Where is the microphone placed? Your position.mov sounds like crappy audio. And how many rigid mount engine bikes has it been tried on?
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I did not post any movie, but will confirm the crappy sound...any time you are over 30MPH or so, you will hear nothing but wind...that is true when I aimed it backwards too. I have it attached to my helmet, not the bike, and while I used it on one quite bike, the bike type would be irrelevant.
828158
Look for a tiny hole on each the left and right side, towards the rear of the cam. We always connect the cam to a persons body, the body acts as a shock absorber with less hard bouncing such as a rigid mounted engine bike.
828159
The mic is on the camera itself. Mounted on the helmet and moving over 15 mph, mostly what you'll get is wind noise. If you could somehow mount it inside the windshield, results would surely be different. Hope this helps.
451081
Thanks for the info. If there is a sound adjustment, I cannot find it. I've read the manual 3 times and cannot find where they mention an adjustment. I think our board is defective.
1618373
As the other commenter noted, HogTunes makes a unit specifically for the MS Batwing. It is not cheap, though. Some folks love it, others not so much. I would consider a cheaper unit with mirror mounted speakers. Maybe something from sharkmotorcycleaudio.com?
1938083
No , it isn't as good as i was hoping for the money.I installed it in a Kawasaki Teryx and the machine is fairly loud.
1400614
I haven't experienced any handling noise from this mic. It's on a shock mount. Once mounted it's as if it's "floating." Also has a low decibel cut switch that rids of most handling noise if there is any.
2036871
Thanks to your suggestion I plugged a Logitech camera/microphone into one of the usb ports (the one on the left side) and sound tested ok as did camera. That should rule out some parts of the machine (like the sound card I think). Anyone able to do this as well?
1677057
Any word from anyone as to techs being able to quiet the noise? I also have the XBR4 and the noise is ever present.
2038698
The shock mount only works with rode microphones... Had to find that out the hard way :(
2158240
only if you're in the fast mode, you'll hear some noises from the motor. I'm using off camera audio so it doesn't bother me much.
1781271
You have a hot shoe on top for auxillary mic if you want a directional, shot gun with muff added for windy, limiting noise. The stereo mic in place for side to side, front and rear is superior. Google mooers realty on you tube and sample some videos for demonstration. The camera in use. http://www.youtube.com/mooersrealty
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Hello. I did send the bike back. Amazon's service was great, once again. The left hand was tearing in two places. The chain drive is very loud. There is no way to fix that. New road bikes don't have that noise. This one gear spinner should not be so loud. I liked the elbow pads, however that is a where the hands go. One of the pedals came off and was stripped. It would not go back on. I know I put it on correctly. For a new product this should not have so many problems. Spend a little more and get a quality product. I got what I paid for.
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I have issues with the sound as well. I can hear but it is noise more than the real environment around the area. Anyway you have three bottoms one is for unlock the sound to hear other to talk and the last one for mute this three work separates so try again pushing one at yhe time and check if that issie continue return the camera I have another camera and I dont have this issue. I keep this because I can control the rotation.
877615
The back ground noise is SO loud. I have tried many things to make it quieter because I can't hear the voices and words over the noise. Most recently some one told me to put a piece of bread over it's speaker while recording to cut fuzz, that kind of worked but I would suggest an audio program to cut it out maybe?
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Problem: Yes, the tape drive system produces an undesirable sound. I sent my original back to have it repaired. Sony could not correct this noise problem, but they did report to me that they tried several of the cameras on site and all of them also made the sound. I requested another new camera which they agreed to, but it does the same thing. Fix: I tried using an external mic on a stand, but the quality would pick up too much ambient noise. I recently corrected the problem by purchasing a Rodeo Shotgun Mic with an adapter shoe for the camera mount. I wish I had done this years ago. You don't realize how important good sound pickup is until you use a good quality mic. Problem: Yes, the tape drive system produces an undesirable sound. I sent my original back to have it repaired. Sony could not correct this noise problem, but they did report to me that they tried several of the cameras on site and all of them also made the sound. I requested another new camera which they agreed to, but it does the same thing. Fix: I tried using an external mic on a stand, but the quality would pick up too much ambient noise. I recently corrected the problem by purchasing a Rodeo Shotgun Mic with an adapter shoe for the camera mount. I wish I had done this years... » Read More Problem: Yes, the tape drive system produces an undesirable sound. I sent my original back to have it repaired. Sony could not correct this noise problem, but they did report to me that they tried several of the cameras on site and all of them also made the sound. I requested another new camera which they agreed to, but it does the same thing. Fix: I tried using an external mic on a stand, but the quality would pick up too much ambient noise. I recently corrected the problem by purchasing a Rodeo Shotgun Mic with an adapter shoe for the camera mount. I wish I had done this years ago. You don't realize how important good sound pickup is until you use a good quality mic. « Show Less
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The motorized sounds you are getting are not normal in my experience. I have no sounds from the unit during video and no sounds out of the ordinary during normal everyday use. I would look into a return/swap out for another camera.
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Hi all,Does anyone have some experience with shooting in windy conditions? Is the microphone shielded in a way that it reduces noise caused by the wind?. What about the images when filming fast action. Does it get jerky? (Can both be tried out by shooting from an open car window)Thanks for your info.
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The compressor need to be mounted close to the horns and it is not the prettiest of items. I mounted the horns and compressor under the right rear saddlebag on my Goldwing and you can only see the front of the horns and it sounds great!