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lelandbroadhurstGet a video micro imo better and a lot cheaper
lelandbroadhurstIdk it's smaller, comes with a dead cat and I think it sounds better
GrantLewisIsDNTMno no no do NOT buy a micro. What camera is the mic going on? 9 times out of 10 you'll want a VM Pro, the +10db gain is a game changer, especially for canon cameras. the micro has no adjustments and is stuck with your in camera sound settings. its typically pretty noisy. Just watch a vid on youtube, you'll immediately regret buying a micro
GrantLewisIsDNTMThe reason the +10db gain is so you can make the gain louder in the mic, and lower the gain in the camera body. The in camera gain has a natural hiss to it, the higher the gain in camera, the more hiss. The more gain you can get into the camera via the mic, the more you can turn down the internal camera gain, therefor bringing the in camera gain hiss down. The micro has a set 0db gain i believe and you can only change your in camera settings. If you want clean, hissless audio, the pro is the way to go.
GrantLewisIsDNTMThe reason the +10db gain is so you can make the gain louder in the mic, and lower the gain in the camera body. The in camera gain has a natural hiss to it, the higher the gain in camera, the more hiss. The more gain you can get into the camera via the mic, the more you can turn down the internal camera gain, therefor bringing the in camera gain hiss down. The micro has a set 0db gain i believe and you can only change your in camera settings. If you want clean, hissless audio, the pro is the way to go.
[tk]Thanks for the reply. Why do you need camera audio if you have the mic (pro)? Just an additional track in case it spikes?
P.S. I got the micro and it sounds significantly better than my camera so I'm pretty stoked. Mainly for skiing. Prolly gonna end up getting a pro sometime later on for other stuff.
GrantLewisIsDNTMNo problem man. So when you have a mic plugged into your camera, your cameras in body sound is shut off. It only records the mic sound. Its the in camera audio recorder. Having the microphone plugged into your camera just creates better audio, and like i said before, can boost the input gain so you can lower the cameras internal sound recording gain to remove hiss.
GrantLewisIsDNTMIf the micro is working for you and you think the quality is improved, then great. No need to move on unless you feel a need to move on, if your current mic is limiting your productions
[tk]Why would you need to lower the camera's internal sound recording if it's shut off?
GrantLewisIsDNTMIts not the recording thats turned off, its the microphone ON the camera is turned off. Lowering the SOUND RECORDING level lowers the audible hiss found in sound recordings.
GrantLewisIsDNTMIts not the recording thats turned off, its the microphone ON the camera is turned off. Lowering the SOUND RECORDING level lowers the audible hiss found in sound recordings.
eheathThe TM700 might not have this issue, its a small handi-cam style video camera from like 6 years ago? I think, but the micro might be fine for him, the pro would be almost the size of the handicam lol.
