New phone mount accessory from BMW

[OlieL]

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I have a solution for the perennial OIS camera death problem. Camera modules only really seem to take damage when the camera is powered on and in use while mounted on a motorcycle. The optical image stabilization system (OIS) used by modern smartphones are active systems; they float a lens and hold in place using precise mechanisms, which are sensitive to vibration. If the camera is not opened, with rare exception, no damage will occur to the OIS modules; when they are not in use,the floating objective is free to move around and vibrations will not cause damage.
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So I had 2 iPhone camera failures and in both cases the camera was not on - foreground or background - and there was no app that was activated which had access to / started the camera. So I believe that at least in my case it had nothing to do with the phone camera being on.

The solution I have for this is a dampened phone mount like the one from QuadLock. Have one for a long time now on both bikes and no failure. QuadLock has a charger mount that can integrate with the dampener so that your phone can be wirelessly charged as it is vibrated at a much lower / safer frequency. I don't have their charger.

I used the SP Connect vibration damping mount with their wireless charger for over a year - it was good and my phone camera survived the experience. My old bike, a Honda CB1000R, did kill a phone camera (thankfully replaced under warranty); I wonder whether the lower frequency vibrations of a boxer engine vs an inline four mean our bikes are less likely to kill a camera anyway...