Camera crashes when photo is taken

[ArthurCollier]

Hi there,

The camera on my Z1 crashes when I take a photo. The camera looks normal and is working fine but when you take the picture, the phone just freezes. I don't know what the problem is. The screen just shows the little blue square in the centre of the screen where it has focused but holds that screen rather than taking a picture. I have to exit by holding the power button and then going to the menu. When I run a test for the camera in the diagnostics in settings, the same things happens again.

Thanks in advance for your help

Arthur

[tkuelgen1985]

I have also this Problem. I have the Problem After updtae to 4.4.4

[Edguy555]

Yes, Sony speak up and answer!!! 

[TobiasHedlund]

After i uninstalled instagram my camera stopped crashing.

[InfamousHIDEF]

This doesn't work, well, not for long.

Try this FIX, go into camera, switch to Manual Mode, NOT Superior Auto, and you can take as many pics as you want!

[InfamousHIDEF]

The Kitkat 442 has been causing the camera to crash, when I diagnosed my camera, it worked fine, however, in the system camera app, it crashed,I noticed that it froze, right before it focused the image, it's the AUTO FOCUS that's crashing, camera app is fine, switch the Manual Mode and it completely solves the problem!

[Jakez]

Both, my wife's xperia Z and my Z1 crash after taking a couple of photos.
Battery could be as high as 70% and bam...atuomatica shutdown or sometimes overheats after just 3-5 photos.

I've actually changed the battery on the Z1 with orginal Sony battery...but same problem.  So not a battery problem.

What the heck is going on?

Any advice anyone?