do phone cameras produce *hidef quality* video

[Sylar]

Thot id post here since this is kinda related to hidef quality videos.

Do phone cameras really produce hidef quality videos?
In HiDef there are 2 major resolutions out there, 720p (1280×720) & 1080p (1920x1080) at 16:9 ratio.
1080p video will fit exactly on a tv/screen whose natural resolution is 1080p. To get best quality, the source needs to be captured and stored at this resolution, not lesser.

When I watch HiDef movies on my 50" tv, i see the quality being really good which is produced by quality cameras. I was wondering how do phone cameras of the likes of S3, S4 compare when capturing a 1080p video. Or is it some sort of a marketing gimmick?

 

[Pyrrho]

A tiny video camera can produce real 1080p images, and they may be pretty good. However, the quality of the lens matters a great deal, as do other factors, such as lighting and contrast of the image being captured, etc.

Effectively, whether a camera is 1080p or 720p is analogous to telling you something (but not everything*) about the film in a film camera, and that is part of the question of how good the resulting images will be. So it is not simply a question of "marketing." But there are many other factors affecting the end result, and so you should not expect be able to capture the very best images with a camera like those you mention.

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*It is like telling you something about the film grain and size of the film, but does not tell you any other quality of the film.

 

[GranteedEV]

Resolution is only one aspect of picture or video quality - the digital aspect.

The analog aspect is where phone cameras are lacking.