My first video - A Note 9 (exynos) review from a regular user's perspective - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion

Hi guys.. i made my first video for YouTube. Have been reviewing phones for a while but for 3rd parties.
This time did my own thing.
Please have a look and share your feedback.. do you guys like it?
Starting small and looking for your feedback.
Thanks
Review link below
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I like the video generally, a much better job than I could do. :good:
2 points (they are my opinions only remember haha);
1) when you do the photo comparisons section, the music/ theme of the review seems to suddenly change, and then change back. It doesn't flow.
2) Again, in the photo comparison section, all the photos are pixelated. You get an overall idea of image comparison, but pixelated images are a shame!
Top man for doing it though, keep on keeping on!

crazy88 said:
I like the video generally, a much better job than I could do. :good:
2 points (they are my opinions only remember haha);
1) when you do the photo comparisons section, the music/ theme of the review seems to suddenly change, and then change back. It doesn't flow.
2) Again, in the photo comparison section, all the photos are pixelated. You get an overall idea of image comparison, but pixelated images are a shame!
Top man for doing it though, keep on keeping on!
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Thanks for your kind feedback.. I'm still learning the editing tricks and will try to update the camera comparison shots with better quality output.. your point is valid about the music too.. blame it on my poor editing knowledge.. I'll learn and do it better in the next one for sure!
Thanks again!

rohit.sadhwani said:
Thanks for your kind feedback.. I'm still learning the editing tricks and will try to update the camera comparison shots with better quality output.. your point is valid about the music too.. blame it on my poor editing knowledge.. I'll learn and do it better in the next one for sure!
Thanks again!
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when you add music tracks, do it after cutting or adding to the video...

I didn't see all of it yet, but what I saw looked pretty good. I noticed the pixelated photos too, so would be good if you can fix that. Personally I would say make them fill the screen more too, even if you have to crop them to do them both together, or one after the other.
Another very small point, but when you're sat in front of the camera on the steps, there's too much sky. It is a small point, but it's a pet peeve of mine, usually from people taking photos. They put the head in the centre of the shot and end up with loads of sky or ceiling ?
Love that you have a proper/half decent mic though, so many reviewers don't bother about audio.

I like it!

bober10113 said:
when you add music tracks, do it after cutting or adding to the video...
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I'll make sure of this and will work harder on the next one.. really happy to see some feedback from the community! Motivates me!!

whips said:
I like it!
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Thank you so much! Appreciate your support!

AndyCr15 said:
I didn't see all of it yet, but what I saw looked pretty good. I noticed the pixelated photos too, so would be good if you can fix that. Personally I would say make them fill the screen more too, even if you have to crop them to do them both together, or one after the other.
Another very small point, but when you're sat in front of the camera on the steps, there's too much sky. It is a small point, but it's a pet peeve of mine, usually from people taking photos. They put the head in the centre of the shot and end up with loads of sky or ceiling ?
Love that you have a proper/half decent mic though, so many reviewers don't bother about audio.
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This is amazing.. amazing feedback. I'll make note of your feedback and will work on it in my next video.
About the mic.. starting slow as all good things are quite expensive but hopefully will increase the equipment standard in coming videos.

bober10113 said:
when you add music tracks, do it after cutting or adding to the video...
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Thanks for the tip.. will work on it too

I like it. I watched the whole video and can say well done. Keep up the good work. The thing that got me was the title "Don't buy the Note 9". I was like ugh here we go a hater video. Quite the opposite.

Misterxtc said:
I like it. I watched the whole video and can say well done. Keep up the good work. The thing that got me was the title "Don't buy the Note 9". I was like ugh here we go a hater video. Quite the opposite.
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Thanks a lot for your feedback.. appreciate your support! All these things will help me a lot to bring out better content!

Great review still doing research about this phone xd

marko94 said:
Great review still doing research about this phone xd
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Thank you.. appreciate your support!

crazy88 said:
I like the video generally, a much better job than I could do. :good:
2 points (they are my opinions only remember haha);
1) when you do the photo comparisons section, the music/ theme of the review seems to suddenly change, and then change back. It doesn't flow.
2) Again, in the photo comparison section, all the photos are pixelated. You get an overall idea of image comparison, but pixelated images are a shame!
Top man for doing it though, keep on keeping on!
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Hey.. i made another review on S10+ and have considered your feedback.
Thanks for your support once again.
You can watch the new video here
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AndyCr15 said:
I didn't see all of it yet, but what I saw looked pretty good. I noticed the pixelated photos too, so would be good if you can fix that. Personally I would say make them fill the screen more too, even if you have to crop them to do them both together, or one after the other.
Another very small point, but when you're sat in front of the camera on the steps, there's too much sky. It is a small point, but it's a pet peeve of mine, usually from people taking photos. They put the head in the centre of the shot and end up with loads of sky or ceiling ?
Love that you have a proper/half decent mic though, so many reviewers don't bother about audio.
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Hi Andy.. i made one more video on S10+
Do watch if you have time and let me know what you feel about this one
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Well done. Great attitude. I hope you had something under it when you dropped it..lol but again very well done.
Sent from my SM-N935F Note FE

I would say really good review. At one point I thought the transitions were getting a little much, but it's only a small thing and might not bother most people. I missed you talking to the camera yourself though

Misterxtc said:
I like it. I watched the whole video and can say well done. Keep up the good work. The thing that got me was the title "Don't buy the Note 9". I was like ugh here we go a hater video. Quite the opposite.
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Hey i did the S10 plus review.. if you have time then do watch it and share your feedback please.
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AndyCr15 said:
I would say really good review. At one point I thought the transitions were getting a little much, but it's only a small thing and might not bother most people. I missed you talking to the camera yourself though
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You're a great person Andy and i really appreciate you taking out time to watch and give feedback.
I will include myself talking to the camera in the next one!
Thank you!

Related

[Q] "Curtain lock screen" -dev needed

Hiya!
One night i was playing too much on my phone, and it caused me to have a dream about it. In that dream I had a great lock screen, which actually came from the "smart life" video. It should be on your phone as well, but if not, I post a youtube link here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaSRP4jGvVo
Check the video at 0:40....
Does anybody gets what I mean?
I'd be happy to see this as a lock screen, and let's say the lock screen background would be different. Or blurred a bit.
Unfortunately I'm not a dev, but I'd really give money for this one!!
Who else likes the idea and would pay for it? It might motivate some devs
Definately doable but I don't see it happening as a developer would probably have to model and animate the effect in 3D which is a lot of work. There might be some similar open source graphical design that may be ported, I don't know.
But a very cool idea, though.
Yes, I was thinking about this as well, but there must be a template somewhere! If not, than get a camera, do it in real life, record it, and do the math on the pc. Not sure how it works, just trying to find a solution.
Please somebody!!!! We are waiting for it!
You all may want to take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrdrBefMAEc
A physics cloth-based interface for Meego! Obviously not as productive as regular 2D interfaces, but looks like a fun interface.
Wow, not bad at all! Wish we could see something like that on our SGS!
Bump!Bump!Bump!
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Bump!Bump!Bump!
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You can stop doing that as well as waiting for this to happen. This would require massive amounts of programming as well as implementing of entirely new api, etc.
Not gonna happen in next few years.
dupel said:
You can stop doing that as well as waiting for this to happen. This would require massive amounts of programming as well as implementing of entirely new api, etc.
Not gonna happen in next few years.
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Sad to hear this mate... The lock mechanism is already out, the only problem would be with the curtain itself. Well, let's leave it open for a week or so, don't let be forgiven so early!

Projector from our HD2

So I was searching online and I found this way of making a portable mobile projector...can surely use with our HD2..now I havent tested this myself but based on past experiences with lenses and lights...it surely looks promising..check the video below !
Very basic version was promising
I found one of those old portable microfiche type things a while ago, the really cheap plastic kids toy variety, and tried using the lens in that to get a good image. I've got to say i didn't have a lot of luck, as to get the correct focus the image was tiny, but the brightnes was surprisingly good- in a pitch black room you could see that a good focus would give you a visible image of a decent size. I guess if you used two lenses, one to direct all the light from the screen forwards and one to focus the final image you could get a good result?
backlashsid said:
So I was searching online and I found this way of making a portable mobile projector...can surely use with our HD2..now I havent tested this myself but based on past experiences with lenses and lights...it surely looks promising..check the video below !
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What magnifying glass did you use?
5X/10X/24X? Any recommendations?
I'm quite impressed with the idea and plan on starting to collect some stuff for this DIY project. Lemme know if you made any improvements to your projector after making the video.. Thanks for sharing
WOW that is an impressive idea
Wow, pretty awesome.
Ok GUYS !!! I tried this....and it works...i used a pretty big magnyfying glass and the result was pretty good...i was able to get a screen size of bout 19-22 inches !!
pics or vid please
backlashsid said:
Ok GUYS !!! I tried this....and it works...i used a pretty big magnyfying glass and the result was pretty good...i was able to get a screen size of bout 19-22 inches !!
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Do you mind posting pics or videos of it?
shahul_555 said:
Do you mind posting pics or videos of it?
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i dont have it anymore..gave it to a friend ! results are ok !! not HD !!
Just google pico projector". Like $250.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

[Q] Owners Camera Performance Opinions

I've got this phone on on order from 3 to replace my One X. A bit gutted about the bootloader situation but there you go...
I've tried the XZ for at least 15 minutes in the 3 store and I'm more than happy with the screen/viewing angles, performance, UI etc. and I feel reassured from another thread in XDA that the battery will be at least no worse than my one x.
The unanswered question for me is the camera.
I'd hugely appreciate it if some of you guys who already have it would be prepared to share their thoughts.
The reviews are mixed to say the least.
Thanks in advance guys and gals!!
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Thanks, thats really useful
justgotusedto1.1 said:
Thanks, thats really useful
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What is it you want to know about the camera though?
xl VipeR lx said:
What is it you want to know about the camera though?
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Just real world use. I've read all of the reviews and they seem to range from dreadful to good. I'm looking for decent photos but I'm not really fussy so I was hoping that the people who already have the phone could confirm if they were happy or not.
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justgotusedto1.1 said:
Just real world use. I've read all of the reviews and they seem to range from dreadful to good. I'm looking for decent photos but I'm not really fussy so I was hoping that the people who already have the phone could confirm if they were happy or not.
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i've read all the reviews in the first 3 or 4 pages on google...
no one puts the camera in "cons" section, the worse one sais that is aligned to last year flagships, and that is not "entusiastic", others say it's very good, others excellent...
no one says dreadful or crap about it
i would see at gsmarena pics, those are made in same conditions on all phones, so it's a valid measurement system, others are just "ambient dependant" and "photographer" dependant...
Thanks for the reply, I was really looking for feedback from anyone who actually had the phone and a few days experience if possible.
hey. i got my phone till yesterday and did a few shots here and there. i cant really compare to anything spec related, since my last phone was a SGS2,
and i am by no means a camera enthusiast.
what can i say, i like the quality^^ the videos look snappy, the pictures too, so theres that. not really helpfull at all, but im surely not disappointed if this means anything to you.
NOT sent from my Xperia Z - but felt like bragging
edit: one function i really like is the automatic mode detection, puts on macro if you need it and so on. the panorama mode is nice and fast and the focus is accurate and fast too.
Phorgasmic said:
hey. i got my phone till yesterday and did a few shots here and there. i cant really compare to anything spec related, since my last phone was a SGS2,
and i am by no means a camera enthusiast.
what can i say, i like the quality^^ the videos look snappy, the pictures too, so theres that. not really helpfull at all, but im surely not disappointed if this means anything to you.
NOT sent from my Xperia Z - but felt like bragging
edit: one function i really like is the automatic mode detection, puts on macro if you need it and so on. the panorama mode is nice and fast and the focus is accurate and fast too.
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Thanks Mate, that's exactly what I was after :good:
Go to Youtube and find this video: Xperia Z Vs iPhone 5 - SHOOTOUT - Which is Best?
Hope it can help you.

[Q] front facing camera distortion

I just purchased my new HTC one and I love it, it's a remarkable phone. However I have found something that seems rather odd. When using the front facing camera, if you are not centered in the field of view, you are distorted and stretched out. This could be an effect of the wide angle lens, but I am not sure. I just want to be sure I do not have a defective unit and should try to return it. I have attached two pictures, one with myself in the center of the shot, and the other with myself in the bottom of the shot showing the distortion I am talking about.
Thanks for your help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2117
Brave man. Putting pictures of yourself on the internet (even in the name of science). Pretty soon there's going to be the evanogrady meme generator.
Anyway mine does the exact same thing. I'm just not as secure as you to prove it with pictures.
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Mine does the same thing, seems like the nature of wide-angle lenses. You have to get it as far away from you as possible and aim it dead center...
LOL, I was considering not posting the pictures, but felt like it was necessary to properly explain my point haha.
& I'm glad it's not just my unit doing this, I was watching videos of the front facing camera online and none of them had the level of distortion that my camera is showing!
Maybe a test image of a square grid would be useful
BenPope said:
Maybe a test image of a square grid would be useful
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Good idea! This is the best I could do, a little awkward trying to take the shot with the front!
evanogrady said:
Good idea! This is the best I could do, a little awkward trying to take the shot with the front!
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It might be solved with newer software
I hope, I guess

What happened to Beauty Mode (skin smoothing) on the front and rear cameras???

I really needed this feature! I get that some people didn't like it, but all you had to do was turn it off! This is why we can't have nice things...
Lol you must be joking.
Checkout in gallery edit image options. May be they've put something similar there. So that after you've made a picture, you could edit it with similar or the same effect. I haven't searched myself. And in the pervious phones I haven't used the thing you've mentioned, but I have seen it and only tested it out and it was nice. And indeed it worked very well.
haircut123 said:
Lol you must be joking.
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No, I'm not actually.
tiho5 said:
Checkout in gallery edit image options. May be they've put something similar there. So that after you've made a picture, you could edit it with similar or the same effect. I haven't searched myself. And in the pervious phones I haven't used the thing you've mentioned, but I have seen it and only tested it out and it was nice. And indeed it worked very well.
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Samsung's beauty mode was the best, I've tried all the 3rd party apps in Play, they aren't as good and they're loaded with ads! Not only could beauty mode do skin smoothing, it also did face shape correction because the front cam was so wide it distorts your face.
Neo3D said:
I really needed this feature! I get that some people didn't like it, but all you had to do was turn it off! This is why we can't have nice things...
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Neo3D said:
Samsung's beauty mode was the best, I've tried all the 3rd party apps in Play, they aren't as good and they're loaded with ads! Not only could beauty mode do skin smoothing, it also did face shape correction because the front cam was so wide it distorts your face.
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With all due respect May i ask why do you want to take pics of yourself ?why would you want to make your skin look fake and smooth.?I really don't understand why people want to take photos of themselves. Its ever So narsasiscic taking pics of one's self I would never do that.imo there should not be a front facing camera on mobile phones it's silly,people are in love with themselves these days smh
haircut123 said:
With all due respect May i ask why do you want to take pics of yourself ?why would you want to make your skin look fake and smooth.?I really don't understand why people want to take photos of themselves. Its ever So narsasiscic taking pics of one's self I would never do that.imo there should not be a front facing camera on mobile phones it's silly,people are in love with themselves these days smh
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LOL, maybe she looks better than you. ? I do online videos for product tests and that's the only time I've uver used a front camera. I don't understand the selfie fascination but I guess it's an age thing.
Tel864 said:
LOL, maybe she looks better than you. I do online videos for product tests and that's the only time I've uver used a front camera. I don't understand the selfie fascination but I guess it's an age thing.
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Lol I doubt that ha ha.anyway its just weird taking pics of yourself to stare at and admire it's too much ha ha .what a vain bloody world we live in

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