Handlebar vibration and optical image stabilisation in phone
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After a very pleasurable summer of getting lost on my bike I've decided to get a phone mount so I can fire up Google Maps. RAM mounts look popular but I went for a quadlock: works well on my pedal bike and the motorcycle version looks solid and minimal which is good on a naked.
My current phone has optical image stabilisation, rather than just digital stabilisation. From what I can tell all iPhones from the 6S onwards have it too.
I'm wondering what effect the vibrations in the handlebars will have on these very small and presumably very delicate mechanical components inside the camera. Does anyone know? I'm asking the manufacturers too.
My current phone has optical image stabilisation, rather than just digital stabilisation. From what I can tell all iPhones from the 6S onwards have it too.
I'm wondering what effect the vibrations in the handlebars will have on these very small and presumably very delicate mechanical components inside the camera. Does anyone know? I'm asking the manufacturers too.
I don't know if this is related but I destroyed the camera on a brand new week old HTC M8 when they first came out.
I put it in my UltimateAddons waterproof case which had a thick silicone lining that held the phone. I had trimmed it slightly so it would hold my M8, when I changed my Galaxy S4.
After two 100 mile rides on the ball RAM mount that was fixed in the steering head-stock, the camera never focused again. Just buzzed. Couldn't take a clear picture. I returned it for repair and sold it straight away after, and went back to my S4. When I read online, a handful of american Harley riders had had similar problems with phones with more modern camera focus systems.
I put it in my UltimateAddons waterproof case which had a thick silicone lining that held the phone. I had trimmed it slightly so it would hold my M8, when I changed my Galaxy S4.
After two 100 mile rides on the ball RAM mount that was fixed in the steering head-stock, the camera never focused again. Just buzzed. Couldn't take a clear picture. I returned it for repair and sold it straight away after, and went back to my S4. When I read online, a handful of american Harley riders had had similar problems with phones with more modern camera focus systems.
Quadlock got back to me:
'Thanks for contacting Quad Lock. Most phones have optical image stabilisation and our customers haven't had any issues using the Motorcycle Mount with their phones 👍 Also customers have been using the Quad Lock mounting system on their bicycles for years that have no suspension and we've had no complaints 👍 Let us know if you have any further questions we can assist with.'
'Thanks for contacting Quad Lock. Most phones have optical image stabilisation and our customers haven't had any issues using the Motorcycle Mount with their phones 👍 Also customers have been using the Quad Lock mounting system on their bicycles for years that have no suspension and we've had no complaints 👍 Let us know if you have any further questions we can assist with.'
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