Third party camera app vs sony's camera app

hash054 · Mar 12, 2014

i think many of you z1c users have experienced the problem of bluring in a image especially taking photos of landscapes and sceneries .. in which details matter the most.. A 20.7 MP camera is expected to fulfil the need of clarity and detail to some extent when it comes to these photos.. The problem with Sony's official camera app is that it blurs some parts of the photo and give us a somewhat blurred image.. This however can be solved using a third party camera app... I have used two of them (camera fx and procapture) both giving better result than sony's official camera app.. I dont know whether z2 camera app has solved this or not but for now a third party app is my best bet to get the most out of the the camera!! Will post more camparitive photos in the coming days..

stringy2010 · Mar 12, 2014

I have also noticed this blurring. I tried camera zoom fx, but for whatever reason I can't stand the UI. So I have been using Camera Fv-5, it is an improvement, however I will be trying more.

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Milltach · Mar 12, 2014

Did somebody try the new Z2 Cam App? Its available for all xperia devices.
Probably there are some improvements.

hash054 · Mar 13, 2014

Didnt tried it because of the libraries were not available for timeshift and 4k video.. Many people are working on it on Z1 forum.. Hopefully will see it soon.. And more importantly.. I hope this blurring effect is solved..

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sander151187 · Mar 14, 2014

Milltach said:
Did somebody try the new Z2 Cam App? Its available for all xperia devices.
Probably there are some improvements.

I did try, but the camera module looks exactly the same. Could be something with the libs, but it doesn't really matter. The pics are still blurred.

slick2404 · Mar 14, 2014

Can someone post examples with stock and third party app? I don't see the bluring in my pics.

sinple · Mar 15, 2014

I went to a retail store, and z1's photo have more details than the compact.

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papzi57 · Mar 27, 2014

hash054 said:
i think many of you z1c users have experienced the problem of bluring in a image especially taking photos of landscapes and sceneries .. in which details matter the most.. A 20.7 MP camera is expected to fulfil the need of clarity and detail to some extent when it comes to these photos.. The problem with Sony's official camera app is that it blurs some parts of the photo and give us a somewhat blurred image.. This however can be solved using a third party camera app... I have used two of them (camera fx and procapture) both giving better result than sony's official camera app.. I dont know whether z2 camera app has solved this or not but for now a third party app is my best bet to get the most out of the the camera!! Will post more camparitive photos in the coming days..

In different app, but equal setting:
ZX1C focus/defocus
In my opinion the stock kamera app doesn't right focus setting.

hash054 · Mar 27, 2014

Camera FV 5

After the recommendation of many Camera FV 5 users.. I gave it a shot.. and I was not disappointed.. The customization and the result stand out from all the other apps.. focus is pretty damn good and no more blury pictures.. and no details ignored.. only day time test left.. night samples are better than I expected!

rumthin · Mar 27, 2014

Is there anyway to change which camera app opens from the lockscreen. I want FV5 to launch from the lockscreen not sony's app. I'm running stock KK.

choboii · Mar 27, 2014

VSCO Camera is pretty good. I am also wondering from the post above if there is a way to change the default camera on the lock screen.

hunhool · Mar 27, 2014

Snap camera is one of my favourite.

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bilboa1 · Apr 1, 2014

you should post more various pics (8MP/20MP) from other apps, gives a better idea. the first post pic isn't exactly clear in either shot

yuons2000 · Dec 18, 2014

stringy2010 said:
I have also noticed this blurring. I tried camera zoom fx, but for whatever reason I can't stand the UI. So I have been using Camera Fv-5, it is an improvement, however I will be trying more.

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Try to play with iso settings tray iso 50 or 100 for 20.7 image

Socotroco · Dec 18, 2014

Hi all,
besides some blur on certain conditions(low light) what I most regret of this 20mpx camera on the Z1Compact is that all pictures looks like washed out, like without proper contrast or white balance is incorrect.

I have tried in Manual Mode with ISO 50, 100, 200, also moving the exposure control on the screen, white balance in automatic and also 'sun' or 'light bulb', most of the shots don't have vivid colors.
I come from Samsung Galaxy SII, then I had S4, then a Note 3 ... (then I realized that big phones are not comfortable to carry in the pocket all day and switched to Z1Compact), all Samsung phones had different colors on taken pictures, more vivid.

Any advise on how to take better pictures with Z1Compact?

Thanks.

awojtas · Dec 23, 2014

sinple said:
I went to a retail store, and z1's photo have more details than the compact.

Having owned both, the Z1 *looks* like the photos are better because the screen has higher resolution (1080p), but in reality when you load photos onto a computer, the Z1C is distinctly better.

Also when I changed my back case from plastic to glass (which also replaces the glass over the camera lens) I noticed a small improvement in sharpness, particularly in the corners.

Socotroco · Dec 23, 2014

awojtas said:
Also when I changed my back case from plastic to glass (which also replaces the glass over the camera lens) I noticed a small improvement in sharpness, particularly in the corners.

Hi,
where did buy the back cover replacement? Can you share a link or PM me the link if you're not allowed to post it in the forum?

Thanks.

160lightning · Apr 25, 2015

I have 'Snap' running on CM12 and I'm initially very impressed.........opens up the 20 meg Cyber-shot camera ability nicely.

RAW file access would be nice so we could then import to a hardcore editor on a PC....and I'm sure that wouldn't be too difficult to sort out with an update.....but for a few pennies it's way way better than the google camera app that comes with CM12.

crimson12 · Apr 27, 2015

Have you tried using the Camera2 API in snap? I cant tell if it makes a difference or not...

papzi57 · Apr 27, 2015

In .242 fw doesn't work the Camera2 API...

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