how can i record sound

[darkside]

hi all iam a film maker i bought sony digital8 trv 130e my question is how can i record dialouge in location and this camera havent any input mic just have its builtin mic so what is the best thing i do to record syncronize sound at location and is this camera creates a good quality or must i try to buy another one thx for u patience and help

[Yammeryammeryammer]

I use a TRV740, and generally use a radio pin mic. But the shoe for those can cost a bit. So you are generally better off just using the built in mic.

[anasazi]

The on-camera mic is usually fine on most newer cameras.... the only thing you have to worry about it getting wind sound on the track as you record the dialogue. Most external booms filter this out so just be careful.

Another lowbudget method is getting a normal microphone and plugging it into the camera... you can always mess around with the sound in the edit.

If you can get a hold of a small external boom then go for that... or even a radio mic as mentioned previously... or just make a boom yourself out of a washing pole and a microphone... as long as the sound is clear who will know?

[Yammeryammeryammer]

There be the problem. HandyCams tend to have a sort of grinding sound of the tape advancing on the audio track unless you use an external mic. But they generally won't know as long as you are consistant.

[sn-films]

We're using this fantastic little number on our current feature. For the money, I don't think you can beat it.

http://www.sonystyle.com/home/item.j...688&itemid=332

[Tom Norwood]

An excellent way to get good quality sound fairly cheaply is to buy an external mic and record onto minidisc. MD players are very cheap second hand, and produce excellent quality sound. Synching this sound up in FCP is pretty simple as all you do is match the waveforms from the camera sound, and the minidisc sound. Avoids all problems associated with whirring sounds etc. from within the camera as well (even the high quality sony cameras have this).