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I love going to concerts, but I always end up with low quality and sometimes even inaudible recordings.
I want this device to:
*Record decent or even HD quality audio.
*Record Video (at LEAST 400x600 pixels.)
*Hold up to 4 Hours of recordings
*Have a 4 Hour Battery (Changeable would be great!)
*Withstand front row noise levels (That's pretty loud, the kind where everything sounds higher pitch afterwards)
So basically, I want a video-camera with a good microphone
Here's the deal-breaker
BUDGET: $500
If you could manage to get me video taken with the device, that'd be great.
NOTE: I'm just recording a garage band, I'm not going to 'pirate' music. I have their permission, but I can't I CAN NOT access the sound board.
As usual
10 points for a good answer
20 for a great one (I'll ask a dummy question that you'll answer)
Thanks
Answer
The best audio is miniDV which records uncompressed better-than-CD digital audio. In fact miniDV meets all your requirements except for the 4 hour un-interupted record time. It only takes a minute to swap miniDV tape so i would reconsider that requirement. Tape changes is also a good time to swap batteries. Recording more than 2 hours to a file based camcorder can run into problems with Windows. As to the loud sound pressure levels, i would put a common Band Aid over the camera mic to reduces them. If its that loud, you should be wearing hearing protection as well. Any recording system that uses audio digital compression will not work very well with sounds that have audio peaks.
The best audio is miniDV which records uncompressed better-than-CD digital audio. In fact miniDV meets all your requirements except for the 4 hour un-interupted record time. It only takes a minute to swap miniDV tape so i would reconsider that requirement. Tape changes is also a good time to swap batteries. Recording more than 2 hours to a file based camcorder can run into problems with Windows. As to the loud sound pressure levels, i would put a common Band Aid over the camera mic to reduces them. If its that loud, you should be wearing hearing protection as well. Any recording system that uses audio digital compression will not work very well with sounds that have audio peaks.
Good video camera for concerts?
Q. I need a GOOD (not too expensive) video camera for concerts, far away places, good zoom quality & sound quality and memory. i don't know too much so please help me:)
Answer
You need a lesson on camcorder microphones. The standard Consumer level camcorder, HD or SD Microphones, are all the same. They get their best audio to a point about 4 feet from the camcorders microphone. The further than that you move, the audio capture quality diminishes. In a noisy environment, that fall off is near vertical.
So off you go with your camcorder, you get to the concert and your in the 17th row on the floor. The band comes on, you fire up your camcorder and start recording. the concert ends and off you go to your editing program. You get the footage on your computer, view it and this is what your going to hear. The audios best parts are of the bands biggest fan, sitting right in front of you, singing, talking, foot stomping, yelling and snorting. then the nearer background noises are mostly the same thing. The band, if they can be heard at all, are very faint in the background of the audio.
If you want the best possible audio, do what is required to get a feed from the mixer to camcorders MIC port or a Digital Audio recorder. Be prepared to offer the cable you need to use on their system, this means having many cables at your disposal. Then, because you cannot get to a microphone, have fun syncing the audio and video back together.
You need a lesson on camcorder microphones. The standard Consumer level camcorder, HD or SD Microphones, are all the same. They get their best audio to a point about 4 feet from the camcorders microphone. The further than that you move, the audio capture quality diminishes. In a noisy environment, that fall off is near vertical.
So off you go with your camcorder, you get to the concert and your in the 17th row on the floor. The band comes on, you fire up your camcorder and start recording. the concert ends and off you go to your editing program. You get the footage on your computer, view it and this is what your going to hear. The audios best parts are of the bands biggest fan, sitting right in front of you, singing, talking, foot stomping, yelling and snorting. then the nearer background noises are mostly the same thing. The band, if they can be heard at all, are very faint in the background of the audio.
If you want the best possible audio, do what is required to get a feed from the mixer to camcorders MIC port or a Digital Audio recorder. Be prepared to offer the cable you need to use on their system, this means having many cables at your disposal. Then, because you cannot get to a microphone, have fun syncing the audio and video back together.
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