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 Xiaomi Mi 9 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!

 

[justficksel]

Coming from a Mi Mix 2S I can not stress enough how great the Video quality is on this Phone. Smooth 60FPS in a 4K Video and very fast and crisp autofocus makes this camera a joy.

 

[cd993]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kE1YdfFzzhJZKdLAA

 

[potblack2win]

The Mi 9 does suffer from judder in 4K 30fps which are a result of missed frames.

This has also been confirmed on dxomark review

Hopefully this can be fixed in a software update

 

[Gokh]

The Mi 9 does suffer from judder in 4K 30fps which are a result of missed frames.

This has also been confirmed on dxomark review

Hopefully this can be fixed in a software update

Yeah, a lot of my 4k 30 fps videos have this problem

 

[potblack2win]

Yeah, a lot of my 4k 30 fps videos have this problem

We need to hit up the xiaomi forum and get some confirmations on my thread.

https://en.miui.com/thread-6006991-1-1.html

Register and reply back to the thread and give a confirmation that you experience the same issue. This will make them investigate the issue

A video recorded by me from Xiaomi Store in London in 4K 30fps with stabilisation (judder / dropped frames)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYCKvPU-ir4

 

[johnnyman25]

I have same issue with my brand new mi9..

 

[potblack2win]

I have same issue with my brand new mi9..

For some reason the videos look worse on YouTube then on my 4K Samsung TV. This may due to the way YouTube processes those dropped frames, during its conversion process.

This needs to be fixed as its a big disappointment.

The Snapdragon 855 has more than enough power to handle 4K at 30fps with AI stabilisation but the Mi 9 lack of OIS could be the reason why it struggles during panning

 

[RedWave31]

The video is EXTREMELY SHAKY - EIS seems nonexistant.
- Audio is 14/20 (concert recording ok, quieter scenes a bit less nice)

EDIT:
- This is due to limitations on 4K60
- EIS is good on 4K30 - but then there are dropped frames.

 

[Androidzor]

I dislike the EIS implementation of Xiaomi (so called stabilization) on the Mi 9. It crops the image and you loose sharpness over stabilization. If you turn it off you also have a wider view.
My other phone (Mi 9 SE) the EIS is less agressive, so the crop is less perhaps due to the lesser cpu. The actual image looks better because it is sharper, detailed and has a wider view. The problem is that EIS causes judder when panning because the software is not optimized and more judder with lesser cpu. I actually prefer that they implemented the EIS on the Mi 9 with less cropping.
Strange is that I disable stabilization on both Mi 9 and Mi 9 SE but the video is still sharper and more detailed on the Mi 9 SE.

 

[meroupow]

I dislike the EIS implementation of Xiaomi (so called stabilization) on the Mi 9. It crops the image and you loose sharpness over stabilization. E.

To be noted that now Gcam supports EIS in 4k 30 fps and 60 fps with much less cropping.

 

[leledumbo]

To be noted that now Gcam supports EIS in 4k 30 fps and 60 fps with much less cropping.

The stabilization is not as slider smooth as MIUI cam, though. I'd still prefer to disable EIS and have my gimbal for serious video recording.

 

[AdrixStrife]

Its excellent actually thanks to the new GCAM mod by urnyx05. It supports 100Mbits 4K 60fps videos with working video stabilization!! Working video stabilization on 4k 60fps is really uncommon. Non of the flagships have it nor even iPhones support it.

 

[leledumbo]

Its excellent actually thanks to the new GCAM mod by urnyx05. It supports 100Mbits 4K 60fps videos with working video stabilization!! Working video stabilization on 4k 60fps is really uncommon. Non of the flagships have it nor even iPhones support it.

Actually, many of today's flagship can stabilize [email protected] including but not limited to iPhone 11 series, Samsung S20 series, even OPPO Find X2 Pro can do it as well. Xiaomi isn't left behind as Mi 10 series can do it, unfortunately as typical Xiaomi, they don't backport many features to older devices.

 

[clclcl]

Its excellent actually thanks to the new GCAM mod by urnyx05. It supports 100Mbits 4K 60fps videos with working video stabilization!! Working video stabilization on 4k 60fps is really uncommon. Non of the flagships have it nor even iPhones support it.

Hi, can you please point out which version of the GCam you're talking about? I've been looking for ways to get at least 1080p 60fps with EIS on my Mi9 but no luck so far..

 

[leledumbo]

Hi, can you please point out which version of the GCam you're talking about? I've been looking for ways to get at least 1080p 60fps with EIS on my Mi9 but no luck so far..

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-urnyx05/