Audio In-less camera...

Reeves · Wed 03 Jun, 2009 21.54

I'm planning on making a short film with my Panasonic HDC-SD5 which hasn't let me down in the past. However, there have been instances were I've been desperate for an alternate audio recorder (i.e. boom mic) though it occurred to me that the SD5 has no such inputs to allow me to do that.

This may sound like a silly question (I have little experience with sound technology in film making) but is it possible to accomplish such a task without a Line In jack? Maybe wire a mic to a speaker next to the camera or something?

Many thanks

Sput · Wed 03 Jun, 2009 21.57

Can't imagine that being very good. Maybe you should try and record separately and re-sync in editing software? How you do that I have no idea. I'm farting wwaaaayy above my arse by offering suggestions in this area

cdd · Wed 03 Jun, 2009 22.05

Sput wrote: farting wwaaaayy above my arse

gotta remember that one! I like it

Sput · Thu 04 Jun, 2009 01.00

YAY apparently I know about filming.

I shall set up a rival to Grindon forthwith!

Reeves · Thu 04 Jun, 2009 14.05

Thanks for that guys

Steve in Pudsey · Thu 04 Jun, 2009 22.02

There is only one thing more frustrating than a camcorder with no mic socket... one with a mic socket but no headphone socket, so you can't monitor the audio while you record.