Can this camera take a line-in mic or does the video record ok without one?
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Sound has been perfect with my past Video shots..but of course things like this are always controlled by ...distance from sound, noise, and sound of whatever you are recording. But overall it works fine.
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Sorry, can't help, have not tried to record with this machine. But there is a record button on the remote, so you must be able or that would not be there. Make sense.
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probably lots of cameras out there that don't record sound. Don't think that is a problem to worry about This camera is really great though and a great buy
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I know that Sony sells a separate microphone and that is considered the external mic. This unit records perfectly without it.
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Sorry took so long to answer, had to go over my user manual. There is no built in microphone that I can find, the manual does not mention one. It does record direct from the FM Radio and CD. It also records from the AUX IN jack from MP3 players, CD players, and non-dockable iPods( except iPod shuffle 3rd generation.) You will need an audio cable (not included) with one 3.5 mm stereo plug on each end of the cable. This info is from the manual. Hope this helps. You might could plug in a mic.
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No. You need this. The Fisher-Price Recording Microphone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b1b6n8SCBs
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I don't use the video function a lot. But, what I have done with it was satisfactory for my purposes. I take the short video clips and include them in my slide shows made with windows moive maker software. So, I haven't found the mic to be a short coming at all. It does pick up the wind noise but it seems like all cameras do that. Hope this helps.
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I don't know if this camera has lines. Mine does not and I was happy to see there were none. I don't know if the monitor or the camera imposes the lines. All I know is I have none.
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From what I understand, there is no microphone input jack for this camera. I've had the camera for a while now and I've wondered if it had this feature. What kind of microphone do you use for your other cameras?
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Not that I recommended this device - I returned it. But, which line out are you using from your receiver? Normally for this type of operation you would take the "record" line out
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Not sure, I have never used it for recording. It does appear to be HD video feed onto the screen I view it from.
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Hey Jonathan, this is an awesome mic. No recorder needed. But if your recording from far away a recorder would be best. I do a lot of interviews with mine and it works great.
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I had this camera and it doesn't take photos. You'd need to look at much newer models for video recording.
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I'm no professional but I believe the built-in mic(5.1ch) is superior to the directional(2.1ch?) that is included in this kit.During my first few times with the rig on the camera I found myself forgetting to turn on the external mic while it was plugged into the camera, resulting in no audio for those video recordings. Don't plan on using it for everyday recording and only if I need its directional capabilities.
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There are no microphones on the cameras, but you can connect sound input (external microphone) and record sound through the input port on the back of the main unit.
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This does have a mic on the camera and transmits sound well but it does not have the ability to record anything on it's own you would have to have a.separate recording device
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Sound and video should record at the same time. Sound won't be good and there may not be much volume.