Gh1 audio

Timecode video and audio is a whole other thing costwise.

I'm not trying to dissuade you from using an external device - I've done it myself for a 20 minutes or more continuous shot - what I'm trying to emphasise is that if audio and video from non-timecode devices does not sync, it doesn't mean that there's something wrong with one or the other. To get it to sync you have to go to a bit of time and trouble - and depending on the devices it might even be hardly any - but it shouldn't be a huge amount (IMHO). If people have got good results with the H4N then that's encouraging. But because of possible variations in clocks between devices, you can't necessarily expect an identical result.
 
Thanks for continued feedback - looking forward to more reports on success and/or difficulty with audio sync with GH1/H4n. Music of course will have more challenges as it is not as simple to "cut and pull" with a metered rhythm, as it would be with say, a staged scene, not being as rhythm dependent, although certainly still important.
 
not sure if these questions have been asked yet on this post sorry if they where...

if i use the sennhiser mke 400...i have to have an adapter to use with the gh1?

it seems like I read some where saying that you cant monitor the audio via headphones while recording...? is this a issue (particularly with the mic above; not having a headphone jack on the mic itself)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/534023-REG/Sennheiser_MKE_400_MKE_400_Compact_Video.html

link to the mic at b&h

thank you,
devin
 
There is no headphone jack on the GH1, so no monitoring of audio live at all.

For serious use, you would probably want to look into a JuicedLink box, or a Zoom H4N external recorder. Both will let you use that mic, and will also allow live monitoring.
 
I went ahead and ordered the Røde videomic..it's on it's way. I'll swing by radio shack and pick up an adapter and use it just to get slightly better sound at distance for basic stuff and make syncing maybe a bit easier...will probably be doing dual system for anything too serious...am planning on trying out the pluraleyes final cut plugin.
 
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