Re: What's everybody's favourite parabolic microphone setup?

["davelori777" davelori777]

Err, thanks, yes I understand the limitations on using camera as a recorder and 
Zoom etc. (which isn't much better) 

Any advice on the parabolic mics?

Dave


--- In  "Marc Myers" <> wrote:
>
> Good point. Modern cameras no longer  have the whrrrrrr of tape being pulled 
> but the noise from a servo-zoom lens can be pretty obvious. Also the area 
> around a camera is a noisy environment. You hear the recordist breathing, 
> handling noise, and neck-straps banging against the legs of the tripod. 
> Standard practice for most audio for video is to have the microphone as near 
> the subject and as far from the camera as is practicable. As has been said by 
> others, the microphone on the camera is best used to synchronize sound and as 
> a fallback in case something goes wrong and you have nothing better.