NX500 wind noise in video

Wind noise is a pain when shooting video and unfortunately the NX500 is not equipped with a mic jack.

To get around this issue I've discovered 2 solutions;

1. Using the wind muff from the Sony ZV1 (found on eBay for £1) I can cover the right microphone, so I just need to split the L/R audio and import the audio back into the video editor.

2. I bought a cheapish audio recorder (Olympus LS-P1) that I attach to the top of the NX500 and then sync the audio separately. (The wind muff I use on the Olympus audio recorder requires either a longish lens or a haircut 😂)

Both 'solutions' are not ideal, but better than nothing.

Sony ZV1 wind muff

Olympus LS-P1

LS-P1 plus huge wind muff

Not related to wind noise, but I have also resorted to using an external sound recorder and syncing in post. It also gives me latitude to use and mix all six channels which cannot be done internally anyway.

otto k wrote:

Not related to wind noise, but I have also resorted to using an external sound recorder and syncing in post. It also gives me latitude to use and mix all six channels which cannot be done internally anyway.

6 channels?! Which recorder is that?

Zoom H6. A good friend is a musician and she needed a nice set for session recording. I use it whenever I need to have, for example, 2+ talkers and ambient sounds or when recording live events that can be pre-set. It helps with eliminating background noise, cleaning the audio, etc, plus it's a fantastic recorder, if pricey.

H4 is best avoided since it will drift significantly for longer sessions, not sure about H4n or pro, but H6 does not have this issue. I rarely use more than 4 channels (but often more than 2) and H5 would probably be completely fine. At work I have a semi-professional mix setup, but I cannot remember when I last used it, Zoom is that good.

It's funny how people often go for 1/2 stop more dynamic range, which barely anyone can notice, but use terrible audio which anyone can. It's like obssesing with resolution, barely anyone can tell the difference between the quality 2k and 4k, but bad colors will stand out like a finger to your eye.