High-powered motorcycle vibrations might impact iPhone camera
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High-powered motorcycle vibrations might impact iPhone camera
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Re: High-powered motorcycle vibrations might impact iPhone camera
#2The camera becomes blurry and shaky - completely useless. It's a common and well known issue if you happen to mount the phone on your handlebars (do NOT do this). I have several friends who've had this happen in the last year. All the way up to 12 Pro.
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#3Their explanation seems legit but I do wonder how Apple would handle warranty claims to damages done to the camera system from strong vibrations.
Like, does the iPhone internally log strong vibrations sensed through the gyro/accelerometer to invalidate warranty claims?
I'm asking since most phones also have moisture stickers inside to invalidate warranty claims to to water damage.
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#4This seems like something that could be detected while it’s happening (*). Maybe iPhones could warn users before lasting damage occurs?
(*) Edit: I was assuming that damage to the camera accumulates over time. If it happens on short time scales or as a single event as nicce's reply seems to suggest, this renders the notification idea moot ofcourse.
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#5This is a great thread by a motorcycle and iPhone camera enthusiast detailing the problems that can arise from broken sensor-shift and OIS modules
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#6Road bikes too. I wrecked my iPhone 8’s autofocus after riding ~1000 miles with it on a handlebar mount. Obviously there’s no engine vibration but chip-and-seal roads have a similar effect.
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#7The camera becomes blurry and shaky - completely useless. It's a common and well known issue if you happen to mount the phone on your handlebars (do NOT do this). I have several friends who've had this happen in the last year. All the way up to 12 Pro.
I wonder. Can this same happen on a dashboard mounted phone in a car?
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#8I live about 5 miles (on the same road) as the local Harley Davidson dealership and would love it if HD riders left the stock pipes on their bikes. While the engines do vibrate, don't dismiss the additional concussive force of an unmuffled exhaust.
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#9The camera becomes blurry and shaky - completely useless. It's a common and well known issue if you happen to mount the phone on your handlebars (do NOT do this). I have several friends who've had this happen in the last year. All the way up to 12 Pro.
I wonder. Can this same happen on a dashboard mounted phone in a car?
No
Source: personal experience
Re: High-powered motorcycle vibrations might impact iPhone camera
#10Road bikes too. I wrecked my iPhone 8’s autofocus after riding ~1000 miles with it on a handlebar mount. Obviously there’s no engine vibration but chip-and-seal roads have a similar effect.
Hmmm, interesting. That hasn't been my personal experience.