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improvements to video with Froyo

What exactly did HTC fix or improve in video recording? Running stock 2.1 every 5 seconds i had sound problems where it would sort of pause for about one second and now on a different evo with 2.2 same problem. Anyone else experienced this?
This is only when recording with 720p.

goldt said:
What exactly did HTC fix or improve in video recording? Running stock 2.1 every 5 seconds i had sound problems where it would sort of pause for about one second and now on a different evo with 2.2 same problem. Anyone else experienced this?
This is only when recording with 720p.
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I had this problem in 2.1. Haven't had a chance to test it in 2.2. I'll try to post back when I have tested it.

Not having your problem, but a bigger one. Fresh 2.2 - 3.0.1 and shot a lot of outdoor videos this week in Hawaii using lots of different settings: h.254/480 and MPEG4/720 - It all looks like ****!!! Therefore, a much bigger problem.

Hrshycro said:
Not having your problem, but a bigger one. Fresh 2.2 - 3.0.1 and shot a lot of outdoor videos this week in Hawaii using lots of different settings: h.254/480 and MPEG4/720 - It all looks like ****!!! Therefore, a much bigger problem.
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evo is a terrible recording device. The software is junk, the parts are junk. Theres no end to how frustrated I am with the audio quality of the videos recorded. Instead of lugging around a dedicated video recorder and a phone I think I might just get an iphone 4.. I love recording videos and uploading them to youtube/facebook for people to see my life @ concerts,clubs.. its just retarded how htc boned us and cheaped out on one of the most important selling points of this phone.. I feel ripped off.. slapped in the face..
Hell the ipod nano 5th generation has better video/audio quality then evo's "720 P"

crakerjaks said:
evo is a terrible recording device. The software is junk, the parts are junk. Theres no end to how frustrated I am with the audio quality of the videos recorded. Instead of lugging around a dedicated video recorder and a phone I think I might just get an iphone 4.. I love recording videos and uploading them to youtube/facebook for people to see my life @ concerts,clubs.. its just retarded how htc boned us and cheaped out on one of the most important selling points of this phone.. I feel ripped off.. slapped in the face..
Hell the ipod nano 5th generation has better video/audio quality then evo's "720 P"
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are you serious, your complaining about the specs and the capability of a CELL PHONE?! you ungrateful bastard, go buy a ipod nano then. theres nothing worse that someone that cant appreciate today's technology.

crakerjaks said:
evo is a terrible recording device. The software is junk, the parts are junk. Theres no end to how frustrated I am with the audio quality of the videos recorded. Instead of lugging around a dedicated video recorder and a phone I think I might just get an iphone 4.. I love recording videos and uploading them to youtube/facebook for people to see my life @ concerts,clubs.. its just retarded how htc boned us and cheaped out on one of the most important selling points of this phone.. I feel ripped off.. slapped in the face..
Hell the ipod nano 5th generation has better video/audio quality then evo's "720 P"
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I agree with this. The video recording on the EVO is a total joke. 720p my ass! More like 120p.
Droid X and iPhone 4 are worlds apart in this category. Sad!
Personally, I don't think the photo camera is all that good either. In fact I think its also **** for a so-called 8MP camera.
Thanks HTC!

Htc needs to fix this....a majority can be fixed threw software...lazy htc ...we sould email or boycott or something.

jcalba89 said:
are you serious, your complaining about the specs and the capability of a CELL PHONE?! you ungrateful bastard, go buy a ipod nano then. theres nothing worse that someone that cant appreciate today's technology.
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I tempered my expectations because I knew it was a phone, but when two of your selling points are 8mp camera and 720p recording they should be decent.
I have had good luck using the camera, and I gotten great shots (especially considering it is a phone) But the stock camcorder was HORRIBLE, and it makes 720p fans cry!
Cyanogen's rom has made video recording better for me.

jcalba89 said:
are you serious, your complaining about the specs and the capability of a CELL PHONE?! you ungrateful bastard, go buy a ipod nano then. theres nothing worse that someone that cant appreciate today's technology.
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calm down dad... theres nothing worse then someone who can't appreciate proper implementation of today's technology..

lmao @ evo-bashing and comparing to gayphone4 hahaha...
I bet you genius's haven't even taken off the film covering the camera and are still crying like a bunch of little kids on x-mas because you didn't get your easy bake oven... my 720p recordings come out crystal clear with awesome sound quality...
ib4l

Yeah I'm going to say that the video quality on the EVO is fantastic but there's a lot of work to be done.
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I use a camera for pictures and a camcorder for vids would never depend on a cell phone for memories i want to keep.
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weezer562 said:
I use a camera for pictures and a camcorder for vids would never depend on a cell phone for memories i want to keep.
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That's what people without good video quality will say! You dont hear this from iPhone poeple and I work and take phone calls from them everyday.
They complain about multi tasking..... Give me better video HTC

jdmsohc22 said:
lmao @ evo-bashing and comparing to gayphone4 hahaha...
I bet you genius's haven't even taken off the film covering the camera and are still crying like a bunch of little kids on x-mas because you didn't get your easy bake oven... my 720p recordings come out crystal clear with awesome sound quality...
ib4l
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This genius took the plastic off in the store.
This genius is also a professional photographer and knows the limitations of cameras and lenses so I expected little from a cell phone, but I experienced less than I expected.
The video is not 720p, that is a downright lie.
The 8mp camera, yes it is 8mp, but it is poor quality.
I run CM6 and it has a slightly better take on the cam and camcorder.
Even after multiple attempts to adjust the media_profiles.xml and the different configuration files there is little we can get from it. There is an entire thread about this is 28 pages long.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711808
And I almost forgot, obvious troll is obvious.

[Q] Is HD2 getting 720p Camcorder

just wondering since builds are being processed and some are saying "No 720p Camcorder YET" is anyone actually working on this or can it not be done?
thx

i rule123 said:
just wondering since builds are being processed and some are saying "No 720p Camcorder YET" is anyone actually working on this or can it not be done?
thx
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I think you just answered your own question

i rule123 said:
just wondering since builds are being processed and some are saying "No 720p Camcorder YET" is anyone actually working on this or can it not be done?
thx
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I think... yeah its possible, but no 720p quality

Its is possible , but you should be happy with what you already got , a working camera,
All the other Windows phones that got android dont got working camera's

Jalaluddin said:
Its is possible , but you should be happy with what you already got , a working camera,
All the other Windows phones that got android dont got working camera's
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^^^ very good point.
Plus I would imagine that utilising a 720p resolution is goig to have a major impact on the already mediocre framerate.
IMO theres not much point having 720p recording if its going to be at 5fps.
Hopefully im wrong and it will be silky smooth at 720p

Well on robsbay.co.uk it has said for a while now that 720p is defiantly working but isn't in any builds yet.
I'm not sure if he actually means defiantly or definitely...

X2 on 720 not being worth it. High resolution video through a crummy lens is just a bad idea. Giant crappy video is still crappy video. Pick up a Kodak Zi8 if you want HD video on the cheap.

polo735 said:
X2 on 720 not being worth it. High resolution video through a crummy lens is just a bad idea. Giant crappy video is still crappy video. Pick up a Kodak Zi8 if you want HD video on the cheap.
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an extra recording option does not harm any one also

polo735 said:
X2 on 720 not being worth it. High resolution video through a crummy lens is just a bad idea. Giant crappy video is still crappy video. Pick up a Kodak Zi8 if you want HD video on the cheap.
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I disagree... yes, the quality will always be worse than a real video camera but the same applies to still images. DSLRs are head and shoulders above the best camera phone, so would you say camera phones might as well have stayed at VGA resolution instead of 5 or 8 MP common these days?
Unless there are framerate issues I'd love HD video capture. Some phones it's not so great, but some are pretty impressive given everything (the Samsung Galaxy S seem to do pretty crisp 720p).

thesweeney said:
I think you just answered your own question
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how about styin quiet if u cant answer the question ? u should try it sometimes

thx for all the answers guys, and yes after what ive read all over the internet the hd2 could be getting 720p camcorder and a pretty good one if the framerate is enough/sorted

souljaboy said:
how about styin quiet if u cant answer the question ? u should try it sometimes
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LMFAO...Irony at its best ^^^ Did YOU answer the question ^^^ ? ummm NO.
Lesson for the day: Thats what we call irony! (nothing to do with that metalic stuff)
(I didnt need to answer the question... I simply pointed out that the OP had already answered it himself... and I did it without flaming you should try it sometime )
Oh by the way.... your an idiot
Thank you, come again.

thesweeney said:
LMFAO...Irony at its best ^^^ Did YOU answer the question ^^^ ? ummm NO.
Lesson for the day: Thats what we call irony! (nothing to do with that metalic stuff)
(I didnt need to answer the question... I simply pointed out that the OP had already answered it himself... and I did it without flaming you should try it sometime )
Oh by the way.... your an idiot
Thank you, come again.
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posting useless replies like this makes you the real idiot not him

hoss_n2 said:
posting useless replies like this makes you the real idiot not him
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Speaking of useless replies ^^^^
Whichever way you look at it I was the first to answer the OP and it was done in a friendly manner.
Since then, you and the other muppet have flamed me with useless posts while not even mentioning the OP.
Again, I'm brought back to my comments about irony and idiots

Both of you better chillax or i'm gonna be sending people home walking.
Keep the flaming down please!. ! ​

So any news for 720p on Android? WP7 can do it, so it's possible.

Any progress?
We need that for Android

720p video recording quality

Am i the only one disappointed with the quality of our videos? Even with enough lighting the video always seems to fall way below the "advertised" 30fps.
This is the only feature i envy iPhone 4 users of, the ability of recording constant 30fps 720p videos with good audio quality.
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Its pretty good imo. Could be better. The vibrant has amazing video recording probably the only thing I miss from it. Regardless it didn't have flash so sucked at nite
[G2/HTC Vision]

iphone 4 sucks

henryr934 said:
iphone 4 sucks
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The OS yes but it still has one of the best video recording of any phone. I'm not that much of a fanboy to not know that

Vandam500 said:
The OS yes but it still has one of the best video recording of any phone. I'm not that much of a fanboy to not know that
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Right, no need to be a fanboy... The iPhone 4 is an amazing piece of hardware and you cant deny the quality of its camera (video/pictures).
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luis86dr said:
Its pretty good imo. Could be better. The vibrant has amazing video recording probably the only thing I miss from it. Regardless it didn't have flash so sucked at nite
[G2/HTC Vision]
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Spell it right, it's "night."

I've done some recording and the quality is good enough for me. Yes, the hardware is better on the iPhone 4, but I'm satisfied with what my phone delivers.
I'd only call it terrible if it's skipping constantly and/or recording below 20 frames. Can you seriously tell the difference between 24 and 30 frames per second? Would that be distracting for the given audience that your video is intended for?
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ha. the g1s video quality was horrible! the g2 isnt perfect, but its definately a major improvement. its not an 8mp either. probably would look smoother with the bigger cam.

Didn't realize we had to spell check here. Silly me. -_-
[G2/HTC Vision]

luis86dr said:
didn't realize we had to spell check here. Silly me. -_-
[g2/htc vision]
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i cant spell check when its nite

720P recording

I love everything about the G2 besides our video cam peformance... i used an Epic 4G and the video was night & day difference, i couldnt believe how nice it looked compared to our G2's.
I envy Epic 4G (Samsung Galaxy S phone) users and iPhone 4 users.
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i havent actually had any issues with the 720p. The iphone 4 does record the best though. i wasnt too impressed with the sgs though.
SD card maybe?

Trust me, the Epic 4G in 720p was a night & day difference. I couldnt believe how smooth it recorded compared to my G2. My videos were slow & choppy @ 720p while the Epic 4G was smooth like an iPhone 4G.
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I've never seen another phone record HD video better than an iPhone 4. That being said, if you step down the quality on the G2 it actually looks pretty good. Also the macro on the camera is surprisingly good with adequate lighting.

Youre kiddin' right? The G2's 720p recording at low light is horrible, which is a real disappointment!
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TL24 said:
Youre kiddin' right? The G2's 720p recording at low light is horrible, which is a real disappointment!
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Kidding about what?

sciphonic said:
Kidding about what?
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About the G2's quality... the G2 only does good in a decent lit place but at low light its horrible, just horrible man...
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I didn't even mention the 720p recording, but I agree it's below average in the current crop of smartphones. The thing is, all phones are pretty bad in low light so I don't think that's a good reason to hate on the camera. When I shoot outside with the G2 on lower quality it does look good, plain and simple.

Meh, its a phone. I dont expect good HD performance from it. If i want good HD performance I'll use my full 1080p camcorder.
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Yeah i know what you mean, but it would be nice to have a phone that can record 720p like the Galaxy S & iPhone 4.
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go get a freakin iphone then. wtf.

urfavoritemazn said:
go get a freakin iphone then. wtf.
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Great, now we have a fanboy gettin' mad.. buddy, relax... just because i said the iPhone 4 records a better 720p video doesnt mean i think the iPhone 4 is better.
The G2 isnt perfect and im only pointing out the obvious. Smoke a blunt will ya?
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Im gonna second that the iphone 4 is the best

urfavoritemazn said:
go get a freakin iphone then. wtf.
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I hate when people do that. He doesn't want an iphone, he wants the g2 to step it up. :/
Anyways, another issue is the horrid codec they use.. I use my ipod touch to record videos because the sound quality is ten times better.
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icolorado303 said:
Im gonna second that the iphone 4 is the best
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Uh no it's not. Have you seen the quality of the Nokia N8. Blows away the IP4.
Low light is exceptional, dual mic recording, very high bitrate recording etc...
See here: http://vimeo.com/14903500
I think the OP has a point. If they are going to offer 720P then why not make a lens and sensor that is capable of producing a decent quality video.
Can you imagine if you took the quality of the hardware of a Nokia camera and combined it the awesomeness of Android?
I had the N8 and IP4 but I love the versatility of Android and had to come back. Telling people to go buy an iPhone is not the right reaction. Telling HTC to make a damn good camera for once is!

Blue1k said:
Can you imagine if you took the quality of the hardware of a Nokia camera and combined it the awesomeness of Android?
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YES ! I can imagine an expensive phone.
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YES ! I can imagine an expensive phone.
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Like the G2 is cheaper than the N8? lol
I don't mind paying for quality.

Right, if you're going to advertise "720p video at 30fps!!!" then actually meet that quote. The G2 is one of the best Android phone out there so it's a shame that they can't even include a decent lens/sensor that actually records at 720p @ 30fps.
Not a deal breaker, but like i said it's lame to see a Samsung Galaxy S phone capable of doing it but we can't on ours because of some cheap ass lens/sensor/hardware limitation.
Oh and the audio quality is just horrible too - and yes i know, if i want HD video with good quality audio/video use a camcorder. But you know I paid good money for these new devices and they are advertising good quality video/audio so why settle for less? Unless you have a camcorder with you everywhere you go, your phone is sometimes the only option to capture events that maybe only happens once in a lifetime.
Just a thought.

Although I love the g2 I side with the ones saying video is kinda mediocre... G2 kicks butt in benchmarks and etc, so I was expecting video to be up there too.. the quality is iffy, esp don't like the bad audio quality.. to be honest it seems its like my G1 only in "HD"
I don't like to settle for less.. usually... but when other phones do a lot better.. eh.
However id take physical keyboard over smooth hd
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Just buy a camcorder!!
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Nexus 4, does the camera have video stabilization?

It sooo important to me. My sgs2 does great videos, but all 100% of them look jumpy no matter how hard I try to move it smoothly. Big fail on the SGS3, but what about de nexus 4?
For me it's a deal breaker.
I hate smarthphones in general, but it's a moving camera.

orate.cl said:
I hate smarthphones in general
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Sounds like a personal issue.

ingenious247 said:
Sounds like a personal issue.
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I just use them for the camera. I love tablets thought, I'll buy the nexus 10 as soon as it goes out and I already got the Nexus 7.

orate.cl said:
It sooo important to me. My sgs2 does great videos, but all 100% of them look jumpy no matter how hard I try to move it smoothly. Big fail on the SGS3, but what about de nexus 4?
For me it's a deal breaker.
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If it does, none of the sample video I've seen so far has been taken with it turned on (kind of makes me seasick to watch it ). It's not a deal breaker for me, but it would be very nice if it were possible.

wmm said:
If it does, none of the sample video I've seen so far has been taken with it turned on (kind of makes me seasick to watch it ). It's not a deal breaker for me, but it would be very nice if it were possible.
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Yes me too, thanks for the reponse, I wish it will come with.

Doubt it, think only the iphone 4s/5 have video stabilization, and of course the new lumia 920.

Digital image stabilization is a gimmick and rarely works well. From seeing video comparisons, it basically crops the image in order to be able to compensate for the excessive movement, so the quality suffers.

Even if the stock app doesn't have digital image stabilization I'm sure it won't be long before the market app ICS+ Camera works on 4.2 (if it doesn't already already). You can just toggle stabilization in the settings.
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geoff5093 said:
Digital image stabilization is a gimmick and rarely works well. From seeing video comparisons, it basically crops the image in order to be able to compensate for the excessive movement, so the quality suffers.
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Do you know an other way to do it
But I wish I will have this choice w Google software.

I know this a technique far from being perfect yet. But last year I went travelling with my SGS2, recorded more than 200Gb in videos, recorded a LOT, but in the end, most of the videos where useless, the vibration of the walking or of my inexpert turning ruined great moments. I gotta say thought I'm pretty happy with the record quality it's a good phone, but I think it's time with all this processing power that the video get's smoothed on the fly.
Anything Android phone with this feature it's gonna be my next phone.

orate.cl said:
I just use them for the camera.
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What.
Why not use a dedicated digital camera then?
They do still exist ya know...

Perhaps not in this version of android, but being a Nexus phone, you may see it in Android 4.3/5.0 (Wherever they decide to go next) and you'll get it the day it comes out!

kcls said:
Perhaps not in this version of android, but being a Nexus phone, you may see it in Android 4.3/5.0 (Wherever they decide to go next) and you'll get it the day it comes out!
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ICS and Jellybean (4.12) has image stabilization so I don't see why they would remove the feature. So I'm going to say "yes" it will have it.
Someone asked if there was a better way of doing image stabilization and the answer is yes. The new Nokia 920 (Windows 8 phone) has optical image stabilization (the lens itself moves to compensate for any shaking). Apparently it's fantastic.
It's the same tech that's been in camcorders and camera for years. Just coming to phones now. According to the Engadget Mobile guys LG is working on their own optical image stabilization system but it's not ready yet.
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orate.cl said:
I know this a technique far from being perfect yet. But last year I went travelling with my SGS2, recorded more than 200Gb in videos, recorded a LOT, but in the end, most of the videos where useless, the vibration of the walking or of my inexpert turning ruined great moments. I gotta say thought I'm pretty happy with the record quality it's a good phone, but I think it's time with all this processing power that the video get's smoothed on the fly.
Anything Android phone with this feature it's gonna be my next phone.
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Wow 200gb? If you were going to record that excessively, you should have used a dedicated camcorder, especially since you were traveling.

If you hate smartphones in general, and only want to use it for videos, you should get the Nokia 808.

Reopening now that people got the telephone, please let me know!

In case anyone is still looking for an answer it does not appear to support image stabilization. It is not in the options for the camera app, but I decided to go one step further and check the API.
Camera.Parameter.isVideoStabilizationSupported() on my Nexus 4 returns false. So I believe this is a definitive no.

zielin said:
In case anyone is still looking for an answer it does not appear to support image stabilization. It is not in the options for the camera app, but I decided to go one step further and check the API.
Camera.Parameter.isVideoStabilizationSupported() on my Nexus 4 returns false. So I believe this is a definitive no.
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How about isImageStabilizationSupported(), if this function exists at all? IS doesn't seem working on my Nexus 4.