Sony Xperia 4K video record time: how long can you shoot before the phone has to stop

04 July 2017
4K video capture causes some phones to overheat - this video shows how Xperias of several generations perform.

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AnonD-27765, 04 Jul 2017Exynos 8895 is more powerful and efficient than SD835. It d... moreCPU side its dont throttle at all just like SD835.

For GPU its can loose up to 50% over 30 min of heavy gaming ( SD835 loose 10% ) so for gaming snapdragon is still the boss.

    Spike1, 04 Jul 2017Why would Sami limit the 4K to 10 min? May be because other... more The last thing Sammy needs is thermal throttling issues. Speaking of 4K... why is Sony the only company with not one but two models with a 4K display (albeit only part time)?

      AnonD-507364, 04 Jul 2017Only 16 mins of recording. Total garbageBetter than 10 min or less with mostly all others device on the market lol.

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        AnonD-507364, 04 Jul 2017Only 16 mins of recording. Total garbageThat is how people fail exams! Lol! Have you read the article keenly??!

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          Still a p.o.s regardless. Sony has their marbles rolling around all over the place.

            and 99% of people will be recording their dogs/cats or make shaky videos of their friends and then delete it anyway... and all that in 4k....

            Most of people will never actually send that 4k video anywhere. And if they send it, they send it to facebook that will lower res and compress it anyway...

              Spike1, 04 Jul 2017Why would Sami limit the 4K to 10 min? May be because other... moreActually Sammy can record 10min 4k videos successively, but not in one instance. Guess its their way to prevent overheat.
              On the other hand in about 4 to 5 10 min successions it heats up and starts to loose fuctionality, like framedrops, stutters and stabilization issues while recording...
              Problem is, a Samsung phone never actually warns you it needs to cool down due to heat, so overheating is most probable if one continues to record. And when it overheats, you better watch out for that oled screen, cause it tends to get instant burn ins.
              All of these problems are viewable on yt.

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                AnonD-507364, 04 Jul 2017Only 16 mins of recording. Total garbageThat the old z5 premium while new s8 cap at 10 minute, so still if 16 minute is garbage, 10 minute would mean crap

                  Why would Sami limit the 4K to 10 min? May be because otherwise it will heat up!

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                    AnonD-507364, 04 Jul 2017Only 16 mins of recording. Total garbageLearn to read buddy. Stop due to full storage not 16 mins. You can't accept the fact that this phone blows your Shit8 away hahaha

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                      Le, 04 Jul 2017Resistance is futile. It also has better quality of video, sound and stabilization

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                        • 04 Jul 2017

                        Problem noted and solved.
                        Nice one sony!

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                          a Slow-Mo function that when you use it in a Low-Light you can't even see person, it is only good if you're outside with bright light :'( I'm so sad. :'(

                            AnonD-39937, 04 Jul 2017Here we can see how efficient in using its resources is Sna... moreThat, and the graphite plate heat dissapator inside....
                            Great tech solution.

                              S8 and 10 minutes of 4K. Spread the word :) It's like joke, but it isn't.

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                                The irony here is Sony's Cybershot rx100 IV / V shoot shorter, much shorter times than some of Sony's phones. Mind you, it's a $1000 dedicated camera.
                                Sure, it writes with twice the bit rate but you would think they address this in a much bigger body. Pathetic Sony, always cripples there produce after 1995

                                  Luxor, 04 Jul 2017Full storage. Now what? Thats all it can take. Now, you no ... moreA Friend of mine is using his phone to make short films
                                  In 4K :)

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                                    Anonymous, 04 Jul 2017My Z3+ can resist 40 min ... More than S8.. LmaoResistance is futile.

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                                      I love SONY always because SONY means Premium Quality

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                                        Luxor, 04 Jul 2017Full storage. Now what? Thats all it can take. Now, you no ... moreYou know...XZ Premium has a microSD card slot with up to 256GB, so you can record nearly half of a day and still use it as normal after.