yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z3 General] makiger:
Oher photos from my travel to Rio in May 2015 :)

[IMG="Rio"]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-85yy1Ny2DCQ/VW3uWKnvwzI/AAAAAAAADwY/F5GZSRxyYY8/w905-h509-no/Rio%2B1.JPG[/IMG]

[IMG="Maracaná"]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qA1_KSoh0AY/VW3uX4QLRUI/AAAAAAAADwg/f-WwoMwcrM4/w905-h509-no/Rio%2B2.JPG[/IMG]

thanks
[Xperia Z3 General] subashchandran:
Ok this camera is no slouch

I feel that the Sony camera software is the culprit for bad shots as it tries to out think lighting and has a mind of its own.

I am getting fantastic photos using FV-5 (paid app $4) in full 20MP resolution, and I am still able to half press and focus and click using the hardware camera button.

I went around the office today and took some pictures... FV-5 took clean sharp images without any smudges

This link has the originals and the edited(instagram) side by side. And some more random shots i took.

https://goo.gl/photos/kCK48dENxiUrxT387

Will upload more when i get time to do a comparison shot test.
[Xperia Z3 General] ebisa:
here are some more shots.
[Xperia Z3 General] rockinroller:
Macro of a Damselfly W/ added €7 macro lens clip
[Xperia Z3 General] zekurosu:
[IMG="casio edifice"]https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3KCf9dK_HoFQ3hwMGk2V3VyN1E&authuser=0[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 General] admad:
Just having fun with tuned HDR ;).
[Xperia Z3 General] gadjet:
Dominican replublic

Hi a few pictures from holiday, back yesterday..

All default - superior auto.
[Xperia Z3 General] RecklessTurtle:
I wished that the Superior Auto would switch to HDR mode when the scene calls for it. You know, like the iPhone does. In many shots above, you can clearly see that HDR is needed yet the phone measures only whats going on around the subject that you focus.
[Xperia Z3 General] PuffDaddy_d:
Could you do a quick comparison of shots from the stock camera app vs fv5?

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 General] subhani:
SA
[Xperia Z3 General] biaz:
Do u think will be possible port Z3+/4 camera to Z3? :confused:
[Xperia Z3 General] Chxrlyglez:
Just two by me.
[Xperia Z3 General] huuhung1178:
Just took on today
[Xperia Z3 General] subashchandran:
Camera FV5
[Xperia Z3 General] karrouma:
Not working till now, no noise reduction
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Hi, can you manually set saturation in Camera FV5?
[Xperia Z3 General] subashchandran:
Yes you can set contrast, sharpness and saturation on the settings menu in camera fv5

Also try selecting the white balance per situation for even better images. Set the iso to 50 if you have enough light.
[Xperia Z3 General] PuffDaddy_d:
Could you do a quick comparison of shots from the stock camera app vs fv5?
[Xperia Z3 General] subashchandran:
Ill do that sometime.. i need to spend time to make an actual comparison meaningful . If i just send you random shot of what i see outside of my window the only thing you would probably see is that the stock camera sucks at white balance and has a colder tone, and the image in the stock camera is a little softer than fv5
[Xperia Z3 General] PuffDaddy_d:
That's exactly the type of comparison we need. Stock vs fv5 in typical conditions.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 General] id3alistic:
I think this was with Superior Auto, 4:3 ratio.
[Xperia Z3 General] cowisland:
Can someone explain what the camera app can actually control, besides the obvious such as brightness, white balance, etc? We do not have access to RAW, which means the stock rom processes the data first and only then passes the result to the app. So the question is how much Sony screws that original system generated data and how much that limits what the camera apps can actually add in terms of picture quality. I get a sense (from a rather limited experience) that all the apps differ in UI but not so much in the kind of pictures they can generate. If you get a crappy original, maybe not much you can achieve in a camera app to make it better?
[Xperia Z3 General] Juventus1897:
Some shots
[Xperia Z3 General] Dirtyguyy:
thanks bro ive changed to htc m9 but still love the z3
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
How are these? :)

Some flower and my garden haha. I haven't capture a landscape pictures since I get out of my home rarely.
[Xperia Z3 General] sskillerr:
A Better Camera auto 15,5 Mb 16:9
[Xperia Z3 General] PloaieVasile:
Some shots using Auto mode/Manual/Background Defocus. EDIT: Now I see their quality is pretty low comparing these photos with the ones on my phone/PC...
[Xperia Z3 General] jcgechevarria:
Mine from Main Cathedral of Barcelona
[Xperia Z3 General] Zaihanzainal:
All on auto mode... Ok?
[Xperia Z3 General] ebisa:
Some nature shots. First is taken on the road from a moving car. Second is of the sunset over my friend's villa.
[Xperia Z3 General] ViniciusSa:
Camera FV-5

In my camera FV-5 have the option for manual exposure..

and it works !

(Sorry for my bad english and i don´t know how to upload a screenshot)

Thanks !
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
With background defocus..
[Xperia Z3 General] muhawarik:
Hi guys

Do u think z3+ camera is an improvment over z3?

Ive seen video comparison in youtube

What i can say is that now z3+ produce better color, more vivid and vivbant compared to z3, besides, z3 video test looks jittery, maybe some of u will say z3+ isnt natural in terms of color reproduction

But for me, id prefer colorful pictures in z3+ just like sammy

Thats why i skip z3 last year bcause the color is dull and looks washed out

I know this is z3 thread

I just want to know your opinion if z3+ camera is really a better camera compared to z3?
[Xperia Z3 General] CuBG:
Night photo of Paris from above. Superior Auto to bump the ISO to its maximum coz on Manual Mode with Night Scene or Manual 800 ISO with Maximum exposure couldn't see a single light from these 5K Miles height.
[Xperia Z3 General] Csetoue:
Is M9 much better than Z3?

Imin doubt between these two phones.

Here in Brazil, Z3 is 500 dolars, and M9 is around 750.
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
Better get z3 mate, m9 is rubbish to me :)

But no offence to htc fans
[Xperia Z3 General] Csetoue:
Got today a copper Z3.

Very happy over here. :)

What app do you use to take pictures? Default, google cam, or camera FV-5?
[Xperia Z3 General] stryyker:
Photos

Here are some Photos ive done days ago. All Manual with 8Mbs and some 20Mbs. (all non edited or filters)

Ps: for some reason the "quality" of the photos or color seems wash out don't know why :S since as In Daylight and very bright/hot.

Ps2: see the difference of colors on the Blue flower, Defocus mode and Normal mode. the Normal manual Mode are more blue/green, but is probably the defocus mode takes a litle of color.

Shots with manual, and Manual Focus (got luck lol)

here, Defocus Modo.

Other Photos, all manual (with white balance Daylight)
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
At 9 in the evening, outdoor shots. It looks super.
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
i use the stock camera app. i'm not rooted btw. with superior auto and manual for some of them, also with background defocus. I have a hard time of using google cam, especially the lens blur

i actually have more beautiful shots but i don't have the phone here with me, my phone is in another room, i'm too lazy to get that phone and too lazy to use it because i've just charged it until full, i want to go to somewhere tomorrow (even though the battery is great, but still hahaha)
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
A better camera and fv-5
[Xperia Z3 General] groundrocket:
My camera keeps trying to focus so my pictures always end up coming out crazy. Does anyone know a fix for this?
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Change focus mode, probably you have CF, continuous focusing
[Xperia Z3 General] utsav911:
looks like serious hardware issue. This shouldn't happen because of specific focus mode. there is something wrong with the focusing on your phone.
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
I don't think that is software issue. You should check your z3 in your nearest service centre
[Xperia Z3 General] elias.parasini:
Indoor

I take this at coffee shop, indoor, the light was yellow, lil bit dark, 20MP, HDR off, image stabilizer on, ISO auto.

Is this good? Tell me if my setting was wrong..
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
I don't know because i haven't seen that in real life. What was that looked to you that day?
[Xperia Z3 General] Csetoue:
Do you get better photos on 8MP than on 20MP?
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
I think he only took a 20MP shot
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
More..
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Video from my xperia z3

https://youtu.be/fGhW1RDyk5k

and some photos

stock superior auto 8 mpx

[IMG="stock"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16310025/images/xperia%20z3/DSC_0003_1.JPG[/IMG]

a better camera 15 mpix

[IMG="a better camera"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16310025/images/xperia%20z3/20150712_103839.jpg[/IMG]

fv-5 camera 15 mpix

[IMG="fv-5 camera"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16310025/images/xperia%20z3/2015-07-12-10-38-51-20.JPG[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 General] FR∑∑MαNFṙomβlα©kM∑Sα:
Thanks For comparison!!!
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
and other set of photos, sorry for my finger in top left corner :)

a better camera

a better camera DRO

a better camera HDR

fv-5
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
Please teach me how to use manual mode!!:(:o:o:o:o:o
[Xperia Z3 General] Csetoue:
Thanks for the comparison!

I think a better camera's images look sharper than stock.

A Better Camera > FV-5 > Stock, maybe?
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
and timeshift compilation

[YOUTUBE]s3El5MI0mAQ[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
Two landscape shots when sunset, and one bonus of cuteness.
[Xperia Z3 General] redlabour:
With new 5.1.1 Stock Firmware and intelligent Automatic Mode.
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Bulgarian sunset

A better camera hdr

Beach and clouds

A better camera hdr

A better camera
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
I enjoy my bike trip, I hope you enjoy photos :).

Beglik tash - Bulgarian "stonehenge"

Fv-5

A better camera hdr
[Xperia Z3 General] stryyker:
I'm testing myself to a better camera, and I'm suprise taking some decent photos and with less noise them the stock with 100 iso (since I can't control iso on better camera?)

Hdr feature seems cool but I don't like the overall, the colours are to high and unrealistic, and the detail vs taking a normal shot the hdr have more noise I think.

Better results is in plain day, and test better camera vs stock.

Enviado do meu Sony Z3TC
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
You can change hdr settings in menu
[Xperia Z3 General] Csetoue:
After testing many apps, I think a better camera (ABC) is the best one, besides it lacks some manual controls.

Camera FV5 doesnt work properly, and the stock is too lazy to chance focus.

Google Camera uses the flahslight to quick focus. Snappy, but overall image quality from ABC is better.

HDR default color setting must be changed if you want a not so artificial colored image.
[Xperia Z3 General] dondavis007:
What can I do to make the pictures taken with this phone look less cold, blue and lifeless? I also have lens flares from the sun where there is none in S6, m9 or iPhone?

Sent from a mobile gadget.
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
My xperia z3 vs galaxy s6 edge : Extreme Low Light Condition Battle

Galaxy S6 Edge - Always in the left shots

Xperia Z3 - Always in the right shots

Both are on auto mode captured with stock app in each phones.

Very low light, that I use my nokia e5's flashlight just to capture these comparison with my galaxy note 8 lol :D

In some shots there are blurs but that is not from those devices but that is from that crap note 8 camera :D

1st picture is without flash, without zoom, both are good but z3 manages focus better and i have a really hard time on focusing with s6 edge. And that z3 picture looks oversaturated because of the note 8 itself, it looks good in real life, if only i have good camera to capture it, you all might see the more true to life comparison shots -_-

2nd picture is without flash, the same picture as 1st picture but i zoomed it in on both phones.

3rd picture is with flash, again z3 looks oversaturated but that is not what you'll see in real life, if you think I'm on z3's side, you will see my point in 4th picture when i zoomed it in on both phones

4th picture is without flash, same pictures, zoomed in.

Both impressed me so much since they capture amazing shots. But still happy with my z3 though. (the s6 edge is my mum's)
[Xperia Z3 General] asjstian:
Stock camera 5.1.1, auto mode. Crisp pictures
[Xperia Z3 General] jbisana89:
Thanks for sharing! I like the 3rd photo... :)
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
For a better camera is currently 90% discount :)
[Xperia Z3 General] Edjabe921:
Hi friend, how you take the photo ¿? sorry for my english ... PD: So cute pictures :o:o:good:
[Xperia Z3 General] dondavis007:
Has anyone tried LG Camera? It's looks pretty old but has really good results in other phones. I tried it yesterday with S6 and boy it had even better results than the original one. A bit to big pics on 100 proc though, 9 MB :)

Sent from a mobile gadget.
[Xperia Z3 General] Chxrlyglez:
Yesterday's afternoon sky.

From_my_Xperia_Z3
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Fv-5

A better camera hdr
[Xperia Z3 General] rubiconjp:
when using in superior auto mode, what's the best aspect ratio to use, 4:3 or 16:9? Thanks!
[Xperia Z3 General] Tonian1878:
not an expert but id guess 4:3

the 8mp 16:9 seems to be a cropped 8mp 4:3 and the full 20mp resolution is 4:3
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
I think it depends where you will show pictures.

If you have 16:9 tv, notebook, pc monitor and phone display - why take pictures 4:3? Do you like black stripes so much?
[Xperia Z3 General] Tonian1878:
i like more detail. as said the 8mp 16:9 is just a cropped 8mp 4:3 image. i rather have all the detail of a full 8mp image and crop myself if needed.

best to start too big and remove what you dont want then start too little with no way to add more.

i use the 20.7mp setting, which is 4:3 anyway
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Of course 16:9 is cropped 4:3.

But, I have all details in 16:9 picture by good composition. Really don't need "all" 4:3.

I don't want see black stripes on 16:9 devices and I don't waste my time cropping 4:3 images :).
[Xperia Z3 General] asjstian:
Used full auto in stock camera app
[Xperia Z3 General] chandanbs:
Isle of Skye! 4.4. 77 superior auto mode
[Xperia Z3 General] paysen:
Did they update the camera app? Is the camera app on the z4 (z3+) the same?

My phone was [MENTION=1038681]sonycar[/MENTION]e because of faulty hardware, a few weeks later I got my replacement and I noticed no big difference.. If there is any.
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
Just 4K sample - model of famous Austrian semmering bahn (train)

https://youtu.be/ouw3g_lFv9c

[YOUTUBE]ouw3g_lFv9c[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Z3 General] ebisa:
autumn comming
[Xperia Z3 General] htuananharch:
Mine. Edited :)
[Xperia Z3 General] marcolero:
galaxy s6 vs xperia Z3

Galaxy S6

https://goo.gl/photos/YZBdNfYbK4aTeG3D6

https://goo.gl/photos/GAQtzYA5RY7V6BpF7

Xperia Z3

https://goo.gl/photos/6DtuY4SjRnqYTeBH8

https://goo.gl/photos/tFo4i4DchZQKMSSKA
[Xperia Z3 General] marcolero:
Xperia Z3 vs Galaxy S6

What do you think?

The first two are the Galaxy S6, the las two are Xperia Z3
[Xperia Z3 General] korenisko:
xperia better
[Xperia Z3 General] utsav911:
small bunch of photos I took recently.

DSC_2882 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

DSC_2910 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

DSC_2895 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

DSC_2884 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

DSC_2812 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

DSC_2805 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

DSC_2798 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

PANO_20150829_210527 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr

2015-08-22_09-20-47 by Utsav Shah, on Flickr
[Xperia Z3 General] id3alistic:
How much better s superior auto on 5.1.1?
[Xperia Z3 General] AlvinZahran98:
Superior auto.
[Xperia Z3 General] Grykonmon:
HOLY COW In advance, thanks for your time :)

These photos are amazing! I love the contrast and color in your photos, it's really cool to see people skilled at photography. :D

Stock Camera app? Did you used a photo editor (for android or PC) after taking the shoot? If it is, what editor did you used? (I use the stock camera app, SnapSeed and Lightroom CC...)
[Xperia Z3 General] xxsashixx:
SuperiorAuto nothing else.

I love the colors in the clouds. Very accurate. Best camera ive used on a phone to date (Excluding the Nokia 1020 ;P)
[Xperia Z3 General] htuananharch:
[IMG="Sea"]The Sea by Naut Hna, on Flickr[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 General] SunWukkong:
Xperia Z3 compact vs iPhone 5

Z3 compact Superior Auto

iPhone 5

Z3 compact manual mode
[Xperia Z3 General] PeeAlves:
Here some pics I took:

Cloudy Day

[IMG="Cloudy day"]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NxKcEIuBu-xErtvcX5fOsQED2W2ejjO8Hvb_odvleYqr6j942ABg111HZjuVNQ_rHXlNCAXom8Gex23s73nN-BcwF7PvFdZjMnS5HpBdnYrwVmjuo5V-6FM5NquZceKLCAP5PVjNLRgkHPnM9tmxvs5bmC0zRjVJK0y0pXgxniT5ukT8ruqCiYD5oObU5c-A1jLXdRgPEDqP7j0EhzGOJ-ORwfu_Rzt-Dl-RGKqHee5Tqd8edknBaP1MQyIah1xtyYqb01vZd-slkl_9oGBtcSoF_5D6VYt7R05Ja3sOtNptHvPJWvBGUbhnpmc-5mSkT2q6FjqBrcbLsn7dxbyqG4HWrUmeJ_cqnCMz9iQ0QNeHDdW9VbOH4cakkzvQ_maAn1gswVireQXNtFrKpgVew9Kxaaw7DP0a1SiKEsqVEwypLUzSYO_0yxQa6fk9qt6Drx5usX7SxapScnQwq5-KfLj9p4jI3Ma-eyIPQY_8RML1jJ3fqyaOJN76PCI10qRwy3xzioXhSXCl4BO20ugE83nYitM6YUCTKzF7ILPeul4=w3840-h2160-no[/IMG]

Background Defocus:

[IMG="Background Defocus"]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7P-OOqZA1j-DvNmMQKyT54fXXiK4VqbPzS8Gw1MerrFJKoSVbme2FyeHQPbVPqtB2Zq1eXLregye-0wPRKKPyHWhrQ0s-0a0JdaxBedU-sPiDBn3FlYj_Ni-5pYF8iqvO8kO9e0IdHkeHgmGVnEen6Y6hM88v_M3eVnU43AXQ9BMoegoS_rpbsPXn9IPjUmUiDlgjU-QPLzBvsLlqW7gU0cLYH3XSzsdgoGRIdSlWl-6Zxe7qGePINKm2Y5LL-n5yt-JsaxmnSKIxG70aHeTRg9wId1LadXYEM_8amBb8PLnIqA8i1JdSRrZH2e3u1M8-pElTjHdtYHummTk-U2nW--8phuhPWwBst9wQrdmXLrfKh2YHK5he-MyALmCMx2315xX1WOX6iG7iea8COlrSSykXIyp5bwNNYzZrXLU0oDJMpfEeAcny9pEjKoH_H8-kEmWmmZVrfk8aUbg4UVmrQ2R6h7Xy9Pjz8QS5s6cJCRB7UvKi2qDyYr8JiM4y-2W9939BCqmRDiLvrTIFwZQ0AZCpwWGT10hOCXLCv3zzFk=w2160-h3840-no[/IMG]

Inside the store:

[IMG="Inside the store"]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pJTHSiPoDDflyqyp6M4MNAzNc47XK-1BCMbyJlc9wTXqAxrq6uDADkl9NvQa9sSZxa6OIo5kFDZNeZM2wrU7cx5fAgDF_tFJ_sKyfTziYxRASWDOWYq4epva4__-LS4WvrTmJv-oXrgvvhmMpd_ThkHgGG3ww-5qiShs3G3hcwngb8XPIar7n3tDqa34ZCVUKtFI7SPXFXxQYijDU5WChDvGHfqc784INQw0HJBYlIGJFDEdV5PW5DzhjrHz6ZGhREs5AdJpLmLNBXR8aN0gmP3Cw-cLUPMDCPb494-90OQR3gpYKFfU-0e7XC7sP8I2uIcoqJukjBwTeDq0tspSfANRgP7N-B8zBCd-Zwd5WHipTqYyizjcdBncnyWtmjd5_P13NhQoEh0MsWOdgysl-NaxOcjeOTMWoB-SldEOjphSBL4pGCcqdWu8w7Cuuc3mAGKq5PLPgGYOoKo6_WC-OX1K0ORE4_cFA7j4bS5ADAtYewvtanKN85glytWYKEvmccsJ-n-Y_FDbfYtEXk7RUYT7zsyio_9hD_km606RQbc=w3936-h5248-no[/IMG]

---------- Post added at 07:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:57 PM ----------

Now some pics I took on "Pedra da Gavea (Rio de Janeiro - Brazil)"
[Xperia Z3 General] FR∑∑MαNFṙomβlα©kM∑Sα:
Where are the pics??
[Xperia Z3 General] dukynko:
hdr

hdr

no edit

snapseed edit

no edit
[Xperia Z3 General] tanago:
Uploaded straight from my Z3, unedited, captured by stock camera-manual mode. This is Bulgaria-Krushunski Waterfalls
[Xperia Z3 General] heorung:
2015-09-21 04.24.46 2 by Trần Mạnh Thắng, on Flickr

Stock Camera App - Superior Auto

Sharpening with Snap Seed

Blend with VSCO Cam
[Xperia Z3 General] heorung:
DSC_0547-01 by Thắng Trần Mạnh, on Flickr

Xperia Camera - Manual mode

Edit by Snapseed
[Xperia Z3 General] paysen:
To be fair, it's mostly the same ppl complaining about the camera... The G3 has no better camera imo, my gf has one. And I still have my G2 here. Both weren't better when I did some pics on my first day with the z3.

It's still a software issue more than a hardware issue. The hardware seems to be great.... The software is lacking. But it's a brand new phone, I have faith that they are fixing the software soon.

BTW: It's my first sony phone as well :)
[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:
Yes.. Lots of flowers. (always found them good for colour comparison)
[Xperia Z3 General] jkr284:
The thing is people have been saying the same thing since the Z1, same 20megapixel and no software fix......I just want a good point and shoot to take pics of my family. It looks like the note 4 is the one. But seeing as I like to stick to the same make ill have to change all my other devices lol
[Xperia Z3 General] Zanr Zij:
I have LB Z3 Dual D6633. I also borrowed my friend UB Z3 D6653 to compare image quality before and after unlock bootloader.

My conclusion:

- LB Z3: cleaner image especially in dark zone or extreme low light condition.

- UB Z3: noiser but more detail and better color rendering.

Note:

first pic = LB Z3; second pic = UB Z3; 100% crop comparision to follow

Extreme Low light comparision here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56043644&postcount=176

DSC_0229 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0043 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-27-57 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-25-31 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0232 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0049 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-31-27 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-29-50 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0233 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0051 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-33-46 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-32-42 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0240 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0058 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-38-44 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-35-29 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0246 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0063 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-41-52 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

2014-10-13_15-40-56 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

DSC_0250 by Vu Dang ZanrZij, on Flickr

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[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:
Question: are people seriously making their purchase decisions based on the rants posted by people who don't have a z3.. That's funny....
[Xperia Z3 General] j0ff:
I must say that i'm a little disappointed with the camera. I've just being comparing it (I have the Z3 compact actually) to the LG G2. While the Z3 takes the shots far faster and is faster to focus (my G2 has xdabbeb's mod), the G2's detail is far superior unless you play with the settings on the Z3. Even after I've played with the settings, the G2's 13MP shots are better.

I'm purely talking 1:1 zoom here, when zoomed out they're as good as each other. Ultimately i'm after a camera that I can take shots of the kids (who move!) in relatively low light so the Z3 is best for me.

I know this is 'just' a smartphone camera and not a DSLR but i think it's fair to be disappointed when comparing the latest and greatest (and Sony themselves believe their camera is 'the best' and market it as such) to a 12 - 18 month old camera (with a very scratched lens!)

I'm happy to post comparison shots if required, but i believe this thread is meant to be a showcase, not a z3-bashing...!
[Xperia Z3 General] CandyAndy:
I must say that after 2 weeks the biggest disappointment of Z3 is the camera. It's not only the quality of the images but I hate to use the camera software, its just so much trouble to do anything with it and get a decent image.

I love M8 camera software even more now and especially macro it shines compared to Z3. I still haven't taken a single good image with Z3 while with M8 I manage more than half of the time. Sure, I can't make a wall sized canvas out of them, but they look nice on facebook. Z3 fails even there. I seriously hope that Sony can do something with the software but I am afraid that this is hardware related.
[Xperia Z3 General] clAssymeerKat:
I haven't picked up a Z3 just yet so I can't try, but has anyone tried other camera apps such as Google Camera or Snap Camera to see if there is any quality difference?
[Xperia Z3 General] Run_dawn10:
Here are some photos I took with my Z3.

http://imgur.com/a/dTXae
[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:
(actually a screenshot of a zoomed in pic)