Does this induce sound muffling from vibrations while taking video? I want to use this to hold my iPhone 6+ and do dashcam video on my 2014 C-Class.
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Do not buy this item. It is very poorly made and is unstable (shakes uncontrollably) when mounted anywhere while moving.
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Hi Eddie.I used it to recorded some videos at a recent track day.Links to videos athttps://www.facebook.com/Jmediaphotography?ref=hlI'm looking at getting longer arms, you'll notice in one of the videos you can see the suction part of the mount still.
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I don't know about the sound elements to the camera. I only use it for still photos. It works great for those. -regards, Dan
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Yes, I've noticed that mine rattles too. When holding the camera in its normal "landscape" position and moving it forward and back, something inside sounds loose. But, this rattling goes away when the camera is turned ON. As you've observed, the camera seems fully functional. I plan to try to check with Panasonic customer support to see what they say before I return it. Do you have any new info?
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I do not notice any shaking while driving. I use this primarily for my iPhone so that I may use my GPS and I am always referring to it while my car is in motion. I love this mount, and so yes, I think it would be suitable for something such as a dash cam.
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Not at all. I have not noticed any issues with this Mic, this is the best one I've ever purchased!
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No, it doesn't. I have never encountered any extraneous noise from handheld recording with the unit.
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Just used it today for a track event as well with my iphone 5. I even have a rubber case, and the video was jittery. I tried mounting it in various locations, but unfortunately that didn't work. My friend who had a cheap $10 mount for his Iphone 4 had worked MUCH better than this RAM mount. I was very disappointed. The videos are watchable, but clearly shaky. Was definitely expecting better performance based on the reviews
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Yeah there is a very little wiggle sound. If that's what you're hearing when you shake the lens that's fine. No need to worry! I have it on mine also and it works perfectly fine.
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As Lawrence B says "Certainly Not." You shouldn't be able to hear anything when rotating the camera. There has to be a defect!
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I can relate to your concern. Here in Texas, there are a couple of REQUIRED stickers on the windshield that are far more intrusive than this camera. My camera, operated with the screen flipped up, is mounted on the windshield behind the rearview mirror and causes essentially no obstruction or distraction. You could stick it to the windshield with some glue (like Shoe Goo) so that technically it is no longer a "suction" mount. :-)
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I have a '06 Civic and an iPhone 6. I just got mine delivered. The box says it's for the 5, 5s, and 5c. Mine did not come with a 'stabilizer' as previously mentioned. When you coil it and lean it against the front of the dash it's pretty stable. So here are my gripes. On my iPhone 6 the plastic 'base' where the metal coil meets the lightning connector, it blocked the aux headphone jack just enough that I couldn't use the Une Bobine and have my aux cable plugged in at the same time. This is a major bummer for me because my Civic has an aux-in port that I always use to pump my tunes/mapping app through my car speakers. I started researching "8mm headphone jack to bluetooth adapters" and came up with some results, but at $30/pop that was not cool. I was thinking all I needed to do was "shave maybe 4cm" off the left side of the solid plastic base. So with my dremel (extremely handy tool to have) I patiently and carefully reshaped the plastic base just enough so I could utilize the headphone jack. Now all is well, and I'm expecting the setup to be perfect when I start to use it in the car. However, it's not realistic for everyone to 'hack' their own Une Bobine to actually make it useful. But that was my solution at least.. 3/5
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Not really, what ever the surface is this will vibrate. I am a still life photog so I have not tried the video
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Actually, not really. I haven't really observed much in the way of feedback or bleed-through. The mics are pretty sensitive to wind/breeze, though the windscreens help quite a bit. I've seen some people talk about cable noise affecting their recording but I also haven't really observed that myself either. The only real issue is heavy wind. That can be an issue, but it's really no different with any other mic I think. Minimizing touching of the earphones and excessive yanking on the cables should go without saying though.
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I seem to have the same problem. There is a faint buzzing/hissing noise (coming from the lens area) whenever the camera is on, and while filming video this noise is magnified many times. What I'm wondering is whether this is just a standard problem, or whether there is a subset of these cameras that make the buzzing noise, or whether there is anything we are doing "wrong". Edit: Well, after some more testing and looking at video taken with this camera posted on youtube (there are plenty), it seems like this is normal. Slightly annoying, but I don't think it's noticeable when you are filming outdoors. Anyway, I'm stil happy with this camera as it has an amazing combination of features, and I can really find no other faults with it. The 720P video quality is as good as or better than I would expect, and the sound seems great as well (aside from the buzzing).
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Well, it's not a dampener, it's a camera mount. Any vibrations emanating from the mounting surface will also affect the mount. You need to put some sort of dampener between the mount and your gear or drive on a smoother road.
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For acoustic concert, this is a terrible camera. iPhone4 has a better sound quality than this. However, I'm wondering if the sound quality would get better with an external microphone. Anybody has had any experience on this?