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Does a hot-shoe shotgun mic really reduce / remove AF noise on video?

Started Dec 2, 2015 | Questions thread
BAK Forum Pro • Posts: 26,020
Re: Does a hot-shoe shotgun mic really reduce / remove AF noise on video?

Just to confirm. Your comparison is between a hot-shoe mounted mic compared to the built-in mic, right.

I work with a variety of videographers, and they all prefer the external microphone, although not always mounted on the camera.

Put the mic on a stand and run a five - ten foot cable back to the camera works well for a variety of reasons.

We do a simple web television show, with a corded lapel mic sitting on a desk, in between our host's mouth and a telephone speaker unit, and a 10 foot cord running back to the camera.

I have a Sennheisr 400 mic that works well on a video camera.

BAK

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