Recent content by jakecarpenter

I shot HD video on a XHA1 but want to capture it on my old sd sony handycam to avoid putting the wear on the XHA1. I put the hd tape into the handycam and the camera isn't seeing any video or timecode on the tape (all I see is the blue background with battery/timecode indicators. The camera is...

I plan on getting the Audio-Technica AT897 shotgun microphone to use with a Sony PD170. I want it to mount on top of the camera, but I also want to be able to rapidly/easily take it off to gather nat sound and hold the mic in my hand (while I shoot). Can I get by without a shock mount, but...