OPPO Find 5 Review
by Vivek Gowri on May 29, 2013 6:55 AM EST- Posted in
- Smartphones
- Qualcomm
- Mobile
- APQ8064
- OPPO Find 5
As mentioned previously, the sensor is capable of recording HDR video at 1080p. The HDR mode records video at 23.976 fps, with a bitrate of 10.8 Mbps H.264 base profile with one reference frame. A minute of 1080p24 HDR video takes up 78.4 MB of space. The standard, non-HDR setting records at 30fps and a 12.0 Mbps bitrate (also H.264 base), requiring 87.5 MB of storage per minute of video. In both cases, audio is recorded in 96 Kbps stereo.
Honestly, HDR makes a noticeable difference when taking video - you can look at the two video captures, taken back to back at the same intersection, to see how the narrow dynamic range of the sensor really affects the video quality of the non-HDR video sample. The first sample is with HDR.
The second sample, taken in the default non-HDR mode, is basically fully saturated, and you can see the brightness of the entire scene change depending on the colour of the cars passing by - for example, when a white car passes by, the car is very overexposed at first, then the entire picture darkens to account for the brightness of the car, and then lightens again when the car passes through the field of view. It’s makes for a very uneven-feeling video as a result, one that is quite sensitive to both the subject as well as any movement.
I honestly think that HDR should be the default video mode, the increase in video quality is easy to perceive even without detailed comparison. It’s a little bit unfortunate that HDR video recording is limited to 1080p24, since that framerate difference is one of the few downsides to always shooting in HDR (it’s also not the best for capturing fast movements, due to some artifacting in such situations.)
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Zandros - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
*side, dammit. Couldn't we edit these things before? :pjabber - Thursday, May 30, 2013 - link
Yes I'm left handed to write (but actually right handed for many other things) so for me having the phone in my right hand whilst I'm writing stuff down means the power button is perfect for my thumb.Having the button on the right side of the phone is perfect for lefties IMO.
Or maybe I just grew up in a working age when we used to make a lot of handwritten notes while talking on the phone.
Reikon - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
I'm right handed and almost always use my phone in my left hand to free up my right hand. It's also easier for one handed use since the menu/back button is usually on the top left, which I can easily press with my left thumb instead of stretching to reach it if held in my right hand.Panzerknacker - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
Strange, your findings in the review are quite different from other reviews:http://tweakers.net/reviews/3017/4/oppo-find-5-sch...
This is a review from the most reliable source that I know, they say the display is the best of all phones on the market today, they get completely different numbers than you guys.
As far as the button layout, I'm left handed and this phone has the best layout I have ever seen, just perfect. Also imo the looks are the best of any phone.
VivekGowri - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
Just based on the numbers, their panel looks slightly better than mine, but overall - good contrast ratio, neutral colour temperature, decently calibrated - how is that any different from what I said?mayankleoboy1 - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
Cant see any benchmarks on the CPU benchmarks page.tipoo - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
Which he explains on the CPU benchmarks page.VivekGowri - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
Oh, no, I just straight up forgot to put them there - that was a big miss by me, sorry guys.VivekGowri - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
Wait, no I didn't, they're there. Why aren't you seeing the benchmarks?tipoo - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - link
Huh, now I see them. I assumed since you said they were so similar you just didn't post them.