Yes that was one of the best links shown, I am happy that we have been able to get some good links to a few videos that show that the quality is better than the EVO. I was a bit worried after I saw the first apple vid that was a youtube download.
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iPhone 4 hd video recording demo "very poor quality!"
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The back illuminated sensor in the iPhone 4 is already used in Consumer HD Cams, which it is nicely designed for. However, it remains to be seen the quality from the different optical lenses that are obviously not as good as an HD Cam would have.
I have to agree that a camera phone, even the iphone 4 camera, will have some degree of compression. I would not use it for recording precious memories of your child. Most camera phones are only really useful for recording the cops when they are beating your ass with a baton at three in the morning.
No. I just visited some friends with kids. Their kid did some funny thing, I captured it on iPhone and emailed to them in seconds.
They really love it because whenever they get their video camera, their kid would be doing something else not as interesting.
Oh yeah I agree. I am not saying it's not worth using. It just wont replace a high quality video camera. But most people want mind.
One thing is for sure, the Evo has ridiculously awful audio quality and the picture stutters. It's hard to make a judgement on the iPhone's video quality, but I've heard audio. Clayton Morris uploaded a video recorded using the front camera on the iPhone 4 and the audio was great even at in such a noisy place as WWDC.
"Actual unedited footage shot on iPhone 4." - Something just doesn't smell right with this.
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I can see why your called macfanboy you believe everything apple tell you lol
look at the properties of that apple video in the above post it's NOT HD and HAS been edited in some form because thats the HD recording section yet the video isn't
I can see why your called macfanboy you believe everything apple tell you lol
It's been resized. It hasn't been edited.
I think the link some one posted that had the evo and iphone in the same video (if it is true that that was shot by an iphone) shows the iphone has better quality.
But I gotta agree with the person who posted the Nokia and Samsung video. Their samples were most definitely better than either the Evo or iphone.
Thing is, I'm betting the EVO and iPhone are better smartphones in general (or rather their OS is better). I am not sure one would argue that any other OS really is in the same playing field (as in seems to really attract the same market) as the iOS or Android.
That being said, on a slightly related note I was not impressed with the Evo's camera but I think that can be fixed by Android updates. It had a super slow lag between pressing the take picture button and it actually taking a picture. I am betting this is something that is more the fault of Android. Not that I know much about these but I do know my 3G had the same problem (it was practically useless as a camera cause most likely whatever you were taking a picture of would move by the time it actually took the picture) when I first got it but it seemed to immensely improve when the 3Gs came out and they had a new iPhoneOS update. Now taking a picture of your kid, lag between hitting the picture button and when it takes a picture is a *huge* deal. You see your kid doing something cute, you go to take the picture, by the time the camera actually takes the picture after you hit the button, the child has moved on to other things.
But I gotta agree with the person who posted the Nokia and Samsung video. Their samples were most definitely better than either the Evo or iphone.
Thing is, I'm betting the EVO and iPhone are better smartphones in general (or rather their OS is better). I am not sure one would argue that any other OS really is in the same playing field (as in seems to really attract the same market) as the iOS or Android.
That being said, on a slightly related note I was not impressed with the Evo's camera but I think that can be fixed by Android updates. It had a super slow lag between pressing the take picture button and it actually taking a picture. I am betting this is something that is more the fault of Android. Not that I know much about these but I do know my 3G had the same problem (it was practically useless as a camera cause most likely whatever you were taking a picture of would move by the time it actually took the picture) when I first got it but it seemed to immensely improve when the 3Gs came out and they had a new iPhoneOS update. Now taking a picture of your kid, lag between hitting the picture button and when it takes a picture is a *huge* deal. You see your kid doing something cute, you go to take the picture, by the time the camera actually takes the picture after you hit the button, the child has moved on to other things.
To be fair, he won't really know how important it is until 18-20 years off.
It might be important if the kid turns out good, but if the kid turns out to be a dud, might have saved some cash and/or worry.
By the the specs of that video are just slightly less than half the actual resolution of the phone... So it seems clearly it was recorded in a lower resolution.
It says the video is unedited, it does not say it is 720p.
I assume this portrays to a more common recording setting where people will be able to record much longer periods of time and manage better editing right on the device.
Sure you can record in 720p, but it may not necessarily be what everyone is doing all the time. Again I don't see anything on Apple's site that says that specific clip is HD or 720p.
It says the video is unedited, it does not say it is 720p.
I assume this portrays to a more common recording setting where people will be able to record much longer periods of time and manage better editing right on the device.
Sure you can record in 720p, but it may not necessarily be what everyone is doing all the time. Again I don't see anything on Apple's site that says that specific clip is HD or 720p.
My brother has the HTC has has recorded and uploaded HD video from mountain biking and I have to say the quality was really good. I hope the iPhone is just as good, if not better
That video is compressed here is the original:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/hd-video-recording.html
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/hd-video-recording.html