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Recording Audio for Cannon 5d/7d shoots
Hello!
I run audio on a lot of shoots that are using Cannon 5d/7d camera’s with no audio inputs these days. I will be running a shure fp33 into a Sound devices 702 but don’t currently have away to back this up while recording (Usually would run into the 702 and the camera). I am looking for a somewhat in expensive solution and was wondering what others have been doing in similar situations?
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The use of 5D & 7D cameras has certainly changed the way things happen, some good some bad but it is what it is…..
To back-up the SD 702 maybe a Zoom H4n [I know its not up to the same standard] but its a backup and better than recording on the camera itself.
Use a larger GB card and fresh batteries and let it wild record the entire shoot rather than stop start.
Have we got complacent with lower cost gear, back in the 1/4 tape and Nagra days there was NO backup.The difference between Knowledge and Wisdom is… Knowledge is the knowing of facts…. Wisdom is the sensible application of good quality knowledge…
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I use both the Zoom H4N or Rode Video Mic, you can also, hook up a Sennhieser Wireless mics direct to the camera.
The only issue is making sure to do a test clip and playback to make sure you mic is recording.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys!
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Hello Dana and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.
How ’bout the Sony M10?
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Ty Ford
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I’m with Ty. Use the 3.5mm Tape Out on the FP33 and plug it into the line-level 3.5mm input on a Sony PCM-M10.
I do a lot of shoots with DSLR cameras now-a-days, and I always make two copies of the audio in my bag. I record onto a Edirol R09HR and a Zoom H4n. The reason I suggest the PCM-M10 is that (like the Edirol R09HR) it’s a good little recorder, but the PCM-M10 has the best battery life in the whole portable audio recorder market by a landslide.
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Ty and Sam,
Thank you! I have never looked into the Sony PCM-M10 but will now. I have used the Zoom H4n many times but have never been satisfied with it’s “line” level 1/4 inputs. I always get a very hot signal still and in the end even when I am pushing towards peaking it I still get a fairly quiet recording. Thanks for the advice!!
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Also Sam,
Would running the tape out of the fp33 into the Sony PCM line in be a summed (L R) mono track?
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One negative side of the Sony M10 is it uses micro SD or memory micro stick and its internal storage to record onto, I prefer a standard SD card that is then handed & charged to the client at the and of the shoot.
The SD card is becoming a standard in the Video, Audio and Photo world, easy to find… even at the local corner store, a bit like AA batteries.
XLR inputs and phantom power are a plus also.The difference between Knowledge and Wisdom is… Knowledge is the knowing of facts…. Wisdom is the sensible application of good quality knowledge…
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The FP33 comes stock with the Tape Out set at stereo line-level. You can adjust it to be summed L+R mono or mic-level by opening it up and doing some soldering.
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Thank you Sam. You have a great blog, I will definitely keep reading.
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