[Xperia Z3 General] Chefproll:
So you wish to tell me and all others that Sony advertizes a 20.7 MP camera which is not intended to use 20.7 MP ? :D

Sorry, man, I'll take that as a joke.

It's posts and Apple-like statements ("you hold it the wrong way") like that which make Sony do NOTHING. See my previous post about that - you even used the term "pixel peeping".

So a 4K resolution has no other effect than reducing the video size back to NTSC or PAL resolution ?

If you've got a Full HD video, it's best viewed on a NTSC/PAL screen ?

Come on, stop joking, please.

A high sensor resolution supports lossless shrinking of pictures, that's it's SECONDARY effect. Primary use is providing DETAILS, a lower resolution sensor cannot provide. If that details are missing, a perfect shrink to lower resolutions is also impossible.

Same logical mistake again. If a 13 MP shots provides far better details than a 20 MP shot, the quality of the reduced 13 MP photo will be better. If there are no details to be used for optimizing a reduced size pictures, quality cannot get better.

If going to extremes like 2 MP, even subzero shooters like a HTC One will still achieve usable results.

This way, you render all cameras identical as with such low-end resolutions almost all details will be gone.

Try for yourself: Take a 20.7 MP shot with a Z3, take a 13 MP shot with a S4. Reduce to different sizes. You'll see than at 2 MP there won't be any distinct differences anymore. But have a look at 8 MP variants. You'll notice that the reduced 13 MP shots still look better.

As said: DO that, then respond.

I'll exchange the Z3 with a Note 4, right.

Have another look at the three small pictures I posted, showing details of Z3, S4 and S4 front camera pictures.

NO optical zoom used. All details gone with the Z3 photos, even S4 front cam performed better.

Results are: Cropped pictures with a high level of details allow doing that without great loos of quality. Shots with low details won't allow lossles cropping.

So your protrait will look better with a 13 MP S4 shot than taken with a 20.7 MP Z3 photo.

Again: It's details which matter. That's what a higher sensor resolution is made for.

It's funny that people just don't want to realize simple logics. :)

Both S4 and Z3 have fixed focused lenses. So the basics are the same.

And still that old 13 MP shooter smashes our modern 20.7 MP canidate into pieces.

Beause of it's lack of details. Again and again.

Of course not. Because I do comparisons, I am not trying to make all pictures look the same.

It's details making the difference. Did I mention that before ? ;)

REALLY ? :D

All my comparison photos were done with a tripod, except the latest S4 frontcame shot. It didn't matter; S4 front camera still performed better than the Z3 using a tripod.

So you want to tell me not to use the features Sony advertized, wish to tell me and others they should do HDR and panorama shots manually ? Sony implements HDR and panorama features because we should not use them ?

Come on, stop joking. We've got other things to do.

You suggest not to use the things Sony advertizes, instead making a 15-minutes action out of any panorama shot?

With a S4, I simply shoot, panorama is done in 30 seconds. Full resolution, full details.

That's the way that panaroma features are made for.

And that's not what our Z3 delivers.

Next suggestion will be: "Take photos with a DSLR, transfer them to your Z3. Enjoy perfect pictures !" :D

Sorry, man... That's just not for real.

Wait for Sony launching OIS, then find out they still lack details ? OIS does not help in that situation. Sony will again spoil the camera software. So there won't be any difference.

I will not answer your posts anymore. It's all said (see my previous posts).

I understand you're seeking for excuses to make your subzero camera quality feel not that embarrassing. But that's far away from reality.

If we speak up and name the problems, there's a chance that Sony corrects the faults - for ALL user's benefits.

If we continue finding excuses for every fault, we could better buy a Cupertino product. Because Sony won't resolve errors we declare/disguise as "features".