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

Moto X (Gen 2): An Impressive Upgrade by Motorola

The successor of Moto X arrives after six months of its release in India. Motorola labeled it as Moto X (Gen 2) along with the Moto G (Gen 2) and Moto 360 smartwatch at an IFA 2014 event on Friday.

While announcing the smartphone, the company stressed that the new Moto X offers “pure style and pure performance”, but the pricing of the Moto X (Gen 2) has not been disclosed yet in India. Motorola confirmed that the smartphone will be made available on Flipkart.

The display on the second generation model is a 5.2-inch full HD 1080p screen with a density of 423 ppi, powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor along with 2GB of RAM.

Motorola has also upgraded the Moto X’s 10-megapixel camera to a 13-megapixel unit, which now has an f/2.25 lens and supports 4K video recording. There is also a dual-LED ring flash around the lens. There is a 2-megapixel front-facing camera capable of full-HD (1080p) video recording.

The new Moto X (Gen 2) runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat out of the box, and the company has confirmed it will roll out an Android L update in due course. It has been launched in two storage variants, 16GB and 32GB, but there is no microSD card slot for expansion.

The notifications on the Moto X (Gen 2) can be expanded by pulling down with two fingers. It comes preloaded with multiple Google apps and also includes four of Motorola’s own apps – Motorola Migrate, Moto Display, Motorola Assist, and Motorola Alert. The Moto X (Gen 2) also ships with a “turbo charger” that adds 8 hours of battery life to the Moto X after charging the phone for just 15 minutes.

The company did announce the US pricing of the device which is $499.99 (roughly Rs. 30,114) for an unlocked 16GB unit and $99 on-contract respectively.

 

 

 

Moto X (Gen 2): An Impressive Upgrade by Motorola