I currently have a HD2, on my second one and not having any luck with it, so I'm looking to get a Nexus One instead and have a few questions for the owners. I did some research but couldn't find an answer but my question is, how does the camera on the N1 compare to the HD2? I know the HD2 shoots video in 640 x 480 in VGA @30fps but the N1 does 720 x 480 @20fps? So it shoots in HD? How come the videos ive seen don't look HD or come close to the HD2? Am I missing something? Also are the camera specs the same across the board (pocketpc cameras?). How can you increase the fps on the N1?
Any help would be appreciated.
Camera & Flash
5 megapixels
Autofocus from 6 cm to infinity
2X digital zoom
LED flash
User can include location of photos from phone's AGPS receiver
Video captured at 720x480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting condition
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Source: http://www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone_tech_specs.html
It's not in HD, not even 720i. I find it decent for shooting friends/funny stuff a it happens. If you want quality video, you may consider Incredible with 8MP camera... although people are saying quality is pretty much the same.
720p HD is 1280×720. Nexus One shoots 720x480, which is the resolution some DVD movies use.
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Hi, I am very curious about the new iPhone's ability to record video at VGA 30fps having only a 3.0 MP camera onboard. If that is possible for iPhone 3G S, would that not also be possible for HTC Dream? Is this a software issue or a hardware issue? I always thought that VGA recording is only possible for phones with 5MP quality or something.
Would appreciate if someone can explain to me this part of Video Recording. Thank you!
The mega pixels really doesn't have anything to do with the frames p/s recording rate. While something of a better quality can be achieved at 30 p/s I would not think it too essential for a phone and 24 is more than adequate. If one is trying to shoot a movie, then I would imagine that a video cam would be a little better I think it is really just hype... ooooh my iPhone can record at 30 frames p/s ... trust me it's not a big deal really.
Not used to making video's as all my previous phones
Universal,Hermes,TytnII,Raphael,Touch HD didn't make them too well.
So just tried out making video's while driving (as a passenger) and
they look stunningly good. There's lot's of sun/cloud changes
and it picks up beautifully.
Frame rate is above 20FPS average in MPEG 640x480. Nice.
EDIT : from comments below I see most people expect more. For once I'm on the satisfied side
What .. it too can't play 640x480 flawlessly ? I saw some benchmarks which played such videos at 200%.
Dr.Sid said:
What .. it too can't play 640x480 flawlessly ? I saw some benchmarks which played such videos at 200%.
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Did you read his comment???? where does it say it cant play 640x480
A sample recording would be nice
Smooth playback is 24 fps and beyond. if it's between 20-24, it sucks.
It's the recording rate in 640x480 not the playback speed.
It will almost always keep the 23.99 frames per second while recording
So I meant to say, it's a great video recorder.
I think the title of this thread is a little bit naive!
C'mon 640 x 480 has been on most high end phones now since 2006!
We now have alot of phones with 640 x 480, a fair few with 720 x 480 (D1?) and one or two with 720p recording.
The hardware in this phone is capable of 720p as is that of the Palm Pre, Iphone 3GS and probably others too.
So, in summary - I dont see 640 x 480 as amazingly good at all!
On the topic, do any devs think it would be possible to up the recording to it's 720p capabilities?
See above. I accidently posted twice.
jamuk2004 said:
The hardware in this phone is capable of 720p
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Qualcomm advertises Snapdragon (rather over-optimistically in my opinion) as being capable of 720p video playback - where do they say it's capable of 720p capture?
My bad !
I did not notice he talks about RECORDING, I thought he talks about playback.
lucid said:
Frame rate is above 20FPS average in MPEG 640x480. Nice.
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So video quality is "surprisingly mediocre", then. Is there any non-HTC smartphone in the world that can't manage at least 30fps at VGA resolution? The Samsung i8910HD can almost manage 24fps at a resolution of 1280x720. If the HD2 could better that, then maybe you could describe it as "amazingly good".
The Snapdragon probably should be able to record in 720P from a hardware point of view. My currrent phone, the i8910, records in 720P at around 22-24fps, and its only packing a 600mhz Cortex 8 CPU.
So i went to the registry and messed with some values a bit. I set the bitrate much higher than the default. It would still capture video @ about 25 fps. Can't really tell the difference in quality, but the filesize has increased by a 100%. I'll try to see if there are more reg settings to mess around.
NZtechfreak said:
The Snapdragon probably should be able to record in 720P from a hardware point of view. My currrent phone, the i8910, records in 720P at around 22-24fps, and its only packing a 600mhz Cortex 8 CPU.
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There's a lot more to it than CPU power, I think - it's a bandwidth issue rather than MIPS. I wouldn't be surprised if Windows Mobile imposes some limitations too.
From what i understand the nexus shoots video in dvd like quality but can playback in hd 720p. Does the nexus have the best resolution, video recording, and video playback(without researching I feel sure the 5 megapixel camera is easily outdone by other phones) on a u.s. mobile phone? Also, what are the different types of screens and how does amoled compare and why? If nexus isnt the ultimate then what's the brand and specs of a better one? And is it true thy ota's can actually improve visuals on a phone ie making the camera and recorder look better (this isnt a complaint I'm thorough impressed with the nexus visually ) i guess im basically asking for a clinic in mobile phone screens with comparisons to the stunning nexus one.Thanks
The Nexus One is the only WVGA AMOLED on the market *that I can think of* right now. However, the Droid's screen resolution is more suited for 16:9 video playback. 854/480 ~ 16/9 while 800/480 does not. The Nexus One has a better camera, though.
ORiginal desire got the ability to record 720p videos . Even iPhone 3gs which was able to record vga video was able to record in 720p after a work around.will it be possible on desire HD to record full hd 1080p videos with any kind of work around
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I'm not a techie but 720p usually means 1280 by 720 pixels where 1080p means 1920 by 1080 pixels. It's quite a jump between those values and even with a workaround that quality could be poop
the sensor won't be better with any change
It will just use more space from the sdcard
The sensor is capable of recording 1080p, but the processor is not capable of encoding in full hd. So no - it's not possible.
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the sensor won't be better with any change
It will just use more space from the sdcard
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i agree, the sensor is the same size so the image will just be stretched and more space used for the same image quality
panyan said:
i agree, the sensor is the same size so the image will just be stretched and more space used for the same image quality
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Nope, if the processor was capable of encoding 1080p, the video won't be just an upsampled version of the 720p video. It would be a true 1080. It's not the sensor alone that's responsible for the video quality - there are the lenses and the hardware encoding. And these (especialy the lenses) have the negative impact on our video recording IMO.
If not full HD then least some workaround to improve the current state. Audio really suck and video I dark most of the times. Really disappointed with the video quality on desire HD
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Htc have always had ****ty cameras. If you wanted a camera phone the dhd isn't the best option.
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Someone Swyped my idea.
to be able to record in 1080p would be great enhance but I bet changing from stock sd card is required it seems. class to won't do good with 1080p recording. correct me if I'm wrong
I wouldn't have thought a Class 2 card would anywhere near fast enough for full HD.
would you really notice the difference from 720p to 1080p if shot through the same lens?
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would you really notice the difference from 720p to 1080p if shot through the same lens?
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Not with these lenses
the lens is capable enough to record 1080p,its the processor issue,because the new galaxy s2 has 8mpixel camera aswell and is capable of recording in full hd 1080p,so i was wondering,if i overclock my cpu to 1.2ghz,which i already done,will there be a solution?
serro90 said:
the lens is capable enough to record 1080p,its the processor issue,because the new galaxy s2 has 8mpixel camera aswell and is capable of recording in full hd 1080p,so i was wondering,if i overclock my cpu to 1.2ghz,which i already done,will there be a solution?
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Galaxy S2 has a dual core CPU.
We would need that, if we ever manage to capture in 1080p it would just be a slideshow because the CPU cant keep up.
A bit late to this party, the last post was about six months old.
*Puts thread back to sleep"
Hello,
here is my test about camera comparison with HTC One S & Powershoot SX 210 IS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkYw8CuT9vc
Specificity:
Desire HD:
720p
8Mpx
1Ghz
One S:
1080p
8Mpx
1.5Ghz
F2.0 28mm lens
PowerShoot SX210IS
720p
14.1Mpx
nice comparison, though i'm not surprised to see that DHD has the worst quality but you can expect some good things from he upcoming official ICS which might provide some improvements to DHD video quality.
Video is good for Desire HD
For me, the video is the best so far for an HD device. To achieve best shot, don't choose widescreen format. Always choose HD (yes it will eat your space faster but the quality is better). After try to plug into a 32" LCD TV, the video was great.
Hmm nice one. Thanks for the Info