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Bonovox
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It's probably Perspex 
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zxcorr
Joined: Dec 07, 2009
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So I got my Z1 Compact yesterday (the black one) and I'm happy that on its display, the colours don't have yellow hue. BUT the white is really yellow. So I find it really strange. If I crank up my blue in the white balance settings, the greys and other colours will be too blue/purple-ish. Anyone notice this too?
Apart from that, I'm happy with the contrast (which sometimes makes things look a bit darker than I'm used to with Z1, but good nonetheless), saturation, and viewing angle (I often put the phone on my desk and just look from an angle - not straight on - to check out messages). |
FenderP
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Picked up the Z1 Compact when I was in the UK last week and got the VAT back (well, most of it ... after admin fees and such; kinda sucked but whatever - instant gratification). Battery life has been great and the build quality is solid. It's certainly better than some of the Sony phones I've had (such as the Tipo Dual). I wish it was a touch more compact and more like the SX that was Japanese only, but hey, not everything in life we get.
Here in the USA I have it on T-Mobile and it's getting 4G which isn't surprising since it has the proper bands, but it's confirmation for anyone who was wondering.
As a comparison point, I'm coming from the Galaxy S4 Mini Duos, and this is a better phone in many ways for me. The S4 just had some usability issues I couldn't deal with (one of which was the back on the right and not the left; one of the bad things with Android fragmentation). |
pt020
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On 2014-02-10 22:56:23, zxcorr wrote:
So I got my Z1 Compact yesterday (the black one) and I'm happy that on its display, the colours don't have yellow hue. BUT the white is really yellow. So I find it really strange. If I crank up my blue in the white balance settings, the greys and other colours will be too blue/purple-ish. Anyone notice this too?
If I'm not mistaken,you did complain in the past about the Z1, that it also had yellowish screen,
If you are used to the screen color of the your ipad.... they make phones too 
[ This Message was edited by: pt020 on 2014-02-11 14:49 ] |
zxcorr
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^ lol. I don't like using iOS and I like Sony's customisation of Android the best.
Anyway, yea maybe it's just me still getting used to the screen. But I just find it really strange that this time, only the whites are yellow-ish. The other colours aren't. So my Z1's white has actually a cooler tone compared my Z1 Compact's. |
pt020
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^^
If you are not used to an iPad (like me) it does not look as yellowish as it does to you
Anyway yellowish is easier for the eyes when you read books. |
zxcorr
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^ It's not just the iPad, btw. I've also compared it with my Vaio and Macbook. Now I feel like posting comparison photos again. Haha. |
pt020
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^^
You can adjust it to your taste at Settings --> Display --> White balance. |
zxcorr
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^ I know about the white balance settings. I obviously mentioned that in my first post: "If I crank up my blue in the white balance settings, the greys and other colours will be too blue/purple-ish."
As I said, maybe it's just me still getting used to the screen. But at this point, all the colours look great, contrast and saturation are fantastic, it's just the white is strangely quite yellow for me. |
badassmam
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Need a little help from the photo experts. What is the best mode for taking photos that are to be printed? I'm a novice so I imagine I'll only use the superior auto option since I move fast and take random snaps. I only print 6x4 so no widescreen or anything like that. i wanted to know if its better to use 8MP rather than 20MP. 20MP doesn't look great on my phone from what I experienced. I need nice sharp details and great night shots. Any ideas? |
Bonovox
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http://www.androidcentral.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact-review
Review
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pt020
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Today I came back from work and the I still had 75% battery!
The last time it has happened was in 2005 with my Sony Ericsson W800i
Very Happy with the phone and get lots of compliments form friends and colleagues.
I like the idea that all say that the screen is so good and wonderful colors ... |
Bonovox
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That's good  I get similar battery with my G2 as well
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zxcorr
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On 2014-02-14 15:05:52, badassmam wrote:
Need a little help from the photo experts. What is the best mode for taking photos that are to be printed? I'm a novice so I imagine I'll only use the superior auto option since I move fast and take random snaps. I only print 6x4 so no widescreen or anything like that. i wanted to know if its better to use 8MP rather than 20MP. 20MP doesn't look great on my phone from what I experienced. I need nice sharp details and great night shots. Any ideas?
Manual mode, 8MP, Auto ISO (or adjust ISO depends on the light condition). I use that combination the most. If it's night shots you want, then you can pick the Night scene. |
reeflotz
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@ badassmam
I think I'll just add this info about resolution, as for which setting gives best results on the Z1c I guess other members can help:
Whether you use 20mp or 8mp, it will be both downsized to 2mp once you print it at the size of 6 inch x 4 inch and that's at 300ppi, typically the highest quality print for photos.
So it will come down to which processing you prefer, whether you want the 20mp or the 8mp just choose which looks best to you, (the one with better colors, contrast, details, noise usually are the same since the downsized 20mp will look very similar to the 8mp anyway), the resolution won't matter as long as it's at least 2mp for a 6x4 photo.
But if you're going to have it edited/enhanced using another software like photoshop before you print then it will be better to use the 20mp one.
for reference:
20mp = 5248 x 3936 pixels
8mp = 3264 x 2448 pixels
6x4 photo @ 300ppi (high quality) = 1800 x 1200 pixels
[ This Message was edited by: reeflotz on 2014-02-15 13:28 ] |
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