Tool — A/V Sync

Sync
Check

Point your phone at your TV while it plays a flash-and-click test pattern. The tool listens with your microphone and watches with your camera, then measures the delay between the audio click and the visual flash — your A/V offset in milliseconds and millimeters.

MethodPassive detection
InputsCamera + microphone
Outputms offset + mm equivalent

Sync Check

A/V SYNC MEASUREMENT

Configure & Start

Point this device at your TV while it plays a flash-and-click test pattern. Adjust settings below, then press Start Measuring.

cm
Sound travel time will be subtracted from each reading.
ms
Within ±threshold = synchronized (green). Outside = yellow (early) or blue (late).
▢ Device Calibration Not calibrated

Hold this device ~30 cm from a mirror with the rear camera facing the mirror. Aim at the top of the reflection for best accuracy — displays scan top to bottom. Press Calibrate, then keep still while 10 flashes run.

No offset applied — calibrate for best accuracy.
Requires camera & microphone permissions
Latest Reading
— mm
 
Running Average
— mm
Span (max − min)
— mm
Readings in buffer
0 / 60
Buffer (tap a reading to delete it)
No readings yet
STEP 01

Play a test pattern on your TV

Use a disc or signal with a flash-and-click A/V sync pattern. The Spears & Munsil Benchmark includes this. The flash should be brief and bright; the click sharp and loud.

STEP 02

Configure & start

Enter your distance from the TV speakers so sound travel time is subtracted. Choose a measurement duration, then press Start Measuring and grant camera and microphone permissions.

STEP 03

Select the flash region

Drag on the camera view to draw a box around the part of the screen where the flash appears. This reduces false triggers from ambient light changes.

STEP 04

Read the results

Positive = audio ahead of picture (yellow). Negative = audio behind picture (blue). Within your threshold = synchronized (green). Delete bad readings by tapping them. Check the span to assess system stability.