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Xevious

I have noticed in low-light photos, in both Superior Auto and Manual mode that there is a blue tint on the edges of low light photos, especially more on the left side. The only way I've noticed I can really mitigate it is if I lower the ISO on manual mode, but then the photos would end up being too dark.

I have seen this issue discussed on other forums; some say it is a hardware issue, some software, and others say a camera module replacement may fix it. But I don't think Sony has officially ever acknowledged this issue, even though it is definitely present.

Here are some example photos

Notice the heavy blue tinting on the edges..

Z5C_user

Both are in low light situations, the macro was with the flash on the other one not. Can't notice it with my Z5 compact

http://i.imgur.com/fDCHW4n.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/f8gTTBj.jpg

RobertoDS

I think it's related to "normal" Z5 and not Compact one

Why Sony doesn't answer ?

Z5C_user

But they have the same camera right?

RobertoDS

Yes but sometimes these differ for construction or other things as the past learns us.

Txerloc

Hello,

I would like to hear at least a "we are working on it" from Sony...

Same with rest of the limitations...

Get rid of lags (starting, showing pictures...)
Better panorama engine (with better stitch quality and adding the possibility to stop the panorama)
Burst mode with Full resolution
Add 3:2 aspect ratio
Correct the blue tint on the edges with ISO 400 and over
Copy & Paste images directly from the browser without having to save them.

RobertoDS

It's continuing to happen, clearly, and I'd just like to know if is it normal or If I should get back it to Amazon for a new one because my phone is NEW, and everything's gonna be ok, and I haven't used FLASH, and my cover is clear, trasparent, so everything's gonna be alright

As u can see by these photos, blue tint is present on the lower side of the photo and not on the edge, also on the edge, but especially on the lower side

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=867EA4E4A1D4C3BA!47884&authkey=!AKa7fqFKv41EWog&ithint=folder%...

Let me know what's happening

RobertoDS

I think to have understood the cause of blue tint edges

It's DUE, IMHO, by WHITE BALANCE

It happens in AUTO or INCANDESCENT

Try to do these stages :

1) Go in a dark room with just a bit of light, but just a bit, coming at example by your doors

2) Open your camera in Manual (8-20-23 mpx is the same, so as all settings, EXCEPT with ISO AUTO or >200 AND WHITE BALANCE) with all the lights u could have and let remain camera open then

3) Turn off the lights then

4) See the camera, (with WHITE BALANCE AUTO or INCANDESCENT) and don't move you trying to search for little light ... and YOUR CAMERA WILL BE ALL BLUE or SIMILAR, then

5) Move your WHITE BALANCE to FLUORESCENT, DAYLIGHT, CLOUDY and everything is gonna be alright, also with 3200 ISO in Manual or in AUTO

6) Move your WHITE BALANCE to AUTO or INCANDESCENT and your camera'll be again BLUE ...

So it happens when Z5 is surrounded by some lights but is in a dark room and WHITE BALANCE is COMPLETELY UNCAPABLE to react to the changing stages ...

I think u should try or should I do a video recording of what's happening ?

It should not be as this happens ... because if it's normal for you, then I can clearly go away from there and SAY HELLO DEFINITIVELY after Z1, Z1C, Z2, Z3 and Z5 ...

Let me know STAFF SONY

I'm enforcing to solve this issue and u ???

NOTHING TO SAY OR TO DO :S

Now I'll be uploading a video for see what happens with your camera

Is completely uneseless to have high iso or something like that if then our photo are completeley useless !!!

With Superior Auto, your "EXTREME AND PERFECT" AUTOMATIC MODE, situation is completely BAD, BAD, BAD and there, there's nothing u can do !!!

I think anywhere u have users as us who help to understand some bad things inside your Xperia

RobertoDS

That's the video. Try to replicate and see if it happens to you. I don't think I'm the one because if I go on XDA or Forum like these, u can find some of these cases and others don't see because they don't get attention on it

VIDEO : Blue Tint Edge Explanation and "Hidden Solution"

And here are some shoots that are completely ruined by your camera or useless LOT of MPIXELS

Here's ISO400 and No Flash at 8Mega

Here's ISO200, 8 Mega, NO FLASH CLEARLY, but u can see on the left a bit of blue tint ...

RobertoDS

I tried to replicate in ALL SAME CONDITIONS & SETTINGS with Xperia Z2 and result is that :

No blue tint on the edge or whatever

WBAUTO is OK

There's no evidence of the fault in my Xperia Z5 so or is my Z5 or are settings ? :S

RobertoDS

No a word on this explanation from Sony ?

It seems that's not important but I think is most important to see if can be replicated or erased with next update to join a good camera experience