What video quality option do you use when recording on your phone?
We’ve seen great strides in smartphone video quality over the years, from standard definition in the late 2000s to FHD and even 4K recording in the early 2010s. In fact, it’s not uncommon to find flagship phones with 8K recording capabilities these days.
We wonder what video quality setting is quality Android authority Readers actually use it when they record video. Are you aiming for the highest possible resolution, are you prioritizing the frame rate or are you still shooting at the lowest possible resolution? Let us know by taking our survey below!
I like the idea of using 4K / 60fps recording which still gives me a lot of resolution without sacrificing the frame rate. But my daily driver is the Vivo X60 Pro Plus and its ultra-stable video mode only hits 1080p / 60fps, while the 4K and 8K modes felt choppier in my experience. So I stick to 1080p / 60fps mode instead.
I can also see some people adopting 8K video footage as it is possible to treat this quality option like a burst photo mode and extract ~ 33MP frames from clips. The downside, however, is that you get huge file sizes.
We’ve also seen video quality vary on some phones depending on the camera, with some devices offering 8K recording on the primary shooter but dropping to 4K / 60fps on the ultra-wide shooter. When you are in this camp, just choose the option that you use the most. Are you using a completely different option like 4K at 24fps or 6K recording? Then vote for “other” and leave a comment below.
