yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
The fastest shutter speed I encountered with the S5 under sunlight was 1/5405s. Focus and tap-to-capture is pretty fast in good light conditions, in lower light conditions however you need to turn Sports mode or flash on, or use higher ISO. Generally speaking HTCs are the quickest to capture rapid movement in low light, that's one tradeoff for having a 4MP cam. I can't comment on the Z2's speed yet, but my advice is to visit a store and test the cameras based on your preference, you'll get a personal experience that way. Hope this helped.
[Xperia Z2 General] gtg465x:
So it appears that a few of you have this phone already based on the pictures being posted? Or is everything here from reviews? Anyone know when and where we can buy this in the US? Also, do US Sony stores have demo units in stock yet? Would like to go play with the camera myself.
[Xperia Z2 General] le_lutin:
Thanks. I got rid of my G2 a few weeks ago for the sole reason that it was rubbish at capturing anything that moved in less than ideal lighting. Total over-reliance on the OIS led to blurry pics. Looking for something with a fast shutter now.
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
We mustn't forget that these small mobile sensors are not meant to capture low-light movement. A DSLR captures dozens of more light and has much more advanced ISO controls, not to mention much stronger Xenon flash, so the best mobile camera is still at a huge disadvantage. So what we need is fast tap-to-shot speed and manual controls like pre-focus, high ISO, LED turned on, using special modes and of course, if possibly, creating brighter environments. Besides the Z2 and S5, you should definitely try out the M8 in a store.
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
More shots form CNet review

Source, full size: http://www.cnet.com/products/sony-xperia-z2/
[Xperia Z2 General] jayc1980:
Some, very quick and rough shots, of background blur, just doing them as a test.

The cup was during the day.

The remote was a very late evening/low light shot.

Also tried doing one with my 3yr old but would not work and when it did it did it was a mess.
[Xperia Z2 General] gavinfabl:
Thanks for those photos of the blur. Can you upload any others you have taken too.
[Xperia Z2 General] jayc1980:
2 more pics from today. One thing I'm struggling with, is people!!! It just will Not work for me.

First picture, the stone, done at the park today using background focus

Second picture of the leaf, now this was just done using auto. It selected itself macro mode and has done an amazing effect itself.
[Xperia Z2 General] gavinfabl:
Thanks. Selective focus or blur is a fine art :) have you got any normal auto shots? What was the problem with people ? Was that trying to use the blur effect?
[Xperia Z2 General] le_lutin:
[MENTION=3728060]jayc1980[/MENTION]

What happens when you try to take pictures of people?

One of my concerns is taking pics of my kids, my G2 would always give really blurry pics.
[Xperia Z2 General] cdd543:
Couple quick ones.
[Xperia Z2 General] mathieuj:
Here pictures. Xperia Z2.
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA

The same apply to photos! :D
[Xperia Z2 General] jayc1980:
It's only when trying to take pictures using background defocus, it fails everytime. Otherwise taking pics of my little man is perfect. This was my big issue with the G2, if my boy moved it blurred, but now the pics are great. Honestly you have nothing to worry about.
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
It'll be because it needs to take two pictures to work out the depths. It'll work fine on stationary subjects but anything moving and you've got no chance.
[Xperia Z2 General] le_lutin:
Thanks. Great to hear that from someone who actually had a G2!
[Xperia Z2 General] cdd543:
Few more using superior auto.
[Xperia Z2 General] mathieuj:
I do not understand all your sentence.
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
Nice!

Do you find Superior Auto better than manual?

How stable is the softer when shooting a lot of pictures and videos?
[Xperia Z2 General] cdd543:
No not necessarily, but I've only taken a handful in manual mode. It seems to do a decent job though. I haven't noticed any instability, but I haven't taken much video yet. The only buggy thing I've seen is in the pull down notification shade--sometimes it loses content.
[Xperia Z2 General] Tesep:
Android Authority seem really impressed with the superior auto mode in their camera shootout feature focus.

Photos looked very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFP3Un1mRmY
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
IMO, when we zoom in, Z2's pic kinda blur and lack of details and a bit worse.
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
I'm having some limited time with the Z2. Be back later this week with some comments.
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Random Flowers at Armstrong
[Xperia Z2 General] furrypotato:
For anyone upgrading from a Nexus 4 like myself, here's a comparison shot.

It's early morning here with my window blinds shut so light levels are low.

I won't even say which is which, it's so obvious.
[Xperia Z2 General] edwardlanti:
Some pictures I took with the background defocus and another one I took in low lighting.
[Xperia Z2 General] stargate1000:
https://flic.kr/p/nrNCnK

Full size PIC to view available.

Another quick test in the garden doing a little macro work with the superior auto setting. Not too shabby at all!

:D
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
I had far shorter time with the Z2, but I can say it handles higher ISO better than the S5 which comes handy in low light, the Samsung however is more consistent in white balance and exposure. Unfortunately I got the camera overheated message too under the sunlight, interestingly CameraZoom FX and Focal handled the same conditions without problems, so it must be a camera app issue. Will write a short review about the camera but won't be able to cover all options.
[Xperia Z2 General] Fenix:
Hdr mode:
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
Are you hungarian?/Bakker magyar vagy? :laugh:
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
Yup. Őriszentpéter, nice place.:good:
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
It is literally that easy to take stunning photos.

Its also really fun silencing m8 owners with what this camera can do. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] SexyIceCream:
bone, does that apply to the 4k mode as well? :laugh:
[Xperia Z2 General] Beards:
Interesting you mention White Balance and Exposure as I am having issues when lighting is becoming low.

I find on Auto WB Whites give off a slight Red cast and Blacks come out with a strong hint of Blue, a clear indication there is too much Red being set for Auto WB.

Change the WB to Cloud and Whites now have a Yellow tint whereas Blacks are truly Black.

Change it once again to Sun and it appears to give the better of results with Whites being a slight hint of Red but Blacks remain Black.

Now, if I change to The cameras Auto method of shooting it takes the Auto WB setting and again you are back where you have started.

However, it could simply be I have an issue with my particular Z2, as such I need to spend a few more days checking it out against my Z1 which in comparison takes perfect WB shots.... Quite ironic considering when the Z1 was first released it too had WB issues that were later corrected by software.
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
You mean sensor strengths? Video quality is comparable between the two. I shot a couple of short clips, no overheating.

CNet noticed that Superior Auto and Manual Mode with auto WB come up with differing color balance. IMO the Z2 chooses slightly cold color temperature, but it's nothing a SW update can't correct. Exposure will be a bit more tricky though, I would've preferred a bit wider dynamic range. Now the one thing I'm puzzled with is that scene modes incl. HDR can only be used at 8MP maximum, same as Superior Auto. Someone please tell me why do we get 20MPs then, I stopped using that for the lack of options. 8MP is perfectly fine for printing, so why not use 8 million large sensor pixels and shine in low light?

But hey, my overall experience with the Z2 cam is pretty positive, no lens or over-sharpening issues, video sound quality is a positive surprise. One other surprise wasn't kind though: as I returned the Z2 I shot a few more pictures, choosing "save to SD", and most photos & videos were saved there fine. However background defocus & other special modes were still stored on internal memory and since KitKat doesn't allow file movement to SD and I had to wipe before returning, I lost those photos. Ehh... I mean thx Google, now when we need the space on the phone we can't move files to the card, that is just beyond silly. There was the perfect shot with one flower covering most of the frame, nicely sharp with blurry background, but only this regular not so nice shots survived.
[Xperia Z2 General] Beards:
Thanks for your insight.....

Btw, you mention not being able to transfer files to Micro SD Card ~ Well you can but it means using the File Manager app that is installed on the device. That is the only app that is allowed to copy or move files to the external storage card as it has write permissions by default.

On the Z1 and Z2 it is the File Commander app.
[Xperia Z2 General] SexyIceCream:
i meant the overheating issue haha. so there is no overheating when using a third party app? :laugh: that would be great
[Xperia Z2 General] BoneXDA:
With my very limited time on 3rd party apps, I had no crashes. Normally camera SW shouldn't even be too taxing on the system cause the dedicated ISP does most of the work, but I guess all the options with live view require a lot of SoC power, combine that with 100% screen brightness that's necessary and Sun hitting the black body, and it all adds up. Didn't try shooting videos on 3rd party.
[Xperia Z2 General] justcurious31:
I'm undecided between the S5 and Z2 with the camera being important to me.

I've read a lot of opinions and reviews that say the S5 has better pictures and video.

Trusted Reviews which is a good site that reviews digital cameras also favor the S5.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/samsung-galaxy-s5-vs-sony-xperia-z2
[Xperia Z2 General] SexyIceCream:
i'm in the same position:rolleyes:
[Xperia Z2 General] doministry:
I have Z2 and honestly, you can't go wrong with it at all.

Videos are amazing, pics are great, just use the right settings.
[Xperia Z2 General] 3mps:
I was in the same position, but after having a play with both the Z2 just felt / looked so much better than it soon became an easy choice for me personally.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] gidzdlcrz:
Philippines Official Kitkat. It's been a while! :)

Model: SM-N9005

Model name: Galaxy Note 3

Country: Philippines (Open Line)

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 636608

Build date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:24:44 +0000

Product Code: XTC

PDA: N9005XXUENB4

CSC: N9005OLBENA3

MODEM: N9005XXUENB1

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=26324

Source: SamMobile
[Galaxy Note 3 General] doggydog2:
any link without going to those ****ty paid services?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] McTerry:
So I recently switched over my VZW Galaxy S4 to Straight Talk, using a BYOP SIM, and even managed to get everything working fine. Then of course, I start digging deeper into the forums and things that I can do and thought, "Hey, a new ROM could be fun."

So I installed Safe Strap, then flashed the Hyperdrive RLS14 ROM after creating a backup for the Stock ROM. My question is, when choosing a Carrier in Hyperdrive RLS14, should I still choose the Verizon option or the GSM ATT&T/TM option since I am actually using an AT&T SIM now?

My gut says to choose the Verizon option as the S4 is a SCH-I454, but I thought I'd ask.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sasquatch080:
I have a T-Mobile Sim in my Verizon s4. Flashed hd14 and chose Verizon. Everything works flawless. Even tether which I could not do with any other ROM. I know you have ST but may work for you also.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] McTerry:
Yea, that's the route I went as well. May play around with the other choice on a different ROM, just to see what happens.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeko99:
Hi I want to make a design on my phone but I do not know how to change the staus bar and icons if anyone can tell me how I would be very grateful
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brijeshep:
There are several guides regarding Theming your phone. You can use SEARCH option in xda.

What are you modding? Stock ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathm2013:
If i understand you want to theme your phone, right? Check this link to see how to decompile, and after you decompile the SystemUI.apk you can change the icons in there. I'm not a themer, you can ask someone else for further information.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breejesh_Reiko_7:
This guide is amazing.. will surely help...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2487005

but be careful and take a backup of your system before doing anything !

Hit Thanks if I helped :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sbsshadow:
Hi All

I convert movies from MPG and AVI to MP4 but when I try to play them on media player it says they are in an unrecognized format.

Does any body know of a better player that is in CAB format as I can only bluetooth cab files from my MAC to my MDA.

Thanks

Steve
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] AsGF2MX:
Go and grab TCPMP (The Core Pocket Media Player)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sbsshadow:
cool

Do you know where to get it from ?

Also is it in CAB format as I can only use CAB ?

Thanks

Steve
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] msrivastava:
Re: cool

Just google it, its simple enough to find.

Yes, you can get cabs (it may be a zip of cabs, but you can unzip on the mac and then transfer the required cab for the ARM architecture).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sbsshadow:
Thanks

Wicked Thanks

Any others ?

Steve
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] exbros:
May I ask - why did you convert movies from AVI 2 MP4?

I'm asking because my WMP is playing them without any problems...

In this topic you can find link to TCPMP and PocketDivXEncoder (really very handy)

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=51479&highlight=

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] demented_goose:
Hey All,

Yesterday I started looking at flashing a custom ROM onto my Galaxy Mega (I9205) but I'm having real issues. I've tried multiple ROMs and recoveries and I run into errors every time. Hopefully I'm being a moron and have missed a step somewhere but I really don't think that's the case. I've trawled these forums to see if I can work out why this might be happening but with no luck.

The procedure I've used so far:

Use ODIN to flash custom recovery (tried both CWM and TWRP from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2369998)

Factory Reset, clear cache and dalvik cache.

Install ROM from recovery (I've tried PAC-man, CyanogenMod and LiquidSmooth.)

Errors have ranged from generic failures to "incorrect device" type messages and "Status 7".

A curious issue I ran into was with PAC-man. When I tried to flash the meliusltexx version, the install script detected my device as the melius3g. I can say categorically that my device is the I9205 NOT the I9200. I removed the assert section from the updater script and although the script now runs, it fails later in the process.

I've attached a log from the last attempt I made. This was using TWRP to flash pac_meliusltexx-nightly-20140306.

Thanks for any advice in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] samueldewit:
I'm not the best at helping at problems, but I give it a try.

I noticed you used the TWRP from a pretty outdated thread.

Silesh.Nair has a few download links in his signature, which leads to the most updated recovery.

Also Philz Recovery (the one I use the most) has a separate thread.

Have you tried those recoveries too? Maybe you should flash them through odin first, and then install the roms.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] demented_goose:
Brilliant that did it. Used Philz recovery and ROMs are now installing correctly. Where do you find info on things such as the latest recoveries? I've been searching and the most up to date I came up with were the ones mentioned in the original post.

Thanks a lot for your help - glad it turned out to be something simple.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] samueldewit:
We are here to help. Glad I helped! I had the same problem, and I found Philz recovery the original development (Philz Recovery Have fun with flashing, and don't forget:

We are here to help you :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blazing blizzard:
Hello people.

Nowadays the major problem with smart phones, especially Samsung galaxy ones, is the lack of battery backup. However, it is possible to have more juice when needed for root users by undervolting.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1743055

This is a handy package I found. It was originally made for HTC sensation but it works for many other rooted phones.

Can anyone please make a kernel with undervolt support for this device?

Sent from my gt s7562, rooted, 1.3ghz oc silvernexus kernel, pmp razer rom.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farmtool33:
Hello guy's,

Its time that I flash a custom ROM!.

I have done this with some tablets and some phone but I dont know how to do it with this Tf300t.

Since every instruction is a bit old, I dont know were to find proper instructions to unlock/root/install CWM(or other Recovery) and then flash a ROM.

Could someone help me ? is it possible to post a link to a topic were I could find this information?

thank you!

-Tf300t

- Android 4.2.1

-JOP40DW.WW_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
You have to use the Asus unlocking tool (google it) and after that, the steps you take are depended by which ROM you want.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billybarrio:
Hello,

I have recently been offered a new Galaxy Note 3. SM-N9006

So far everything works fine except that I cannot synchronize contacts and calendar from my Google account or contacts from Facebook. Evne not having access to them.

In fact, the contact synchronization and calendar options in the settings (Accounts/Google/My account/...) do not exists as it does on my Galaxy SIII.

I only have in these settings the following:

Synchronize applications

Synchronize contacts détails

Gmail

But no Synchronize contacts and calendar and other Google items like Google play films ot books etc..

Same thing from Facebook (No Synchronize contacts)

So when I go to the contacts setting for example, I don't have the visibility on any goggle account.

All Gapps work fine. Gmail works fine.

I saw several topics on this forum and on Google research I I did not find anything yet.

Model N9006ZCUBMI3

Build JSS15.N9006ZCUBMI5

Android 4.4

Thanks for any help

Billy
[Nokia Lumia 920] ViPaSoft:
Hi,

I'm expecting my Nokia Lumia 920 in the next couple of days and was wondering if apps purchased on the regular Windows App Store are available for download on the Windows Mobile App Store or whether I'd have to purchase them again.

I have windows 8 on both my Laptop and my Tablet and can buy on one platform and also download at no extra charge on the other, but can't find out if that is also the case for the mobile store.

Thanks in advance.

Vince
[Nokia Lumia 920] starkidsc:
not 100% but i think as all your devices will be registered to your microsoft email account you can back them then restore to your phone no?
[Nokia Lumia 920] Pedrorudi:
All your apps you bought on Windows 8 and Windows RT works on WP8, but remember, you'll only be able to download the app to your mobile phone if the developer made a mobile version of the original app.
[Sony Xperia ZL] bhavstech:
07/030/2014 15:30:17 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

07/030/2014 15:30:25 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Sony Xperia ZL (C6502). FW release : 10.3.A.0.423. Customization : Generic GEL

07/030/2014 15:30:25 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

07/031/2014 15:31:17 - INFO - Device disconnected

i cant downgrade can anybody help?
[Sony Xperia ZL] melvinrobertson:
do your bootloader is unlocked ? my advice try to flash on another pc, on 32bit OS !
[Sony Xperia ZL] bhavstech:
its done anyways thanx
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] mmgirlmm:
Dear All mate,

Do you have experience on Atom's Battery when playing the game or running the program(listen MP3) more than 5 minute, then you can feel the battery a little bit heat like abnormal.

I had experience usingthe o2 mini before, althought play the game or listen MP3 more than 1 hour, but didn't has this situation. Someone can share the experiece for this situation on Atom.

Thanks :shock:
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] sunny596:
yeah i am experiencing the same problem. if the phone is used for more than about 10mins of gaming or cpu intensive job then it starts heating up. just simple mp3 playback also causes it to heat up. if anybody could help out. my battery also drains in about 12hrs. i have the date/time, wifi/BT status, messaging n device lock on my today screen. could any of these be a problem for my battery drainage or heating up ??[/list]
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] sunny596:
hey by switching off the wifi/BT status item from the today screen, my battery consumption has reduced ten folds ! now if only someone could help out with the heating problem.

thank you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj-suicide:
hi guys wondering if any one can help me, my s2 was on a custom rom and i factory reset it from settings.

its now stuck on the samsung logo, i cant get in to recovery but i can get in to download.

one problem tho, my usb port aint working propper,

is there anything else i can do.

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Replace USB board/port - quick/cheap (a tenner)/easy to do, KeithRoss39's thread in General (search for 'replace USB charger board) has all the info you need to get it done. Then get stock rom from Samfirmware & flash with Odin following instructions in thread stickied near top of Q&A titled 'Flash stock firmware'.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adaimespechip:
Hi all,

I'm looking at buying a galaxy gear and have recently bought a G2. Has anyone had any luck pairing and getting these two working together at all?
[Sony Xperia L] Enamak:
Hey guys, i bought xperia L recently, and i'ts not allowed to unlock the bootloader. I tried to intall Clean nd Tweaked from serajr but everytime i run the bat file it won't flash anything, it will only formatt my data and it will be on bootloop (already tried 3 times or more, have to flash stock tft everytime trough flahstool). I cant install CnT, so i can't install [Rom][AROMA][L /U Bl'S[JB 4.2.2]GOOGLE-EDITION XL from yash989 and the Pureview HonamiV3 from yash989 as well cause they both need to install trough CnT bat file, and everytime i run it, it says error (unable to find...) and than just wipes my data, cache and system. What am i doing wrong?

Yes i got my XL rooted.

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia L] utsavkoju:
Will you try this rom of mine? LINK

I will try to help you to my utmost knowledge if you share me the screenshot of your pc while runing the setup.bat file.
[Sony Xperia L] Enamak:
Hy, thanks for helping, i will try your ROM today and give you some feedback! As for the screenshot i can't take it :/ (it happens to fast and the CMD closes instantly), but it happear something like, unable to find system/(dont remember)/framework* and some other things, but i will try to get the screenshot and i will uploaded it minutes. By the way im using DextroDroidV3, wich is installed by bat too, so as you can see im only having problems with CnT installation. By the way, i need help installing this mod, http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/mod-pureperformancesx-zeno-edition-t2360985 , i know i need CWM, and i have it (cwm version for LB from Rachit Rawat) and i can flash it, but is only that, i dont need anything else? By the way if i flash your rom, i will need the CM or STOCK version of the mod?

Thanks again ;)