TS, add this to the 1st page too
Quoted from triple02
- https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...post&p=64403980

and this too for whoever's interested -
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/design/works/...eria_z1/01.html

i rmb someone posted about how to root and use the other keys as an alternative to the power button
can re-share the link?

thanks TS!

I remember someone complain about GPS keep activate and drain the battery. Well you can turn it off at setting->Location Services->Turn off the necessary setting inside.
No sure if someone mentioned it before.

ouch! too much to add give me sometime pls adding now

i understand the article.. yes.. mainly the article is sharing about the very basic photography knowledge. can get this from any photography class. Correct - not advance version, but even DSLR ppl also need to know this basic knowledge.

inside it's had explained a lot of features in camera phone and show the different between each feature like focus point, multi-focus, low ISO - high ISO, Metering (centered, average, spot), exposure level. He got explained touch a little bit of the relationship of triangle (ISO, shutter speed and aperture). <- User must know this as well.

**P/M: personally feel normal user must know to adjust ISO, metering in different situation. Exposure level as well.
Short personal tips:
Low ISO - less noice, low shutter speed, high ISO - more noise, faster shutter speed. ISO play quite important thing here. if dont know adjust, just put auto. Some situation u can put ISO 100 in dark environment, but increase exposure to 2. hmm.. need experience by yourself in future.

Metering - Choose vary from objects. If capture landscapre, choose average. If capture like food, 1 item as main object, choose centered metering. If capture night mode with some lighting surrounding, choose spot metering and spot the center point to lighting part, surrounding will become darker. half press to focus and get this metering, back to object and capture.


Important part is the lighting and capture structure. Better lighting, better quality. but need to know where the light enter into your camera. with different light enter angles, different feeling and result will came out. example here, dont try to think can get capture the face of people with backlight situation. this will darker ur object only.

structure here is depend on user art/photography sense. i think if without a best object background and simply capture, of course wont create the nice feeling/quality of photo.

Example: 1. Capture the macro photo (flower with a bee). You have a good object to focus, nice flower as background, result came out better feelings.
2. Take tissue box on your table, put there and capture. Even though u got a object to capture, but hardly to create a correct feeling to people. With indoor lighting, bad background, object (ok).

Must have a well planning and creative idea to get a good photo. Outdoor are always a good background and good lighting condition for us capture better quality and nice feeling to people. After these fulfill, then depend on user photography sense and skills ady..

several tips need to be added

a guide to photography from a chinese forum, only for those who understand chinese very well

http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6782382-1-1.html

and a simple translation from ChuanHong

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=64203536
mod to unlock phone with focus key instead of power button

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487940
mod to increase internal, external and microphone volume

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476498

if the original file is too loud causing the speaker to produce static noise or cracking, download this file instead

http://d-h.st/VZG

add this post to first page, credits to ChuanHong

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=64203536
and quote my own post to previous T from the lat V

yea, it was me...
the problem is GPS appeared to be off under quick settings, at settings there everything is off and greyed out
but battery usage is reporting GPS is running under apps like Waze and Maps

i suspect this is a software issue...mayb it's just me who's experiencing this
did a reset using the red button yesterday, will keep checking n see if it is still re-occuring

I like the quick settings on this phone. We can on and off without going to the settings and menu, etc. On my previous phone, I never turn of my GPS at all. Anyway, GPS shouldn't be on ever if have exit Sygic and Waze. Otherwise, it is a major battery drainer.

But but but... I like geotag in my picturs...!

Darn! Too late to the party.

Sony mdr xb610.
Awesome bass head to pair with the Z1 clearbass equalizer. 

Darn! Too late to the party.

Sony mdr xb610.
Awesome bass head to pair with the Z1 clearbass equalizer. 

aw, that cute ommoomomommoomomomom
where u get it?!

Farrrrrrrrkkkkkkkkk U

How much you bought it?

Which? The omnom or the headphone.

whole set