REVIEW | Samsung Fascinate Mobile Phone Sound and Camcorder Application

Android "Voice recorder" application could be used to record sound on the phone.The screen capture of voice recorder app and Pandora app for music on the phone is shown below
A sound recording was made using the voice recorder of the music playing on the Pandora application.




Another slightly longer recording example is here




Samsung Fascinate allows good quality sound recording by using simple "Voice Recording" application.

Samsung Fascinate also includes an excellent Camcorder function as part of Camera application that allows video recording at multiple resolutions with several useful settings to improve the video quality.

The complete video recording application's menu details are shown in the picture below

From SAmsung Fascinate Miscellaneous Pictures

The videos can be recorded in five different resolutions as shown in the image above. Other useful adjustments to the video recording can be made by selecting some of the menu items shown in the picture.

Some of the sample videos of the local park at different resolutions and at different locations during the day time

Video Recording Using Samsung Fascinate 720x480 | Mill Creek Park Youngstown, Ohio

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Video Recording Using Samsung Fascinate 1280x720 | Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Video Recording Using Samsung Fascinate 720x480 | Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Video Recording Using Samsung Fascinate 1280x720| Mill Creek Park Youngstown, Ohio

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value



Video Recording Using Samsung Fascinate 720x480 | Mill Creek Park Youngstown, Ohio

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Video Recording Using Samsung Fascinate 1280X720 | Mill Creek Park Youngstown, Ohio

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


The video quality is very good. In fact for the nature videos there is not much gain in the picture quality when shooting in higher resolution mode except it creates large file sizes that may create problem while sharing through mobile wireless connection.

Video recording during night time

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Same recording at 720P

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Both videos are of very good quality.

A video recording of computer screen

Video recording of computer screen at 720x480

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Video recording of computer screen at 1280x 720

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Higher resolution recording improves the readability of the screen test.

These recordings show a good quality video recording. They show that Samsung Fascinate can be used make decent computer screen copies. As expected computer screen text is more readable in higher resolution video.

Here is another example where an advertisement for jeans showing Megan Fox was played on the computer screen and it was recorded in two different resolutions

Video recording at 720x480

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Video recording at 1280x720

Change to higher resolution video playback by clicking at the bottom bar showing resolution while video is playing and choosing the higher value


Again both videos show good quality recording with higher resolution video having a slight edge. What however is interesting is that it allows to create copies of videos directly from computer display saving some complicated steps to screen capture a video.

The above examples show that Samsung Fascinate mobile phone can create high quality audio and video content. Just for this reason alone the phone is highly recommended.

For complete review of the Phone please also read "Review :Samsung Fascinate Mobile Phone" Part One