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[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Master_Of_Disaster:
samples

Here are some samples from me too.

SAMPLES

I am happy with the camera. :cyclops:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Crewville96:
Your four tree shots at the end, the first and last ones look much better than two and three. What did you do differently for the first and last pics?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Master_Of_Disaster:
The ones with too much white (sort of bleached out) are hdr shots as far as I remember.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] robertkoa:
Yes. I don't know much about photography digital

Algorithms but we have Lumia, Iphone, Samsung with

clearly (pun intended) superior math Algorithms to

SONY.

IF one thousand of us each pay $20 for an App that has

Algorithms that Augment Manual Mode and possibly

modify the Digital Image Stabilization for use in Still Mode- will there be Devs who can and will do it ?

OK let's say 5000 users with a sign up sheet ?

Possible ? Ridiculous ? Not possible ?

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OK these look excellent but they are outdoors.

What about Indoor Architectural photos, of walls, floors, Artwork, Restaurant Interiors with well lit Interiors?

Can we get near GS 5, or GS 4, , , or Iphone 5 S results indoors, like Interior Design shots ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] veletron:
Some pics from last weekend. I am mostly happy with the camera less laggy than my Z1 and no failed startups like the Z1 used to have. http://photos.veletron.com/index.php/album98/album127/Carn-a-Chlamain-11-10-14 and http://photos.veletron.com/index.php/album98/album127/Beinn-Dearg-Blair-Athol-By-MTB
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Do you live in heaven!?

Where iz diz?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] veletron:
Highland Scotland
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] adwienc:
Looks incredible. Not photos, the place O_o
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] ffaaiissaall:
In z3c camera pics,,reds always looks pink..why? Any solution?

Why sony made such a colder diaplay?? Almost 10000 colour temperature.why?? Why why??

Images are awesome but toooo cold..life less
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
I noticed in a flare from bright side light, there's something in my camera module casting a little shadow on the sensor:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] vsoni:
[IMG="sample"]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3940/15543075846_83d06fd376_k.jpg[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] clouds5:
Here's my favorite picture so far, shot _after_ sunset:

And some more:

It's not the best camera in the world, but I'm really happy and the shutter button actually makes me want to use the camera. Onscreen just isnt the same.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] sonyindogakworth:
anyone have galaxy s4?

can you compare the camera quality on both device?

thanks :o
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] CollinsJ:
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=3&idPhone1=6538&idPhone2=6539&idPhone3=5371
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] bilboa1:
manual 8mp defaults
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] mmeidl78:
Rooted Z3 Compact with no flash and low light (only a dimmed light from the left side behind me):
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] neilkarunatilaka:
Hey I was curious, how is the front camera on this? Any samples anyone can upload? The front cam on my Note 3 isn't that great when compared to the ones on the iPhones. Hoping this Z3c front cam is somewhat better.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] NeonFrogFreak:
This threat is great for newcomers to the Z3C. Would be really helpful if you could share your shooting modes. Eg. 8mp, 4:3, S-Auto, defaults... Especially when you're posting pics you're proud of!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] itsjustJOH:
Why is this thread on the "Themes and Apps" section? Can someone move it to the Z3C General forum?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
I created it here on purpose. @ The general section so many new topics are created that this topic would end up on page 2+ really fast.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] robertkoa:
Some of these pics look excellent.

Is it possible to adapt the Digital Image Stabilization from the Video part to the still Camera ?

Could a Software Engineering Team create an App for $20 that would squeeze 10% more out of this Device

IF 3000 people signed a Kickstart Campaign ?

Or is this Rocket Science ?

Maybe a Paid App in Co -op with Sony ?

Or am I dreaming here ?

I would like to be able to save my favorite tweaked

Manual Settings, Maybe a voice command to trigger Camera to reduce shake, and the Digital Stabilization which works great on Videos.

I don't have Device yet, but Camera seems about as sharp as GS4 right ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] radicans:
If you go to Settings->Display->White balance, you can change the display color tone by adjusting RGB values. For me 150,125,15 gives a neutral white.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
I guess it would be possible since Sony hands out the sources after a while, but I think that they wouldn't allow a project on like Kickstarter or something.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
The digital image stabilization from the video mode wouldn't do a thing to reduce shake blur in photos, because it only reduces the shaking itself by digitally "shaking" the video in the opposite directions of the actual handshaking.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
All automatic mode (notice pinkness in the middle area of some):
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
Can't really see it because of the pink colors in the atmosphere :p

Cool pictures :good:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
Thanks!

About the pinkness, you can really see it in central area of the 3rd and 4th picture, the asphalt looks particularly pink/red and it does not seem to be related to the evening atmosphere.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
Here's an interesting low-light comparison between two camera apps. Both shots are in manual mode, without flash, and in their "night scene" modes. Guess which one is from the stock Sony camera app and which one is from the third-party app. ;)

Full-size pictures here:

http://www.esato.com/phonephotos/viewphotos.php?pid=80244&make=Sony&model=D5803

http://www.esato.com/phonephotos/viewphotos.php?pid=80245&make=Sony&model=D5803

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[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] ray_J13:
wow...the open app is definitely better...

amazingly open app camera night scene used ISO160 and sony used ISO1600
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
What ap did you use?

I would like someone to do the same test as you just did, but then with a phone that has an unlocked bootloader. Best thing would be for a person to have 1 phone with unlocked bl and one with locked and then make a picture of the same object with Sony's ap and with native ap(s), but I guess that's just asking for to much.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] oryan_dunn:
Did you use a tripod? It says the shutter time for open camera was 1s and 1/16s for stock app. Stock at with similar settings would likely produce a similar result.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] boojay:
I've only just started screwing around with manual mode on the stock camera.

As we know, Superior Mode gives really inconsistent results depending on the lighting. It does great in good, outdoor lighting and admirably in extreme low lighting, but frustratingly poor in moderate to average lighting both indoors and outdoors for whatever reason, in my experience over the past month.

Anyway, here's a comparison of auto mode against manual mode. In manual, I've set the ISO to 800 for this particular lighting, multi autofocus, and multi metering. I left the rest of the settings alone and it really improved the colors and normally washed out appearance, at least, when compared to auto mode:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
No tripod, just held it as still as I could for both shots. I've never actually seen the stock app use long exposures to produce clean low light shots. It always seems to opt for those high iso values along with its aggressive noise reduction algorithm.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] boojay:
Nice! I'll be sure to give Open Camera a try. Thanks for sharing.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] tudork:
http://i.imgur.com/7jX41tz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rVnie1P.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DtYkLxX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Xt7A0LQ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kifsfyW.jpg

All using superior auto, stock camera.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
ms :good:

The pictures could(SHOULD) have been so much sharper if you used manual mode.

Cool pictures nonetheless.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] itsjustJOH:
Auto is nice in outdoor shots with strong light, but don't ever use it in low light. Night mode works the best it seems.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] NeonFrogFreak:
All nice. I reckon Google Camera HDR would have been nicer though. Whether SONY camera HDR is just as good I don't know, need to run some test shots for comparison.

Where were these taken?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] tudork:
If you mean mine above, Thailand, Ko Samet. I haven't seen the pics on a computer screen but what I'm really happy about are the night time photos. Much better than other cameras.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] NeonFrogFreak:
I thought they looked similar to mine shot in Ko Lanta, Thailand. I couldn't get enough of the HDR in Malaysia earlier this year with the Nexus 5 (Google Camera) so definitely try it out. Any kind of still shot.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] grubbies:
Here's an indoor shot with typical restaurant lighting.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] richyb86:
The HDR mode doesn't really do a lot but in manual mode scene mode back light plus HDR correction works OK I think. This mode only occasionally switches on automatically in superior auto so I switch to manual when needed. I believe these two shots switched automatically in SA
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Peppoid:
Lucca Comics&Games 2014 and more :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
Great pictures! Too bad picture 2-5 aren't flipped correctly.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Peppoid:
Agree. During the fair little Z3 made a very good job. What i didn't 100% liked were pictures taken in night portrait. But i'm really satisfied of final result.

When i open pictures 2 and 5 in a new tab, i see them flipped correctly. If there's something to make them see rightly, just tell me and i'll do :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] veimus:
Manual mode / night portret
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] kertong:
Z3C, all shot on superior auto, straight out of camera without any editing:

more here: http://imgur.com/a/19Tbj
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] pakotouch:
3 weeks

Hi everybody! I've got my z3c before 3 weeks. So these are some pictures in different situations on auto mode plus google camera shots. I don't like z3c camera that much, but maybe i have to take some more time to get to use to it.

Sorry for my bad english
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Nplus1:
Great photos pakotouch!

I would have some questions for the more experienced guys, if somebody is still following this topic.

OK so basically Superior Auto mode should only be used in very low light situations (when it actually detects night mode), when it really improves the photo -thing I've already noticed. It could also be used in good light conditions, but in those good light conditions you could also take advantage of the 20MP and switch to manual.

Now, in between "great light" and "very low light" (so most of the time) we generally agree that Superior Auto does not do a consistent job, results varying from good to horrible. So HOW do you actually use the manual mode?

Up until now I've used Manual Mode at 20MP (scenes disabled) with image stabilization activated and I've only tried to tweak the exposure and white balance. The problem is that the camera really struggles in some night shots, for example of well lit skyscrapers or generally city landscape shots (long distance, high contrast). If I understand correctly, this is because in 20MP mode I'm actually not using any of the low light capabilities of the phone (?!). I know it can do better because I've seen some impressive samples...

So, how do you actually use Manual Mode? Do you keep the resolution at 8MP and manually select the scene? Do you struggle to tweak the available settings (stabilization, HDR, exposure, white balance) in 20MP mode, like I do?

Any advice would be extremely appreciated! Thank you!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] boojay:
The first half of your post pretty much nailed it (using auto mode in extreme low light and ideal lighting).

Now as for taking great photos for the in-between conditions, the manual settings I've found that work best for me are as follows:

Metering: Multi

Focus: Touch

ISO: low as possible and adjust manually, depending on the lighting

The rest can be left untouched and you can choose whatever resolution you prefer. I personally stick with 8MP for now.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Nplus1:
Well up until now I had been using largely the manual settings you mentioned, except for the ISO setting which I kept on auto. The problem is when shooting skyscrapers at night (so low light and high contrast) the results come out much worse than what I've seen in multiple samples (a lot of noise, of course, but also almost no detail and just light blobs).

Are you saying that a manual setting for ISO would be the key in this case?

Trimis de pe D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] boojay:
Absolutely, ISO plays the biggest role. Try it. Make sure to start off at 50 and work your way up. Remember, the lower the better. I've never gone higher than 800.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
In my opinion the camera software isn't THAT bad, you just need to take your time to play with the settings. And that's actually the reason why the software does such, because most casual users will only use auto mode.

Sent from my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] boojay:
Superior mode actually works fine in good outdoor lighting or very well lit indoor settings, and does better than almost all other cameras in extreme low light, but leaves a lot to be desired in moderate conditions, as so many have voiced their displeasure with. Pictures are washed out and weird artifacts pop up, but with manual mode, I've essentially eliminated those issues from most of my pictures under those "in between" situations, producing photos that are on par with other excellent camera phones, IMO.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Nplus1:
I just played around with the ISO settings and WOW, what a difference! Up until now, I kept the ISO on auto all the time, happy with the fact that I still had the image stabilization available and thinking that auto mode must do a pretty good job. Well it does, but like in Superior Auto, they're trying to make the best out of a scene thinking you are capturing portrets or near objects. Just now I'm fully realizing the flexibility this camera with ISO ranging from 50 all the way to 12800, a Superior Auto mode which works great sometimes, and a Manual mode which might work great the rest of the time.

Thank you for this hint!

Oh and by the way, you can't even go higher than ISO 800 in 20MP mode.

I wanted to play around with Camera FV-5 for its more convenient settings placement, but I'm noticing it constantly switches to ISO 800 by itself when taking the photo, regardless what ISO setting I chose.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] boojay:
No problem, glad you got it to work!

Like most, I was pretty frustrated with the camera performance, but after figuring out these manual settings, I'm very happy with it now. I've tried telling others, but most usually just ignore my advice. Ah well, their loss.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Nplus1:
Oh well helloooooo ISO 400!

I'd say it's not bad at all! Yes, it's pretty noisy, but to me it's the kind of acceptable noise, the one that does not ruin the photo.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] turtlewings:
Just gave it a test with the auto mode.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Harry3:
In Whistler turtlewings? Very jealous!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
Cropped a little but otherwise unedited:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] lstic:
Resized to fullHD using Photoshop CC
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] jmoore2:
I've not yet totally got to grips with the camera in this phone so these pictures could definitely be better but its all I have at the moment. I also haven't been anywhere spectacular yet to get some decent pictures so these are just a few from when I've been wandering around.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Esben Ludvigsen:
Winter hunting
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] lstic:
I've had Z3c for a few weeks now, and I had come to conclusion that camera is perfect as long as the light source direction does not shine on the back side of the phone. Maybe it's because of the camera lens plastic or maybe the whole glass back that obviously leaks light somewhere and affects camera. Or maybe even that silver ring around the lens which reflects light on the lens.

I'm saying that because when light source, for example sun is behind your back, photos are prefectly balanced, sharp and with high contrast. But when the sun hits the back of the phone, photos always have a light overlay that makes them look dull and poor.

For example, first photo is with my back to the sun, and the second one is with the sun on the side, almost parallel to the phone and you can see light traces with almost rainbow like colors on it. Sometimes that overlay has the shape of a circle, so my first suspect is silver ring around the lens.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] pietro18m:
Look this photo
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
What photo? :confused:

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This is on mine with some side light from a bright lamp:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] lstic:
I think that this kind of reflection on the lens is the only reason for poor contrast on photos. It's even more obvious on your photo.

I've seen that some people are removing the lens plastic. Maybe they should try to reproduce this kind of reflection?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] degraaff:
How do they go about doing that? And does that mean that the actual glass curved lens will be exposed?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] pietro18m:
Oh, sorry for the error. This:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] boojay:
I've had that reflection in some of my photos as well and it's seriously annoying. I can duplicate it under very specific conditions. I'll try positioning myself to block the light source as best I can and report back to see if that alleviates the problem.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] lstic:
In this thread somebody removed it by drilling a hole in it (or at least he says so):

http://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/general/bottleneck-camera-glass-plastic-camera-t2889060/page5

Yes, the lens will be exposed then, and the waterproofing removed probably. I'm sure I won't try it :D

And to stay on topic, one pretty nice from today. ISO was pretty high, that's why it's a bit noisy.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] papouche972:
Envoyé de mon D5803 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Peeveli:
A picture from Pori in Finland.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Metall Boy:
Some background defocus pictures :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] lstic:
On this one I have no complaints :)

I really like the depth of field on macro of this phone. Even without background defocus.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] zootzoot:
This was taken on auto mod.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] lstic:
Both on manual mode,
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] rich2007:
San Diego Auto Show
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] zootzoot:
Manual mode.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] ciochi85:
I've read a lot about this camera and it seems to me that most problems are about the app. Thus i'm wondering: changing the app wont solve the problem? I've got different apps such as fv-5 o camera zoom on my broken-glass s4 which i'd like to replace.Those wont make difference?

In your opinion, how big is the difference between s4 and z3c?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] istux:
Venice by night.

The first one is with Sony Camera, manual mode, HDR off.

The second one is with Google Camera, HDR on. ;)

[IMG="Sony Camera, manual"]http://i.imgur.com/m2XuGol.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Google Camera"]http://i.imgur.com/MeTMwPK.jpg[/IMG]

This one is with Sony Camera, automatic mode... a little bit over-exposed, but I like it :)

[IMG="Sony Camera, automatic mode"]http://i.imgur.com/K5VReMP.jpg[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] n0iz3:
I've been searching for recommendations for a better app but couldn't find anything. It's my first Android phone so I'm a bit overwhelmed with the large number of solutions and yet none working well.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] subhani:
Try A better Camera with their DRO enabled in the outdoor sunny scenes. Excellent dynamic range using this app. Their HDR mode is really good but a bit too artificial in some environments. You can tweak how artistic it would be in settings though and dampen that effect a bit.

Use Sony's hi ISO mode for extreme dark situations. Nothing else comes close.

See the Z3 thread for extreme low light comparisons. Shame the camera is average in normal low light scenarios though.

Hit THANKS if I helped, cheers! Sent using a Z3 via Tapatalk.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Fidyyuan:
This camera can take some great shots. I just wish it didn't take so much effort. On the plus side, I've gotten better at understanding ISO and exposure when taking pictures lol
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
WARNING!

The next page will include a lot of pictures, so if you're using mobile data please be aware that a lot of your bandwidth might/will be used to load a very big amount of pictures!

This is a warning in advance! Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

WARNING!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
WARNING! BIG AMOUNT OF IMAGES ON THIS PAGE!

IF YOU ARE ON A SLOW CONNECTION IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE FOR THE IMAGES TO LOAD OR A LOT OF MOBILE DATA MIGHT BE USED!!!

Due to the big amount of pictures, I have decided to split the images in 4 separate posts.

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[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
This section is about birds. Please note that the images aren't as sharp as they could be, I've used Snapzoom to make the pictures.

http://snapzooms.com/

The binoculars that I used weren't high end, which resulted into the pictures not being as great as they could be. Nevertheless I decided to share these pictures anyway!

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[Xperia Z3 Compact Themes and Apps] Dsteppa:
This section is about flowers.

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Here some pictures that were to big, 20+ mb

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-T794IjJ1ZjRUFhUUZsYktDYzA/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-T794IjJ1ZjV1ltcWpsQng1czg/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-T794IjJ1ZjZ3hJN19LV3A2UkU/view?usp=sharing