I am wanting to pick one up today but I would like to know if the audio on the video recording is good? I have an EVO 4g and if i try to take a video at a concert or loud setting it is worthless. I would like to be able to record live music and have it sound decent, is it possible with an unmodded S3?
+1 on this.
I have the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and the audio is absolutely worthless in a concert setting. I came from the Droid X and it actually performed quite well in that same setting so I was disappointed with the GNex. I have an SGIII preordered through Verizon and I'm hoping the audio won't crack up and break like the GNex does.
my brother has the droid razr and he just recorded a bunch of a recent Roger Waters The Wall concert and it was great for a phone, if the S3 is as good as that I would be happy.
I went to the Coldplay concert last week, I'll upload the vid and give you the link when it's done. I'll be honest, the sound quality gets distorted when the bass kicks in.
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That's what I kept experiencing with the GNex. There was an acoustic song that sounded fine, but as soon as bass kicked in, to crap it went.
I tested mine at a concert the other night and the video was decent but audio was horribly distorted and static filled. My old BB Torch will be kept around for concert videos until I decide to buy a separate video camera. Kinda disappointed actually...but so far that seems to be my only complaint with this phone and since it's a phone and not a video camera that's ok by me really since I have a way of recording other than this phone.
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the audio on video recording is, maybe, the only flaw I can see on this device. Fortunately it is not a dealbreaker for me
Here's the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikkinSN4wew&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Just wanted to share with you guys...
I have a Nokia 5800 XM which I've taken to concerts to get some clips which come out with decent audio but poor video. So the last one I've been too I decided to take my new Nexus S and I was quite impressed with the video quality (even though you can't zoom in). But then when I heard the sound... it's below fart quality. Unusable... I wonder how other phones fare on this! The Nokia 5800 XM definitely kicks ass with sound recording except for the sub-par video...
Flash a kernel that has voodoo to fix the sound recording problem
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If you want good recording in the dark and great audio get an Xperia Arc, it's camera sensor was designed for dark environments.
I owned the Arc for around 2 weeks, then traded it for a Nexus S. I didn't really like the Arc much, the hardware was a bit of an issue for me. But as far as the camera goes, its tops.
Just picked up this phone a week ago and I was very sceptical at first. Being a long time Samsung user and a fan of TW I'd thought I couldn't get used to the Sense..
But the phone is still in my hands. Not because of battery life, or screen. But because of the amazing sound out of those tiny speakers. Today I went to a local air show and thought I'd see how the mic's would enjoy some extreme loud scenarios.
As you will here, the One does exceptionally well. I've taken many cell phones to concert events and hockey games that just can't record properly when under anything loud.
This is also by far the loudest I have ever recorded a video before. The video does not do it justice. A F-18 flying that close, I can't describe it. You can feel it in your chest.
Anyways, enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7VeKXztMeo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Wow.... I have recorded airshows with a camcorder that doesn't have the audio quality of that video
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WOW!!! I told people who were worried about having a bad mic on this phone to record a jet (in the general forum somewhere), would never have guessed that it would turn out sooo AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing
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Awesome. Guess that dual membrane mic is a heavy hitter . can't believe how great that sounds. Concert recorders will love this phone
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I have some great recordings too. Best phone ever.
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Crystal clear. I really haven't record any video on the phone but taken lots of pictures and watch movies on it.
I had the dark night rises gassing on the phone and everyone wanted to see
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... Concert recorders will love this phone
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You're damn right! Went to a Muse concert recently, the sound is just great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQE4RFw11XM
(Video resolution was edited by the gallery with which I uploaded I guess, original is much higher quality)
I'd beg to differ. Yes, the HTC One records really loud sounds, but for some reason it sounds like the audio is coming out of a plastic cup or something. It sounds hollow for some reason ): I've seen quite a few vids of the One recording audio as well. Not sure why this is though /:
I've had a lot of phones (as you can see) and the One has the best audio recording I have experienced. My brother in law recorded the same fly by with his S2 Skyrocket and it was terrible.
I'll have the S4 soon (phone whore here) and I'll be amazed if it can beat the one in terms of audio recording / playback.
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I've had a lot of phones (as you can see) and the One has the best audio recording I have experienced. My brother in law recorded the same fly by with his S2 Skyrocket and it was terrible.
I'll have the S4 soon (phone whore here) and I'll be amazed if it can beat the one in terms of audio recording / playback.
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It probably won't record audio that is as loud as a jet plane, but normal recording the S4 seems to handle audio better from what I've seen. For some reason, the HTC One has a weird hollow feel to their audio ): I hope that it's fixable in software ):
Haven't got the G2 yet, but after browsing through youtube for some video test samples, I found that the audio is terrible. I currently have a Nexus 4 and it too has terrible audio recording. You know what? I think they are the same since both 1) sound starts okay, but, after one second, sound starts getting distorted and 2) distortion sounds like your in a fish bowl.
Obvious sample of G2 mic distortion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRM3DJ4tLMQ
Nexus 4 sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f0b2hQZ9Yk
I might have been able to forgive the N4 because of its price, but its quite disappointing for premium priced phone as a G2.
Was that even using up to date software or pre-release? We dont know.
I think the video sound is fine.
Also, considering you do not have the device I would hold opinions until you have your own hands on and can then give your opinion.
Too many variables in this video. Maybe settings were or weren't ticked. Seemed very loud etc.
The S4 and Note 3 have this issue, random and quite annoying popping when recording audio. I was really disappointed when I heard it on the Note 3! Hopefully it has been fixed on the S5!
Can anyone confirm whether or not it's there?
popping? my s4 never had any pops. it recorded amazing audio.
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cpufrost said:
The S4 and Note 3 have this issue, random and quite annoying popping when recording audio. I was really disappointed when I heard it on the Note 3! Hopefully it has been fixed on the S5!
Can anyone confirm whether or not it's there?
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We'll see when I get mine. I'll let you know. But I think, it'll not be there for some S4 and Note 3, there's no popping when they record.
I've had numerous S4 and Note III samples through my hands and they have this issue. It's not an isolated issue. My Note II, HTC One, G2, iPhone 3/4/5s etc. have no such issues whatsoever. Normally I record video and audio separately but the argument (the best camera is the one you have with you) applies to a cell phone to capture things as they happen, unplanned. It's annoying to have these sounds in the audio.
cpufrost said:
The S4 and Note 3 have this issue, random and quite annoying popping when recording audio. I was really disappointed when I heard it on the Note 3! Hopefully it has been fixed on the S5!
Can anyone confirm whether or not it's there?
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Do you have an example of the issue?
weird i never experienced such thing on s3, n2, s4..
like I said, I've recorded plenty of guitar videos with my s4, through a Marshall dsl100 stack, which is loud and bassy, and it never ever ever had a problem with audio. it was always so clear and detailed, albeit only 128kbps. my g2 has that horrible underwater wishy-washy sound that makes the video camera unusable. I've never once seen audio artifacting on the s4. I had the snapdragon version, maybe you had the exynos?
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my audio was terrible on my S3 when recording video at festivals/concerts...hope this is fixed on the S5...everyone i know that has iPhones has no issue recording loud audio.
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like I said, I've recorded plenty of guitar videos with my s4, through a Marshall dsl100 stack, which is loud and bassy, and it never ever ever had a problem with audio. it was always so clear and detailed, albeit only 128kbps. my g2 has that horrible underwater wishy-washy sound that makes the video camera unusable. I've never once seen audio artifacting on the s4. I had the snapdragon version, maybe you had the exynos?
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Yes the problem is not with loud music like other devices which hard clip especially on kick drum hits...
This popping noise is most common when it's very quiet like recording at night with just the crickets outside...
And yes the audio was completely unusable on the G2 for me as well, if you recorded video in a loud cafe, no problem. But as soon as you went into a quiet area the gain levelers started getting really confused and there was all kinds of problems with sound. Ashame too since its camera (G2) was so nice...
Back to the S5, I have one in hand and while I have not put it through the gears my preliminary findings reveal a completely changed recording from the S4/Note3 hardware. The AGC does tend to bring up the levels higher when ambient sound changes but at least there's no nasty pops. The pops on the S4/Note3 can be removed with a click/decrackle plugin on most DAW software but they shouldn't be in there in the first place. This looks promising.
The video low light performance looks very good, I was shining a focused down aspheric torch (flashlight) around the pasture at long range and the screen was 100% black except where the beam was hitting objects at hundreds of yards away (barn, trees, etc.) and the detail looked shockingly good! I viewed the video on my Macbook Pro w/ retina display so it's a valid test.
Have not tried to see if it's IR filtered. Tonight we'll have the burn barrels going, that's the best IR test I know of without taking it to the lab.
These processors are so powerful it would be nice if they gave us the option of lossless audio recording and even a RAW photo option, although these tiny sensors would need a LOT of post processing to make the images useable. Still, however I always find that RAW+ Photoshop CS6 post processing looks better than the camera's aggressive post processing tuned for speed and convenience. With a 128GB microSD card, RAW+JPG would be fine.
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Do you have an example of the issue?
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This is not me/my video, but this is exactly how it sounds. Both the S4 and Note3 do the same exact thing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngwTBJ5ew08
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my audio was terrible on my S3 when recording video at festivals/concerts...hope this is fixed on the S5...everyone i know that has iPhones has no issue recording loud audio.
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Yep, I have several concerts recorded in 2012 and the audio clips worse than these kids with their pyramid amp powered systems playing hip hop with the bass turned to 11!
That's why I always record audio and video on separate devices. They won't allow a real camera (no cams with removable lenses that is!) in most venues...
I was at a gig on Friday night and sadly all my videos have distorted sound quality. Issue stll exists..
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I'm just back from a gig, i took a vid it seems fine on the phone a little blown out, but then again i was pretty near the speakers.
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I was at a gig on Friday night and sadly all my videos have distorted sound quality. Issue stll exists..
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Yep, common issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka0Oa4HYr6Y
I can confirm the popping is present in my unit too. Had it on S4 as well. It tends to occur less when the sound is turned to minimum while recording.
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Since I've had the Galaxy S3 for 2 years, I've been stuck with a phone that couldnt record audio at clubs or EDM festivals for jack ****!
Case in point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSwQ7WIrJVM
That was last November.
This was Thursday night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8wCq6Me5ew&list=UUHT8UEuOKiWZyrV6hVW26zQ
Taken at full 4k quality in a club. In this exact spot before, I know my S3 cant pick up audio at all, but the G3 performed perfectly!
Hope everyone enjoys their videos!
Yeah my S3 sucked as well but the recording with g3 is miles ahead. I am happy.
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same here.
the audio recorded on my s3 was really bad.