(I'm a noob). This week I worked on two different "welcome/opener" videos for a church. Both where outside. One was on top of a butte (mini-mountain) where it was incredibly windy, and the other was a golf course.
Right now I've been using the Zoom H1 w/ a $20 wired lav. mic. Obviously the lav. is going to suck, but it seemed that in the beginning it was working ok indoors, but when it's outside, no matter how close it is to the person, and how much I tweak my H1 settings, it sounds like garbage.
In both instances, I ended up just recording audio with the H1. I was fortunate enough on the butte to be able to hide the H1 in between layers of clothing to block it from the wind, and the audio turned out quite well. On the gold course, I just had to have the person hold the H1 around their belly button, and I just made sure to shoot close, tight, and high. Fortunately what we where doing, this didn't get in the way. But it was very frustrating.
I'm on a very limited budget, but I will not accept crappy audio. What would be the best solution?
I could have had a small boom pole stand, and strapped the H1 w/ a dead cat to block the wind. I might try this before buying something else.
But, would a better, wireless lav. mic be more overall useful than something like the new Rode VMP?
Ideally I'd like both, the VMP going into the GH2, and the H1 w/ a wireless lav on person. Then if needed, I could swap the two, and use the VMP as a boom mic.
Right now I can afford about $300. What would be the best additions to my H1 for quality and flexibility?
Right now I've been using the Zoom H1 w/ a $20 wired lav. mic. Obviously the lav. is going to suck, but it seemed that in the beginning it was working ok indoors, but when it's outside, no matter how close it is to the person, and how much I tweak my H1 settings, it sounds like garbage.
In both instances, I ended up just recording audio with the H1. I was fortunate enough on the butte to be able to hide the H1 in between layers of clothing to block it from the wind, and the audio turned out quite well. On the gold course, I just had to have the person hold the H1 around their belly button, and I just made sure to shoot close, tight, and high. Fortunately what we where doing, this didn't get in the way. But it was very frustrating.
I'm on a very limited budget, but I will not accept crappy audio. What would be the best solution?
I could have had a small boom pole stand, and strapped the H1 w/ a dead cat to block the wind. I might try this before buying something else.
But, would a better, wireless lav. mic be more overall useful than something like the new Rode VMP?
Ideally I'd like both, the VMP going into the GH2, and the H1 w/ a wireless lav on person. Then if needed, I could swap the two, and use the VMP as a boom mic.
Right now I can afford about $300. What would be the best additions to my H1 for quality and flexibility?
I got my VMP yesterday from B&H. 