Really not the point, its a feature which should be working and not cause issues. Especially for something which costs so much money.
I just hope its a software issue and not a hardware one as I'm due to get my z5c next week.
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Really not the point, its a feature which should be working and not cause issues. Especially for something which costs so much money.
I just hope its a software issue and not a hardware one as I'm due to get my z5c next week.
Interesting - any source for that info?
Galaxy note 4 had 5minute limit
http://www.naldotech.com/remove-5-minute-4k-recording-limit-on-galaxy-note-4/
http://www.naldotech.com/remove-5-minute-4k-recording-limit-on-galaxy-note-4/
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Overheated in the following scenarios:
- Using the camera app taking photos in manual mode for around 7 minutes.
- 1080p video at 60fps, around the 6 minute mark
- 4k video at 30fps, again around the 6 minute mark
For my usage, completely unacceptable.
It overheating just taking pictures raises an eyebrow, the rest is on the good side of pretty standard stuff for all 4k phones.
Read it a while ago, so I'll try to find it. Didn't pay much attention at the time as I see 4k as marketing without technology industry wide currently.
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Really? If I'm paying £550 for a phone I wouldn't expect it to overheat in any regular scenario. My Nexus 6 takes 4K video for as long as I care to leave it running (without running out of space, granted) with no such issues. As I understand it the LG G4 has no such issues either.
To be fair the Z5c I've got seems to to have no problem either. The G4 can overheat also, the debate around whether a slower soc should have been used in the Z5 is an interesting one.
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Well just over 17 minutes no overheating only stopped because my battery is going low
6.27gb that video took
Is that 17 minutes of an inanimate object? You probably got a youtube hit there.
Waiting for more impressions.
At this rate, I'd love to wait until MWC next year, to see what Samsung bring and If HTC redeem themselves but my Moto G 1st gen is driving me nuts.
Z5 seems to have all the features I'd want in a phone, finally a fan of their design too aside from bezels.
Good camera, good battery life, fingerprint and enough ram.
At this rate, I'd love to wait until MWC next year, to see what Samsung bring and If HTC redeem themselves but my Moto G 1st gen is driving me nuts.
Z5 seems to have all the features I'd want in a phone, finally a fan of their design too aside from bezels.
Good camera, good battery life, fingerprint and enough ram.
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Maybe the heat pipe design of the Z5C does a (somehow!) much better just than the regular Z5. Think the stabilisation makes a big difference - shoot a video in 4K while walking and it hits the temperature a lot harder.
While I totally see our point and can understand the outrage, at the same time:
1. The Z3 was known to also have overheating issues
2. The Z5 uses an 810 which is renowned for overheating
3. 4K is an incredibly taxing job for even professional cameras, let alone tiny little mobile phone cameras
I think you're expecting too much if you want this relatively tiny little device to be able to record 4K video at 60fps with absolutely no issues whatsoever. The way I see it, you have to understand when something is basically marketing bull just to say they have it, and when something is an actual practical feature. Just like the way they have the "world's first 4K mobile phone screen!©®™", which only activates under certain conditions, or by saying it's waterproof, but only under certain conditions (fresh water for 30 minutes).
Plus this is hardly the only phone to have limitations or also overheat when recording 4k (as mentioned by others, G4 had issues and Samsungs have a time limit when recording 4k).
I got my Z5 last Saturday and I found it getting hot when performing cpu intensive stuff like updating the apps etc.
And my Z3 doesn't get hot performing exactly the same actions.
I haven't tried 4K recording and stuff as it is usless for me anyways atm.
And my Z3 doesn't get hot performing exactly the same actions.
I haven't tried 4K recording and stuff as it is usless for me anyways atm.
4K60 isn't even a thing on mobiles. We're talking basic 4K30.
And yes, it should be able to take at least a 5 min clip without overheating.
I don't understand why the z5c I have can, and the z5 can't. I'm not seeing mention of this issue in reviews either which is strange, they are usually all over this issue.
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hmmm didnt realise i would need a nano sim... so a longer wait before i can use!
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CPW wouldn't accept the return and give me a refund until they tested it on another unit they had - and sure enough it did exactly the same thing. The reviews were either running different software or they did little more than take a few shots, because it would have been quite apparent that the thermal issues are present in the Z5. Seems theres a few reports and videos popping up online about it now these have been released.
Guess people will just have to make their own mind up on whether it's acceptable for a £550 phone to overheat while doing the one thing the manufacturer claims it does better than anyone else - imaging.