yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z3 General] paysen:
You can go to http://cubeupload.com/ and upload your images. You can upload them all at once. Then you copy the first direct link (the upper one) and click the "insert image" button in the reply box. It's left from the YouTube button.

There you paste the link and if you want to, you can add a description. Repeat the last steps for every photo.
[Xperia Z3 General] NeoCream:
I just had a quick look into that phonearena.com-comparrison and I am shocked how bad the Z3 performed! Apart from the really horrible color-reproduction (looks washed out... hell, my old S3 handles this even better) there is NO consistency in the quality of the pictures.

Sometimes the shoots are solalal... and sometimes so badly and out of focus... especially if you look at the border of the images (example: the picture in the park with the one big tree... look at the guy sitting on the left side).

Even thought I'm a android user I really like the iphone6 pictures. Note 4 makes awesome pictures but tends to overexpose in bright sunlight.

I'm so disappointed with the Z3.
[Xperia Z3 General] Blaalad12:
This whole thread breaks my heart a small bit lol For the past few years i have held off buying a sony smartphone despite hearing rave reviews about the camera in particular! Personally iam not someone that uses the camera alot so i wasnt easily swayed and stuck with samsung before deciding to make htc my next brand of phone! When i then heard how great the sony z2 was i started thinking maybe the time was right for me to give sony a go! After all i was getting tired of my htc and had samsung for years so wanted to try something different and the camera was seemingly great so i figured i may make use of it if its as good as they say! Then came the z3 and i thought right ok, here we go! This is def going to be one hell of a device so i went and bought one! And now all of a sudden the camera ia crap and theres so much negativity surrounding it lol I sorta wish i didnt buy the bloody thing now even though ironically if i never found this thread i would probably be more then satisfied with the camera lol
[Xperia Z3 General] jkr284:
I feel the same also. The more I use the camera now the worse it looks lol
[Xperia Z3 General] LesPaulGuitarPlayer:
Some general photography tips for any camera:

Make sure the lens is CLEAN.

Get close enough to the subject.

Hold the camera as still as the shutter speed requires.

Keep direct sunlight off of the lens when outdoors. I shade the lens with my hand shooting towards the sun (as long as the sun is still high enough to be shaded).

Avoid using the flash indoors unless necessary, e.g. picture is way to dark without it or the subject is moving a lot.

Sometimes using the flash outside (if powerful enough or relatively close to the subject) can fill in shadows when the sun is behind the subject (but still high enough to shade the lens).
[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:
Seeing this is a debate thread now, debate the quality of these..

Whilst taking random flower shots on my walk to work I found this colour the most likely to oversaturate.. (if that is the correct term)
[Xperia Z3 General] paysen:
Dude, it's just a phone camera. They get better every year. Are you even saving them all on your pc? If yes, in 3 or 5 years you are laughing at the quality because we have those super next gen cameras with sensors bigger than the display (:P) And the difference between the z3 and another phone are 1/100 of the difference between now and then...

JK butttttt the cam is okay. Sure, other phones can perform better, but in every review I saw it was in the top5 or close to it... You always have a phone which is better in a single area or two. There is no "best phone". If you only want a camera get the lumia. Overall the Z3 is definitely one of the best phones out there, for me the best. And there is a chance that Sony fixes the software issues since it's definitely one of the best sensors out there, if not the best.
[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:


---------- Post added at 11:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 AM ----------

Indoor pic, poor lighting.

(Lego / cardboard box raspi laptop I am making for my son)
[Xperia Z3 General] hoola20055:
I was hyped for the Verizon version of the z3. I am all about the camera in a phone. Looking at most of these pics and hearing loss of owners say how horrible the camera is I am totally skipping on my first Sony phone and sticking with the g3 and lumia icon. I was honestly super super HYPED to get my first experia/20mp camera phone. ?
[Xperia Z3 General] pchetan2:
there is a video made on how to take good photos using sony xperia mobile in one of the threads ....search for it and learn
[Xperia Z3 General] killed:
Thank you, I will try! :good:
[Xperia Z3 General] stryyker:
I as able to take some shots today (Auto default z3 + VSCAM)

This is and ex how the normal Photo, and some Filters on VSCAM enjoy :)

Normal / Filter VSCAM

Ps: im being lazy to take photos lately hehe
[Xperia Z3 General] hanime:
Those Starbucks collection looks stupidly very expensive. How much all together?
[Xperia Z3 General] Silverdace:
Fireworks
[Xperia Z3 General] Wardyboyo:
The spiders are two separate photos, not just one zoomed in on :)
[Xperia Z3 General] Soured Lie:
z3 vs n4

As promised here is a photo set I made with the Z3 vs Note 4.

I did side by side shots with both phones generally at ISO 100 at max res, the rest on auto. There were a couple i did with the Z3 at 16 9 ratio at 15mp too.

Pro Z3:

The Z3 really just consistently smashed the note 4 indoors and in low lighting situations. It also performs MUCH better with blur reduction (moving little kids etc.). Sometimes the note was just crippled. It loses a lot of detail in low light. Not just a little bit. It also has much noisier pics in low light situations. The note 4 had a REALLY bad tendency to yellow whites indoors. It made flesh tones look pale with a green hue. The Z3 has a much better true to life color indoors.

Pro Note 4:

Despite it's performance (the Z3) in those regards, the note 4 could not be beaten outdoors. The Z3 puts out a pretty desaurated color in natural well light situations and sometimes did not pick up details as well as the note 4 did. Some of it I attribute to it having a larger picture overall than the note 4, so if you try to crop the same image the detail is lost whereas if you crop at 100 the detail is there but there are more elements to the Z3 picture. But still even considering this I think the note 4 was for sure a much better outside shooter.

The reason I think the Z3 wins it for me is subjective. I take more photos indoors and in under more stressed lighting situations. A perfect sunny day with landscapes is only a small fraction of what I like to take pics of. And even then the Z3 was still decent whereas the note 4 did not do a bad job per se, but simply not at the level of the z3 by a long shot (though the note 4 did do 2 pics indoors better than the z3 being the fish) for indoor, low light and night shots. That is my personal opinion. I have included a side by side comparison album on flickr so you can yourself compare and contrast images. I'm sure maybe how I did my experiment might be up for plenty of valid criticisms. I simply kept them side by side with the same settings taking pics as close as possible in terms of angles. All lighting is the exact same as well as time. I really like both phones. I don't really have much of a reason for bias as I own both of them. So there is that. No buyers remorse rtying to make up excuses and so on. I can just use the other one whenever. I only mention this so as to demonstrate I am trying to be objective in my criticisms as possible.

Let me know what you think. I plan on doing some more outdoor experiments as well as some night shots too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/132426259@N08/sets/72157651829016897/

Honestly I really don't understand why people think this camera is no bueno. It takes REALLY good pics. There isn't a whole lot competing with it right now with the exception of the note 4 and the s6, and of course old nokias. Be happy with the phone. I think it is a winner.
[Xperia Z3 General] Silverdace:
For me the issue I have with the z3 is the colours it produces.

It's white balance is almost always wrong and you only have four manual wb settings so often the only way to get correct colours is in post editing.

Your elmo pictures highlight the terrible color reproduction. The note elmo is red while the z3 is purple. The z3 seems to hate red for some reason.

The outdoor pictures also show the purply wash over anything with the slightest hint of red in it.

The z3 is capable of awesome pictures. But they really need to fix the white balance, it's absolutely terrible.
[Xperia Z3 General] Allesa:
s6 and z3 compact comparison 1:1 crops pics...

Indoor lighting + a bit of light from pc monitor, both automatically choose iso 800, s6 on auto, z3 on 20mpx manual and 8mpx manual

wont compare with z3c superior auto mode, it sucks a**.

[IMG="s6 Auto hdr off - z3c manual 8mpx"]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/all3sa/s6autoHDRoff-z3c-8mpxmanual.png[/IMG]

[IMG="s6autoNoHDR - z3c manual 20mpx"]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/all3sa/s6autoHDRoff-z3c-20mpxmanual.png[/IMG]

fullsize:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/all3sa/s6-auto16mpx.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/all3sa/z3c20mpxmanual.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/all3sa/z3c8mpxmanual.jpg
[Xperia Z3 General] Soured Lie:
Actually the elmo from the note is more incorrectly orange while wall is incorrectly yellow. The Z3 was more accurate in getting the red and white closer. Same with the coke bottle. Same with the white wall with the care bear in the window. The note was devastatingly inacurate compared to the z3 even if the z3 is off.

The note 4 did a much better job at getting the green paint next the mail box correct in terms of saturation. The z3 also had an issue with getting the wood correct on the dresser in the kids room (too saturated). Those where the only instances where the colors where more correct On the note.

I can deal with a slightly off red compared to very off whites and skin tones from the note 4. Also that blur from the N4 was not acceptable. Colors are nominal when I can't even get a picture see more color inaccuracies out my note 4. That said the note is closer to true color in the sun. The z3 was disappointing outside compared to the note. But in general the z3 does more for me.
[Xperia Z3 General] Stixxbixby:
Thanks for the comparison. The 'phone/photo esteem boost' is appreciated, haha.
[Xperia Z3 General] Silverdace:
It does seem ridiculous that these OEMs still can't seem to get camera software WB correct. I don't know how they calculate it but you'd think they'd be fairly accurate by now.

Is it something to do with sensor size?

My Canon DSLR doesn't seem to have trouble with WB.
[Xperia Z3 General] Soured Lie:
I'm not sure if it is hardware or software related. I'm guessing it is a software thing as obviously these cameras can reproduce a complete color spectrum. Overall I'm generally happy with the latest camera phones. I guess I just trynot to take tech for granted. But sometimes it is irritating when you know it coukd be better.
[Xperia Z3 General] doministry:
Thanks for this. It proves again how many haters are on forums manipulating the results.
[Xperia Z3 General] Stixxbixby:
Hey beautiful toddler man! Pretty much all I do is take pics of my young kids & the Z3 does indeed do a great job indoors, even w/o ois - which seemingly doesn't help much on the Note 4's pics...

You mentioned that your settings were iso 100 & everything else on auto - what was your metering setting? I generally use multi. And your wb was set on auto too, or did u adjust according to the lighting? Thanks again.
[Xperia Z3 General] Stixxbixby:
For example : No edits btw.
[Xperia Z3 General] Soured Lie:
Thanks!

Metering I usually do multi or face for pics with the kids. Focus I use touch or face detection.

WB I leave on auto unless on the rare occasion it doesn't give me what I want. Brightness I leave on zero and sometimes adjust accordingly.

In those pics I left iso at 100. I would have used 50 but the note 4 goes down to 100 and I wanted a fair shootout.
[Xperia Z3 General] Emrah Ayar:
I also will post the links of the photos i took in Amsterdam here. But first i need to prove i am not a spammer :)
[Xperia Z3 General] flameshot:
You cant warmer up the pictures ?

Im thinking if i should buy the z3... but the pictures look so horrible pale... they make me sad lol
[Xperia Z3 General] Silverdace:
You can to some extent. I have manual mode set to sunny or cloudy. Why the auto mode can't work out it's sunny who knows.

I use cloudy mode in well lit indoor photos.

At night or under artificial lighting auto is good. Just can't do natural daylight for some reason.

You can of course also edit the pictures after taking them.
[Xperia Z3 General] redone stoMP:
[Imgur](http://i.imgur.com/QTU0aYv.jpg)

Just got my Z3 recently and took some night time shots, I'm really impressed by the superior auto.
[Xperia Z3 General] flameshot:
Could you please show me a sample of 2 pics with the difference between auto and manual, for a picture taken outside in daylight?

I would like to know the difference :D
[Xperia Z3 General] shuyin747:
It IS expensive, good thing it was a treat from our boss ;) If I remember correctly it is around P3000 (US$ 70)
[Xperia Z3 General] brik20:
This phone is insane. Look that beautiful picture.

View attachment 3296688
[Xperia Z3 General] butman:
Beautiful. ¿Mode?
[Xperia Z3 General] dedei:
Doggie time!
[Xperia Z3 General] MarkMRL:
More like they're not good at taking pictures and blame the camera. There isn't that much of a difference between Z3 and top phones like S6 or iPhone. Z3 probably isn't the best on the market but it's also a far cry from a bad performer when it comes to photos. The superior auto mode is a bit fidgety so people might get a bad result at first and claim the camera is awful. I don't think anyone is manipulating results.
[Xperia Z3 General] SlapYoSelf:
[emoji12]
[Xperia Z3 General] Silverdace:
White Balance

Pretty clear which is which I think. :)

Here is an example of why even though the conditions are clearly very cloudy, the Z3 auto mode still applies a cold blue WB as if it's under incandescent lighting. It would apply much the same WB on a sunny day.

I have no idea how cameras work out WB but the Z3 is not doing it very well when it comes to natural light.

Z3 test album

https://flic.kr/s/aHsk5SUTu7
[Xperia Z3 General] brik20:
Thank you. I don't remember.. Maybe Manual Mode. 8 Mpx, 16:9, Scene mode, Automatic ISO, No Flash, Focal length aperture f/2.
[Xperia Z3 General] nic85:
all shots with "a better camera" night mode. absolutely amazing
[Xperia Z3 General] stryyker:
What settings is the best for manual? 20/8mb? What settings?

Going test some shots auto vs manual.

Ps: anyway to know after take those all shots, at album or settings which is which? Which is the manual or the auto ones? I could simple take lots pics and at some point I don't know which is on manual or auto. Ty
[Xperia Z3 General] kanej2006:
Some basic test shots. Hopefully next time in better light I can get better photos.

That said, I just upgraded from the Z Ultra and the camera on the Z3 is miles better:
[Xperia Z3 General] Krokogator:
Some photos from Z3, if I'm not wrong only last one is on manual mode.
[Xperia Z3 General] pvcdroid:
Canon has always has very warm colors and some find them over saturated. Sony has a bit more cyan and magenta with excellent reds and many don't like their colors either.
[Xperia Z3 General] sskillerr:
DSC_0301.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr
[Xperia Z3 General] utsav911:
Rad shot!
[Xperia Z3 General] sskillerr:
DSC_0299.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0291.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0288.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0287.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0284.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0274.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0272.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0271.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

IMG_20150501_120450.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0251.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr

DSC_0245.JPG by sskillerr, on Flickr
[Xperia Z3 General] MarkMRL:
I heard some people claim that camera quality changed with the latest lollipop build, do you agree? I tested it and it was literally the same, but maybe I didn't look hard enough.
[Xperia Z3 General] infinitylook:
I think it improved a bit especially the superior auto and also focus of the camera. Just my observation though.
[Xperia Z3 General] sherlock5545:
Do you guys prefer manual mode or Superior Auto? I'm trying to mess around with the camera to get good shots. Though I must say I don't really use the camera very often.
[Xperia Z3 General] remmyhi:
Couple of pictures from me. Still learning the various modes though.
[Xperia Z3 General] Silverdace:
Sunset, SA no editing
[Xperia Z3 General] Br1ce:
Hi!

Do you know whether there's a way to use the scene options or HDR with 20MP rather than having to downgrade to 8MP ?
[Xperia Z3 General] pchetan2:
not from sony's stock app .... but in a better camera , camera zoom fx etc..., scene modes can be used
[Xperia Z3 General] Soured Lie:
Of you are rooted you can us. Superior auto mode in 20mp via xposed module.
[Xperia Z3 General] pchetan2:
yes
[Xperia Z3 General] nic85:
that's a stupid limitation
[Xperia Z3 General] Br1ce:
Unfortunately that module doesn't help in manual mode, it only allows to have full MP pictures when using the auto-mode. The Auto-mode normally takes 8MP pictures allowing to zoom more without loosing quality, like the nokia pureview technology.
[Xperia Z3 General] Soured Lie:
I don't think our camera has anything like pureview going on. No matter what you do if you zoom you will lose quality.
[Xperia Z3 General] Lobo Lansky:
The other night.
[Xperia Z3 General] Lobo Lansky:
Aruba 2 weeks ago. Amazing
[Xperia Z3 General] undercover:
Google Camera + a bit of editing in Photos
[Xperia Z3 General] sskillerr:
Google camera good for Nexus 5 and HDR mode. On Z3 Dual not good foto :/ stock HDR too.... :/
[Xperia Z3 General] Borzuck:
Try snap camera - for me better than stock superior auto mode.
[Xperia Z3 General] nic85:
a better camera with DRO on for day shots and night mode for lowlights, amazing app
[Xperia Z3 General] sskillerr:
Install and buy :) now testing time :)
[Xperia Z3 General] alinolaw71:
and my shot :
[Xperia Z3 General] scribbclubber:
Auto mode

Sent from my D6653
[Xperia Z3 General] kanej2006:
One of my 4 hamsters sleeping on his back:
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Makro
[Xperia Z3 General] Silverdace:
Ok I've discovered something that was hampering my efforts with the camera.

The white balance on my phone was way out, giving pictures the washed out look. I've calibrated it by comparing with my pc monitor and pictures look much better. Basically I upped the red by a massive 69 and now reds look red not purple.

Sony used to have problems with their displays before but I thought they'd fixed the calibration issues with the z2?
[Xperia Z3 General] stryyker:
Some shots yesterday. Normal / Edited
[Xperia Z3 General] CuBG:
Here are two pics from me.
[Xperia Z3 General] scribbclubber:
Heyy guys, purchased camera fv-5 and tried some shots then later tried a time-lapse video with the app, my regrets, it didn't work at all.

After having a look at the app website, notice that our devices are not compatible with the app :confused:

Any other app you can recommend plz ?

Sent from my D6653
[Xperia Z3 General] Blescik:
Some photos all on auto - https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B90f-hCVgNwwR09obTAydFNtVjQ/edit

Swypniete z Xperii Z3
[Xperia Z3 General] stryyker:
Done couple more shots today on my house. (now is more easy to me see whos on auto and Manual since both are 4:3 20Mb) (Manual is 5248x3936, auto 3264x2448) All photos are real without any photoshop/effect added.

Ps: for better resolution here the links below!

Green Flower Man. Normal

Green Flower Man. Daylight mode

Flower Pink Auto (macro)

Flower Pink Manual (macro)

Flower Purple Auto

Flower Purple Manual

Flower Purple 2 Manual
[Xperia Z3 General] Blescik:
Swypniete z Xperii Z3
[Xperia Z3 General] remmyhi:
Few Antwerpen photos overnight:

And a daytime:
[Xperia Z3 General] cem_jimmy:
Original photo's

https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B0YMxD-WRGRoeUxyempXQXo2UGM/edit
[Xperia Z3 General] dizzyman44:
Beautiful seaside pictures that can be used as wallpapers;)
[Xperia Z3 General] utsav911:
So, Xperia Z3+ announced recently.

And it features a few manual camera settings. ( Drooling over manual focus and shutter speed)

As both Z3+ and Z3 has same camera hardware, I am a bit frustrated why didn't Sony give this features to Z3 with lollipop update?

Hoping that we'll get it with app update via "What's New".
[Xperia Z3 General] kanej2006:
If used properly, the Z3 can take excellent photos being crystal clear and give you plenty of detail.

This image was taken last night. My hamster who is usually very active and spends hours and hours running in his wheel decided to have a break since he was tired....

He was nice, calm and relaxed. I took my Z3 and took several photos whilst he was posing for the camera. He was literally looking me in the eye.

Settings used:

Manual settings

Automatic exposure

Spot metering

15mp 16:9

ISO 50
[Xperia Z3 General] miiichal.er:
manual mode, 15,5Mpx

metering mode - spot

ISO - first 100, second 50
[Xperia Z3 General] jonnytrix83:
UB,ROM crdroid 5.1.1
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Chill with my dog.

Superior auto,crop composition (shooted by my girlfriend), snapseed. :)
[Xperia Z3 General] Br1ce:
J. Chardy vs J. Isner, Roland Garros 2015

HDR effect with snapseed
[Xperia Z3 General] zodiac100:
For macro and close ups in good lighting yes it does but for middle to long distance shots, noise creeps in and becomes increasingly worse as the light decreases. Light sensitivity was reduced in the latest firmware update which improved things somewhat but all that software tweaking will only go so far. What is needed to significantly improve lowlight performance is a good OIS mechanism so the camera can use slow shutter instead of high iso.
[Xperia Z3 General] MarkMRL:
I made an experiment, took a picture outside my window with my S4 and Z3, on auto the S4 produced a good looking pic but that was completely unrealistic, looked like it was in daylight and the green was too intense, and on manual it produced a decent picture but was still a little off. On Auto the Z3 looked like it had some kind of purple filter active, but on manual it produced a very realistic result. It was a difficult shot with the low light, cloudy weather and lots of blueish-green in the frame.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0AFj-0zeyt1bGdXSUFxTzdxV0E/view?usp=sharing

S4 Manual - S4 Auto - XZ3 Auto - XZ3 Manual

Biggest issue with the camera from what I can tell is that it picks awful white balance sometimes, especially in scenes with lots of blue or green. Details is very good and so is low light performance in general. From what I can tell on comparisons with the highest end devices from Samsung, Apple, etc, the difference is already minimal outside of some odd white balance and could be made meaningless with improvements to the auto white balance detection algorithm.
[Xperia Z3 General] MD.:
8mbpx manual, HDR.

Tunnel du mont blanc, italy
[Xperia Z3 General] omegastarr:
Very beautiful ! Great photo !
[Xperia Z3 General] kanej2006:
Agreed, however, ANY phone, even camera can pick an awful looking white balance.

Simple, depending on your situation, available light/sun, simply go through and change the white balance to get that perfect shot...

That's what I've always been doing since the camera does indeed pick the incorrect white balance giving you poor colour in your picture.

A few more sample pics recently taken:

Mclaren baby!

Gourmet burger, with loads of mushroom, caramelized onions, garlic sauce and extra cheddar cheese, mmmmm: