Middle of the road vs. which devices? Seems as good or better than any mobile device output I've seen so far. Maybe other 1080p devices (this isn't the first) are comparable, I just haven't seen it.
And the bit about shaky shots seems like a misplaced criticism of the cinematography. I don't think Google is trying to put this up for an Oscar: they're showing of their phone. But agreed: it's hard to hold those tiny devices steady. :)
When would having a blown-out 1080p video be preferable to a 720p video with good dynamic range? I can make a 4K video camera on a phone if it doesn't have to actually work :)
That's not a reply to the question, though. If this is device's video capture is "middle of the road" where does the high end lie? Are there better demos out there from other manufacturers? If not, why?
Exactly. For any device with that much bandwidth of video data and CPU processing power all within the width of a few millimeters I'd say that's amazing.
And the bit about shaky shots seems like a misplaced criticism of the cinematography. I don't think Google is trying to put this up for an Oscar: they're showing of their phone. But agreed: it's hard to hold those tiny devices steady. :)