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chatman_an
Hi want to record a video of myself for a speech with my DSLR (Nikon5100) sitting inside my living room. There is a fair bit of noise from the ongoing traffic on the road as my house is just on the side of the main road.
I would like to use an external microphone and was wondering if anyone can suggest which one to go for: Shotgun boom mic or condenser mic or may be lapel mic. If its not a lapel mic, I'll be hanging it in front of my forehead just so that it is not visible on the video.
Please suggest.
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Thanks
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Hi chatman & robin - you don't have to spend a lot of money to record a speech with your D5100. Here is a video I shot to show that you can get decent sound with a lavalier/lapel mic plugged directly into a DSLR (shot in response to someone who asked me whether a lapel mic plugged into the camera was good enough for a Kickstarter campaign):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slRrwUiMGIw
I had a head cold when I recorded this, so I apologize for my pitiful voice and the multiple layers of clothing :)
I used a lapel mic running straight into the camera, with the camera's audio sensitivity set to "low" - something you can also do with the D5100.
I recommend the Olympus ME-15 with 1m cable - it is a high quality lapel mic at an affordable price (UK and US prices below).
You will also need an extension cable and mono to stereo adapter jack to go from the lapel mic's mono output to the stereo input on your camera.
I hope this is helpful, and Happy New Year!
Bill
P.S. - I hope your speech is shorter than 20 minutes - the D5100 has a 20 minute clip length limit unless you hack your camera: http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2012/03/30/nikon-d5100-video-beta-testers-wanted/ :)
Hi chatman & robin - you don't have to spend a lot of money to record a speech with your D5100. Here is a video I shot to show that you can get decent sound with a lavalier/lapel mic plugged directly into a DSLR (shot in response to someone who asked me whether a lapel mic plugged into the camera was good enough for a Kickstarter campaign):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slRrwUiMGIw
I had a head cold when I recorded this, so I apologize for my pitiful voice and the multiple layers of clothing :)
I used a lapel mic running straight into the camera, with the camera's audio sensitivity set to "low" - something you can also do with the D5100.
I recommend the Olympus ME-15 with 1m cable - it is a high quality lapel mic at an affordable price (UK and US prices below).
You will also need an extension cable and mono to stereo adapter jack to go from the lapel mic's mono output to the stereo input on your camera.
I hope this is helpful, and Happy New Year!
Bill
P.S. - I hope your speech is shorter than 20 minutes - the D5100 has a 20 minute clip length limit unless you hack your camera: http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2012/03/30/nikon-d5100-video-beta-testers-wanted/ :)
Help again,please i'm running out of time?
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What's the best camcorder for 2012 from consumer review and every ones else in the $250 to $325 out there in 2012?
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HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi port processor computer with the big 1GB Graphics card and a Sound card that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files these camcorders produce.
Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video.http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part1_camcorder_choices.htm
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part2_connect_camcorder.htm
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/camcorders/consumer_camcorders/vixia_hv40#Overview
HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras interpolate the video, which means of every 25 frames of video, 4 or 5 frames are taken by the lens assembly; the other frames in between these are filled in by the camcorder inner circuitry, thus giving you not true video. It looks like this -one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, one frame from the lens assembly, 7or 8 from the electronic circuitry, from front to back of the video. Near impossible to edit, even when you have the Multi port processor computer with the big 1GB Graphics card and a Sound card that is required to edit, view, watch and work with the files these camcorders produce.
Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras have 4 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording Consumer Level HD Camcorder and DSLR Cameras, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) These Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras all have a habit of the transferred to computer files are something you need to convert, thus losing your HD quality, to work with your editing software. 4) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes â four different times advertised as maximum record time for some Consumer Level HD Camcorders and DSLR Cameras. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders and DSLR Cameras or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video.
MiniDV is currently the most popular format for consumer digital camcorders. MiniDV camcorders are typically more affordable than their HDD and DVD counterparts. Each MiniDV tape will typically hold an hour of footage at normal recording speed and quality. MiniDV tapes are available for purchase at not only electronic and camera stores, but also at drugs stores and grocery stores, making them easy to find while your on vacation. There are literally hundreds of MiniDV camcorders available; both in standard and high-definition. And add the fact that to get a HD camcorder that could produce better video quality footage, one would have to spend in excess of $3500 for that camcorder that could produce higher quality video.http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part1_camcorder_choices.htm
http://simplevideoediting.com/learn/part2_connect_camcorder.htm
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/camcorders/consumer_camcorders/vixia_hv40#Overview
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