On camera wireless audio monitoring 2025

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rob norton

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Nothing too new, but rather than the fairly annoying game of wireless bluetooth monitoring, and with a Sony dual channel system on the horizon, I've relegated the old UWP wireless system to headphone monitoring. I'm not the first to use UHF this way but it definitely slipped my mind when I went down the bluetooth rabbit hole. I've only used it once so far, with brand new AT ATH-M50X headphones (replaced 10+ year old Sony 7506s), with cable to receiver and receiver in my pocket. I know I could rig the rx to the actual headphones but I think that'd be ultra dork mode/a bridge too far.

It's still early days but it seems like this will be a game changer. Cable not getting in the way when shooting from the hip, more easily set camera on ground, freedom to test stationary boom mic by walking over while still wearing headphones, not forgetting you're tethered, not having other people listening to takes forget they're tethered.

Cons: extra set of AA batteries, need to disconnect headphones to place them on the camera - but now I imagine I'll just keep them on instead.

Does anyone else do this?
 
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So you are using 'expensive/heavy' lav sender and receiver to jump from camera to your body 10 inches away?

This is silly at first glance.. but I can absolutely see the value in terms of being able to put the camera down, not getting tangled with passers by or having bluetooth delay which is more affecting than six whiskies.

My other thread on giving the director HFs while away from the camera can absolutely be 'solved' like this... well it could if my sonys did not have the fancy lemo input!

Nice.
 
Well it’s pretty old/falling apart, and 145g Inc batteries.

I think it just comes down to whether you want a cable involved or not, or I guess since a cable is still involved, it’s rerouting the cable from camera to tx.

At the moment it’s Velcro’s to the other side of the cheese plate holding the battery plate on rods, pretty minimal footprint but if Velcro melts in the sun, I’ll probably go with a brittle shoe mount. I’ll report back after a month.
 
Lol, I almost had the sonys modified with a shorter and different cable, but replaced them instead - not because of this but just too banged up. The ATs let you BYO cable and come with short, extremely long, and curly medium sized.
 
It's handy the Sony UWPs have a headphone output. It's a common trick for those on an ultra low budget (if they don't have dedicated IEM/IFB/Comteks) to use them for wireless monitoring. I did that myself before I purchased dedicated gear.
 
IronFilm said:
It's handy the Sony UWPs have a headphone output. It's a common trick for those on an ultra low budget (if they don't have dedicated IEM/IFB/Comteks) to use them for wireless monitoring. I did that myself before I purchased dedicated gear.
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Wow, I feel so stupid.

No need to relegate and commit the entire rx just for this purpose, can just use the headphone out! I know it's not what the camera is hearing, but for audio monitoring while shooting (not downplaying it for dedicated sound professionals) this is the way to go. If I ever go down the extra dual channel receiver path, then I can relegate, but for now, happy to let it perform double duty.

EDIT - wait @IronFilm, my brain was fried when I posted. I need the rx on me with tx on camera so back to needing another wireless system for actual talent.
 
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