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Xperia Z1 Video Sample at AFA 2013 featuring ViV's Live Performance

This video sample basically tests the Xperia Z1's built-in microphone capabilities.
Steady Shot enabled to shield from the crowd's push, pull and squeeze
Mode: Superior Auto
Firmware: 2.257
The mic is decent but minor distortion can be heard. 6/10
Video Quality is great. 7/10
Tell me what you guys think about the video sample!

Aerversair said:
Fans meeting & Latest SINGLE 'Be There' Live Performance!
Photo taking session with 4 Lucky Fans who caught the 4 roses that ViV threw in the above video!
Japanese Pop Boy Band, ViV makes special appearance at Anime Festival Asia 2013 to meet their Fans and perform one of their latest song 'Be There'!
This video sample basically tests the Xperia Z1's built-in microphone capabilities.
Steady Shot enabled to shield from the crowd's push, pull and squeeze
Mode: Superior Auto
Firmware: 2.257
The mic is decent but minor distortion can be heard. 6/10
Video Quality is great. 7/10
Tell me what you guys think about the video sample!
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WTF is this post???

neilmc1983 said:
WTF is this post???
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It's a video sample of the xperia z1 duh

OMG
This is the stupidest video sample I have ever seen.
WTF mate?
Sent from my Z1

funky0308 said:
OMG
This is the stupidest video sample I have ever seen.
WTF mate?
Sent from my Z1
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I'm suprise there's a couple of rude people around here, but it's ok! I appreciate the bumps.

Aerversair said:
I'm suprise there's a couple of rude people around here, but it's ok! I appreciate the bumps.
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Sorry mate it wasn't rude in purpose but we can't see why would you post this?!?
It's just average video of a bad, very bad subject.
10-15 min of few girls standing and few guys photographing them is just not good video review.
And I see I'm not the only one who thinks that.
I can't see what's the point of it...
If you showed us video in liw light conditions or in good light, moving objects or something similar but this...
Sent from my Z1

funky0308 said:
Sorry mate it wasn't rude in purpose but we can't see why would you post this?!?
It's just average video of a bad, very bad subject.
10-15 min of few girls standing and few guys photographing them is just not good video review.
And I see I'm not the only one who thinks that.
I can't see what's the point of it...
If you showed us video in liw light conditions or in good light, moving objects or something similar but this...
Sent from my Z1
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These batch of samples are mainly to test how well the Z1's auto focus, steadyshot and built-in mic would fair in crowded areas and as a recording device in a concert (which i actually got a number of requests for this and happened to pass by a concert) So no, it's not completely useless.
I've already done video & photo samples for normal outdoor usage here if you do not use your Z1 for special occasions like the above: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491778

I don't see why people are hating on this guys video sample, if you don't like it, you can give some constructive criticism, otherwise, keep your mouth shut!
P.S. Interesting video samples :highfive::good:

Interesting one...

Video quality

Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Xiaomi Poco F1 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Unboxing, first impressions and camera use & EIS results
Hi people!
Here my five cents about tittle. Really impressed about EIS results, considering how the mobile was moving while walking.
Hope you like it!
thanks!

Too bad it doesn't have 1080p/60fps.

cheeze.keyk said:
Too bad it doesn't have 1080p/60fps.
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but i think it will soon, it's just a matter of software i think

Here , I tested 1080p 240fps , slow motion video ...
Pretty decent , slight autofocus problems, but if I held it still , and not with one hand, standing over my bike, i think it would be ok.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goN5q7ERBS8

can be imroveod
it can be improved

Good quality camera. But not happy about quality when zooming in.

Stereo recording
Hi, guys, anyone have inverted stereo on video? I tested it in recording when I tapped on the left mic first and then on the right mic. When I watched my video the first tap was from the right channel.

lmao come on guys theres no need for 5 stars this camera is mediocre maybe a 70% score, ois is necessary / non blurry eis to get any higher
+ even the poverty phones from xiaomi 200 usd$ have 1080p 60 fps, but its missing here idk why

pingufanpoy said:
lmao come on guys theres no need for 5 stars this camera is mediocre maybe a 70% score, ois is necessary / non blurry eis to get any higher
+ even the poverty phones from xiaomi 200 usd$ have 1080p 60 fps, but its missing here idk why
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4k 60 fps will be added soon. Stock camera is ****, agreed. Better use Gcam, which makes great results, and raw, particularly, looks perfect. Only downside for me is the lack of optical stabilization and second tele lens camera, but you get what you pay for.

Pixellated video on FB App
I moved on to POCO recently and found that while playing videos on FB app they look badly pixellated, especially the text parts. Youtube videos are fine. Replaced the phone, but still has the same issue. Any other person having this issue?

Loved It
Thank you

4K 60 fps + Bitrate 100Mbps for third-party video camera applications
Will 4K 60 fps support appear in third-party video camera applications?

Guys, on MIUI 10.2.3.0 stable is [email protected] enabled? Or it will come with next update who will bring also [email protected]?

roursamajor said:
Guys, on MIUI 10.2.3.0 stable is [email protected] enabled? Or it will come with next update who will bring also [email protected]?
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I don't have it, so I guess the next update will bring it on.
Anyway the video quality is good enough for me. The only annoying thing is that videos dont have the photos great, wide angle of sight. I guess it's normal?

Sztarkel said:
I don't have it, so I guess the next update will bring it on.
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In the mean time, I updated it to 10.3.4.0 and there are 60 fps.

Video quality

Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Good stabilisation and auto focus, not much more to say

4k video awful. Stutters and judders whenever you move. FHD+ not much better. Quality is also not sharp. A massive let down here.

Video quality not good terrible jittering ,i expecting more from this expensive phone

price asked has nothing to do with quality there are 200$ phones with crisp 4k video on the market

Nestacres said:
4k video awful. Stutters and judders whenever you move. FHD+ not much better. Quality is also not sharp. A massive let down here.
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I got exact same feelings. The video quality is a bad joke...
Keeping my fingers crossed for a software update soon!

I spend a good hour at huawei booth and just couldn't get an explanation why there were jitters and dropped frames at 60 fps especially when panning. Also, 4k had few dropped frames and jitters but there was some sort of warping/bending at the sides of the screen. Again , no explanation.
So wanted to get this phone and am hoping someone has some answers why (perhaps it's ok when exported to pc?) or maybe some setting i'm not aware of?

Same here. Video quality suck and it always want to brighten the video when shot in a sligthly dark room. Hopefully there will be a fix but meanwhile snapchat app actually records better video than the default huawei app... Thats kind of embarrassing for huawei. It seems to be a sofwareissue.
Do anyone know any good external camera app to use?

Any one have the same problem like me.
No sound when making a video. When I restart the phone than sound comes back , but after a few more videos no more. I have now library of movies with no sound.

terkje said:
Same here. Video quality suck and it always want to brighten the video when shot in a sligthly dark room. Hopefully there will be a fix but meanwhile snapchat app actually records better video than the default huawei app... Thats kind of embarrassing for huawei. It seems to be a sofwareissue.
Do anyone know any good external camera app to use?
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I'm using Cinema FV5, it's having a lot of manual settings, so I was able to shoot a video which looks quite more natural in low light.
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I am not happy with video recording, pro mode options are limited and there's no dynamic control option i.e., you can't change settings while recording video other than zoom and focus. lot of pixel dropping in 4K, stabilization is good though, 146 has tweaked it well. another thing i noticed is long exposure shots with ISO 50 are giving lots of white dots or burnt pixels which are spoiling the photo shots. this means camera photo-detectors are not well ventilated for heat dissipation. also some of the features that Huawei boasted about such as cinematic mode are useless, low light videos are horrible...
only photo quality is good.

Slow mo
Hey guys, second post around... I've been testing super slow mo (960 fps) but the quality is a bit rubbish, the lense is the same as far as i know, and at 120 fps it takes good video, despite blurring everything at 0.6x... Do you have the same problem? Is there something I'm missing about slow motion video? Thanks!

Slow Motion is far better in Note 9. Big disappoint on Video recording on M20 Pro
Photos are great, Videos recorded are worse than $200 phone

sajokj said:
Slow Motion is far better in Note 9.
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I feel the same.
But both on Note 9 and Mate 20 Pro, the lack of manual focus on slow motion is sad. I lose lots and lots of opportunity for nice slowmo videos because they are out of focus (e.g., looking out the winodow of a moving train when entering the station). Simply being able to lock the focus would make it awesome.

4K video works fine for me
As long as you move smoothly the video is very nice as long as you are outside in good light. But first remember to use "performance mode". This is very important! Of corse the stabilization is not as good as in full HD;

4k30fps is not the way to go for smooth footage with any movement involved, let's hope the market still cares about Huawei in 2k20 until kirin 990 comes along

gamekill said:
I feel the same.
But both on Note 9 and Mate 20 Pro, the lack of manual focus on slow motion is sad. I lose lots and lots of opportunity for nice slowmo videos because they are out of focus (e.g., looking out the winodow of a moving train when entering the station). Simply being able to lock the focus would make it awesome.
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If you shoot video a lot, download Filmic Pro. It gives you full control on the camera. You'll be able to lock the focus and the exposure. Keep in mind that shooting 960fps video requires lots of lighting otherwise blur effect. The S9 has the same "issue". It is not an issue in fact it's just how it goes even for professional. Slow motion with bad lighting is a bad idea. Hope it helps
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4k30fps is not the way to go for smooth footage with any movement involved, let's hope the market still cares about Huawei in 2k20 until kirin 990 comes along
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It depends a lot on what you shoot. and what texture you are looking for in your final footage. For more cinematic videos many will recommend 24fps. For slow motion high framerate. Shooting in 60fps you'll get a texture close to "real life". Hope it helps

How's the effect compared with iPhone and Samsung?

kkfashion said:
How's the effect compared with iPhone and Samsung?
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Video recording in Iphone XSMax are gorgeous, better than Mate 20 Pro period. For Samsung S10 I don't know but my guess is that they are both better than Mate 20 Pro. Mate 20 Pro just do the work

the video recording quality is quite the disaster. i hope it is fixed in an update some point soon. i'm pretty sure my zte a7 has better video quality....sadly...

Video quality

Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Sony Xperia 1 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

My initial experience is it struggles to focus when recording video
And it seriously overheats when recording 4k video for any reasonable length of time.

The 1080p video is class leading: no quibbles there. It's absolutely the best, most stable 1080p footage you can get, with brilliant immersive sound recording.
The 4k,... notsomuch. The image itself is fine - good colours and great DR for 4K but Sony really need to work on their stabilisation. The most recent update has helped but it still struggles some on the horizontal axis, making it not as stable as competitors. The EIS is not working well with the OIS.
So it's a mixed bag and one that is a software update away from fixing. But if you keep it on 1080p then you're in for a treat.

Timaustin2000 said:
The 1080p video is class leading: no quibbles there. It's absolutely the best, most stable 1080p footage you can get, with brilliant immersive sound recording.
The 4k,... notsomuch. The image itself is fine - good colours and great DR for 4K but Sony really need to work on their stabilisation. The most recent update has helped but it still struggles some on the horizontal axis, making it not as stable as competitors. The EIS is not working well with the OIS.
So it's a mixed bag and one that is a software update away from fixing. But if you keep it on 1080p then you're in for a treat.
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had try newest update? stabilization improved alot
look at this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsZZAe0ztUM

xerxess said:
had try newest update? stabilization improved alot
look at this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsZZAe0ztUM
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I've had the June update, yes. Some improvement but it still struggles not to jump on the horizontal axis, which it still does. Fine if you're not walking but really distracting if you are.
There is actually an answer to the problem, I've discovered - so long as you're not wedded to the SteadyCam effect: switch stabilisation off entirely.
Yes, really.
The stabilisation toggle seems to apply only to the EIS not the OIS, which is automatic. As it's the EIS not playing well with the OIS that is causing the issue, switching it off actually fixes it.
Your videos no longer "float": it looks like you're walking. But you're walking,... Smoothly.

@Timaustin2000 is there any way to turn it off for CinemaAlta app?

jackfrost3821 said:
@Timaustin2000 is there any way to turn it off for CinemaAlta app?
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I believe that OIS is locked in the Cinema Pro app, in that neither EIS or OIS are working. Apparently it's so that you can get better results on a tripod but I do wish they'd add it as an option - not everyone can justify buying a gimbal.

Hey guys,
I shot this video on our beloved Xperia 1.
As the video description says, I'm not a pro. In fact this is my first time shooting travel/cinematic video. Got encouraged because of how Sony advertised this(these) camera(s). This device inspires creativity.
Anyway, great potential in this thing to be out there at the top of smartphone camera game.
Please share your thoughts.

jackfrost3821 said:
Hey guys,
I shot this video on our beloved Xperia 1.
As the video description says, I'm not a pro. In fact this is my first time shooting travel/cinematic video. Got encouraged because of how Sony advertised this(these) camera(s). This device inspires creativity.
Anyway, great potential in this thing to be out there at the top of smartphone camera game.
Please share your thoughts.
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Greta video, you used the cinema pro app?
BTW, the firmware update is supposed to enchantment stabilization when recording on 4k

snake218 said:
Greta video, you used the cinema pro app?
BTW, the firmware update is supposed to enchantment stabilization when recording on 4k
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Yes, I used Cinema Pro app for all clips before latest firmware update. Also I used my roommate's Snoppa Atom gimbal, it was struggling a bit to stabilize phone of Sony Xperia1's size. Both previous firmware and gimbal did not help much with stabilization.

Hello, is there anyone that knows how can I record a 1080P video with 120fps? I tried some apps, they only can record with 60fps .
Thanks～

Just been to see Metallica. Took this video on my Xperia 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LilEirkBxRM.
The sound quality is awful.

I wish device supported 4K 60fps or CinemaPro app let us shoot 1080p 60/120fps videos. Slowing them to 50% would make "cinematic" video experience far better.

Mackay53 said:
You've already posted this spam and the thread got closed.
We've already established you're a fanboy so your opinions aren't being paid attention to so stop wasting your time
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In fairness, that comparison tool does show that the Xperia 1 captures some pretty great detail.

turbobork said:
In fairness, that comparison tool does show that the Xperia 1 captures some pretty great detail.
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It's good quality but it's not the best, especially when comparing with those 2 and against a previous generation phone....

can wait to buy xperia 1

Xperia have BEST video camera is other nivel
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xzpremium1976 said:
Xperia have BEST video camera is other nivel
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I don't think you've said that before, oh wait yes you have, only about 1,000 times

kamalaggi said:
Just been to see Metallica. Took this video on my Xperia 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LilEirkBxRM.
The sound quality is awful.
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Horrid. The HTC U11 and U12+ easily beat that. This is very disappointing.

Photo quality

Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Samsung Galaxy A50 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

photo quality is poor my rating is 2, worse than my old iphone 7 plus

maharajg said:
photo quality is poor my rating is 2, worse than my old iphone 7 plus
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would you cut the crap? are you on a mission to comment on every post here with the "my rating is 2" bs? are you even an A50 owner? if not the stfu - if yes, then post proof

Got the 6-64 blue today. Soon will post ?. Hopefully it gets dev support soon.

Photo quality is fine. I like the two camera option in the app.

I don't have a problem with photo quality. Its best for the price and Samsung branding. But the important question is HOW TO DISANLE CAMERA SHUTTER SOUNDS?

maharajg said:
photo quality is poor my rating is 2, worse than my old iphone 7 plus
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Photo quality is poor ,lack of detailing ,sharpness and colour.But you cant compare with iphone7.This is so ridiculous.

Any example?

shut_down said:
Any example?
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Here are some photos I took

pr0x2 said:
Photo quality is fine. I like the two camera option in the app.[/QUOTE
true...very bad quality
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Does anyone have gcam link for Samsung A50

I am just not convinced with the picture quality. My 13 MP camera on previous zenfone 2 was much better in terms of sharpness and detailing. In low light its just worse. I will share sample pics clicked with the phone . Hope this will be resolved with OTA updates.

maharajg said:
photo quality is poor my rating is 2, worse than my old iphone 7 plus
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you what? Really you're comparing a flag ship dual camera with a50?

Yes, the quality is really bad and I hope this will improve with a future update.

The low light sample is just garbage in quality rest is fine

Yeah, quality is very cheap for the sensor the phone has....
Before this phone i had a Xiaomi Mi A1, with Gcam , the quality was much better... Notice the Mi A1 is a 2 years old phone...
I'm not satisfy.

Yea, couldn't agree more with the quality of this camera. Way too soft even tho the object is just in front of you. Lack of detail compared to Redmi Note 7 stock cam which I had before. I just hope that this gets resolved with OTA.
Still waiting for also for the GCAM of this device. It'll be awesome.

x.shadow91.x said:
The low light sample is just garbage in quality rest is fine
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I think all ur sample looks awesome..!!!
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One of the best quality/price camera... Totally agree

Eznhwr said:
Yea, couldn't agree more with the quality of this camera. Way too soft even tho the object is just in front of you. Lack of detail compared to Redmi Note 7 stock cam which I had before. I just hope that this gets resolved with OTA.
Still waiting for also for the GCAM of this device. It'll be awesome.
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Gcam works for a50 also,

naveensanz said:
Gcam works for a50 also,
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Not for portrait and night shot. Still waiting for the fully functional one.