why is slow motion video only 720p?

[bniu]

Why is slow mo video limited to just 720p? Why is it that the iPhone 6 can't capture 240fps in 1080p? Even with 60fps, couldn't they have done a pseudo-slow mo at 1080p?

I'm pretty pleased with the iPhone 6, but I sometimes wish the camera could be even better!

 

[yjchua95]

Why is slow mo video limited to just 720p? Why is it that the iPhone 6 can't capture 240fps in 1080p? Even with 60fps, couldn't they have done a pseudo-slow mo at 1080p?

I'm pretty pleased with the iPhone 6, but I sometimes wish the camera could be even better!

Well you can do a DIY 1080p slo mo by exporting to iMovie and slowing down the whole thing to 2x, that'd give a slo-mo at 30 fps

240 fps at 1080p requires one hell of a lot of CPU power. The A8 doesn't cut it for now.

 

[moldy lunchbox]

I agree, don't be lazy. Film at 60 fps, slow it down on the computer and export as 30 fps.

 

[Cloudsurfer]

I'm pretty sure the A8 can handle that but the file sizes would fill up your phone rather quick. Nevertheless I think we should've had the option for at least 1080/120p. Even the go pro can do that now.

 

[edfoo]

We should be grateful iPhone has slo-mo mode (even in only 720p) for us to play with. This is not an action cam, if anyone want more specific video modes, go get a more specialised video cam. What's next? We expect iPhone able to wipe our arse after toileting?

 

[Playgear]

That will be saved for the 6S and 6S Plus. Along with the extra GB of RAM.

 

[Shadow Runner]

It's not all about cpu power, that takes a lot of bandwidth to move all those pixels from image sensor to the storage. High bitrate needs fast storage.

 

[richwoodrocket]

Do you think it's that simple as adding a few lines of code? It's not.

 

[Gmcube]

For what its worth even my DSLR cant do 60 fps at 1080p.

 

[Imory]

Why is slow mo video limited to just 720p? Why is it that the iPhone 6 can't capture 240fps in 1080p? Even with 60fps, couldn't they have done a pseudo-slow mo at 1080p?

I'm pretty pleased with the iPhone 6, but I sometimes wish the camera could be even better!

It probably has to do with light. Filming in slow-mo require a good amount of light to make the shots look good. The A8 probably doesn't have any issues shooting 1080p in 240 fps, but a higher resolution would require even more light to get satisfying results, which I think it's something they're saving for a future improved aperture and optics.

 

[appleshark]

It depend upon the CPU architecture. The one embedded on your iPhone might be capable of only 720p. But in the future they may record at 1080p.