8string
Well-known member
Well, the autofocus should not be making a loud noise. What kind of loud noise? is it really coming from the autofocus, or from something else? You zipped up a file but I'm not really into downloading it tonight. Did it really end up in the files on FCP? (or whatever NLE you are using).
The onboard mic is really marginal. And from my limited knowledge, that's true of many if not most cameras. So yes, you need additional mics. I went with the Audio Technica Shotgun AT897, as you mentioned above, and added some lavs, and a Oktava mic for handheld, etc. So I have a decent arsenal depending on the kind of shooting I'm doing. I also have a boom arm to get the Oktava or AT897 out from camera.
Your hiss problem does not match to mine, though I can hear a small bit of hiss on my headset coming from the back end jack. It does not show up on my capture though. Maybe they gain the headset because of background noise inherent in normal shooting sessions.
It probably is worth finding a comparable camera in your area, or just take it back and get a replacement cam, if you can. You might even compare it to a different but similar camera, like a 200. However, I don't know your experience level so it's very hard to tell what is the root cause here. We all are assuming things, and no slam on you. I've been caught in common problems catching me like this and then finding out it's just head slapping stuff. Someone like Barry would likely know more about an answer than I. Best of luck!
The onboard mic is really marginal. And from my limited knowledge, that's true of many if not most cameras. So yes, you need additional mics. I went with the Audio Technica Shotgun AT897, as you mentioned above, and added some lavs, and a Oktava mic for handheld, etc. So I have a decent arsenal depending on the kind of shooting I'm doing. I also have a boom arm to get the Oktava or AT897 out from camera.
Your hiss problem does not match to mine, though I can hear a small bit of hiss on my headset coming from the back end jack. It does not show up on my capture though. Maybe they gain the headset because of background noise inherent in normal shooting sessions.
It probably is worth finding a comparable camera in your area, or just take it back and get a replacement cam, if you can. You might even compare it to a different but similar camera, like a 200. However, I don't know your experience level so it's very hard to tell what is the root cause here. We all are assuming things, and no slam on you. I've been caught in common problems catching me like this and then finding out it's just head slapping stuff. Someone like Barry would likely know more about an answer than I. Best of luck!