The Android platform gives OEM’s the ability to Blake in their own touch with features, functionalities of their own based on the segment it is targeting. I mean there are a set of features that are specifically designed to flagships, and other designed for mid-range. One such feature that we have seen on flagships is the ability to record slow-motion videos. While thanks to the community support and modding, some features are tickled down to budget and mid-range phones, the awesome slow-motion capabilities are more or less retained to flagships.
For those unaware, slow motion is an effect involved in the process of film-making where the time while recording the video is slowed down to let users see the moments clearly as they appear in the moment. It is a shame such feature is limited to flagships and not being available to every smartphone user. Yes, we do agree that OEM’s are including the feature, but it doesn’t work as it does on flagships and for the exact same reason, we bring you this article to enable slow-motion video on any Android phone. Let’s get started.
While there are tons of apps that can bring in the slow-motion effect to videos, and after testing a bunch of them, we here present you the best apps to record slow-motion videos. The app we present you is the ‘Slow Motion Video FX.’ which we feel is best among the pack. Let’s start to see how you can use the app to record slow-motion videos.
Here’s how to enable slow-motion video on any Android phone:
- Firstly, you need to download the ‘Slow Motion Video FX.’ app on your Android smartphone. Since it is free, you don’t have to spend anything. Download: Slow Motion Video FX.
- Launch the app and then tap on “Slow Motion FX present on the main screen. It will ask you whether you want to record a new video or apply the slow-motion to existing video in the gallery.
- Once you record or select your video, the app will present you with a short tutorial on how to use the app. You can either check it out or skip it.
- The editing process of the video takes place in a timeline which is divided into two parts and also has marks in the middle for start and stop. You can slide up or down to adjust the speed of the video.
- To enable slow-motion in the video, make sure the start and stop dots are below the line dividing the two parts. The closer the dots are to the bottom, the slower will be the video.
- Want more? You can also speed up the video using the app by placing the two dots above the partition line.
Another app that impressed us big time with the slow-motion editor is the ‘Free Slo-Mo Video Editor.’ With zero quality loss, no rendering, no ghosting effects, no motions blur or any other issues, the Slow-Mo Video Editor is the best that is available on the PlayStore. To enable slow-motion, you need to slide the speed shuttle across the video which you imported to choose the moment. It also lets you preview the video by tapping and holding the Shuttle to see an animation on how the slow-motion video would look like. The Shuttle Bar is 1-second-wide because all the action is usually over in one second.
Download: ‘Free Slo-Mo Video Editor’
Conclusion: As you can see, this is how you can record slow-motion videos on any Android phone. While the quality and effect of the slow-motion created with third-party apps might not be as good as native, they do allow you to produce an almost similar effect which is more or less a blessing if you can’t afford to have a $1000 flagships. So, do try out these mentioned apps and let us know how your experience has been in created slow-motion videos.
