2009Steadi-Newbies forum
Audio capture methods and wireless microphone systems for camera recording
17 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
What the thread found
- Four distinct approaches exist for capturing audio during camera operation: using an onboard shotgun microphone, transmitting wireless audio directly to the camera, combining wireless transmission to camera with a separate wired recorder for backup, or recording audio separately with manual synchronization in post-production.
- The onboard shotgun microphone method offers the easiest setup but delivers the lowest audio quality.
- Wireless lavaliere microphone systems can accept line-level input from audio preamps or small mixers, allowing use with external microphone sources.
- Wireless systems may experience noise or signal dropouts in certain environmental conditions, making backup recording methods valuable.
- The separate recording method with slate synchronization provides the best audio quality but requires significant post-production alignment work.
- The Sennheiser Evo EW100 G2 system offers good performance relative to its cost.
- Lectrosonics systems represent the next level of quality above the Sennheiser G2 in both price and performance.
- Using a phantom-powered boom microphone with the Sennheiser G2 system requires either a self-powered microphone or the SKP-2000 wireless transmitter.
- Flash memory field recorders can function as backup sound capture devices and can feed audio into wireless transmitter line inputs.
Depends on
- The discussion references equipment and methods from 2009, so current model availability and pricing may differ.
- Specific cost comparisons between systems are not provided.
- No detailed technical specifications for wireless range or frequency performance are included.
- The effectiveness of signal dropout recovery depends on factors not thoroughly explored.