How to record 4K or 60fps video on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Camera

Path

Camera › Video

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Video and tap the resolution

   Open Camera and swipe to Video. Tap the 1080 · 30 label at the top right.

   Done

2. 

   Tap 4K

   A bar opens with 720, 1080 and 4K. Tap 4K. On ours 1080 was selected.

   Done

3. 

   Check the label

   The label now reads 4K · 30. Press the shutter button to record in 4K.

   Done

4. 

   4K stays at 30 fps

   At 4K, tapping the 30 did nothing on our phone: the label stayed 4K · 30. This phone does not offer 60 fps at 4K.

   Done

5. 

   For 60 fps, use 1080 and tap 30

   Switch back to 1080 and tap the 30 in the label. It changes to 60. On ours it toggled between 30 and 60; there was no list.

   Done

6. 

   Open the camera settings

   For more video settings, tap the small arrow at the top of the viewfinder and then Settings. We had put the label back to 1080 · 30 before this picture.

   Done

7. 

   Check Video encoder and Auto frame rate

   On the Video tab, Video encoder was HEVC, which makes smaller files. Auto frame rate was on: it lowers the frame rate in low light or when the phone is hot.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No 60 at 4K? On our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G, 4K was 30 fps only. For 60 fps, record at 1080.
• No resolution label in another mode? Xiaomi says you can change video resolution and frame rate in Pro and Video mode. Ultra HD, left of Video in the mode bar, is a separate mode; we did not test it. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0

If this does not work

• Frame rate drops by itself? Auto frame rate, in camera settings, reduces it in low light or high temperature. Turn it off there.
• Video will not play on another device? HEVC files are smaller but some older computers and TVs cannot play them. Change Video encoder in camera settings.
• Phone runs out of space? 4K and 60 fps videos make much bigger files than 1080 at 30 fps.

About this guide

The Camera app records 1080p at 30 fps by default. The resolution and frame rate are one tap away at the top of the Video viewfinder.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. The camera viewfinder is always dark, whatever the phone's mode. Every switch we changed for a picture was put back afterwards. We deleted the test video afterwards.

Good to know

Camera sound and watermark: how to turn off the camera watermark and shutter sound.

In short: Camera, Video, tap 1080 · 30, tap 4K (30 fps only). For 60 fps, stay at 1080 and tap 30.