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LENS Distortion at the corners after OREO Update

Angel333
Visitor

LENS Distortion at the corners after OREO Update

Hello, I updated my xz premium to the latest oreo software 47.1.A.3.254 - The distortion here is less noticeable especially with straight line photos - I can say its fixed - but when the photos dont have any straight lines - like pots, bottles or even faces - when those objects are near the corners of the photo they are getting really ugly stretched .. Im gonna attach images that can prove that. Actually a normal picture without angle stretching can not be made. I tried correcting the pincushion distortion that happens with the xz premium camera with android programs like skrwt but they are not correcting the problem nice .. I heard that there are some lens correction profiles  that can be aplied in photoshop but i can not find one for xz premium. I wonder why sony does not fix that once and for all , because its a software issue and its based on post proccessing algoritm

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The first picture is when the object is in the center and the second one is when the object is in the corner. 

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pravi
Visitor

@Angel333 Its common for al devices !! All of them hav minimal rate of distortion depending on which device u use !! I hav z1 on 4.4, z4 on 7.1 , z5p on 6.0 ! All of these have same level of distortion with corners wen we take closer pics !! Persons , objects or whatever- u can witness the distortion clearly ! Use manual mode to minimise it Upside-down_Face

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Lord_viridis
Expert

https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/48689/photo-stretched-at-corners

Take a read of that.

Also, I don't think Oreo update had anything to do with it, it's just you've never noticed it.

Angel333
Visitor

Is there a way to correct it thank you guys for the answers, I in the lens correction filter in Photoshop there is no lens profile for the xz premium or is there a simular lens correction profile for it -

http://pocketnow.com/2015/02/11/how-to-make-a-lens-correction-profile

 And pravi can you tell me how you are using manual mode for minimising the wide angle distortion because im usually using manual mode - thanks

MasterB8r
Visitor

Was really satisfied with the quality of the pictures on my phone. Really sharp, even when zooming. But then came Ore(android 😎 and messed it up, it seems. Tried hard reset, emptying data then hard reset, different camera apps, and so on. Distortion is still there. Took a look at pictures taken before oreo, just to verify, and they definitely are sharper. So I'm thinking firmware/software problem/issue.

Is there any upcoming updates that will take a look at this problem?