Sony z1 compact Camera delay!

Is anyone else suffering from a camera delay? 
Takes about 10 - 15 seconds to open and about the same time to switch from back to front camera or vise versa......
If anyone knows a fix please tell... 

I cannot say it will.You should update and see.Or look here:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Compact/Android-4-4-4-firmware-14-4-A-0-108-rolling-for-Xper...
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