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Mike Crupi replied to Mike Crupi's discussion 'another gear question'

I use the sennheiser mke400 mini-shotgun with the same camcorder and same 1/8" input with no problem. The battery power is okay. The mixer is something I've considered. Thanks for the feedback.

September 14

James Kamp replied to Mike Crupi's discussion 'another gear question'

Unfamiliar w/ the Azden lavs but, assuming it has an internal power supply, could be as simple as a dying battery. Have you used other non-powered mics w/ this cam w/o a problem? If that's not it, possibly an impedance issue and you might be able ...

September 12

Mike Crupi replied to Mike Crupi's discussion 'another gear question'

thanks chuck. i'll experiment with a stereo-mono adapter.

September 3

Chuck Fadely replied to Mike Crupi's discussion 'another gear question'

I don't know what the problem would be but I suspect it might have something to do with mono plugs in stereo jacks.... or vice versa? The Vixia will take any audio signal and run it hot on auto gain, so the output from a wireless mic should be ple...

September 2

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another gear question

I'm shooting with a Vixia HFS100 with the 1/8" external audio port and picking up very little sound when using the Azden 305/35 wireless lavalier. When using the same mic with an xlr connection on my audio recorder the sound is fine. Do I need som...

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Mike Crupi replied to Mike Crupi's discussion 'Just starting out and looking for gear advice'

Thanks for the advice Chuck. I'll definitely start with good audio pieces and go from there. Any recommendations on headphones?

June 26

Chuck Fadely replied to Mike Crupi's discussion 'Just starting out and looking for gear advice'

Hi Mike - Welcome and I hope your experience goes well! Video can be a huge time suck and I hope you start out with small ambitions and work up. If you've been doing SoundSlides, you should do ok. The secret is how you shoot stuff, and not in what...

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Just starting out and looking for gear advice

Where to start....I'm completely new to video, I'm in the market for something compact, but that features decent inputs/outputs for audio. I work at a small paper and our budget is pretty limited at the moment. I will need to be shooting both stil...

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