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Maybe you need to learn to compensate for exposure or stop taping to focus. Sent from my SM-G935F using XDA-Developers mobile app

As someone who owns both z2 and s7 edge I can confidently say the edge is in a different class. The drop in resolution might offer up less room in crop into while retaining sharpness but the s7 edge always does better with fine details and textures. Also has better dynamic range and doesn't blow...

For macro and close ups in good lighting yes it does but for middle to long distance shots, noise creeps in and becomes increasingly worse as the light decreases. Light sensitivity was reduced in the latest firmware update which improved things somewhat but all that software tweaking will only...

I'm using .28 firmware now but will test that out later. I somehow doubt that would be the case though. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

The photos on new firmware have more contrast. Probably due the changes in metering and dynamic range. One thing I'm happy to see gone is the milky haze like effect from sunlight that affected the photos since 4.4.4. Examples below Old firmware New firmware Old firmware transformer 200%...

This photo shows to me most the improvements in iso performance. This is a very lowlight night photo at iso 800 selected by auto iso setting. The old firmware would have produced a noisy mess here but I think the new firmware did an admirable job. Don't think there are many other smartphone...

Iso has always been limited to 800 at full res. I can understand why in a way. With such large photos, very high iso values would produce incredibly noisy images hence the limitation to 8mp. Here are some examples of old vs new firmware. One night scene with crops and another daylight scene also...

The camera is still best used at full res and with manual controls. SA is still very much in need of improvement. The improved noise control does help somewhat but SA is still SA. I say best used in manual mode at full res because that only has a top iso of 800 so auto iso can be used with...

The 23.1.A.1.28 update! Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

The latest. 28 lollipop update does bring changes to the camera. Mostly positive improvements. The metering and dynamic range is improved and as such the camera isn't as light sensitive as it became after 4.4.4. The photos are also clearer, cleaner and less noisy than on previous firmware...

It's not a problem. It's just the way the ui is and I think it's cool the way it is. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

White balance is adjustable as is exposure and iso. Shutter speed and manual focus controls aren't available. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

I get the same with the Google search bar in recent apps . It's an orientation bug. It's only meant to be like that in landscape mode but it happens sometimes (actually a lot) in portrait as well. When it happens, change orientation to landscape and then back again to portrait, you'll see it...

Just flashed the customised Belgian 726 5.0.2 rom and it doesn't have the close all button. Wonder why that function is regional specific. Sony mobile and their funny hard to fathom ways lol Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

Like I said, it's the metering mechanism. It just doesn't expose light sources very well. It got much worse after 4.4.4 and I'm hoping Sony brings back the old mechanism we had. It's the same I guess with the front cam but without manual controls there isn't much to be done to improve those...

On WiFi. I'm always on WiFi when at home and 4g when out and about.. For me having WiFi always on or 4g always on doesn't make much difference to my battery life. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

No I've tested the battery life watching YouTube videos all day and it got about 7hrs 50mins with 10 % left so I reckon 8hrs is doable. I agree though that the things that drain the battery the most are social networking apps, chrome etc. With those I think you'll get between 6.5 hrs to 7hrs...

Yeah since 4.4.4 update Sony changed the metering mechanism somewhat and so it's a lot more sensitive to light. As a result light sources get blown out even much more than before and there's more edge clipping. It also affects daylight shots although to a lesser extent. The only way improve...

To +vctrdnl. He was deriding the lollipop ui and I just wanted to point out that most prefer it to kitkat! Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

Speak for yourself! I like the new animation driven ui. You should never speak in such absolutist terms about something as subjective as design, look and feel! Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

The z3's shots were sharper with less noise but without being in the room it's hard to tell which had better white balance. The z3's auto has gone for cold neutral tones while the g3 opted for a much warmer contrasty tones Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

I do agree there seems to be some tension within Sony. There are deliberate attempts not to sabotage the mobile cameras but to limit their capabilities so as not to cannibalise the compact point and shoot market. I also agree that just like hand held gaming platforms, that segment is a dying...

Indeed but they're never going to do that. Not Sony. Not Sony at all. Not in a million years!!! Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

That's because you take mostly daylight so it uses low iso. Indoors and night shots will be much much higher. I already tested it Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

It allows you to select iso but takes the picture with its own value. It's using iso auto more than anything else. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

The 8mp images are less than 2mb in size. I think that's more that 85%. The Sony pictures are routinely criticised for being noisy so I don't see much aggressive noise reduction going on. That's an LG thing! For me stabilisation is the main problem hence the need for high iso use to ensure...

Indoor,lowlight and night shots are very challenging as well as scenes where there's a lot going on like a busy Street with loads of buildings, people and vehicles moving around. That'd give you a good idea of the cameras low iso performance as well as focusing when there are moving objects...

The macros are all excellent. Auto or manual? Good colours. The first scenic shot is good. Superior auto if that's what you used picked landscape mode so colours are warm vibrant and pleasing. Shot would have been more detailed at full res though. The second scenic shot could have done with...

Great shots but all macro. Would have been good to see some scenic and landscape shots as well as lowlight. Those are the most challenging shots lol Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

Indeed! The sensor is the best performer outside of the lumia 1020 and that only beats it for resolution. The iso preformance of the Sony sensor is excellent. It could do with OIS to help stabilise it's 20.7mp output. Sony's software inadequacies and limitations are its biggest hindrances...

I think they want to limit the output of the mobile cameras so they don't rival their dedicated point and shoot compact cameras. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

Well there you have it. You see I gave up on the auto mode long ago. Even before the xperia s lol. I've been a manual mode user ever since so I don't get as frustrated as others do here. My frustrations are with the limitations Sony's imposed on the camera even in manual mode. I'd like to be...

Unless that mode completely replaces Sony's camera software with something else, I don't think so. You're best bet is to use the camera manually. Not ideal for quick snaps but you'll be surprised how easy and quick it is to change settings manually. Let's face it how many times do you find...

Play around with iso settings. Always go as low as possible. The xperia p software is more conservative with iso. You see iso is the setting that makes the biggest impact on image quality. It can be the difference between clean clear images and noisy dirty ones. White balance is another. Well...

Raw photos do need processing though. Something I'm not really into so it's not something I'm keen on. I don't have much issue with the processing that sony does. I think it's very light as it is which is good. What I look forward to are hardware additions like OIS and the use of a sharper...

For me I think what's important is the addition of OIS. Stabilisation of such large photos is the xperia cameras main problem. That's why the auto mode uses high iso. To ensure focus in lower lighting conditions. With OIS, Sony devs would be more inclined to programming the auto mode to be more...

Here's an example of what I'm saying. Three photos. The first at iso 800 to show the real scene and lighting conditions. The second with flash at iso 50. The third was lowlight. Superior auto. Iso 6400. For me I'd much prefer to use the flash photo any day over the night vision photo. And...

Use iso 50 for all daylight shots. Adjust white balance to daylight and drop exposure a bit of needed. White balance and exposure were wrong in your photos hence the pale colours and too bright scenes Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

There are light sources in all of those pictures and so you don't need iso 12800 to take those sorts of photographs. For me pictures taken at iso 3200 and above don't really show good lowlight capabilities but lean more towards night vision. Very alien looking when to the scene indeed. You're...

Indeed! As expected. That's the unfortunate thing about the z series cameras. They're very poor at point and shooting. The auto mode and auto settings are only reasonable in broad daylight. Indoors, lowlight and night time shots are always wrong on white balance but especially iso. It cranks...

That's why the z3's picture was rather warm with yellowish whites. You should not always automatically assume that you use fluorescent under every type of fluorescent lighting. You should use the setting that's most accurate and I think in this case auto. You should look on the white balance...

Didn't get that impression at all. It's difficult to tell which is sharper without seeing the full images. Only difference I could see was in white balance Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

A few shots. Iso 200 first and 400 second. The 200 shot is cleaner but could have done with a slight exposure bump but the software doesn't allow it. The 400 shot has exposure reduced to -0.7. It would have been over exposed and very noisy otherwise. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

I think if Sony is deliberately handicapping it's smartphone cameras it would be because they don't want them to cannibalise the sale of their dedicated point and shoot cameras. It would be because they don't want smartphones to do to basic point and shoot cameras what they did to hand held...

Yeah multi is best for landscape and scenic shots as it uses the average exposure. I think face exposes faces when in view and multi for everything else. Centre is best for macro and close ups. The software on the xperia cameras is very frustrating and in so many ways. What annoys me the...

Which metering setting do you use. Centre metering can result in the centre of the image being focused while the edges or corners are blurrier! Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

Hdr is very modest on z2 and don't think it's any different on z3. The sensor has a good dynamic range so it's not needed as much as is the case with other devices. I recommend shooting at full resolution only dropping down to 8mp to use the night scene mode for night shots. This mode does use...

Indoor shot from z2 with natural light coming from the window. Iso 50. Taken with phone stabilised on the flat arm of the sofa. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

Use as low iso setting as possible. Adjust white balance especially in daylight and compensate for exposure according by using the sky as a reference point. Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app ---------- Post added at 02:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:30 PM ---------- For...