-3-189931/comment-page-1/#comment-468801
[Glass General] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Your comparing a 5mp camera up against flagship phones with better sensors and higher pixel density. Glass would be better compared against a Galaxy Nexus lol. But cool pics, and thanks for sharing. Some Glass pics come out just as good as some 8mp cameras out there!
[Glass General] cisoprogressivo:
Including Google Glass on this comparison was just for fun :)
[Glass General] droggen:
Glass picture

The specificity of Glass' camera is that is has a very wide field of view - it's almost a fisheye. It makes sense: as you wear it, you expect when taking a picture to capture what you see within your field of view.... so the lens was engineered that way.

Phone cameras have narrower field of view (but autofocus.... flash, etc.... - Glass doesn't have autofocus neither flash (obviously))

Cheers

Dan
[Galaxy S 4 General] cisoprogressivo:
Hi,

here is another of my photo comparison. This time I have Sony Xperia Z1, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and... Google Glass! Enjoy (even if it's written in italian)! :)

http://www.androidworld.it/2013/10/...-note-3-189931/comment-page-1/#comment-468801
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cisoprogressivo:
Hi,

here is another of my photo comparison. This time I have Sony Xperia Z1, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and... Google Glass! Enjoy (even if it's written in italian)! :)

http://www.androidworld.it/2013/10/...-note-3-189931/comment-page-1/#comment-468801
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amitks:
Hi, Desperately need help. I have been flashing custom ROMs for 2 years now and this is the first time I have encountered this issue.

1. Device is a S3 i9300 international version

2. Device was running Stock 4.1.2 from a ODIN I had done a month ago

3. Recently changed to Omega ROM 4.1.2 and lost IMEI

4. Used ktools, to revery efs, but it did not work

5. Decided to run ODIN again using the same files as before

6. ODIN runs properly, is successful, phone reboots

7. Phone only reboots into Stock ROM - does not ask for Login process, as it always does on first boot. Get the stock ROM with no IMEI even now.

8. Also phone shows a black box in the middle with device data (PDA: 19300xxufme7, Phone: ...., CSC:....., etc.). The box dissappears when I enter app drawer, or any phone menu or app

9. Tried ODIN again. Shows as success. No Login process on first boot despite cache and factory reset in recovery. Black box still in the middle of the screen

10. CF-AutoRoot and TWRP installed successfully

11. Install Android HD revolution ROM to see if that works - No login process on first boot - Phone shows that Android HD is installed - but no IMEI still

Please help. Why am I not able to reset this with ODIN?? :(:(:(:(

Update: Removed the black box by disabling FactoryMode in efs folder - using Root Explorer and instructions on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sMtxJRt77k . OTHER PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. Why doesn't ODIN reset the phone to stock?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoonBlade:
ODIN resets but partition of efs folder remains unchanged..

just flash any latest modems after xxemg4

Everything explained in detail here
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Please read the EFS/ IMEI sticky

Why doesn't ODIN reset the phone to stock?

Does Odin throw up errors
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
That's since flashing ROMs is not the same as understanding what you do :rolleyes:

You have f*cked your efs. If you (or some ROM installation - Omega usually does that) made an EFS backup at some point you could recover things "soft". If not - you need to go to a shop that can write your IMEI and pay for that.

Before doing anything else read more about it - search the thread that talks about EFS.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanokidd95:
Hi All,

I would like to please request some help here with my Galaxy S I9000...

So I was running Cyanogenmod 10.1, Android 4.2.2. All was good.

I rebooted into recovery.

I backed up my rom and data.

Wiped/factory reset, wiped cache, wiped Dalvik cache.

Tried to install a Cyanogenmod 7.2 ROM. Install process finished in about 20 seconds. This striked me as not normal.

installed GAPPS package. Again, installed quicker than ever.

rebooted, hoping for the best.,

Boot loop.

The way it goes:

Turn phone on -> shows samsung logo. Shows modified samsung logo with cyanogenmod logo below.

Then, I see a quick flash of something from Clockworkmod recovery, then it reboots. restarts.

Tried entering recovery, but didn't work.

Tried entering download mode, didnt work.

Tried several methods here, didn't work.

Please help, need my phone ASAP!!!

Thank you all in advance!

deanokidd95
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
Try methods here But first power it down, remove battery, remove SIM card and Ext SD card and press and hold your power button for at least 30 seconds to a min, before reinserting battery and trying any solution

Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.

You Must watch this documentary concerning your privacy Terms & Conditions we had agreed to, by using a PC or Smartphone

How to say Thank you? If you find any post helpful on XDA, click on their Thanks button

If you are using XDA App or Tapatalk, long press on the post and select :good: Thanks

Its easier to give "Feedback" in this manner than make an additional post.​
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanokidd95:
Tried and Failed.

Cheers mate... Tried methods, but didn't work.

Would using a JIG work to get it into recovery?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
yup, when all else fails, JIG would be able to do it, which was also listed in the link I gave you earlier, you can even borrow one near you

Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.

You Must watch this documentary concerning your privacy Terms & Conditions we had agreed to, by using a PC or Smartphone

How to say Thank you? If you find any post helpful on XDA, click on their Thanks button

If you are using XDA App or Tapatalk, long press on the post and select :good: Thanks

Its easier to give "Feedback" in this manner than make an additional post.​
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanokidd95:
THANKS!!! :D

Cheers man, but I'm buying one off ebay today :)
[Omni Q&A] plmaniek:
Hi

I have litle questions, do you plan support the i9305 device? I'm a owner of this phone and i'm litle bit confusing because all developer support s3 and almost all variant of it but only few suport lte version. So meybe you plan support s3 lte ;) ?
[Omni Q&A] AdrianM:
This kind of question has been answered thousand of times already.

Ask some of your device developers to get the source and build the ROM.
[HTC Sensation] mdunaiski:
Hi,

So I have recently swapped carriers, from Vodafone to Aldi mobile and since this I have been experiencing constant drop outs whenever I am at home,("No service" as shown in CM10.1) every other location away from my home suburb seems to be fine. It definitely isn't a fault with network coverage as I have put the Aldi sim into another (unrooted) android phone and signal was fine with no dropouts. So it definitely is my device.

The dropouts are lasting anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours. And when the signal is working, it is not weak and it will only last for a short period after which it will drop to no bars and then to "No service"

I have tried the following(in this order):

Toggling Airplane mode & Rebooting

Updating/flashing firmware to 3.33

Flashing the original Sense ROM (Not RUU, restored from a backup) (This is now the current ROM on the device)

Toggling Airplane mode & Rebooting (again)

Changing the preferred network (ie. to GSM only)

None of these have seemed to help.

What else can I try to resolve this issue? I was thinking to flash a different baseband but not sure which one. If anyone can figure out whats actually going on that would also be great too. I've included some additional information about the device below.

Thanks in advance!

-------------

ADDITIONAL INFO

Model: HTC Sensation XE Z715e /w Beats Audio

Android Version: 4.0.3

Sense Version: 3.6

Kernel:

3.0.16-gc764bfb

htc-kernal@u18000-build-144#1

SMP PREEMPT Mon Mar 19 19:16:05 CST 2012

Baseband: 11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M

Please let me know if i missed something :)
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
try to change your network to WCDMA prefered or WCDMA only

about radio see this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
[HTC Sensation] mdunaiski:
...I tried that, it made no change.

I flashed the latest radio from the thread you linked me as well, also updating the RIL. The things I flashed were:

Radio: 11.76C.3504.00P_11.29A.3504.18_M (From OTA 3.33.401.55)

And the matching RIL which was: HTC-RIL_4.0.0037HMQ

Still no success in solving the issue.Should I have tried an older radio? Or what else can I try?
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
try getril app from play store
[HTC Sensation] mdunaiski:
I got the app, It showed that my RIL did not match the baseband (which is weird, as I followed what was on the other thread), anyways, it recommended I flash baseband: 11.76A which I did..I downloaded it from the thread you linked me..it was listed under: Italian OTA 3.33.401.6 h/t

..still no success :/

I think this radio is even worse..when I search for networks manually it says "error while searching for networks"..where as before with 11.76C it found vodafoneAU, Optus and sometimes Telstra (AldiMobile uses the telstra network) When telstra was available, attempting to connect would produce the following error: "Your SIM card does not allow a connection to this network"
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
hmm,

remove and reinsert sim card

see how it goes
[HTC Sensation] mdunaiski:
Yes I have tried that multiple times and it has not changed anything unfortunately.

However just after posing my last post about 'getrill' not working, I flashed an older radio with its respective RIL. And now everything seems to be working as it should be. I'm currently monitoring it to see if the signal drops, but so far it's looking good. I flashed the radio from the 3.32.1400.112 HTCCN OTA which is: 11.72.3504.00U_11.23.3504.08_M2

I then flashed the matched RIL: HTC-RIL 4.0.0024HMQ (getrill is also confirming that these are a match :))

I will post back if things go bad again...but for now, thanks for all of your advice..it put me on the right track :)
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
if you have now good signal then don't change it

leave it as it is

glad for you mate:cool: