Evidence of this can be seen below, where we’ve attached some comparison crops showing photos taken in normal mode versus those in burst mode. Click on the image to enlarge and you can clearly see that pictures in Burst mode give greater detail. Have a browse and let us know which images you prefer.
Xperia Z: Normal Mode images versus Burst Mode images
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Images via xda-developers.
Thanks Higgins and all others that sent this in!