Motorola shows off Moto X’s 4K recording capabilities through a video captured by strapping it to a Drone

Moto X (Gen 2) was released by Motorola in September this year and is an impressive upgrade over the original Moto X. Its primary camera has been upgraded to 13Mp capable of Ultra HD 4K (3830 x 2160p) video recording.

Motorola is now showcasing the 4K video shooting capabilities of the Moto X’s camera through a new video.  The company gave the Moto X (gen 2) smartphone to a professional drone operator who strapped it to the drone and took it for a ride over San Francisco. The smartphone’s camera captured aerial 4K video where its features such as auto-exposure and auto-focus also did a great job taking some great footage in both light as well as dark areas.

Since the Moto X weighs much less than the DSLR camera that is usually used, the drone’s flight was 5 times longer. Motorola has edited some of the captured footage in 2K (1080p) and posted the video.

In the video shown below, you can see the stunning 4K imagery captured by the Moto X’s camera in the San Francisco Bay area:

 

 

You can see some behind the scene shots here:

Source Motorola Blog

Via PhoneArena

Motorola shows off Moto X’s 4K recording capabilities through a video captured by strapping it to a Drone

Vizzywig 4K for iPhone5S costs $1000

Vizzywig 4K, the video capturing and editing app for iPhone is pricing at USD1000. The app was built to turn an iPhone 5S into a 4K motion video camera and it also has editing feature. It was created by Michael Zaletel from i4software. The creator has a lot of experience using 4K video camera, he is a member of a forum called RedUser.net, and it is a forum for owners and users of RED 4K, 5K and 6K cameras. Therefore, he understands how expensive it is to buy and maintain a 4K camera as well as creating a full editing and distribution workflow for it.

Vizzywig 4K is targeted at video professionals who want to be able to shoot a quick video and send it immediately to client for review or just to upload it to youtube as a portfolio. The apps capture full 4K resolution photos (3840 x 2160 pixels) at 24 photos per second.  It also capture audio soundtrack separately. It operates at a data rate of 576 megabits per second and there should be a lot of space available in the device to store the movies.

The app user interface is similar to the less-expensive HD version of Vizzywig app (selling at USD29.99). However, there are some improvements on the setting. There are a few things that can be adjusted, such as the session and multi-camera resolution from 4K downwards, the quality of individual JPG images that was captured, frame rate, 4K export quality (default is 75 Mbps). Lastly, the user can also add titles, transitions, scrolling credits and even background music.

 

Vizzywig 4K for iPhone5S costs $1000

Blackberry Passport may support 4K video recording soon

Canadian tech major Blackberry is launching its new flagship, the BlackBerry Passport this month. A new report suggests that the BlackBerry is testing out the 4K video recording feature on its Passport phone. However, this feature will not be available on the device at the time of its launch in September.

According to CrackBerry, if the testing is successful, then the 4K video recording feature will be added to the BlackBerry Passport along with the BlackBerry 10.3.1 OS update. This information has been shared by @DHabkirk on Twitter. He has also posted a screenshot supporting the claim.

New 4K Device Screen Support in 10.3.1? No. 4K Video Recording on the Passport, yes. pic.twitter.com/juVQ04tP4o

— DHabkirk (@DHabkirk) August 29, 2014

Previously leaked specs indicate that the BlackBerry Passport will have a 13MP primary rear camera with auto-focus, optical image stabilization, f/2.0 lens, back side illumination and an LED Flash. The camera will have 1080p HD video recording at 60fps, 6DOF video stabilization, 5x digital zoom, continuous and touch to focus, and image stabilization.

The addition of 4K video capture feature to the BlackBerry Passport is not really surprising as the camera module in the device has been rumored to support 4K.  A few months back, BlackBerry had mentioned on its blackberry.icanmakeitbetter.com site that it was toying with the idea of adding the 4K video format to the smartphone.

You can have a look at the video below to see the BlackBerry Passport in action at 1080p:

Blackberry Passport may support 4K video recording soon