Steve Crow
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I’d go with the same camera so that you can film two angles at the same time AND have a backup camera
Steve Crow
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60fps 1/125th
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Of the two only the steadicam is designed to get the kind of smooth walking shot you mentioned – however, they take some time to balance correctly and then you also need practice with it because it’s really a skill to know how to use one.
The shoulder rig is much easier, I’d worry about the quality of the one you linked to being that it is so inexpensive and looks like it is mostly plastic.
Steve Crow
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No worries Vincent, glad it worked out for you!
Steve Crow
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If the card is a class 10 as it appears I don’t think the card is the issue, unless you got a bad copy. Have you tried the camera with a different card, even if it’s the same kind, to see if that fixes it?
Here’s a long shot but if BOTH of the following are true – it MIGHT explain what’s going on:
* Have you installed Magic Lantern
* Are the clips longer than around 12 minutes?
If so, it probably has to do with the Magic Lantern and the way it gets around the standard Canon 12 minute / 4GB clip limit. Their wiki page says “you will lose a few seconds when a new file is created.”
Not sure what else it could be but others may have some ideas
Steve Crow
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Okay, so many things to talk about here,
1. The Rode NTG-2 is a MONO signal mic meaning you will only get sound from one channel – so that’s normal and perfectly fine. You actually don’t need stereo to record, for instance, interview audio and you can always create a sort of “fake” stereo using two mono tracks although purists will argue over that.
2. Why you are getting noise off the unused channel probably has to do with the cables and adapters
3. The most important thing to understand is that the audio circuitry in practically all DSLR cameras is ugghhhh….very very poor, put it that way. Probably what is happening is the automatic gain control (AGC) built into the audio circuitry is raising the levels of the signal coming from your mic so much that you are getting a ton of noise. Particularly if the camera is expecting a stereo signal coming in it’s going to try and raise the level of the track/channel that has no sound on it as well which is going to give you nothing but noise.
4. Can you do without an external recorder? There are some other options but think of them as less-bad solutions not great. For instance you can buy a special cable from a company called SESCOM (like their LN2MIC-ZMH4-MON Line Out to Camera Mic In Headphone Tap Cable) at https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/SEL2MZH4N25D/Ntt/SEL2MZH4N25D/N/0
ps: I have no affiliate marketing relationships with either Sescom, B&H or frankly anyone at this point
that is designed to take the signal from your mic and make it better suited for your camera’s audio circuitry while also providing you an extra connection to plug your headphones into so that you can actually monitor your audio while recording which is really a must have ability. I actually use this cable myself.
5. The other thing you might look into is to see if by any chance your camera’s menu options give you the ability to turn of AGC (Automatic Gain Control) or to reduce the gain on the camera’s built in audio.
I hope that helps you.
Steve Crow
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I think the issue is if you are going to be hand holding the camera or placing it on a tripod. If using a tripod then for sure you want it off (has nothing to do with match moving but just a general rule as using lens stabilization when a camera is on a tripod can actually INCREASE the amount of shake in the image)
Otherwise, if off the tripod, I think you should be OK using it. Just my opinion.
Steve Crow
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I tried finding that thread myself but couldn’t so I’m glad you ran across it….I’m wondering if you post your question on a forum dedicated to Nikons if someone with that camera could probably check it out for you and give you a definite answer….my off the top recollection is that 4:2:2 is almost the lowest setting a camera these days could have which is why I think you are very safe, I believe at one time there were 4:1:1 cameras on the market but that was many years ago
all the best to you Kevin
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Kevin,
I don’t have a source to quote but personally I’d feel very comfortable that the Nikon does indeed output 4:2:2 as that is the lower quality version of a full 4:4:4 signal.
and, yes, if the camera is only providing a 4:2:2 source then the recorder can’t really create a 4:4:4 output BUT what it can do is fake it and output something labeled as 4:4:4 but where some of the data is left blank which apparently some of these recorders are doing.
There was a discussion on this forum a few months back of this very issue, as I recall having to do with the Atmos monitors and recorders….if you do a little searching I am sure you can find it.
Steve Crow
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I use a small piece of software called Call Recorder for Skype
https://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
I’ve used it to conduct and record interviews myself but I was capturing both the audio and video coming over Skype at the same time.
Steve Crow