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DRM and root

Hello,
It is possible to get root (for xprivacy) without losing the DRM keys (no bootloader unlock)?
If yes, how?

Not currently..

DJ BlackEagle said:
Hello,
It is possible to get root (for xprivacy) without losing the DRM keys (no bootloader unlock)?
If yes, how?
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Not yet, and the only reason I do not own this phone yet

Sindroid said:
Not currently..
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Is someone working on this?

funkyblue04 said:
Not yet, and the only reason I do not own this phone yet
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The phone is good. Only one thing is bad. It's the camera.
The camera from the Samsung Galaxy S3 and from Huawei Ascend P7 is better than from Sony Xperia Z3. It's sad, in the past (several years) was Sony good in cameras (mobile phones).

I think root with locked bootloader is being worked on.

funkyblue04 said:
Not yet, and the only reason I do not own this phone yet
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The same here [emoji1]

DJ BlackEagle said:
The phone is good. Only one thing is bad. It's the camera.
The camera from the Samsung Galaxy S3 and from Huawei Ascend P7 is better than from Sony Xperia Z3. It's sad, in the past (several years) was Sony good in cameras (mobile phones).
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I really don't know how you compare the camera of Z3 with Galaxy S3 !!!!

I also do not believe the camera is bad at all.

dany20mh said:
I really don't know how you compare the camera of Z3 with Galaxy S3 !!!!
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Because I had a Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Huawei Ascend P7 before.
So I can compare it good.

funkyblue04 said:
I also do not believe the camera is bad at all.
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Not fully bad, but can be better.
Take a photo of a tree or so. And look on the sheet. And you can see, it's not clear. Here on the forum exists this pictures.

I need a root so badly so I can get stock android. I am very upset there is still no root without unlocking the bootloader!

Yeah. I expected a fast solution as this phone is kinda popular

DJ BlackEagle said:
Because I had a Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Huawei Ascend P7 before.
So I can compare it good.
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So say that, it's your personal opinion, cause if you check every where you will see the best camera right now is by Z3.

raviboy100 said:
Yeah. I expected a fast solution as this phone is kinda popular
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I guess we can agree that the IPhone is waaaaaaay more popular and still an untethered Jailbreak sometimes needed months to become available.
And its not a matter of popularity or how bad we want it, it also includes luck besides methodology to stumble upon a suitable exploit. This is meticulous sifting trough code until you're lucky.

Do you think it will ever be possible to get root and install a custom rom without losing the DRM keys for the camera? In another thread i read that you have to backup a partition to avoid losing the codes before flashing anything, but can these codes even be used again when restored?
I really like the phone and would want to have it as a replacement for my One M7, but as long as there is no solution i will delay my decision.. I can't imagine Android without root anymore, so the camera DRM keys are a no-go when rooting.

What about this way:
Backup the DRM keys
Root the phone
The keys get deleted.
Restore the DRM keys.
Would this work, without losing some features?

DJ BlackEagle said:
What about this way:
Backup the DRM keys
Root the phone
The keys get deleted.
Restore the DRM keys.
Would this work, without losing some features?
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When you restore the TA partition it relocks the bootloader, hence you lose root.
Either you have
Unlocked bootloader, root and no DRM keys
or
Locked bootloader, no root and keep DRM keys
Until there is a locked bootloader root method this is the way it will be.

But you definitely CAN restore the DRM keys to get back the original camera quality if you decide that you don't want / need root anymore? In other words, 100% restore to stock is possible if DRM keys were saved?

Ehm, and as far as I know you need root to backup the TA-partition and DRM-keys... Which kind of is the issue atm.
But if there is root possibility without unlock it should (at some time) be possible to backup the TA-partition/DRM-keys after which it SHOULD be possible to relock the bootloader (and get full functionality as stock) again.
Then again, this is all theoretical and based on earlier models.

Quick questions about flashing 32.2.A.0.305

I have not received the 32.2.A.0.305 update for my Z5 yet, so I went to XperiFirm to check which region my device's firmware is from. It turns out the firmware is CDA 1298-2996 (South Africa).
I live in Australia and wish to flash the Customized AU firmware with CDA 1298-7277. I want to do this so that my device will be updated and will be using the Australian firmware.
My bootloader is locked; is flashing possible without unlocking the bootloader?
Will flashing a different firmware potentially cause damage (my device is not network locked, and single sim E6653).
Will this affect my warranty / DRM keys?
Thank you in advance, I appreciate any help :angel:

You are safe to flash almost any E6653 Firmware onto your E6653
Obviously dont flash test firmwares or ones that May lock your sim
Sent from my E6653 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Envious_Data said:
You are safe to flash almost any E6653 Firmware onto your E6653
Obviously dont flash test firmwares or ones that May lock your sim
Sent from my E6653 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Thank you And the DRM keys should not be affected? I have read that unlocking the bootloader only affects the keys.

csfrank271 said:
Thank you And the DRM keys should not be affected? I have read that unlocking the bootloader only affects the keys.
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Flashing a FTF shouldent touch DRM At all.

Envious_Data said:
Flashing a FTF shouldent touch DRM At all.
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Thanks again, I appreciate the knowledge!

csfrank271 said:
I have not received the 32.2.A.0.305 update for my Z5 yet, so I went to XperiFirm to check which region my device's firmware is from. It turns out the firmware is CDA 1298-2996 (South Africa).
I live in Australia and wish to flash the Customized AU firmware with CDA 1298-7277. I want to do this so that my device will be updated and will be using the Australian firmware.
My bootloader is locked; is flashing possible without unlocking the bootloader?
Will flashing a different firmware potentially cause damage (my device is not network locked, and single sim E6653).
Will this affect my warranty / DRM keys?
Thank you in advance, I appreciate any help :angel:
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you can flash and what ever with your device, DRM keys are safe!
when u ulock bootloader, the device WIPE user Data and sony partitions (TA (trimArea) partitions) and DRM keys and FIDO keys will be lost!
this $h!t is with sony only!!
i rooted my fone and having modified kernel having DRM stimulation installed. its working fine now.
- at any given day, to a thirsty user who wants to CONTROL his Xperia to the most. i would say, ignore drm keys and make a deal with devil to have root access
- however since Xperia Z5 (unlike latest xperia Xseries) came out on LP kernel. so u can FLASH LP kernel and root it with app like kingroot and extract your DRM keys to windows pc and back it up. now u can flash the LASTED Android back on you Xperiaz5 and unlock your boot loader to have root access.
check this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-...ting-xperia-z5-z5p-variants-drm-keys-t3437902

YasuHamed said:
you can flash and what ever with your device, DRM keys are safe!
when u ulock bootloader, the device WIPE user Data and sony partitions (TA (trimArea) partitions) and DRM keys and FIDO keys will be lost!
this $h!t is with sony only!!
i rooted my fone and having modified kernel having DRM stimulation installed. its working fine now.
- at any given day, to a thirsty user who wants to CONTROL his Xperia to the most. i would say, ignore drm keys and make a deal with devil to have root access
- however since Xperia Z5 (unlike latest xperia Xseries) came out on LP kernel. so u can FLASH LP kernel and root it with app like kingroot and extract your DRM keys to windows pc and back it up. now u can flash the LASTED Android back on you Xperiaz5 and unlock your boot loader to have root access.
check this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-...ting-xperia-z5-z5p-variants-drm-keys-t3437902
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Thanks for the advice, I will look into it in the future when CyanogenMod improves and I need to unlock the bootloader to install it. My main incentive for this would be to greatly improve the camera, which we all know takes very washed-out photos.
I have just gone through the firmware flashing process. Thankfully there are many guides available and it all worked just fine, so I am using the current, correct firmware now
The worst part was just the waiting and suspense (feels like a lot could go wrong).
Thanks again Envious_Data and YasuHamed!

csfrank271 said:
Thanks for the advice, I will look into it in the future when CyanogenMod improves and I need to unlock the bootloader to install it. My main incentive for this would be to greatly improve the camera, which we all know takes very washed-out photos.
I have just gone through the firmware flashing process. Thankfully there are many guides available and it all worked just fine, so I am using the current, correct firmware now
The worst part was just the waiting and suspense (feels like a lot could go wrong).
Thanks again Envious_Data and YasuHamed!
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i had flashed Cm13 on XperiaZ and inbuilt camera app of CM13 was worse than xperia! and if you think you z5 camera isn't working properly then God Help you when you won't have DRM keys in place! because the DRM keys actually enables feature of camera which wont be activated if DRM keys are lost
nothing will go wrong! be confident! sony devices are Hardcore stallions! once you nail them! they will be your pet!

Xperia XZ Premium camera issues

I bought a XZ Premium locally second hand. THe phone worked great. I used Flashtool to stick EE firmware on as it had vodafone.
The thing is the camera does not work. when I select camera it shows the view. but when i press the button to take the shot ti does nothing, also the same with videos.
Snapchat video works?
any help?

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OK so did the systems test and when I take a photo on front or rear camera it is green.
now looking online its something to do with DRM and unlocing the bootloader
I dont think this phone has been unlocked , the service screen shows as unlock possible - no

Seems like the phone has it bootloader unlocked you should flash drmpath thats the only way it will work.

raven213 said:
Seems like the phone has it bootloader unlocked you should flash drmpath thats the only way it will work.
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Anyway to check? as it all points to the DRM issue but sont want to mess with it further as it still has warranty

shaz2sxy said:
Anyway to check? as it all points to the DRM issue but sont want to mess with it further as it still has warranty
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When you turn on your phone do you get a message ??

raven213 said:
When you turn on your phone do you get a message ??
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no messages, just the usual Xperia loading screen

Nothing like "your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted"

raven213 said:
Nothing like "your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted"
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nope nothing like that

For green photos you have to flash drmpatch which you will need unlocked bootloader and twrp installed. I'm not sure if it's possible but probably the owner before you relocked the bootloader?

raven213 said:
For green photos you have to flash drmpath which you will need unlocked bootloader and twrp installed. I'm not sure if it's possible but probably the owner before you relocked the bootloader?
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Thats whats quizzing me about this lol
its still under warranty so I might send it to Sony first to see what they do and if not i'll use xperfix

Alright good luck

Xperifix - TWRP, root, drm fix (EXPERIMENTAL)

First of all: This tool is not made by me. I am not associated with the maker or the tool, i'm just linking it. This tool is made by Heiko Frenzel
Secondly: WARNING!!!!!! ---> It, is EXPERIMENTAL support so far, it could **** up your phone.
I came across xperifix and it promises to make the whole process of rooting and installing recovery and drm fix painless., and in the latest update 3.1 xperia xz2 support is added.
It costs 19 dollars, as a one time purchase, future updates are freely included with the one time purchase
I have not used it myself, I will be waiting till it is more reliable and supports the latest firmware.
the tool only works with XZ2 Compact (H8314, H8324) on Firmware @ 51.1.A.4.265 (if you don't know your version, don't use this, it does NOT support the latest firmware version)
Important note: TWRP Recovery must be manually installed before XperiFIX can install Root and DRM patch. Before purchasing the software, please check if a TWRP recovery has been released for your device. A refund due to lack of compatibility with experimental smartphones is excluded.
Read everything? okay here is the link.
so to summarize:
The xperia XZ2 compact support is still experimental.
It costs $19, one time (Future updates after the purchase are free)
you need a XZ2 compact on firmware 5.1.1.A.4.265.
You need to install a TWRP recovery yourself before using this tool.
If anyone uses this, please leave a message with your experience.

Zombeeyy said:
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Yes... a special version.
Just remember to also support people that do good work.

Hi,
looks interesting, but.. :
- it's $19 and you're not sure it will work as it is experimental
- you've to install TWRP, so to unlock the bootloader and to lose the DRM, without being sure the DRM fix will work
Quit dangerous :/

Not really. There are already guys who have unlocked bootloader and lost drm keys who said they will use this tool as soon as a working twrp recovery is released.
So you don't have to be the guinea pig.
And i'm sure, that such a complex tool has a lot of work inside which deserves this price.

Has anyone tried ?or knows if it works?
dRm fix work good?

However this is the first time I see a root tool with a price, since every phone I had was easy to be rooted with usual software (kingo root, ecc). But things are so difficult that you need to pay for it. What does Sony want to get?

Pierfranc said:
However this is the first time I see a root tool with a price, since every phone I had was easy to be rooted with usual software (kingo root, ecc). But things are so difficult that you need to pay for it. What does Sony want to get?
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There don't seem to be a lot of devs that got the xz2 (compact)
So maybe its not hard, but just hardly anyone is trying.
I havent checked other phones, but I heard that rooting and modding android isnt being done as much as it used to be.
Viper rom stopped because there were hardly any people left that wanted it.
The tool (if its legit) cost one time 19 dollars. If he keeps developing it then it might support your future phone(s). Making it cheaper overal.

Once it's proven to work, I 100% will pay $19 for it. All my previous phones were HTC and you had to pay to root them properly as well. $19 is a fair price to unlock root.
Someone has poured a lot of time and effort into cracking the DRM code so you can use your phone properly after losing the keys. Perhaps reframe the $19 as not paying to unlock your phone, but thanking someone for their hard work.

Xda is not a place for warez, so this posts are reported!

whiteduck89 said:
Once it's proven to work, I 100% will pay $19 for it. All my previous phones were HTC and you had to pay to root them properly as well. $19 is a fair price to unlock root.
Someone has poured a lot of time and effort into cracking the DRM code so you can use your phone properly after losing the keys. Perhaps reframe the $19 as not paying to unlock your phone, but thanking someone for their hard work.
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I had every kind of phone also many with not known brand from China and all of them got working root using universal too. Now I am learning that for some devices it's needed to pay to get it since it's hard. So next time I will get more info about most bought phone before to buy a new one. Probably I will sell this to take a galaxy s9

Heiko Frenzel
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Reversed Android Pie for #Sony #Xperia devices - Possible DRM hack spotted. Will check this later.
30 ott
++ Update ++ XperiFIX 3.2 – Firmware updates & DRM patch for XZ2 and XA2 series
XperiFIX 3.2 includes an updated DRM patch method that can flexibly patch this system file. It should therefore work on all Oreo versions

Hi Guys,
The last time I rooted a phone was nexus 4. I know sony's are more complicated due to DRM. Based on this experimental build. I should wait before paying $19? My xz2 compact is currently in transit.

i have it perfectly working on my xz2c running latest Oreo fw.

Hi FcukBloat, you have root access and DRM working ?

moltes74 said:
Hi FcukBloat, you have root access and DRM working ?
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Yes and twrp installed

Nice
Would you mind to share with us the steps you followed for this result ?

moltes74 said:
Nice
Would you mind to share with us the steps you followed for this result ?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...-3-2-2-0-touch-recovery-t3821597/post78066946

Thanks a lot, I'm gonna study all of this

Hello, please help! i have xz2 compact telecom code get, oem unlock OEM Unlock disabled problem (OEM-Entsperung), I need to activate, How? see image

duro74 said:
Hello, please help! i have xz2 compact telecom code get, oem unlock OEM Unlock disabled problem (OEM-Entsperung), I need to activate, How? see image
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You are on pie firmware, which had a bug that you can't unlock your device on that firmware.
You have two options:
- either update to the latest (December) firmware (if already available). The bug is fixed on that
- or downgrade to latest Oreo firmware. You can find almost all info needed for that in this thread.

Do you think there are still the drm keys?

Hello. I bought a used Xperia XZ2 compact, beautiful. But the quality of the photos (especially in the dark) is bad.
I have the doubt that the old owner had rooted the device or unlocked the bootloader, losing the DRM keys, causing the bad quality of the photos.
Is there a way to understand if the DRM keys are still on the phone?
I tried to access the hidden menu by typing *#*#7378423#*#* and in Service Info -> Security appears as in the attached photo.
Do you think the DRM keys are there?
Could someone take a screenshot on his XZ2 Compact with the DRM keys?
Thank you.

What stands in the service menu after bootloader unlocked ? If there stands like this : bootloader unlocked: yes
Then its unlocked for sure. And that stands under configuration

Pandemic said:
What stands in the service menu after bootloader unlocked ? If there stands like this : bootloader unlocked: yes
Then its unlocked for sure. And that stands under configuration
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it says bootloader unlock allowed: yes
it's like that for every phone, also the unlocked ones

Yes your DRM layer looks perfectly fine/functional.

the drm keys are restorable on xz2c even if someone unlocks the bootloader ?

bob1791 said:
the drm keys are restorable on xz2c even if someone unlocks the bootloader ?
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I have the same question.

David-538 said:
I have the same question.
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I unlocked the bootloader yesterday and checked for the drm key in the hidden menu.. and I found out that anything was changed... =)
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unexpectedly I notice that the booloader was not unlocked when I tried to install the twrp recovery. Doing again the oem unlock results in DRM Keys LOST... sorry for the inconvenience

bob1791 said:
I unlocked the bootloader yesterday and checked for the drm key in the hidden menu.. and I found out that anything was changed... =)
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That means it's lost right ? How's the camera quality now, still the same ? And does it take much longer to take a picture ?

David-538 said:
That means it's lost right ? How's the camera quality now, still the same ? And does it take much longer to take a picture ?
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If it was lost before I do'n't know because I bought the phone like new but the drm keys was provisioned and in other threads I read that this mean the drm keys are still there.. Of course the camera quality still is the same but sony removed this "function" (and for "this function" I mean the fact that if the drm keys are lost your camera won't works) with Android 9 and I already tested this with the XZ1 compact.

bob1791 said:
If it was lost before I do'n't know because I bought the phone like new but the drm keys was provisioned and in other threads I read that this mean the drm keys are still there.. Of course the camera quality still is the same but sony removed this "function" (and for "this function" I mean the fact that if the drm keys are lost your camera won't works) with Android 9 and I already tested this with the XZ1 compact.
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Are you saying that after unlocking, one can't downgrade to older firmware versions, without breaking the camera ?

David-538 said:
Are you saying that after unlocking, one can't downgrade to older firmware versions, without breaking the camera ?
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I didn't say that.. I said that unlocking bootloader on Android 11 on my XZ2 compact didmn't break the camera and seems that the drm keys are still there. Furthermore Sony has removed the drm keys camera dependency since Android 9, so if you run Android 9 or newer you camera will still work even if you will unlock the bootloader.

bob1791 said:
I didn't say that.. I said that unlocking bootloader on Android 11 on my XZ2 compact didmn't break the camera and seems that the drm keys are still there. Furthermore Sony has removed the drm keys camera dependency since Android 9, so if you run Android 9 or newer you camera will still work even if you will unlock the bootloader.
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Thanks, this is great news. I was wondering if keys get lost after unlocking the bootloader. Also are they still there after flashing custom roms ?

David-538 said:
Thanks, this is great news. I was wondering if keys get lost after unlocking the bootloader. Also are they still there after flashing custom roms ?
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I don't know if the keys still remain there after flashing custom roms... I think that they will be wipe because when you flash a rom you need to wipe everything but you can make a backup before doing some destructive operation. But I'm not sure about the backup and other stuff to preserve the drm keys...

bob1791 said:
I don't know if the keys still remain there after flashing custom roms... I think that they will be wipe because when you flash a rom you need to wipe everything but you can make a backup before doing some destructive operation. But I'm not sure about the backup and other stuff to preserve the drm keys...
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Ok, but thanks for the info...

David-538 said:
Ok, but thanks for the info...
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You're welcome. I'm looking for a good custom rom to put in my XZ2 Compact right now....

Of course unlocking the bootloader delete the drm keys... But the camera is still working

bob1791 said:
Of course unlocking the bootloader delete the drm keys... But the camera is still working
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Uhm, how slow is capturing photos after unlocking the bootloader? I read somewhere that it becomes much slower. And that super slowmo video doesn't work after unlocking. Could you confirm that, or did it only happen on android 9 or older firmware?

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David-538 said:
Uhm, how slow is capturing photos after unlocking the bootloader? I read somewhere that it becomes much slower. And that super slowmo video doesn't work after unlocking. Could you confirm that, or did it only happen on android 9 or older firmware?
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seems it is the same.. I taken a pic in a low light environment and I didn't notice any lag

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David-538 said:
Uhm, how slow is capturing photos after unlocking the bootloader? I read somewhere that it becomes much slower. And that super slowmo video doesn't work after unlocking. Could you confirm that, or did it only happen on android 9 or older firmware?
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seems it is the same.. I taken a pic in a low light environment and I didn't notice any lag

bob1791 said:
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seems it is the same.. I taken a pic in a low light environment and I didn't notice any lag
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Okay thanks for the info.