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

Started Dec 2, 2015 | Questions thread
dlschulz Forum Member • Posts: 52
How effective are these microphones?

I hope not to high jack this thread, but I have a related question.  I have lung disease and use oxygen.  However, I still manage to get out taking pictures from time to time.

I've never considered taking video with my SLR.  But, this past year I came across a limpkin in the brush along side a stream.  Some how it didn't spook in spite of my breathing.  I took several minutes a video while it preened itself.  I was very happy until I returned home.  The pictures on the video were quit nice if I do say so myself.  However, it sounded as if Darth Vader himself had been behind the camera -- It was terrible my breathing sounded loud and labored, and the oxygen made a klick-hiss.  Everything was picked up on the audio track and even amplified.

Somethings I just have to learn to live with, but can these mics help even Darth to take video.

David

PS  I was using a Canon T4i (650D) with a EF-S 55-250 II.

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