I have the perfect camera... Now what do I do for audio!

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Dimitrios Tzortzakakis wrote:

> It's very easy to block with a capacitor, but I don't think it's worth the
> effort.At that price range, the camera must have an excellent
> microphone.(anyway, Xc=1/(omega*C), where Xc=0 for that frequency range,
> also audio frequencies, to allow them pass while blocking the DC, and omega
> is 2*(pi)*f, frequency in Hz.Just for comparison, the capacitor for FM and
> UHF is 1 nF, and for old-fashioned AM is 100 nF, at audio frequencies should
> be at uF range).

Hi Dimitrios,

I should have said, "buy an adapter that adapts XLR balanced to
unbalanced and blocks the DC like the XLR Pro"

I have a TRV900 but still use the Azden for far superior audio.

-Bill

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"bd" wrote ...
> Does anyone have any input for the Sony HDR-FX1
> considering it doesn't have XLR inputs? Given this,
> what do you do for great audio?

For nearly 80 years they've been using "double-system" sound.

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On 15 Sep 2005 19:37:00 -0700, in 'rec.video.desktop',
in article <Re: I have the perfect camera... Now what do I do for
audio!>,
"bd" <bryce.dooley@gmail.com> wrote:

>Does anyone have any input for the Sony HDR-FX1 considering it doesn't
>have XLR inputs? Given this, what do you do for great audio?
>
>Thanks,
>Bryce

Bryce, you might want to take a look at the BeachTek model DXA-8
adapter. It attaches to the bottom of the camcorder, runs on a single
9 volt alkaline battery, and weights 2 pounds.

http://www.beachtek.com/dxa8.html

The alternative is to upgrade to an HVR-Z1 series camcorder.

Good luck!

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:40:15 -0700, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: I have the perfect camera... Now what do I do for
audio!>,
"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote:

>"Frank" wrote ...
>> "bd" wrote:
>>>Does anyone have any input for the Sony HDR-FX1 considering it doesn't
>>>have XLR inputs? Given this, what do you do for great audio?
>>>
>> Bryce, you might want to take a look at the BeachTek model DXA-8
>> adapter. It attaches to the bottom of the camcorder, runs on a single
>> 9 volt alkaline battery, and weights 2 pounds.
>>
>> http://www.beachtek.com/dxa8.html
>
>But it can't do anything to counteract the effect of ALC
>in the camcorder.

Which may be why, Mr. Crowley, I mentioned the HVR-Z1 as an
alternative.

It seems that a number of people purchased the HDR-FX1/HDR-FX1E as
soon as it hit the market, only to later trade it in for an HVR-Z1
model in order to get the balanced XLR audio input capability.

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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Ty Ford wrote:

>>I like the Azden SGM 1X but you need to adapt the XLR to mini stereo
>>plug and block the DC out on the mini-jack.
>>
>> -Bill
>>
>
>
> Really. A mini jack with 48V DC? Sure it's not just bias voltage?
>
> Ty Ford
>
It's not 48V phantom power but typically 3-6 volts to power the consumer
electret condenser mics.

-Bill