hello everyone!
having a bit of a nightmare with external mics attatched to my jvc gr dv500!
tried a few different mics (Rode, sony) but the sound is always hissy and the level is very low.
does anyone else out there have the same camera and find the same problem and does anyone use the jvc zoom mic, is it any good?
duffgnr
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Moderator: Ken Berry
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THoff
Have you successfully used that combination before? Is that a Rode that uses batteries, or is it powered using the shoe? Are you certain that the mike and camcorder are electrically compatible? Have you checked for damaged or corroded contacts, and made sure the mike is plugged in all the way?
For instance, I just got a Panasonic PV-GS400, and found that while my Sony mike physically fits the shoe on the Panasonic, electrically they are not compatible. The Sony expects 3V, and that Panasonic only delivers 2.2V I think. The end result is that the audio sounds really weak, and with the Auto Gain Control on the camcorder enabled, a hiss is introduced by the camcorder's attempt to boost the sound level.
For instance, I just got a Panasonic PV-GS400, and found that while my Sony mike physically fits the shoe on the Panasonic, electrically they are not compatible. The Sony expects 3V, and that Panasonic only delivers 2.2V I think. The end result is that the audio sounds really weak, and with the Auto Gain Control on the camcorder enabled, a hiss is introduced by the camcorder's attempt to boost the sound level.
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duffgnr
the mics i have tried have all been connected via mini-jack, as far as i can gather only jvc mics will fit the shoe and work via the conacts.
i asked the media technicians ay university and they said to upgrade to a pro camera like my dream machine of a sony pd150!
until i win the lottery and can afford one i have been tinkering with saving my timeline as an audio wav file, exporting to nero wave editor, normalising and performing the noise analysis/reduction feature then imort back to vs8 on the voice track!
it isnt perfect but it gets rid of a lot of motor noise!!
im gonna stick with this instead of buying new mics until the pennies mount up to the pd150.
duffgnr
i asked the media technicians ay university and they said to upgrade to a pro camera like my dream machine of a sony pd150!
until i win the lottery and can afford one i have been tinkering with saving my timeline as an audio wav file, exporting to nero wave editor, normalising and performing the noise analysis/reduction feature then imort back to vs8 on the voice track!
it isnt perfect but it gets rid of a lot of motor noise!!
im gonna stick with this instead of buying new mics until the pennies mount up to the pd150.
duffgnr