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Z5 Compact - Camera problems since Marshmallow update

dubla2dl
Visitor

Z5 Compact - Camera problems since Marshmallow update

Is there a planned fix in the works for the camera? Presently, the video camera is useless as it stutters and lags horribly. The only video mode that doesn't stutter is Mms which is grainy and low res.

Whenever I run the camera, I ensure all other apps are closed; in case it is a memory issue. I've tried rebooting it and disabling services to no avail.

The still camera also has issues now too. The camera never properly focuses. Each time I try to take a picture, the camera properly focuses in the viewfinder and then takes a blurry picture.

The camera worked fine prior to the last update. I've tried using Google's camera which records okay video, but had the same trouble taking still pictures.

Please help!

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Bhonder
Contributor

If it helps, when I perform a software repair I always start from scratch without restoring anything but the Google stuff.

Apart my long battle with fm radio and file commander USB OTG, usually, camera and the other things are fine.

Starting from scratch is good because you don't inherit broken files or configurations and, if you get used to, placing icons in your favorite place does not take so long.

dubla2dl
Visitor

I tested the camera (my main problem) before I restored my settings and it still didn't work.

CameronT
Champion

@dubla2dl,

Please edit your response instead of making multiple replies as per the discussion guidelines.

If the software repair has not fixed your issues you may have a physical problem with the camera or lens. Contacy your local support team

dubla2dl
Visitor

Cameron,

It's got to be the software. This issue just wasn't there before the update. I really don't want to send my device back and be without for days or weeks. Will they just ship a replacement device and take this as a return?
CameronT
Champion

@dubla2dl, it could also just be coincidence that it occurred at the same time. The software repair is the final resort in troubleshooting and if it hasn't resolved the issue the next thing to do is contact your local support team.

You will have to discuss a replacement with your local support team as I don't know what the processes are in your region.

dubla2dl
Visitor

I'll contact them, but you guys may want to look further into it. If you read through this post, you'll see that there are a lot more people than just me having this problem. Sounds like a lot of coincidences...
CameronT
Champion

@dubla2dl, I understand, it could definitely be a bug in the firmware. If that is the case these forums and your local support team will help us identify that. We can't just release a patch for an unconfirmed bug, I'm afraid.

dubla2dl
Visitor

I'm noticing as I peruse these forums that I am not alone here. Since purchasing the Z5 Compact and its update to Android 6.0, performance issues have made certain key features of this device useless. Myself along with several other users have contacted support regarding blurry pictures, the cameras inability to focus, laggy video recording, amongst other issues and have not received solutions. Some users who sent their devices in with these problems have been told that the device is working within its parameters. Unfortunately, many of us purchased these devices more than one month prior to the update which caused the issue and we are now beyond our return periods from the retailers we've bought through.

I am starting a list of names on this site and two other forums for those interested in starting a class action lawsuit against Sony to either help us get our devices corrected or to compensate us for our loss of use. Please PM me with your first and last name along with a contact email address. If I get enough names, I will retain an attorney to get the process started.

Many of our requests for help from Sony have gone unanswered or they've been discounted as isolated incidents. We need Sony to understand that we cannot simply be ignored.

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Lord_viridis
Expert

You think the 6.0 update caused camera problems?
Alexvln77
Visitor

Hi. After upgrade on 6.0 I got planty of issue with my Z5. Email is not sync, only manual ( in settings it is every hour), battery life less, freezing the screen (i cann't do anything), tha same problem with camera. But the best one phone froze, started get hot, and only reset with the button near the sim card gelped me.