New camera performance, quality and flash brightness

[Sydrox]

Hi there,

So according to Sony the new camera is suppose to be something out of this world. but due to the horrible performance. I had my iphone 4's photos side by side with my z3c and I couldn't tell the difference for most.Therefore, I am very skeptical about what the new camera actually offers.

Another major issue for me was the flash on the phone. Since my first phone with a flash I found it very useful to have as a flash light. the Z3c however was a major disappointment in that area as my old iphone 4 outperforms it by far.

So what I'd like to see is a few photos from the z5c (night time aswell with flash).
Also, I'd like to hear your opinions regarding the new camera/flash and how well they performs

 

[RiTCHiE007]

Hi there,

So according to Sony the new camera is suppose to be something out of this world. but due to the horrible performance. I had my iphone 4's photos side by side with my z3c and I couldn't tell the difference for most.Therefore, I am very skeptical about what the new camera actually offers.

Another major issue for me was the flash on the phone. Since my first phone with a flash I found it very useful to have as a flash light. the Z3c however was a major disappointment in that area as my old iphone 4 outperforms it by far.

So what I'd like to see is a few photos from the z5c (night time aswell with flash).
Also, I'd like to hear your opinions regarding the new camera/flash and how well they performs

Dude, did you even search on google? Lots of samples pictures there. And yes its much better because the z3c camera is pretty ****.

 

[RiTCHiE007]

But if you llke at them samsung note 5 pictures it will crap on the new Z5 phone.... just look at the samples http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4523/4953454/1/rv/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review/

 

[Mefa2]

Look at these camera samples:
http://www.xataka.com/analisis/sony-xperia-z5-compact-analisis
in my opinion it looks so good. I think eprice had a pre-production model or something like this.

 

[slannmage]

The images are so noisy, I wish someone did a one inch sensor, my 808 still takes way better pictures than all of these.

 

[alexfrias]

Someone on reddit (hehihohu) posted this album and this video.

I think it's not better than the S6 but it's definetively a top 5 camera in my opinion.

 

[[hfm]]

Someone on reddit (hehihohu) posted this album and this video.

I think it's not better than the S6 but it's definetively a top 5 camera in my opinion.

The audio sounds pretty damn good as well. Not bad.. not bad..

 

[alexfrias]

The audio sounds pretty damn good as well. Not bad.. not bad..

Yeah not bad at all, I will wait a bit more though and see if they release it in my country, and if not then I'll import it

 

[thesebastian]

If I compare a zoomed photo between the Z5 and the LG G4 or Samsung S6, I can see a poor quality coming from the Z5.

For instance, I'm talking about the 2nd sample from this link. Go to the chart called "Xperia Z5 vs Z3 vs 6 Plus vs S6 vs G4 indoor camera samples", then find the 2nd group of pictures. Double click on the candle with the label that says "REWINED" (in order to zoom the photo) and compare the quality between the Z5 and the G4/S6.

However, what If we use another camera, like "Google Camera"? I would love to see how the Z5 family work with that camera and know if the quality improves or dimish.

 

[itsjustJOH]

Someone on reddit (hehihohu) posted this album and this video.

I think it's not better than the S6 but it's definetively a top 5 camera in my opinion.

It looks very good, but there is blurring on the top left of every photo (top right in portrait) probably because of misaligned lens. Sony needs to fix their QC problems.

Everything else looks fantastic.

 

[itaq]

Here are some pictures I just took using z5c stock camera app:
Imgur gallery: imgur. com/a/5eCzj
Original files: dropbox .com/s/mvw6ytn5181ciro/stockcamera.zip?dl=0

Here are some images taken with Google's camera app (play. google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&hl=en):
Imgur galler: imgur .com/a/6MgKJ
Original files: dropbox .com/s/km63872x7lns5ty/googleCameraApp.zip?dl=0

If someone would be in doubt that I have the phone:
imgur .com/a/B0Gjf

PS. Sorry for not posting proper links. This is my second post and I am not allowed to post links yet. DS.
EDIT: Sorry, forgot the second imgur link.
EDIT2: remove quote...

 

[thesebastian]

Here are some pictures I just took using z5c stock camera app:
Imgur gallery: imgur. com/a/5eCzj
Original files: dropbox .com/s/mvw6ytn5181ciro/stockcamera.zip?dl=0

Here are some images taken with Google's camera app (play. google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&hl=en):
Imgur galler: imgur .com/a/6MgKJ
Original files: dropbox .com/s/km63872x7lns5ty/googleCameraApp.zip?dl=0

If someone would be in doubt that I have the phone:
imgur .com/a/B0Gjf

PS. Sorry for not posting proper links. This is my second post and I am not allowed to post links yet. DS.
EDIT: Sorry, forgot the second imgur link.
EDIT2: remove quote...

Thanks for that info!

The "Stock Camera" seems to be a bit better than the "Google camera".
However both cameras are nice for me.

There is one thing with the Google camera that i don't understand. The "Size".
If you compare the first sample, there is a big difference in the size (969KB vs 2,67MB).

P.S.: Did you try "HDR" (if available) in the Google Camera?

 

[itaq]

Thanks for that info!

The "Stock Camera" seems to be a bit better than the "Google camera".
However both cameras are nice for me.

There is one thing with the Google camera that i don't understand. The "Size".
If you compare the first sample, there is a big difference in the size (969KB vs 2,67MB).

P.S.: Did you try "HDR" (if available) in the Google Camera?

When looking at the settings in Google Camera, I can only use 8.3 MP for the back camera. Save location is off and there is no option for HDR.

 

[thesebastian]

When looking at the settings in Google Camera, I can only use 8.3 MP for the back camera. Save location is off and there is no option for HDR.

Thanks, I just sent this information using the "Feedback" function within the app. I hope is just something that can be fixed with an app update (something like "add support for Z5 phones" ).

 

[drsoran2]

Are there manual camera settings available in the Sony camera app or via a 3rd party app? Especially manual shutter speed selection??

 

[supercakefish]

Are there manual camera settings available in the Sony camera app or via a 3rd party app? Especially manual shutter speed selection??

Yes, via 3rd party apps. All manual controls supported. No RAW support yet though.

 

[masi0]

so far I can't complain. definitely no artifitial noise reduction when zomming photos.

 

[Jiyeon90]

more Z5 compact pics here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

 

[masi0]

Excellent pics! Have you used Auto mode or some jedi tricks?

 

[milesg]

According to Xperia blog, the Z5 series was tested by DxOMark and found to be the best overall mobile camera they have tested to date (beating S6, Note series, iPhone 6 plus, etc):

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/09/30/dxomark-rates-xperia-z5-as-best-of-the-best-sits-atop-rankings/