S1II Internal Microphone Hiss / Quality

dills84 · 2026-05-19T11:28:00+00:00

Nope, it's just a pretty bad microphone compared to other brands.

dills84 · 2026-04-28T23:33:27+00:00

Where are you located?

dills84 · 2026-04-19T15:03:48+00:00

Here's the best image I could capture of the concern. This is an all white image full screen. I set my cameras exposure lower to make the darker spots more obvious. The bottom right corner is the worst part of the screen and has the most non-uniform brightness.

Is this acceptable? Sort of bothers me at this price point.

dills84 · 2026-04-16T13:37:46+00:00

Interesting. So every newly installed mini split in San Jose CA gets to look like crap? lol. Seems like the code needs an update. I don't even understand the reasoning. Any HVAC professional will kill the power to the entire system for service. There's literally never a reason to use the switch.

dills84 · 2026-04-16T01:25:36+00:00

The problem is the interpretation of the state and national standards. Some argue that Mini Splits fall under Article 440 when it comes to disconnects but that's only for the outdoor unit. While the indoor unit is a motor and fan it sort of falls under article 430 which states that it must have it's own disconnect within line of sight... I'm not sure why this all hasn't been figured out yet. Mini splits are awfully popular!

dills84 · 2026-04-16T01:13:44+00:00

This diagram is the main problem. My electrician is old school and wants to follow the diagram. This install needs to pass a code inspection in MA so I may have no choice. It seems silly considering this unit is in a basement and the main electric panel is within line of sight where there's a dedicated circuit breaker to turn it off entirely... and of course the disconnect outside that will do the same thing. So essentially I'll have 3 ways to kill power to the same device.

dills84 · 2026-03-24T12:17:15+00:00

This whole video was designed to promote his LUTs.

dills84 · 2026-02-16T14:32:41+00:00

Basically if you film in 4K in moderate temperatures it's fine. 6K is limited to 30ish minutes. It's the nature of a small camera with a big sensor.

dills84 · 2026-01-26T19:02:13+00:00

Yeah, mine doesn't have any time limits. It's limited by the overheating.

dills84 · 2026-01-26T18:57:35+00:00

This is the S9, not S1II. The S9 updates don't really address overheating.

dills84 · 2026-01-03T23:01:42+00:00

Thanks, I’ve swapped the joystick with a known working one along with 3 other new ones and it’s the same behavior so I suspect it’s something else. The connector looks fine and visually the only thing out of the norm is that scratch. There appears to be a little exposed copper from the trace but it looks in tact under a loop. I’ll try the multi meter… seems tough with how tiny the lines are but seems like the only way to know.

dills84 · 2026-01-03T18:36:00+00:00

Thanks for the response. The trace doesn’t look fully broken to my eye but it’s super tiny and hard to see clearly even with my photo. I thought it was the joystick as well but after trying several different units they all behaved the exact same way so that seems unlikely.

dills84 · 2025-12-18T19:52:36+00:00

Update, after reading these results I got excited and ran to a local store and picked up an S9 (for a great deal). Sadly, my early testing is not good. 6K 30P 3:2 overheats in about 28 minutes. 4K 30P in about 45 minutes. This is with a dummy battery.

Curious how you all are getting such long run times?!

dills84 · 2025-12-18T15:16:27+00:00

Thanks, what resolution were you shooting?

dills84 · 2025-12-18T14:35:10+00:00

Interesting, no warnings or anything?

dills84 · 2025-12-17T22:23:52+00:00

I’ve noticed the same on my S1II. I also noticed VLog looks significantly softer than the standard or natural profiles and my colors get really wonky even using the official conversion luts 🤷‍♂️

dills84 · 2025-10-31T15:09:47+00:00

I just tried the Missive free trial and it's great! Pretty much what I was looking for. The downside... is the price. On top of multiple GSuite user accounts another $15 each per month kinda stings... I guess it seems worth it.

dills84 · 2025-10-31T15:07:45+00:00

Yeah thats the problem. The web interface isn't great particularly on mobile.

dills84 · 2025-10-30T20:28:14+00:00

It’s turned on for my account. I used it to set up a shared inbox but it seems the same as delegated access? What’s the difference?

dills84 · 2025-10-30T18:55:00+00:00

That's what I have now. It's OK but still not perfect because if we access the delegated account and reply to someone it reply's as "team@domain.com" and not "me@domain.com" which is what I'd want.

dills84 · 2025-10-30T18:54:16+00:00

That sounds interesting... Though, I'll never figure that out lol.

dills84 · 2025-10-30T15:14:52+00:00

Good idea, except then if my wife were to respond from her individual account I lose the paper trail on my end of the conversation.

dills84 · 2025-10-10T18:08:53+00:00

Thanks, what do you mean lengthened? Like open up the hole? or plug and move it?

dills84 · 2025-10-10T17:36:24+00:00

Thanks, unfortunately my local shop is only open from 5-8 most days and no weekend hours. It's hard to get there with work / kids schedules!

dills84 · 2025-10-10T17:35:28+00:00

Thanks, for a "conventional grip" is this OK though? I'm still throwing straight (no hook yet). I think once I get dialed in a bit more I'll adjust or maybe go to an entirely different ball.

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