Reviews of the Sensation seem to imply that there is no continuous autofocus in camcorder mode... can someone with the phone confirm that?
would be a real shame!
From this spec comparison between SE Neo and HTC Sensation, it says:
"There are some attractive features which the Neo has and the Sensation doesn’t, notably video calling, continuous autofocus, video light and smile detection, but overall we feel the HTC is better equipped with its dual LED flash, image stabilisation and higher quality video capture."
Yeah, I've read that too.. but would be good if someone with a Sensation in hand could confirm it.
Having 1080p recording without the continuous autofocus is a joke.
This video shows autofocus and zoom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DKoCL-DQg&feature=player_embedded
(notes say it was made with a prelim version, so final may vary)
The user guide for the sensation does mention in page 69 that after starting recording:
6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video.
7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the
Viewfinder screen.
Which implies that you can zoom while recording & that Focus does change.
omar302 said:
The user guide for the sensation does mention in page 69 that after starting recording:
6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video.
7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the
Viewfinder screen.
Which implies that you can zoom while recording & that Focus does change.
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Anyone confirm?
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Here's a posted video. Looks to me like everything is kept in focus at varying distances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U70LGfTlsq4
Without the phone I can't confirm, but I've seen several vids and none show signs of losing focus when the distance to objects varies.
Look at this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZDcpggOHRc&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=SP9E838D931C71486D
After watching this video, we can conclude that the HTC Sensation's camera does sport continuous autofocus and/or tap-to-focus.
I guess it would be a whole lot easier if someone in possession of a HTC Sensation could've posted in this thread.
It's tap to focus. You tap the object on the screen that you want to focus on and it then focuses on that object for you.
Have tested it, but haven't uploaded it.
Some of the 1080p videos that I've taken with my Sensation have involved lots of panning around and objects sometimes being a lot closer than others, and when playing the video back on my PC screen everything is always sharply in focus.
"Tap to focus" is like a manual override of autofocus. For example: If the camera has focused on somebody in the foreground, but you actually want the background to be in focus, or vice versa.
I jsut had a play around with it on my Sensation. While panning around with the viewfinder it does auto focus. While actually recording video it does not, but refocuses if you touch the screen. I'll get a video done showing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JjH6Uln1Xo
Youtube really kills the framerate... anywhere else I could upload that would be better? As you can see, it does not automatically refocus. When you do touch the screen it refocuses quickly though.
Edit: This should do - Dropbox link to video file
Lazzzara said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JjH6Uln1Xo
Youtube really kills the framerate... anywhere else I could upload that would be better? As you can see, it does not automatically refocus. When you do touch the screen it refocuses quickly though.
Edit: This should do - Dropbox link to video file
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It's goooood! Youtube really makes the videos look like sh*t...
have the developer forgotten to make video capture able to have touch focus? I know its possible since there is an app that lets you record video with auto focus and it works for g2x but it only shoot in 4:3
hi
anyone know if there is a way to use a manual focus in the camera instead of auto focus? cuz the AF is sucks and most of the time it focus on the wrong object in macro shots!
is there any app to replace the default camera app with one support manual focus?
I noticed that the camera lens opening is different in still mode from the camcorder mode. Is there a reason for that? I don't like the setting of the still mode because is zoomed out.
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I think you are referring to the fact that in video mode you have a narrower field of view than in still photo mode. This is due to the fact that in order for the camera to record video at 1280 x 720 (0.921 mpx) rezolution, it is used only that particular portion of the entire 3.2 mpx sensor. That's why you have a narrower field of view when shooting videos, in contrast with the still picture mode.
Thanks for your answer. That's exactly what I was referring to. I wish the same portion would be used for still pic. Any suggestion for a good camera app with zoom ?
Have you tried Camera Zoom FX? It had zoom up to 6x digitally or optically.
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i would like to ask does the camera 2 api of the galaxy s6 come with manual focus for video? I am running stock rom never rooted and Ive tried pro shot, manual camera and other camera 2 api apps. but my problem is the sound gets recorded while the video frame freezes. sure i can adjust through the view finder and all. but it doesnt take any manual focus videos... any guys got any thought about this?
i need questions answered please. thank you.