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P3anuts

Hi

I got my Z3 a few weeks ago but unfortunately I am very disapointed with the camera quality. Almost every photo I take, both wiht auto and manual mode is very blurry. If I take a photo at the same time with my Nexus 5 that picture has a much higher image quality than the picture taken with the Z3.

I have uploaded an example picture here which I think is way to blurry, I held the phone steady and the lighting was good.

Am I using the camera wrong or is there something wrong with my phone? Is anyone else experiencing the same problems?

The lens is clean when I took the photos.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oaqgacaeeqddz0s/DSC_000002.JPG?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jool5lwic4ozlss/DSC_0028.JPG?dl=0

Uliwooly

@P3anuts

Upload the pictures to box or dropbox andpost the link here.

Check for scratches on the camera lens, also are you using the zoom to take the pictures?

Any protective case and/or film?

P3anuts

I added dropbox links instead, thanks for the tip.

I have the Z3 Compact protective film that comes in the box, it is not covering the camera lens. I have also cleaned the lens and there are no visible scratches to it.

I am also not using the zoom when these pictures where taken.

/P

SergioPL1

Hi.

Please make sure that phone is in I-Auto or M mode. Then try to hold shutter button to half. It should focus on object, then press it fully to take a picture.

This is sample picture from my Z3 Compact:

http://1drv.ms/1AuqDCS

P3anuts

Thanks, that is the kind of quality I expect from the Z3 Compact. I do as you say, hold down the button halfway to let it focus and then take the picture. Did you use auto-mode to take that image?

I get slightly better quality in M-mode but Auto is very bad for me.

Uliwooly

@P3anuts

Which camera settings are you using under Manual?

P3anuts

I have tried different settings for focus and image quality. ISO was set to auto. The result was more or less the same.

SergioPL1

This pic was taken in M mode ISO 50 or 100 and +2 EV exposure correction. It took it from the bus, through glass, while bus was moving.

P3anuts

I took some more photos and I feel something must be wrong with my Camera. Compared to the Nexus 5 with only 8 Mp camera the Z3 photos look very blurry. What do you think?

Auto mode

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h29trxwa8hdhq2f/auto.JPG?dl=0

Closeup

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s51b28zjbbx3mp5/DSC_0020.JPG?dl=0

Front camera

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qo7wj74b1535j4t/front.JPG?dl=0

Iso50

https://www.dropbox.com/s/01bspqks7ozh26g/iso50.JPG?dl=0

Iso100

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vf6ec47v61b4yzk/iso100.JPG?dl=0

Nexus5

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k9d7jvpja59w4ba/Nexus5.jpg?dl=0