Hello XDA,
There has been some talk about the Z2 camera and its questionable performance, especially when comparing to other flagship devices.
Here's the first comparison. From a phonearena phototest. Clearly Z2 did terrible here. Blurry all the way.
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So i wasnt shure if this was a technical problem, or a software problem. Did some tests myself, taking same shot with superior auto, full manual (resized to 8mp), and google stock camera app. And heres what I found out:
Look at the bins closely. Especially the lid. Google's stock camera has most detail and did better than Sony's own optimized one! Thats a bit shocking, isn't it?
I took some more shots that day using the superior auto, and guess what - they all came out very different, even though they were shot in completely same settings. What happened with the so "softening" of the images is what I believe is distortion correction. When sony's own software tries to fix that distortion, its blurs the image slightly in some parts of the image (depening on where it wants to corrects the distortion).
here's the test - couple of shots in auto + one in manual. And the result:
I just hope sony's going to fix their algorithms and provide a little update to their camera later on. Now I need to take 3-4 shots everytime to get the sharpest out of my shot, hoping the software will not "fix" down the picture it took.
Cheers All.
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I installed WP7, but camera auto focus dont work.... Any ideas how to fix it?
It works for me.
It takes a few seconds to adjust but it does work.
For me still dont work... I tryed to touch the display to focus and this also dont work... when i try to shot a paper the letters are blurry...
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For me still dont work... I tryed to touch the display to focus and this also dont work... when i try to shot a paper the letters are blurry...
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Also in Camcorder too, it just keeps focusing in and out, it messes up the whole vid.
It looks almost like it doesn't take long enough to focus properly most of the time... Can you adjust the focus area or how long it takes to focus?
Its because the hd2 doesnt have the camera button that when you press half way it focuses.
On a similar note I have found photo quality with the WP7 camera to be absolutely appalling compared to the photo quality when I was using Android in similar conditions. Anyone else notice this?
actually i think it sucks, it used to be awesome when i had android on mine, but these are dreadfull.
thsi was taken in dark room, i think it still sucks, it owuld have of been better on android
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I must agree that the pictures are not good, in fact i must say that are really bad.
Is there any way to set up the picture quality MPixels, or something?
Hello.
Just got an LG G2 (D802) and was taking some test pictures to compare its camera to a Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) and I came to the conclusion that the G2's camera sucks eggs. Please take a look at the following images, and let me know whether it's an issue with my LG G2, or is that actually the level of quality that is to be expected from a G2's camera. Pictures from both phones were taken with "Open Camera".
G2 (D802)
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S3 (i9300) picture:
If there's any information that I've missed that's needed to diagnose this issue, let me know. Thanks.
Camera test should be done with stock cam on stock rom. Third party apps or roms are not optimized for the device and missing proprietary drivers. Your "test" is completely worthless. G2 cam makes better photos than S3, tried both. Check the lense for scratches. They can cause blur.
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Camera test should be done with stock cam on stock rom. Third party apps or roms are not optimized for the device and missing proprietary drivers. Your "test" is completely worthless. G2 cam makes better photos than S3, tried both. Check the lense for scratches. They can cause blur.
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Thanks for your reply. Pardon me for not being aware of the proper etiquette regarding cell phone picture comparisons...
Turns out there was a super-thin protector over the camera that I'd completely forgotten to take off. Pictures are MUCH better now that that's off. Silly me...
I don't know what I am doing wrong, but the quality looks not so good? please help
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http://imgur.com/a/fIKzx
Are you using the wide angle camera, the front camera or the main camera?? The main camera is 16MP and the other 2 are only 8MP.
It does look like you are using the wide angle camera here so the image wont be as good
Hi fellow Austrian
As the G5's cameras support the Camera2 API, you might wanna try manual mode. Using it, you are able to manually set ISO, shutter speed, white balancing and focus, while the last two parameters still contain an "AUTO" function. You can turn it on in the overflow menu.
Here are some helpful pages that helped me
- ISO/shutter speed
- ISO/shutter speed cheat sheet
-White balance
~Firefrost
That's the worst contrast I've seen in a while. My first thought was that maybe the lens is dirty?
@Seansmit17 yes im using wide angel but if i dont use it still pictures looks like 8 bit. i will post more pics tomorrow.
@Firefrost Servus i will try it thanks but i want to use simple mode.
@ torax242 no its not.
Still same, is this looks like a hardware problem? Should i send it back? There is no settings or something.
sent back to amazon.... end
My phone's focus won't work at all, even when I tap an object in the background. The focus is permanently set for objects 2-3 feet away.
I'm using stock ROM (5.9.020S) on an X820. Previously the focus worked but it seemed to make a lot of noise, and it would sometimes randomly cycle through different focuses even when nothing changed (I'm assuming this is the autofocus bug that other people have had).
Anything I can try? I've wiped the phone and the same bug persists with factory settings. I get the same issue in multiple camera apps (including the stock app). I had a lens protector covering the camera, but removing that didn't make a difference.
I saw this thread with possibly the same issue, and I notice that when I shake the phone, the focus seems to come unstuck and work partially. But it's a nightmare getting a sharp focus long enough to take a picture. Anything else I can try (besides the freezer trick or sending it back)?
Have you tried going in the settings and toggle the tap to focus? Try that, hope this helps
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Did you tried replacing the camera module?? I'm thinking to replace it with the one available on AliExpress.
*The Leeco should support this phone for atleast an year but seems like they will not. Helpline no. Dead, Service center closed or they make excuses. They just ate our precious money*
Is there any way to disable the optical image stabilization on an Android device? Preferably S9 as that's what I'm using, not sure if this is a thing that can be done on rooted Android devices?
I'm using it with a full frame fisheye lens as an action cam (like GoPro) with a chest harness and so far it works great, I think the quality is a lot better than GoPro (especially at night) and the lens is wider too, but there's one kind of big problem because it is using OIS and it was not designed for bigger shakes it actually ruins the image for a split second, it seems the OIS shifts the lens out of focus whenever the phone is shaked a bit hard - you can test this with your phone by shaking it forward-up-down and then playing the video back frame by frame, it is very noticeable anyway.
So what I was hoping is that by disabling the OIS (it seems to be controlled electronically and tries to compensate for the shake) it could hopefully maybe fix this, although I'm not very optimistic by this, there are moving parts in the hardware but what I noticed is that if I shake the phone without the camera app open, the camera makes more noise/moves more versus when the camera app is open, so maybe just maybe there is a way to mod the electronic part to hold it into place all the time?
Here is a gif of an example of what happens when you shake the phone, please note that this is not motion blur, but it is actually out of focus when that happens, it is exactly the same result whether I use it in very bright lightning conditions or low.
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I was really happy with the results with this phone and the fact that you can edit and share content right away, would be great to solve this problem! By the way I'm using it with a Blackeye Pro Fisheye G4 lens if anyone is curious.