hello,is the fan noise audible.?planing on filming soloist musicians with external condenser mic.so i need the cam to be silent.thanks
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I video our Church Service every week with a Boom mike on the Camera. No problems??
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There is a noticeable sound when the built in mike is used though it is not objectionable in most instances.
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I have done many interviews with both of my x920s, and have had no problems. If you have concerns, use an additional audio recorder, and then simply synch the music with the video. I always have a separate audio recording, just in case....although, as I said, I haven't had any problems with internal noise.
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The camera makes no noise by itself. Other than starting beep and ending beep for recording which doesn't get picked up By the camera itself
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That is a surprising question as I can't answer it. I've often sat behind the projector during our computer club meetings where we talk about what we have showing on the screen and I've never noticed the fan noise. If it has noise it hasn't been objectionable or distractive.
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It makes a slight noise... maybe if there was no TV/radio on and no one talking and you were sitting close to the camera you'd hear it.I've tried to get peoples attention in the past by moving panning the cam left and right- but they never notice it- so I guess it's pretty silent.
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Actually, not really. I haven't really observed much in the way of feedback or bleed-through. The mics are pretty sensitive to wind/breeze, though the windscreens help quite a bit. I've seen some people talk about cable noise affecting their recording but I also haven't really observed that myself either. The only real issue is heavy wind. That can be an issue, but it's really no different with any other mic I think. Minimizing touching of the earphones and excessive yanking on the cables should go without saying though.
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The fan is definitely audible outdoors, although not really noticeable when speakers are playing sound for movies. If you had it indoors, you would definitely notice the fans during quiet times. Unless you live in a mansion though, this thing won't fit in your living room. A gym or stage yes, but not a living room. I would say the fan noise is equivalent to what a dirt devil (handheld vacuum) would make.
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For me if I put it two meters away and set it to lowest level, I can nearly heard any noise. But the sound of fans at the highest and middle level are quite clearly to be heard, which you may enjoy. The highest level is loud. Hope this will be of help.
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Sorry for the delay coz this was buried in my inbox. At any rate, that is not normal. The only time you will hear sound is when you are zooming in/out which is normal for camera with manual zoom. There shouldn't be any motorized sound or hissing whatever. I am pretty sure that camera has either a defective mic or faulty video function. HTH and hopefully not too late.
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Not very. I was actually surprised by the lack if noise. I can carry on a conversation without raising my voice with the fan on max. You know its running, but it's quite tolerable. With a speed switch reducing the flow to less than max you have to listen for the fan.
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I've not used it professionally. I try to record voice for videos and find that it picks up ambient noise, but would likely sound washed out if several were attempting to use it at the same time. As mentioned before, it is pretty necessary to be directly in front of the mic and pretty close to get good audio. I picked up a pop filter because I was so close. I hope that this helps.
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Mine is not silent but it doesn't rattle. I can try and grab a video tomorrow.
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The noise level is fine just the fan and with the projector connected to speakers the sound covers any noise. You can connect the projector to VCR for playback using RCA cables
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You can hear it but I don't think it sounds that good. There are definitely other cameras out there with better audio on video recording. I guess thats a drawback of having a waterproof camera. http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b175/bowtiebadboy/?action=view&current=P5260001.flv
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The only loud part of this fan is when you adjust the angle, other than that it's very quiet. We have used ours at weddings, graduations among other events that with out them we would have suffered. I hope this helps you.
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Yes! Within the settings menu "tools" there is a mute selection. Either on or off for mute. Once mute is selected (on) there is absolutely no audible sound for camera operations.
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No issues with external noise. You need to put the mic directly in front of your mouth to get the best sound. Other than that, make sure the engineer has good levels for you.
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First off, I covet your camcorder (I'm using the FDR-ax100 - not quite up to pro yet). The MP360 motors for both pan and tilt are whisper quiet, but still might get picked up by the built in mics. I always record my audio separately and sync afterwards, so I've never really paid attention to mechanical noises. My guess is if you are attaching a shotgun or a mounted recording device at a reasonable distance from the base of the camcorder it won't be a problem. My only concern is the weight of your AX2000 may cause the motor to strain slightly and raise the noise. Nice thing about amazon is you can send it back if it does. I'd say "go for it". BTW if you read my review, the MP360 is in practice not usable past about two revolutions since the control cable raps around your tripod as it turns, so if your looking for do a multi-revolution time lapse device - keep looking. Otherwise it's well built, useful, and affordable.
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No fan noise at all. Old JVC... New Marantz... Totally different worlds. The 1504 is a nice peice.