Hi Guys, congrats to every new S7 Edge owners !!!
1 ) I'm kinda confuse over which mode to actually use ....visually its kinda hard to tell the difference on my QHD notebook and not entirely sure if it's worth recording in QHD.
Can anyone advice if it's worth giving up UHD recording over the use of video stabilizer mode in S7 Edge ?
2)There's once or twice i notice while recording when panning/turning the phone there's a slight jerk, or scene lag or frame skip.....doesnt really happen very offen and it's usually less than a sec but yet i find noticeable.
Could it be that i'm saving it to my SD Card instead of device and the write speed is not fast enough? I'm using Sandisk MicroSD 200gb card
Some advice or tips would be greatly appreicated.
You're only giving up soft stabilization, ois is still working at 4k.
That sdcard only writes at around 15mb/sec, should be quick enough even for 4k, does it happen when recording at 1080p?
Oh so it's only software stabilisation..... Thanks for the info, I try recording at fhd,
I did some further testing recording at 1080p 60 FPS, I notice there's still some slight stuttering when I'm panning the camera while recording.........
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Hey everyone i'm just wondering,
How's the video recording quality on your x1. Also how's the image quality when taking pictures?
I'm going to be using this at a concert to take pictures and maybe videos if i can find a 4 gb memory card.
Does anyone know where i can get a 4 gb memory card in the U.S.?(preferably class 4 or 6). Also, how long would i be able to record videos using a 4 gb card?
I can say this:
Video is OK. On the mobile device you can just say that.. But it's relatively fine.
Pictures are great. Strangely, especially in sport mode.
Witg 4gb you'd get over 10 hours of video.
Sport mode is good. However, I noticed that when it's in sport mode, the images are darker. The exposure is a lot lower. Any ideas how to improve on this?
You can increase the Brightness level with the optical joystick. Though this might be counter-productive to the sport mode low-blur short shutter.
As for the image and video quality of the X1: I was amazed how good it is.
My previous phone (Samsung U700) was supposed to have a decent 3,2 MP camera (looking at forum posts), but it sucks very, very badly compared to the X1.
X1's camera is much, much better then I expected it to be! And can actually replace a real camera for occasional snaps. Of course the quality is still much lower, but on the upside, I always have it with me and it does work very well. Though you better have a lot of light. Half-lit photos aren't nearly as good and dark... well... just forget it.
Yes, sports mode gives darker photos,
But I have XnView picture viewer/editor on my phone and I can perfectly edit photos,
make them ligher without any quality loss!
Hi XDA,
I've received my DHD yesterday and not impressed at all by now.
The camcorder records @ only 21 frames per second on 720p.
Is that quite the common for the DHD? I thought 30fps were usual!?!
Is there any fix for that low FPS? AND also some regular camera improvements?
fat32 and 32kb formated! both sd class2 and class6.
Best Regards
Wowa Trader
In the settings, try to set the Brightness to -2 to get few more fps
Although there is probably something wrong in your case,cause every video I've seen from the DHD is very fluid,you could try to set ISO to the maximum value(I think 800) when in photo mode(option does not appear in video mode).Else,you could lower the resolution(800x480 is juuuuust fine,believe me).
Bear in mind that there could be something wrong with your phone.I certainly hope that's not the case though!
With kind regards
Apostolis
hi
I just was testing desire the hd camcorder. I recorded a video for approx 3 mins.
Whilst playing the video, it has lags and stutters which i know is not normal. Previous hd2 ran smoothly and it never had this problem. HD2 was 5MP and desire HD has 8MP, but I dont think the camera quality is as good as the hd2.
Is there a way to fix this frame skipping/lagging issue?
Has anyone else had this problem, can any1 shed any light on this?
Thanks in advance.
Fame123 said:
hi
I just was testing desire the hd camcorder. I recorded a video for approx 3 mins.
Whilst playing the video, it has lags and stutters which i know is not normal. Previous hd2 ran smoothly and it never had this problem. HD2 was 5MP and desire HD has 8MP, but I dont think the camera quality is as good as the hd2.
Is there a way to fix this frame skipping/lagging issue?
Has anyone else had this problem, can any1 shed any light on this?
Thanks in advance.
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The HD2 records video at 800x480,while the Desire HD at 1280x720.If you do the math it's 384000 vs 921600 pixels,which is 2.4 times as many pixels.Try recording at 800x480.Its quality is as good on the phone's screen.
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The HD2 records video at 800x480,while the Desire HD at 1280x720.If you do the math it's 384000 vs 921600 pixels,which is 2.4 times as many pixels.Try recording at 800x480.Its quality is as good on the phone's screen.
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Hi tolis626
Thanks for the reply. Yes I did the maths, hence was concerned about the rec quality. Now I will try 800x480 and see how the quality is now.
What about the video stuttering/lagging when played?
Many Thank again
Fame123 said:
Hi tolis626
Thanks for the reply. Yes I did the maths, hence was concerned about the rec quality. Now I will try 800x480 and see how the quality is now.
What about the video stuttering/lagging when played?
Many Thank again
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You're welcome.And btw sorry,but I didn't try to make myself look smarter!I just noticed that it just looks that way,like sarcasm or something!Again I'm sorry!
Anyway,I don't have my DHD yet(damn...),but I stumbled across these things with my Desire.Stuttering\lag has to do with the SD card you use.The provided class 2 card will most probably have trouble recording video at these bitrates.That's what happened with the Desire;Once I bought a Kingston 16Gb class 10 card(kinda expensive though...) all the stuttering was gone(or up to a large degree).Try that along with the maximum ISO(although if possible don't use the latter as it produces much noise) and I think that video is gonna be butter smooth!
How often do you experience that lagging? My did plays its recorded 720p videos quite well. Yes there is some shuttering occasionally, but its not that bad.
Why don't you try formating your sd card with 32kb clusters?
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I just did a small test.
When you film something that is dark, and requires the phone to change the ISO, the FPS will drop dramatically. Only in bright light it films @ 30 FPS.
I guess it could be bad coding, so I really hope they can fix it through an update.
YumYumHD said:
I just did a small test.
When you film something that is dark, and requires the phone to change the ISO, the FPS will drop dramatically. Only in bright light it films @ 30 FPS.
I guess it could be bad coding, so I really hope they can fix it through an update.
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i think it's normal that when you film something darker, the FPS drops, all things being equal..the phone does need to slow down the FPS to gather more light to the sensor. I think the phone will also up the ISO but there is a limit to how much the ISO can increase without the video looking too grainy.
The sensor that HTC used for the camera could be a lower end type so that's why it has to compensate by dropping frames. If they used a better sensor with higher ISO capability, it could up the ISO a lot more and yet maintain the brightness of the video and also the FPS.
I have switched my SGS for DHD , such a bad move! On sgs video recording at 720p is 20X better than 480p on DHD in terms of fps, ghosting, colors, image stabilization and fluidity... Just one of my many bad choices lately...
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How often do you experience that lagging? My did plays its recorded 720p videos quite well. Yes there is some shuttering occasionally, but its not that bad.
Why don't you try formating your sd card with 32kb clusters?
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Hi XmUrF
Thanks for reply. That lagging happens approx after 30 secs when playing. 1. Does the class of the microsd matter? 2. Also does the space left on the microsd matter? 3. Can you tweak camera settings to make better?
On the htc hd2 the was no occassional stuttering. that was fluent, even tweaked it to be 8mp and pics were perfect no probz.
4. What does 32kb clusters formatting method mean and do?
Wow 20fps????!
So far i've never got more than 12fps, mostly less.
I also get the stutter approx every 2 mins.
Lastly has anyone made a 720p recording longer than 15 minutes? If i do, when i stop the recording the screen goes grey and the cam wont work until i restart the phone. Any recording saved will then not play. Sigh.
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it records 29fps in daylight drops down with indoor lowlight and down to 10fps in darkness, stutter issue is random sometimes it happens sometimes it never happens most likely related to multitasking or auto white balance
most of my outdoor recored vids are 29fps even at sunset it managed 29fps
as always if u want beautiful quality for both videos and shots, drop sharpness to -2 to kill the digital treatment
Hey guys!
The other day I went on a trip to Hamburg, Germany and I got to experience the "Miniatur Wunderland" (in English "Miniature Wonderland", in case your German and common sense are both lacking). It was one hell of an awesome experience. As I was walking through the modeled cities, I decided to test the 4K capabilities of my, at the time, rooted and modded Sony Xperia Z1. If you're interested, you can watch the video below:
See for yourself and let me know what you think!
Here's my opinion on 4K video:
When downscaled to 1080p the quality it looks amazing. Although I don't have a 4K monitor yet, if I do zoom in on the 4K video it looks like the details are still a bit lacking at the full resolution (of course I'd have to confirm this with a 4K monitor). In low light however, there is so much noise that the 4K video won't have any more details than a 1080p clip. But hey, what can you expect from a camera sensor that small. Apart from that, it was VERY difficult to keep the phone steady when recording, since it didn't feature any stabilizer for 4K video. But overall, you may colour me impressed!
Nice video!
I guess you must have a large capacity sd card .
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Nice video!
I guess you must have a large capacity sd card .
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Thanks!
As a fun fact, which may or may not be somewhat useful to some: at the Miniatur Wunderland I took 38 videocips in 4K, which are 6.11 GB in total file size.
That's not as bad as I thought initially, because I was indeed worried about the total size. Also, I recall that it never shut down due to overheating, which seems to be an issue when recording for too long. My longest clip is about 1:15 (just over a minute) long, and I recorded with minimal time in between the videos.
I've been using the Galaxy S8 Plus until I received my solar red U11 yesterday (glad I waited, it's very nice looking). Anyway, I am very impressed with the photo image quality of the phone (it is very comparable to the S8), but I have a few nitpicks about the video recording:
1) No 1080p/60 mode. I really don't understand why it doesn't have a 60fps mode when even phones from 2016 had it? It has 1080p/30 and 1080p/120 (for slow motion), so why no 1080/60? Is it overheating concern?
2) No way to turn of EIS in 1080p video recording mode? While 1080p is very stable due to its combined OIS and EIS, it also crops the view significantly when recording video in this mode (compare it to 4k, which is quite a bit wider but has no EIS). Anyway, the EIS is nice if you want that, but I think there needs to be a toggle or option to turn off EIS and have the wide recording mode in 1080p that is like the 4k mode. As it stands, there does not appear to be a way to change this.
3) 6 minute recording limit in 4k. I guess it's also due to overheating concerns, but why not just make it unlimited and have the phone's temperature monitoring stop recording automatically if it gets to a certain temp? Some people are reporting overheating stoppages even before the 6 minutes, but in cooler environments, we may be able to record indefinitely in 4k.
Things I DO like about the U11's camera though...
1) Photo app and quality are excellent. Nice Pro mode too.
2) Glad I can lock exposure and focus during video recording very easily.
3) Focusing pulling with the touch screen is very nice on the U11 (it doesn't rock back and forth when focusing like many other phone cameras).
4) Audio recording options are very nice (3d audio vs hi-res, and acoustic focus)
https://www.xda-developers.com/htc-u11-updates-srgb-1080p60/
Conan1986 said:
https://www.xda-developers.com/htc-u11-updates-srgb-1080p60/
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Thanks! It's good to see that they are working on adding 1080p/60, though it appears to be a ways off.
Another thing that bothers me (when compared to the S8 or iPhone 7) is that I can't seem to take a photo while recording in 4k. I'm not sure if that's a software or hardware limitation, but I used that all the time on those phones. I really like using the squeeze to open the camera, take a photo, and switch between front and rear cameras though!
Travisimo said:
Thanks! It's good to see that they are working on adding 1080p/60, though it appears to be a ways off.
Another thing that bothers me (when compared to the S8 or iPhone 7) is that I can't seem to take a photo while recording in 4k. I'm not sure if that's a software or hardware limitation, but I used that all the time on those phones. I really like using the squeeze to open the camera, take a photo, and switch between front and rear cameras though!
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Try Open Camera on XDA, it works shooting 1080P without EIS and no time length limitation on 4K.
I've also see the same issue on the HTC 10 in regards to the 4k and taking a photo while recording if you can call it an issue. I suppose no one had complained about it and they left it unchanged
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Try Open Camera on XDA, it works shooting 1080P without EIS and no time length limitation on 4K.
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It's a nice camera app, thanks. Tried various settings in the app for video recording. Looks like no matter what framerate you choose, it can't go above 30fps. I thought maybe it would let me shoot 1080p/60, but nope (even when setting it to 60fps, it still records at 30). Also doesn't seem to be a way to take a photo while shooting video in this app? Nice that you can shoot longer than 6 minutes in 4k though (I didn't try it yet, but I assume it works).
wilpang said:
I've also see the same issue on the HTC 10 in regards to the 4k and taking a photo while recording if you can call it an issue. I suppose no one had complained about it and they left it unchanged
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I call it an "issue" only because I have come to expect it when shooting video now. In fact, I used it quite frequently on my iPhone and Galaxy S8. Being able to take a photo without interrupting the video recording is a pretty important feature, in my opinion. I suppose one could load up the video in software and capture a frame manually, but it's a feature that other flagships have, so I miss it.
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It's a nice camera app, thanks. Tried various settings in the app for video recording. Looks like no matter what framerate you choose, it can't go above 30fps. I thought maybe it would let me shoot 1080p/60, but nope (even when setting it to 60fps, it still records at 30). Also doesn't seem to be a way to take a photo while shooting video in this app? Nice that you can shoot longer than 6 minutes in 4k though (I didn't try it yet, but I assume it works).
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60fps will come with one of the next OTA updates.
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Travisimo said:
I call it an "issue" only because I have come to expect it when shooting video now. In fact, I used it quite frequently on my iPhone and Galaxy S8. Being able to take a photo without interrupting the video recording is a pretty important feature, in my opinion. I suppose one could load up the video in software and capture a frame manually, but it's a feature that other flagships have, so I miss it.
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Indeed, my old year 2012 HTC One S supported shooting FHD video and taking a real photo at the same time and I owned a Galaxy S6 support that feature too. However, I think during 4K recording that no phone could take a real photo, all they do is just capture a frame from video clip and pretend that is a photo.
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Indeed, my old year 2012 HTC One S supported shooting FHD video and taking a real photo at the same time and I owned a Galaxy S6 support that feature too. However, I think during 4K recording that no phone could take a real photo, all they do is just capture a frame from video clip and pretend that is a photo.
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Right, I understand it's not an actual "photo" at the highest resolution, but I would still like the convenience of capturing a frame during 4k video recording like I can on all of the other flagships phones.
Wow I'm glad I found this post, I thought I was going crazy with the issues you mentioned, especially the cropped 1080p video! I hope they can fix that with the 60fps update, because it is really annoying.
Hi, 60fps still not possible?
vojta20vt said:
Hi, 60fps still not possible?
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1080p60 is being introduced in stock ROMs with versions 1.26 and higher.
Do you know if EIS for 4k video is planned? Thinking about buying the U11 instead of the much too expensive Pixel 2, but the lack of EIS in this case is a bit of a bummer.
Hi everyone,
One of my friends asked me if there's any way of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (Exynos-variant) can support recording a video at 4K 60 FPS with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and actually I can't find the answer, even searching the net. . .Do anyone know about this?
Much appreciated.
Best regards,
7UIS
No, it cannot.
Though, I think OIS is enabled at each resolution / FPS, since it's basically the camera unit moving around. It's the EIS that's only available in certain options.
Using zeroCamera™ MOD at the moment. . .Now my the S7 edge (SM-G935F) is able to record videos at 1440p with 60 FPS and also with the stabilizer ON, but I'm not sure if the HDR is ON too. . .However, I can tell you that it is definitely better now with this MOD.