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Video Recording etc,

Hey guys, been watching a few videos on the Nexus 4 now and one thing that has really impressed me so far is the video recording, and more specifically the microphone when recording.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IZIG-YnLhE
Just thought I'd shove this video here, im sure some of you have seen it already but is it just me or is the microphone really clear?
Im currently using the iPhone 4s and the microphone isn't as good as this. The video is a little shaky but I'm sure if mounted on a tri-pod (with an adapter of course) it should work fine.
Edit, then again, this video says otherwise.. http://youtu.be/M4CbYXKxj6I

The microphone is average, but the frame rate overwhelms it on the negative side.

Can anyone mod a 30fps video or is the problem of 22fps , in the sensor itself ?

The sensor IS capable of 30fps (even more). Software isn't taking full advantage of the sensor. Maybe on a more recent build the problem is already fixed, but no one on more recent builds posted an unedited video

Wat sensor does it have?
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I take my Atrix 2 as a benchmark, and since it's a phone from end-2011, for progress' sake, the N4 should beat it hands down.
Sound-wise, the Atrix 2 does near camcorder-quality and beats the N4 by a long shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ii2Q7FJ5bA
Image-wise, the N4 looks good. Remember that youtube videos are often compressed badly and stutter on their own. It is sharp and there's plenty of details, judging from the op's second link, but the framerate is poor. My Atrix2's recording frame rate is always 30 fps, and image quality is just a tad worse.
So may I ask google, is it that difficult to do, with top-notch hardware, what motorola did 1 year ago with now-outdated chips?

Doesn't youtube cap videos at 30fps?

MizuhoChan said:
Doesn't youtube cap videos at 30fps?
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Nope, It reinterprets higher framerates into 30frames, unless the slowmotion effect is going to be employed, in which case it keeps the extra frames. What looks to be the problem is the recording refresh rate. The output of the codec file is always going to be a standard (24/30 in NTSC, 25 in PAL), whether or not there are actual frames there, is determined by the refresh rate.
My point is that youtube isn't going to reinterpret the video and change the framerate.

What is wrong with the FPS?
This phone just gets worse :\

Im more interested in the mic. In some videos its decent, others its terrible?
The video looks fine, stop complaining. Do I have to go on about the price like everyone does?
This is going to be a hard week, I have to use an iPhone, sold my SGS2 ):

roughavoc said:
The video looks fine, stop complaining. Do I have to go on about the price like everyone does?
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No, it doesn't.
You can go on about the price, but you'll still be wrong, since other devices at a lot of pricing ranges are able to maintain 30fps video recording.
And since not everyone is able to buy from the Google Market (there's a thing called "rest of the world"), and price outside is REALLY higher, you'll be double wrong.
As said a lot around, seems to be a software bug, making the camera module basically "take a lot of photos" instead of "making a video". The camera itself IS able to do [email protected] and [email protected] The S4 processor and 2GB of RAM are more than capable of dealing with the support necessary.
Google/LG are likely to NOT fix it, but I hope someday the community here manages to.

Is it recorded in 1080p? If so I think it will look smooth in 720p.

Frunobulax said:
Google/LG are likely to NOT fix it, but I hope someday the community here manages to.
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Bet you lots of money that it's fixed on launch day - producing 30FPS videos like a champ. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A FINAL VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. And judging by the performance increase within the last few days on at least one N4 device, I'm going take an educated guess and say that Google are releasing software updates once every 2 or 3 days before the launch and my honest opinion is that Google are impairing things on purpose so that no one from the company runs off with a device and chucks it on eBay for quad profit.

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Bet you lots of money that it's fixed on launch day - producing 30FPS videos like a champ. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A FINAL VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. And judging by the performance increase within the last few days on at least one N4 device, I'm going take an educated guess and say that Google are releasing software updates once every 2 or 3 days before the launch (...)
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Well, I'm putting a few chips here. I sincerely hope you win, but I think the chances are abysmal that they care about such "secondary" stuff. They fixed the S4, I saw that benchmark. But no one commented about a camera fix.
DarkRyoushii said:
(...)and my honest opinion is that Google are impairing things on purpose so that no one from the company runs off with a device and chucks it on eBay for quad profit.
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Now that was just tinfoilhatted.

Need Honest Opinions on Z1!

Hello Frnds!
It's been quite a while that I am planning to buy Z1 but m unable to.. Just wanna be sure before spending too much on a smartfon!
My main concerns are - Sound Quality during the call & in recording a voice note or a call rec. How is the sound quality of Z1 in all these?
I have askd people and came to know that call rec is indeed successful in Z1.. So, I just want to know it's sound quality.. And how is the zoom quality in the camera? Plus, what are the flaws you people have faced in the basic functionality of the device? Pls. reply with your honest reviews! Pls..

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Cover flaps handles are made of hard material, unlike ZR which uses flexible material, so this one's more prone to break
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You should check the QA section, the phone have many issues, like Touch Screen, Camera Overheating...Impossible to Unlock Bootloader. I think you should wait until the Z1 come out with Android 4.3 or Kitkat and see if this issues still there or not. Don't do the same mistake like us.

Honestly? I think this forum is full of paranoid people who likes to complain, or guys who overload thier phone with crap and mods untill it over heats and fc everything.
I'm super satisfied with my z1. It is a big phone though, very big mind that. The screen is brilliant a tad more yellow than other deviced perhaps but it's simply a pleasure playing games or watching movied with, even with few people watching, viewing angles have improved from previous Sony phones.
I can reproduce the touch problem if I try hard but on daily use it never bothers me... Hope it will get fixed...
Sound and call quality is excellent, best i've seen so far in a mobile phone, volume is very lound on earpiece and headphones.
Thats my take, don't bloat it woth crap and it runs fast cool and perfect
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shteren said:
Honestly? I think this forum is full of paranoid people who likes to complain, or guys who overload thier phone with crap and mods untill it over heats and fc everything.
I'm super satisfied with my z1. It is a big phone though, very big mind that. The screen is brilliant a tad more yellow than other deviced perhaps but it's simply a pleasure playing games or watching movied with, even with few people watching, viewing angles have improved from previous Sony phones.
I can reproduce the touch problem if I try hard but on daily use it never bothers me... Hope it will get fixed...
Sound and call quality is excellent, best i've seen so far in a mobile phone, volume is very lound on earpiece and headphones. Camera is a joy especially at night.
Thats my take, don't bloat it woth crap and it runs fast cool and perfect. I run stock. 257 with gravityboz and long-press for quick settings exposed modules and thats it.
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Euclyptos I think it's a small minority affected by touch screen issues, I'm definitely not, the bootloader unlock Sony made it perfectly clear that if you do so it will cause things to stop working ie the camera, not really a problem tbh and if your not happy with the phone sell it and buy something you can overload with cr*p!
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Hi. Z1 is a great device. I may not have a giid screen as it has a yellow hue but it is still bearable as sometimes it is noticable and sometimes it's not. The camera is great but a little improvement wouldn't hurt. Camera apps are really really great most esp the Timeshift Burst, AR Effect, Social Live. Setting aside the yellow hue, the screen is great when playing videos and gaming. Sound is good for me, loud enough for me. Sony Media apps are the best. Hardware is very classy having the black one. Super premium feeling once you get hold of. Software side, very fast and very smooth. UI is so clean. I'm very satisfies with Sony's UI. I think for me it's the best (other company's are great too but this is just my preference ) Just make sure you get the later batches and triple check the unit first before purchasing.
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shteren said:
Honestly? I think this forum is full of paranoid people who likes to complain, or guys who overload thier phone with crap and mods untill it over heats and fc everything.
I'm super satisfied with my z1. It is a big phone though, very big mind that. The screen is brilliant a tad more yellow than other deviced perhaps but it's simply a pleasure playing games or watching movied with, even with few people watching, viewing angles have improved from previous Sony phones.
I can reproduce the touch problem if I try hard but on daily use it never bothers me... Hope it will get fixed...
Sound and call quality is excellent, best i've seen so far in a mobile phone, volume is very lound on earpiece and headphones.
Thats my take, don't bloat it woth crap and it runs fast cool and perfect
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kingchristy123 said:
Euclyptos I think it's a small minority affected by touch screen issues, I'm definitely not, the bootloader unlock Sony made it perfectly clear that if you do so it will cause things to stop working ie the camera, not really a problem tbh and if your not happy with the phone sell it and buy something you can overload with cr*p!
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Both of you, first of all I do not overloaded the phone, still stock. Overloading the phone with apps do not have influence on the phone in the first place. I am not paranoid as well. When you start play a game on your device and the virtual joystick will stop working or will go crazy OR some buttons will start be pushed even if you don't touch the screen, give me a call!! and not with just 1 game.
I already made a vid about this issue, and I will do another one when the joystick stop working in the middle of the game. Thank you.
At last I love this phone but I am disappointed, I hope to solve my problem with an update on 4.3 or 4.4, that's why I said to Wait and not to not Buy it.

eclyptos said:
Both of you, first of all I do not overloaded the phone, still stock. Overloading the phone with apps do not have influence on the phone in the first place. I am not paranoid as well. When you start play a game on your device and the virtual joystick will stop working or will go crazy OR some buttons will start be pushed even if you don't touch the screen, give me a call!! and not with just 1 game.
I already made a vid about this issue, and I will do another one when the joystick stop working in the middle of the game. Thank you.
At last I love this phone but I am disappointed, I hope to solve my problem with an update on 4.3 or 4.4, that's why I said to Wait and not to not Buy it.
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I have been using this phone for three weeks now, and have zero of the problems listed. I have no screen yellowing, I have no touchscreen issues, and call me crazy, but I don't need to view my phone from some silly angle, I look straight on when I use it.
I was able to leave Samsung and take my 64GB microSD card with me. Big plus. I purchased an external battery case, just in case I needed the extra juice (which I never have).
I think the difference is I am an adult with a family and a job. I don't sit for hours on end on my phone playing games or surfing the web. When I am at home, I will use my Macbook Air or Nexus 7 for that.
This phone is amazing, the screen quality is outstanding (coming from a Note 2), the microSD slot is a godsend, and the phone just feels like Sony took the time to build a quality device. I almost went with a LG G2 until I held it. It's no better, if not worse, than any Sammy product... feels plasticy and not very substantial. The call quality via bluetooth was a huge upgrade as well. (don't see many people note that)
And the big plus, I have tested the waterproof capabilities twice; once in the shower and another time at the beach. Both times, I was floored. This waterproof marvel from Sony is just flat out fantastic.
Get to know how to use the manual modes of the camera, and there's no limit. (I think most of the complaining picture takers are lazy)
Just my two cents.
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I play games on my XBox 360 and XBox One, and my gaming rig for PC games. I don't need a phone for that, let alone a "virtual joystick". They have something for that already, it's called a Vita.

mate besides all the problems its a wicked phone. people prating with a perfect phone then moaning. let the phone get optimized properly ( right now everyones after updates) from sony
the touch screen is a minor issue with a couple devices affected (never the less point 1)
Screen issue some devices r and some are not ( tell u the truth if ur moving from a omled or soma like that then u will notice a difference like me (good one) but i have loved it as it like my telly but miniature)
cant tell a difference between my s!!! and this when it comes to sound quality of call speaker/ recorder
speaker at the bottoms tiny bit low but my amazing notification tone is annoying to every1 HAHA (incoming worms tune)
anyway u cant get everything in a phone perfect ( and then people who are not happy get the phones u like and shine them and then stick them straight in ur A**/ ears:laugh::laugh::laugh PEOPLE HONEST OPPINIONS PLZ:angel:

Xperia X Performance Video stutter!

First time im posting here, I read a lot before posting about modifications to make the Heat threshold higher before the cores get unplugged, I have never modified a cellphone in my life, so I dont understand anything to much. Currently im having a problem with a Xperia X Performance I bought for 388 new from a amazon sale. Phone works perfect and I can't complain, but there's only one thing, I bought it cause of its video recording and photo capabilities, I haven't had a problem taking picture, but while recording video, no matter if it is at 30fps or 60fps, my recording stutters at random times, and after 2 minutes of recording it gives me a overheating message.
I am guessing the sutter comes from the heating itself that makes the phone go crazy, I read the max temperature on default it holds before going nuts is 47cº, and theres a mod to make it go to 56º or more before going nuts. If this is the problem then could someone help me or explain me how to modify it? Or if the video stutter ir something else I would appreciate some help! I need it to work before the 27th because im leaving a on 3 month trip and need to record a lot, bought 5 SD 64gb 90mb/s cards as they are the best for filming.
Thank you!

From what i've found, seems like rooting and unlocking a xperia X performance device is way harder than a normal device....
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First time im posting here, I read a lot before posting about modifications to make the Heat threshold higher before the cores get unplugged, I have never modified a cellphone in my life, so I dont understand anything to much. Currently im having a problem with a Xperia X Performance I bought for 388 new from a amazon sale. Phone works perfect and I can't complain, but there's only one thing, I bought it cause of its video recording and photo capabilities, I haven't had a problem taking picture, but while recording video, no matter if it is at 30fps or 60fps, my recording stutters at random times, and after 2 minutes of recording it gives me a overheating message.
I am guessing the sutter comes from the heating itself that makes the phone go crazy, I read the max temperature on default it holds before going nuts is 47cº, and theres a mod to make it go to 56º or more before going nuts. If this is the problem then could someone help me or explain me how to modify it? Or if the video stutter ir something else I would appreciate some help! I need it to work before the 27th because im leaving a on 3 month trip and need to record a lot, bought 5 SD 64gb 90mb/s cards as they are the best for filming.
Thank you!
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Low resolution power saving not working

Hi everyone,
I bought the P10 last week and the (ROG) low resolution power saving does not work for me.
I checked my resolution with several apps with the setting turned on; they show 1080p resolution. Also i don't notice any visual differences, and when i turn the setting off and then on again, it doesn't require any loading time to apply the setting, whereas in the P9 it takes approximately 10 seconds to do so.
Thank tou for your time

But the battery is bad for you or you just wanted to squeeze more?

i wanna squeeze out more, and in general take care of my battery as much as i can. the low resolution power saving just DOESN'T WORK> i emailed huawei twice about this, still no reply

I have the same issue on the P10 Plus and wanted to drop the resolution down to 1080p and save battery.
I think it's an EMUI 5 issue as you were able to reduce the resolution on EMUI 4.x but not on here which is disappointing. No one has a definitive answer. I even contacted Huawei for an explanation and they said they weren't aware of such an issue and I was the first person to bring it up!
Not much I can add to your post I'm afraid.....

It is working, well at least on my device. But it's true that u must stare carefully to tell the difference, at the smoothness of the font or somewhere else. And yes its been switched on and off immediately, without no second

Strafrecht said:
It is working, well at least on my device. But it's true that u must stare carefully to tell the difference, at the smoothness of the font or somewhere else. And yes its been switched on and off immediately, without no second
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How do you know for real? YouTube still shows 1080p, I want to reduce the resolution so I can have better fps in Galaxy on Fire 3 and Injustice 2,
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How do you know for real? YouTube still shows 1080p, I want to reduce the resolution so I can have better fps in Galaxy on Fire 3 and Injustice 2,
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Cuz I know the difference when I see it. The thing is, it doesn't change the resolution on system level, but in certain apps, wechat for example. And I haven't found any access to choose which app should be res-reduced for so far.
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How do you know for real? YouTube still shows 1080p, I want to reduce the resolution so I can have better fps in Galaxy on Fire 3 and Injustice 2,
Thanks,
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Sorry I haven't noticed one thing: mine is p10plus and it has 2k res, which obviously get reduced in apps like wechat. But it doesn't necessarily means anything for p10.

Question Slow motion video issue

Just tried a slow motion video and it looks like it has a ton of dropped frame issues or micro pauses. Has anyone else seen this or is it a known issue?

rendez2k said:
Just tried a slow motion video and it looks like it has a ton of dropped frame issues or micro pauses. Has anyone else seen this or is it a known issue?
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Yes, any recording below 4K is crap on this phone. You will notice frame drops even with super steady mode also.

krkdesigns said:
Yes, any recording below 4K is crap on this phone. You will notice frame drops even with super steady mode also.
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Wonderful! What's the reason? Do we know it it will be fixed?

rendez2k said:
Wonderful! What's the reason? Do we know it it will be fixed?
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This mostly happens with Exynos series of phones. Although some improvements have been made since the first update, camera still fails considerably. Noise and frame drops are something which is unacceptable. We just have to create more noise for Samsung to notice and work on an update. I don't think this phone is what they said it is.
We just have to wait for next update. No wonder samsung s20 ultra scored better than S21 Ultra in camera ratings.

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This mostly happens with Exynos series of phones. Although some improvements have been made since the first update, camera still fails considerably. Noise and frame drops are something which is unacceptable. We just have to create more noise for Samsung to notice and work on an update. I don't think this phone is what they said it is.
We just have to wait for next update. No wonder samsung s20 ultra scored better than S21 Ultra in camera ratings.
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Yep, definitely related to the Exynos phones. I haven't had any issues with my camera app using any of the different settings or modes available. But I do have the SD888 version of the phone...

NippleSauce said:
Yep, definitely related to the Exynos phones. I haven't had any issues with my camera app using any of the different settings or modes available. But I do have the SD888 version of the phone...
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Drives me mad that there's two different versions of the phone that cause performance issues. Why not just put SD in them all or make their own chip work?!

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Drives me mad that there's two different versions of the phone that cause performance issues. Why not just put SD in them all or make their own chip work?!
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Agreed. Luckily enough, just after they had released this phone, they had admitted to their current chip having a few issues due to their manufacturing process and that their next generation Exynos chip won't have such issues anymore... So if we're lucky, that'll be in the S23 Ultra.

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Yes, any recording below 4K is crap on this phone. You will notice frame drops even with super steady mode also.
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That anything below 4k is crap thing depends on what lens/camera you are using, 1080p 30fps is the only remotely usable one on the exynos version in low light if you are using wide angle lens. Check this out:

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That anything below 4k is crap thing depends on what lens/camera you are using, 1080p 30fps is the only remotely usable one on the exynos version in low light if you are using wide angle lens. Check this out:
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I have tested this phone camera rigorously. I don't think 1080p works good in either lens or mode. Slow motion and super slow motion should be removed because its useless. 4k 60 Fps is the only stable video we can take on this phone.

rendez2k said:
Just tried a slow motion video and it looks like it has a ton of dropped frame issues or micro pauses. Has anyone else seen this or is it a known issue?
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Hm just tried a slow motion video on my exynos version, no stutters at all. Recorded the fan of my PC rotating and moved the camera a bit, no hickups or stutter to be seen. German AUBB.

This was mine yesterday:
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Firmware is up to date i guess? And it does this consistently with all slomo videos you record?

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Firmware is up to date i guess? And it does this consistently with all slomo videos you record?
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Tried a few and all the same.
FW info. No updates pending.
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I have Exyons version. The slow motion is so smooth and there is no frame drop.
However the quality is crap in slow motion and tbh the whole video recording is not that good and has noise.
Portait video is good.

Khalid Madkour said:
I have Exyons version. The slow motion is so smooth and there is no frame drop.
However the quality is crap in slow motion and tbh the whole video recording is not that good and has noise.
Portait video is good.
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Yes, the recording quality is of no use. Especially if there's lowlight it's almost useless. Hyperlapse also has significant noise. I don't understand if people who are saying the quality is good actually get better videos or they are coming from a previous gen phone which was even worst.
No offense to anyone. But I am just so unhappy with this phone after having paid so much and Samsung portraying the phone as a beast. Its still a kitty cat.

If you have frame drops and etc, consider updating to the latest firmware. If your phone still does it after the latest firmware, then it must be deffective and you have to return it ASAP.
Additionally, I have noticed that if you turn off the Image Stabilization in the camera settings under video options, the whole noise thing becomes much better for normal recording. While it still seems to be somehow stabilizing :O
P.S. I do not mean only the supersteady option. Both have to be OFF. Please test it and share your feedback here so if it works, others can benefit from this as well.