Q. I want a small camcorder to take to concerts/shows. I need something that will work well in the dark and that will record good sound. I go to a lot of hardcore shows so I need something that can stand that kind of sound. I have been looking at the flip Camcorders and the RCA Small World camcorders but I dont know if they are good. My budget is $200.
A. The audio recording device for shows will require manual audio control. Without manual audio control, the loud audio will over-saturate and clip - and the result will be a very bad, muddy sound. This is because the auto-mic gain circuit cannot handle really loud audio.
Te best mics in the world cannot prevent this on their own - you must have manual audio control... There are two wayd to do this:
1) Use a camcorder that has manual audio control. The least expensive camcorders - of which I am aware - that have manual audio control are the Canon HV30 and the Sony HDR-HC9. They also happen to have a 1/8" stereo mic jack.
2) Use any miniDV or flash memory camcorder AND an audio field recorder - like those from Edirol, M-Audio, Tascam, Sony, Zoom, Marantz and several other manufacturers - they all have manual audio control and many of them have built-in mics. When you edit the video, just replace the bad audio that was captured with the video with the audio captured by the field recorder.
You do not want to use a hard disc drive based camcorder with loud audio - the hard drive has a vibration sensor that will park the heads in an effort to protect the hard drive and you will not record. You can try disabling the drop sensor, but you will risk the audio vibration crashing the heads into the platter and the camcorder hard drive will fail.
You do not want to use DVD based camcorder because record time is short and video quality is poor... and they typically do not have manual audio control.
For $200, I do not believe you will be able to do what you want. Save your money. At concerts, without permission, your camcorder can be confiscated. That, combined with the likelihood of poor audio captured, does not sound like a very good idea.
Te best mics in the world cannot prevent this on their own - you must have manual audio control... There are two wayd to do this:
1) Use a camcorder that has manual audio control. The least expensive camcorders - of which I am aware - that have manual audio control are the Canon HV30 and the Sony HDR-HC9. They also happen to have a 1/8" stereo mic jack.
2) Use any miniDV or flash memory camcorder AND an audio field recorder - like those from Edirol, M-Audio, Tascam, Sony, Zoom, Marantz and several other manufacturers - they all have manual audio control and many of them have built-in mics. When you edit the video, just replace the bad audio that was captured with the video with the audio captured by the field recorder.
You do not want to use a hard disc drive based camcorder with loud audio - the hard drive has a vibration sensor that will park the heads in an effort to protect the hard drive and you will not record. You can try disabling the drop sensor, but you will risk the audio vibration crashing the heads into the platter and the camcorder hard drive will fail.
You do not want to use DVD based camcorder because record time is short and video quality is poor... and they typically do not have manual audio control.
For $200, I do not believe you will be able to do what you want. Save your money. At concerts, without permission, your camcorder can be confiscated. That, combined with the likelihood of poor audio captured, does not sound like a very good idea.
Where can I find a good camcorder for legal concert video taping?
Q. I am looking for a video camera that can have good sound at loud concerts and preferably a jack for a microphone and is at a reasonable price ($500 or below).
A. The Sony DCR-HC96 *might* work. The problem on audio for most camcorders is the low-end does not have manual audio control so the loud band noise makes the audio muddy. The HC96 has a menu selection for "Normal" or "Low" - in "Low" mode, the auto audio leveling circuit can handle loud noises a lot better than "normal". You can use Sony mics in the proprietary "active interface" shoe, or you can get http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/479976-REG/Sony_VMCK100_VMC_K100_Microphone_Adapter_Cable.html and use pretty much any mic. B&H is the only place that carries this adapter.
The best way is to use manual audio control either internally (the only consumer camcorders I can find that have full manual audio control are the Canon HV20, HV30 and Sony HDR-HC7 and HC9... and they are more than you want to spend). The other option is to get a Canon ZR800 AND a BeachTek DXA-6vu... and you need to use XLR mics with that XLR adapter...
And since miniDV tape provide the best available video quality... you should be good to go.
The best way is to use manual audio control either internally (the only consumer camcorders I can find that have full manual audio control are the Canon HV20, HV30 and Sony HDR-HC7 and HC9... and they are more than you want to spend). The other option is to get a Canon ZR800 AND a BeachTek DXA-6vu... and you need to use XLR mics with that XLR adapter...
And since miniDV tape provide the best available video quality... you should be good to go.
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