Sony Xperia Z1 camera samples, fresh off the IFA booth

05 September, 2013
We've got the first 20.7MP Xperia Z1 camera samples right here. Update Sept 6: New samples added.

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  • Anonymous
  • IaH
  • 06 Sep 2013

Anonymous, 06 Sep 2013Indeed, looks quite bad.you must know how the photos and videos are taken before you can judge. i can easily make a S4 photo look bad by setting the wrong setting. so, the best is to test it yourself when it is available.

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    • Anonymous
    • IaH
    • 06 Sep 2013

    AnonD-149678, 06 Sep 2013That's why the galaxy zoom is still the camera phone king. ... moredidn't know Samsung S4 and Note 3 has real zoom (ie optical zoom) and OIS. haha.

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      • Anonymous
      • Kg$
      • 06 Sep 2013

      cheebc, 06 Sep 2013i just wanna LoL to all nokia fan boys, or should I call u ... moreI say MS fans, Nokia is a big corporation from Finland making rubber products and stuff, they are quite big in car tires in northern Europe and the very best for winter use. Ironically, when this company used to make cellphones they decided to change the brand of their tires to Nokian to avoid relations between product lines.

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        • Anonymous
        • MZb
        • 06 Sep 2013

        Indeed, looks quite bad.

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          • AnonD-98111
          • t7X
          • 06 Sep 2013

          you may check another camera samples here.. www.hardwarezone.com.sg/feature-first-looks-shooting-new-207mp-sony-xperia-z1?utm_source=feature%2Barticle&utm_medium=suggested%2Bread&utm_campaign=First%2BLooks%3A%2BShooting%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BNew%2B20.7MP%2BSony%2BXperia%2BZ1

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            • Alexxx
            • nbf
            • 06 Sep 2013

            Anonymous, 05 Sep 2013wtf? Are YOU telling someone to do homework, yet you fail i... moreIt is actually 4000 horizontal pixels, thus "4K" and 4 times 1980 is 7920 which would be 8K. You must be the 11 year old, Sir.

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              • AnonD-78209
              • tue
              • 06 Sep 2013

              Anonymous, 06 Sep 2013This phone still uses a cheap screen protector over the gla... moreU jealous because SONY IS BETTER THN CHEAP PLASTIC WITH SUCK QUALITY SAMSUNG


              U want to know tht dragontrail glass 4x better thn gorila glass 3


              Hahahhaha u shamsung fanboy always jealous with SONY hahahahahhaha!!!

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                • AnonD-28053
                • TuF
                • 06 Sep 2013

                Wow... I can read the tiniest text on the poster with "all that noise" some are nagging about!
                Plenty of Samsung mercenaries out there to play the roll or trolls. lol

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                  • AnonD-149678
                  • uBS
                  • 06 Sep 2013

                  AnonD-20802, 06 Sep 2013I'm sorry... But those pictures, the video and the outdoor ... moreThat's why the galaxy zoom is still the camera phone king.

                  -Real zoom
                  -Software professional's choose

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                    • AnonD-20802
                    • mvD
                    • 06 Sep 2013

                    I'm sorry... But those pictures, the video and the outdoor pictures linked below look HORRIBLE... Is this really taken with the phone that was made to challenge the Nokia Lumia 1020??

                    Worthless camera...

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                      • Anonymous
                      • j$1
                      • 06 Sep 2013

                      This phone still uses a cheap screen protector over the glass, what a piece of junk!
                      Sony too cheap to use gorilla glass? It was the same as the z, anti shatter crap screen protector over scratch resistant dragontail, if you remove the protector it cracks with ease, if you keep the protector on it scratches with ease.
                      Stupid sony..

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                        • Anonymous
                        • nGx
                        • 06 Sep 2013

                        Who in normal circumstances is going to be shooting in the full 21MP. I think the 8MP downsamples are more realistic for most people, and the extra sensor resolution surely also offers noise reduction advantages for downsampled images.

                          Anonymous, 05 Sep 2013the sample looks absolutely garbage compared to Samsung Gal... moreAnother jokes by another ridiculous fans..

                          Whatever you've said man, still i praise this sony's technology developments.. Every brand has try their best to give the best to its customers..

                          Anyway, i'll buy this z1 with their smartwatch 2 and their QX lens when it comes to my country..

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                            • cheebc
                            • uCm
                            • 06 Sep 2013

                            Anonymous, 05 Sep 2013I have a Samsung Galaxy Wonder with 6000+ score on Antutu ... moreso 6000+ on antutu is very powerful to u? any creepy duo-core phone can easily beat that score

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                              • AnonD-133355
                              • uvg
                              • 06 Sep 2013

                              It takes five years for Nokia to create such an amazing technology Pureview.
                              Please Sony do more R&D before claiming the best camera phone. A cameraphone without Xenon flash?? I can't consider it. Leave Nokia, look at your own old Cybershot series high end phone. Don't they have Xenon flash? Nokia Lumia already has many advantages over Z1 camera. Much bigger sensor, OIS, mechanical shutter, xenon flash and the awesome Nokia Camera pro app.

                                Anonymous, 05 Sep 2013I have a Samsung Galaxy Wonder with 6000+ score on Antutu ... moreAbsolutely a joke.. Compare the scores with galaxy wonder? What the hell

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                                  • cheebc
                                  • uCm
                                  • 06 Sep 2013

                                  i just wanna LoL to all nokia fan boys, or should I call u microsoft fan boys from now on? LoL

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                                    • jashan sohal
                                    • uvE
                                    • 06 Sep 2013

                                    this is not Sony xperia z1...... its the xperia z ultra....

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                                      • klyzersoze
                                      • pXE
                                      • 06 Sep 2013

                                      Cant wait for a GSMARENA full review on this phone,

                                      Tbh a phone with 1080p (4 to 5 screen) is retarded, ppi and batery wise, i think 720p is more than enough.
                                      but hell, im guessing i wont be getting a flagship mobile cpu in a 720p phone anytime soon ...

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                                        • MdN
                                        • akv
                                        • 06 Sep 2013

                                        Anonymous, 06 Sep 2013Z1 will own the 1020 hard in very low light conditions, and... moreIt might "own" the 1020 with that add-on camera, but not without it. No OIS. No Xenon. Smaller sensor. As for color accuracy both Sony and Nokia (I mean Lumia, not phones like N8/808) are known to boost saturation, contrast, sharpening etc so there's no winner here. This is still a great phone with a good camera, so if you like it, buy it and enjoy it.