Maybe it was trying to focus on this and it couldn't. :D
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Camera doing something strange |
So I was reviewing some video from yesterday when I noticed something odd. The phone/camera was mounted to the windshield and not being touched, yet occasionally the whole frame jerks to the right as though it were being adjusted. http://youtu.be/vIp19vAMWx0 See, for example, 17 seconds, or 2 minutes and 19 seconds. Thoughts? |
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| Author: | Atomic Taco [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Wilrobnson wrote: Thoughts? First thought is operator error.Second thought is I'm glad I don't need to cross the pass right now. Don't have or want chains. (No need to bring up my incident from a few years ago; that was sliding on ice). Third thought is you're using a shitty mount. You could try to blame it on the rolling shutter. That's not the problem, but just for kicks, stick a ND filter on the front. |
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Atomic Taco wrote: First thought is operator error. Yes, because pushing "record" and "stop recording" are difficult tasks. Atomic Taco wrote: Second thought is I'm glad I don't need to cross the pass right now. Don't have or want chains. (No need to bring up my incident from a few years ago; that was sliding on ice). That was west of the pass. Also, no chains needed on AWD vehicles (on that date and time, at least). Atomic Taco wrote: Third thought is you're using a shitty mount. Seems solid enough. Atomic Taco wrote: You could try to blame it on the rolling shutter. That's not the problem, but just for kicks, stick a ND filter on the front. I don't know what an ND filter is, nor how to stick one on my phone's camera. |
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| Author: | Atomic Taco [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Wilrobnson wrote: Atomic Taco wrote: Third thought is you're using a shitty mount. Seems solid enough.Wilrobnson wrote: I don't know what an ND filter is This
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| Author: | rbmts [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Could it be an anomaly due to a feature like Facetime or some other manufacturer's equal? Our iPhone will sometimes not track properly when trying to record an open field of video such as that. We had to turn off the facetime feature so that it didn't try to track some landscape feature that the phone software thought it should. Something maybe to try. |
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| Author: | Atomic Taco [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
No FaceTime for Wil, he is a BlackBerry guy. |
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| Author: | rbmts [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Hmmm, ok. It sure looks like the camera is trying to quickly move to a feature in the field of view. Wil - is the box for "Image Stabilization" checked or unchecked on the options page? Reverse whatever it is set for (if you haven't yet tried that). Maybe also check to see what "Scene Mode" is configured to. Make sure it is not set to "Auto" and instead set "Landscape" to see if that changes anything. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:49 am ] | ||
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Maybe it was trying to focus on this and it couldn't. :D
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| Author: | rbmts [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:15 pm ] | ||
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How funny. I was trying to find that well used pic of the blond hitching a ride on a snowy road wearing only the Santa coat and hat. That would be even a better reason for the camera lens to stray, or better yet - Wil's car. It would explain a lot.
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Here's a better clip of what I've been talking about- http://youtu.be/aZwpLRSnZEU That's with the "image stabilization" off, and there's no facial-recognition enabled. Also, the mount is rock-steady...That was the first thing I checked. |
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| Author: | chpalmer [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
search your camera on youtube and see if its a design flaw. If others are seeing it also. Id bet something to do with one of the self centering functions that refuses to die. Whether its just yours or all of them. |
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
It nearly seems to do it on some of the passing cars in this video. http://youtu.be/8P-qKChkFmI I don't truly care about this issue, I was just curious exactly what it was doing the movement for. |
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Any tips on increasing quality in night video? It's already set for "HD", which is 720p (fortunately I'm running a 32gb micro SD card for recording). I'd hate to move to something like this or this(front-facing), but right now using the Blackberry seems like the easiest solution. Give me time, though...I may move to multiple GoPros (front/rear/interior). |
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| Author: | jrw14493 [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
Stop using cell phone cameras? |
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| Author: | Atomic Taco [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camera doing something strange |
1) Switch your soundtrack to "Nights Go By" 2) Something like this |
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