Got a message from Sony Mobile MY, i asked them whether i was eligible for the lucky draw if my phone is not from a sony outlet. This is misleading...



This post has been edited by wilsonjay: Oct 2 2014, 01:05 PM

good deal..

Ahh, if that's the case, it's good news. Gonna try show them my proof of purchase tomorrow.

Ok? So what are the difference in default settings? Cuz i hv used both and looking at the settings or lack thereof it seems the same...
I mean why would they further confuse ppl with "different" superior auto modes...

Anyone can clarify this?

This post has been edited by mangoheng: Oct 2 2014, 01:25 PM

this is my experience with the camera on my z1

initially, when z1 just release, the superior auto mode is crap. it took grainy pic like hell. i later found out that using manual mode, 8mp and other settings set to auto take much better pic than superior auto. and forget about the image stabilization. it's crap as well. i am not good at playing with iso and whitebalance... so i just leave all to auto

later as sony releases updates and till recently, i found out the superior auto mode have vastly improved. in same cases it's even better than manual mode. so right now i am using superior auto most of the time. if SA does not give me satisfactory pic, then i'll switch to manual.

on why most feature are only available in 8mp, sony uses the oversampling (i think that's what it's called), whereby it uses 20mp and somehow compress it to 8mp, giving better pic in this way and also smaller file size. Nokia uses this same method as well where 40mp pic was compress to 5mp pic, giving excellent pic. of course sony is still far from matching the camera quality of nokia phone. but if u really compare it, the 8mp pic is actually better than the 20mp pic in xperia phone

Oh I see since I'm using z3 then the superior auto should be more superior.

I know it uses oversampling that's why it's 8mp in auto modes...I just wish that the mode detects the scene I'm shooting more accurately... Like when I'm shooting a dark scene it gives me the icon with the running 🏃 man instead of lowlight mode or night scene...

Not saying that the Camera sucks as I used way worse camera on a flagship...

Oh and I have this bug in my camera ...... A Stupid pop up window saying An App is recording in the Background keeps coming up when I launch camera... Restarted and Still there... Hope Sony releases and update Soon

haha... that will be up to u to confirm whether SA is better on z3 or not

and yes, SA sometimes failed to really identify the correct scene. and when it fails to identify the correct scene... most probably u'll get crappy pic. that's y sometimes i still switches to manual mode

Go check out the mobilegeek review of z3 exactly what I feel about the device!! Awesome!! Now I know why my photos look weird

i think there is image stabilization for video in manual mode.

Better with SteadyShot. If under Intelligent Active mode, it's more better but capped at 30fps.

still ok for me...

So anyone can confirm whether phones bought from dealers like Directd are eligible to enter the ps4 draw at one utama? They are not being clear.... as I bought original set not Ap..

I have been comparing dedicated point and shoots with phone cameras even since the W995 days circa 2008-2009, and even then the phone would beat some compacts in the market, seriously. Your superior auto is good enough, be rest assured. People's expectation on such small sensor in such slim chassis is getting more and more unreasonable. No other manufacturer can get such quality to slenderness ratio. You can't get the kind of shots I took on any auto of any camera in the market, trust me. If you want uncompromised image quality you simply have to work for it

Don't worry after watching a video online... I decided to use manual mode from now.on... Haha

Thats my brother.
I'm using manual for my Z Ultra either.

How come you get a free dock?

Z3 Dual has this bundle. This model is not officially available in Malaysia, so only AP sets have it.

HAHAHAHA

I manage to get into the ps4 lucky draw with my Z3 that i bought from directD

On top of that they gave me a spiderman notebook, an adidas sling bag and football for free

Omg so what did you show them to get in? So confirm can in if from directd? I got notebook haha

Guys, do anyone of you encountered the WiFi dropping issue on Z3? Just got my phone today but the dropping issue really annoyed me a lot!