topic Re: No AVCHD Recording Capability? in Z Series

No AVCHD Recording Capability?

Z3Dude — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 04:22:54 GMT

Hello all,

This post may be miscategorized since I have a Sony Xperia Z3, and not the Z3+.

My biggest pet peeve about this device is the fact that it is unable to record 4K ultra HD videos in AVCHD, or the newer XAVC-S format. I find the MP4s to be highly compressed, and a tad too noisy. If I compare it against my old Sony HandyCam HDR-XR550E whose sensor is marginally smaller at 1/2.88 inches, the HandyCam beats the Z3.

I am now planning to go for an upgrade (prefferably an XZ), but before I do so, I want to be sure that the Sony device I buy does not compromise in anyway on the camera since it is not feasible for me to carry my HandyCam everywhere I go.

My question is, can we please have Sony release a new flagship in the future which supports XAVC-S/AVCHD support, and optical image stabillization? I have been a Sony customer since the K600i, and combining these two will make Xperia devices stand out from the competition consisting of Samsungs and Apples.

Thanks.

Re: No AVCHD Recording Capability?

MarlonUk1 — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 04:33:12 GMT

that video format would be a tad too advance for any smartphone currently. even simple 4k recording takes a lot of resources including CPU power and Battery life, not to mention the heat it would produce. you can however submit this as feedback directly to sony here---->http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/contactUs/

Re: No AVCHD Recording Capability?

Z3Dude — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:09:55 GMT

Thank you so much for the reply! I am not a computer program specialist, but I reckon that if a HandyCam (or even the RX CyberShot) can achieve AVCHD recording with only a fraction of RAM, and processing power Sony devices have, we could probably see AVCHD/XAVC-S support coming soon only once someone on the open source Linux community optimizes Android to support the codec.

If Google can achieve this, then Sony devices with their 1/2.3" sensors have the potential to beat the iPhones, and Galaxies in the camera race.

As far as battery life is concerned, we could always take a power bank along with us, and heat production can be reduced by using more heatpipes on the SoC.