I've found the audio recording on the stock video recorder to be pretty low quality and heavily compressed. Is there a way to change this within the recorder app itself? Or it hardware and not software causing the problem? Also, I notice that the sound comes out stereo, but most of the audio plays inconsistently from only one speaker.
You can see [hear] what I mean HERE.
PS: this is totally not a plug . It's just the kind of thing I'd like to record on my phone once in a while and I'd be disappointed if I couldn't find a way to improve the quality.
It plays from one speaker cause it has only one speaker....Except if you mean outside of the phone.You cannot change it from the app its fixed.
woof123 said:
It plays from one speaker cause it has only one speaker....Except if you mean outside of the phone.You cannot change it from the app its fixed.
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Thanks for your reply. I did mean outside the phone. Using headphones or playing the video on another device yields weird stereo issues. I am aware that the two grills at the bottom are for the speaker and microphone.
Might you know of a decent video recorder app that would have better audio quality?
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Try Hi Q Mp3 recorder. I have the pay version and it works fine for recording your voice etc. In the options I chose rear mic and it seemed better to me. I did notice that if you are recording voices in the background and not directly in front of the mic that the recording comes out very choppy though. On my old Nexus it was perfectly clear so not sure if that is the noise cancellation messing it up.
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I may have found the solution; I forgot that I had Jishnu Sur's camera mod installed (2.5.3). When I reflashed with a freshly downloaded zip, the issues seem to have gone away. I'll keep using it and see if that fixed it for good.
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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.
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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.
Anyone noticed how bad the voice recording is on videos and just voice recording? Any ideas or thoughts on how this can be fixed?
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Yep,
the voice-recording quality is really low...
For now there's no way to up the audio bitrate in recordings.
But there is an app in the market called "Tapemachine Lite" which records in really high quality. It shows that the Desire HD is capable or high quality recording, but why HTC doesn't implement it in the camcorder we'll never know.
Yes sound quality is really low and I wish it were higher. It could be to improve FPS while recording videos.
Is your voice bad or is the sound of the recorded bad ?
Lol the voice recording is bad. On videos its really bad doesn't pick up the sounds from poeple very well. Just bad noise.
These little little issues have really disheartened me with my DHD. I was expecting the best android phone on the market just to fond out that after installing a few apps /games the GPS takes ages to connect to the point you have to factory reset, a **** speaker that makes watching a movie without headphones hell. And now my browser is dog slow so here comes a other factory reset.
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Mic records videos at 32kbps bit rate, mono and 8KHz sampling rate, but the mic can record in better quality outside video recording but for some reason it's like that while recording.
GPS takes ages to connect
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I've got tons of apps installed and GPS is good, I don't know why it's like that for you.
And now my browser is dog slow so here comes a other factory reset.
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What have you done with your phone?? Lol, it shouldn't be, I can assure you of that. Have you tried some custom roms?
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I've got tons of apps installed and GPS is good, I don't know why it's like that for you.
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No I've not tried any custom roms. Which do you recommend? I want one that has sense
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I've got like 50+ apps on my phone
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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.
Hi friends. I noticed something today. I record a video in a silent room, just me and my wife. After recording I started to watch and noticed that there is no sound until one of us speaks. There is a sound cut in the video. No background sounds until someone speaks and when someone speaks I can hear all the voices. What can cause this problem? I tried it with lenovo super camera app, stock camera app and moded camera app and all of them has the problem. I tried it with my friends G2 and the result is same. No sound until someone speaks. BUt it is normal when the tv was open or there are much peaople talking in the place. Anyone noticed something like that?
It sounds like noise suppression is working to me.. compared to my One, I think it's great. I have 2 toddlers and this phone does a great job at blocking background noise during conversation.
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same problem here with the sound on video recorded.Mybe someone will find a solution for this issue.
yes I too have same problem. The sound keeps cutting in and out whenever there is no talking or loud noises going on. The mic picks up sounds great, especially voices. But ambient sounds are very hard to hear with all the sound cut outs and background noises. Maybe just some faulty units, or something that needs to be addressed in a future update just like on the Moto x.
Nexus 5 has same issues, read a long thread about it this morning. I have the same problem when recording audio, almost like an underwater sounding effect. I think it has to do with the LG noise cancellation algorithm. Not sure of a fix, only thing I don't like about the G2 so far. On the Nexus 5 some folks adjusted the build.prop to turn off noise cancellation if they were rooted and it seemed to work. Not sure how to do that though.
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ive been playing about with the video camera and lgs Audio Zoom and it just doesnt work, then i noticed we are missing a 3rd mic from the rear next to the camera, so basically the two mics either side (landscape view) are just acting as noise cancelling, how can LG advertise this as a feature for the lg802 when its clearly lacking the forward facing mic ?
AUDIO ZOOMING
Audio Zoom lets you zero in on a specific audio source by zooming in on your subject while recording video. Afterwards, you can hear it more clearly during playback.
This unique feature uses three stereo mics, which amplify sound from the specified angle and reduces the surrounding noise, so you can zoom in on the sounds you want to hear, and tune out those you don’t.
well that feauture isnt on the D802, as it doesnt have the additional microphone.
lg mest up with posting their specs, same d802 is listed with diffrent dimensions lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46983723
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I have it on my D802, and it worked really well yesterday I was playing with it. couldn't understand how, but it was pretty cool.
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well that feauture isnt on the D802, as it doesnt have the additional microphone.
lg mest up with posting their specs, same d802 is listed with diffrent dimensions lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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but i have that feature on my phone and its a LG-D802
really, thats cool, where is your third mike?
Which country btw?
the dutch one doesnt have it mentioned on website. however google does have hits, curious
I should have rtfm
Audio zoom
Increase sound sensitivity in zooming area and decrease noise when recording.
1 Open the Camera application.
2 Change to video mode, tap settings > Audio zoom > On.
3 Tap Record to start recording.
4 Zoom in a certain area to increase sound sensitivity and decrease nois
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bachera said:
really, thats cool, where is your third mike?
Which country btw?
the dutch one doesnt have it mentioned on website. however google does have hits, curious
I should have rtfm
Audio zoom
Increase sound sensitivity in zooming area and decrease noise when recording.
1 Open the Camera application.
2 Change to video mode, tap settings > Audio zoom > On.
3 Tap Record to start recording.
4 Zoom in a certain area to increase sound sensitivity and decrease nois
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this is what im on about, how can the audio zoom feature actually work on my phone because its missing the 3rd mic.
and im in the UK