[QUOTE=CupUp;49278627]I, on the other hand, was wondering why the video suggested I get a separate sound recorder? Why can't I use a shotgun mic (say, a Rode VideoMic) straight into my DSLR?[/QUOTE]
Far superior quality recording straight onto something like a Zoom H4N, it means you have to sync but it's worth the effort.
[QUOTE=CupUp;49278627]I, on the other hand, was wondering why the video suggested I get a separate sound recorder? Why can't I use a shotgun mic (say, a Rode VideoMic) straight into my DSLR?[/QUOTE]
Canon DSLR preamps are hissy as fuck, you can drown it out though with a mic like the Videomic Pro that has a +20dB setting
[QUOTE=MaddaCheeb;49263430]I trust Canon as a brand more than Panasonic.[/QUOTE]
That's why Canon has gotten lazy as shit the last 4 years.
What canon needs to do is embrace a smaller form factor crop sensor camera, maybe mirror-less, that has more modern features at a competitive price point. 4k, on-screen audio monitoring, built in timelapse....
C100 is pretty close but you lost the ability to take high quality stills. and no 4k. and it's still $3k. Might as well go with a fs700 at that point.
[QUOTE=smurfy;49279866]Canon DSLR preamps are hissy as fuck, you can drown it out though with a mic like the Videomic Pro that has a +20dB setting[/QUOTE]
That's false, the issue is the camera by default settings will "hunt" for sounds by raising the dB and noise level until it encounters sound, then it'll taper off to manage the dB levels. You can fix that by enabling manual sound recording settings in the menu and then adjusting the level manually.
Regardless, it's still better to have separate audio. It's cleaner and you can position it to your liking more easily than recording off the camera and then trying to do so in post.
[QUOTE=MaddaCheeb;49280541]That's false, the issue is the camera by default settings will "hunt" for sounds by raising the dB and noise level until it encounters sound, then it'll taper off to manage the dB levels. You can fix that by enabling manual sound recording settings in the menu and then adjusting the level manually.[/QUOTE]
No, it's true. The preamps are really bad in them, but they were really only designed for the onboard mic. Pumping down the gain to only a few clicks above the minimum and then using the db gain on the VMP is a very popular option because it helps to bypass the preamps in the camera.
The automatic gain was a massive issue and it was only around 2011 did they start adding the option to control it manually in firmware did it go away.
I've owned owned a 60D for over 4 years and a VMP and separate preamps, mics, and recorders.
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