Focus and exposure lock - missing features

[MVC]

I bought the Z2 for it's video camera capabilities and also ordered the STM10 (which hasn't shipped in the UK yet).

I'm very surprised to find that there is no AE or AF lock on the Z2 for video.

In video mode the camera is almost un-usable because the AF hunts around like crazy even in decent light.

It's possible to work around the AE (to be fair it's pretty good) but not the AF.

Surely this could be implemented without too much effort?

[mimarti22]

I was referring to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742568

It's a completely new camera app and not just an add-on module for the existing camera. It requires unlocking the bootloader.

I too am hoping for a fix in the upcoming FW. Z and Z1 already have gotten the 4.4.4. Z2 hasn't gotten it yet. Let's hope this delay means there are some serious improvements to the camera in the works.

[turbine64]

Haha, lets hope. 

As far as the camera app is concerned, I see that you are the last poster on that thread. I suspect no one replied because it's looking like a mod instead of a completely new app. The only feature it enables over stock is the ability to use superior auto at full resolution (20MP).

Which in itself is suspect, considering the fact that the 8MP max on superior auto would indicate some kind of oversampling going on. 

[mimarti22]

It is a mod of the stock camera app, yes. It replaces the stock camera on the phone (hence the need for bootloader unlock). There are far many more improvements in addition to the the 20MP SA mod. The developer is a well-known contributor and has been developing this Cyber-Shot mod for years. Yet I can't seem to find a features list anywhere.

[turbine64]

Well, lets hope for a response, I replied quoting your post on the forum.