best way to Audio capture

reece

Hi,
just a query on capturing audio when video recording an event. Would ye rely on an external mic attached to the video camera allowing the camera capture audio or are there standard audio capture devices out there that can used and synched up later with the video ?

Miguel_Sanchez

It would depend on what sort of event you're recording really - do you need just general atmos sound or will you need to clearly hear what people are saying?

A good mic (possibly with a mixer) attached to the camera should be fine. As long as you don't need the boom op to stray too far - in that case an external recording device (like a DAT recorder) would probably be better.

Lump

Or a long Mic Cable.....

reece

cheers for the replies. I've offered to do my friends wedding next year and will be using a canon XL2 with the onboard mic for sound capture. If I screw it up I'll probably be in big trouble so I'm just worried about issues with sound and if people generally use a backup audio recording devices. I'll probably go external mic for the speechs as its a static shot.

Lump

TBH, you'll probably be able to split the mic that's in the Church and send that into one of the inputs. Then use a rifle mic on a floor stand infront of the priest and couple, get a decent cardioid


John