Feb 24, 2010
Video test (outdoor HD): iPhone 3GS vs Samsung NV8 (compact camera)
A comparison between the video quality of the iphone 3GS and the Samsung NV8 compact camera. Both video clips are in their original resolutions. 3GS: 640×480, 30fps, H.264, .MOV NV8: 640×480, 30fps, MPEG-4, .AVI


Bad thing with iPhone camera is the software, not the hardware or “megapixel”. Just like iSight on MB/pro. The OS always trying to balance (auto adjust) brightness/contrast. iPhone users can’t take control of it. (thank God there’s iGlasses app for iSight).
Try take a picture of black on white drawing from your computer screen. You can’t! Now adjust the computer brightness, and notice the iPhone is trying to adjust it too!
IMO, the camera auto adjust in iPhone is ultra crap.
very nice comparison (esp with the sound swap) !!
thanks for posting !!
even for PICTURE quality – it is not all about the MP count !! — even more so for VIDEO quality. The lens size and quality, the autofocus accuracy, the white balance, the compression (esp for video) — ALL play a very important role as well as the MP count.
iPhone 3Gs has a better focus on close objects but it’s video quality is not good enough S:
iphone 3gs isn’t good in low light settings
audio is way better on iPhone 3GS, overall i prefer iPhone 3GS’s camera
You can clearly hear that the Samsung NV8 picks up audio better
its the samsung innov8?
the 3GS camera stacks up pretty well as far as cellphone cameras are concerned, and good upclose focus, but the samsung is better no contest with the exception of the upclose plant shot.
very impressive!!! the iphone colours at 0:35 are better than samsung camera!!!
well the samsung is clearly better video quality but it picks up too much sound
Hey I have a video test of my iphone 3gS on my channel aswell and it would be great if you would check it out. I also have a more extensive video review of it in different settings in the works so stay tuned. im just waiting to get editing software for windows that can edit both .MOV and .AVI.. What did you use to edit this and was it on a mac or pc? Thanks
QuickTime Pro would be your answer, otherwise go for Adobe Premiere Pro.
ok thanks ya i was looking into adobe.
it’s amazing
both look good i love the iphone
all already know that iphone’s camera not really good. recording or still image are suck.
buttttt!!!! if u talk about PERFORMANCE…fast interface..REAL MULTI TOUCH phone.. yeah.. ofcoz Apple iPhone. coz i phone has been build for people who looking for fast performance. not camera.
Of course, the iphone 3g s camera isn’t the importest thing of this phone. But i hope, the iphone 4G (or what else it will be named) has a better cam, HD video recording or something.
The iphone 3G S was “just” an update for the 3G. The 4G will be the next generation of mobile phones.
the still-camera in the iPhone 3GS is not that bad .. the auto focus feature added works very well, and you can focus and adjust the light anywhere you touch on the screen .. for a cellphone, that’s not too bad : )
The iPhone 3gs might not have the best video camera in the world, but it’s by far the best mobile phone camera i have ever owned!!
samsung wins sadly ):
then ur a very poor person =(
The iPhone is built to be a phone. For a phone, that ain’t bad at all. Good comparison!
Iphone vs Camera…!! Compare Camera vs Camera…??
samsung>>>
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