Video quality

[XDA_RealLifeReview]

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 ZTE Axon 7 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!

 

[Kietyo]

ZTE Axon 7 - One stop shop for video recording tests!

Entire Playlist

4K Video/Audio Recording Test - Playing "Dango Daikazoku" on Piano

4K Raw Footage

4K Raw Footage 2

1080p30fps Raw Footage

720p/1080p/4K Comparison Video

Slow Motion Video Reel

Stabilization Comparison

 

[wrek]

Slo Mo video reel is worthless as the framerates aren't labeled.
Here's a video of a goat drinking it's own urine at 1/12 speed. lol

 

[pOOBAH1973]

720p/1080p/4K Comparison Video

Just wondering why 4k looks so much better than 1080p, even when watched on a 1080p screen.
Almost as if they deliberately made video less than 4k look crap.

 

[karljens11]

I wish the audio quality was better. I found out that axon records audio at 96 kbps which is lower than other phones. I wish I can increase the bitrate for audio.

 

[Kietyo]

Just wondering why 4k looks so much better than 1080p, even when watched on a 1080p screen.
Almost as if they deliberately made video less than 4k look crap.

It has something to do with bitrate. LinusTechTips made a video about this but im not near a computer.

 

[adampdx]

These clips should not be listed as "raw". They should called ungraded or unedited. Too much confusion with RAW.

 

[tele_jas]

While the video itself it really nice, and the audio is great in regular settings.... In LOUD settings, such as a full, live band, you get a terrible mic clipping noise.

Here's an example

 

[aLexzkter]

Video of loud fireworks in Valencia:

 

[svsavic]

I have to set anti-banding to 50Hz (not to auto or 60Hz), there are a lot flickering.

 

[RobboW]

I took a video of starting and running my car after doing a lot of work to it and having it off the road for many weeks. I was very surprised at how well the mics picked up sound. As I moved around the front of the car, many different noises were easily identifiable and extremely clear. I shot it on the snap camera hd app instead of the stock camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlayB_vmkZk&feature=youtu.be

 

[RobboW]

Here's a short vid I took today. Cold start cycle on the car. The phone handles quite a lot of loudness pretty well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0ZRt3fzsOM

 

[RobboW]

I was messing around with the Axon 7 this afternoon. Fitted a phone mount at the top of my front windscreen in the car and took some footage whilst driving with the windows fully open. In all previous phones this resulted in really bad audio with wind noise and vibrations destroying what I would want to hear.
Pleased to say, the recorded audio with the A7 is shockingly good! It's loud and clear with great dynamic range and doesn't pull back with a sudden loud noise. Very real. Will install a crashcam app to see how that looks and sounds, although I have a fairly good dual camera crash cam installed already.
ZTE have implemented audio recording with the DAC very well but the mics must be better than average too.

 

[Androowner]

It has something to do with bitrate. LinusTechTips made a video about this but im not near a computer.

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