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Hi Guys,
I am guessing the HD2 doesn't come with video recording (strange for a top smartphone as this) but is there any chance of a software solution coming in the future that might support this feature?
cheers,
Zhuk
Zhuk86 said:
Hi Guys,
I am guessing the HD2 doesn't come with video recording (strange for a top smartphone as this) but is there any chance of a software solution coming in the future that might support this feature?
cheers,
Zhuk
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Why do you guess this....Are you talking about 3g video calls, then no..
I`m sure you`ll be able to take videos though...
aren't there videos taken with HD2 floating around in youtube?
Yes there are. And yes, HD2 has video recording. The "guesses" come from the official spec sheet where video recording isn't mentioned I think.
seriously, there's a thread on the front page about video playback...
lude219 said:
seriously, there's a thread on the front page about video playback...
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And how exactly is that relevant to the subject of video recording?
I hope you guys are right! video recording would make me very happy!
Zhuk86 said:
I hope you guys are right! video recording would make me very happy!
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I think you're confused by the Iphone - until recently it didn't support video recording - as far as I know, winmo has always had that when a camera is installed?
but just to set this straight, what do you mean with video recording?
start the camera and record a video and save to memory card or something else?
Shasarak said:
And how exactly is that relevant to the subject of video recording?
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Because almost every phones (except apple) imaginable in the last 5 years have had video recording? A cheap $25 samsung slider has video recording, so what makes you think a high-end $800-900 phone doesnt come with one? That's like asking if a new Ferrari 458 will be expensive...
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Because almost every phones (except apple) imaginable in the last 5 years have had video recording? A cheap $25 samsung slider has video recording, so what makes you think a high-end $800-900 phone doesnt come with one? That's like asking if a new Ferrari 458 will be expensive...
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Not to sound like a troll, but as a genuine comment knowing people who had the iPhone as their first "proper" smartphone, they've been genuinely surprised that pretty much every other camera-containing smartphone ever made has video recording and mms (copy and paste/multitasking/etc less so).
Just wanted to say that some people have to cut the attitude, I was only asking a question! and the reason I thought it didn't come with video recording is because a preview said as much and I thought it was strange. This will be my first smartphone so give me a break!
nghj said:
aren't there videos taken with HD2 floating around in youtube?
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No, there aren't. It's only one video and looks very bad. I guess the camera is craptastic
There is one video sample here. It's not as bad as some, but it's no dedicated video camera.
l3v5y said:
There is one video sample here. It's not as bad as some, but it's no dedicated video camera.
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shaky as always
I dont understand it.. samsung sells video cameras ... if they sold one with the crapy audio of our phone no one would buy it and they wouldnt sell any.
So they know how to record acceptable audio.. Why cannot they tweek the audio settings when you start camera to record acceptable audio (assuming they need to be different than for a phone) and change back when exiting/using phone?
What are you comparing the audio recording to. I've seen people compare it to other phones online, and many reckoned it was quite good..
Also, you do realise that video cameras have a lot more space to work with right? The quality of todays smartphones video/audio/photos is magic considering the limited space available for sensors.
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What are you comparing the audio recording to. I've seen people compare it to other phones online, and many reckoned it was quite good..
Also, you do realise that video cameras have a lot more space to work with right? The quality of todays smartphones video/audio/photos is magic considering the limited space available for sensors.
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It's way too sensitive... I recorded a concert (and a drive in teh car) and the audio was crap. Distorted in the car, unbearable in concert (way distorted/nosiy... literally couldn't hear the actual music).
Saw other videos with phones and they were MUCH better (audio wise). And no, it wasn't an extremely loud concert.
I think the audio is really good for a phone this size. Are you comparing it to a bose system or what? Lol
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I had the same problem with Omnia HD. The sound of videos was so poor too. It was resolved by firmware update, where the audio codec was updated.
Anyone knows if exists any firmware with an acceptable sound quality of recorded videos on i9000??
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Playback is great, it is the recording that is a bit crazy, the mic is super sensitive.. hopefully they can adjust this in a firmware.
True i was in rally few days ago and recorded some videos from there , video quality was awesome but sound was terrible. Too sensitive mic!
Impressed by 720p capture, very disappointed with the audio.
Case in point: Recording as of today: youtube.com/watch?v=oQPov5mUTm8
not loud inside at all, just some general background noise.
Using latest official firmware from Samsung JG4 (Optus Aus)
It has one mic, designed for minimising out ambient noise during a phone call, you can't really expect it to be good at recording a concert.
Bs my kids 5800 an my wives n 85 and other Nokia phones all recorded acceptable audio.
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OP, your meaning of "audio" should be more carefully explained.
DO you mean:
1) Audio playback?
or
2) Audio recording?
My guess is #2. Yes, the microphone is quite sensitive. There were tons of people using the Samsung Omnia ( the prior generation android smartphone) who complained about the microphone NOT being sensitive enough. So Samsung decided to make the mic more sensitive.
She plans on recording 1 to 2 hour lectures on a 3rd party audio recording app. I know the stock camera audio quality is horrendous but that doesn't matter to her if the audio quality is good on 3rd party apps.
I've heard so many complaints about the audio recording, but should she buy the phone to record lectures on something like Simple Voice Recorder?
We had this chap at the uni who professionally video recorded the whole year. failed every single module.
There are three ways to learning;
1- reading
2- writing
3- practicing
Listening would never be in the list. Tell her to stop being lazy.
calyxim said:
We had this chap at the uni who professionally video recorded the whole year. failed every single module.
There are three ways to learning;
1- reading
2- writing
3- practicing
Listening would never be in the list. Tell her to stop being lazy.
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She is not lazy. She studies everywhere, every occasion even past midnight and gets straight A's. She does whatever it takes to make sure she doesn't miss anything, and so she needs a smartphone with a good mic. Please don't judge my sister who you do not know.
Can someone give me their opinion on the audio recording quality?
I use Smart Voice Recorder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andrwq.recorder) and you can set the recording quality e.g. bit rate etc.
I've only ever used it in CD quality (maximum it will do) and it's excellent (although yesterday recorded a meeting which was 1hr 45mins and it took up 550mb as it records as a .wav!! I then used Media Converter - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AndroidA.MediaConverter to convert it to mp3 though.) I'm sure it works well in lesser quality too though. You're right the stock app is useless
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I use Smart Voice Recorder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andrwq.recorder) and you can set the recording quality e.g. bit rate etc.
I've only ever used it in CD quality (maximum it will do) and it's excellent (although yesterday recorded a meeting which was 1hr 45mins and it took up 550mb as it records as a .wav!! I then used Media Converter - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AndroidA.MediaConverter to convert it to mp3 though.) I'm sure it works well in lesser quality too though. You're right the stock app is useless
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Actually, I have a Nexus 4 myself. It's hard for me to test lecture recordings because I don't go to school anymore. But your enthusiasm gives me confidence. I don't want to recommend a phone to my sister and have her hate me for recommending a bad phone. I tested the recording myself with google keep and easy voice recorder and I can tell you the audio quality and volume input depends on the app.
calyxim, I do agree that audio recording lectures are ineffective (at least for me). I'm not going to just say it won't work for my sister, even if scientific studies show it is ineffective. If she still does and sees results, then I think she should do it.
I don't think audio recording is ineffective depending on the application of it. The best practice is to write notes and have the recording for reference. You can't write down everything that is said, so it is helpful to have a recording, should you have the need to better interpret your notes or for better clarification. The the second mic for noise cancelation on the N4 seems to do a poor job. I'm not sure with audio recording only, as I do none of that, but with video plus sound, it is horrible. I would find it hard to recommend this phone for that purpose.
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I got the phone on launch day at Verizon and really like it. The speed, screen and still camera have all really impressed me. However there are 3 issues that have me considering exchanging it.
1) Screeching during phone calls. I don't use my phone for voice calls that much, but when I do, it's extremely distracting with the digital screeching that happens every few seconds. It does it worse sometimes but I rarely complete a call screech free. Is everyone on Verizon experiencing the same thing? Should I exchange mine for another? Can/Will a software fix this?
2) Touchscreen issues. Often when I double click to zoom in on a webpage, the phone starts registering phantom touches and is basically impossible to use until it's rebooted.
3) Autofocus issue on video recording. This absolutely ruins videos for me. I can't believe they'd ship a phone with this bad of an issue and I can't believe the reviews didn't make a bigger deal out of it. Is there anyway a custom video recording app could fix it? Even if LG is working on a fix, Verizon wouldn't roll it out for months I'm sure.
Any help on any of these issues would be greatly appreciated.
1 - I'm not experiencing any screeching on Verizon calls. An update with newer radio firmware might fix this sort of thing, but that might be a ways away and I haven't seen any other reports of this.
2 - Sounds like a pretty serious problem, show a vzw rep and you should be able to swap it out after they try soft resets and whatever other troubleshooting they wanna do.
3 - I'm experiencing this as well, not often, but it made for a crappy 5 second span in a video of my cat rolling around in the laundry
1. Are you OTA either VZN or flashed in a custom rom?
2. I stopped doing it this way because of knock on. I just use pinch zoom now.
3. I haven't had the issue as long add I didn't try to take videos like I was filming Blair witch. Aka stand still. And if you video tape things getting closer and farther away it's going to refocus. I did start using manual focus on pictures though....1000x better. Many more keepers.
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DroidSloth said:
1 - I'm not experiencing any screeching on Verizon calls. An update with newer radio firmware might fix this sort of thing, but that might be a ways away and I haven't seen any other reports of this.
2 - Sounds like a pretty serious problem, show a vzw rep and you should be able to swap it out after they try soft resets and whatever other troubleshooting they wanna do.
3 - I'm experiencing this as well, not often, but it made for a crappy 5 second span in a video of my cat rolling around in the laundry
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No screeching here either, but I havent made many calls, and none of them have been that long (this phone can really make calls too? I figured it was just a gaming and texting machine )
I find my touchscreen is very sensitive in the fact that I dont even have to TOUCH it to press a button, sometimes. Just hovering my finger close enough to the screen causes a touch.....this may not be unique to this phone, Ive just never noticed it on others. Doesnt worry me too much. There is a place to calibrate it in the settings, have you tried running that procedure?
The video thing is apparently common for LG phones. I believe a previous Optimus phone had the same problem and it was fixed via an update. I would expect the same to happen for the G2, eventually (or a third party dev fixes it for them )
slide83 said:
I got the phone on launch day at Verizon and really like it. The speed, screen and still camera have all really impressed me. However there are 3 issues that have me considering exchanging it.
1) Screeching during phone calls. I don't use my phone for voice calls that much, but when I do, it's extremely distracting with the digital screeching that happens every few seconds. It does it worse sometimes but I rarely complete a call screech free. Is everyone on Verizon experiencing the same thing? Should I exchange mine for another? Can/Will a software fix this?
2) Touchscreen issues. Often when I double click to zoom in on a webpage, the phone starts registering phantom touches and is basically impossible to use until it's rebooted.
3) Autofocus issue on video recording. This absolutely ruins videos for me. I can't believe they'd ship a phone with this bad of an issue and I can't believe the reviews didn't make a bigger deal out of it. Is there anyway a custom video recording app could fix it? Even if LG is working on a fix, Verizon wouldn't roll it out for months I'm sure.
Any help on any of these issues would be greatly appreciated.
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havent had the first 2 problems but the third i have every time i record with my camera. for a phone that has optical image stabilization, you shouldnt have to be perfectly still to get the camera to focus. the OIS on this camera is not very good if it cant have alot of light coming in. so recording this like inside of a building where the lighting is not as bright as outside will result in a blurred video if you move. this is a big downside to the camera to me. it would have been alot better if they would have atleast made the video camera tap to focus. but there is not 1 focus settings when in video mode. you dont always get to be still especially when videoing things like your kids. it gets annoying real fast and i end up having to redo the video.
freebee269 said:
havent had the first 2 problems but the third i have every time i record with my camera. for a phone that has optical image stabilization, you shouldnt have to be perfectly still to get the camera to focus. the OIS on this camera is not very good if it cant have alot of light coming in. so recording this like inside of a building where the lighting is not as bright as outside will result in a blurred video if you move. this is a big downside to the camera to me. it would have been alot better if they would have atleast made the video camera tap to focus. but there is not 1 focus settings when in video mode. you dont always get to be still especially when videoing things like your kids. it gets annoying real fast and i end up having to redo the video.
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You CAN tap to focus in videos. It will even continue to track the object you tap on if it moves.
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You CAN tap to focus in videos. It will even continue to track the object you tap on if it moves.
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not on the Verizon version. when you tap the screen, it does absolutely nothing. the only tracking thing is that tracking zoom which is pointless.
you can't manually choose what to focus on in the video app
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whittikins said:
You CAN tap to focus in videos. It will even continue to track the object you tap on if it moves.
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on my at&t lg g2 when in video mode you can not tap to focus. you can in picture mode but my original post was not talking about picture mode.
I think you can tap to focus on the korean variant. Sadly, I think the korean variant is much more powerful than the international one.
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I think you can tap to focus on the korean variant. Sadly, I think the korean variant is much more powerful than the international one.
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this is kinda why i made a thread a while ago that died, asking if someone with the international version could upload the camera APK and port it to ours.
freebee269 said:
on my at&t lg g2 when in video mode you can not tap to focus. you can in picture mode but my original post was not talking about picture mode.
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Really?? That's the version I have too. When I tap while recording video, it puts 2 blue brackets around the object. If I move in, that brackets grow larger and keep tracking the object. Vice versa too.
I did flash CleanROM, but I wasn't aware of any camera changes. I thought it worked like this even as stock.
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whittikins said:
Really?? That's the version I have too. When I tap while recording video, it puts 2 blue brackets around the object. If I move in, that brackets grow larger and keep tracking the object. Vice versa too.
I did flash CleanROM, but I wasn't aware of any camera changes. I thought it worked like this even as stock.
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what the hell..that's so weird
same issue on tmobile version.cant tap to focus
jayochs said:
this is kinda why i made a thread a while ago that died, asking if someone with the international version could upload the camera APK and port it to ours.
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I think you meant the korean version's camera apk?
I am using the Korean variant F320S, I have yet encountered the problems you mentioned.
flickyamom said:
I think you meant the korean version's camera apk?
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yeah that's it. I asked Scott to look into it, if it's an easy port, he said he'd get back to me with it. I mean, if the Korean camera apk is better, then hell yeah i want it
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Update there is,i will use it now and let you know.It might also be in yours and you dont know it ....like i didnt.
If you have set the 60fps video the feature doesnt work,it only works with the 30fps.Try it.It will work after you start the recording not before.
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Update there is,i will use it now and let you know.It might also be in yours and you dont know it ....like i didnt.
If you have set the 60fps video the feature doesnt work,it only works with the 30fps.Try it.It will work after you start the recording not before.
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Yep, this is how mine is too. AT&T version. If you go into video mode, then options, then hit Reset, it should work after you start recording.
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Update there is,i will use it now and let you know.It might also be in yours and you dont know it ....like i didnt.
If you have set the 60fps video the feature doesnt work,it only works with the 30fps.Try it.It will work after you start the recording not before.
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in 30 fps mode it has a tap to focus after you start recording, but in 60 fps it does not. this is what i also said in my original post. i was talking about 60 fps mode. why would you not have tap to focus in the best mode for the camera? they allow me to control other aspects in 60 fps mode but not focusing? that's something i dont understand. 60 fps mode is much smoother than 30 fps mode yet the camera doesnt have something as easy as any kind of focusing in 60 fps mode.
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Yep, this is how mine is too. AT&T version. If you go into video mode, then options, then hit Reset, it should work after you start recording.
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try it on 60 fps mode then you'll see what i'm talking about. which is the whole point of what i'm talking about.
Nexus 6P has this but Axon 7 apparently does not? Would love to be proven wrong.
It's in the camera app.
Just look at the screenshots. There are some other camera modes too
Slow motion WITH SOUND
masong397 said:
It's in the camera app.
Just look at the screenshots. There are some other camera modes too
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Please read the title again. He asked about SOUND in slow motion.
I have been searching for this also. From what I've been reading there are only a limited number of android devices which are capable of recording sound in slow motion. It is pretty much the Nexus phones and the Pixel phones and a few Samsung Galaxys. The Google phones use the Google Camera app which records it.
I have also tried many apps to record in slow motion with sound, but none do, or even record true slow motion for that matter, probably because this phone doesn't support the Camera2 API.
I've tried changing the framerate in Open Camera and it's not supported. I've tried loading old versions of the Google Camera.
With the emphasis ZTE places on the audio features on this phone it's disappointing that audio is missing from the slow motion feature. If there is any way to record a slow motion video with sound or even another app which can record more than 30fps with sound please share, thanks!
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Please read the title again. He asked about SOUND in slow motion.
I have been searching for this also. From what I've been reading there are only a limited number of android devices which are capable of recording sound in slow motion. It is pretty much the Nexus phones and the Pixel phones and a few Samsung Galaxys. The Google phones use the Google Camera app which records it.
I have also tried many apps to record in slow motion with sound, but none do, or even record true slow motion for that matter, probably because this phone doesn't support the Camera2 API.
I've tried changing the framerate in Open Camera and it's not supported. I've tried loading old versions of the Google Camera.
With the emphasis ZTE places on the audio features on this phone it's disappointing that audio is missing from the slow motion feature. If there is any way to record a slow motion video with sound or even another app which can record more than 30fps with sound please share, thanks!
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My bad. Sorry about that. I was trying to be helpful... Anyway I've been using the slow motion and did realize no sound... Kind of a bummer...
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My bad. Sorry about that. I was trying to be helpful... Anyway I've been using the slow motion and did realize no sound... Kind of a bummer...
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No worries, didn't mean to sound harsh. Your screenshots were helpful. Hopefully ZTE will release an update enabling sound, or at least enabling Camera2 API support.
Its a shame, because the slow motion videos look great but sound is really cool with them.