Good day everyone,
Like you all know, one of the main features of the XZ Premium is the 4K HDR screen, and if used to watch 4K HDR content like i do most often, you'll notice the phone will switch to HDR mode every time you play an HDR video,
You can check out for yourselfs right now, all you need to do is just split the screen and open an HDR video you'll see the screen colours will change like never seen before.
So I want to know how to control switching between SDR and HDR modes manually.
Abdullah Zahawy said:
Good day everyone,
Like you all know, one of the main features of the XZ Premium is the 4K HDR screen, and if used to watch 4K HDR content like i do most often, you'll notice the phone will switch to HDR mode every time you play an HDR video,
You can check out for yourselfs right now, all you need to do is just split the screen and open an HDR video you'll see the screen colours will change like never seen before.
So I want to know how to control switching between SDR and HDR modes manually.
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You need HDR content to see HDR colors HDR is always on but you need HDR content for it.
No, it's always off, it became on only when you play HDR video.
Blackghosthm said:
You need HDR content to see HDR colors HDR is always on but you need HDR content for it.
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If i play hdr video on youtube does it support it?
madshark2009 said:
If i play hdr video on youtube does it support it?
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Of course but just in case you use a unpatched aosp it doesn't on.
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Abdullah Zahawy said:
No, it's always off, it became on only when you play HDR video.
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Man those words I written means you need HDR video or image because without HDR content you can't see those colors by other means it on but but because it doesn't use until you viewing a HDR content you can't see different (that's means it doesn't matter it off or not until you viewinh HDR content and we the difference)
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I tried playing some 4K Hdr 60fps (2160p 60 Hdr) videos on the YouTube app (updated version) on my xzp .. although it did play but it was slow as hell.. I tried several times on several videos and it's always the same problem that happened.. Notice that everything works flawlessly on my xzp and all apps and system are up to date.
benassine said:
I tried playing some 4K Hdr 60fps (2160p 60 Hdr) videos on the YouTube app (updated version) on my xzp .. although it did play but it was slow as hell.. I tried several times on several videos and it's always the same problem that happened.. Notice that everything works flawlessly on my xzp and all apps and system are up to date.
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I also have the same issue running the videos at 480p HDR works but obviously 480p looks rubbish these days. 1080p is slightly faster than 4k but still slow. I watched horizon zero dawn and it does look amazing on this 4k screen I feel like I can tell the difference between it and my 4k non Hdr bravia because its not been given Hdr support even though it is capable. It could be due to the snapdragon 835 not being able to process 4k and Hdr at the same time. My device warms up more when playing 4k files more so than when I play games. It could also be due to 60fps on the videos so ill try look for a 30fps one see if it works with that.
Edit: doesnt seem like I can find a 30fps one at the moment. I do have this video downloaded and playing it through the video app works flawlessly. https://youtu.be/74SZXCQb44s
If you want to download some clips just search Google for Hdr clips theres 2 websites I found that work.
http://demo-uhd3d.com/categorie.php?tag=hdr
http://4kmedia.org
Those are the 2 websites I found.
Edit2: the videos on YouTube also play flawlessly at 720p HDR
RJASSI21 said:
I also have the same issue running the videos at 480p HDR works but obviously 480p looks rubbish these days. 1080p is slightly faster than 4k but still slow. I watched horizon zero dawn and it does look amazing on this 4k screen I feel like I can tell the difference between it and my 4k non Hdr bravia because its not been given Hdr support even though it is capable. It could be due to the snapdragon 835 not being able to process 4k and Hdr at the same time. My device warms up more when playing 4k files more so than when I play games. It could also be due to 60fps on the videos so ill try look for a 30fps one see if it works with that.
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Well if it due to the chipset, shame on you Sony for selling us a "4k Hdr screen" with an incapable processor for doing such a job.
I can't see any option on the YouTube app to play 4k Hdr content on 30fps (as the default remains to 60) and yes the phone is getting warm in a noticeable level (even warmer than playing 3d games or shooting 4k videos).
On the other hand,native 4k videos on the YouTube app are working like a charm at the highest frame and no overheat at all
Hdr update in hight resolutions have a bug.
In s8 2k hdr laggy
Wait next update
Ciro54 said:
Hdr update in hight resolutions have a bug.
In s8 2k hdr laggy
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Well I do notice a difference between Hdr and sdr I downloaded an Hdr video in 4k from YouTube to see if it lagged but it didnt because the downloaded file didnt actually have HDR so I thought id do a side by side comparison and the difference is noticeable.
Left side is a screenshot from YouTube in 4K HDR and the right side is the downloaded file in 4K SDR.
The dowloads YouTube doing external server no youtube
benassine said:
Well if it due to the chipset, shame on you Sony for selling us a "4k Hdr screen" with an incapable processor for doing such a job.
I can't see any option on the YouTube app to play 4k Hdr content on 30fps (as the default remains to 60) and yes the phone is getting warm in a noticeable level (even warmer than playing 3d games or shooting 4k videos).
On the other hand,native 4k videos on the YouTube app are working like a charm at the highest frame and no overheat at all
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The GPU is more than capable of 4K delivery. Whether or not your network is any good or not is a different matter, 4K is brutal on bandwidth.
dazza9075 said:
The GPU is more than capable of 4K delivery. Whether or not your network is any good or not is a different matter, 4K is brutal on bandwidth.
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I'am talking about 4k Hdr videos .. Not native 4k as I said it before it works flawlessly on the YouTube app.. I'm on unlimited 4g+ plan btw
Try playing some 4k hdr videos on the YouTube app (change resolution to 2160p60 Hdr) and tell us if it plays smoothly or not (like it's in slow motion)
Same issue, if i try to play a video on youtube app at 4k hdr the video go very slow like slow motion
Yes same problem for me, play video 4k hdr 60fps on youtube app and its in slow motion (960fps )
benassine said:
I'am talking about 4k Hdr videos .. Not native 4k as I said it before it works flawlessly on the YouTube app.. I'm on unlimited 4g+ plan btw
Try playing some 4k hdr videos on the YouTube app (change resolution to 2160p60 Hdr) and tell us if it plays smoothly or not (like it's in slow motion)
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Same here, really slughish! And here, the brightness goes really low after the playback,
Regards!
RJASSI21 said:
Well I do notice a difference between Hdr and sdr I downloaded an Hdr video in 4k from YouTube to see if it lagged but it didnt because the downloaded file didnt actually have HDR so I thought id do a side by side comparison and the difference is noticeable.
Left side is a screenshot from YouTube in 4K HDR and the right side is the downloaded file in 4K SDR.
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Well I would say right side picture looks better, left one is just warmer and darker.
Shouldn't it be opposite? I can see more details, brighter shadows on the right picture.
Are you sure left one is HDR? If so I would stick with no hdr as for me it looks better and does not have such yellow tint to make picture look warmer / oversaturated.
It's more natural with brighter shadows.
decomposed said:
Well I would say right side picture looks better, left one is just warmer and darker.
Shouldn't it be opposite? I can see more details, brighter shadows on the right picture.
Are you sure left one is HDR? If so I would stick with no hdr as for me it looks better and does not have such yellow tint to make picture look warmer / oversaturated.
It's more natural with brighter shadows.
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My brother said the same thing but after he saw the video on YouTube although it stuttered he said it could be more realistic if you considered the direct sunlight on his face. The right one looks like someone shone a light bulb at his face but the left one does look like sunglight. If you watch the video yourself you will be able to notice the difference. I know it is Hdr because I took a screenshot from YouTube at 4k Hdr while it lagged.
Having the same problem. All YouTube 4k HDR @60fps videos play with a lot of stutter that makes videos unwatchable. HDR on YouTube seems to only work at 720p HDR @60fps.
Is there a common denominator between your phones experiencing the issue as on mine it all plays flawlessly with no heat or lag. What firmware are you running??
Latest XZP firmware (EE UK variant). Playing the above video at 2160p60 in HDR causes stutter in the video. It's not my Internet because the audio is totally fine and it doesn't stop to buffer the video. 720p60 in HDR is smooth.
tdarren said:
Latest XZP firmware (EE UK variant). Playing the above video at 2160p60 in HDR causes stutter in the video. It's not my Internet because the audio is totally fine and it doesn't stop to buffer the video. 720p60 in HDR is smooth.
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Im using amazon UK varient purchased from eBay UK and im also having the issue. Your correct, its not network speed because I have a fast Internet connection and all 4k 60 videos play fine on my bravia including the one provided although my bravia only supports Hdr through usb. I think it might be Googles fault. Apparently the S8 has the same issue at 2k 60 as we may see when we play at 2k or even 1080p. Only 720p works for now but its blurry. I blame Google for using vp9 which is hard for devices to play. Even some TV's cant use Hdr because their cpu cant handle vp9. The snapdragon 835 should be more than capable. I feel that some tvs have a worse cpu than that and it works too so I also blame software. We should get an update from Google/Sony if not both soon to solve the issue. They cant leave it like this forever else its a flaw in Android.
RJASSI21 said:
Im using amazon UK varient purchased from eBay UK and im also having the issue. Your correct, its not network speed because I have a fast Internet connection and all 4k 60 videos play fine on my bravia including the one provided although my bravia only supports Hdr through usb. I think it might be Googles fault. Apparently the S8 has the same issue at 2k 60 as we may see when we play at 2k or even 1080p. Only 720p works for now but its blurry. I blame Google for using vp9 which is hard for devices to play. Even some TV's cant use Hdr because their cpu cant handle vp9. The snapdragon 835 should be more than capable. I feel that some tvs have a worse cpu than that and it works too so I also blame software. We should get an update from Google/Sony if not both soon to solve the issue. They cant leave it like this forever else its a flaw in Android.
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I agree, The phone can play HEVC 10bit 4k content without any issues whatsoever. it has the grunt to do it, if its not working then what it lacks is the proper backing of the app.
I was just browsing through GSM arena and found the XZP so I decided to give it a glance and I saw under video it states that there is HDR support.
I cant seem to find how to enable that option in my camera video settings I dont know what does GSM arena mean by HDR under video features...
does any one care to share a possible explanation?
thanks
madshark2009 said:
I was just browsing through GSM arena and found the XZP so I decided to give it a glance and I saw under video it states that there is HDR support.
I cant seem to find how to enable that option in my camera video settings I dont know what does GSM arena mean by HDR under video features...
does any one care to share a possible explanation?
thanks
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There is NO HRD video capturing on XZP, I used this phone for a year now!
duongcuong96 said:
There is NO HRD video capturing on XZP, I used this phone for a year now!
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https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xz_premium-8593.php
see in main camera section, in video features it states HDR, what does that mean?
I see you can only enable it in the manual mode
madshark2009 said:
see in main camera section, in video features it states HDR, what does that mean?
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that info is totally wrong, you can only enable HDR in photo mode
The video recording is HDR, but not 10bit HDR as the XZ2
There is 2 types of HDR:
The "old" HDR, wich was made to record video in backlight conditions, being able to record with diferent exposition values avoiding white sky and dark subjects, the same as you know as HDR in photos, so the video is recorded in traditional 8bit colour range but with backlight correction
The "new" HDR, wich in addition to the old HDR also brings the 10bit recording, wich is able to improve colour and the brightness values without "burning" the image (when you take a picture and the sky looks white because it was too bright)
The old HDR was introduced by the Xperia Z, years ago, since then most smartphones record HDR video (actually HDR video was introduced before HDR photos in smartphones due for HDR photos you need multiple photos, and video is multiple images so it can make HDR easier)
You can check the HDR video was introduced with Xperia Z here:
So all Xperias since then record HDR video, when you see the Backlight icon when recording you know the phone is recording in backlight situation and uses HDR to improve the image, but its not the HDR10 or 10bit of the Xperia XZ2
If you want to know if the Xperia XZ premium could record in 10bit the answer is probably since the XZ2 uses de same camera sensor, but since is the XZ2 reason to exist, I dont think Sony will bring to XZ Premium, but who knows, actually they bring the 3D mode from XZ1 so...
On my Xperia Z2 I am able to capture video recordings at 4K HDR. Something that the XZ2 can do but not our beloved XZ Premium. They have ideas to make the mod for our device and detail the real capabilities of the camera. Just not sure when that will happen but it sounds like a possibility. Because of this mod I feel at times my Z2 takes better photos and videos than my XZ Premium.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/mod-cyberian-camera-t3267271
Capabilities of this mod with XZ Premium:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...mes-apps/mod-cyberian-camera-t3267271/page477
Kilek_360 said:
The video recording is HDR, but not 10bit HDR as the XZ2
There is 2 types of HDR:
The "old" HDR, wich was made to record video in backlight conditions, being able to record with diferent exposition values avoiding white sky and dark subjects, the same as you know as HDR in photos, so the video is recorded in traditional 8bit colour range but with backlight correction
The "new" HDR, wich in addition to the old HDR also brings the 10bit recording, wich is able to improve colour and the brightness values without "burning" the image (when you take a picture and the sky looks white because it was too bright)
The old HDR was introduced by the Xperia Z, years ago, since then most smartphones record HDR video (actually HDR video was introduced before HDR photos in smartphones due for HDR photos you need multiple photos, and video is multiple images so it can make HDR easier)
You can check the HDR video was introduced with Xperia Z here:
So all Xperias since then record HDR video, when you see the Backlight icon when recording you know the phone is recording in backlight situation and uses HDR to improve the image, but its not the HDR10 or 10bit of the Xperia XZ2
If you want to know if the Xperia XZ premium could record in 10bit the answer is probably since the XZ2 uses de same camera sensor, but since is the XZ2 reason to exist, I dont think Sony will bring to XZ Premium, but who knows, actually they bring the 3D mode from XZ1 so...
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my xz premium with pie update does not support the "old" hdr in video (it only support for hdr in photo) or am i missing something ?
amanieux said:
my xz premium with pie update does not support the "old" hdr in video (it only support for hdr in photo) or am i missing something ?
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When recording in 1080/30 with automatic mode sometimes it shows a "backlight" icon or "Backlight portrait", then is using HDR to correct the backlight over the subject
hi, if a camera is capable of taking HDR photos, why cant it record HDR videos?
is it a software thing or hardware? can any one care to provide an answer?
thanks
the phone actually takes HDR video, but there is two tipes of HDR
Almost every phone can take hdr videos since it ws introduced by the first Xperia Z, even before HDR photos, since HDR photos needs to combine 2 or more pictures, and video is actually a combination of pictures, so HDR video was in smartphones before HDR photos
at that time, HDR was only about exposure values, in photoa still the same, in Xperia XZ Premium you can know when its using HDR video when the auto mode changes to "backgroung light" or something like that, wich means the phone is underexposing the background and overexposing the subject to avoid burned areas in background or dark subject, same as in HDR photos
But in video HDR means two things: more than one exposure value, the same as in photos, or 10 (or more) bit image
videos are usually taken at 8bit colour depth
the HDR10 videos, wich is the HDR you see in Xperia XZ2, captures video at 10bit colour depth, wich means a bit more colour and light range
So it has nothing to do the ability to capture HDR photos with HDR10 video, and the phone can take HDR video but not 10bit HDR video
Also there is no other phone wich can capture 10bit HDR video than Xperia XZ2 series, and almost every phone can capture standar HDR photos and video
Yes, no other phone that can do 4k hdr 10 bit, only sony ???
In fact, my phone can do either 4k 60fps, either 4k hdr 10:good:
Also, before I switched to another phone, I have compared it against xz2 premium and xz3 in photo quality and the results were: sony is garbage!
Didn't want to write this, as some moderator closed my thread "it s time for me to move on", but... but.. Stop this nonsense as sony is the only one...?
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P. S. These days I will upload some photos for comparison against xz premium... The results are night and day...
Kilek_360 said:
the phone actually takes HDR video, but there is two tipes of HDR
Almost every phone can take hdr videos since it ws introduced by the first Xperia Z, even before HDR photos, since HDR photos needs to combine 2 or more pictures, and video is actually a combination of pictures, so HDR video was in smartphones before HDR photos
at that time, HDR was only about exposure values, in photoa still the same, in Xperia XZ Premium you can know when its using HDR video when the auto mode changes to "backgroung light" or something like that, wich means the phone is underexposing the background and overexposing the subject to avoid burned areas in background or dark subject, same as in HDR photos
But in video HDR means two things: more than one exposure value, the same as in photos, or 10 (or more) bit image
videos are usually taken at 8bit colour depth
the HDR10 videos, wich is the HDR you see in Xperia XZ2, captures video at 10bit colour depth, wich means a bit more colour and light range
So it has nothing to do the ability to capture HDR photos with HDR10 video, and the phone can take HDR video but not 10bit HDR video
Also there is no other phone wich can capture 10bit HDR video than Xperia XZ2 series, and almost every phone can capture standar HDR photos and video
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so youre saying that my phone captures HDR videos? like thats a normal thing, but the real HDR that im talking about isnt supported (HDR10)
madshark2009 said:
so youre saying that my phone captures HDR videos? like thats a normal thing, but the real HDR that im talking about isnt supported (HDR10)
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Yeah, it takes HDR video but the "old basic" HDR which takes different exposure values, not the 10bit HDR wich takes wide colour gamut
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Yeah, it takes HDR video but the "old basic" HDR which takes different exposure values, not the 10bit HDR wich takes wide colour gamut
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cool thanks for the explanation mate
Inerent said:
Yes, no other phone that can do 4k hdr 10 bit, only sony
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You can record in 4kHDR, but can you view it in the phone itself in 4kHDR?
i tried hdr on or off while in manual settings on the new photo app of android 9 but i see no difference, did i miss something or is it just disabled by sony on xz premium to force us to buy a new phone if we want hdr photo ? is there a hdr in video mode ? i also see no difference bewteen a 4k video on android8 and and android 9 (but there is no hdr toggle for video in android 9 so it does not seem available on xz premium ( by hdr video i mean raising the shadows and providing details in the highlights such as the sky and not the other hdr type that requires a hdr monitor)
amanieux said:
i tried hdr on or off while in manual settings on the new photo app of android 9 but i see no difference, did i miss something or is it just disabled by sony on xz premium to force us to buy a new phone if we want hdr photo ? is there a hdr in video mode ? i also see no difference bewteen a 4k video on android8 and and android 9 (but there is no hdr toggle for video in android 9 so it does not seem available on xz premium ( by hdr video i mean raising the shadows and providing details in the highlights such as the sky and not the other hdr type that requires a hdr monitor)
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you mean video image enhancement?
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you mean video image enhancement?
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i mean hdr that shows details in the shadows and in the highlights such as the clouds in the sky (as seen in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgyR00UiWJE )
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i mean hdr that shows details in the shadows and in the highlights such as the clouds in the sky (as seen in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgyR00UiWJE )
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oh i understand now, HDR for videos is not available on XZP its not a software thing, our device simply doesnt support HDR video recording.
as for photos, I dont notice a difference mostly, but I think auto includes auto HDR because also on oreo i didnt notice a difference unless its in outdoors with a lot of trees and colorful environment there could be a slight difference noticed
madshark2009 said:
oh i understand now, HDR for videos is not available on XZP its not a software thing, our device simply doesnt support HDR video recording.
difference noticed
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the snapdragon 835 can do hdr video capture( https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-835-mobile-platform ) and the camera sensor is the same on xzp and xzp2 so it is just sony disabling features in older phones to force you to buy their latest phone. UPDATE : it seems the image pipeline was redone for xz2 premium so we are out of luck with our "old" xz premium if we want hdr video.
The XZ Premium can't record HDR Videos (4K)
But we got SDR TO HDR Conversion. It's the "new" video image enchantment. Sony support confirmed it on Twitter DMs. As the name says, it works on video and it can work on a few apps that they don't mention which.
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The XZ Premium can't record HDR Videos (4K)
But we got SDR TO HDR Conversion. It's the "new" video image enchantment. Sony support confirmed it on Twitter DMs. As the name says, it works on video and it can work on a few apps that they don't mention which.
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do you have a reference article speaking about that ?
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I have tried it and so can you, I can confirm, here is how I tested:
watched the video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XTvrXLfheI&t=49s
was very very crisp and detailed but the video isnt HDR, so I gave it a shot and downloaded the video with 4k youtube downloader app on my PC and placed the video on my device, then watched it there, total different story mate!! I am so happy! I started flipping between recent's app going to youtube and back to the video app (or photo they both support it) while I was watching the same video on both, and I was shocked to see that its ALOT more colorful and dynamic in the video app than on youtube (set on 4k on youtube).
I was skeptical about it but now that I tried, I can confirm with full confidence that we have SDR to HDR!
try it your self and let me know if you notice it too
madshark2009 said:
I have tried it and so can you, I can confirm, here is how I tested:
watched the video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XTvrXLfheI&t=49s
was very very crisp and detailed but the video isnt HDR, so I gave it a shot and downloaded the video with 4k youtube downloader app on my PC and placed the video on my device, then watched it there, total different story mate!! I am so happy! I started flipping between recent's app going to youtube and back to the video app (or photo they both support it) while I was watching the same video on both, and I was shocked to see that its ALOT more colorful and dynamic in the video app than on youtube (set on 4k on youtube).
I was skeptical about it but now that I tried, I can confirm with full confidence that we have SDR to HDR!
try it your self and let me know if you notice it too
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you are talking about hdr video playback, i am speaking about hdr video capture (but again not in a hdr video codec, just raising details in the shadows and the highlights by combining multiple exposures in a non hdr video codec, exactly what is done in hdr photo and like what you see here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgyR00UiWJE )
XZ Premium uses BionzX for camera , and it does not support HDR recording. On XZ2 and on camera uses Qualcomm ISP for camera processing.
RyuzakiTA said:
XZ Premium uses BionzX for camera , and it does not support HDR recording. On XZ2 and on camera uses Qualcomm ISP for camera processing.
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thanks for the info, i don't get why is hdr video available on older phones like the z2 but not xz premium https://support.sonymobile.com/ae-en/xperiaz2/userguide/video-camera-settings/#gref
What are your thoughts on watching Netflix HDR Content on the tab s6? I'm a little underwhelmed by it.
Netflix HDR sucks in general. The key to HDR is bright and colorful images with sharp contrast. Netflix just turns the brightness down on everything and calls it HDR. Even on my 4K UHD television Netflix sucks.
How does it look when rooted ?
Hello, my question is... has anyone rooted the tab s6 after the last software update and still getting this issue above?