Hi all,
A new GH1 user here. I remember researching this question before but I still don't fully understand the answers that I get in some of the cases, so here it goes:-
1) What does "noise" mean? - I hear it being referred to in the forum and from what I can gather, it's not a good thing.
2) Wnat does "mud" mean? - My understanding of it is that it is where a detailed image (such as a brick wall with thousands of bricks) gets a kinda warped look running through the image making, for example, the brick wall look distorted in areas.
Oh, and another thing. Since buying my GH1, I've been delighted with the image quality, etc., but I plan on shooting a short film in the near future and my intention is to record the audio/dialog onto a separate audio device (such as the Zoom H4n) and sync the audio in post-production.
I have already posted a similar question to this one on the "audio" forum of this website and I received replies from more or less professional sound/audio engineers who state that I should be paying at least $500 for an audio device and at least $200 on an external mic, which is all way out of budget for me. I was advised to get a Zoom H4n and a Rode NTG-2 external mic which together cost (on eBay for an Irish buyer like me) over €500 (=~$600), which are too expensive for me when it comes to audio. I hoping to get some feedback from GH1 users as to what they use in terms of audio for filming. I was hoping to get a recorder and mic that would be a bit cheaper, good quality, easy to use and syncs in well in post production with the audio that is recorded on the GH1's in-built mic. I was hoping to get a recorder that has a XLR jack input too but the XLR jack input isn't a must. I've heard mixed opinions about the Zoom H1, the Zoom H2 and the Zoom H4 as audio recorders and in terms of external microphones, I'd be happy with any decent shotgun condenser mic that costs no more than €120 (=~$150). Any suggestions??
A new GH1 user here. I remember researching this question before but I still don't fully understand the answers that I get in some of the cases, so here it goes:-
1) What does "noise" mean? - I hear it being referred to in the forum and from what I can gather, it's not a good thing.
2) Wnat does "mud" mean? - My understanding of it is that it is where a detailed image (such as a brick wall with thousands of bricks) gets a kinda warped look running through the image making, for example, the brick wall look distorted in areas.
Oh, and another thing. Since buying my GH1, I've been delighted with the image quality, etc., but I plan on shooting a short film in the near future and my intention is to record the audio/dialog onto a separate audio device (such as the Zoom H4n) and sync the audio in post-production.
I have already posted a similar question to this one on the "audio" forum of this website and I received replies from more or less professional sound/audio engineers who state that I should be paying at least $500 for an audio device and at least $200 on an external mic, which is all way out of budget for me. I was advised to get a Zoom H4n and a Rode NTG-2 external mic which together cost (on eBay for an Irish buyer like me) over €500 (=~$600), which are too expensive for me when it comes to audio. I hoping to get some feedback from GH1 users as to what they use in terms of audio for filming. I was hoping to get a recorder and mic that would be a bit cheaper, good quality, easy to use and syncs in well in post production with the audio that is recorded on the GH1's in-built mic. I was hoping to get a recorder that has a XLR jack input too but the XLR jack input isn't a must. I've heard mixed opinions about the Zoom H1, the Zoom H2 and the Zoom H4 as audio recorders and in terms of external microphones, I'd be happy with any decent shotgun condenser mic that costs no more than €120 (=~$150). Any suggestions??
