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

Started Dec 2, 2015 | Questions thread
OP vastunghia Junior Member • Posts: 25
Re: Does a hot-shoe shotgun mic really reduce / remove AF noise on video?

Hi BAK,

thanks a lot for taking the time to answer.

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

Correct.

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.

Thanks, I know that would solve my problem.

Unfortunately, as per my PS, I'm just occasionally shooting my 3-yr-old son (typically indoor spontaneous scenes), and I'm pretty confident that the presence of a stand and a 5/10 ft cable would ruin the scene for sure -- i.e. the subject would start playing around with the cable, for a start, and would end up using the stand to beat the cameraman.

That is why, if I buy an external mic, that needs to be a hot shoe one -- cannot escape this. The point is: Should I (considering that my main concern is AF noise, and not sound quality more in general terms)?

S

Ps: just as a remainder, I plan to shoot with a Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM on my 70D.

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