Hi there,
I have the feeling that my microphone sensitivity is way to high - I mean you don't have to talk that loud in order to produce annoying cracks/snaps in every video recording. Is there any way to low the microphone volume level ? Do you face the same problem ?
yep, same here. when making voice calls the microphone level is a little too low for my taste, but when recording videos, mic sensitivity is through the roof. if someone's talking right next to me while i'm recording or if i start talking there's heavy sound distortion going on in the video. i record a lot of paintball matches and most of my (if not all) videos have unusable (corrupted) audio tracks due to either me talking or loud backgound noises.
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i uploaded a sample video... don't mind what's going on there, we were testing our newly bought sup-air paintball field for the first time, even though we were only halfway done preparing everything ;D
Sample Video @ YouTube
you're right, especially with video recording, a single light wind when recording outside and all the sound is bad
I took very nice HD videos of my holidays, but for most of them all you hear is a stressing noise due to the wind in the microphone.........and the wind was light, the usual light wind on a beach
This is exactly what I been saying. I'm not a HTC bashed but their promo gave the impression video sound quality would be impressive.
misiek_to_ja said:
Hi there,
I have the feeling that my microphone sensitivity is way to high - I mean you don't have to talk that loud in order to produce annoying cracks/snaps in every video recording. Is there any way to low the microphone volume level ? Do you face the same problem ?
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Yes, everybody has this problem. The mic gain is set too high during stereo-recording, resulting in clipping, especially when close to the sound-source. Still not solved in 2.3.4 either. I don't think it's a hardware problem, but a settings problem. It is much less problematic when recording in mono.
Use this: https://market.android.com/details?id=yuku.mp3recorder.lite&feature=search_result
Dacoit said:
Use this: https://market.android.com/details?id=yuku.mp3recorder.lite&feature=search_result
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Thanks, but I need to be able to adjust the stereo mic sensitivity in the video recorder.
mista.maja said:
i uploaded a sample video...
Sample Video @ YouTube
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Hi,
This is exactly what I'm experiencing, thanks for uploading it ! It is really strange nobody shared this issue before on any forum. At first I thought my device is damaged or something. Anyway it is good to hear there is a little chance they will fix it by software upgrade. What I can suggest is to simply create a support ticket request to HTC demanding to have it solved. If more people will complain about it maybe they will do something to fix this.
Yeah, they really need to fix it. They were really touting the stereo sounding recording as an important feature on the phone. Does anyone know if any custom ROMs can fix it?
sowen222 said:
Thanks, but I need to be able to adjust the stereo mic sensitivity in the video recorder.
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Exactly... For a while I thought my device was damaged until I saw others complaining too. It sounds like it is due to poorly adjusted noise cancelling. Stock voice recorder makes horrible recordings, too. You have to speak unusually loud to get your voice recorded. It also affects applications like Soundhound: nothing gets recognized unless the source is really loud.
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One of the most terrible camera issue to date..
The focus function as it is known is useful to catch a better image and video quality, however due to the fact that it makes a horrible clicking noise while recording a video makes the camera a complete nuisance, having said that, with the most video that you'll shot with the loud clicking noise recorded into the audio stream thanks to the dual microphone is not as enjoyable as spending the amount of money on a tablet that doesn't meet software and hardware quality that the Asus buyers are looking for, yea a marketing company is more best at being a liar than bring the best available device to the market. Not to mention its customer services...
Good one ASUS, for making a substandard product!
Wait...what? Can anyone confirm that they have a clicking sound? This sounds like a hardware defect.
jeeze, with all these issues being mentioned, im no longer worried about J&R putting my device on back order.
these issues should be posted on their FB page so they can become aware of them.
timrock said:
jeeze, with all these issues being mentioned, im no longer worried about J&R putting my device on back order.
these issues should be posted on their FB page so they can become aware of them.
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Yeah, all the reports are not exactly good for the inner atmosphere. I only have the I/O issues though, and haven't heard a clicking sound yet from the camera...
The only thing I would hardly touch with a loooooooooooooooooong stick is damn Facebook. Shame that companies nowadays only pay slight attention to their customers, and then only when they post to FB.
MartyHulskemper said:
Yeah, all the reports are not exactly good for the inner atmosphere. I only have the I/O issues though, and haven't heard a clicking sound yet from the camera...
The only thing I would hardly touch with a loooooooooooooooooong stick is damn Facebook. Shame that companies nowadays only pay slight attention to their customers, and then only when they post to FB.
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I've two units here that "press to focus" make clicking noise while recording.
And it is actually very loudly recorded into the video.
So if no one else has the problem, it will have to be returned.
fool2x said:
I've two units here that "press to focus" make clicking noise while recording.
And it is actually very loudly recorded into the video.
So if no one else has the problem, it will have to be returned.
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I'd wait for more feedback, then return it. I haven't heard anyone else complaining about clicking noises.
press to focus clicking noise in recording
fool2x said:
I've two units here that "press to focus" make clicking noise while recording.
And it is actually very loudly recorded into the video.
So if no one else has the problem, it will have to be returned.
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Would you be able to post a short video of the noise? Youtube? Thank you!
fool2x said:
I've two units here that "press to focus" make clicking noise while recording.
And it is actually very loudly recorded into the video.
So if no one else has the problem, it will have to be returned.
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I have paid specific attention now (and have access to my unit), and it does it too. I use ProCamera, which normally provide the option to turn off the shutter sound (that's what it is actually called -- at first, I thought you were referring to a bad fit in your casing or something). Alas, that option doesn't work with the TF700, as I still get shutter sound even when that option is enabled.
It sounds like all TF700s will have this.
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Would you be able to post a short video of the noise? Youtube? Thank you!
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Here you go
http://youtu.be/iCuQ8zf7nyw
By the way -- with the inherent risk of parroting myself over and over again till everyone in here is sick and tired of it -- I am sure that custom ROMs will fix this issue, as they did with the SGS2. I discovered some years ago that, in some countries, it is actually prescribed by law that a digital camera must make itself known to subjects with distinctive sound when taking a photograph (to prevent unconsented picturing of individuals), so it might have to do with legisation rather than a poor design decision in itself. But in the end, it still is a poor design decision. A lot of people hate it, though, so it probably won't be the issue waiting longest in the queue.
Just tested this myself, and I can confirm that every time you click to focus during a video recording there's a small clicking noise. And it gets recorded very loud in the actual video. This does not seem like a sound that's added in for legal reasons or whatever. It sounds like a mechanical noise from the camera itself. E.g. no easy fix with the wonders of custom ROMs.
Here's a short clip I just did clearly showing the issue:
I just tested it and wow the sound is bad!
But on the other hand, I don't think is a huge problem since I think the auto focus does a great job, and and it's not making that sound when it auto focuses.
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ok, this plus IO issues = cancelled order.
timrock said:
ok, this plus IO issues = cancelled order.
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Wow you sure hate your life
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Wow you sure hate your life
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how did you gather that?
Einride said:
Just tested this myself, and I can confirm that every time you click to focus during a video recording there's a small clicking noise. And it gets recorded very loud in the actual video. This does not seem like a sound that's added in for legal reasons or whatever. It sounds like a mechanical noise from the camera itself. E.g. no easy fix with the wonders of custom ROMs.
Here's a short clip I just did clearly showing the issue:
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wow, holy crap that sucks... good thing I probably wont be using the camera for anything beyond scanning bar codes and stuff. XD
I'm not quite sure, but when I had the Transformer, I thought there was an Option in the Camer App for the clicking sound, which you could disable.
ATM I can't look it up by my self, but I will have a look tomorrow if I can disable it on my Tablet.
I just found that option in the camera app, but as stated earlier the sound comes from the mechanics itselve when you manually touch the screen to focus. I the option in the app is only for the software shutter sound.
I wonder why this didn't come out in those Apple friendly reviews of the 700???
Your models seem to have come out before the official release. Perhaps these are early test or "beta" - maybe these and other glitches are being worked out and thats why so long 2c the release???
Just thinkin out loud.
Maybe because it's a very specific problem that is not noticible in everyday use, so the reviewers didn't check for it?
I like that the people in your this forum is testing and reporting stuff they find but it's also important that it's not blown out of preporsons. If I hadn't read this post I've never would have noticed this "problem" simply because I never had the need to manually focus the camera wile recording videos.
Hey guys. Im going to a hard rock concert on Sun and Im wondering what would be the best settings to use with the camera. Im gonna stick the phone on airplane mode to save the battery.
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I'm not sure but I think the video files have a time/size limit. You'll have to strike a good balance of video quality vs quantity. Who are you going to see?
Make sure you turn off the "auto-upload" feature of Dropbox and Google+. Once upon a time my videos kept just stopping recording on me and it was G+ trying to do something with it.
I ended up not going but it was to see Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.
Kreuger said:
Hey guys. Im going to a hard rock concert on Sun and Im wondering what would be the best settings to use with the camera. Im gonna stick the phone on airplane mode to save the battery.
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Lol I just made a post about the camera on another thread. I find low light video recording fairly mediocre on the One X because the auto-focus causes the phone to go in and out of focus constantly.
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I ended up not going but it was to see Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.
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Someone did audio from the Detroit show, it's up on Dimeadozen. Haven't seen any video yet.
My concern wouldn't necessarily be the video, it would be the audio.
Most rock concerts are loud enough to drown out microphones. If you don't have a way to dampen the sound, there's a good chance all you'll be left with is unusable audio.
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My concern wouldn't necessarily be the video, it would be the audio.
Most rock concerts are loud enough to drown out microphones. If you don't have a way to dampen the sound, there's a good chance all you'll be left with is unusable audio.
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I was more thinking the microphone may be too localized to get decent sound. Obviously depends on how loud the music is, the size of the venue and where the OP is standing. But normally, sounds not in the immediate vicinity of phone hardly even get recorded. I took video of my kid singing, from maybe 30 feet away, and you can't even hear it on the recording.
But I've also been to concerts where my ears were still ringing in the morning! So those probably would have been plenty loud enough . . .
Hey i got my nexus 5 a month ago. I updated it to 4.4.2 . I noticed that when i record videos in a "quiet background" , when i play them i got some wierd sound. Any ideas what the problem might be? Is it the noise cancellation software?
Thank you in advance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2562359
the problem is very common. for now the only idea i discovered is to swap the microphones using another camera app (e.g. snap camera)
Thank you for you reply!
Okay, so this is a software issue ? or not 100% sure?
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Thank you for you reply!
Okay, so this is a software issue ? or not 100% sure?
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I am shocked that this isn't being discussed more. I am convinced that a huge amount of devices are affected.
Check this group discussion: http://goo.gl/tZ2aXC
I'm pretty sure it is software-related; there was a voice recording app that had an option of disabling echo cancellation. When chosen, recordings were perfect. (the app has since been updated and does not have this option any more).
I love Snap Camera, and using the "Use Alternate Mic" option does help, although it's only a slightly helpful fix. Still not perfect.
This issue is making me insane, on top of absolutely furious. I am completely pissed off with this.
To add insult to injury, after the update to 4.4.1., now taking video in low light is like just taking video of pure black inky darkness. Unbelievable.
I'm currently cruising Craigslist looking for someone who might want to swap their LG G2 for this piece of s**t.
I bought the V10 for the ability to adjust the microphone sensitivity while recording video. I go to a lot of music festivals and clubs and the bass always gets distorted when recording video. I built a microphone that plugs into the headphone jack to overcome this, but wanted a phone that didn't require it. The V10 failed. I set the sensitivity to -18dB and the quality is still awful.
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I bought the V10 for the ability to adjust the microphone sensitivity while recording video. I go to a lot of music festivals and clubs and the bass always gets distorted when recording video. I built a microphone that plugs into the headphone jack to overcome this, but wanted a phone that didn't require it. The V10 failed. I set the sensitivity to -18dB and the quality is still awful.
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Well, that is disappointing to hear. That was one of the features that made me choose this phone. I had the HTC One M8 and got really good results from concerts.
Thanks for the report. It is disappointing though. The adjustable mic thing was a feature I was hoping would help make better videos at concerts. Oh well...
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Seems good enough to me. Didn't adjust anything
https://goo.gl/photos/B96AiaiUv2Urfcoa6
laker666 said:
Seems good enough to me. Didn't adjust anything
https://goo.gl/photos/B96AiaiUv2Urfcoa6
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I'd say that sounds pretty good to me
BeameD From My LG V10... The one with the ALWAYS ON SCREEN... Watching me.. ?
laker666 said:
Seems good enough to me. Didn't adjust anything
https://goo.gl/photos/B96AiaiUv2Urfcoa6
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Wow that sounds pretty good, I can feel that bass!
Took that video on the v10
https://www.facebook.com/Cobleskill/videos/10154941238431959/
Lot's of clipping in the bass though. Thanks for upping the sample!
matteosaeed said:
Took that video on the v10
https://www.facebook.com/Cobleskill/videos/10154941238431959/
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Heya,
not abound the sound, which is fine, but what's wrong with the video? Even on HD the video has some serious tear/problems. Something exclusive for that clip?
Trying to pick up the bass frequency will probably never happen on a smartphone. The type of microphone that will handle that frequency would never fit in there smartphone.
You can filter the crap out of your microphone physically but then you'll lose the higher frequency sounds.
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Trying to pick up the bass frequency will probably never happen on a smartphone. The type of microphone that will handle that frequency would never fit in there smartphone.
You can filter the crap out of your microphone physically but then you'll lose the higher frequency sounds.
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HTC One M8 did audio awesome, no clipping in the bass of recordings. I recorded alot of clips from concerts.
Here is a comparison of the microphone I built used on my Note 4 and the V10 with its built-in mics. Both videos are shot at Omnia nightclub is San Diego.
This video is shot with my Note 4 and homemade microphone. Up front very close to speakers
https://youtu.be/_ZAduMEDEdM
This video is shot with the V10 and microphone sensitivity set to -18dB. In back not near speakers
https://youtu.be/33kYTkxHZZs
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Lot's of clipping in the bass though. Thanks for upping the sample!
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I agree. Sounds like absolute sh$t to me. I must admit M9,M8 and especially M7 always did good with music Audio. The original M7 had dual "HDR" Mics, later in the year they were dropped though due to legal dispute.
jmartens8 said:
This video is shot with the V10 and microphone sensitivity set to -18dB. In back not near speakers
https://youtu.be/33kYTkxHZZs
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That sounds like sh *t! WTF V10!!!!!
echto said:
That sounds like sh *t! WTF V10!!!!!
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To be fair, I don't think anything would have came out much better. Lol I've been to plenty of those clubs and its crazy loud.
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I've had great results with the Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro for my Panasonic FZ-200 digital camera. Rode now makes a microphone just for smartphones called the VideoMic Me. I've seen it online for only $59 at bhphotovideo. You plug it right into your earphone port and it also has an integrated earphone port so that you can hear what you are recording. Here's a link to Rode's website: http://www.rode.com/microphones/videomicme
Take a look at the videos on the website, especially the two girls who take it into a live club concert. You can hear the music without any distortion. I just may pick one up myself. It will be released on 12/1/2015.
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Heya,
not abound the sound, which is fine, but what's wrong with the video? Even on HD the video has some serious tear/problems. Something exclusive for that clip?
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Maybe it's the facebook processing. here is the backed up version on google.
https://goo.gl/photos/Km7MCZgvYfiUY5ND8
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mb76ry94nnipsvp/20151113_223554.mp4?dl=0
Loud concert, I thought it was pretty good but not perfect. wife's s6 was horrible
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This video is shot with the V10 and microphone sensitivity set to -18dB. In back not near speakers
https://youtu.be/33kYTkxHZZs
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Something is certainly wrong. Other peoples concert vids sound fine.
valestrand said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mb76ry94nnipsvp/20151113_223554.mp4?dl=0
Loud concert, I thought it was pretty good but not perfect. wife's s6 was horrible
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Do you have another clips...moooreeee pliz...\m/
I received my phone today, and while I'm generally quite happy with it, there's one thing that really bugs me; the camera motor is really, really loud while the sensor is moving. Could I please ask anyone who has the phone to confirm whether it's supposed to sound like this?
I've shot a video from another phone to try and capture the sound it makes here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2HVQRVtiQVjEGnBk6
I moved the module manually by pressing and holding the camera switch button and moving up and down, but it also makes quite a bit of noise when just pressing it as well.
It's also very noticeable when capturing a video from the device itself: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1cQmbBMFjHEtnNfy5
Like above I moved the sensor manually, but I suspect things like motion tracking won't work very well due to it capturing the audio of the motor.
Wow, thanks for letting us hear what it sounds like. Helps me as I start to collect various "issues" from other end users.
HomerSp said:
I received my phone today, and while I'm generally quite happy with it, there's one thing that really bugs me; the camera motor is really, really loud while the sensor is moving. Could I please ask anyone who has the phone to confirm whether it's supposed to sound like this?
I've shot a video from another phone to try and capture the sound it makes here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2HVQRVtiQVjEGnBk6
I moved the module manually by pressing and holding the camera switch button and moving up and down, but it also makes quite a bit of noise when just pressing it as well.
It's also very noticeable when capturing a video from the device itself: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1cQmbBMFjHEtnNfy5
Like above I moved the sensor manually, but I suspect things like motion tracking won't work very well due to it capturing the audio of the motor.
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They sound like sound effects used for alien invasion type of movies .
Hmm hope by the time it is released on the US it doesnt have most of the issues happening
yeah i had been using it the past month and noticed the same. There is a Flip Camera sound feature in the options but didnt seem to make a difference on my end.
HomerSp said:
I received my phone today, and while I'm generally quite happy with it, there's one thing that really bugs me; the camera motor is really, really loud while the sensor is moving. Could I please ask anyone who has the phone to confirm whether it's supposed to sound like this?
I've shot a video from another phone to try and capture the sound it makes here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2HVQRVtiQVjEGnBk6
I moved the module manually by pressing and holding the camera switch button and moving up and down, but it also makes quite a bit of noise when just pressing it as well.
It's also very noticeable when capturing a video from the device itself: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1cQmbBMFjHEtnNfy5
Like above I moved the sensor manually, but I suspect things like motion tracking won't work very well due to it capturing the audio of the motor.
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Faulty unit
So I spoke with Asus support, and according to them these noises are completely normal, so yeah, I don't know. Because of this I've now returned it to the shop I bought it from as this really was a deal-breaker for me.
HomerSp said:
I received my phone today, and while I'm generally quite happy with it, there's one thing that really bugs me; the camera motor is really, really loud while the sensor is moving. Could I please ask anyone who has the phone to confirm whether it's supposed to sound like this?
I've shot a video from another phone to try and capture the sound it makes here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2HVQRVtiQVjEGnBk6
I moved the module manually by pressing and holding the camera switch button and moving up and down, but it also makes quite a bit of noise when just pressing it as well.
It's also very noticeable when capturing a video from the device itself: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1cQmbBMFjHEtnNfy5
Like above I moved the sensor manually, but I suspect things like motion tracking won't work very well due to it capturing the audio of the motor.
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Doesn't sound bad here
https://youtu.be/ZPv9XPHMYfg
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Doesn't sound bad here
https://youtu.be/ZPv9XPHMYfg
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Thanks for the link! That does sound far more acceptable. I had a look at a few video reviews before ordering it, and none of them mentioned anything about the noises my unit had - that's why I was curious if anyone else was experiencing the same thing. But it definitely sounds like my unit was faulty, and that it shouldn't sound nearly as bad as it did.
I bet ASUS never actually bothered to watch/listen to the videos I sent them and instead just said it's normal and hoped I wouldn't mind.
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Thanks for the link! That does sound far more acceptable. I had a look at a few video reviews before ordering it, and none of them mentioned anything about the noises my unit had - that's why I was curious if anyone else was experiencing the same thing. But it definitely sounds like my unit was faulty, and that it shouldn't sound nearly as bad as it did.
I bet ASUS never actually bothered to watch/listen to the videos I sent them and instead just said it's normal and hoped I wouldn't mind.
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Hello, my flip camera also has weird sound (alien) when I adjust the position using volume keys. However, I think that this is normal due to the motorized mechanisms.
Edit: I looked at your video and my unit has the same sound.
Just bought a used ZF6, my camera motor has the same loud Noises as the OP in videos.
It's when they stop making sounds that you need to worry...