C100: C100mkii Handle mic pre or external mixer video test

Interesting. I think the Cinema series has pretty decent preamps and A/D. I am willing to use the internal audio recorded through the XLR's. My only concern is pushing the gain up very much. I start to hear preamp hiss over a gain of about 7.
 
Your results match mine on a test I did a few years ago with my old Canon XF100 and an AT4053b but I get similar results with my current Sony X70. The actual sound quality difference is very small. I hear only about a 5% improvement in richness and subtlety with the mixer. One thing - the volume on your YT video is a bit low, so I'd make sure to test at the normal levels you use. I've never had to turn the camera XLR inputs higher than 5.
 
Last edited:
Unity gain on the handle for external inputs is about "5". Settings lower than that mean you risk overloading the preamp. I've found consumer level line level inputs to be a problem because it requires me to crank up the gain on the handle to around "8" for line level and I can definitely hear some added hiss. I usually just pad or attenuate the input and switch to mic level when using consumer level line level.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top