WP7 720p Recording Test [HD] - HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul8dI6Ln_3o
My First Test of 720p
More to come.

I dont know about you but my camera sucks on WP7
it needs a little tweak to be better

m2shakiba said:
I dont know about you but my camera sucks on WP7
it needs a little tweak to be better
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Make sure to select 720p in your settings when taking a video.

Sorry, where exactly is this 720p 'setting'? The only settings I see in video mode is to have the light on or off..?

TonyCubed said:
Sorry, where exactly is this 720p 'setting'? The only settings I see in video mode is to have the light on or off..?
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It's right there under "Camcorder Settings", just touch "resolution" and pick 720P.

TonyCubed said:
Sorry, where exactly is this 720p 'setting'? The only settings I see in video mode is to have the light on or off..?
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For some reason you need to change your display language in settings to US, once you have done that you should see all the extra camera settings and it shouldn't effect anything else you do. I live in UK and this worked a treat.

looks great but out of focus, i cant get my camera into focus either, does anyone know how?

I just noticed you can do this today and now I am absolutely in love with my WP7 HD2. No use of iPhone 4 for me at all now
heres my test:
HTML:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsmH2yu79OE

it can not take 720p video longer than 1 min

could you please add your video as a response to my wp7 flash tutorial?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nac3Fnf-lY4

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720p, now possible on the HD2?

I read an article from engadget saying that someone managed to tweak the camera via the OS on the Nexus One to record 720p videos. Since they both have 5mp sensors, would it be possible to do the same? The only difference is the OS, so the way we would have to accomplish this would be much more difficult I assume. It would be awesome if it could be done.
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~~Tito~~ said:
I read an article from engadget saying that someone managed to tweak the camera via the OS on the Nexus One to record 720p videos. Since they both have 5mp sensors, would it be possible to do the same? The only difference is the OS, so the way we would have to accomplish this would be much more difficult I assume. It would be awesome if it could be done.
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the hd2 camera can record 720p videos the problem is in the windows os it hardly supports wvga mp4
Not going to happen. I'm guessing drivers will need to be written, and such in order to even get decent playback on the FPS. I wonder if there are any SD-card requirements for the N1 modification such that it needs to be Class 6 to ensure fast-write speeds.
doesnt look great even though its 720p though, probably due to bad light. I wonder if we can tweak the HD2 to at least record 720p to play back on another device such as a PC.
yeah i've been wondering the same
Same here, used the "Search" before starting a new Thread and found this one
just saw this, id be willing to donate to anyone able to get 720p on the hd2.
it would be nice, but i would honestly never use it. but for bragging purposes, i think it would be great.. haha
That would be awesome if someone could figure out how to make Windows shoot 720p, they would be my hero.
My roommate is about to get the 4th Gen iPhone, and I want to make sure that mine is in every way equal to or better than his, so I don't have to hear continuous Apple Elitism.
AyanamiZer00 said:
That would be awesome if someone could figure out how to make Windows shoot 720p, they would be my hero.
My roommate is about to get the 4th Gen iPhone, and I want to make sure that mine is in every way equal to or better than his, so I don't have to hear continuous Apple Elitism.
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Honestly, why do people feel the need to compare phones? They're for different people with different tastes. If he feels the need to completely tell you how your purchase was horrible or that your phone is inferior to his, tell him to grow up and get a life or something.
And you my friend, shouldn't be bothered with trying to "prove" your phone to him. That's just downright silly.
What would we need to get this project started? We do need to know where the drivers are located at and their corresponding registry entries, as well as any registry strings that could be useful in accomplishing this.
Do you really need extra video resolution?!
At the end of the day, 720p doesn't really mean better quality, it means a larger video res. Its almost like the megapixel myth everyone believes...
Hmmm, we can still try.
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Hmmm, we can still try.
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impossible on wm6.5 sad to say that ,windows doesnot support this resolution
Oh well lol.
the current camera app doesn't, in as much as it sits on top of winmo and isn't setup to do so. If windows can handle larger resolution pics then why not video?. has anyone tried hacking the camcorder app and the windows registry to see if it can be bastardized to do so?.
Note, video is about frame resolution and speed, if you increase the frame resolution you increase the quality.(if the cpu can handle it) The camcorder app is effectively taking still photos at 640x480 and sticking them together nothing more, theoretically if we manage to increase the resolution before stitching it should work. However there is the matter of codecs / compression, not only would winmo need to be adjusted but the codec / compression algorithum too. I am sure it could be done but it might be a mammoth task.
Well the HD2 has no HDMI output & its screen is only 800x480 so the only point of 1280x??? playback is for bragging rights
Similar issue with the iphone4, like whats the point of HD if the screen is so small you wont see the detail. Is it a higher resolution but smaller in size to HD2
Ive tried play 720 on my HD2 with a few different codecs/players & the best I got was stuttery playback.
Well if anyone has tried play 720p on a desktop PC with anything less than 1.6ghz then it will stutter. Although is a PC a whole different ballgame?
I think what would be nice for the HD2 would be 800x480 video recording with a few different codecs/bit-rates to choose from
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Well the HD2 has no HDMI output & its screen is only 800x480 so the only point of 1280x??? playback is for bragging rights
Similar issue with the iphone4, like whats the point of HD if the screen is so small you wont see the detail.
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Huh, because people then take the video and play it back on their computer, or put it online, like with any camcorder?
kilrah said:
Huh, because people then take the video and play it back on their computer, or put it online, like with any camcorder?
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Ahh yer of course, d'oh!
Would be nice to have HD recording for playback on a pc
Doubt the quality would be brilliant, but its a phone heh heh
hehe, the whole point of tinkering IS just b/c u can do it.
y put android on the TP2, just b/c
hehe
why give the nexus one 720p
just b/c it can handle it

Taking a picture while recording video not available

I can't seem to take a picture while recording a video.
This is what my camera interface looks like while i'm recording a video.
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But if you check out this video you'll see that there's an additional icon, for taking a snapshot, which i don't seem to have here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ1vnLVVDoU
I'm hoping it's just something to do with the camera settings but i could be wrong.
Any help would be appreciated.
BTW. i'm on rooted XE8
dusanzk said:
I can't seem to take a picture while recording a video.
This is what my camera interface looks like while i'm recording a video.
View attachment 1096706
But if you check out this video you'll see that there's an additional icon, for taking a snapshot, which i don't seem to have here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ1vnLVVDoU
I'm hoping it's just something to do with the camera settings but i could be wrong.
Any help would be appreciated.
BTW. i'm on rooted XE8
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Turn flash off while recording.
MrPhilo said:
Turn flash off while recording.
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It is off
Try toggling to either 1080p or 720p mode and see if the option appears
emahmood87 said:
Try toggling to either 1080p or 720p mode and see if the option appears
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Just tried this and still no snapshot icon
That's weird. Have you changed any settings?
Mine worked fine out the box, and I haven't fiddled with anything yet. When I start recording, a small camera button appears above the video recording button...
I just fiddled with settings a bit and Anti-shake was the problem.
It has to be off to be able to take a snapshot while recording a video.
Thanks for your time guys.
WHAT?!? thats awful! as I saw antishake during video is must have option...why they did such a stupid think...so the "take picture during video recording" is function only on 50%... you will have shaky video but also photos! and widescreen instead of normal...bravo Samsung another trumph!!! why are they so stupid as Im reading this forum a couple of weeks I thing that they made every function only to 50%...why I sell my SGS2.
What other functions are only working for 50 % ?
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Works for me.. just tried it. Stock/non rooted
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With antishake enabled, pictures cannot be taken while recording video. This simultaneous shooting picture while recording video is Pretty much useless.
Its now going to be the xda devs work to fix for Samsung
Mines rooted and it works fine for me.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using XDA
May we have a link to the ROM & root that you have installed?
Coreym said:
Works for me.. just tried it. Stock/non rooted
sent from the next Galaxy
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djwilliams100 said:
Mines rooted and it works fine for me.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using XDA
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Thanks for your input guys but if check back a couple of posts you'll see that the problem was Anti-Shake, if it's activated in the video recording settings then the option to take a picture while recording a video dissapears.
Unless you're saying that you have the option to take a picture while recording video with Anti-Shake turned ON ?
dusanzk said:
Thanks for your input guys but if check back a couple of posts you'll see that the problem was Anti-Shake, if it's activated in the video recording settings then the option to take a picture while recording a video dissapears.
Unless you're saying that you have the option to take a picture while recording video with Anti-Shake turned ON ?
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Nope.. like stated.. its working only with anti shake NOT ticked.
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VIDEO ~ Post examples of your videos here

I'll start with a quick video test:
Good Quality thanks for sharing!
cosimoss said:
I'll start with a quick video test:
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can u make one video in low artificial light? thanks
some of the S2 suffered stuttering in low light, thats why im asking
Very nice quality.
hey its not nice n between video it looses its focus there is an autofocus issue while recording man as theverge.com also says that
n70shan said:
hey its not nice n between video it looses its focus there is an autofocus issue while recording man as theverge.com also says that
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That's why you have tap to focus so you can tell the thing what you want it to focus on. It's really simple, you want it to focus on something in the video just tap on it on the screen and woah! It will remain focused on it.
WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
pacc said:
WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
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I have a perfect explanation, that wasn't a real tree...it was a hologram!
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I have a perfect explanation, that wasn't a real tree...it was a hologram!
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Lol!! Can't be a hologram, where was the "H" on it?
Nice vid though, can't wait to start shooting in HD on my phone! So much more convenient than my camcorder.
pacc said:
WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
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Holy cow...you fed the S3 'shrooms!!!
pacc said:
WTF??? Watch carefully after 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9IcsJZVJSY
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That SIII is on crack!!!!
Found on another forum:
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Found on another forum:
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My eyes! What just happened to my eyes!
From a game I attended yesterday:
You do have to be slow with panning, zooming is fiddly can produce bad results.
cosimoss said:
From a game I attended yesterday:
You do have to be slow with panning, zooming is fiddly can produce bad results.
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Man what a sweet sound quality, what settings were u using in the recording ?
LeviathanPT said:
Man what a sweet sound quality, what settings were u using in the recording ?
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Resolution 1920x1080, anti-shake on, video quality superfine, the rest were set to default.
I can record and play back in 1080 on the phone, but I cant seem to play back the files on the computer without the image breaking up into a blocky mess. I'm using VLC to play them. Has anybody else come across this issue? 720 is fine. I thought it was the sd card, but even recording to the phone gets the same issue. Weird.
Well,
I see most annoying problem from SGS2 known as Video Stutter or frame drop issue has migrated to SGS3: http://mobile-review.com/review/imag...hoto/video.mp4
"Frame drop issue" printscreen from mediafire (min:13, max:39), but should be within range of 26-35.
PS: Exchanged mine SGS2 6 times, until got proper one camera module.
Galaxy Nexus records way better 1080p.
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From a game I attended yesterday:
You do have to be slow with panning, zooming is fiddly can produce bad results.
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Video stutter is very HAVY.
Strange. Here's the link: Link
HD and autofocus test

[Q] snapdragon's 120fps - doesn't look 720P to me :(

hello there
i was wondering on this issue.
the snapdragon 800 supposedly can do real 720P slo-mo at 120fps. right?
well, i checked many YT videos of the NOTE 3 alongside the A7's similar slo-mo (apple's 5S),
and it DOES NOT LOOK 720P at all. it looks pixelated, or better say, UPSCALED 480p.
while the A7 produce a video that's really usable, and really looks like genuine 720P.
why is that? from the specs i read on the SD800 it clearly says it HAS that capability.
this is a feature i just gotta have in my next phone and i want an Android phone with proper screen size.
any thoughts on the matter?
thanks!
Hmm I think you got it completely wrong..
http://blog.gsmarena.com/the-apple-iphone-5s-is-not-actually-recording-720p-slo-mo-video/
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Hmm I think you got it completely wrong..
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yea i saw it, thanks.
whether of not this is true, i could see with my own eyes from the many YT 720P videos that it's vastly superior to any other rivals with this option.
mainly the Note 3.
so they say the 5S is not genuine 720p? so it means the Note 3 is even less than 480p? i need FACTS.
and my eyes tell me the 5S looks like 720P. and the NOTE 3 looks like an upscaled 480p
please look in YT and tell me i'm wrong?
the 5S videos are usable to me. the NOTE 3 aren't.
so, why is that?
I don't have any reason to not believe you but.
To me it looks like genuine 720p. GSM arena a respectable site says it's genuine, while the 5s is not, so..
It seems to me maybe you have individual issues with it. Did you try flashing the APK camera again or another rom maybe this will solve your issue?
Worst case scenario is that you have a faulty camera and you need to give it for a repair?
orbitech said:
I don't have any reason to not believe you but.
To me it looks like genuine 720p. GSM arena a respectable site says it's genuine, while the 5s is not, so..
It seems to me maybe you have individual issues with it. Did you try flashing the APK camera again or another rom maybe this will solve your issue?
Worst case scenario is that you have a faulty camera and you need to give it for a repair?
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you misunderstood me.
i don't own a Note 3. i am looking for an Android device that can do a decent 720p slo-mo,
and from all the latest snapdragon's out there, the Note is the only one that claims to do a real 720p slo-mo.
i looked at many comparisons videos on youtube, downloaded them and studied them.
conclusion: the 5S is doing at least a x2 better job, whether it's fake or not.
if you could upload a sample of a 120fps slo-mo from your Note 3 and let me study it, i might be proven wrong.
but from MANY samples on YT, my eyes tell me a different story. please check for yourself and tell me.
(i'm not allowed to paste links yet, sorry)
btw - the gsm arena themselves say that they took a 720p video (NOT slo-mo) from the Note 3 and compared it to the 5S slo-mo, so obviously they didn't compare it right imo.
Ok I will be Cpt Obvious but... Do not trust YT. Or the internet samples from the vast majority of YT channels. I only read respectable sites and not the biased stories of every guy that posts or reposts the same videos with unproven or unscientific or biased methods.
Beyond all that, logic says a smartphone that can shoot 4K video @30fps and [email protected] certainly can do 720p @120fps. Especially with a processor like the S800.
If I have some time to upload a video I will do it for you, but I can't make any promises.
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btw - the gsm arena themselves say that they took a 720p video (NOT slo-mo) from the Note 3 and compared it to the 5S slo-mo, so obviously they didn't compare it right imo.
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Read the article again carefully. They did that since iPhone 5s does not support regular 720p video . Also the method is more than legit if you follow their logic. I am sorry to say that again but I would take the GSM Arena's findings any day over a YT's channel.
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Ok I will be Cpt Obvious but... Do not trust YT. Or the internet samples from the vast majority of YT channels. I only read respectable sites and not the biased stories of every guy that posts or reposts the same videos with unproven or unscientific or biased methods.
Beyond all that, logic says a smartphone that can shoot 4K video @30fps and [email protected] certainly can do 720p @120fps. Especially with a processor like the S800.
If I have some time to upload a video I will do it for you, but I can't make any promises.
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i completely agree with you on that.
that's why i asked you for a genuine sample
really hope you could make the effort (or anyone else here for that matter )
thanks.
rozroz said:
i completely agree with you on that.
that's why i asked you for a genuine sample
really hope you could make the effort (or anyone else here for that matter )
thanks.
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I will try I promise.Currently at work and way too much rain here today. It would be better to capture with better conditions for better results.
orbitech said:
I will try I promise.Currently at work and way too much rain here today. It would be better to capture with better conditions for better results.
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many thanks!
This is going to sound like a stupid question, but how do you set the frame rate? I can set the resolution to 720p but I see no options for framerate.
neoKushan said:
This is going to sound like a stupid question, but how do you set the frame rate? I can set the resolution to 720p but I see no options for framerate.
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from what i remember you can only record a "slow motion" option.. no? ( i don't won a Note 3, sorry).
I'm not seeing anything like that anywhere though.
EDIT: Never mind, found it!
neoKushan said:
This is going to sound like a stupid question, but how do you set the frame rate? I can set the resolution to 720p but I see no options for framerate.
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Once you choose the video resolution you open the "gear" menu and select the recording mode from a videocam icon that is there. There is no 30/60/120, just normal,fast,slow/smooth/limit for MMS options,depending on the video resolution you choose.
Thanks, I managed to find the options. There are actually some other options as well, you can set 1/2, 1/4 or 1/8 (default).
I've made two quick recordings of me picking up a pen and dropping it, one in slow-mo (1/8) and one at regular 720p. There's a definite difference in quality, I think.
Rather than upping them to youtube, here are the files straight from the device for a better comparison:
Regular: http://www.multiupload.nl/PFSU1W0H5R
Slow-mo: http://www.multiupload.nl/ZZF0SB3IFG
orbitech said:
I don't have any reason to not believe you but.
To me it looks like genuine 720p. GSM arena a respectable site says it's genuine, while the 5s is not, so..
It seems to me maybe you have individual issues with it. Did you try flashing the APK camera again or another rom maybe this will solve your issue?
Worst case scenario is that you have a faulty camera and you need to give it for a repair?
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He's not kidding. I think many people can't tell. It does indeed look pixelated and i'm here in Singapore. I showed my friend and she can't tell, i wish everyone in the world can't tell so we can all just live a big lie but it's pretty obvious there if u compare it with another 720p at 30fps
I'm just surprise that there isn't too many mentioned about it. :laugh: Sad to say, cos of this issue, i haven't been doing any 120fps video cos of the bad quality, a feature i was really excited over nothing. I wish Samsung would fix it though, if they even think it's a problem to begin with.
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The slow-mo record is quite disappointing. :S
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I know! I haven't once use it to take a video that i can upload but i'm thankful for the 60fps FHD. That one works really well
There are three modes for slow-mo.
If you select slow-mo 1/2 videos are recorded at true 720p - 120fps (quality is same as with regular 720p)
If you select 1/4 or 1/8 slo-mo (slower movements) videos are recorded at 240/480 fps and resolution is definitely lower (probably 480p upscaled) and you could clearly see difference in quality as well as pixelation.
Try recording at 1/2!
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There are three modes for slow-mo.
If you select slow-mo 1/2 videos are recorded at true 720p - 120fps (quality is same as with regular 720p)
If you select 1/4 or 1/8 slo-mo (slower movements) videos are recorded at 240/480 fps and resolution is definitely lower (probably 480p upscaled) and you could clearly see difference in quality as well as pixelation.
Try recording at 1/2!
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Tried. Quality looks better but i'm pretty sure that's not 120fps? Cos it's almost the same speed as a normal 30fps. Regardless, i think it's really poor. I hate to say this but iPhone 5S one looks way better even though it's not true 720p. And it can actually vary the speed, which is really nice.
Weird thing is the FHD 60fps look so much better that perhaps they should go for 120fps at FHD
I have the same problem.I would like to record 720p at 1/8.Isn't there any third party app that can help us or does it have something to do with hardware limitations?
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Thanks, I managed to find the options. There are actually some other options as well, you can set 1/2, 1/4 or 1/8 (default).
I've made two quick recordings of me picking up a pen and dropping it, one in slow-mo (1/8) and one at regular 720p. There's a definite difference in quality, I think.
Rather than upping them to youtube, here are the files straight from the device for a better comparison:
Regular: http://www.multiupload.nl/PFSU1W0H5R
Slow-mo: http://www.multiupload.nl/ZZF0SB3IFG
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many thanks!
watched the slo-mo.
yea, definitely not 720p for 120fps.
5S wins heavily.

Homemade waterslide in 120fps shot with the OPO

I just want to share this awesome video i made.
looks pretty good thanks for the vid
Where is the setting for 120fps? What camera app are you using??
tee00max said:
Where is the setting for 120fps? What camera app are you using??
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Stock camera has this option. Tap the settings icon, swipe to the video section and under the resolution options you'll see it. The two 4k resolutions don't have any slow-mo options, but the others do. The slowest you can go with 1080p is 60fps, and 720p or lower is 120fps.
I see you also have this short distortion (weird stripes) at the beginning of the video.
Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't.
Also when taking clear image / HDR shots.
I don't have it when using hdr
Yeah, i get those lines, when i'm recording too. Nice slide though.
Looks like fun..
But the quality of the 720p 120fps is really bad on out phones.. not sure why... is it the camera app issue or hardware?
There is a thread for sharing video and pictures here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2730999
CafeKampuchia said:
There is a thread for sharing video and pictures here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2730999
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This please ^^^
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