Is there any way to fix the problem with recorded video being incredibly low volume (almost silent)? I assume it's a OS bug as it affects both phones that I have in this household. I'm referring to video taken with the Camera app, though it seems to affect the Gcam apks too.
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Hi there,
I noticed that when I'm recording a video in a noisy place, like a concert hall or something like that, the sound is horrible, you can hardly understand what is going on. Is there a way to solve the problem?
Unlikely. Sound recording is a delicate thing. To produce quality recording, huge directed microphones are used, the sound is recorded at a very high rate, and filters are applied. None of those can be done on a phone.
Jack_R1 said:
Unlikely. Sound recording is a delicate thing. To produce quality recording, huge directed microphones are used, the sound is recorded at a very high rate, and filters are applied. None of those can be done on a phone.
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OK, I understand that, I'm working with sound. But I read somewhere that this is happening due to the ARM codec, which compress the sound at a very low biterate. Can this be changed? Or, at least, lowered the recording volume?
Again, no, because - 1) you're limited by the codec HW implementation, 2) the write speed to SD card is limited, and the less you compress the audio - the more bandwidth it takes.
The recording volume can be lowered, I think. Just not sure how - never tried.
When recording videos, audio volume is low, and the quality seems way off, almost like there's a slight robotic effect, or as though the audio track's bitrate is lower than it should be.
To add to the oddness, there will often be a tenth-of-a-second (give or take) at the beginning OR end of the video that's at normal volume and quality...
As far as I can tell, nothing's covering any of the mics. I'm currently running the latest Nougat beta, but the same thing happened on 6.0.1. Maybe a clean install is necessary? I don't even have a lot installed.
Here's a [bad] video sample, originally recorded with Skype as a video message but later saved:
https://youtu.be/sjHlc_ShOrU
You can hear the bad audio at the beginning. It also lacks additional bass. Quality gets a little better through the rest, but you can hear the brief portion at the end where volume is where it should be.
I noticed that 4k video has alot of Stuttering. I am recording directly to the phones memory, and it happens if recording handheld or even on a stabilizer. Is anyone else having similar issues or know a fix?
Here is a sample video recording:
If you go to camera settings and turn off stabilization it will be fine. Ois will still work this just turns off eis.
Eis uses a lot of cpu power and thus the stuttering. Known issue. Hopefully there will be a fix
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If you go to camera settings and turn off stabilization it will be fine. Ois will still work this just turns off eis.
Eis uses a lot of cpu power and thus the stuttering. Known issue. Hopefully there will be a fix
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Thanks, didn't think a feature would make it not work well. I think it would be better if they disabled it by default since it causes issues in 4k. But this will work for now.
Same issue
I have the same issue but it lags then speeds up, I looked for a shutter setting in my camera, but there isn't one. Has there been a fix for this yet?
This has happened on any Android phone that I have used since the Note 4. I have the phone set to record to the SD card (A fast SD card capable of 100mb/s). Image stabilization and auto focus are turned off. I begin recording and everything is starts out smooth for a few seconds. Then a slight pause. The footage then speeds up to compensate. At first I thought this was merely a playback issue. I exported the video to my PC and the same lag is apparent. I hate to say this, but I have never had this issue on iPhones.
I have an issue with my nokia 3 when it comes to recording videos with certain apps like snapchat, instagram, facebook etc. when recording the videos would be choppy and laggy(the device itself doesn't slow down) this happens when recording with both the front and back camera
when I record with the actual camera app that came installed with the phone the videos are perfect. I tried to fix the choppy video recording by going to developer options and enabling 'force gpu rendering' as I read somewhere that it helps video recording but that didn't work for me.
Does anyone have any solution?
Nokia 3 - model TA-1020
Any help or suggestions would be great
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I have an issue with my nokia 3 when it comes to recording videos with certain apps like snapchat, instagram, facebook etc. when recording the videos would be choppy and laggy(the device itself doesn't slow down) this happens when recording with both the front and back camera
when I record with the actual camera app that came installed with the phone the videos are perfect. I tried to fix the choppy video recording by going to developer options and enabling 'force gpu rendering' as I read somewhere that it helps video recording but that didn't work for me.
Does anyone have any solution?
Nokia 3 - model TA-1020
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I have the exact same problem, and no-one found a solution yet. I think it is a hardware problem, and i honestly HATE THIS PHONE SO MUCH NOW
I had an issue with Snapchat crashing on a Nokia 3. What worked for me was moving the app to internal storage, external storage just isn't quick enough. Hope this helps!
Snapchat doesn't work properly in Nokia 3, TA-1032
Even I'm facing the same. But you move it to internal or external storage ,the problem remains the same.
Here, I've a strange problem. When I opt for an AR filter in snapchat, the camera freezes, but when I click a photo it clicks with a AR filter. I can't really enjoy it's feature. The snapchat camera works worst in this device.
I've contact to the developers, because these problems ariese after oreo version update, but they said,"we don't support 3rd party apps". wtf!
Actually the problem is that they pack this device with old MT-6737, in high prize. I think sometimes, why did they launch this stupid device in 2017?
Dear All Pixel 2 Users,
I bought my pixel 2 yesterday and I have observed that recorded video has very low audio volume I feel that this is because of the fact that Mike is not able to properly capture the audio while recording.
I tried to check the forums but did not get any help in this regard . Therefore I'm making a new thread and and hope that if you have come across this issue where the recorded video has low audio.
Same issue has been seen while recording videos in Instagram, Snapchat & other XYZ applications .
Pl can help me out so as to how to fix this issue or if this issue has already been addressed by Google you can let me know I'll be more than glad for your help in this regard looking forward for some constructive information.
I'm attaching a recorded file from the camera application of pixel 2 & after the recording I played the file & found that the audio level was low despite keeping my media volume at the top.
Hope it helps.
Also I'm uploading two videos recorded simultaneously on Instagram:
1. Pixel 2 (little warmer video)
2. One Plus 5 (more of highlighted)
Thanks in advance.
catch_doon said:
Dear All Pixel 2 Users,
I bought my pixel 2 yesterday and I have observed that recorded video has very low audio volume I feel that this is because of the fact that Mike is not able to properly capture the audio while recording.
I tried to check the forums but did not get any help in this regard . Therefore I'm making a new thread and and hope that if you have come across this issue where the recorded video has low audio.
Same issue has been seen while recording videos in Instagram, Snapchat & other XYZ applications .
Pl can help me out so as to how to fix this issue or if this issue has already been addressed by Google you can let me know I'll be more than glad for your help in this regard looking forward for some constructive information.
I'm attaching a recorded file from the camera application of pixel 2 & after the recording I played the file & found that the audio level was low despite keeping my media volume at the top.
Hope it helps.
Also I'm uploading two videos recorded simultaneously on Instagram:
1. Pixel 2 (little warmer video)
2. One Plus 5 (more of highlighted)
Thanks in advance.
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I just realized that I'm unable to upload the files so I'll provide the link to the same.
Pixel 2: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4EaQ1p1Z5JJXJDhQ2
OnePlus 5: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Co688TlgmIkFc0YB2
Both links report "Album is empty". Try uploading the files to some other sharing site (and make sure they're set so that anyone can download them - no passwords).
I'd like to add to this because this is the exact issue I've noticed on 4 separate devices at this point. It would be great to have some more people confirm whether or not it is an issue for them. Especially when I still have a week to exchange mine. I've posted this in a few places without much of a response from anyone:
I picked up a regular Pixel 2 phone a couple of days ago to finally retire my old Nexus 4. Incredible phone so far except for one glaring issue. It appears that anything recorded with the top microphone (using the Camera app, Snapchat, etc) is very quiet. If I hold my phone 1ft away from my face, I can barely hear myself at half volume. With headphones, if I use the recommended headphone volume (around a quarter volume) I can barely hear anything from a camera app recording done at a regular speaking volume. Regular calls are fine. Speakers/Headphones play everything else at expected levels. When I turn my volume to max volume, there's no distortion or clipping. Some of my friends have confirmed that recordings/snaps from me are very quiet on their phones. I would say it's roughly 2x-3x quieter than other phones I've used. It seems like there's an issue with microphone gain? No case blocking the mic. Sometimes, it seems like my mic improves but only for a few minute or two and I can't reproduce this on demand. I thought changing orientation in the camera seemed to trigger it once but subsequently it didn't work.
If I use the app Easy Voice Recorder with Main (bottom) microphone selected, everything seems to be a much better volume (still not as loud as some other phones). As soon as I select Rear (which appears to be the top mic used in other apps) it's significantly quieter, just like in the camera app.
I had a friend send me a recording from his Pixel 2 with the same issue. Both phones are up to date with 8.1 (February 5th patch). I have also tried a factory reset and safe reboot. I'm hesitant to bring my new phone into my carrier for an exchange based on this, it sounds like it might be a software bug rather than hardware. I've also met with co-workers who seem to have the same issue.. I'm aware from google searches that people have had recording volume issues with Pixel 2 XL but nobody has said anything about the regular Pixel 2.
Today I flashed back to 8.0. It also has this issue. I'm hoping to hear from some people with regular Pixel 2 phones on whether or not they have noticed a low recording volume in the camera app. I'm still in the window to exchange my phone, so I'll probably do that if I get some responses that lead me to believe it's a faulty hardware issue, but I'm not convinced at this point just because of the several phones I've witnessed with the same issue.
Even if you don't have this problem with your regular Pixel 2 phone I would love to get a response from you. Be sure to post what android version / patch you're using. Thanks!
No issues here since day one. I've had the October, November, and December updates. Recordings all sound loud and clear.
Gets fixed in November or December update
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Gets fixed in November or December update
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Which November do you mean? 2018?
I'm on February patch and the audio is clearly way too low. I took measurement comparisons with a Moto X Play and the Pixel performed 9dB below the the Motorola device. This is the difference for a single channel only because for whatever reason Google did not enable stereo recording although the device is equipped with 2 microphones. I don't know what you expect from a 800€ device but I find that anachronistic.
If you take the 2 channels on the Moto you will end up at 12dB lower audio.
2017, sorry you still have the issue. Try blowing out the mics or get it replaced.
Was there ever a fix for this issue? I just noticed this while doing some recording with an external mic. I don't notice it without the mic, and I don't have a problem with this external mic attached to other cameras.
Is there a fix for this yet?
My Pixel 2 still has this issue, very frustrating. The sound volume on the videos I record with it is very very low.
Cheers
catch_doon said:
Dear All Pixel 2 Users,
I bought my pixel 2 yesterday and I have observed that recorded video has very low audio volume I feel that this is because of the fact that Mike is not able to properly capture the audio while recording.
I tried to check the forums but did not get any help in this regard . Therefore I'm making a new thread and and hope that if you have come across this issue where the recorded video has low audio.
Same issue has been seen while recording videos in Instagram, Snapchat & other XYZ applications .
Pl can help me out so as to how to fix this issue or if this issue has already been addressed by Google you can let me know I'll be more than glad for your help in this regard looking forward for some constructive information.
I'm attaching a recorded file from the camera application of pixel 2 & after the recording I played the file & found that the audio level was low despite keeping my media volume at the top.
Hope it helps.
Also I'm uploading two videos recorded simultaneously on Instagram:
1. Pixel 2 (little warmer video)
2. One Plus 5 (more of highlighted)
Thanks in advance.
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If you have a rooted phone there is some mods you can do directly, if not you can boost mic sensitivity using a third-party app in the play store.
But mic is loud on all my videos so it might be hardware or software related. If you post a video talking I can try to post one from mine for comparison