Your optical stabilizer
STABILIZER PROTECTION
We tell you everything to avoid damage!
We get asked this question every day. Because yes, many of you have seen your iPhone or other smartphone become unable to take a photo or usable video following damage to the camera's optical image stabilizer.
Plenty of tweets, forum posts, and YouTube videos on the subject. A fair number of us have experienced this minor inconvenience. Because yes, a smartphone without photo/video capability is quite a setback.
The brands concerned have also posted a warning message on their websites for the past few months. We're only naming the main ones, but all brands offering this type of mount have the same issue.
Damaged camera
The problem?
Let's start from the basics:
In all smartphones there is a stabilizer so that we can take sharp photos. This stabilizer is either mechanical or digital. If it's digital, no problem. If it's mechanical, that's where the issues arise (this is notably the case with iPhones).
We know that vibrations, in many areas, are very harmful. Indeed, motorcycle vibrations will cause the phone's stabilizer to resonate and eventually fail.
The consequence? No more photos or videos possible, which is quite annoying. Not to mention the cost of repairs.
Is this the case with all mounts? No.
And with all motorcycles? No either.
VIBRATIONS
Unavoidable?
If you have a rigid mount, made of plastic or metal on your handlebars, onto which you attach your phone also in a rigid case, it will transfer all the vibrations from the motorcycle or bicycle directly into the smartphone — and that's a risk of damage. Especially if you have a motorcycle that vibrates a lot, like a Harley or MT07 to name just a few. You know the rest...
And there's no strict rule. Some break after a few kilometres, others after a few months. It's therefore a problem that needs to be anticipated. And there are two solutions.
Solution 1
Vibration absorbers
Some brands have released this kind of product recently. In principle, it does the job in most cases. There are always exceptions, but it seems to work. The issue is that you still need to spend an additional 20 to 35 euros.
Going over 100 euros for a smartphone mount is starting to get expensive. That's the case with Quadlock or SP Connect, to name just a few.
Solution 2
Our proposal
Opt for a flexible silicone mount that will absorb some of the vibrations, paired with a flexible Sleeve, which will also allow a slight movement (imperceptible to the naked eye) of the phone.
This is the direction we took at Shapeheart!
We've actually carried out quite a few tests — take a look at our explanations:
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