Going to try to explain this... When I'm using the stock Camera app, the picture is normal. But when I switch to Camcorder, it seems to be automatically zoomed in quite a bit. And when I try to zoom out, it says that since I'm recording in HD, zoom functions are not available.
This is kind of annoying because now I have to step back probably 5 feet to fill the same frame of when I was taking photos.
Is this normal for everyone else too? Or do I have some weird glitch on my unrooted and pure stock ROM?
Yep, mine does it too (stock rom). It only does that in FullHD resolution. I guess the only use middle part of the sensor to read the data to achieve greater speeds, and thus it's gonna be a hardware limitation.
Who need HD anyway ? The lens hardly catch with it. I record 720x480 and I'm very pleased with teh quality.
Change the video recording resolution in the settings pane to 1280x720 and that should fix your problem.
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Change the video recording resolution in the settings pane to 1280x720 and that should fix your problem.
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Yeah I noticed that.
But that doesn't make sense. In photo mode, same resolution as video mode but in video mode it's zoomed in. Like Dr. Sid said, it seems that it uses a smaller section of the image sensor to capture video. Which again doesn't make sense. Weird.
This is definetly a speed optimization - scaling down the whole resolution of camera sensor from 3264*2448 -> 1080p is much more expensive operation than just cropping the central pixels, i assume someone at samsung was VERY lazy to have done the camcorder mode in such a lame way, it's still ok for recording outside scenes but useless for in-room recording.
I find this quite annoying also. At first I was wondering if it is a ROM glitch or something, since some of the people here stated that even in stock ROM it is present also.
I hope there is some kind of patch to this, full HD recording is really awesome and I hate to see the 'zoomed' effect.
Yeah noticed the same thing just last night.. Seems to also affect the camera's ability to focus properly in video capture mode as well... Shame on them, I wish I had noticed this sooner.
Hi Z1 Kitkat updaters, how is it fared to what I've posted way back when the Z2 dump files are shown? Can you enumerate below which of which are not included and so far, not been rumored to have but already had in the Z1 KK update? Thanks.
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Sony Xperia Z1 Android 4.4 Kitkat update shortlist (As of 2/28/2014)
Android 4.4 Kitkat Native Features
- Transparent navigation and status bars
- White status bar icons
- Immersive mode on selected Sony Multimedia Apps (Album and Movies)
- Better RAM optimization (Do not expect with this as Sony will be adding more features)
- Choice of default Messaging app
- Choice of default Android Launcher (Will be added with Xperia Simple Home Launcher on 4.4)
- Emoji on Google Keyboard (Will be added also on the new Xperia Keyboard for 4.4)
- Cloud printing
- Audio tunneling (low-power music streaming, in which Qualcomm should support with their SoC)
- Extension to Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 (Notice that the volume on the Bluetooth device, for example, SBH-20, is not the same with the volume of the phone. WIth this feature, it will give absolute volume on the system to Bluetooth devices.)
- Native IR blaster support (good for Xperia ZL and Tablet Z)
- System-wide Closed captioning (subtitles)
- Choice of GPS Accuracy Mode
- Notification listener services (manage notifications to show)
- Scrubbing of music on lockscreen
- *Support for step counter and step detection sensors (built-in sensors inside Xperia Z2)
Xperia Camera Apps Update
- *4K Video app, Ultra-High Definition video recording (4K2K video, 4096 x 2160 resolution in cinematic 1.89:1 aspect ratio)
- *Timeshift Video app, lets you record 120 fps, 720p video, after which, you can edit multiple parts for slow motion or fast motion playback. It also saves two files, one with the edited video with 30fps parts and one with native 120fps playback.
- *Creative Effects app, (an update to Picture Effects app), where you can now utilize the effects not just only for photo, but also for video recording. You can also change effects in real-time.
- Background Defocus app, an app currently exclusive to Xperia Z1s where it captures 2 photos simultaneously and adds bokeh to the focused picture. You can also edit how much background defocus you want to simulate, as well as to choose from three blurring effects (2 motion blurs, vertical and horizontal, and a Gaussian blur)
- AR Effects app, adding video recording with augmented reality effects and soon update to new AR effects
- Superior Auto, adding aspect ratio option for 8 MP images (4:3 or 16:9)
- Manual camera app update adds HDR to 20.7 MP picture, addition of 15.5 megapixel photo resolution and 1080p 60 fps as well as VGA (640x480) 30fps video recording
- Vine camera app, directly records short videos for Vine social app
- *Portrait Retouch app, which you can see your face being retouched in real-time.
- Addition of new third-party Xperia Camera apps in Play Store (Perfectly Clear, Vintage 8mm camera, Camera 2, FlightRadar24 Pro) and more to come.
System Wide Xperia Update
- New Xperia boot animation patterned to Sony Playstation 4 UI
- Sony Multimedia Apps (Walkman, Album and Movies) now use native Google-style side menu
- Movies app updated with thinner information display on video playback and zoom function for video (especially in 4K video playback)
- Movie Creator app, letting you edit videos with trim and playback speed options
- Smart backlight control (keeping screen on while using the phone without touching)
- Smart call handling (answer and reject calls, as well as turn off ringer, using motion control)
- *Double tap to wake (similar to Xperia Tablet Z's feature)
- Answering Machine
- New Dialer options after end of call
- *Choice of Audio accessories for a wide range of input/output devices to be connected. This will enable external devices, for example, the Sony Stereo Mic STM10, to be used as default recording microphone instead of the built-in stereo mic.
- *Hi-Resolution Audio output to USB DAC or DAC amplifier
- *Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC). (Now only works with Xperia Z2 since its headphone jack adds another pin for DNC)
- Addition of themes to Xperia Themes, opening Xperia Themes SDK to public
- New notification and Quick Settings drop down. Holding a quick setting now will direct you to the advanced settings
- Power Management for Accessories (enable power management for Smartwatch and other devices)
- Sony's What's New app for Sony Select and Sony Multimedia updates (Music and Video Unlimited)
- "Close All" option in the Recent Apps section
- New widgets including TouchBlock for water resistant devices
- New Calendar App with weather forecast for the week
- New Xperia lockscreen layout with camera shortcut on the bottom and new lockscreen animation
*Note that all of the updates in asterisk is still not sure for Z1 if it will carry through with the upcoming Kitkat update
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so, does new .681 update has hamburger menu afterall?
Sony Xperia Z1 Android 4.4 Kitkat update list of Feature I can't find on current Z1 Kitkat (Quite disappointed about the performance of the phone after update though - not better but even worse in some cases)
Android 4.4 Kitkat Native Features
- Better RAM optimization (Do not expect with this as Sony will be adding more features) - Not better for me
- Choice of default Android Launcher (Will be added with Xperia Simple Home Launcher on 4.4) - Only Z Ultra have it
- Audio tunneling (low-power music streaming, in which Qualcomm should support with their SoC) - Don't know about this so not sure
- Extension to Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 (Notice that the volume on the Bluetooth device, for example, SBH-20, is not the same with the volume of the phone. WIth this feature, it will give absolute volume on the system to Bluetooth devices.) - Don't know about this so not sure
- System-wide Closed captioning (subtitles) - Don't know about this so not sure
- *Support for step counter and step detection sensors (built-in sensors inside Xperia Z2)
Xperia Camera Apps Update
- *4K Video app, Ultra-High Definition video recording (4K2K video, 4096 x 2160 resolution in cinematic 1.89:1 aspect ratio)
- *Timeshift Video app, lets you record 120 fps, 720p video, after which, you can edit multiple parts for slow motion or fast motion playback. It also saves two files, one with the edited video with 30fps parts and one with native 120fps playback.
- Background Defocus app, an app currently exclusive to Xperia Z1s where it captures 2 photos simultaneously and adds bokeh to the focused picture. You can also edit how much background defocus you want to simulate, as well as to choose from three blurring effects (2 motion blurs, vertical and horizontal, and a Gaussian blur)
- 1080p 60 fps as well as VGA (640x480) 30fps video recording
- *Portrait Retouch app, which you can see your face being retouched in real-time.
System Wide Xperia Update
- Sony Multimedia Apps (Walkman, Album and Movies) now use native Google-style side menu
- Smart backlight control (keeping screen on while using the phone without touching)
- Smart call handling (answer and reject calls, as well as turn off ringer, using motion control)
- *Double tap to wake (similar to Xperia Tablet Z's feature)
- *Choice of Audio accessories for a wide range of input/output devices to be connected. This will enable external devices, for example, the Sony Stereo Mic STM10, to be used as default recording microphone instead of the built-in stereo mic.
- *Hi-Resolution Audio output to USB DAC or DAC amplifier
- *Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC). (Now only works with Xperia Z2 since its headphone jack adds another pin for DNC)
- Power Management for Accessories (enable power management for Smartwatch and other devices)
- Sony's What's New app for Sony Select and Sony Multimedia updates (Music and Video Unlimited)
- "Close All" option in the Recent Apps section
not been rumored to have but already had in the Z1 KK update: sluggish performance occationally and not so improved camera
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so, does new .681 update has hamburger menu afterall?
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Nope.
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acervenky,
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- *Choice of Audio accessories for a wide range of input/output devices to be connected. This will enable external devices, for example, the Sony Stereo Mic STM10, to be used as default recording microphone instead of the built-in stereo mic.
I was told this would not work for z1... But is this real?
The built in mic is ridiculous...
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Before I begin: I have spent all afternoon and night researching and testing so I have put in a fair amount of my own effort prior to posting this.
I have also posted this same text on the Cyanogenmod Googlge+ page.
No matter what settings I use (resolution, frame rate), my videos always show approximately 30 fps when imported into Adobe Premiere (screenshot attached).
I have tried these various camera apps:
Google Camera, Cinema FV-5, A Better Camera, Focal, Open Camera, IGcamera
I have an SM-N9005
My version of CyanogenMod is: 12-20150319-NIGHTLY-hlte
When I play the recorded videos back they play at normal speed (as you would expect from ~30 fps video).
I tested my Mums Note 3 using her stock camera app (her Note 3 is 4.3 Jelly Bean still) and it worked perfectly when I chose slow motion in the video options it recorded at my selected speed (1/2, 1/4, 1/8) and played back at that recorded speed.
I am aware there is resolution loss but that is not my concern at the moment, I want to first establish slow motion recording.
Here is an example of the stock camera app on my Mums phone: youtube/watch?v=hD84oLB3wYE
I want to use YouTube's new 360° view but my phone has a custom ROM so there is no setting to calibrate the gyroscope under motion and gesture's. Is there any fix/third party app I can use to get YouTube to recognize my gyroscope so the videos will work? Also if you haven't checked out YouTube's new 360° videos, definatley do, their very cool.
I've noticed two of the "Camera Family" functions that I tried out (Slow mo, and Clone) does not work
at all. Panorama works fine, and is very fast. I don't use the other camera functions and do not know if they are working properly.
I guess the camera have some EIS in the normal Google stock Camera app. When I saw the functions you have stabilization option for 1080p (but not for 4k). I can't seem to find it under Nubias Camera setting unless its an automatic function of theirs.
Both ROMs (Mokee/Resurrection) are great.