I have a GoPro Hero 7 black edition camera. The video is great but I'm having problems with the audio. If I try to record when I'm driving for instance, the voice just gets lost in the engine noise. I use the camera a lot for filming me and my dogs when we're training dog agility and I want something that will pick up my voice. I'm thinking a small, inexpensive digital voice recorder might do the job. I don't want something expensive as it could so easily get broken if I fall over when I'm running. Something that is very light and attaches to clothing would be great. Can anyone recommend anything please?
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Digital voice recorder
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markyboy81
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If you have any phone there will be a voice recorder app included usually.
You could then attach a lapel mic like this and attach to your clothing.
https://www.ukdigital.co.uk/boya-by...tjy2oYsNMXJSSW4Yt0WuEHrHRqbAyilBoCcDAQAvD_BwE
You could then attach a lapel mic like this and attach to your clothing.
https://www.ukdigital.co.uk/boya-by...tjy2oYsNMXJSSW4Yt0WuEHrHRqbAyilBoCcDAQAvD_BwE
dmartin92
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For the dog training part, this might be very good :
Rode Wireless Go.
Rode Wireless Go.
Thank you for the suggestion. The camera is set on a tripod at the edge of the training area. I have to run with the dog doing twists and turns over course that can be up to about 30m by 30m so anything I use needs to be wireless. I wouldn't want to actually carry the phone with me as it's so easy to slip and fall in these situations and the phone wouldn't last long. I thought about a wirless lapel mic and small transmitter but I think a small audio recorder might be better. If I put a spike at the beginning of the audio on the camera and the recorder it will be easy to sync the audio to the video. I don't know how good these little recorders are so I wondered if anyone else has used one.
Thank you for the suggestion. This setup is great but it's expensive and I suspect I'd break it in a couple of weeks. I was looking for a small separate digital audio recorder that I could just attach to my clothing and record the audio separately. A lot of vloggers do this now especially when they're making action videos of something and they can't be near enough to the camera for the voice to be picked up. I don't know how good these little recorders are as I've never used one.
Tom_N
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You might want one of the high-end music recorders sold at a place like B&H Photo Video rather than one of the low-end voice recorders sold at a place like Best Buy.
The high-end ones have brand names like Tascam and Zoom. They often have dual XLR inputs. They record in Linear PCM as well as in the lossy MP3. They store recordings on SDxC cards, which allows for long recording times and is convenient. The microphone inputs allow the use of separate microphones for better results.
Some even support recording 4 channels at a time. I'm looking at one that features two built-in microphones and two XLR inputs for less than $200.
I suppose that it depends on the sort of quality that you want. I bought an earlier version of this :-
and found the sound quality fine. The problem comes with microphones, where disturbance of the mic can cause a lot of background noise. A mic attached to clothing during movement might have issues.
mdmarqphoto
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Using a lav mic with either of these should work (I use the Tascam):
https://amzn.to/3bbwSyt
https://amzn.to/2WAfkqj
Not too expensive and can be used in other situations as well.
https://amzn.to/3bbwSyt
https://amzn.to/2WAfkqj
Not too expensive and can be used in other situations as well.
Hike Pics
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Take a look at the Zoom H1n. It isn't expensive and is fairly lightweight. You can also get foam and fuzzy covers for the microphones that help out with wind noise. Runs off of 2 AAA batteries and can take a 32GB microSD card.
www.zoom-na.com
I have a Tascam DR-05 that I use for field recording but it might be slightly larger and heavier than the Zoom. Both will give you very good results.
H1n Audio Recorder | Buy Now
Zoom H1n handy recorder features an onboard stereo microphone that lets you easily record two tracks of high-resolution audio
www.zoom-na.com
I have a Tascam DR-05 that I use for field recording but it might be slightly larger and heavier than the Zoom. Both will give you very good results.
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