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monkeypantz
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Honestly, I am not too worried about this. even if a firmware update will not address this the z1 might not be an extremely amazing camera, but it takes really great pictures, and I think the camera even as it is now is capable of taking wonderful pictures.
I feel like many peoples expectations are set really high, we should just enjoy this phone, because nobody is forced to buy it, even though I understand that some people are disappointed, it still is a very good device from what I see and hear.
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northmonkey
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I was out tonight at a football match and two friends of mine (One had an S4 and the other had a Z1) they both took pictures and the S4 took the better pictures even though it was in low light. |
mzr7
Joined: Jun 12, 2013
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The verge is working on its z1 review and guess who is reviewing it? VLAD -_-
from his initial feedback about the camera he likes what it can do but then he thinks at times the software lets it down with autofocus and exposure issues etc.
It was on the verge mobile show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg_-aKxls5o |
moogoo
Joined: Oct 25, 2002
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monkeypantz - no doubt i will love my Z1. but a defective part is a defective part and it should be addressed. if it is the way it is, then of course.. i bought it, so i will love it. but just like anything else, i want it to be defect free.
of course, we don't know if this is a hardware defect or not. need to run my own tests. i can't get my Z1 fast enough!
@northmonkey - sometimes i wonder why you still come to this thread..
moogoo
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monkeypantz
Joined: Sep 20, 2013
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@ Moogoo I compleltly agree if its defective for sure.
I for myself am a bit disappointed that the camera isn't as amazing as Sony praised it would be. Especially because this is my first none Apple smartphone, and the first time with an android. To convince my partner to make the switch I was mentioning all the time how good the camera is as this is the only thing that matteres to us + having two phones in sync using icloud, which hopefully we will be able to do on android ( photostream, calander, contacts, apps etc. )
Other than that I am looking forward to the phone.
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moogoo
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@monkeypantz - give it some time. as someone who has had many sony phones, and have followed them throughout the years, they tend to improve the camera a lot through updates. it will get better and better. you'll see 
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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Bonovox
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Good quality here including audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFHoYvXag5g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Phone?? What phone?? |
moogoo
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i think audio recording in video mode sounds excellent. even the music in the background. engadget said this sample (from their review) wasn't good. strange. i think it's pretty solid.
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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Bonovox
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Yes and good thing too it doesn't distort in loud environment
Phone?? What phone?? |
northmonkey
Joined: Feb 09, 2009
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On 2013-09-25 01:00:48, moogoo wrote:
i think audio recording in video mode sounds excellent. even the music in the background. engadget said this sample (from their review) wasn't good. strange. i think it's pretty solid.
It's not very good, Engadget are right, it sound good but the quality of the video is average to be honest, even the comments under the video say the same. |
moogoo
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^^ how many accounts did you use to post bad comments on that video dude? 
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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vivftp
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EDIT
NM, mis-read, I guess
Anyways, for comparison here is the Lumia 1020:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXDpSkensGM
The Z1 definately destroys it for audio quality. Video quality is acceptable, but kinda "meh". Will see how things might improve there once the proper camera firmware is released.
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northmonkey
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What's also disappointing is the fact that even though you can zoom in 3x when taking pictures, you can't do this when video recording, the 1020 offers 4x lossless zoom at 1080p and 6x at 720p, the Z1 should at least be capable of clear zoom of 3x on video but it's not which doesn't make sense. |
moogoo
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^it could be coming in a future update. ya never know. might be something they are working on in addition to improving the still photography.
@monkeypantz - did you ever answer me about how FEDEX notified you of the FCC issue?
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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Geoffxx
Joined: Aug 22, 2013
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On 2013-09-24 23:43:21, northmonkey wrote:
I was out tonight at a football match and two friends of mine (One had an S4 and the other had a Z1) they both took pictures and the z1 took the better pictures even though it was in low light.
you never give up do you - you're like a broken record, thought you bought a secondhand Z - why didn't you buy an S4 since you love it so much and give us all here a rest from you're never ending bull |
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Posted: 2013-09-24 23:40
