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This happened to me with my iPhone using a QuadLock mount. The camera started just shaking uncontrollably. Luckily I got a new iPhone back from Apple since I to

by opdahl 3y ago

This happened to me with my iPhone using a QuadLock mount. The camera started just shaking uncontrollably. Luckily I got a new iPhone back from Apple since I told them I had no idea how it happened. Now I'm using a Vibration Dampener https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products/vibration-dampener?variant=32835175874642 https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products... that seems to work, but I had received no warning from QuadLock that their mount could potentially damage my phone beforehand. Now I see that they have a small warning when purchasing which is a lot better.

j1elo 3y ago
> Now I'm using a Vibration Dampener https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products/vibration-dampener?variant=32835175874642 https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products... that seems to work Nothing to say about the product, but man I needed to comment on the video that the product page shows. I think they did a fantastic job with it. There was something utterly satisfying to me, about the detail of adding a "click" sound every time the image shows someone snapping a phone into its mount. I just assumed it as a natural and expected sound since the second instance when it happens.
- RhysU 3y ago
  I know colloquial usage has changed but I can't get over "vibration dampener" vs "vibration damper". In olden times, the former would make your phone wet via vibration (how left as an exercise to the reader) while the latter would attenuate or suppress or reduce vibration. A damper [1] doth damp, dammit. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damper https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damper
  - CalRobert 3y ago
    The stalwarts of linguistic precision weep as the world moves on. I still cringe at "I wish I was there" instead of "I wish I were there" (they're both correct but mean different things!). But then, it's a potentially heated topic and the discourse could prove inflammable. I eagerly await Steinway's new piano featuring a dampener pedal.
    - thunfischbrot 3y ago
      The product video features the WINNINGEST MOTOX RACER OF ALL TIME (at 0:30) which in terms of linguistic precision almost wraps around from awful to awesome.
  - thedanbob 3y ago
    That mistake makes a lot of sci-fi unintentionally funny. Especially if you interpret "energy dampener" to be some guy that runs around shooting any electronics with a water gun.
    - mrguyorama 3y ago
      How else do you keep the electronics cool?
  - EdwardDiego 3y ago
    https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampen#etymonline_v_29154 https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampen#etymonline_v_29154 > dampen (v.) 1630s, "to dull or deaden, make weak" (force, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.), from damp (adj.). Meaning "to moisten, make humid" is recorded from 1827. https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampener#etymonline_v_36691 https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampener#etymonline_v_36691 > dampener (n.) > "one who or that which dampens," It's an older phrasing, but it checks out.
  - shkkmo 3y ago
    A "damper" and a "dampener" are actually technical terms that can be used to distinguish two different types of devices. Here, "dampener" is actually correct. [0] [0] https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/dampener-vs-damper https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/dampener-vs-damper
    - unbalancedevh 3y ago
      Ha-ha, that website can't even figure it out: > How To Use Damper In A Sentence The rain put a damper on our plans for a picnic in the park. ... Examples Of Using Dampener In A Sentence The rainy weather put a dampener on our outdoor plans.
      - shkkmo 3y ago
        I think that would be an example of overlap in meaning, not sure how that shows "the website can't figure it out" since such overlaps are explicitly mentioned.
constantly 3y ago
Total aside, I and others have had bad experiences with QuadLock. Ended up moving to the Peak Design mobile case and moto or universal mount and it’s been shockingly amazing.

by opdahl 3y ago

j1elo 3y ago

> Now I'm using a Vibration Dampener https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products/vibration-dampener?variant=32835175874642 https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products... that seems to work Nothing to say about the product, but man I needed to comment on the video that the product page shows. I think they did a fantastic job with it. There was something utterly satisfying to me, about the detail of adding a "click" sound every time the image shows someone snapping a phone into its mount. I just assumed it as a natural and expected sound since the second instance when it happens.

RhysU 3y ago
I know colloquial usage has changed but I can't get over "vibration dampener" vs "vibration damper". In olden times, the former would make your phone wet via vibration (how left as an exercise to the reader) while the latter would attenuate or suppress or reduce vibration. A damper [1] doth damp, dammit. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damper https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damper
- CalRobert 3y ago
  The stalwarts of linguistic precision weep as the world moves on. I still cringe at "I wish I was there" instead of "I wish I were there" (they're both correct but mean different things!). But then, it's a potentially heated topic and the discourse could prove inflammable. I eagerly await Steinway's new piano featuring a dampener pedal.
  - thunfischbrot 3y ago
    The product video features the WINNINGEST MOTOX RACER OF ALL TIME (at 0:30) which in terms of linguistic precision almost wraps around from awful to awesome.
- thedanbob 3y ago
  That mistake makes a lot of sci-fi unintentionally funny. Especially if you interpret "energy dampener" to be some guy that runs around shooting any electronics with a water gun.
  - mrguyorama 3y ago
    How else do you keep the electronics cool?
- EdwardDiego 3y ago
  https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampen#etymonline_v_29154 https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampen#etymonline_v_29154 > dampen (v.) 1630s, "to dull or deaden, make weak" (force, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.), from damp (adj.). Meaning "to moisten, make humid" is recorded from 1827. https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampener#etymonline_v_36691 https://www.etymonline.com/word/dampener#etymonline_v_36691 > dampener (n.) > "one who or that which dampens," It's an older phrasing, but it checks out.
- shkkmo 3y ago
  A "damper" and a "dampener" are actually technical terms that can be used to distinguish two different types of devices. Here, "dampener" is actually correct. [0] [0] https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/dampener-vs-damper https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/dampener-vs-damper
  - unbalancedevh 3y ago
    Ha-ha, that website can't even figure it out: > How To Use Damper In A Sentence The rain put a damper on our plans for a picnic in the park. ... Examples Of Using Dampener In A Sentence The rainy weather put a dampener on our outdoor plans.
    - shkkmo 3y ago
      I think that would be an example of overlap in meaning, not sure how that shows "the website can't figure it out" since such overlaps are explicitly mentioned.

constantly 3y ago

Total aside, I and others have had bad experiences with QuadLock. Ended up moving to the Peak Design mobile case and moto or universal mount and it’s been shockingly amazing.