Video with high quality sound
Mar 28, 2019 08:57:47 #
I am hoping to photograph and video grouse mating dance. I am looking for suggestions on equipment and tips to dazzle my viewers.
Mar 28, 2019 09:18:46 #
Consider a directional microphone like a RODE VideoMic Pro for it will help pick up sound in the direction it is pointed and reduce unwanted sounds coming from other directions like from behind the camera.
Mar 28, 2019 10:14:10 #
Mar 28, 2019 13:08:28 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
One of the most beneficial things you can do is to turn off the AGC, or automatic level control, for your audio, if it is possible to do so on your camera. Review your manual and see what is required to do that, and how then to set your audio record level manually.
Mar 28, 2019 13:29:51 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
IFF you already know where they are going to be, your camera and mike don't have to be near each other. A long cord could be handy. You could even use 2 devices- one for video, one for audio- and combine them in your program.
Mar 28, 2019 13:32:00 #
scottknight wrote:
I am hoping to photograph and video grouse mating dance. I am looking for suggestions on equipment and tips to dazzle my viewers.
Good external mic's will get you there, connected to a good quality recording device!
Mar 28, 2019 19:15:56 #
speters wrote:
Good external mic's will get you there, connected to a good quality recording device!
Nagra
Mar 29, 2019 08:19:12 #
scottknight wrote:
I am hoping to photograph and video grouse mating dance. I am looking for suggestions on equipment and tips to dazzle my viewers.
The absolute most important thing you can do to maximize sound quality is to get the microphone between six inches and three feet of your subject. A $30 mic at one foot sounds 100 percent better than a $300 mic at ten feet. (1/D^2)
Sound (and electromagnetic radiation of all types) dissipates as the inverse of the square of the distance from its source.
The idea is to maximize signal to noise ratio.
The art of audio recording is just as involved as the art of photography. If you want great sound, learn great techniques.
Mar 29, 2019 09:10:49 #
burkphoto wrote:
The absolute most important thing you can do to maximize sound quality is to get the microphone between six inches and three feet of your subject. A $30 mic at one foot sounds 100 percent better than a $300 mic at ten feet. (1/D^2)
Well said, and the most common rookie mistake. An expensive shotgun will not magically overcome a large distance to the subject. The main thing these mics do is minimize off axis sound. One other thing to consider. You will need a wind shield or "dead cat" for your mic. Otherwise wind noise will be a problem.
Mar 29, 2019 11:26:53 #
Harry0 wrote:
IFF you already know where they are going to be, your camera and mike don't have to be near each other. A long cord could be handy. You could even use 2 devices- one for video, one for audio- and combine them in your program.
...a friend of mine does this using his dedicated DSLR and a small Tascam recorder. Excellent results after he combines the files (and it all has to do with music reproduction, so you know that's a priority...).
Mar 29, 2019 12:40:51 #
To achieve truly good results, I suggest you bring someone along who has equipment and experience in audio recording.
Mar 29, 2019 13:37:39 #
Mar 29, 2019 14:31:37 #
scottknight wrote:
I am hoping to photograph and video grouse mating dance. I am looking for suggestions on equipment and tips to dazzle my viewers.
If I were going to do this, I would use my Lumix GH4 with 35-100mm f/2.8 zoom (70-200 equivalent field of view). I would try to place a microphone in the most likely location, in the hands of a buddy with a boom pole.
I'd put a Sennheiser G2 wireless mic receiver on my camera, and a Sennheiser G2 wireless mic body pack transmitter on the pole, with a shotgun mic plugged into it (and a dead cat windscreen on the shotgun). We could be nimble, and somewhat mobile.
Trying to pin down where the birds will be when mating is like trying to push rope or herd squirrels, so from an audio recording perspective, this scenario is VERY challenging. Professionals would probably use a shotgun mic in a parabolic reflector.
Mar 29, 2019 22:14:12 #
bsprague wrote:
Would be excellent, but would slow down your ability to move around, and possibly even require an assistant. If the OP can deal with the bulk, it's certainly the best option for sound in that environment. Those "directional" mics are not as effective, at more than 10 feet or so, as many video novices think.
>Alan
Mar 30, 2019 14:51:50 #
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