topic Camera lens made of? in X Series

Camera lens made of?

WarmWinter — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:11:09 GMT

Hello everyone,

I bought Xperia X a few days ago and have question about it which Google can't answer...

What material is Xperia X main camera lens made of? Is it glass? Or scratch resistant glass like sapphire? Or maybe (but I hope not) plastic just like the one in Z5?

Should I invest on a lens cover? And will it impact to image quality?

Thank you!

Re: Camera lens made of?

NeoBeum — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 20:04:49 GMT

Hello,

I don't know...

But I have one of these for my Z5 Compact... sure it's ugly... but meh.

The nice thing about it is that there is another case it sits in, that has magnets that bind it to the main wallet. The back of the wallet doesn't have a camera hole - so that's what I got it for.

Then, I went and got tempered glass on the back of the phone to raise the back a bit higher above the lens. That was just incase I dropped the phone, and then it fell out of the wallet, and then out of the case.

There might be one on Ebay for the X.

Re: Camera lens made of?

WarmWinter — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:48:35 GMT

Thank you for the answer!

But I don't really like using cases. The reason I get Xperia X is mostly for its design, it'll kill the purpose if I cover it with a case and might as well get another known to be rugged phone.

I decided to get lens protector to give a bit of protection. I get the feeling that Sony might be using plastic again this time. When I tried to knock the lens with nails, it sounds and feel like a plastic.

Re: Camera lens made of?

Emir1 — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:33:37 GMT

Hi @WarmWinter,

There's currently no specifications available regarding which material is used for the camera lens, but I will request it internally and try to find it out for you.

Re: Camera lens made of?

WarmWinter — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:59:18 GMT

Thank you! I want to know so I can take precautions based on what it's made of.

X's main camera is a bit protruding, so I really hope that it was made from scratch resistant material.

But if it was made from plastic, then I will have to take a really good care of it. And extra careful on where to put it.

Re: Camera lens made of?

Emir1 — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 07:19:55 GMT

Hi again @WarmWinter,

I have tried requesting the information regarding what the lens is made of internally, but I’m sorry I don’t have access to that information.

In either case, I strongly recommend that you protect the lens using a cover of some sorts if you're worried about the lens scratching. It's always better to be safe than sorry as long as it won't be inconvenient for you!

Re: Camera lens made of?

WarmWinter — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:03:17 GMT

Yes, thank you!

I bought lens cover protector and applied it, but I felt that the auto focus speed reduced and often inaccurate that it goes over, passed the supposedly focus then back to get the optimal one.

It reduces my experience in using this phone greatly. I'm currently learning to get over with it but I might discard it in the future if it gets too annoying.

XZ is using a tempered glass to cover the lens, I hope X has the same. Because price wise, X is far more expensive than other brands that has similar specs, so I really hope it does.

Re: Camera lens made of?

iqbaljimbo — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 05:13:01 GMT

Hello.

I have found the youtube channel who scratch the camera lens of Xperia X. It looks like it made of Glass, and not Plastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQiMXYkKF_c

Re: Camera lens made of?

SHANE1 — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:08:23 GMT

The camera lens are Scratch proof. You can check a video by Witrigs on YouTube regarding Xperia X

@WarmWinter wrote:
Hello everyone,

I bought Xperia X a few days ago and have question about it which Google can't answer...

What material is Xperia X main camera lens made of? Is it glass? Or scratch resistant glass like sapphire? Or maybe (but I hope not) plastic just like the one in Z5?

Should I invest on a lens cover? And will it impact to image quality?

Thank you!

Re: Camera lens made of?

psr323 — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:21:31 GMT

I dont think so. My phone camera lens has a couple of scratches on it

Re: Camera lens made of?

dquilon — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:06:31 GMT

Scratches can happen on a Glass lens cover... sometimes you can scratch it with certain dirt, sand or minerals that you may not be aware of...

I am positive that the X series has a glass cover, but it is not diamond

Re: Camera lens made of?

AnUnHappyZ5User — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:35:56 GMT

It is plastic. My Z5 Compact lens totally skrached.i had all other brands phone before, it is first time to see a lens like that. Please do not ask me to put a protection things. Why Sony didn't make it right at beginning

Re: Camera lens made of?

LevsMAN — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:46:00 GMT

When I owned the Z2 the most ultimate thing I was worried about was protecting the camera and of course considered protection but still managed to damage the lens. I now own an Xperia X and have done for just over a year and managed to accidentally scratch the lens (not sure how) but it's a deep but not long scratch right on the lens.

I'd definitely push forward to Sony that they should include some sort of lens protection already applied to the camera lens on all of their new devices, especially for the flagships considering how much they cost.

Re: Camera lens made of?

Xnonymous — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 03:53:02 GMT

Within 3 days of using the Xperia X without a back cover, the rear camera lens is already left with three scratch marks! I tried wiping them off having the impression that the marks are temporary, but they are permanent scratches. How disappointing Sony...duh!!!! Metallic back, but plastic camera lens! A kind of shame on Sony when many OEM use durable camera lens!