Any DSLRs where the built in mic input records good audio?

[ronin99]

Looking to avoid an H4N, so are there any DSLRs on the market where the built in mic input records good audio?

 

[jlpskydive]

GH4,

 

[David W. Jones]

Define "good" audio.

I have owned a bunch of little HD cameras, and would only use the audio recorded from the built-in mic for a scratch track.

 

[jlpskydive]

I read that as "Mic input" not built in mic. The built in mic on pretty much everything I have ever used has been good for a scratch track only at best. The built in input on the GH4 is pretty good when paired with a good mic and beachtek box.

 

[David W. Jones]

Joe, did you mean built-in mic, or rather mic input?

 

[PegLeg Media]

Looking to avoid an H4N, so are there any DSLRs on the market where the built in mic input records good audio?

I have a video with the videomic plugged straight into the GH4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7BpUDVf7KA (skip to 2:45 for the audio example)

and a video with the $30 atr 3350 lav straight into the gh4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ta6NjneLhA

 

[homestar_kevin]

I have the Nikon d7100 and audio is good (for being a DSLR, which all have awful audio)

This is interview was a Senn G3 plugged into the d7100 .

https://vimeo.com/107099336

If you need more you'll be better off doing dual systems.

 

[alohype]

GH4,

+1

For built in microphone it's really decent (good placement as well - on top of the camera).

 

[Michael Carter]

I've found the D7100 audio to be decent when used with a preamp.

This comes from using the line out of the DR60D to get a cleaner scratch track then the built-in mic. I was somewhat surprised... but the 60D still sounded better.

I worry that too much room sound will trip up PluralEyes so i try to use the line out when possible.

 

[AndrewGentle]

If you find a DSLR with mics which record decent audio, there would be many times where you'd have to mount that DSLR to a boom to get the mics close enough to the actors. Then your image would suffer...

 

[Sol M.]

Beachtek recently tested the GH4 and said that it has the best audio performance of any DSLR/hybrid they've tested: http://beachtek.com/panasonic-gh4-audio-performance/

 

[ronin99]

I mean built in mic input.

So one could plug in a external mic, like a shotgun and get good audio. Instead of having to use an H4N or juiclink.

 

[David W. Jones]

I feed the output from a Sound Devices mixer into the GH4 and find the quality acceptable.

 

[izoneguy]

I mean built in mic input.

So one could plug in a external mic, like a shotgun and get good audio. Instead of having to use an H4N or juiclink.

We use Sony RX10's and plug in directly using Sennheiser G3 wireless mics. It has headphones jacks.
Sometimes we will have to use the zoom inside because we are only using one camera.
We have picked up A Tascam DR60DmkII so we can mix the interior audio as we go.
The Tascam can record up to 4 channels on an SD card and you can loop the audio
out to the camera. We will probably be shooting more of these longer form
videos in March when the new models come out.