Funny story behind this test.
I was at an Arsenal game today and during a lull in play and when we had a corner, I decided to pull out my phone and do a test recording.
I guessed nothing would happen as the game was drying up.
We were in an advantageous position but suddenly Manchester City counter attacked and scored! I was livid! I had to contain my swearing as I quickly tried to turn the recording off.
Here's the test
Check it out in 1080p and tell me what you think of the quality. This video was uploaded via the standard YouTube app found on the Galaxy Nexus.
Quality isn't bad for a phone camera. Not too fussed about result though, we have too many games anyway. Let's get back to CL next year.
Good of recording the goal...
Bad of being in Aquarium-mode...(GNex video recording)
Yeah man, we need CL big time. I don't want to watch us on Thursdays on Five.
Not the best quality for 1080p video, anyway...
Expected more for it, probably it is because of low light
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Hola everyone.
So got my HOX last Friday, and been loving my phone. However, I decided to test the video recording capabilities.
I went to a nearby starbucks and just randomly recorded people passing by and I do notice slight jittering sometimes. So I decided to check the framerate with MX Player.
To my surprise, it says 1920x1080 @ 60fps! (well 59.xxxxx). Granted, it was a really well lit starbucks but even then.. I remember the camera only being able to record at 30fps?
Then I came back, and I'm in my room now and it's 7.30pm. So I decided to try again. I pointed my camera at my room light and started recording. I focused on the light so everything surrounding the light is just pitch black. This way I can get higher fps (light is way bright, hence faster shutter speed, theoretically more fps).
Then I checked and it shows @ 30fps? @[email protected]
I recorded another video, this time at a pitch black pc monitor. Fps dropped to an expected 14.xx fps.
Is the HOX camera really capable of recording [email protected] if it's bright enough? I don't know but that's what the file properties is telling me. Anyone experience the inconsistent to sometimes record at 30fps and sometimes at 60fps?
No one has experienced this? >.<
nope
i see min 6mbps, max10mbps and fps between 19 (yes, even in daylight!) and 29
in the evening (lowlight outside) i get 14 fps
the quality is really good though (lighting and noise wise) but the bitrate sucks.
fps is a tradeoff with exposure though in lowlight.
Hmm, then I'm not sure why I see some of my recorded videos showing at 60fps. Will record more in daylight tomorrow and will do more analysis.
That's maybe a tegra3 issue. Tegra2 has the same issue. Let's see AT&T version with Krait processor...
I can vouch for this, I also saw it on a couple of videos and I was just as surprised, I assumed it was a software glitch.
Will try to take a picture of it if stumble upon it again.
I've never been able to reproduce 60fps again after I created this thread... >.<
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ArmedandDangerous said:
I've never been able to reproduce 60fps again after I created this thread... >.<
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Do you still have a 60 fps video? Can you upload one?
Could it be possible that you accidentally recorded a slowmo 60 fps video instead of a normal one?
i think only the htc video player will play these in slowmo and others might call it 60 fps vids,
also bs player showed me two movies at a ridiculous frame rate of 1800+ fps hence why it could not use the svp plugin on it to double the frame rate...
of course that mp classic showed it as 24 fps and was capable of using the svp on it.
could be a video analasys glitch by mx player.
and yet video is jittery on the hox. on aosp too.
the overall video is smooth but with little stutters.
Hi all, had my one x now for about a week, coming from the iphone 4...
the problem i have is that when im recording video in either 720p or 1080p it is sharp for a couple of seconds then the autofocus keeps cutting in and it goes blurry for a second or 2 till it refocusess then it goes back to normal... really anoying, its killing my videos !!!
so does anyone else have this problem or is my phone knackered ?
My does it only in 1080p so i stay in 720. Hope the update Will fix the problem.
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Hi all, had my one x now for about a week, coming from the iphone 4...
the problem i have is that when im recording video in either 720p or 1080p it is sharp for a couple of seconds then the autofocus keeps cutting in and it goes blurry for a second or 2 till it refocusess then it goes back to normal... really anoying, its killing my videos !!!
so does anyone else have this problem or is my phone knackered ?
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Only if you have many things in the video that are at different focus lengths. If you're recording a face it should stay at the same focus length.
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Hi all, had my one x now for about a week, coming from the iphone 4...
the problem i have is that when im recording video in either 720p or 1080p it is sharp for a couple of seconds then the autofocus keeps cutting in and it goes blurry for a second or 2 till it refocusess then it goes back to normal... really anoying, its killing my videos !!!
so does anyone else have this problem or is my phone knackered ?
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I have the same issue, realy annoying! Makes useless videos that way...
Mine is doing it on both 1080 and 720 resolutions. Initially i thought it was too much going on in a picture, however this doesnt seem to be the case. Focusing on an object a metre away is causing it issues. Camera focusing however is fine. Definitely a software bug. Lets hope 1.27 when it comes out is magical
Despite its "quirks" I bloody love this phone!
I think ive found a temp fix... well untill we get a software update that fixes it for good...
any way launch the camera app then go to settings and scroll down to video options and disable video stabilization... seems alot better for me after i did this !!!
hope this helps people...thanks
Specifically bought this phone to take with me to Minnesota to see Metallica's show live and get good quality recordings both in video and audio.
As you can see in the video below, autogain or some other stupid setting caused the audio to peak out and make a crackling sound.
Now to compare, my friend was standing next to me recording with his Galaxy S7 Edge with absolutley no issues.
I went to see Black Sabbath last night and experienced the same exact issues and my buddy didnt have any once again. Seriously considering returning this phone and getting an S7 edge...
I got this phone hoping that the quality of my concert recordings would look better than the aging nexus 5x I had. I did a couple recordings last night. Ill update it later as soon as the other two videos update. Couple things happened. During the first show it was brighter in the room and it looked better. I accidentally swiped on the phone and it ended the recording. That was frustrating when it happened and the first bands recording got cut in half. I tried using the shake free mode or whatever it was called on the first band to try to save battery. The second band got on stage and I switched it to the 4k mode. I paid no attention to the warning that popped up when i started recording. The video ended after five minutes and I wondered what the heck happened. I started recording again and noticed the warning that 4k only records 5 minutes at a time. After that I switched over to the hd stable mode. The show was quite a bit darker and the video quality was not the best. Audio was fine on all the recordings though.
So I went home and uploaded the videos... first thing I noticed was the 4k video was sideways... I held the phone the way I was supposed to... I have no idea why it recorded sideways. Thats a little annoying because i dont have the tools to fix it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVdwS6VYXmc - 5 minute 4k recording... sideways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o-zewwU5aE - 71 minute "stable" HD recording
So just got the phone a couple days ago... And im trying to figure out why im stuck in NTSC frame rates.
Im from the UK so obviously i prefer the look of 25FPS and when i do content I work in 25 fps.
It really seems strange that the cameras are arbitrarily locked to US frame rates.
Is there anyway to get 25fps?
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It really seems strange that the cameras are arbitrarily locked to US frame rates.
Is there anyway to get 25fps?
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Yes can be annoying. Cannot change it in the stock camera APP AFAIK. But other apps like Open Camera for example will allow you to set the FPS to 25fps.
It's likely just not as important as it once was... Unless you are specifically playing back on a older interlaced television set, than the chances are that item you are watching the video back on will support it regardless..
i.e Most phone, laptop and PC screens are running at 60hz, and most TV's will handle 24/25/30 fps intervals without issues these days.
Most people are uploading to youtube or online where by 30/60fps make more sense. 25fps is a leftover from the interlaced broadcast TV days. So the only difference it would make is if you shoot at 30fps and then need to broadcast it at 25fps, in which case you would have 3:2 pulldown.
The standard camera app does allow flicker/banding to be set to 50hz/60hz/Auto thus not to have strobing light issues.
But is there a specific reason you want to shoot 25fps and not 24/30/60?
Having worked in video production for much of my working life, I cant say i fully agree. While sure 30fps is common thats only because most content on youtube is from the americas where 30fps was common
It isnt just a hang on from the interlaced days either. A lot of american shows were actually shot on film at 24 and 25fps and then upsampled to 29.97 fps (or there abouts) 24 and 25fps have a more filmic and natural flow than 30/60.
Even today nearly all dramas and filmic shows in america are filmed at 24 and 25fps. With only soaps and news hanging onto 30fps.
Ive also tried open camera, even though the "option" is there, when i watch the footage it comes back at 30fps.
So its like its baked into the hardware encoder. Its really stupid though. Its not like its a limitation of hardware, not being capable of producing that frame rate because its too complex... Its as if just a config option or api is missing.
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While sure 30fps is common thats only because most content on youtube is from the americas where 30fps was common
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I'm from Australia where we also use PAL25FPS, because of 50hz electricity same as you in the UK, but any PC screen or monitor or phone for the last however many decades default is 60hz. Which is why 30/60/120fps makes more sense all around the world.
If YouTube was a British TV program being broadcast on TV, than 25fps would make more sense. But because it's being viewed on monitors, phones, laptops, tablets etc, than 30fps ensures no extra/interpolated/missed frames etc.
Even today nearly all dramas and filmic shows in america are filmed at 24 and 25fps. With only soaps and news hanging onto 30fps.
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Motion pictures have always been shot at 24fps, but TV in PAL countries has indeed been shot at 25fps, while US (NTSC) TV shows are shot @ 30fps.
I've also tried open camera, even though the "option" is there, when I watch the footage it comes back at 30fps.
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Ahh, I didn't actually test it, I just remember the setting... GCAM ports will definitely let you shoot [email protected] (as well as 30/60).
So its like its baked into the hardware encoder. Its really stupid though. Its not like its a limitation of hardware, not being capable of producing that frame rate because its too complex... Its as if just a config option or api is missing.
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I agree the option would be good. But at the same time it's likely not as important as it once was. Many years ago I required 25fps for broadcast TV, but these days it's simply not required. I cannot really see a use case where it matters anymore.
It really is a leftover from interlaced fields, and now days screens are capable of progressive scan.
If you are intending on shooting for broadcast TV with this phone (which seems odd) you no doubt would be editing in post, and thus would convert the 24/30/60fps footage to match your 25fps timeline in post, which would automatically do a 3:2 pulldown or pullup to convert the frames anyway.
If they did offer 25fps, there would be lots of complaints from people wondering why their footage is stuttering and jumping, when played back on their phone, PC, Chromecast, Youtube etc... Which I think is why they don't like to offer it.
Sadly even the best 3:2 pulldown can cause ghosting and artifacts, but I also plan to do some VFX as well, so for things like tracking thats a real killer...
Also im sorry youre wrong many shows in america (assuming they expect to sell internationally) always shoot at 25. Startrek for instance was shot at 25fps on 35mm.
And also when rendering out FX sequences, that extra 5 frames per second really add up.
Id rather keep to 25 for the aesthetics, and the ease of workflow.
I wonder if the framerate is something baked into the firmware of the camera hardware.