The camera has automatic mic gain during video recording. This makes it completely useless in filming anything with music, since the volume keeps going all over the place ... totally unusable. I like filming live bands every once in a while, so that really sucks. The phone is sold with promise of great video ... and yes the video image quality is awesome... but sound quality often is not because of this.
I see nothing in the camera options and can't find anything on search. Am I missing something or is this function just completely missing?
Other solutions I see:
- Use a different app to record ... which would kinda suck, I like the sense cam, especially with the simultanious filming and pics
- Ask a dev to mod this in .. which means I need to start rooting..
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Hi,
Quick question about the way this device records sound. Its by far the best phone ive ever used to record sound, however i keep running into a problem with volume levels. It never stays constant and fluctuates depending on whether the sound is loud or quiet.
Now that wont make sense at first so heres a link to a video i shot in the studio with some friends.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zjcbpfrutvvgher/lemon eyes - 12-06-12.mp4
Note at around 2:20 in the volume changes quite dramatically. I assure you, in real life the volume of the sound was constant throughout the song, the only change was that both guitars had stopped playing, thus decreasing the decibel level slightly (the guitar sounds at that point were from the effects pedals), which surely wouldve made it quieter if anything
I dont believe this a manufacturing defect as ive had it on the past 4 HOX's i owned, but perhaps more to do the way the sound is processed. It is the same result recording in mono/stereo/720/1080 etc.
EDIT Just remembered, i had to turn my speakers up all the way to hear that properly so the recording level is far too quiet as it is. I can barely hear it through the phones speaker.
Yeah got same problem,
I did turn the stereo off in video options which did improve it. Give it a go and turn the Stereo feature off.
The sound was not dropping as much,
I tested this out at a footy match.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8JOakdfFE0
Thats a temporary fix i suppose, it did improve it though it didnt fix it for me.
Does anybody know if this is something that is likely to be resolved by a software update? Or can anybody recommend any apps to record this type of thing with if it is a software issue.
Hi.
Had my G3 for about a week and have noticed a few issues with the sound quality on the device. One being the hizzing/buzzing noise present when media is playing when headphones are connected which I have seen documented elsewhere.
However, I think that this issue is slightly more pressing for me, whenever I record a video from the camera and play it back, the sound quality is fine for the first few seconds until it becomes muffled and quieter with sound no longer sounding clear or crisp.
Here is a video that I have shot that the issue obviously present.. It's a shame that this sound issue is present, because the videos the G3 takes in 4K with OIS look fantastic.
The device I have is the D855 (16GB/2GB, UK/EUR variant) version and this is with the stock camera app on stock LG software.
Anyone having this issue that could potentially shed some light on it, would rooting and using the modified camera app make any difference.
Hi
Did you find a solution to the issue described? Even though your link does not work anymore I think my phone has the same issue. When video recording the left channel is full of hissing/buzzing noise.
Edit: Found a solution for my problem maybe it can help you too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/video-recording-sound-issues-left-t3008839
I love just about everything about the phone, especially the camera. However, the one thing that drives me crazy is the aggressive/crappy noise suppression on video recordings with stock camera. (i.e. - the so-called 'underwater' effect...after the first 2 secs you'll hear it kick in. If you record with just a tv playing across the room, it won't pick it all up perfectly; it wavers, and it's totally unacceptable).
So, you say, why don't you just use XCam? Well, I do. And I do think it's great too. It does the sound perfectly. (as does Google Camera).
The thing is, I'm a nit-picky jerk, and I just happen to like the UI of stock camera better, that's all. I like having camera shutter and vid recording button one screen, instead of having to use a slider.
So my question is: since it's obviously possible to have good sound recording on videos, is there any way I can "fix" stock camera to make it so?
Use my S7 for concert registrations and upgraded it to a S9 because of the praised camera.
The first recording with it was horrendous.
First, an annoyance, the Bixby button is exactly where my thumb is when holding it in landscape mode. When it gets rough I need to hold on tight, or when I eat a push or punch, my arm hits the Bixby button and that stops the recording. The main act got interrupted 9 times because of this. I have tried many things to block this, but nothing helped so far. I am planning to glue the button with epoxy and if that doesn't help physically rip the button from the casing.
Second, the show stopper. There is an undocumented feature that pulls the audio through an auto-level/muter filter. For a live concert with high volume levels the effect is horrendous. When the bass drum hits, it turns down and muffles the audio for like 2 seconds. The result is of lower volume than the more quieter bits, and it sounds like the phone is located in my underpants. It is so bad that the recording can be considered corrupted. I have recorded more than 60 concerts (some even louder) and have sufficient material to compare.
I do not want to use the S9 any more for this reason and am planning to return it for a refund if this isn't fixed or fixable.
Phone has G960FXXU2CRLI
Couple of questions:
- Can this auto-level/muter be disabled (I haven't found any setting that might hint its existence)?
- My alternative is the S8, but that also has a Bixby button. Does the S8 have the auto-level/muter too?
- If both answers are negative, does that mean I'm stuck with my S7 forever, or is it time to switch brand?
First of all you can turn off the Bixby button completely, a little Google search would've helped. But go into Bixby/settings and scroll down to the general section, there you'll see the option to turn it off. As far as the audio, I haven't had any issues with recording, maybe your mics were obstructed.
whbisondtr said:
First of all you can turn off the Bixby button completely, a little Google search would've helped. But go into Bixby/settings and scroll down to the general section, there you'll see the option to turn it off. As far as the audio, I haven't had any issues with recording, maybe your mics were obstructed.
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Thank you, but you can't. At least with OneUI you cannot. The only choice you get is "Press once to open Bixby" or "Press twice to open Bixby". It explicitly states that a long press will always open Bixby. That punches through any active app. I've tried everything on the internet and a friend helped searching for alternatives. At this minute I'm actually looking for a stock rom to downgrade and see how that works.
And about the obstructed mics, thank you for making me feel stupid, maybe I'm the first who is actually complaining about it. I didn't mean that bad, but you can listen and hear for yourself. first 2 and half minutes is sufficient to know what I mean. And, PLEASE listen and comment about what you hear. Having someone second this would be really more than nice.
https://youtu.be/O1T4GP7dMbg
My other recording of Architects (main act) is even worse.
https://youtu.be/JQ4y_suGx1Q
My friend also coined up that the camera issue is caused by the microphone auto-gain which is levelling the volume as to "optimise for voice recognition". I'm currently testing with the "Open Camera" app that gives you the choice to disable that. Still looking for a loud musical environment to test it is actually working.
I'll post the results when I found a working combination.
hello everyone.
i have a razer phone 1 and i noticed when recording a video everything in the background sounds very weird, i really don't know how to describe it. I downloaded open camera and under audio source i selected unprocessed which completely fixed the problem, however the volume is much lower, you can still make it out and it's really not that bad, but it would be nice to not have to switch between apps for recording a video and using the camera. Can anyone with the same phone help me shed some light on this situation.
Listen to background noise in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIBu2GvF_Jc
that is what i'm talking about.