Does this pickup background noise? I film in front of a window that overlooks a busy street. Hoping this picks up my voice &amp; not the street behind it.
1692483
My experience thus far is that it is pretty good about picking up what u aim it at.
1835336
I am not an audio expert. However, I do use many of these lavalier microphones with my Sennheiser wireless system at my school's theatre. Noise will sometimes be a problem if the area around the microphone is noisy, especially outside where wind can be a significant problem (possibly reduced with a foam wind screen. Try a lavalier connected directly to your camera; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the improved sound.
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The microphone in this device is very sensitive. In fact it's too sensitive that you hear all background noise very clearly so it's almost impossible to use outside. Inside I still find a slight hiss and still hear background sounds even in the quietest of rooms. So.. For multiple person interviews the best bet is to use multiple lapel pins connected to one of its interface. In a pinch u can try to use it indoors but be prepared to do some cleanup of noise after u record
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So far I have only shot video out doors of non human moving objects and video quality has been excellent. Just be careful of the sun's position to prevent your subject from being darker than you would like. I have not had any problems with sound quality so far but have not tested it on human voices. Based on the fact that my camera has exceeded my expectations in every aspect, I am confident that sound will always be satisfactory.
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The back ground noise is SO loud. I have tried many things to make it quieter because I can't hear the voices and words over the noise. Most recently some one told me to put a piece of bread over it's speaker while recording to cut fuzz, that kind of worked but I would suggest an audio program to cut it out maybe?
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I haven't seen that happen at the start of a shoot, however, I've seen it with a busy natural background and people in the foreground. Sometimes the zoom gets antsy and refocuses. I've learned to shut down the autofocus to take care of that problem. One thing I did notice, however, is that the zoom aprature is a bit noisy and can be picked up in quiet environments very audibly. That drives me crazy, so I went w an external low-pass mic to solve that issue. Beautiful camera, though.
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No but the internal mic is really pretty decent, we use these on paranormal investigations and they work pretty good. I suppose it would depend on what kinda videos your gonna make. If it is relatively no background noise would be clear and with some would be distorted
445886
THe background noise is muffled but not completely drowned out. Hope this helps you :)
1673915
How is it with sound? I may be one of a few, but I like my fans to make noise because it blocks out the irking street sounds of cars going by and loud music. I'd rather have fan noise than that irking noise!
507172
Yes! I know！the sound if very loud，even I turn gain to 0 still very loud ，my mic became background！
339797
AFAIK there is not significant background noise. People listen to me loud and clear
1335247
My understanding of Noise Reduction is for the MIC. It reduces background noise that the Mic picks up.
1336347
When you're backing up and someone is in the rear by the camera acting as a ground guide, they can literally talk and you can hear them all the way up front through the camera which is integrated into the speaker. Its just a nice feature that I have so if someone doesn't have to yell at you from the back to the front. So my son told me go left and I heard em all the way out front through the camera speaker. While you're driving I suggest you volume down. Or you will hear wind.
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keep the microphone behind -- not in front -- of the speaker unit. When the mic is placed in front of the speaker, you'll get that awful feedback. It's as easy as that. I'm very happy with the unit. Great buy for the price! And hello, it really works! Good luck.
1764097
Hi Sflight, this camera is without audio, you could connect a sound pick-up to collect sound, Thank you.
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I would have to say it eliminates most background noise. Of course there are some things that are loud nearby that get in the way of what/who you are listening to. Overall it does a good job of keeping out unwanted noise. Hope this helps.
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Yikes, mine is not that loud. If your cameras don't immediately work, then press the little black button on the back of the camera 5 or 6 times fairly rapidly and that should solve that. I can hear mine running but it is not overly loud.