Sound on the video? Do you guys know what the sound quality on the video are.. when you are playing it on the computer??
1078014
You can hear it but I don't think it sounds that good. There are definitely other cameras out there with better audio on video recording. I guess thats a drawback of having a waterproof camera. http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b175/bowtiebadboy/?action=view&current=P5260001.flv
1101900
I tried it at a concert and the video looks good, but the sound volume decreases very much as soon as the low bass notes come in. I guess you could edit it afterwards and make it better. It does pick up everything very well when there's no bass, even when the audience is cheering or even when someone in the audience yells something. Here's a little video I made to demonstrate the quality. (Note: youtube compressed the video, but the sound is like the original video.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO0hDh8rZkg
104579
Hey, I hear the beeping when I'm taking the video and when the video is played online. It's more than irritating. It's a defect. Also, the volume is way too low. I'm irritated that these critical things aren't right.
176808
thanks is it possible if you could link me to your video so that I can see the Quality? Thanks again
588723
I had to hunt around on the web because at first I got no audio when playing it on my Macbook. I found out you need to get the free download of Perian so that it will playback in quicktime.
101504
This one is cheap and it has no audio. I have mine plugged into the TV. I just push a button on the remote to change the input and there you go, you have video. I am not sure about connecting to a computer monitor. Maybe someone else can cover that. Have a nice day.
1822099
I have this issue too. I've just spent over a hundred and thirty dollars on a 5.1 speaker system and sound card. Verified the sound card and speakers work properly, and when watching Star Trek Next Generation, it's as if I were in the edit bay at Paramount running the production prior to adding sound effects. The effects tracks are not being heard. Look Amazon, we're paying for this service to the tune of nearly a hundred dollars a year, and we bloody well deserve the full 5.1 / 7.1 audio experience we're paying for.
1311553
I too am interested in this feature. I thought I was the only one that thought the dialogue was quiet & the music/effects too loud. This is MOSTLY blamed on poor mixing by whoever was responsible for creating the disk you are watching. I'm also interested in it so the commercials don't SCREAM at me on the rare occasions when I watch live TV.
59207
have not tried sound only video. the video card I am using does not support sound to confirm. sorry I can not be of help.
1710599
Jose answered the first question correctly. As far as the second goes I didn't notice any degradation in the video quality. I'm sure there might be an extremely slight bit but it wasn't enough for my untrained unprofessional eye to notice.
295830
Thank you! My mom has this camera and has been visiting, taking pics and video of grand kids. The sound that used to be there for playback seemed to have disappeared. Thanks to your tip, we got the sound back and my mom is delighted! We had checked the volume and sound in settings, but you have to complete this step while the video is in playback. This is not mentioned anywhere in the instruction manual.
518133
Did you try downloading DivX? It is free and needed to play the videos on my PC. It sounded like the chipmunks with no video.
295826
The sound records on the videos OK and I can hear it when I upload them to my computer. But the camera itself makes no sounds whatsoever -- no video playback sound, no shutter sound, etc., despite what the camera settings are. It's almost as if its own speaker is not connected / broken.
553053
@ ok4ablondeThanks a bunch, this helps alot, wanted to get some user's opinions about the sound quality in videos before trying it myself, had tried a Samsung SL720 which had 2 stereo mics, but I guess Samsung forgot to actually install the mics in the camera, really poor sound. thanks again.
1731206
I'm pretty sure. I tested my laptop with the video and audio. Video was crystal clear. The audio was perfect with no lag and no distortion.
1394958
I hadn't yet heard mine, and your question got me curious, so I got mine working (had to go into the monitor's menu and switch the sound input to HDMI first in case anyone else runs into this issue) . They are a nice addition for an office worker who just needs basic sound, but I wouldn't recommend playing music on these, as they don't have the bass, depth or richness of sound needed to enjoy music. I am still using my 10+ year old Altec Lansing computer speakers, and they still sound awesome. I see that you can buy a new set on Amazon with a sub-woofer for about $60 (Altec Lansing VS4621 Octane 7, 2.1 Computer Speaker), and I would definitely recommend a pair like this to compliment this "gorgeous" monitor! I am still SO happy with this monitor, and I hope NEC continues to make it, as I will stick with them for life if so. The picture is awesome, and I LOVE the semi-gloss! Ok....I'll stop about the monitor now, hehe. :-D
994592
Sorry, I didn't check the sound. I sent it back because of grainy fonts before I got to the point of using it for sound.