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Hi! My name is Paige and you can visit my website at www.porchproductions.net. Today,
we’re discussing different elements with mini DV camcorder. Right now, we’re going
to talk about sound, which is a huge issue. In general, you’re doing a point and shoot
sound when you just buy a mini DV camcorder and are using it professionally. The best
thing I can say to tell you about capturing the sound is to get as close to the subject
to who is talking as possible. I shoot with a Panasonic DV X100. Well this is Panasonic
DV X100 and it has a left and right surround sound, so like a left speaker and a right
speaker. You can hear in your left ear and your right ear. In this model, it’s not
great sound. If you’re spending for about under $1200 a camcorder, you’re not going
to have wonderful sound, but it’s okay. I want to get as close to my subject as possible
to hear it. Now, in order to hear what my subject is talking about and what the camcorder
hears, you want to get a pair of really good headphones. You can have small headphones
but you want to be able to block out your other sound that’s going round, and be able
to concentrate on your DV. This the best way to direct sound, is to actually put on a pair
of headphones so that you can hear what your camcorder is hearing and then direct your
camcorder in a way that will create better sound. So, here in the back, and it’s different
for different camcorders. Mine is back here. It simply says phones and that’s where I
plug in my headphones. On the Sony and I believe on the Canon as well, it’s here around this
area above your XLR input so your mini input for your sound if you were using a microphone.
So, I’m going to plug in my phones right here, put on my headphones, and I can hear
what’s going on. Make sure your camera is on camera, or else it’s going to be in VCR
mode. When your camera is in VCR mode, it acts as a VCR and not at all like a camera.
So, you want to make sure it’s on camera. I can hear myself right now. If the levels
are actually too loud or too quiet, I can adjust the level of what I hear. This is not
adjusting what the camcorder hears, but what I hear. So, if I want to hear myself better
I can turn up these channel 1 and channel 2 audio.