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For those that remember, I dropped my streak cracking the screen. o2 gave me a new one - I shall be far more careful in the future.
Anyways I just upgraded to the 2.1, and prior to this (on 1.6) I liked the phone (but didn't love it as I did my HTC Desire and HD2).
However, with the new firmware, the phone is a million times better. The live wall paper looks amazing on the 5" screen, there is a really cool one with various music visualizations. What is even more impressive is the live wallpaper can be tilted up and down, its 3D!
The phone is a lot snappier and more responsive. There is definitely less lag when switching screens or opening programs.
The new dialer and gallery programs look a lot nicer. To be honest the dialer on 1.6 was really depressing.
BUT
The deal maker for me - The camera is infinitely better. There is no longer any shutter lag (which plagued the 1.6) and photos in dark conditions are better, and whilst the 720p video won't rival a sony handcam it is a massive improvement.
All in all very impressed. This should keep me going till the desire HD comes out!
a positive 2.1 review. im really hoping i will be able to get 2.1 on my US streak because i think thats what will make the phone for me.
what fps u gettin with 720p ... some ppl are sayin like 8fps ... ?
The camcorder captures above 8fps, but its certainly not 25/30fps. I would estimate 18fps.
Here is a video I took earlier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPAoNRcaMPY&feature=channel
It's far better than 1.6 but the keyboard is REALLY horrible, very slow and no numpad and I make far more mistakes than the previous keyboard...
i thought it was supposed to be 24fps. which i think is rediculously slow but what do you expect, its a phone.
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The camcorder captures above 8fps, but its certainly not 25/30fps. I would estimate 18fps.
Here is a video I took earlier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPAoNRcaMPY&feature=channel
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I've noticed with it that the fps jumps about a bit but cant really complain as this 2.1 build does feel like a beta so.
The final 2.1 may be 24fps who knows but it is an improvement whatever fps it is
msx999 said:
The camcorder captures above 8fps, but its certainly not 25/30fps. I would estimate 18fps.
Here is a video I took earlier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPAoNRcaMPY&feature=channel
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you dont need to estimate.. you can get the info from inside the camera app.
i bet it will depend on room lighting. if you have 2.1, try in high light and low light. also try with lower video resolutions.
Anyone else think that 2.1 has made sound louder when playing music and videos Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
15fps on the cam apparently....damm
Well ever since i got my streak on release date i've loved it
Had been waiting on 2.1 as i knew this would make the phone even better and oh boy it's really amazing.
The live wallpapers, currently using beautiful widgets live wallpaper n it's a real eyecatcher for all my mates, so much so 2 mates r upgrading to it.
I've only got one problem in that i couldn't wait to get flash.... bbc iplayer full site on my streak...heaven... n here is the problem.. can i get flash 10.1 to download..nope.. really frustrating as it would be great.
if u like big phones then this is the phone for u, u'll not be dissapointed.
But if someone can help with the flash prob then pleeeeaassee let me know
Ev vern if you can download flash you won't get it to work as it designed to work on 2.2. Some one has tried this.
I am also looking forward to getting flash.....just wish dell would hurry up
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Hows the video quality? On youtube for example? Is there a differnce in quality in a rooted vs unrooted? Thanks!
how would giving you access to root directories effect the way the phone works? root simply gives the phone access to things it normally wouldn't so it does nothing to your phone the only way for something to happen to your phone is if you do something to it. so to answer your question no
Well, I am new to all of this. Also I have read where people have said that rooting the phone made it run faster. So I wondered if running faster had any effect on vid quality.
And you never answered my original question... How is the video quality?
well thats in their head lol but you can make your phone run faster by deleting the stock apps but of course you need root for that... actually i did answer your question i said there is no difference it was the little last bit on my first post
Right, you said there was no differnce in rooted vs unrooted. How is the video quality overall? My bud at work has an iphone 3g and without the my 3g app the quality is pretty bad when hes not on wifi. Was curious how smooth the vids were. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
GreggoryD502 said:
Right, you said there was no differnce in rooted vs unrooted. How is the video quality overall? My bud at work has an iphone 3g and without the my 3g app the quality is pretty bad when hes not on wifi. Was curious how smooth the vids were. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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you asked if there was a difference in video quality from a non rooted phone vs a rooted phone and there is no difference but as for having wifi on or off the quality is the same just might take longer to load
Actually on wifi the phone defaults the youtube app to high quality video mode, but on 3g you can simply hit the menu button the load the video in high quality.
LOL!!! So is the quality good, bad?? I do appreciate your info, bro. That sticky you reccomended had some great info!
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LOL!!! So is the quality good, bad?? I do appreciate your info, bro. That sticky you reccomended had some great info!
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of course it had great info its a sticky lol and i would say this phone has great video quality. im mean come on it comes with avatar on it lol if it plays it flawlessly it can play anything and so far i havent had any bad quality playing videos unless it was just the actual video that was bad
This phone has quite possibly the best screen out there, so yes the quality is good but it also depends on the video its self of course.
Thank you skater!!!! it only took 12 posts, but finally I got my answer!!!!
Im probably looking to get a vibrant in the next week or two. Im just doing a little research first.
GreggoryD502 said:
Thank you skater!!!! it only took 12 posts, but finally I got my answer!!!!
Im probably looking to get a vibrant in the next week or two. Im just doing a little research first.
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your welcome and if your researching for a phone you picked the best place to do it. imo this is the best phone out there besides the evo ive played with about every phone out there and nothing can beat this screen and customization.
Why does our youtube app suck you know what... bad quality and not even full screen support... my touch pro1/2 was waaaay better...our phones can handle it obviously.
Now my question is can it be done? I've searched and searched and came up with nothing.
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Why does our youtube app suck you know what... bad quality and not even full screen support... my touch pro1/2 was waaaay better...our phones can handle it obviously.
Now my question is can it be done? I've searched and searched and came up with nothing.
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It's already been done in some of the custom ROMs.
Menu> Settings> View in High Quality will fix your problem I believe.
Don't own the phone yet, but I've done this in Sprint stores to prove to reps that the SAMOLED screen is not worse than the Evos "because Youtube videos look better on the Evo."
Thanks people!
I'm holding out for 2.2 from sprint (crickets) so I don't really want to root just yet...
Cool it works, lame that I have to do it for every video and it isn't a general setting...oh well
This is what I'm using. Found it back in the forum somewhere. It defaults to HD from me, and has the button right there so you can turn it on and off much easier. Plus, it has a new widget. So if you have the default widget on one of your homescreens, remove it, and add it again!
BINGO!!! Perfect... my daughters and I thank you so much...
First of all, id just like to say, i love my epic, however.... i had it for almost a month and today i tried the video camera which is supposed to be good... right? Well unless im doing something wrong, it looks like crap. If anyone is moving fast it has a HUGE trail behind them. Is there something i can do to fix this issue? i have everything on max settings.
endurance1 said:
First of all, id just like to say, i love my epic, however.... i had it for almost a month and today i tried the video camera which is supposed to be good... right? Well unless im doing something wrong, it looks like crap. If anyone is moving fast it has a HUGE trail behind them. Is there something i can do to fix this issue? i have everything on max settings.
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I haven't tweaked any settings and it's perfectly fine. Try deleting the Data under Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Camera > 'Clear Data'.
See if it works better that way. My playback is incredibly high quality and I don't touch any settings.
Strange I've taken quite a few vids with my Epic and never had that issue. In fact they generally turn out quite well.
do this: wave your hand infront of it and see if you can see the tracers.... thats waht im talking about... so for instance, if i record someone breakdancing or something else that they are moving fast, its ALL tracers and looks terrible. P.S. that didnt work
If u updated your phone yesterday to froyo that is what's causing it
kryptoniteman said:
If u updated your phone yesterday to froyo that is what's causing it
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for real? wtf... yeah im running the eb13 ext4 with the OC kernal... so how would i go about fixing this? downgrading back to dk18?
Yeap people are downgrading back to DK18 but I like froyo too much so I will wait for the fix
Yup, I would say screw that, and just downgrade back to Froyo dk28, it's what I have and until I see some decent roms with EB13 I will probably stick with DK28 until, I was OC'd with Genocide too, but that causing my phone to freeze sporatically,.
So I say stick with a dk rom.
There is absolutely no reason to"upgrade" to eb13 until there are some good custom roms. I'm running viper trinity with genocide kernel and my phone flies with no issues whatsoever. Why would I want to"upgrade" to a stock rom with evidently lots of bugs?
I say hold off, let these great devs work their magic, and then flash a true "upgrade."
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Which camera App?
I have found the camera on the Epic to be very inconsistent. Sometimes the photos look great, rivaling a good point-n-shoot. But, other times, it's just not sharp. It doesn't help that the lens sticks out and seems to get dirty just from holding the camera.
Has anyone found a better camera app?
I was able to record a basketball game...and even zoomed in all the way and out while recrding while they were running and there was absolutely NO blur. It was buttery smooth.
Infact, whenever someone watches a video on my phone, they ALL say "...wow....your phone takes really clear vids!"
Unfortunately tho, I don't see that being the case anymore if I take a video in lowlight
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It's not junk. It's the EB13 ROM causing problems. I'm still on DK28 and my cam is perfect....although a little grainy in low light.
The irony is that Samsung makes cameras, so one would think this is an area where they'd have an edge over HTC...
Am I the only one that has 720p recordings fail every time within the first 30 seconds.
lehaman310 said:
Am I the only one that has 720p recordings fail every time within the first 30 seconds.
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Well mines oesnt fail at 720p so maybe?
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lehaman310 said:
Am I the only one that has 720p recordings fail every time within the first 30 seconds.
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I remember a thread about that issue in dk28.
lehaman310 said:
Am I the only one that has 720p recordings fail every time within the first 30 seconds.
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Yes you are
10 chr
Epic 4g
lehaman310 said:
Am I the only one that has 720p recordings fail every time within the first 30 seconds.
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Mine just failed in 43 seconds, and I had just said, "nope not mine- past 30 sec... dammit wtf?" LOL
Mine was Odined to DI18, cwm2.5.5, flashed deodexed EB13 zip...
lehaman310 said:
Am I the only one that has 720p recordings fail every time within the first 30 seconds.
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evsnova74 said:
Mine just failed in 43 seconds, and I had just said, "nope not mine- past 30 sec... dammit wtf?" LOL
Mine was Odined to DI18, cwm2.5.5, flashed deodexed EB13 zip...
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It's the speed of the micro SD. Get a class 6 and it wont happen anymore.
Lag on preview
Are you looking at the resultant videos, or the screen when you're taking the movies? Because during video the screen is definitely laggy. As for the motion artifacting, well, you're not going to be able to catch even moderately high speed activities with a sensor the size of the Epic's in low light. That's because it looks like the Epic doesn't adjust the ISO when it gets dark, it just increases exposure time for each frame. This keeps the images from being terribly grainy, but also makes everything look like slomo watercolors when it gets dark enough. If you want good motion capture in low light situations, you're going to have to get something with a larger sensor. Actually, I'm surprised how nice the epic's movies look. I'm the first one to criticize samsung, but they did pretty well with the limited sensor size.
Is there a way to get this fetaure on our Galaxy S'es? Missing it since I changed to regular headphones with no answer button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257260
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_vendor_cyanogen/blob/gingerbread/CHANGELOG.mkdn
Double-tapping the headset button (or actually one press that can be long followed quickly by a tap) skips tracks in the stock music player.
haloimplant said:
Double-tapping the headset button (or actually one press that can be long followed quickly by a tap) skips tracks in the stock music player.
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Hard to do when you don't have the button, this also doesn't prevent that feature
Insanity cm has that feature.
Wesku said:
Insanity cm has that feature.
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That's a stock Cyanogenmod feature and insanity is based on CM, not Samsung
Use CM7...?
upichie said:
Use CM7...?
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How does this have something to do with getting this feature to Samsung ROM's...? CM7 has horrible battery life, the camera application is worse than Samsung and no working video player.
I ve been working on it but failed , I didnt spend lots of time on this , seeing there was not much interest I gave up ..
If more then one person is interest in that I can port this and add to my rom , just let me know .
Searching for this too
Lartza said:
Is there a way to get this fetaure on our Galaxy S'es? Missing it since I changed to regular headphones with no answer button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257260
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_vendor_cyanogen/blob/gingerbread/CHANGELOG.mkdn
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Order this, it's from Samsung and supposed to be awesome (ordered mine 2 days ago): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13852671&postcount=2308 , then just use whatever headset you got:]
Lartza said:
How does this have something to do with getting this feature to Samsung ROM's...? CM7 has horrible battery life, the camera application is worse than Samsung and no working video player.
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You didn't say anything about Samsung, you asked how to get it on our Galaxy S's. I have it on mine, so I figured you missed the obvious. =)
I also get a solid 14 hours with 4-5 hours of the screen being on running CM7; I have absolutely no issue playing videos using any of the many players I've tried; and it takes perfectly fine photos for me too, since I don't use my phone for actual photography--I use, y'know, my camera for that.
But hey, being a douche does wonders I hear. Keep it up. All the best to you. =)
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You didn't say anything about Samsung, you asked how to get it on our Galaxy S's. I have it on mine, so I figured you missed the obvious. =)
I also get a solid 14 hours with 4-5 hours of the screen being on running CM7; I have absolutely no issue playing videos using any of the many players I've tried; and it takes perfectly fine photos for me too, since I don't use my phone for actual photography--I use, y'know, my camera for that.
But hey, being a douche does wonders I hear. Keep it up. All the best to you. =)
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Good for you, but OP is right, you were missing the point in question.
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upichie said:
You didn't say anything about Samsung, you asked how to get it on our Galaxy S's. I have it on mine, so I figured you missed the obvious. =)
I also get a solid 14 hours with 4-5 hours of the screen being on running CM7; I have absolutely no issue playing videos using any of the many players I've tried; and it takes perfectly fine photos for me too, since I don't use my phone for actual photography--I use, y'know, my camera for that.
But hey, being a douche does wonders I hear. Keep it up. All the best to you. =)
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How was I being a douche?
14 hours is too little if I forget to charge it in the evening and I haven't been able to play xvid's or x264 videos, only with DicePlayer but it only has a trial and the quality is bad and sound choppy. It takes photos but the stock one is just so much better.
About the adapter... that looks awesome since the bluetooth one's cost around 50 euros, will try and get one
Lartza said:
About the adapter... that looks awesome since the bluetooth one's cost around 50 euros, will try and get one
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Thank also betoNL, he PMed me lots of info about it. :] I'll post my experience with it here, when I get it, might take some time though to arrive from Hong Kong to EU (but I'll probably get it faster then you).
DAGr8 said:
I ve been working on it but failed , I didnt spend lots of time on this , seeing there was not much interest I gave up ..
If more then one person is interest in that I can port this and add to my rom , just let me know .
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Bumping the thread - lack of "hold to skip track" is the only thing that keeps me from trying non-CM7 roms, and to be honest I'm getting tired of bugs. My phone failed me so many times in recent months it's not funny anymore.
Just that stupid "hold to skip"...
DAGr8 said:
I ve been working on it but failed , I didnt spend lots of time on this , seeing there was not much interest I gave up ..
If more then one person is interest in that I can port this and add to my rom , just let me know .
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I'm definitely interested. Right now, I am using Player Pro for this reason, but it doesn't work all the time.[my network data usage alert comes from my network operator, which requires one to select ok].
Would love to have this feature on stock Samsung ROM's ..
As an aside, was really interested in Galaxy Tuner's [Power + HHOOK key button remapping]. Would be really awesome, if you could look into and see if incorporating that is easier that the long press volume button fix , which OP is requesting.?