With Xperia 1 V’s Android 14 software update, exciting features from Xperia 5 V will come to Xperia 1 V as well. Following the successful inclusion with Xperia 5 V, improved Bokeh mode will be available for Xperia 1 V, together with the recently released update bringing Video Creator, we are delivering even more creative functionality to our existing customers; actual software release timing depends on region and market approval.

The new improved bokeh mode promises to elevate your portrait pictures closer to professional cameras. The addition delivers high quality images with the added ability to decrease focus in the background to emphasise objects at the foreground, producing an artistic effect. Bokeh mode is available on 24mm lens on Xperia 1 V. **

Video Creator is a proprietary application which enables the quick and easy creation of short videos with advanced editing features, especially useful when creating video content intended for social media platforms. The app addition allows users to compile a range of short clips with the ability to add music and effects with Auto Edit, to create an impressive final cut in less than a minute. Xperia 5 V | Video Creator | Tutorial video – quick & easy video creation - YouTube

*Android 14 rollout for Xperia 1 V will vary by country

** This information has been updated on 7^th June 2024. Contrary to what has been stated before, the bokeh mode is only available on 24mm lens on Xperia 1 V and not on 48mm lens. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.