Video freezing/stutter - Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers

So, bought a mineral black Xperia XZ, and I'm mostly pleased.
There is however a very annoying "bug".
Video is literally unwatchable. I think it's something to do with the HW decoder (video stutters madly when launched from the Album app), because when I first discovered the bug, I installed MX Player pro.
Nothing changed. Stutters and freezes only when played via HW decoder, but if I switch to SW/HW+, the stutter is gone.
Anyone else experienced this?

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Are you talking about the videos made by the phone? If not, maybe the video that you're trying to watch is too much for the phone?
What are the video parameters of the clip?

Wishmaster89 said:
Are you talking about the videos made by the phone? If not, maybe the video that you're trying to watch is too much for the phone?
What are the video parameters of the clip?
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.mkv file, 720p res, 23.97fps, aac 48kHz
Videos from my phone (those taken with the camera too) work fine.
Never had trouble with playing those videos on my Z1c, Z3c, Z5c and LG G4, so it's kind of weird.

Did you put them on the internal memory or the SD card?
Maybe SD card is the culprit.
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Wishmaster89 said:
Did you put them on the internal memory or the SD card?
Maybe SD card is the culprit.
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There are some that are on the SD card (Samsung 32GB, UHS1), but it happens to those that I download to the internal storage too.
Happens only when using HW decoder (I believe Sony's default video player uses HW by default) in Album/Video and MX Player.

Try using VLC media player, in built video player is very good but unfortunately lacks AC3 and DTS support.
If your video won't play smoothly with VLC I don't know what could be wrong with the file or with your device.
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Syberyon said:
So, bought a mineral black Xperia XZ, and I'm mostly pleased.
There is however a very annoying "bug".
Video is literally unwatchable. I think it's something to do with the HW decoder (video stutters madly when launched from the Album app), because when I first discovered the bug, I installed MX Player pro.
Nothing changed. Stutters and freezes only when played via HW decoder, but if I switch to SW/HW+, the stutter is gone.
Anyone else experienced this?
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You know what, ure one of the rare ones that experienced same problem as me. But in my case, switching too hw+ or sw didnt help at all.
All possible video decoding opttions didnt help. I still had same stutter. I sended the device too servis demanding replacement do to the factory error. (if it was software issue , people would complaining about it, and they dont)

Dreadish said:
You know what, ure one of the rare ones that experienced same problem as me. But in my case, switching too hw+ or sw didnt help at all.
All possible video decoding opttions didnt help. I still had same stutter. I sended the device too servis demanding replacement do to the factory error. (if it was software issue , people would complaining about it, and they dont)
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While I'm surprised that playing the video in HW+/SW mode didn't help you, the only thing I know is that it most definitelly isn't a software issue, since I flashed different versions of the original firmware (full reset) yet the issue continued to persist each time.
Even though I managed to bypass the problem with said steps, it still bugs the crap out of me to the point of constant thinking about replacing the device with a different OEM's flagship.

Syberyon said:
While I'm surprised that playing the video in HW+/SW mode didn't help you, the only thing I know is that it most definitelly isn't a software issue, since I flashed different versions of the original firmware (full reset) yet the issue continued to persist each time.
Even though I managed to bypass the problem with said steps, it still bugs the crap out of me to the point of constant thinking about replacing the device with a different OEM's flagship.
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Just because you tried different software versions doesn't mean it's not a SW issue. If the issue is in the kernel or driver and Sony isn't aware of the issue, they'l never fix it even when they update the software (they migh by accident if they change something for other purposes and it fixes this issue as well). Not to mention different region softwares, they share the same kernels.
From what we "researched" in the other thread Dreadish started here https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz/help/platinum-xz-rev-2-0-video-playback-t3576686 , to me it looks like a SW issue, because if it was a HW issue, I doubt the phone would be perfectly fine with playing 4k and [email protected] Specially because switching from sw to hw decoding makes no difference, it's like the chip is being held back at the kernel level, not allowing it to throttle up and process certain videos as it should.
If it was a hw issue, wouldn't switching to sw decoding help?
Just thinking out loud here, I'm not sure.
As I said in the other thread, if this was an issue with all of the videos, it would be a different story, but the only video I noticed that in was the one Dreadish uploaded.
Btw, how does Youtube playback behave? Do videos stutter there as well? Is there any difference in switching resolutions in YT? Like for example 480p vs 1080p and such? You guys should test that.

Atrax2010 said:
Just because you tried different software versions doesn't mean it's not a SW issue. If the issue is in the kernel or driver and Sony isn't aware of the issue, they'l never fix it even when they update the software (they migh by accident if they change something for other purposes and it fixes this issue as well). Not to mention different region softwares, they share the same kernels.
From what we "researched" in the other thread Dreadish started here https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz/help/platinum-xz-rev-2-0-video-playback-t3576686 , to me it looks like a SW issue, because if it was a HW issue, I doubt the phone would be perfectly fine with playing 4k and [email protected] Specially because switching from sw to hw decoding makes no difference, it's like the chip is being held back at the kernel level, not allowing it to throttle up and process certain videos as it should.
If it was a hw issue, wouldn't switching to sw decoding help?
Just thinking out loud here, I'm not sure.
As I said in the other thread, if this was an issue with all of the videos, it would be a different story, but the only video I noticed that in was the one Dreadish uploaded.
Btw, how does Youtube playback behave? Do videos stutter there as well? Is there any difference in switching resolutions in YT? Like for example 480p vs 1080p and such? You guys should test that.
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Thanks for the reply, and your insight into this problem.
I'm not really 'that' tech savy when it comes to kernels and stuff, so your input is largely appreciated.
And yes, tried YT at pretty much every resolution, no issues.

Im leaning towards to the Kernel issue and software. Its 50% chance sony will repair this in next big update. 50% beacose after stock marshmallow, next three or so updates (incl Nougat versions) didnt solved that potencial throttling or any other issue that XZ has when playing encoded videos.
Xperia X (f5121) had the perfect Kernel imo-they just did something in XZ Kernel then , that fuk...ed things up in video rendering. I own X phone before Xz, and EVERYTHING was working flawlesly. Sound, video, performance. im kinda sorry that i ever let go that phone. SD650 handled pretty much everything.

Dreadish said:
Im leaning towards to the Kernel issue and software. Its 50% chance sony will repair this in next big update. 50% beacose after stock marshmallow, next three or so updates (incl Nougat versions) didnt solved that potencial throttling or any other issue that XZ has when playing encoded videos.
Xperia X (f5121) had the perfect Kernel imo-they just did something in XZ Kernel then , that fuk...ed things up in video rendering. I own X phone before Xz, and EVERYTHING was working flawlesly. Sound, video, performance. im kinda sorry that i ever let go that phone. SD650 handled pretty much everything.
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Honestly, I'm past caring about the issue. After having 5 Sony flagships, I'll be ditching this one in favor of the S7 (mostly due to it's size).

Dreadish said:
Im leaning towards to the Kernel issue and software. Its 50% chance sony will repair this in next big update. 50% beacose after stock marshmallow, next three or so updates (incl Nougat versions) didnt solved that potencial throttling or any other issue that XZ has when playing encoded videos.
Xperia X (f5121) had the perfect Kernel imo-they just did something in XZ Kernel then , that fuk...ed things up in video rendering. I own X phone before Xz, and EVERYTHING was working flawlesly. Sound, video, performance. im kinda sorry that i ever let go that phone. SD650 handled pretty much everything.
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I'm really curious how the XZs will behave, I have a hunch it'll be the same thing.
If I get the chance, I'll test it.

I have the same hunch .... Ill do the same if i have chance too get it. also ill test XZ with Nougat 7.1.2 when its comes out.

I just found out, that XZs isnt gonna be available in our Market. So i guess thats that lol. Im considering if its gonna be a miracle and Sony DOES repair this in 7.11/7.12 Nougat , im maybe gonna buy the handset again . Cause u gotta be honest, XZ is a beast when it comes too grafic performance, especialy Benchmarks in GFX are on top , even against newest flagships. Wich reminds me, how mad i still am, beacose of this encoded videos bug. Damn you Sony

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Optimal Video Settings for High Quality Playback Using Core Player?

I have Core Player and love it's steaming capabilities. Doesn't skip and has plenty of feature to customize. The problem I'm running into is playing videos from my SD card. I have two TV show episodes loaded onto my microSD, 640x480. For some reason, Core Player skips a frame or two, sometimes, and freezes/lags for a solid 5-7 seconds other times.
I'm wondering if there are any fixes for this? What settings work best for the Core Player for the smoothest possible feedback?
Unfortunately...
This is not the answer that you want to hear (and I hope someone can prove me wrong) but you will probably will have to reencode those videos to a more CorePlayer friendly format if you want to use CorePlayer on your Raphael to play those files.
CorePlayer doesn't play nicely with H264 files yet on our Qualcomm chips. You can reencode to something like divx/xvid or wait until CorePlayer 2.0 to release sometime in 2009. They claim better hardware support will come with that version. Or you can reencode for WMP. Yeah, I know, kind of a bummer. =/
More info can be found on xda and fuzemobility. I think there is an xda thread started by k9tim regarding this issue if you want to read up on it.
One thing that helped for non H264 files was to increase the buffer size tenfold and decrease video quality to Medium or Low for better framerates. Didn't help me for H264 files but it did help me with some mpegs. I hope someone can prove me wrong.
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I watch movies and tv shows in xvid and divx with 1.25, default settings, high quality, with absolutey no slow downs at all. What exactly are you trying to play?
dogyo01 said:
This is not the answer that you want to hear (and I hope someone can prove me wrong) but you will probably will have to reencode those videos to a more CorePlayer friendly format if you want to use CorePlayer on your Raphael to play those files.
CorePlayer doesn't play nicely with H264 files yet on our Qualcomm chips. You can reencode to something like divx/xvid or wait until CorePlayer 2.0 to release sometime in 2009. They claim better hardware support will come with that version. Or you can reencode for WMP. Yeah, I know, kind of a bummer. =/
More info can be found on xda and fuzemobility. I think there is an xda thread started by k9tim regarding this issue if you want to read up on it.
One thing that helped for non H264 files was to increase the buffer size tenfold and decrease video quality to Medium or Low for better framerates. Didn't help me for H264 files but it did help me with some mpegs. I hope someone can prove me wrong.
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Well, you're right - It's certainly not good news. But the bold'd part made it that much better, so it evens out
As far as the info goes, I really appreciate it. It's really no problem for me to leave my computer on overnight with a whole queue of files to re-encode. It'd suck if I was trying to get other things done too, but a fan on high and a few solid hours overnight should (hopefully) take care of these issues. Thanks again.
joeh4x said:
I watch movies and tv shows in xvid and divx with 1.25, default settings, high quality, with absolutey no slow downs at all. What exactly are you trying to play?
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You, or anyone else who reads this and has zero issues with playback, wouldn't happen to have drivers from this post installed, would you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2892184&postcount=357
I'm wondering if that's the issue - different drivers on different phones. I have a stock ROM Alltel HTC Touch Pro, with no real desire to upgrade/flash/change the PRL. I ***LOVE*** it the way it is and probably won't be getting a different phone for 3-4 years. 99.8% perfect in my book (with potential factored in, too)
I have a stock Fuze and can get good playback.
Again it all depends on the source files your trying to play. Some of my trilinear and high quality audio encoded files chop / lag every 60th frame or so but at high quality its worth it. Medium quality it does not slow down too much. Most play smoothly till high action in which case they will slow a little.
Increasing the buffer and playing with the method of drawing can increase your quality. If I was not half asleep and my phone in the other room (wife asleep) I would check my settings. If I remember I will post them in the morning. Most of them have not been changed though.
sovrce said:
You, or anyone else who reads this and has zero issues with playback, wouldn't happen to have drivers from this post installed, would you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2892184&postcount=357
I'm wondering if that's the issue - different drivers on different phones. I have a stock ROM Alltel HTC Touch Pro, with no real desire to upgrade/flash/change the PRL. I ***LOVE*** it the way it is and probably won't be getting a different phone for 3-4 years. 99.8% perfect in my book (with potential factored in, too)
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I have those drivers installed AND playback issues. But you should install them anyway.
I'm working out some methods of encoding at the moment and will get back to you. I tried to fight the transcoding, but am starting to give in. The device just doesn't have a lot of headroom as far as playing videos, with currently available players.
Any other thoughts on this or are we all just waiting on the next Core Player update?
Did installing the drivers help you at all?

[Q] I/O-speed improvement

So, the I/O-speed often is the bottleneck for the tf300. I knew this already, just like the most of you probably. It didn't bother me too much, as I didn't have a lot of issues because of it.
Lately I did start to encounter problems with it, because I started to use my tablet for streaming video. The result is that I can watch about 30 seconds of video, have to wait 30 seconds while the device is buffering, can watch another 30 seconds of video, wait for buffering again, and so on.... It seems the device is not capable to buffer while playing video. Well, you can imagine I don't have the patience nor the wish to watch any video till the end under these circumstances.
As I see and know that the network connection is just fine for streaming video capabilities (it works fine on my laptop and phone for instance), I am pretty sure the problems I have on the tf300 are due to the I/O-issues.
Now my specific question is: is there any solution or workaround to avoid lagging video streams because of these I/O speed issues?
And on a wider spectrum: Is there any way to improve overall I/O-speed performance on the tf300?
Any help is much appreciated.
FYI: My tf300 is rooted, but not unlocked. I prefer to keep it this way, unless there is no option at all to get around these issues without an unlocked device.
ralph075 said:
So, the I/O-speed often is the bottleneck for the tf300. I knew this already, just like the most of you probably. It didn't bother me too much, as I didn't have a lot of issues because of it.
Lately I did start to encounter problems with it, because I started to use my tablet for streaming video. The result is that I can watch about 30 seconds of video, have to wait 30 seconds while the device is buffering, can watch another 30 seconds of video, wait for buffering again, and so on....
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i/o can be a problem but this is a bit extreme even for a tf300, what kind of bitrate has that video? raw 4k?
NixZero said:
i/o can be a problem but this is a bit extreme even for a tf300, what kind of bitrate has that video? raw 4k?
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:laugh: No, it is not raw 4k.
The video-stream has a bitrate varying from 0,8 to 1,5 Mbit/s.
ralph075 said:
:laugh: No, it is not raw 4k.
The video-stream has a bitrate varying from 0,8 to 1,5 Mbit/s.
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I stream 1080p youtube videos on my tf300t just fine.
rickykemp said:
I stream 1080p youtube videos on my tf300t just fine.
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Me too. never had streaming issues on my tab
rickykemp said:
I stream 1080p youtube videos on my tf300t just fine.
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Those youtube videos don't play well on my tf300 either, I always have to 'untick' the HD or HQ button in the videos to play them smoothly.
Do you run stock Android with latest OTA updates on your tf300?
I do run stock indeed. Only rooted.
Well, I'll give it a try by completely factory-resetting my tf300. I doubt it will make a difference, but without trying I'll never know.
Resurrecting I see this thread was never resolved, and if the streaming was addressed elswhere I couldn't find it.
Picked up this tablet recently, 4.2.1 rooted stock. Youtube streaming is unwatchable in HD - not enough buffer, but handles HQ or lower fine. Can stream 1080P fine on my desktop, and HD fine on my Razr I and Arc S. Which makes me question, why the inability to cache enough of the video on the TF300T?
Learn from linux
Hmm I stumbled across a few articles, how to improve linux for netbooks. Some involved lowering the writeback to get better I/O-speeds while batterylife gets improved. Maybe one could figure out how much of this applys with Android and the eMMC drive in our tablet and tweak it accordingly.
Best regards.
Kalle.
I had no issues with surdu_petru's overclocked kernels, got around 10000 i.o (sio scheduler) in quadrant, in saying that that kernel got me a score of 7100 on quadrant overall which must be close to the best for tegra 3s?

Xperia Z3 CAMERA VIEWFINDER LAG

Hello everyone
Recently I had the Sony Xperia z2, but a few days ago I bought a sony xperia z3. When I start the camera it works a lot worse than the Z2, lags, and stutters.
I went to the store nearby and looked at another xperia z3 and she's doing the same in the camera. I thought it was normal, but when I saw the reviews z3 on you tube and how much fluency camera works, then I'm wondering if this is really normal. its software or hardware issue
My feeling is like to work with 25 fps
Camera response much better on my old xperia z1, and xperia z2.
Again, I put the latest firmware via flashtool, but it did not help.
Anyone else having this same problem?
Xperia Z3 D6603
FIRMWARE: GLOBAL GENERIC ( 23.0.A.2.93 )
Yes, same problems here (I have both Z3 and Z3c)
The camera is not nearly as smooth/lag free as Z1/Z2.
A bit annoying...
Same here.
The camera is shocking, and is in need of a massive update
the same with me in z3 6633 dual sim and hatting whin wifi working
Well...
Try to disable image stabilizer .
it makes the video look like that...
turn it off, and keep updating :good:
Does the Playback lag?
How the Video looks like, while recording is not very important!
The RESULTS are the MOST IMPORTANT!
Turbine13 said:
Try to disable image stabilizer .
it makes the video look like that...
turn it off, and keep updating :good:
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The lag is not caused by the stabilizer. Tried in automatic and manual mode.
Hannah Stern said:
Does the Playback lag?
How the Video looks like, while recording is not very important!
The RESULTS are the MOST IMPORTANT!
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Video Playback is a little smoother than recording, but still not good as on previous Z models.
This is extremely frustrating
Check the Conditions of your Phone... Are you the ONLY one with the Problem?
fknpwned said:
The lag is not caused by the stabilizer. Tried in automatic and manual mode.
Video Playback is a little smoother than recording, but still not good as on previous Z models.
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Welll.....
On the GSMArena-Video test, the new ƶ3 is quite good! And in the Store, the Ƶ3 also NEVER lagged!
How does the Video play at your Computer? (If the Processing Power is Enough for 4k!)
If your Computer's Processing-Power is not enough for 4k, then try a lower Playback-Speed.
If it doesn't lag, then be satisfied! Only the Output-File is Important!
Even if i record 16K with a Camcorder with QVGA-Screen... the Screen only must be good enough to check, if your recording is good enough. And sometimes a swiveling(tiltable)-display is useful. Like on the LUMIX FƵ1000!
Does the Playback on another 4k-Capable device lag? Maybe there's another app, that eats processing power of your Phone. Is a battery-saving Program enabled? How good is your charger?
Have you ever been underwater wih your fone?
Your Phone has IP68-Protection, so there's a low chance for water to enter.
But if water entered, then it maybe touched One or two of those 4 Snapdragon-Processors then maybe one or two cores of the Quad-Core failed! :crying:
Check all Indicators. If it's still white (or Factory-Color), then that won't be the problem anyway!
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@jjpro45:
jjpro45 said:
This is extremely frustrating
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it IS froustrating! You're completely right! You've got a super BRAVIA-Cinema screen on your phone that can't display your recorded video Properly!
But...
i already asked fknpwed fore some things in my last post!
If he answers, I'll get more information.
I still don't know (while i'm writing this right now), how the video plays at another 4k-Capable Device! (Like a Strong High-End Computer or so...)
If it plays very well there, then don't worry - the FULL Information is in the Video Files and can also be play(e)d, if the problem gets solved! :laugh:
Can You show us how badly does the camera lag? Since we have a screen recording feature in Z3, it's not a problem. I don't find a camera lag to be the problem, it also depends on the amount of light and quality we want to see on the screen. Here is mine with different EV settings. Sure it lags a little when shifting from dark to bright scene, but I thinks that's pretty normal behavior.
I am talking about the viewfinder laggyness.
If i start the camera app, and move the phone for ex. up and down, i got alot of frame drops and everything lags. (Doesnt matter which settings) But the output runs quiet smooth on my device, but not good as on Z2. I will upload a sample Video later.
Because the viewfinder on z1 and z2 used to run at 60fps, and that's not happening now.
But why?
z1 lagged too in its earlier firmware version...it could be a similar software problem...
z1 now is really smooth..and maybe z3 is going to be the same in the next updates
So here is my sample video
m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=qnHmvPbOZH8
guybrush2099 said:
z1 lagged too in its earlier firmware version...it could be a similar software problem...
z1 now is really smooth..and maybe z3 is going to be the same in the next updates
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Z/Z1/Z2 (had them since release date) never lagged like Z3...
Bromsoket said:
Z/Z1/Z2 (had them since release date) never lagged like Z3...
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I can confirm same. Z / Z1 / Z2 never lagged like Z3.
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Djuro89 said:
I can confirm same. Z / Z1 / Z2 never lagged like Z3.
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I can confirm that as well. I owned the whole Xperia Z series. I hope Sony could fix that. It's pretty annoying
Didn't the Thread-Title Change?
I'm pretty sure that the Title of this thread changed!
Yesterday -„XPERIA Z3 CAMERA LAG“
Today - „Xperia Ƶ3 Camera VIEWFINDER LAG"“"''
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fknpwned said:
So here is my sample video
Do you call THIS ALREADY a lag?
Welll..... the Z2 was more smooth!
Maybe it's just for preventing overheating!
I suggest it's about 16 fps but t's JUST THE PREVIEW!
Are the Photos good?
Try to do the same at a colder temperature... does it run more smooth?
I suggest, the Xperia Ƶ2's preview runs with 60 fps - on a FullHD Screen - so the camera's temperature will go upwards, even at the preview!
That would be embarressing for Sony...
That was daylight, so it's probably nothing got to do with the shoutter speed!
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Why did the Icon of this Post change?
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Does it also lag in SAFE MODE? (Hold the Shutdown-Entry in the STBY-Menu) - without running any apps in the background...
...and without Screen-Recorder? (Motion-Screenshot)
If it lags anyway under this conditions, then it hasn't got anything to do with the processing power.
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How to Fix Video Stutter

Has anyone here experienced any video stutter when recording? I noticed this in my XZ when recording 30fps Intelligent Active steadyshot. I'm not on Stamina Mode so I don't know what's causing it. I'm on the latest version of Nougat btw.
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Yes I also have the same problem. Is there any fix for this problem as it is very annoying.
I have this also on latest Nougat :/
Same here both USA and Japan version
Same here. Anyone tried factory reset?
Is it like severe stuttering or like a lower framerate viewfinder than it should be? Like it's not smooth motion? Because if it's the second one, I see it as well, but mostly when Object tracking is enabled. I usually shoot in 60 FPS so it's less noticable. That being said, while shooting, there is some stuttering in both 30 and 60 FPS, but when I watch the videos they are fine and as they should be, it's only the viewfinder that stutters sometimes a bit, I guess because of the processing. Disabling Auto scene mode might help as well.
It might be that Sony lowered viewfinder framerate to reduce cpu usage and battery drain while recording.
Do your videos also come out stuttering or are they fine when watching them?
Same is in recording 4K, there is some stutter while recording, but the video comes out smooth and fine.
This issue seems similar to stuttering issue when watching some movie rips, for some reason some lower resolution lower bitrate movies stutter, but watching FullHD and 4K works fine without stuttering, but while doing that all cpu cores throttles up and get utilized properly. In the movies where it stutters, only two cores get bumped up clock speed, while the other two mostly stay at lowest clocks. It could be a codec issue, where it doesn't use all he cores as it should when it should. https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz/help/platinum-xz-rev-2-0-video-playback-t3576686
In general, lately, Sony has been heavily optimizing their OS in favor of preserving battery life, but in some cases they went too restrictive and conservative to a point that the chipset isn't working at its full power when you need it to.
I noticed it too, first few seconds of taking a video then it becomes smooth again...
omarfarrah said:
I noticed it too, first few seconds of taking a video then it becomes smooth again...
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Right. Upon further testing, I noticed it happens more ofthen in lower light conditions or when switching from low light to good light when it changes exposure and brigthness. It's mostly OK when in good light.
So it seems like the processing of the video recording, the auto adjustments of the scene and object tracking is causing some framerate drops in the viewfinder, but it really doesn't concern me as long as the final video turns out smooth as it should.
Atrax2010 said:
Right. Upon further testing, I noticed it happens more ofthen in lower light conditions or when switching from low light to good light when it changes exposure and brigthness. It's mostly OK when in good light.
So it seems like the processing of the video recording, the auto adjustments of the scene and object tracking is causing some framerate drops in the viewfinder, but it really doesn't concern me as long as the final video turns out smooth as it should.
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Weirdly my videos turn out laggy, i took 2 videos last week on the beach (excellent light), both of them lag when played back just the first few seconds exactly as it showed on the viewfinder while taking them.
I have this as well on my stock XZ Dual (F8332)
Hoping to find a fix
on my current firmware (41.2.A.7.65) the issue is less prominent. But I still get a little stuttering at the beginning of video's
Hold your hand still, no issues here.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn F8331 met Tapatalk
Pandemic said:
Hold your hand still, no issues here.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn F8331 met Tapatalk
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This is not a constructive comment and is not at all helpful.
There is a bug in the current Nougat build causing stutter/lag when recording video. I am experiencing it on my Xperia X Performance as well.
Has anybody done a factory reset to see if the problem goes away?
Clearing the cache did not help
It's not. Unfortunately.
Wysłane z mojego F8331 przy użyciu Tapatalka
Upgrade to 41.2.A.7.53 solved it for me.
I am on 41.2.A.7.53 and I still have the issue (in fact I started noticing it only since the last update)
F8332 - CDA:1305-2218 Customized HK
Stock software, no root, no BL unlock, etc.
I have the phone for more than 6 months and I had no problem with videos until recently when I went to vacation and my vacation video got ruined with lag
I'm on the latest update and still experiencing this stuttering.
Turning off steady shot did seem to help
If video is on SD try to record on phone memory. Recordind on SD is slower than on phone memory.
Does anybody still suffer from this? It seems to hit only a limited amount of users
(after several updates I still have this issue)

Laggy videos at 1080p 30fps

I have some serious lag when shooting at 1080p 30fps. My device simply cannot make smooth videos, each of them is laggy. At least 1 frame always drops after some seconds. When I started using it 1 month ago, it wasn't the same, but now I just can't record videos with this phone. Anyone else experiencing that?
This phone has just stopped being capable of making videos - again. The situation is even worse than it was in the beginnings. The Miui 12 update brought back all the laggy stuttering, i just simply cannot shoot useful videos with the phone now, again. As it was mentioned before, it was usable in the last months - as much as i can remember, the problem was solved by the A10 update. But now, this phone is a crap when it comes to creating videos. (Both 1080p and 4k 30 fps.)
I've really had enough, f*ck xiaomi and this crap phone, they sell it as a cameraphone, and still, in 2020 this device is unable of making real motion picture. Their update policy is shocking, how can an upgrade ruin a basic function like that? It is ridicolous that xiaomi is unable to build phones that are capable of shooting smooth videos. I'm really tired of it, time to say this company ciao, and evade their phones - whatever they promise in their ads.
yes her same lag on 1080p 30fps im on miui 11.0.5 china stable
whats your Rom
Sylar82 said:
yes her same lag on 1080p 30fps im on miui 11.0.5 china stable
whats your Rom
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My MIUI is Global 11.0.12.0 Stable
Same here.
Also opening the camera app and switching from photo to video takes toooo damn long. Like 3/5 seconds. Insane.
xiaomi.userjoe said:
I have some serious lag when shooting at 1080p 30fps. My device simply cannot make smooth videos, each of them is laggy. At least 1 frame always drops after some seconds. When I started using it 1 month ago, it wasn't the same, but now I just can't record videos with this phone. Anyone else experiencing that?
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Am on 11.0.12.0 and 30fps is fine, no frame drop, i hope what you mean by laggy is not the stabilizing motion in effect when recording. (The counter movement by the image stabilization to prevent shake, it sometimes looks like if the video is delayed in movement)
otonieru said:
Am on 11.0.12.0 and 30fps is fine, no frame drop, i hope what you mean by laggy is not the stabilizing motion in effect when recording. (The counter movement by the image stabilization to prevent shake, it sometimes looks like if the video is delayed in movement)
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No, it is simply laggy. Maybe I should upload a sample somewhere.
I tried to play these videos on different PC-s using different media player programs, but still, most of them are laggy. And my Mi Note 10 simply can't play its own videos without lag/framedrop, no matter which resolution/fps I record at. Is it playing its own videos smoothly for you?
(In some videos, it is just a playback error (which is not OK at all), because when I play them on my PC, they're OK. But in most of the videos, there is lag, framedrops at the same time, no matter, which program I use.)
Here are some short samples recorded at 1080p 30 fps. No matter, in which media player program/app I play them, no matter on which PC or which smartphone, there are lags (or framedrops) at the same moments of the videos. 9 out of 10 videos are like these or worse when I shoot with Xiaomi Mi Note 10 unfortunately. Is it just me, or does anyone else experience these problems?
1.: https://youtu.be/hkVcvmzvW2w
Some lag while turning around, especially in the first half of the video.
2.: https://youtu.be/EwePHqHtF4w
It can be clearly seen in the first part of the video, it's like if it stopped for some moments.
3.: https://youtu.be/N9Ceo6_8s7E
Wait until the 2nd half of the video, when it turns back, there are some major lags.
I also have the same issues
I also have the same issues in particular in 4K photography - really disappointing I bought the phone because of the camera and it was a bad choice. And most YouTube reviewers have hidden the problem because they are profiting from sales - shame !!
Naftuly said:
I also have the same issues in particular in 4K photography - really disappointing I bought the phone because of the camera and it was a bad choice. And most YouTube reviewers have hidden the problem because they are profiting from sales - shame !!
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Exactly, same here. Now I regret buying it, I should sell it.
In 4K and 1080p 60 fps it's even worse, much much worse. These functions are simply useless.
i just hope i can replicate your issue. but i can't. recording went just fine. probably something buggy in rom,kernel,app, not sure.
I always use 60fps so it's not a problem for me but it's just the 4k which is not smooth at all but I don't have noticable stutter issues or frame drops. Hopefully we can see a stable 4K soon. This is a sample of my device.
1080/30: https://youtu.be/AIp5zEJV4mg
Forgot to mention that 4K/30fps works great on ULTRACAM!
otonieru said:
i just hope i can replicate your issue. but i can't. recording went just fine. probably something buggy in rom,kernel,app, not sure.
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I see. And do you have any advise, what to do, how to solve it?
And this is a 4k video sample by ultracam totally fine.
https://youtu.be/51vkqUp9-lc
xiaomi.userjoe said:
I see. And do you have any advise, what to do, how to solve it?
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How about factory reset ? Or reflash ROM ?
otonieru said:
How about factory reset ? Or reflash ROM ?
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I've done factory reset, it didn't help. I have never done Rom flash before, not sure how to, I will search for it.
FIXED
I installed the latest version of HyperCam and it fixed all my problems - - Please note the app is not in the store and need to be installed externally
Look for - mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
Still?
xiaomi.userjoe said:
I have some serious lag when shooting at 1080p 30fps. My device simply cannot make smooth videos, each of them is laggy. At least 1 frame always drops after some seconds. When I started using it 1 month ago, it wasn't the same, but now I just can't record videos with this phone. Anyone else experiencing that?
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Are you still experiencing the same laggy video?
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Naftuly said:
I installed the latest version of HyperCam and it fixed all my problems - - Please note the app is not in the store and need to be installed externally
Look for - mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
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Does it work on standard global rom?
Where can I get it from?
here
mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
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mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
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I understand you have the Mi Note 10? Do you recommend it?
Video is not laggy? Other bugs?
I have the same issue since i got the phone, it lags in video recording while panning whoever it feels like, i have experienced lag in 1080p 30fps and 60fps and in 4k is worse, i hope xiaomi updates this, btw using the Gcam mod from Urnyx i can record without lags but using only the main camera.

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