2023-06-26 11:00:00
At a recent family reunion, my dad showed off a series of videos he recorded while on a trip to Las Vegas. One scene in particular, panning from casino to casino as he cruised the Strip, caught most people’s attention. The movement was noticeably smoother than other footage he had recorded, making the neon-lit signs on every street corner all the more legible.
He was just as surprised as the rest of us. Either his hands were secretly made of steel, or his nearly four-year-old iPhone 11 was still very, very capable.
It’s probably thanks to that last reason (sorry, Dad), because to a trained eye it was clear that the video was recorded at 60 frames per second (fps).
By default, smartphones record at 30 frames per second, which is enough to produce everyday video. In fact, most movies and digital content are captured at 24 or 30 frames per second. Naturally, car chase scenes and camera shake are much more spectacular.
But if you want the smoothest videos, especially if your smartphone is the only camera you have, here’s how to go to 60 frames per second.
How to change your smartphone’s video recording settings?
1. Change Video Recording Settings on iPhone
It’s only in the past few years that Apple has finally moved camera settings from the iPhone into the camera app itself, making changing settings like the number of very simple frames per second. This is why I suspect my dad inadvertently went from 30 to 60 frames per second when recording his videos.
To change the frames per second setting, you must first switch from Photo mode to Video mode. Then, in the upper right corner, touch between 30 and 60 to adjust the number of frames captured per second.
For even more clarity, you can switch between HD recording (1080p resolution) and 4K recording by tapping on this label as well.
2. Change video recording settings on Android
On an Android device, open the camera app and switch to video mode. Then tap on recording settings to open a list of resolutions and frames per second values.
As on the iPhone, default video recordings should be set to HD (1080p) at 30 frames per second. For smoother capture, set the frame rate to 60.
Why not always record at 60 frames per second?
There is one major downside to recording at 60fps rather than 30fps and that is file size. Because your phone captures twice as many frames, 60fps videos take up more storage space, and there’s often a recording time limit if you upgrade to 4K.
So if you’re limited on internal memory or cloud storage, or if you don’t plan on backing up your videos to a hard drive, I’d recommend being more frugal (and more careful ) when recording videos at a higher frame rate.
Source : “ZDNet.com”
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