How to Use a Mini DV Camcorder : Using Exterior Microphones on a Mini DV Camcorder

[jackie20ization]

can you use this for DSLRS?

[DebbieWhit]

Very helpful video. I have a question. What happens when you want to video record someone playing acoustic guitar live? The same way with just the shot gun mic? I see people using floor mics as part of the picture while they record because you can see the floor mic with the guitar in the video picture. How do you suggest doing this kind of video recording getting the best quality sound you can get while you're video recording acoustic guitar? Looking forward to your reply.

[weeardguy]

@DebbieWhit Completely depends on the shot you want: if you don't want a mic in the picture, use a boom, but the first disadvantage of that: you need a human holding it, or a stand for it: if there isn't a stand or human available, a small floor stand is the way to go: floor-mics can pick up sound from the floor though if the floor is a bit hollow or the microphone isn't all that good. Be sure to use a hypercardioid mic for recording acoustic guitar.

[dazzybabe]

The more professional of us would like to know how to record audio seperately, i.e. NOT into the camcorder's mic/audio. How and what do we record onto?

[benjaminnukic]

@dazzybabe buy a good voice recorder off ebay..

[YapSnapProductions]

@dazzybabe Zoom H4N

[kpopgrrl]

That camera has a fine bulit-in in mic lifted above the body of the camera. I'm not sure why you would use a shotgun mic with that camera unless you planned on attaching it to a pole for use as a boom mic. I understand what she was trying to do but she needed to find a consumer minDV camera to use for this lesson. To mederfire9, she is using a miniDV camcorder but it is a prosumer camcorder and most people watching this probably don't have one.

[weeardguy]

@kpopgrrl The mic's in those camera's are mostly great for 'normal' people, as they record a fine stereo-image almost completely around the microphone. But as it is mounted on the camera every move of muscle contraction is mostly recorded by it. Besides the pick-up pattern especially the lack of a shock-mount is the reason to use an external mic.

[dannyg120]

Starting around 1:23 you refer to the 1/8" to 3/4" adapters. It's 1/8" to 1/4" inch, not 3/4". Good job though....

[STEF88988]

i have a mini dv

[cwk1417]

ummm, why does she say 3/4 inch....that would be massive jack, it's only 1/4 inch...

[kiren77]

True, I started two years ago with a rather cheap sony camcorder (handy cam),and at the time I did ignored how important was the audio recording issue Anyway I realized afterwards it had no input for microphones :(

[eddiemsmith]

Nowadays, I've found that a number of newer Canon and Sanyo digital camcorders have mic jacks. However, they still appear to lack earphone jacks, which can be rather helpful.

[audiofreeq]

go outside and demo this kit and SHOW people.

any salesman can tell me what you have.

buy it,take it out and use it, then make a demo video in the real world, you know /wind/rain/snow/dark not just sit there and talk any 12 year old school kid in his/her bedroom can do that.

[menderfire9]

Doesn't the title of this vid say how to use mini camcorders and miniDVD video cameras? So what's mini about the camcord she had in her lap? and wheres the how to use anything? she only talked about what you might need to hook up the mic nothing about how to use it....oh at ten feet. Great. Just sayin'...

[libertadfilms]

this video should be work for me! but the only problem is i dont have 3000 thousand dollars dv camera like yours

[poppinPhresh15]

true dat

[AxisAnalysis]

um, if you've got a cheap camera you'll just use the standard 1/8 or 1/4 mic jack instead of the xlr adaptor.

If your camera is so cheap that it has no external mic jack, then I recommend *gasp* buying a camera up to your needs.

[chrishamsandwich]

i didnt quite get that, what shotgun mic is that make/model no ?