Testing the PlayStation Vita's video recorder
Channel: samred
Date: 2012-02-19

Rather than re-shoot the video to answer the questions I posed in it, let's use this description space. Stock firmware for USA Vita hardware at system launch.

1) As of now, the PS Vita saves any internal camera videos in mirrored format. This seems firmware-upgradable, but lord knows how this one got past nearly a year of Sony testing.

2) Color's not great. This is a 640x480 crappo camera. Microphone is solid enough, especially considering it's on the back of the unit rather than front-facing (assumedly, this is to strike a good balance for either side's cameras).

3) To upload the video to YouTube, I currently have to hook the PS Vita to my computer, load the system's Camera app, then scroll to the video in question, upload to my PC, then head to YouTube to upload. Japanese Vita owners currently enjoy a Nico Nico app, which points to Japan's popular video-sharing service, and the PS3 plays nicely with YouTube, so it's hard to imagine Sony not connecting the dots for American users. In the meantime, expect this sort of headache if you want to share your Vita creations.