Hey Josh...not sure how much help I can be with this as I dont have an HV20.
That sure is a really bad whine noise you have going there. Do all HV20's make that same noise when using the onboard mic? That's nasty! I've been pretty lucky that my onboard mic on my cam is actually quite good. Granted, I rarely, if ever, use it. I am always using my Rode Videomic with my camera. If I am not using my Rode, I dont really use the audio that my cam captured. The Rode is a great mic however, it's big. When people see me with my cam, it's the first thing they notice. It can be a little intimidating having this big mic on the cam I guess? No matter to me though. The sound I get from it is fantastic. I use it mounted on top of the cam and also use it mounted to the side on a bracket that I attach to my cam. It never fails to give me nice audio. If a Rode is something you are interested in, and the HV20 has a mic port (I cant imagine it wouldnt) then I would recommend it. It's not that expensive. If I remember correctly, it's around $115? Hope that helps. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In [email protected], "Josh Leo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For all you HV20 owners out there, I have a problem (and I know Kent Bye has > the same issue) > > Camera Noise!! > > Check out all the camera noise in this video I made with the camera: > http://vimeo.com/475731 > > Lots of high-pitched noise > obviously this is because the internal mic is so close to the tape > mechanism. And obviously, when the room is quiet the auto-gain ettenuator > makes that noise even louder. > > I have used lapel mics to get rid of the noise and that works great, but I > want a solution for when I am just filming other people and things. I > thought about getting a shotgun mic but I am not sure if it would help as > much as I want it to. > > so I am asking these questions: > > - does your HV20 camera make this much noise? > - what do you do to stop the camera noise? > - what kind of shotgun works well with the camera? > > -- > Josh Leo > > www.JoshLeo.com > www.ultrakawaii.com > www.WanderingWestMichigan.com > www.SlowLorisMedia.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
