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Xperia Video capture (samples ?)

Hi.
I'm very surprised that there are no sample videos recorded with Xperia available (30fps VGA video recordings). Exceptions are old video captures made with older firmware. Those are not great quality (compared to e.g. INNOV8).
Do somebody know where to find some video samples made with retail model of Xperia (or could someone made one in full quality so I can consider this capability ) ?
Thanx.

Note: The X1i (Euro version) of the phone is the only one that supports 30FPS VGA video. The USA version (X1a) supports 24fps QVGA recording, similar to past ericsson phones.
Also the X1i uses h.264 where as the X1a does not. Video recording quality on the international version will be about double the quality you will see on a US-Spec model.
Point being, if you are in the USA looking to get this phone you're not going to see the same quality from samples released now since the phone just started shipping the UK,Germany,Sweden etc.

Thanks for info.
I'm from EU. I've seen a few samples in VGA/30 fps from Xperia, but also these were not on par with INNOV8 (on the other side, I must admit INNOV8 has "shocking" quality of video recording). INNOV8 is not in the market yet (or it was released at the same time as Xperia) and there are a lot of video samples from users on the web (incl. you tube).
I would be satisfied if recording quality of X1 is moderately better than the sample I've seen a long time ago.

video samples Xperia
Here are older video samples recorded with Xperia for you...
http://rapidshare.com/files/152771311/MOV_0001.3gp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qzIPU4OPgM

new video sample from Xperia X1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t49YH-Sal-0
(unfortunately, hard to judge because of YouTube compression)

...and here's an even newer one, this one is good because he checks different things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSxhocKo_YA

video capture
Just a thought.
The video capture on the youtube videos seems ok but the quality of the sound doesn't seem much better than an am radio.
Maybe I won't ditch my n95 just yet...

here is one of newest samples...
http://content.modaco.net/catdocumentary.3gp
(from http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=273984&pid=924277&mode=threaded&start=)
should be original, no youtube resampled
IF THIS SAMPLE IS GENUINE, XPERIA DEFINITELY HAS MY RESPECT !!!

rudo3 said:
here is one of newest samples...
http://content.modaco.net/catdocumentary.3gp
(from http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=273984&pid=924277&mode=threaded&start=)
should be original, no youtube resampled
IF THIS SAMPLE IS GENUINE, XPERIA DEFINITELY HAS MY RESPECT !!!
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Wow! that is great.

this is another one...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irOnX59HDBI
(but only "you tube quality")

video
new set of video samples...
http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mov_0002.3gp
http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mov_0055.3gp
great quality IMHO

rudo3 said:
new set of video samples...
http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mov_0002.3gp
http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mov_0055.3gp
great quality IMHO
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Hmmm, not bad at all. I had this horrible feeling it was going to suck as every HTC phone I have seen made it look like HTC were allergic to decent cameras. I had hoped that SE would insist on something better than your average HTC phone though.

forget movies @640x480, thats thumb cinema.
if you have a lot of light, the framerate will increase, but at fast movements, the picture will go very blocky (distorted and unshape). its absolutly not comparable to nokia n95.
it`s horrible, like all htc devices. i hoped that sony will insert a hardware codec and/or sony/zeiss lenses, in view of the good name of cybershot. BUT NOTHING OF THEM :-(((
but the cam it`s comparable to the diamond`s cam.
photos are ok and better than n95`s pictures!really!, if you remove the battery cover of the diamond. (diamond`s lens will have better view without battery cover`s plastic lens)
but the videofunktion is realised only by software codecs, like all htc wm 6.1 devices.
that stinks and suxx! lol
cheapcheating. i will give 10 bucks more, when htc will insert hardware video encoding of vga res or more with 30 fps *G

and i saw the x1 will save as 3gp, what about h264 vids? most 3gp has got only 15 fps

quality
Quality of video capture is not that bad at all.
Definitely way better than that of HTC Touch/PRO/HD.

its not better than diamonds capture quality. its equal
and the diamond can store the vids as mp4.
i can`t find on my x1 the function to select storing codec.
(an other vid cap application could fix thiz)

looks pretty good, but the youtube samples of the INNOV8 still look miles ahead...
but what the hell, its not meant to be a cam after all

i dont have to look @ youtube.
i filmed with my own x1. and at vga it suxxx.
when you move, its very blocky and you got a lot of lost frames.
tho years old n95 takes 30 frame vga videos under all conditions.
(low light/fast movement)
useless to talk about filming in low light conditions with x1 @640x480.
its slideshow style. and if u using low light option, 1-2 pictures will
taken, and what you see is only blur/swirl effect.
and the LED lamp .... :-((

For me, quality of these samples is more than sufficient...
http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/up...0/mov_0055.3gp
http://content.modaco.net/catdocumentary.3gp
http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/up...0/mov_0055.3gp
Of course there are better mobiles for video capturing (innov, renoir, pixon,...). But in no way you can capture comparable video with Touch Pro or with (e.g.) C905.

the only video i can download is the second one.
the video is fluid, but in daylight filmed.
and take a closer look to the movie. while moving, its very blocky and very unclear.
(set player to pause,and slide with the timeline slider. view captures from randomly tryed timemarks. then you will see, what i mean.
but a lot of people cant see the artefacts in realtime. i am an advanced videoviewer/computerfreak, and it hurts me!!!in realtime viewing,too!)
temporarly a can`t take photos or video outside, because i`ve hurt
my legs and can`t stand longer then 2-3 seconds. :-(
but next few days, everything went`s okay, i will take some
demo mov/pix for you. and than remind my words.
and take a closer look the the used audiocodec.... 8khz mono.
and exactly this will it hear like.... :-((( on nokia phones it`s much better.
hopefully, we can wait for software updates, or registry hacks (samplingrate/other codec).
the sound recording quality in video mode is POOR!
but, this only a result of the samplingrate. with other audio recording tools
with samplingrate @44,1, the quality is very good.

Any ROM with better video recording?

Any ROM's (official or non official) that have better video recording? I have an old stock one and video recording is a mess... it's a 720p camera! I expect some HD.

Tcm9669 said:
Any ROM's (official or non official) that have better video recording? I have an old stock one and video recording is a mess... it's a 720p camera! I expect some HD.
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it's only 720p resolution but camera is not hd and there is no phone with hd this is just marketing bull****.

Well, at least decent quality then? lol

Tcm9669 said:
Well, at least decent quality then? lol
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my phone always recorded video with pretty decent quality on all roms. Are u using a slow SD card that limits saving process?

Actually the SD Card is quite fast. It's not the lagging, its the quality itself..

My best bet would be a stock Rom, but I don't think this has anything to do with Roms... The optics on this camera are low quality and no matter what Rom you're going to use, video recording is not going to improve.

I read online that the B136 (I think) has better recording quality.. now. I don't want to install that ROM.. but can I download it and just replace the camera libs? I am running B133

Tcm9669 said:
I read online that the B136 (I think) has better recording quality.. now. I don't want to install that ROM.. but can I download it and just replace the camera libs? I am running B133
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B133?? Really?
That it a very old Rom and has countless bugs...Just upgrade to B138, even B136 it'll be far better...Since B135, Huawei released a number of camera bugfixes, no wonder you have issues, because B133 was terrible.

Can you please tell me from where I can download any of these ROMs? The only links that I found link to huaweidevice website, and all links are broken.
Any mirrors of these roms? And which one should I use?
Thanks

Tcm9669 said:
Can you please tell me from where I can download any of these ROMs? The only links that I found link to huaweidevice website, and all links are broken.
Any mirrors of these roms? And which one should I use?
Thanks
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Sure, just check your PMs

Thanks, downloading right now.. I sent you a PM back about me having roundhound.. not sure if it makes a difference since that one is general.
Thanks

Can i get the links too plz?

[Q] Phone's video camera

Phone's video camera
Hi,
I have XPERIA X10 with DiKeJ's Gaming ROM 2.3.3, which has the stock camera app.
Although the video camera records at 720p the results are really disappointing. The quality much lower than other HD cameras like those in the iPhone 4 and the Galaxy S, and it looks like the frame rate is lower too.
Is there any way to improve it?

Why u dont ask the creater of the rom?
Sent from my SO-01C using XDA App

Because the rom is not the problem, the video quality was the same with the stock rom and other roms I'd installed before I installed this one (some of them even had other camera apps and still there was no change).
I've searched for any solution but nothing I've found actually worked, so if someone know any mod or something else I can do that will improve my video camera I would like to hear.

Different Roms, Diff. Quality of Photos

I haven't seen this discussed around here, I've noticed that some roms have better picture taking (not talking about video rec.)
Some examples... MIUI Camera APP always has given better results in photo taking..
CM 7.2 stock camera also very good picture quality
My htc wildfire stock camera was perfect but after flashing several roms I found the custom roms app was pretty bad
Im not saying some roms are better than others JUST want to know why this happens, and if its only because of the .APK itself that has some predifined filter for photos if this is the reason for taking better photos than in other roms..
Which camera app you reccomend me then? (So I can try it out?)
Thank you!
P.D: Maybe this is due to the fact some roms take into account my red lense while others have a pre-set for both greenlense and red lense giving lower image quality (+ is not about image size, im also talking about the actual photo quality)

It's perhaps because the ported Rom camera app may not have the resolution options add compared to a stock or cm one
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Stock 4.4.2 G2 - Video problems

Hi guys, brand new G2 D802 owner here Still stock & unrooted, but I've already noticed there are some camera mods. Still quality is pretty good, but the video... umm, I mean it's not bad, but the fps drops are just so bad! No matter in what resolution or at what fps I record, at darker places the fps drops pretty badly. Kind of helped switching to 60fps, record a second, switch back to 30fps and there are no framedrops! Even though the scene is pretty dark, but the fps is constant. But on the other hand, sometimes you need to record darker places, even if there are fps drops, so it's kind of uncomfortable.
Second problem - the video audio is pretty quiet. The quality is really nice (in comparison with the G Pad's horrible audio recording quality), but it seems pretty quiet. With stock Camera app and the XCam too.

Zarrick19 said:
Hi guys, brand new G2 D802 owner here Still stock & unrooted, but I've already noticed there are some camera mods. Still quality is pretty good, but the video... umm, I mean it's not bad, but the fps drops are just so bad! No matter in what resolution or at what fps I record, at darker places the fps drops pretty badly. Kind of helped switching to 60fps, record a second, switch back to 30fps and there are no framedrops! Even though the scene is pretty dark, but the fps is constant. But on the other hand, sometimes you need to record darker places, even if there are fps drops, so it's kind of uncomfortable.
Second problem - the video audio is pretty quiet. The quality is really nice (in comparison with the G Pad's horrible audio recording quality), but it seems pretty quiet. With stock Camera app and the XCam too.
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You can try to root your phone, use XCam with Advance Driver.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548974

xdabebb said:
If you are currently using a rom that has the advanced driver (ask in your rom's thread, not here) you will choose the 3rd link.
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Well, I'm fully stock, just rooted.
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I've tryed the advanced XCam on my stock rooted rom and haven't noticed anything (even though this advanced one isn't working well because UHD videos have terribly low bitrate and definitely aren't UHD). The stills are good quality, but the video is just meh... I really hate that fps drop while the camera switches to high exposure.

Or maybe if you could recommend me the best camera apps / mods for best video and stills... I've heard Jishnu's Camera V3.5 is great, but I can't find a single download link and it's thread is closed a long time.
//Sorry for DP