Xperia M5 shots worse photos than M4 Aqua

[Dawidos0026]

Hi,

Anyone experiencing issue with ugly-looking picutres, captured using M5? My old M4 makes better photos even in dark places.

Xperia M5 camera - 21.5 Mpx

Xperia M4 Aqua - 13 Mpx

What is happening?

Edit

On M5 the photos taken in dark are more blurred than M4's and the "grain effect" is more visible on M5.

My M5 is using Android 5.1 (30.1.A.1.55). Model no. E5603

[MarlonUk1]

Pixel count doesn't equate to better picture.. Can you show a comparison of the pictures? Try to clear.data of camera app
settings-apps-camera app- clear data.

[Dawidos0026]

Data of camera app cleared but it does not solve the problem.

Photo captured using Xpieria M4: http://i.picorator.com/N1QwX.jpg

Photo captured using Xperia M5: http://i.picorator.com/RmjEv.jpg

On both phones I used the automatic mode 16:9

Btw. When I was about to capture a photo I always cleared the lens, just to make shure the is no dust or fingerprints.

EDIT:

I've done factory reset but still... the same problem.

[Dawidos0026]

Anyone knows how to fix this?

[Nabeelsha]

Hi,,
I have a problem with my xperia m5 all photos that I took with xperia m5 didn't clear I don't know what the matter??
Here is a sample :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4avat6papqk5wz/DSC_0010.JPG?dl=0

[bubimir13]

It's out of the focus, possibly due to a hardware issue

[icstm]

I too have the M5 and am quite dissapointed with the camera results.

However I have some interesting observations.

1) This is common across devices, I exchanged my device and still have this problem.

2) It has something to do with the focus algorithms

3) Front and Rear have slightly different faults.

Thoughts on 2 and 3:

Focus Type

Basically it appears that the dual focus does not work as intended.

I tested using 2 apps, the Sony app and FV-5.

FV-5 appears to only use contrast detection AF, Sony also (or only?) uses Phase Detection AF. I assume this based on Focus speed.

Front Camera

Like others report, the front facing Cam on the Sony app only focuses very close, so even a long arm reach away and photos are out of focus, but close up (so face fills whole screen) image VERY sharp and clear.

Switch to FV-5 seems to fix this a little

Focus Depth

Neither camera appears to focus anywhere near infintity, so only close up objects are in focus. FV-5 appears to increase the focal distance, but maybe by only 10 metres on the rear camera.

So wheras before I thought it might be hardware issue, I think it is software / firmware.

If I am wrong, then I will change my phone to a Z3C as similar money.

[ykphuah]

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@DejvidPL wrote:

Data of camera app cleared but it does not solve the problem.

Photo captured using Xpieria M4: http://i.picorator.com/N1QwX.jpg

Photo captured using Xperia M5: http://i.picorator.com/RmjEv.jpg

On both phones I used the automatic mode 16:9

Btw. When I was about to capture a photo I always cleared the lens, just to make shure the is no dust or fingerprints.

EDIT:

I've done factory reset but still... the same problem.

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Looked really like focus problem, can you take another shot, but with the fence in the middle of the picture?

[Dawidos0026]

can you take another shot, but with the fence in the middle of the picture?

Not at the moment because I sent it to the service. I told that there is a problem presumably with autofocus. When I receive the phone I will write what was the problem and how it was solved by the service.

[Dawidos0026]

I haven't received my M5 yet but I can track the status of the repair via wsupport website.

They wrote that the new firmware was installed (or maybe just an update). There also was done some kind of mechanical repair of the back lens.

They also have attached an image of the water resistance test: http://shop.w-support.com/pl/h2o_file_pl.asp?File=2016/ER/04/65165010298001.jpg

Well it says passed but maybe someone could explain to me this a bit? What those number mean? Does it mean that the phone is 100% water resistant after the repair?