Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

No not just you Jim.
Tends to be more pronounced when a phone video camera is introduced into the equation

If you really want to have some fun (problems), try running two or three engines at once 

Sometimes it’s best to blow out the flame and walk away

I have had a multitude of issues when trying to film my engines...for example, I film with my cell phone & get a call or text, the air conditioner/heater blower comes on, the neighbors dog goes into his need for constant attention & goes on a 30 minute barking session, I loud Harley rolls by, a farm tractor goes by, my wife interrupts my photo shoot by walking through the door & asking questions on the way in (she's much better about this now) ,the photo shoot lighting goes dead, the cell phone battery goes dead, & then we get into all the problems a steam engine will display at the exact wrong time.