HTC Hero sample video

Talk about déjà vu Sure, the HTC Hero features a 5 megapixel camera, but compared to the 3 megapixel camera on other HTC devices, its just more of the same!

But Im not complaining if it aint broke, dont fix it :)

Like the T-Mobile G1, the Magic, and the Touch Pro, the resulting pictures (slide show) are quite nice. Low-light performance is decent, and so is exposure, but colors are a bit muted, and I was expecting more detail from the increased resolution.

Like the Touch Pro2 and the iPhone 3GS, the Hero camera supports touch-to-focus, but Id still prefer a dedicated two-stage camera button. The macro is very good, requiring no user intervention, but there is no flash.

Video recording is extremely disappointing for a modern 5 megapixel camera. Resolution is limited to 352×288 pixels (CIF), and frame rate to about 15 fps. This is particularly unfortunate since the Hero provides initial auto-focus like the iPhone 3GS and Nokia N900.

Heres a sample video.

For more information, visit http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/pictures-taken-with-the-htc-hero/

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Science & Technology

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• tnkgrl
• cameraphone
• Hero
• sanfrancisco
• potrerohill

[gerygrey]

Megapixel isn't a measure of anything. It is only a marketing bullshit.

BTW this video is a piece of shit, i would expect much better quality from a $600 phone in 2009.

[qrpkgrl]

Yeah I know all about the megapixel myth - do you know how many cameraphones I've reviewed in my life? Check my blog, it's linked in my profile.

Most 5 megapixel cameraphones can handle 640x480 video recording at 30 fpt, while this is crap. that was my point.

Oh and duh :)

[xl10nsXh3artx]

Guys it's a freaking phone of course it's kind of bad if u have enough money to buy an htc hero I think u would have enough money to get a point and shoot camcorder jeeze stop complaining

[GUMMYBEAYUH]

BTW, this video looks amazing to me. I'm about to get a Spring HERO, and I'm coming from a Treo 650, so it's a huge leap in my personal experience. I was leaning towards the Instinct HD because of the 720p Video Recording ability, but the HERO simply has so much more going for it.

[GUMMYBEAYUH]

5MP is for Still Photographs, not Video.

[nyc3650]

Frame rate looked like laggy. You can't impress people with this kind of

video frame rate. There're converter to make framerate more smooth but it frames rate it's not recommended.

[kav0r]

not really 5mp..the audio sucks too...n97 got a real mp

[goblacklist]

hi thx for this video ! :)