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Xperia PLAY now features HD Video Recording with continuous autofocus! :)

It hasn't been discovered yet, neither announced by SE, about which I am surprised, but here's the breaking news!
With 2.3.4 update for Xperia PLAY, the stock camera app now records 720p with continuous autofocus!
Sony Ericsson has really made alot of improvements in the 2011 Xperia series via their updates
P.S. Waiting for the R button capture app to be updated!

I hope it is true.

the ROM and the update has been live for days now, can anyone confirm this? i can't since i'm waiting for OTA

Wheres the source for this info?

I pray this is true, please someone confirm this, I bin waiting for the official UK release but if this is true I'll flash the Nordic version.
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Previous Smart Phones: Xperia X10 mini pro,
Xperia X10 mini,
Nokia 5800.

TS, you already post that here and also here..
There is already camera mod to user R button as a shutter. What do you mean the R button for the camera app to be updated?

brochador said:
TS, you already post that here and also here..
There is already camera mod to user R button as a shutter. What do you mean the R button for the camera app to be updated?
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It may not work properly
im gonna test on the autofocus and the R button app now

The camera app mod for Xperia play which takes pictures by R button does not support HD recording and focus in video. I meant it should be updated. It works like the old one.
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This is 100% true, I tested it myself on my Xperia Play
1280x720 @30 fps on the stock camera app smooth and clear!
There is no source (about which I'm surprised), but that's true.
@brochador, I know, there is no harm to speak to a bigger audience, all these threads were related to the update

What are the video size options in this update?

@brocha
at least OP didn't have to start a new thread.
@OP
will wait for the update via air then..

I don't get it lol I just tried the video camera and it didn't look hd.
How is it done?

sfex3best said:
I don't get it lol I just tried the video camera and it didn't look hd.
How is it done?
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Have you installed Android 2.3.4 on your Xplay?

Yeah I have. Even psexperia stopped working.

I took a test video and uploaded it for all to see...I'll do a longer one tomorrow, but yes it's HD, 720p, confirmed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96EocxqNVGs

OTA!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait!

is OTA available for uk generic (rooted)?
thanks

not yet.. I'm on UK generic.. i guess it will take a month before it becomes available via OTA since it will be available first via pc companion..

Android 2.3.4 official it's available since saturday here in Italy, but....no 720p recording and no sweep panorama, what the hell?!?!?
Do u guys have the 720p recording from a rom custom or official update?

Yeah its has 720p HD. But in camera app settings it says High quality not HD

My Xperia Play R800i is running 2.3.4 and it has continuous auto focus and has 720p recording.. I upgraded officially and then rooted with zergrush method

4.1.A.0.562's camera performance

they didn't give us the botton to switch the iso
how can they treated us like this
i just had have high expectation on them,now i'm so disappointed
and how's everyone's thought of the new camera apk
the size of those photos really improved,but i just can't distinguish the 2.3.4 & 4.0.3 's photos which has the better resolution

ISO switch is either not implemented in camera driver or the sensor simply doesn't support manual ISO switching.

Do you mean that the sensor itself doesn't have the ability to be changed its iso by user?

Correct.

The camera performance is better after the ICS update, though the JPEG compression is still aggressive and that's never something good. I mean, zoom in after you have snapped one picture and the loss of details is horrible.
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Ive had a few phones sony phones now and as far as i know you could neva have changed the ISO level, my xperia pro doesn't and my x10 mini pro didn't ether, i didn't even know it was possible on a phone, out of a matter of interest what phones support this?

manual ISO setting
Hello,
I think with the App CameraFV-5 you will be able to change ISO-settings manual.
But i don´t regognize any diffenerent in the Pictures.
Best Peter

Macro is also removed, isn't it?
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Flo95 said:
Macro is also removed, isn't it?
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yes,they removed the micro focus selection but it will appear in auto mode when you get close to something , it does not so bother me at all

cbek said:
Ive had a few phones sony phones now and as far as i know you could neva have changed the ISO level, my xperia pro doesn't and my x10 mini pro didn't ether, i didn't even know it was possible on a phone, out of a matter of interest what phones support this?
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Xperia S have this feature !!
So i thought the ICS update would give us the ISO selection

charlesfu4 said:
Xperia S have this feature !!
So i thought the ICS update would give us the ISO selection
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Of course Xperia S has a totally different camera hardware-wise and it is an entirely different story firmware-wise...

charlesfu4 said:
Xperia S have this feature !!
So i thought the ICS update would give us the ISO selection
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The Exmor R sensor is improved and newer on the Xperia S, that's why it supports the manual ISO-feature, specially camera driver softwarewise, compared to the Arc S.
It sucks though that the macro mode is removed, Arc S macro setting is one piece of fantastic eyegasm on real close-up shots!
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how about video recording ?
I noticed they are so laggy, already you can find some tests on youtube made by an italian forum boy.
it's a bug i think, ram management isn't releted to video recording, and in ics the system could be slower, but the cpu is the same and the gpu also
so, why not smooth video ?

I had high hopes that ICS will improve the camera, these reports are a big dissapointment.

dani31 said:
I had high hopes that ICS will improve the camera, these reports are a big dissapointment.
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Then we're 2 about that. The improvement is there, but not at the level that I (and many others) hoped for..
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charlesfu4 said:
yes,they removed the micro focus selection but it will appear in auto mode when you get close to something , it does not so bother me at all
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Yeah, but I use normal mode and chose the stuff like macro on my own, that's impossible now
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The camera performance is not good on my Arc. I'm hoping it's because I'm using Arc S software on my Arc but the ISO seems to be locked on crazy high.
Looking back at pictures taken on 2.3 seems to be most commonly between 80 and 160. On ICS it's defaulting to the region of 320 with the lowest I've managed to get it being 160 (and that was using night scenery mode) and sometimes going up to ISO-800 taking a normal picture indoors in descent lighting! Something dodgey is going on here.
Someone needs to somehow come up with a fix to sort out it's mental auto-ISO settings.

Flo95 said:
Yeah, but I use normal mode and chose the stuff like macro on my own, that's impossible now
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Me too,it sucks that they removed a good feature..why did they anyways?

maRRRco89 said:
how about video recording ?
I noticed they are so laggy, already you can find some tests on youtube made by an italian forum boy.
it's a bug i think, ram management isn't releted to video recording, and in ics the system could be slower, but the cpu is the same and the gpu also
so, why not smooth video ?
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I didn't notice this flaw until you mentioned it
Truely,when I was recording the car's movement,I could easily find it moved not so smooth just like there's a traffic jam
And I was surprised to know that the frame is only 26fps

Hope Sony rectifies these issues and fix them in upcoming ICS update for Xperia arc

Offical 4.2 AOSP Realese From Sony

What's up guys!>>?
Sony Officaly realesed the AOSP 4.2 For developers, Almost everything is now working including sensors, the only problem right now is the NFC; Otherwise, the realese is stable, fast, smooth and pretty much perfect. Let's try it guys and c what we can do...
Currently, the majority of the features on the Xperia Z are working in the pure Android environment. There's SD card support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and LED light as well as the sensors are all working well. The camera is also working flawlessly, but its code is tested internally at the moment as it requires proprietary binaries that the company can't publish right now.
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Source and instructions:
Sony Mobile Developer World,
Sony’s GitHub
( I am not allowed to add links, Just google it!!)

Here's the link : http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...r-xperia-z-on-sonys-github-open-source-video/

ferasab said:
What's up guys!>>?
Sony Officaly realesed the AOSP 4.2 For developers, Almost everything is now working including sensors, the only problem right now is the NFC; Otherwise, the realese is stable, fast, smooth and pretty much perfect. Let's try it guys and c what we can do...
Source and instructions:
Sony Mobile Developer World,
Sony’s GitHub
( I am not allowed to add links, Just google it!!)
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I think you'll find the camera isn't working - it's only working internally at Sony as it's using their own proprietary binaries. They're not being released at this stage.
Quite why this is, I don't know, as I think Sony have shared their binaries in the past with the FXP and CM teams.

Wrong forum, only post in development forums if you have an actual development, please ask to move this to general or delete it since there already was a post about this in general.
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ferasab said:
What's up guys!>>?
Sony Officaly realesed the AOSP 4.2 For developers, Almost everything is now working including sensors, the only problem right now is the NFC; Otherwise, the realese is stable, fast, smooth and pretty much perfect. Let's try it guys and c what we can do...
Source and instructions:
Sony Mobile Developer World,
Sony’s GitHub
( I am not allowed to add links, Just google it!!)
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Perfect? Really? How is the camera? Any improvement? Compared to the Galaxy series, sony's camera is far from perfect when you zoom in. Hard to see.

Leo Rexas said:
Perfect? Really? How is the camera? Any improvement? Compared to the Galaxy series, sony's camera is far from perfect when you zoom in. Hard to see.
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You never use digital zoom. It's pointless since it basically just crops and stretches the image. I don't know why they added a digital zoom in since it only ruins pictures normally
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Sniper Spr3e said:
You never use digital zoom. It's pointless since it basically just crops and stretches the image. I don't know why they added a digital zoom in since it only ruins pictures normally
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I mean zooming at the photo not the digital zoom. Compared to the photo took by Galasy Series flageship, Sony's detail showing is miserable.

Leo Rexas said:
I mean zooming at the photo not the digital zoom. Compared to the photo took by Galasy Series flageship, Sony's detail showing is miserable.
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Ok makes more sense I hate digital zoom
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what about bravia engine?

ethan3686 said:
what about bravia engine?
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obviously not present on pure vanilla android jellybean

ethan3686 said:
what about bravia engine?
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No, it's not there.
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i think there is no mention of bravia engine yet. This is a pure AOSP build.

No raw support lollipop> Sony's nailed there coffin:(

The main feature off lollipop and sony chooses to ignore it.
Let's all start the digging

That is terrible news :<
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Fu**! Stupid sony!
I do not see more reasons to upgrade to lollipop . The RAW function was my main reason to upgrade .

OK the xperiablog.net report says no raw support for 3rd party cameras as yet. Can anyone confirm the same for the inbuilt camera
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mariojuniorjp said:
Fu**! Stupid sony!
I do not see more reasons to upgrade to lollipop . The RAW function was my main reason to upgrade .
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+1

Really, Samsung don't have it, LG don't have it either. Or has that changed?

sony wouldnt implement it in its camera firmware anyway, but i was hoping that at least they would include the support for it for 3rd party camera apps, but acordingly to xperia blog, all features are disabled.
This is a shame really, sony ****ed up big time. Galaxy s6 has RAW option, manual focus, manual everything, and all this in the default camera app. You can go even further and use 3rd party apps that have more features.
we cant even get away from the mediocre camera results from sony now, this is sad.
i expect that they implement some of the advanced camera api features from lollipop on Z4, so soon or later it would be ported to z3 series, but this is just a speculation by me.

Can anyone tell, if soft skin issue has been fixed for front facing camera?

ogyct said:
Can anyone tell, if soft skin issue has been fixed for front facing camera?
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Isn't fixed. Source from the other lollipop thread here

ogyct said:
Can anyone tell, if soft skin issue has been fixed for front facing camera?
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Nope not fixed.
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But can developers implant these camera api's in there roms even if sony haven't?

zetrri said:
But can developers implant these camera api's in there roms even if sony haven't?
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No, we can't because the camera binaries for the Sony Exmor IMX220 camera sensor have to support it and the only phones to use this sensor are the entire Sony Z Series and the Meizu MX4.
Can someone say if it's possible to use another devices camera binaries for the same sensor?
Since our only hope is riding on the Meizu MX4: gsmarena.com/meizu_mx4_and_mx_4_pro_to_get_android_lollipopbased_flyme_os-news-11023.php

criscodecookies said:
No, we can't because the camera binaries for the Sony Exmor IMX220 camera sensor have to support it and the only phones to use this sensor are the entire Sony Z Series and the Meizu MX4.
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I remember reading something about a new HTC phone coming out with the same sensor which could theoretically make that possible. Can anyone confirm?

meh,
because YOU want RAW doesnt't mean other want it, 99% of customers don't care about RAW so don't say stupid things.

Would have been nice to have to play around with and to show off to my iPhone friend . In the end it all depends on your point of view. Compared to smartphone camera a few years ago the Z3c is amazing. I've made some beautiful shots with it. And compared to a "real" camera all smartphones are garbage (except maybe Nokia?).
So for me the camera is perfect. I don't want to make a photography album with my pictures I want to have a quick shooter to capture some memories. And with the auto mode and the dedicated button the Z3c is exactly what I need.

It's frustrating because the camera hardware in the phone isn't being utilized to its full potential. Yes, it's fine for the average user, but for some, and I think many on this forum share this mindset - we try to get the most out of our devices. Not tapping into our camera's full potential is like leaving our device unrooted - it's neutered.

pepeo123 said:
Galaxy s6 has RAW option, manual focus, manual everything, and all this in the default camera app. You can go even further and use 3rd party apps that have more features.
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The main difference between the S6 and the Z3 being that the S6 is running Lollipop out of the box, where the Z3 is running Kit Kat. Implementing the Camera2 API is a lot more work than just porting the legacy firmware on Lollipop. That's why all OEMs chose to port their old firmware and stop here.

ilgreco112 said:
meh,
because YOU want RAW doesnt't mean other want it, 99% of customers don't care about RAW so don't say stupid things.
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Ok mystic meg
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pepeo123 said:
sony wouldnt implement it in its camera firmware anyway, but i was hoping that at least they would include the support for it for 3rd party camera apps, but acordingly to xperia blog, all features are disabled.
This is a shame really, sony ****ed up big time. Galaxy s6 has RAW option, manual focus, manual everything, and all this in the default camera app. You can go even further and use 3rd party apps that have more features.
we cant even get away from the mediocre camera results from sony now, this is sad.
i expect that they implement some of the advanced camera api features from lollipop on Z4, so soon or later it would be ported to z3 series, but this is just a speculation by me.
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S6 does bit have RAW in their official camera app. Nor do they have manual shutter speed etc in their camera app.
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adamk7 said:
I remember reading something about a new HTC phone coming out with the same sensor which could theoretically make that possible. Can anyone confirm?
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HTC use a Toshiba Sensor.
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criscodecookies said:
No, we can't because the camera binaries for the Sony Exmor IMX220 camera sensor have to support it and the only phones to use this sensor are the entire Sony Z Series and the Meizu MX4.
Can someone say if it's possible to use another devices camera binaries for the same sensor?
Since our only hope is riding on the Meizu MX4: gsmarena.com/meizu_mx4_and_mx_4_pro_to_get_android_lollipopbased_flyme_os-news-11023.php
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the funny thing is, I tried snapchat today, and the front camera does not soften the skin.
I guess there is a way but I'm no developer so I cant check or try.

IMX230 from Sony

Hi,
I have one question:
Is any option to have the camera application from sony? I mean this same like xperia z3?

I think we have to wait until development of roms comes then maybe someone port xperia camera app to a aosp rom or something.
I have a xperia ultra with HybridRom on it and Uncle Lucifer(the developer of the rom) ported camera app to the rom.
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wilu85 said:
Hi,
I have one question:
Is any option to have the camera application from sony? I mean this same like xperia z3?
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Yes, buy a Z3!
the sony camera app is build and copyright by sony! there is no legal way to get this app without buying the sony phones.

The sensor is pretty good, but the software is pretty bad. The sensor is also capable of filming slow motion @ 120fps, but the slomo feature is definitely not filming at 120 - hope there's an alternative to use this feature correctly