720p recording capability?

[fristuff]

I remember before Nexus S came out with the actual 720p recording update, people were able to modify something to allow the phone to do that.

Would it be possible for the Optimus S' hardwares to handle 720p recording? Also, I heard that the T-mobile version has a better audio codec in it, can we somehow get that on ours too?

Thanks!

 

[SweetBearCub]

I have a sneaking suspicion that the answer to both questions is "No", although I can't be absolutely sure.

First, as far as I know, a 3.2MP camera just doesn't have a high enough pixel density to record a 720p image, even as a still image. And most phone cameras record even lower res images when in video mode. Of course, I could be wrong. Or, a hack to do so might be discovered, so feel free to hold out hope. Though, if I recall, the Nexus One had what, a 5MP camera? The difference between enabling hidden modes of operation vs. actually physically increasing the level of detail the camera picks up is a big difference.

Second, as far as T-Mo's Optimus T having a better audio codec.. Do you mean voice phone call wise? I'm guessing you do. If that's the case, I'm also almost sure that we can't get it, due to technical differences between the way that the CDMA (what Sprint uses, and Verizon) and GSM (T-Mo & AT&T) phone systems break down/organize the transmission of voice data. It's been a long time since I dug into that, but last I recall, the protocols are different, and incompatible. Sorry.

Having said that - I commend you for wanting your phone to be capable of more than it currently is. It's when people think like that that we are led to find out just how far we can push the hardware.

I remember before Nexus S came out with the actual 720p recording update, people were able to modify something to allow the phone to do that.

Would it be possible for the Optimus S' hardwares to handle 720p recording? Also, I heard that the T-mobile version has a better audio codec in it, can we somehow get that on ours too?

Thanks!

 

[Tree Dude]

3.2MP translates to 2048?1536, more than enough resolution to do even 1080p. The problem is can the phone capture and process frames fast enough to actually record a video at that resolution? My guess is no. The camera on this phone is not very good to begin with (terrible low light pics), even if HD was possible I doubt it would produce a video significantly better in quality.

 

[apinkel]

Looking at other phones based on the msm7627, I don't see anything with hd resolution video capture (unlike the nexus S where other phones w the same chipset supported hd capture). I'm guessing the chipset either doesn't support hd video capture or the chipset doesn't have the horsepower to handle it.

There was one phone that supported 720x480 video capture that had the same chipset (but it appeared to have a different camera sensor), so SD capture might be worth investigating.

Also, for what it's worth I'm impressed with the pics from this phone. I had a droid X and the optimus beats the low light picture quality I got with that phone... which had an 8mp sensor (I miss the flash and HD video from that camera though).

 

[mike9670]

I wonder if someone can get the camera app from the Optimus-T/Vortex? tehn LG camera app seems nicer than the Froyo one on the S.