[MacDV] Mics

[Steve Robertson]

On Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 11:38  PM, AnonBilly wrote:
> I have a Sony DCR-TRV480 camcorder.  The one thing I didn't check 
> before I got it was external mics.  According to Sony you cannot 
> attach a mic to it.  There isn't a hot shoe nor a mic jack.

Since you are thinking in terms of using an external mic, this is 
probably a situation where you have some directorial control. In that 
kind of situation, you can always make a separate audio recording using 
something like a MiniDisc recorder. Just before the start of each 
camcorder shot, make a sharp, loud noise (clapboard, hand clap, gunshot 
<g> ) that is recorded both on your separate audio and on the 
camcorder's audio. Using that loud sound as a reference point, you will 
be able to sync your video and separate audio with very little effort. 
Then just turn off the audio from the camcorder's tape.

Steve R.