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Recording Sound to DSLR Camera vs Audio Recorder
How can you get the best quality sound for your videos? There are a lot of factors, and using an external microphone is one of the big factors. But another question that comes up quite often is, will a dedicated audio recorder improve my sound quality? I think it will in 95% of cases. Here’s a sample comparing the quality you get with a professional level lavalier microphone, the Countryman B6, recorded into a simple Zoom H1 audio recorder and recorded into a typical DSLR camera, the Nikon D750.
Now there are still cases where recording sound with your camera may be good enough. But if you want the best audio quality you can get, even a little $99 USD audio recorder is better than a $2000 DSLR camera.
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Gear covered in this episode:
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Zoom H1 Audio Recorder
Amazon: https://geni.us/T9at
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/699403-REG/Zoom_H1_H1_Ultra_Portable_Digital_Audio.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/ZOH1/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xZOH1
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Countryman B6 Professional Lavalier Microphone
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Nikon D750 DSLR Camera
Amazon: https://geni.us/OEr8Ovl
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082599-REG/nikon_d750_dslr_camera_body.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/NID750/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNID750
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Music copyright Curtis Judd 2012
Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links.
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