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[Gionee M2] Satish_dr:
My gionee m2 8gb rom model

Problem_ bootloop for weeks

Root status- was rooted by kingo root through internet and pc, the phone worked well aftr rooting for 3 mnths

My bad luck there was no custom recovery, i installed..

And week ago, it was sudden stuck in bootloop

Very First i tried, volume+ and powr, data wipe n factory reset, several times..

bt it dont worked

Then i decided to flash stock rom,

I hv all necessary drivers in pc,

Hv latest sp f tool, n mtk

I flashed m2 8g jb rom

On sp flsh tool, just download n flash, 100% flashed,

bt did nt worked, even after factory reset n data wipe..

Then i throught its the super su,

so i flashed, Formate all and dowload, but still nt working

I flashed kk 8g rom, all way through sp tool, bt no result

Then frustrated, i brought new gionee m2 phone, and by mtk droid tools, i made cwm recovery on new phone without rooting it,

i made its firmware backup by mtk,

NOW I FLASHED, this stock rom (i flash to file) from mtk droid tools backup, to my soft bricked, old gionee m2..

But no result..

Friends i tried every thing, one more thing, i would share.. when i connect my dead phone to mtk, i came to now tht my IMEI, NVRAM are gone corrupted..

Today ws about to try android imei an SN writer tools, to reflash imei n nv ram

but got the lucky charm Ravi dada.. And the group gionee m2..

Thts all bhai, now needing, suggestion, step by step link, and what to download further..

The things that i hv with me is.

Hp laptop, windows 7,

A working new unrooted gionee m2 with cwm

A soft bricked gionee m2

And 3 gb of fast 3g internet..

Help please..
[Gionee M2] Hovatek:
Please, describe in detail the bootloop being referred to here. Also, did you do a firmware upgrade in Spflash tool?
[Gionee M2] diparthshah_:
Just go to service center , they will fix it , don't worry about root
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treIII:
Anyone figured out how to make the Google now launcher black in the app drawer instead of white? Thanks

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josh.walker.9242:
Does anyone know if there's a way to remove the power saver notification in lollipop sense? im running SkyDragon sense lollipop. Thanks!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gufka:
yes, it sucks. I also look for how to remove it
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
Hey, i just bought the Z3 Compact :cool: The phone itself is very good, EXCEPT The camera! 20 mpx of what? The camera is so blurry and noisy. And you can see the pixels easy. This is so TERRIBLE i have to ask if there is anything wrong with it? I have had Android since it came out. This results are worse than what my HTC Magic did. A phone from 2008-09. I have tried different settings, no luck. Been like this from day one. So is there something wrong, or is this suppose to be the 20mpx camera? ...

Some examples, first pic is taken in daylight. You can see at the second is in darkness (Very noisy!) Front camera is even worse!!

Please get some help! I like the phone, but if the camera is suppose to be like this i'm switching it out immediately!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldendye:
I'm new to Z3c too, my camera sucks in the first shots as well, but, so did my sister's, until suddenly, it got all well. I don't know how.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lstic:
Well said about camera suddenly getting good. :)

My recommendation is don't use superior auto. Launch your camera from a shortcut and set it to manual and from that moment on it will always launch in manual mode, but not when you launch it with shutter key.

Once in manual mode, try my settings:

Exposure: one or two bars below value of 0

WB: auto

Resolution: 15,5 mpx

Focus mode: multiple autofocus (i think that's what it's called in english)

ISO: This is the most important setting. You can set it to 100 or even 50 to avoid noise and artifacts caused by heavy postprocessing by software. But, the lower the iso, darker the image will be. So on a sunny day it can be 50 od 100, On a cloudy day, a bit higher and in night photos 800.

Metering: multiple

Focusing: When you want to take photo, put object you want to take photo of in the middle and half press shutter button. When squares turn blue on places you want focused, keep shutter half pressed and you can then move your phone to left, right, up or down and not losing focus. That way you make your composition. When you think you have your scene set up, finally press the button all the way. :)

Once you set it up every time you launch camera by a shortcut it will launch in manual mode with settings remembered from last time you used camera so no need to fiddle with settings every time. Camera widget is very useful.

Avoid superior auto unless you're in complete darkness because in that case heavy postprocessing and very high iso that it always uses have to be made.

Superior auto uses very high iso values when not needed. High iso causes much noise on the photos, and sony software removes that noise and does it in a not so good way. That results in artifacts and 'flat' photos.

It sounds complicated, but it really isn't. I have SLR camera experience so it's natural to me. Once you practice half pressing, composition making and then taking photo people will wonder how can you make such photos. It's knowledge that you'll be able to use always in all cameras, phones and whatever.

I hope this helps and let me know if it does. I'm thinking about writing a camera tutorial with samples because not many people use the potential of it.

See my samples, they're only resized:

http://i.imgur.com/YF2fU8l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0cP9SiO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1EFhzze.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fvWzbg1.jpg

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

http://i.imgur.com/QbKBrdq.jpg
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khagenmgr:
Well said ... The tutrial is good ... N m setting up these setting. It would be better to open a thread with tutrial about the camera setting n people help each other how we could get the good pictures. Thanks very much. :thumbup:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] degraaff:
Did you unlock your bootloader?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
Thank you for a good answer. Some of the shots is amazing! Still, i can see them getting a little blurry. Also i think that if you can't choose auto and take decent photo when you are in a hurry it's actually a struggle. If you always have to set your ISO etc. Then i would rather bring my DSLR with me instead! Here are some examples from my previous phone. The S3. I set HDR on. Nothing more! Nice and easy.

I'm not saying this shots is amazing, but i just found it to be better overall than the Compact. This also have 12mpx less! Newer Samsungs have a pretty decent camera! So my questions is now, what other phone would you guys recommend? I was quite happy with my Samsung til it got slow and the battery drained out easily. I'm also happy with Sony, apart from the camera.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
It's not unlocked.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veteran29:
Have you tried to use Google Camera? I think these crappy denoising algorithms won't be used in it. It lacks advanced options but if you just want to make nice photos with 'auto' i think it might be good enough.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cschmitt:
Manual mode, much better photos than superior auto.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lstic:
Well, it's true that auto mode is not good. I had an Xperia P before this one and never had any issues with the camera. It had 8 mpx of amazing quality camera on the daylight at least.

But as I said, once you set your manual mode, you almost never have to fiddle around with it. At least I don't. I set iso to 100 and when it's daylight i start camera by shortcut, and on night time i start it by shutter key.

Anyway, I keep my fingers crossed that lollipop will fix all that, because it's software issue only if you ask me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
Tried today with your settings. Works better, so thanks! Still very blurry, but not as bad like it was. Why haven't anyone mentioned something about the camera before? Since allot of you are experiencing it? Hope Sony will release an update soon because this isn't OK at all! The colors and details are pretty decent. It just becomes blurry and not sharp enough. and why can't we turn on HDR?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarayn:
Everybody has mentioned it. It's the third most talked about thing with this phone after root and battery.

Apart from the low light algorithms the camera is pretty ****.

Like the others I hope L will fix it. Until then i just use camera fv5. It even uses the hardware button so it's cool. And much better pics
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wayne_sk:
HDR only works in 8MPx mode. Can't turn in on in 15.5/20MPx mode. And it's not THAT great actually. Wise exposure helps more than the HDR.

Also, you could maybe try the Camera FV-5, which has a ton of settings and also RAW capturing abilities, if you'd like to postprocess the images on your own. But I doubt anyone is doing this and taking it somehow seriously.

You have to play around a lot with the camera, bringing down exposure as suggested is a great start. I left the size at 8MPx, and also played around with some scenes (useful in the night) or lowlight, you sacrify motion blur from long exposure time for more noise, but that's how it works in photography.

The camera is not bad, you just need to be patient with it, if you'd like to quickly snap perfect shots, this may not be the perfect device, however, if you use the camera wisely, it can deliver stunning photos for large prints.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsteppa:
The pictures you posted before from the S3 really aren't better then the Z3C. Why no mentioned anything about the camera before? I'd relay the question back at you, why haven't you looked up the forum, because there are really PLENTY of topics regarding the camera. So the only thing I can conclude is that you didn't even check the forum. Even the blurry pictures have been mentioned before. Like someone above mentioned, try Camera FV-5 or any other ap. I use Camera FV-5 myself and I'm really happy with it, even with an unlocked BL. Check out the topic I created (in my signature) and you'll find plenty of pictures from the phone. It can really make some great pictures, but as you said before when you don't have a lot of time to make a picture, to change settings it can really be a bich to work with.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
Ok, i actually just want something nice and easy. When i take pictures with my phone i don't want to try a bunch of settings for the camera to take a decent shot. and doing this in sunlight for example when you can't see the screen at all? Instead of just pressing the camera button..Actually the superior Auto is so bad i can't even describe it. I got some OK settings now, but far from good. Of course if you play around with the settings any camera can be good, the thing that you have to do that tells me it's rubbish! Then what's the point? I could rather bring my DSLR. I would be able to take better pictures, without a hassle. For me a good camera is very important, that's one of the reason i brought it. And can you really defend a 20mpx camera from 2014 that can't even take a clear shot on a sunny day with perfect light in Auto mode?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
I have actually seen your photos, i did go through allot of camera samples before i brought it. Little did i know that the camera was useless in auto mode. I know the shots with my Samsung isn't that good but still, this is shot in Auto mode. The first picture has HDR but nothing more. If you compare that to what i did with my Sony it's WAY better. Because as i said, if i want to take some amazing shots i will use my DSLR instead. And when i'm not having it on me i want a decent photo, but i just can't get that with the Compact.

And the S3 has 8mpx, the Compact got 20.

I changed the settings on my Compact, still blurry and un-sharp.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxtester:
Sorry to say, but you've most obviously been too lazy to use the search function and you have even ignored the automatic search results while writing the title of this thread. Having said that, in the beginning you wrote about picture noise and that they come out blurred. Ok, but now you claim they're even unsharp. Sorry, that's definitely not a problem of the phone, at least you'd have the first sample with such an issue...

Regardless, please refrain from cluttering the forum by opening threads on topics that are already being *extensively* discussed. Thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipspeak:
Definitely depends what you are photographing. At 20MP I've taken some impressive photos, for sure, but under closer scrutiny on a large monitor they don't look quite as good, and they fall apart almost instantly when post-processed. Sony's sharpening algorithms are far too aggressive so any high-contrast edges look almost posterized. Other aspects of jpeg processing also leave a lot to be desired, even at low ISO. In other words, Sony took a decent sensor and only lets us get mediocre results.

And, yes, auto mode is an absolute joke. I estimate about one in ten photos I've taken in auto are useable (many of them only after slapping on Instagram filters). I just wish I could start in manual using the shutter button. Still, I'm not expecting output from a camera phone to come anywhere close to a good compact camera let alone a DSLR, so in that sense I'm a little less miffed. But reliable auto mode is essential IMO since that's always gonna be the most used mode for quick Facebook/Twitter/Instagram update snaps, which is how 99% of people use camera phones. Epic fail from Sony on that count.

I am most annoyed at all the clueless tech reviewers who last fall declared this to be the best phone camera, on a par or better than the iPhone and S5. It's not. Not even close.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fruktsallad:
This. A million times this. How on earth did initial reviewers rave about the camera? My experience of its performance closely mirrors your own. Only a small percentage of all photos come out looking ok, even though I've messed around with wb, iso settings etc.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogyct:
Same here, got my z3c yesterday and I am quite disappointed with camery quality. Images become really blurry, especially on a front facing camera. It is clear to me, that it's a software issue, because when I look at the screenm picture looks OK. But when the photo is shot, it becames blurry after pocessing. I used to have iPhone 5s before and it did amazing photos compared to sony's device.

And I also agree with an opinion that most people don't want to mess with camera settings on a mobile phone. We just want to quickly take a decent photo in an auto mode...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmohammad:
Does anyone know if Sony will address any/some of the issues raised in this post. I too agree, that the phone should be a quick click and snap device.

If you wanted to go to the Nth degree messing with the setting, that would be required in a dedicated camera or for one of special shots on the phone camera.

Most camera snaps are taken on the spur of the moment... By the time you get the settings tweaked, the moment has more than likely passed.

Come on Sony... Pull your socks up and give us the software to match the hardware on the camera in the upcoming Lollipop update. :highfive:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nX3NTY:
Just wait for Lollipop to arrive. I hope with camera2 API we could at least have some decent control over the camera if Sony don't makes their default camera app better. For the time being I stick with A Better Camera apps. The image quality is a lot better than Sony at pixel level (1:1 ratio)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] King p1n:
Thats If Sony implement the Api.

Its not looking likely...no other manufacturer aside from Google has done so.

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Why does the front camera suck so much
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogyct:
Here people report the same issue. Join, please. http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z3-Compact/Soft-Skin-effect/td-p/838361

I've also written an e-mail to sony's support. http://support.sonymobile.com/gb/contactUs/phone/?region=en_US
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsteppa:
Do know that the topic has been there since late September, Sony really know about the issue. Question is if they are skillful enough to fix it.

What I mean with skillful is: Other companies, phones have been using the same hardware as in our phones, but were able to produce better pictures.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nX3NTY:
Bugger, if they don't implement it then I want to throw this phone as far away as I could possibly throw. Or maybe I just give it to my gf and buy another. Really disappointed with Sony up to the point I was thinking of buying Lumia phones for it's better camera
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbuctok:
Well, I had Lumia 920 before and gave it to my sister when I bought z3c.

Battery was OK since Lumia and WP are smart about battery consumption. Surprisingly z3c is considered to have remarkable battery. Just OK if you come from WP.

Well, I did a great mistake recently - checked some random photo she took. Just want to clarify - she's not a photographer in any way and doesn't use any program except stock Nokia Camera app.

It was fantastic! Really wonderful photo! Colors, focus, white balance, contrast, etc etc.

L920 released in November 2012.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogyct:
Yes, a topic is there for quite a long time, but it doesn't mean, that Sony will react to this. I encourage you all to mail Sony. The more active we are, the more chances they will fix this issue.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogyct:
By the way, I went to the shop yesterday, tested other xperia Zx devices, they all seem to have that issue...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
Got enough

Well..

I have got enough!!

There is no update, i don't think it ever will.

I get decent shots in daytime now, thanks for the help.

Night time. Not at all. Not even OK. The result is actually shocking :eek:

I'm getting rid of it. I can't handle a phone that sucks so bad at taking pictures, it's a complete joke!

Sony-Never again.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsteppa:
Did you only shot @ superior mode? Or did you also try out the night scene mode? (In manual settings)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saab90095:
Night scene mode?

First one is shot manually.

I use "superior" in night time.

But as i have said before, i don't want to screw around with the settings.

This phone isn't capable to take decent shots at all.

I'm fed up about it. I have tried but it's not just working...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebugyi:
Well, it's definitely a software issue, since many other phones (incl. Galaxy S, iPhone) are using SONY EXMOR R sensors, and they do not suck in the quality.

After reading this there is no issue with the camera, but with the people and Sony's approach. The camera app is definitely not for the people who do not have a clue about photography.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadman Khan:
Superior Auto at night. Not that bad if you ask me. I can take much better with Manual though
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sillieidiot:
The camera is decent. Luckily the only good thing about this camera is that it is fast. So I just take like 20 pictures to get a couple of good ones. My lumia 1020 is slow as hell, but nearly every shot is perfect the first time lol

Also, as far a reviews go. What seemed to happen is that they reviewed the normal z3, then they applied it to the compact as well since it's supposed to be the same. I have tried the z3, and the photos are definitely as good as reviews say it is, but compared to my compact, the compact just sucks. I don't understand what happened at all. Why are they not the same?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toughstrong:
Taking photo at night is a thing only master would dare to try, and they would definitely avoid shot a glaring light bulb at night.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berriana:
Fixed?

Hi,

Did you get any help on this?? I'm very frustrated with this camera especially the front facing one. It's very pixel-ish and definitely not as good as my previous S4. I got this phone only a few days ago and I'm really looking for a solution. I'm not sure if it's adefect that I should send to get fixed or if it is actually like this.

Berri.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hgdorn:
"Frustration level maximum" here, too. Even tried the settings this thread's first page I even get worse results. Just take a look at these two pictures I made with Manual Mode, ISO 100, 15.5 MP and Multiple Focus. The right half of the photo is horribly blurry. If I turn the Z3 upside down (turn it by 180°) you see that the blurriness follows to the left side. Hardware problem? Don't think so, if I take pictures with Autodesk Pixlr the pictures are far away from being nice but not as crap than those from the Sony camera. But I'm not sure.

Hardware or software problem, what do you think? :confused:

(attachments just resized to 1280px, no other adjustments)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lstic:
I think either your lens is oily/dirty, or your 'layer' over the lens has started to peel off.

For the second problem, look at this thread:

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

If none of above, it could be something with hardware because i never had blurry photos like that.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hgdorn:
Thanks for the link. I cannot see any of these dirt/peel-off issues on my lense as far as I can see it without using a microscope. And when I take a look on the first pictures I made with the Z3C: they have always been blurry right from the beginning.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
If you had it this way from the beginning - lens is faulty / off-center, or sensor is faulty. Which means - the camera HW is bad and needs to be replaced. This isn't the type of issue discussed in this thread.

By the way, I can't relate to the thread. While I'm mostly shooting from the phone in good conditions and don't dive into photo-details much, the shots look fine. Maybe it's the level of expectations - I'd never expect a smartphone camera to make a good shot in dark conditions.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hgdorn:
I've shot only fotos of the landscape, of sees, of trees, and the photos weren't nice, but - hey - the panaorma stitcher fixed some of the blurriness there. But when potographing a group of people some days ago, all the people on the right where blurry. Therefor I thought this thread fitted perfectly because the camera really sucks. :angel:

I'll bring it to the store and will see, if I get a replacement or if they will repair it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skinniezinho:
I don't know if this was shared http://www.mobilegeeks.com/exmor-imx220-shoot-meizu-mx4-pro-vs-sony-xperia-z3/

Can't be the software from the meizu be ported or something?

Results are much more interesting in the meizu
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuffDaddy_d:
Wow, that's a great article showing how terrible Sony's camera software really is! We need to send it directly to Sony since they now claim to be listening to user feedback for camera features.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact