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I dont understand it.. samsung sells video cameras ... if they sold one with the crapy audio of our phone no one would buy it and they wouldnt sell any.
So they know how to record acceptable audio.. Why cannot they tweek the audio settings when you start camera to record acceptable audio (assuming they need to be different than for a phone) and change back when exiting/using phone?
What are you comparing the audio recording to. I've seen people compare it to other phones online, and many reckoned it was quite good..
Also, you do realise that video cameras have a lot more space to work with right? The quality of todays smartphones video/audio/photos is magic considering the limited space available for sensors.
andrewluecke said:
What are you comparing the audio recording to. I've seen people compare it to other phones online, and many reckoned it was quite good..
Also, you do realise that video cameras have a lot more space to work with right? The quality of todays smartphones video/audio/photos is magic considering the limited space available for sensors.
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It's way too sensitive... I recorded a concert (and a drive in teh car) and the audio was crap. Distorted in the car, unbearable in concert (way distorted/nosiy... literally couldn't hear the actual music).
Saw other videos with phones and they were MUCH better (audio wise). And no, it wasn't an extremely loud concert.
I think the audio is really good for a phone this size. Are you comparing it to a bose system or what? Lol
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I had the same problem with Omnia HD. The sound of videos was so poor too. It was resolved by firmware update, where the audio codec was updated.
Anyone knows if exists any firmware with an acceptable sound quality of recorded videos on i9000??
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Playback is great, it is the recording that is a bit crazy, the mic is super sensitive.. hopefully they can adjust this in a firmware.
True i was in rally few days ago and recorded some videos from there , video quality was awesome but sound was terrible. Too sensitive mic!
Impressed by 720p capture, very disappointed with the audio.
Case in point: Recording as of today: youtube.com/watch?v=oQPov5mUTm8
not loud inside at all, just some general background noise.
Using latest official firmware from Samsung JG4 (Optus Aus)
It has one mic, designed for minimising out ambient noise during a phone call, you can't really expect it to be good at recording a concert.
Bs my kids 5800 an my wives n 85 and other Nokia phones all recorded acceptable audio.
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OP, your meaning of "audio" should be more carefully explained.
DO you mean:
1) Audio playback?
or
2) Audio recording?
My guess is #2. Yes, the microphone is quite sensitive. There were tons of people using the Samsung Omnia ( the prior generation android smartphone) who complained about the microphone NOT being sensitive enough. So Samsung decided to make the mic more sensitive.
I'm just comparing this to the One M8 which is my current phone, and to be honest this is almost as good, if not better than the M8 is almost all aspects. One thing which I'm curious about though, which is very under-reported in all media and all reviews, is how the audio quality is when recording very loud things during video recording. To me, there are only 3 phones which are capable of recording things like concerts, street music performances or other really loud things and not have the audio quality make you cringe - The Nokia 808, Nokia 1020 and the One/One M8. Those phones have special microphones which make recording things like music concerts absolutely possible without the sound distorting to a horrible degree.
So how is the Z3 in this respect? The Z2 was just as bad as any other phone other than the 3 I listed above, so I expect the Z3 is just as bad, but I'd like to find a definitive answer before passing judgement.
I GOT A Z2 AND WHEN I RECORD VIDEOS IN THE CLUB ( VERY LOUD BOOM) i use http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/stereo-microphone-stm10/ and sound is better than any phone out there now if u try without it forget it bad hopefully it would work on the z3
Is the audio quality only bad with loud music /loud noise?? I wouldnt expect a camera phone to record a video at a concert with high quality audio to be fair but would be awesome if it could
To be honest man, with z2 forget about recording at really loud concerts, they somehow ****ed up software-wise recording mic gain...
I would love an answer to this as well...I'm excited for this device to be available stateside. I'm coming from owning galaxy phones since the SII and I would like a change. All the galaxy phones I've had were terrible at recording in very loud environments. My girlfriend's Iphone would do great.
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To be honest man, with z2 forget about recording at really loud concerts, they somehow ****ed up software-wise recording mic gain...
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almost any android sounds bad in loud environments( htc one m8 sounds decent) thats why sony came out the smp10 or whatever the name is for it using that microphone connect it to ur z2 sounds is amazing i show u i recorded this at a erasure concert http://youtu.be/Jj14G_-F24k and this one is in a club LOUD 4K btw http://youtu.be/4YRAmzn-APo all of those video were recorded using a z2 this one with a lumia 1520 http://youtu.be/5KVPxgIMwQU
Wondering about this one as well, read that the Z3 actually has different recording modes for audio including a concert one so it might actually finally be addressed! Usually the sensitivity is way too high for concerts with phones... But I haven't actually been able to find any results. Had the Lumia930 (and 920) which were also excellent for concerts...
And getting additional mics for me isn't really an option unfortunately...
Looked up the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55458948&postcount=41
Yes, three audio recording modes now and auto. Not yet tried video in a loud environment, but have to assume it's better than the Z2 (not hard).
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I'm just comparing this to the One M8 which is my current phone, and to be honest this is almost as good, if not better than the M8 is almost all aspects. One thing which I'm curious about though, which is very under-reported in all media and all reviews, is how the audio quality is when recording very loud things during video recording. To me, there are only 3 phones which are capable of recording things like concerts, street music performances or other really loud things and not have the audio quality make you cringe - The Nokia 808, Nokia 1020 and the One/One M8. Those phones have special microphones which make recording things like music concerts absolutely possible without the sound distorting to a horrible degree.
So how is the Z3 in this respect? The Z2 was just as bad as any other phone other than the 3 I listed above, so I expect the Z3 is just as bad, but I'd like to find a definitive answer before passing judgement.
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Lol. Didn't you know htc had to change there audio capture setup as they copied a patent by nokia so only early htc one phones were good at capturing loud music. Htc had to revise mics and capture of audio got worst with newer models.
http://www.dailytech.com/Nokia+Wins...+to+Sink+Struggling+Handsets/article30403.htm
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Lol. Didn't you know htc had to change there audio capture setup as they copied a patent by nokia so only early htc one phones were good at capturing loud music. Htc had to revise mics and capture of audio got worst with newer models.
http://www.dailytech.com/Nokia+Wins...+to+Sink+Struggling+Handsets/article30403.htm
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I thought HTC eventually came to some sort of agreement with Nokia and it's all been sorted now?
I know the LG G3 made a big deal of recording in loud environments, and when I tested video recording on that earlier in the year, I noticed it's extremely directional too,
I can only hope Sony has improved things massively, to have even added a menu option to let you choose.
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almost any android sounds bad in loud environments( htc one m8 sounds decent) thats why sony came out the smp10 or whatever the name is for it using that microphone connect it to ur z2 sounds is amazing i show u i recorded this at a erasure concert http://youtu.be/Jj14G_-F24k and this one is in a club LOUD 4K btw http://youtu.be/4YRAmzn-APo all of those video were recorded using a z2 this one with a lumia 1520 http://youtu.be/5KVPxgIMwQU
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I am sure that there is a way to fix that,
Few days ago I've been in a very very loud place, in a club. I wanted to send some recordings and since that person didn't have viber I did it via facebook messenger, I was more then surprised how good it recorded, and it made think that theres something wrong with software they are making, with the mic gain, but not with the OS or hardware itself.
I can't wait for someone to post their impressions of z3 in loud place.
I'm only gonna be sad that I won't be changing my z2 in next one or two years, which is perfect for me in any way, if z3 proves to be better and audio recording.
I would this weekend. I got a z3 in my hands I would try with and without the smp10
Don't forget to inform us please, if its gonna be positive im gonna think of selling z2 and getting z3 compact then.
Blaalad12 said:
Is the audio quality only bad with loud music /loud noise?? I wouldnt expect a camera phone to record a video at a concert with high quality audio to be fair but would be awesome if it could
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The M8 records concert sound absolutely great, and the M7 before it did it even better. I do not hold up too much hope of the Z3 doing the same as it is not quite the beast the M8 is.
As for Nokia patents, pretty sure that was sorted as M8 concert recordings sure sound like they use HDR mics.
After that I had a problem with distorted sound
Video shooting on my xperia z1
I solved it through PIMP MY XPERIA Z1
I reduced the microphone volume in five levels
And now he Recorder
Great
Before
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9rTrkEnvjo
Listen to the recording quality in youtube
After
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Tf29RQXQE
pimp my z1...doest it work on...z3? (mic level volume control..?)
guybrush2099 said:
pimp my z1...doest it work on...z3? (mic level volume control..?)
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No need to use any "pimping". Simply play only the sound from the right microphone (VLC player has this option for example). Sony did a **** job with mics. Left is much worse than right. So when you mix it to stereo the result is pure crap. But if you play the sound only from the right mic, it's pretty good, it's mono of course, but at least it sounds a little bit like real world
guybrush2099 said:
pimp my z1...doest it work on...z3? (mic level volume control..?)
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yes new the mic is perfect
So..anyone tried to record in a loud environment with the Z3? How is it??
I record this video with Xperia Z3 , with low Sensitivity mic setting, and cinema fv-5 for touch focus, the audio output is low because i set mono recording (64kbps, 22khz), but if you put in stereo and aac-he, the output is (157kbps, 48khz), i think is very good in loud environments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqGVmbwmXqQ
Hi,
I recently became the happy owner of a S7 Egde and I simply love this phone! I actually bought it for the amazing camera but unfortunately I have issues while recording a video in a really loud environment (for instance a concert). The video quality is awesome, but the audio quality sounds really distorted.
I have recorded a video where my phone isn't even close to the actual soundsystem but it sounds distorted as hell. I have found a video on YouTube recorded with an iPhone where the phone is really close to the soundsource where the sound is absolutely fine (it has a lot of bass in it, but no distortion at all).
How is it possible that such an expensive device has such a bad microphone? Is there any fix for it except buying an external microphone?
Too bad I can't post any example videos because of the spam prevention, but I'll add them asap if I made it.
Thanks in advance.
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3XPL0lT said:
Hi,
I recently became the happy owner of a S7 Egde and I simply love this phone! I actually bought it for the amazing camera but unfortunately I have issues while recording a video in a really loud environment (for instance a concert). The video quality is awesome, but the audio quality sounds really distorted.
I have recorded a video where my phone isn't even close to the actual soundsystem but it sounds distorted as hell. I have found a video on YouTube recorded with an iPhone where the phone is really close to the soundsource where the sound is absolutely fine (it has a lot of bass in it, but no distortion at all).
How is it possible that such an expensive device has such a bad microphone? Is there any fix for it except buying an external microphone?
Too bad I can't post any example videos because of the spam prevention, but I'll add them asap if I made it.
Thanks in advance.
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Maybe your device hardware is faulty!
Or just Software problem!
haven't u damage it by water or ...? (however it s water resistant)
Also in this clip S7edge doesn't have proper mic. :|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZDyXrQIVTU
Take it to Service Center and Inform me please What they Answer.
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Geeks Empire said:
Maybe your device hardware is faulty!
Or just Software problem!
haven't u damage it by water or ...? (however it s water resistant)
Also in this clip S7edge doesn't have proper mic. :|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZDyXrQIVTU
Take it to Service Center and Inform me please What they Answer.
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I don't think it's my device in particularly but more like a flaw in the microphone on all devices. Just search on YouTube something like: "Samsung Galaxy S7 concert" and take a look at the Muse video. It sucks like hell..
Btw, after scrolling for a while I found The Sound Mod and I'm actually wondering if it will help improving the sensitivity at loud environment. Anybody has experience with it in these circumstance? Because if it solves the problem I'll immediately root my device.
It's the faulty microphone design (shame on you, Samsung), not your device. Get the RØDE VideoMic Me.
Links: shorttext com/8074bc1c
hello , i asked the same question in the OP3 forum and i will ask it here too because i cant decide between this two .
i film a lot in clubs/concerts/festivals and with my SONY Z3 and Nexus 5 the sound was crap , and when i hear how the Iphone and HTC recording im speechless .
so ZTE said that the DAC is working for sound AND recording , does someone have any video he recorded in club or concert ? it will be very helpfull , thank you !
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hello , i asked the same question in the OP3 forum and i will ask it here too because i cant decide between this two .
i film a lot in clubs/concerts/festivals and with my SONY Z3 and Nexus 5 the sound was crap , and when i hear how the Iphone and HTC recording im speechless .
so ZTE said that the DAC is working for sound AND recording , does someone have any video he recorded in club or concert ? it will be very helpfull , thank you !
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Hi,
first of all, Iphones (no matter which) are recording only in MONO !!!! (you don't want that)
HTC, well I have owned a few and for me the HTC m7 with the Microsoft HDR Mics was the best from HTC's lineup (the HTC 10 is not even close)
I have a 950XL (specially for loud bass and concert recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH1682eNMBk (the bass was so intense that it shook my body and the camera glass)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJHsvU9qE6Y (just a jam session)
Furthermore I have now the Axon 7 what I will try it out soon, but I am kinda skeptic cause during video recording the audio bitrate is only 94kb/s while 192 kb/s with the Microsoft... still really good so far.
The Axon 7 has an app (just like htc 10 ) where you can record hd stereo audio, now this is where the magic happens with a whopping 384kb/s and amazing audio.
I will try to compare both the (950XL and Axon 7 ) phones next week on wednesday, I will get back to you or just add me here, or on facebook I can share some videos if you are curious.
orabutbul7 said:
hello , i asked the same question in the OP3 forum and i will ask it here too because i cant decide between this two .
i film a lot in clubs/concerts/festivals and with my SONY Z3 and Nexus 5 the sound was crap , and when i hear how the Iphone and HTC recording im speechless .
so ZTE said that the DAC is working for sound AND recording , does someone have any video he recorded in club or concert ? it will be very helpfull , thank you !
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My OPO was terrible for recording at clubs and festivals and I was also deciding whether to take the OP3 or Axon 7. I've chosen the Axon 7 and was pleasantly suprised when filming with it at a party.
It records bass without losing all the other frequencies.
here are two samples;
watch?v=LAZbCjS_uFY
watch?v=K3t07k4hO1k
Apparently I'm not allowed to post outside links since this is my first post so you'll have to paste it after the youtube url
Next week I will take it to a hardstyle festival in a stadium, this will be the ultimate test and i'll post my findings
I'm interested in the Axon 7 to replace my HTC one m8. Can you guys post more loud EDM events, preferably progressive house or electro with bass.
djjumpe said:
I'm interested in the Axon 7 to replace my HTC one m8. Can you guys post more loud EDM events, preferably progressive house or electro with bass.
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Last saturday I was at a Hardstyle festival in a stadium. Music was extremely loud but the recording of my Axon 7 is crazy good.
I filmed in 4k resolution and it look really good. Autofocus was way better with 4k than 1080p.
When playing back those videos, the sound is almost more crisp than it was in the stadium.
/watch?v=5hnI45Gl-9E
/watch?v=4EcW4GGrvgs
/watch?v=-xAlOlffL48
/watch?v=53jLPS1NhG8
Still not able to post links :crying: So you'll have to paste these after the youtube homepage link, or you simply search my account name, Frans Wijkhuizen Qlimax
Hi guys i have tried to record a video at a concert where the sound is quite High and the outcoming video Was crap.
There is no audio quality, the sound is awfull with too much distorsion
At the beggining i thought it was normal due to the High volume, but my brother with Hus mate 20lite, which is in the same range of price, was able to record the same clip with no issues.
Si, What is wrong with the redmi note 7?
Anyone knows how to solve the problem?
I Kno right same here
yesansa said:
Hi guys i have tried to record a video at a concert where the sound is quite High and the outcoming video Was crap.
There is no audio quality, the sound is awfull with too much distorsion
At the beggining i thought it was normal due to the High volume, but my brother with Hus mate 20lite, which is in the same range of price, was able to record the same clip with no issues.
Si, What is wrong with the redmi note 7?
Anyone knows how to solve the problem?
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try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...-improve-audio-recording-video-calls-t3939963