Sabtu, 24 Agustus 2013

How to record audio with a crap camera?

Q. Hi. I got a Kodak Playsport Zx5 a little while ago and i really enjoy the video quality and features so i was loving it until i realized how much the audio quality sucks. I am trying to make videos but the audio uscks, i cant even hear myself from a foot away. Is there any way to plug in an external microphone? I want to return the piece of crap but its too late

A. Not to huge a problem. If your camcorder has a MIC jack, get an Apex 750, it costs $29.99 online. I have one and it does great audio. If it does not have a MIC jack, get that Microphone and a Digital Audio Recorder (DAR). Then on the timeline of your favorite video NLE editing program, sync your video and audio together. To make it easier to sync, when shooting, before you start, stand in front of your recording camcorder, microphone in hand or nearby, and CLAP, loudly. Now so long as the DAR never stops and the camcorder never stops, your in sync. If either stops, the sync is off.. Now the spike in the audio line will be easy to sync up with the clap. Cut that part off out of the video and carry on editing your video.

Now a DAR can be anything that record audio. It could be something similar to a H4N. It could be a Laptop, running Audacity, a free audio editing and recording program. It could be a newer cell phone.

Have Fun.


does the speed of an HDSC card make much difference?
Q. I'm buying my first video recorder (a Kodak Playsport), and am planning on buying a class 10 32gb HDSC card for it, but I'm confused about the speed thing. I don't know if I should buy a more expense faster card. Does it really make much of a difference?
Do you think a 133x/20mbs would be good for HD video?

A. the data rate is controlled by the camera, not the card. a Class 6 card should be fine for your Kodak. If the card class is too low, data will get scrambled and files corrupted, so it does make a difference. a class 10 card is pretty fast and usable on even the fanciest camcorders.

that being said, there are a lot of "fake" cards on the market that are marked as class 10 but in reality are a class 2 or 4. These are made in China and while not legal for export, are widely sold on eBay and other asian based internet businesses. So getting a card from a reliable source is very important.





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