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[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
I find that camera shootouts are hopeless for reflecting real world use (if I see another macro shot of a pink flower i'm gonna explode!).

I bought the G2 a few months ago based on the positive reviews of the camera (all landscapes and flowers of course) and boy did I end up regretting that! G2 shutter speed was woeful - it was impossible to take a good picture of my kids when the lighting was anything less than absolutely perfect. Also, the G2's noise reduction algorithm meant that even if your kids do stay still for a second, they'll end up looking like an oil painting (in less than good light).

Also the video on the G2 was shocking too - really contrasty in good light and very bad in low light - audio wasn't good either

I ended up selling the G2 and going for a Z2, and I have to say I'm very happy indeed - camera is much better than the G2 - shutter speed for capturing kids is about as good as you'll get on a phone. Video is brilliant too (its digital stabilisation is the best I've seen). In low light, the Z2 does very well indeed. There's a bit of noise, but I'd much prefer that to my kids looking like they have plastic faces!

Anyway, the G3 camera *looks* better than the G2 , but I was so disappointed by the G2 that I don't know if i can even trust the reviews as they aren't really focussed on my (and your) typical use-cases.

Anyway, that's my tuppence. I know how important it is to capture memories of the kids and I have to say the Z2 hasn't let me down.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Really helpful. Thanks very much. What is the time from when you press the shutter from it actually taking a pic. HTC and g3 are super fast but z2 appears to have a small delay ?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
I've taken a few photos from moving cars and they almost always turned out extremely clear. I was very impressed :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Impressive. What about running kids or pets ?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corallus:
Took some pics of my son running around and kicking a football about and they all came out clear even shots with ball in the air and him running.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Wow. That's pretty good to hear. Could anyone please post samples of fast moving stuff. Would love to see a dog running being frozen or if someone could bounce a tennis ball and try to capture it whilst it's in fast motion ...not at the top of the bounce where it stops in mid air. Still trying to make a decision between this phone and g3 which I preordered. Not very confident that the g3 camera is going to be better than the Z2 ... Still deciding. Thanks for all the help.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
Will see what I can do :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
The delay is probably because it re-focuses before it takes the picture. Fortunately the dedicated camera button comes in handy here because you have the ability to half-press the shutter button which will focus and lock the focus until you do a full-press. Means that you can be much more certain that what you see when you press is what you get when the photo is processed.

You can actually acheive the same result with the on-screen buttonby first pressing it (which locks focus) and then unpressing it, which will fire the shutter.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Thanks. I went and had a good test of the camera in 3 UK today. I found that half holding the hardware shutter key then fully pressing it was effective. I tested it instore but found that when I waved my hand back and forward and tried to capture it in a still image of struggled a little. If I didn't half hold the shutter to lock focus I found auto focus was not that quick compared to m8 and s5. Not bad but not as quick. Timeshift is excellent and overall I think camera was quite good. I always buy phones SIM free but I would only pay 450 for one. It's currently £550 which is steep when the other handsets are around 400 now. Waiting for a good deal.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guide144:
I try to shooting the puppies while they playing with auto mode. It look ok for me.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Thanks for pic. Taken through glass too ! Nice. A little blurred around the foot of the moving white dog but really appreciate the pic.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
For me the focus speed is much, much less important than the shutter speed. It could take a second to focus (it doesn't, obviously) and I still wouldn't care that much as long as it was able to freeze the action.

I bought mine about a month ago in store from 3 UK for £459. Price must have gone up since then. £550 is definitely quite steep.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
I hear what your saying. What phone did you come from. Yes the price has shot up. 549 is a joke. Apparently ee were selling then at 429 but missed it .... Booooo.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
Came from a G2. Really liked it but i just couldn't live with the camera. Such a disappointment. Before that I had a Note 2, which was very good. Excellent camera. I find the pictures with the samsungs are a bit sharper which I have to admit I preferred. Z2 pics have a bit less sharpness to them. I'd take the Z2 camera all day long though as it's better in low light than the note 2.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
G2 camera was pretty bad. Sammy has poor low light shots. Good to hear z2 is better.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
If anyone can post more samples that would be great. Thanks.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leandronb:
This is exactly my case. Have a g2 to and can't capture nothing moving. Is a bit better after a few camera mods but is not ideal. I will buy z2, was a bit worried about camera overheat but I think I will try it anyway.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I found that the camera only has issues with higher resolutions

I only ever use 15mp when i want a macro shot

Anything else i use 2mp with HDR and the correct settings acording to the scene

If you havent gathered i dont use superior auto as it doesnt exactly get the shot i want (im picky :P)

If your going for the Z2 i suggest to people, learn to use manual if you want extremly amazing shots
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Yup. Still deciding. Need more pics from anyone please. Specifically moving objects from superior auto 8mp.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahvipardik:
It depends where you have the focus point in one of the pictures I focused in the middle and the ball appeared to position itself there, in the second one the focus is not on the ball and thus the blur. I pressed the shutter half way and then when the ball was in the frame I took a pic.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahvipardik:
Edit : I was curious to find out how sports mode work. With manual and scene as sports without pre-focusing I think that the result is pretty OK
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Nice. Did you have to take many shots to get the frozen shot and was the ball at the top of the bounce when pic was taken. ?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahvipardik:
The frozen one was the 3rd picture I think. The one which isn't frozen is the picture taken after the first frozen one. The ball was on the way down, so it wasn't at the top. The picture in my second post is the first one taken with manual and sports scene.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
Not great results, which I was surprised at seen as my pictures from a moving car came out so well (which I'll upload when I can grab them from my external HDD). I think maybe the lighting just wasn't good enough in comparison. I didn't try sport mode, however, but yes, I did pre-focus with the half press.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Very helpful. Thanks for uploading. These pics are hard to find as reviews just don't test the camera this way.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Wow !!!! Sony Xperia Z2 Crazy 61 Picture Timeshift Burst: http://youtu.be/4LXXOVSZpY0
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
Nice! I had no idea that existed!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Crazy huh!! I just decided I would buy one instead of the g3 and not dissatisfied at all. Camera refresh rate is amazing. I would say though what the hell is up with the grain on the screen in low light?? But the pics Turn pit good just what you see is a grainy mess?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
Glad you're happy : ) Yeah I was really impressed with the refresh rate as well. Yeah, I actually often find that a photo I take looks awful as it's captured on-screen, but then when I look at it afterwards it turned out really nicely. Just a weird capture animation I suppose.

As for the grain I think maybe it's meant to be there, just that the software auto-smooths it out after capture.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Weird. I was also able to capture take some great shots from my car at 50mph whilst speeding past a bus stop and it came out crystal clear!! I am impressed. All on SA mode.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
Told ya! :P I guess it must be due to the lighting and broader area of focus.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Yes you were right. :) forgot to charge it last night at 71% woke up today 70%!!!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
Oh yeah the battery life is awesome. Make sure not to charge it over 70% too often, if you wanna keep it that way, and charge it regularly rather than letting it drop below say 20-30%.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Seems good. Shutter speed best when using hardware shutter and locking focus by half press. Timeshift burst is a really amazing feature. They should probably have pushed it more. Captures crazy amount of pics in a split second very handy for moving kids. This was captured using SA
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Getting some great results from.Timeshift burst!! I read the pics are only 2mp. If thats true these are nice quality for low mp??

For reference boy is running fast and baby is bouncing like a maniac :D
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
Have you given the sports mode (fast shutter) a go? SA should choose it if it detects motion, but just to be sure you can force it into sports mode in manual mode.

The timeburst photos are indeed 2mpx, but mpx doesn't have any bearing on quality.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Ooo. Manual mode. I will give it a go.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Can't find sports mode in manual mode?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
Manual -> SCN -> Sports
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Manual mode is useful

Higher ISO = faster snaps but more light let in, also more noise

Lower exposure also means faster snaps but less light,

Try googling a bit ;D
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
So annoyed with this phone :( was loving the camera which is just amazing but then got the message below. After looking into it it looks like a massive issue with this phone! I bought the phone mainly forth camera but today I could not take any pics or open the camera and just got the message below. Very annoyed and returning this rubbish tomorrow!!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zentheld:
I've never had that issue. I've heard of others having such an issue but having it fixed with a replacement phone. Are you not interested in replacing it first?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
To anyone with easily overheating phones

If your using the camera and it overheats rapidly id recomend getting a replacements

It seems the inital batches given out were very horible (from experiance)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
I would consider a new phone but I read it's a common problem due to the glass construction. It seems loads of people have this issue so no point in keep trying something thats not upto standard. Shame but can't risk not being able to capture important moments due to poor heat shielding or whatever is causing this issue.

Edit - I found a fix How To Stop The Sony Xperia Z From Overheating: http://youtu.be/Yy7G-O_3uoU
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteblazer01:
Lol, that's what I do to fix the overheating problem too. ?❄?❄
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
I take more photos than anyone I know and have never encountered this issue. I guess you might take more photos than me though.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Lol. I do take a ridiculous amount of snaps!! And video which causes the phone to get hot very quick. :( going back to the shop today. Gutted.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rgart:
i've a question: i can use a program for to do only slow video? without going through the application timeshift?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteblazer01:
For me, the phone heats up when using a lot of data (especially browsing through social media apps - Instagram & Vine). Then once I want to take a few pictures or video, the phone starts off warm/hot. I wouldn't say I take a lot of photos, but I use the camera regularly.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Got refund. Now have g3. Over and out. ")
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
Whoah there buddy! Let us know how the camera compares to the Z2!!!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
I will post stuff here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2787942

LG G3 vs Sony Xperia Z2 Camera. I can tell you now it's no way as good. But doesn't. Overheat. ?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
LG G3 moving car test fail. More testing today.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Z2 did better if you look back a couple pages but not bad.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Camera is a real let down and too hard to live with on my g3. Audio capture is really unnatural and just weird in video 1080. Almost any moving shot I take comes out blurred and with no manual settings you can't improve this :( after 4 days the store won't let me return it so sold it on eBay. Purchased a New z2 again from a site listed in the z2 General forum for £419 ? which is a nice saving. Almost Everything else about this phone is great but camera is key for me and hoping the New z2 won't overheat! I am not too proud to admit I was wrong to sell my z2.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
It's great to have you back!

It's funny - your experience with the G3 sounds exactly like mine with the G2. I don't even change my phone that often, but I simply couldn't live with the G2 camera and sold it after 6 weeks (I shouldn't even have persevered that long!). There is something wrong with with phone reviews in general if they can't pick up on the simple fact that the camera on a phone is rubbish at what surely must the the number 1 use case: capturing images of people.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Cheers bud. Yes it's the same sensor on the g2 as g3 I believe all that is different is the laser and maybe some minor software tweaks. Still behaves in the same what though and smudges low light shots. Capturing anything moving is just impossible.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Anyone tried this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2742568

[APP][CAM][KK4.4.2][UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER] Cyber-shot™ Camera For Xperia Z2?

Also has anyone been able to hide soft buttons?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
Hiding soft buttons on the camera? Or on the system in general.

I have been able to hide the soft buttons using Xposed plus some modules.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] numskull:
Surprised only 2 people mentioned it, but yeah i always go with timeshift if i wanna capture someting moving. Didn't realize it only does timeshift at 2mp tho..... im guessing its possible if rooted to edit it so it uses 8mp instead, i'll have t look later

Heres a few timeshift pics of some lightening a few weeks back, also i just noticed that altho you only get to choose 1 pic from timeshift it actually saves them all, but never saw the others until i connected to pc, might be handy to know if you use it for pics of your kids or pets
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
My guess is that the only way it can take the pics so fast (61 pics in around two seconds!) is BECAUSE the output is 2mpx. If the output images were any higher then it couldn't capture as many pics within the same time frame .
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] numskull:
Hmmmm yeah i suppose, crap, didnt really think about that, could try 30 at 4mp but not sure if that would be enough pics to eliminate blurring. No chance if its a 2 second burst.... but maybe if it 1 second. Oh well, i suppose its still good considering it is only a camera on a phone lol.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
On everything. G3 just did it and when you needed them you could just swipe down and they would appear. There was even an option to be able to choose which apps would hide the buttons also. It was like an xposed mod.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_lutin:
Sounds like the "Force immersive mode" xposed module. You can choose which applications you want to apply it to. I use it for the default browser and it's brilliant.

Very nice work from LG to have implemented that in their stock ROM.

Sony have implemented it (kinda) in the album application, but no others as far as I can see. I'd say if you want this functionality, you'll have to root.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] One Twelve:
It's rare they ever capture people let alone moving kids. Always still life.

My other pet gripe is they only take shots in auto. if a picture comes out bad, rarely is it ever mentioned that it can be corrected and this leaves people with the wrong impression. So you come here and say such and such cannot be done with so and so device and next thing you know somebody shows you how to do it.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
A great place to test my camera ;)

Timeshift Burst of course.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmokeyTech1:
I currently have an LG G3, talk about an awful phone, screen is of poor quality, camera looks like paintings, it can take 'OK' photos but nothing spectacular, also battery life is terrible, so I'm going to be selling it and getting Z2, after seeing photos it looks amazing! And I can take it in the pool if I want!
[Sony Xperia ZR] xperia.zr:
i got my zr a week ago i updated it to android 4.3 it runs good without any lag in general but i get a lag in subway surfers game i tried dead trigger 2 and asphalt 8 and they run good without lagging although they are much heavier than subway surfers .

so is the problem with the game or the phone ? and what are your suggestions to deal with it ?

thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia ZR] xperia.zr:
any help guys??
[Sony Xperia ZR] Daedroza:
Enable USB debugging mode ON and enable Force 2D GPU rendering. *may solve the problem.
[Sony Xperia ZR] xperia.zr:
so if the problem is with the phone why other games run fine ?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Daedroza:
The game must not be using it's gpu capabilities to its full extent thus this problem. Big games required more gpu power thus unloading your ram.
[Sony Xperia ZR] mario156090:
Yes in developer option

Enviado desde mi Moto G mediante Tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] i root SGH i777:
before i learned i couldnt install a custom recovery until the bootloader was unlocked, i tried to install philz recovery and it didnt work, i then rebooted my phone to get out of download mode and on the splash screen was an unlocked symbol and it also said custom above android in the start up screen, then i rebooted it again the the unlocked system and the word "custom" was gone and it was back to normal boot splash screen. was this just a one time glitch or something ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UnhoIy:
Nothing to worry about. It was covered extensively in the release thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] i root SGH i777:
can i get a link posted to that thread so i can read it ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grud1e:
I have a uk s5 900f bought second hand and the device status shows custom ......I have returned it to stock using this G900FXXU1ANCE_G900FOXA1ANCE_G900FXXU1ANCE_HOME.tar following the guide here http://true-android.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/g900fxxu1ance-android-442-kitkat.html

all went well reset and wiped phone booted normally and custom rom/recovery are gone and phone set it self up as giffgaff after checking the right box upon restart

the only problem I have is that the device status shows as rooted and I cant use banking apps nor can I get ota updates ....any permanent way round this please

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paolobacci:
I read once that if you flash the stock rom and it's showing custom, flash it again and it'll work
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grud1e:
many thanks I will try that and report back
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grud1e:
all good now device status official and ota updates working second flash did the trick

thanks for the advice
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] Wilky03:
my lg l7 p715 stay in bootanimation cuz i was a fool, i deleted a file system so now it just stay in boot animation... i know i have to flash it with kdz but i couldnt install the drivers cuz the phone does not start... i tried with the yellow screen... what can i do??? i was looking for something but i just found this post... i am not sure what to do... whats better for doing this, xp or win7?? thx for everything

PD: my english s*ck...
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] treantprotector:
You should add a little bit more informations...

First are you running STOCK or CUSTOM ROM, than do you have custom RECOVERY like CWM...

If you are running Custom Rom and ClockWorkMod Recovery why dont you boot in recovery with the keys combo, and than wipe data,cache,dalvik,format system and make a clean flash of a custom ROM, than everything should be fine...

ALSO ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR PHONE, IT DOESNT HURT BUT CAN SAVE YOU IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS...
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] Wilky03:
ok im sorry jeje

it is runnin stock rom, that's the problem... the phone is just rooted (i replace one of the font file in folder system, after reboot then the phone didn't start, im a idiot, i know) and i want to flash it with "KDZ" to recovery the files system, but the pc does not recognize the device then the drivers wont be installed... i tried with yellow screen but it just install the usb drivers... :eek:
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] treantprotector:
Yeah, thats the problem you can't replace like that in the system folder if you dont have full Root Permission, unlocked bootloader, etc etc... But unfortunately i can't find a solution for your phone because its new phone and there aren't too much choises :( I searched for Odin but i cant find... I am not very experienced with that phone because im L7 P700 user... Also i never had trouble with KDZ and Odin i mean i never used them so i can tell you what to do right... Just wait for someone more experienced to answer :(

Sorry dude.
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] 4Freedom:
Hey, Odin is for samsung and KDZ is for lg, they are similar tools but firmware are different...

however you canT use Odin on L7, to restore from pc you need to use kdz, or official lg tool

---------- Post added at 02:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:44 PM ----------

did you tried emercency mod?

switch off your phone,remove sim sd and battery, connect your phone to your pc throught usb pressing vol-

wait some minutes and driver will be installed automatically :) then run kdz and flash stock firmware
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] treantprotector:
As i said i've never used any of them, once i had to use KDZ but i changed my mind coz KDZ has already bricked lots of devices... :)