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itsjustJOH
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It seems the T2 Ultra also suffers the same problem. Zoom in on the top right, a large area looks blurry.
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hihihans
Joined: Mar 15, 2009
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Sorry but distand trees tend to get blurry due to movement. The roundabout is clear, that's far more important in this photo.
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janne_145
Joined: Aug 21, 2005
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On 2014-03-13 23:56:21, itsjustJOH wrote:
It seems the T2 Ultra also suffers the same problem. Zoom in on the top right, a large area looks blurry.
What F-stop is used in this pic? If they tried around F8 in another pic (If one can do that on mobilephones) im sure the whole pic would be sharp hehe |
DexterMoser
Joined: Jul 03, 2013
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From: Bay Harbor Islands, Miami
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You're right JOH, it does look weird, a relatively small sensor should have a very large depth of field, meaning it's easy to get everything sharp in the picture.
But it doesn't really look blurry/unsharp, it looks more like a bit cloudy, washed out.
Yes I'm blaming software for this 
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ascariss
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On 2014-03-14 08:35:34, janne_145 wrote:
What F-stop is used in this pic? If they tried around F8 in another pic (If one can do that on mobilephones) im sure the whole pic would be sharp hehe
I checked all the photos, none have the f stop information, and I am not sure if you calculate it since not all the information is there. But at 13MP and RS, I feel this is the same module as in the original Z.
Focal length on the z was 4.1mm at f2.4, this is the same focal length on the T2 ultra and possibly the same module, so best bet is that the f stop is 2.4. |
itsjustJOH
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On 2014-03-14 07:49:01, hihihans wrote:
Sorry but distand trees tend to get blurry due to movement. The roundabout is clear, that's far more important in this photo.
It's not that distant. Indeed the roundabout looks clear, but even without zooming in it's easy to notice the blurriness in the top right area of the photo. If it were only the trees (or the greens, which is weird) that were blurred, it would have been acceptable but the blurriness affects a large area around those trees.
On 2014-03-14 08:35:34, janne_145 wrote:
What F-stop is used in this pic? If they tried around F8 in another pic (If one can do that on mobilephones) im sure the whole pic would be sharp hehe
I'm pretty sure f-stops on mobile phone cameras are fixed. And ascariss seems right with the f2.4.
On 2014-03-14 11:08:43, DexterMoser wrote:
You're right JOH, it does look weird, a relatively small sensor should have a very large depth of field, meaning it's easy to get everything sharp in the picture.
But it doesn't really look blurry/unsharp, it looks more like a bit cloudy, washed out.
Yes I'm blaming software for this
It seems a software problem. Other photos don't look bad on the top right area. Sure the edge of the photos may look blurry, but it is a common problem for mobile phone cameras. Having a large area being blurry is not. It looks like the software detects groups of pixels which has relatively the same hue (which is noticeable even on other photos) and "blurs" them which could decrease the size of the picture, but the problem is it also affects the area around it. I'm no photo expert, I just easily spot these things since I like pixel peeping on these sample photos. That's why I noticed the same problem in Z2 and T2 Ultra.
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miromiromi
Joined: Jul 25, 2013
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sample photos of the samsung galaxy s5 have been posted by some russian reviewer.
http://www.mobile-review.com/[....]samsung-galaxy-s5-camera.shtml
interestingly, the isocell camera is behaving like an xperia camera. the note 3 takes sharper snaps in low light.
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hello1000
Joined: Nov 10, 2013
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This is a Z2 topic not a S5 topic. |
Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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Oh dear, I hope the pics get better as the S4 was rated to be better at photography than the Note 3, so if the S5 is worse than the N3 then it is quite a step back from S4.
I think we should all just wait until the final Z2 and S5 units arrive, at least then they'll be on final FW and should be quite a lot better than what we are seeing now.
I'm expecting the Z2 to be the new Android Camera king, it simply can't be just at Z1 level.
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miromiromi
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This is a Z2 topic not a S5 topic.
I know. Sorry.
Was just being too eager with the camera comparison.
Noticed how the ISOCELL camera was acting like an Xperia's. (Z1 and Z in particular). Low light/artificial light photos had the tendency to be very noisy.
I was actually worried that Samsung could have an ace in the camera department. Sony can't lost the camera sensor/module market. |
CrownedAkuma
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There are two videos shot in 4K with the stereo mic... Great quality
In this photo the Z2 looks gorgeous, the bezels are perfect  FOR ME
also is there a special app for the stereo mic? a recording app??
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Tsepz_GP
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On 2014-03-14 21:34:05, CrownedAkuma wrote:
There are two videos shot in 4K with the stereo mic... Great quality
In this photo the Z2 looks gorgeous, the bezels are perfect FOR ME
also is there a special app for the stereo mic? a recording app??
Stereo Voice recording has been around for a while now mate  Android phones have had it for a while now.
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Arne Anka
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On 2014-03-14 21:49:01, Tsepz_GP wrote:
Stereo Voice recording has been around for a while now mate Android phones have had it for a while now.
He is referring to the stereo mic accessory from Sony, which is of better quality then the built in one.
http://www.sonymobile.com/glo[....]ories/stereo-microphone-stm10/
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Tsepz_GP
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On 2014-03-14 22:54:36, Arne Anka wrote:
On 2014-03-14 21:49:01, Tsepz_GP wrote:
Stereo Voice recording has been around for a while now mate Android phones have had it for a while now.
He is referring to the stereo mic accessory from Sony, which is of better quality then the built in one.
http://www.sonymobile.com/glo[....]ories/stereo-microphone-stm10/
[ This Message was edited by: Arne Anka on 2014-03-14 21:55 ]
Ah yes, I see now, looks like an awesome little accessory actually.
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Weekend poll results: The hots and nots of MWC 2014
http://blog.gsmarena.com/week[....]the-hots-and-nots-of-mwc-2014/ |
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