Audio/visual sync'ing is a solved problem: the clapper board. I've observed DSLR-based filmmaking live, and external mics and recorder with sync supplied by the clapper board or even a simple hand-clap is all that's needed to get great results.
If you have an iPad, there's even a clapper board app that lets you enter scene info which the video will pick up. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:18 PM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > massive hassle to sync and edit. better to use good external mics into the > dslr. > > ----------------- > J.C.O'Connell > [email protected] > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 8:08 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: K-5 video question > > I agree. A Zoom H1 is about $100, records onto SD cards, and contains > a decent stereo mic pair. > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Walt wrote: >>> >>> >>> Is producing good quality A/V another huge investment I can't afford, or > can it be done reasonably well on a shoestring budget? >> >> From what I've read, if you want "good" sound, invest in a decent digital > recorder, and use the sound on the camera to aid in syncing with the > external sound. >> >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

