Posted by Ty Ford on 09/16/05 13:30

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:02:23 -0400, Dimitrios Tzortzakakis wrote
(in article <dgbrdm$mo3$1@usenet.otenet.gr>):

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> Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
> major in electrical engineering, freelance electrician
> FH von Iraklion-Kreta, freiberuflicher Elektriker
> dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr
> ? "Captain Slick" <CaptainSlick@verizon.net> ?????? ??? ??????
> news:wh1We.16814$626.9439@trndny08...
>> youknowwhothefuckiam@6url.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Aside from the great image quality, I really bought this camera for the
>>> audio. You can switch the AGC off and go totally manual with this
>>> camera, monitoring manual audio levels on the LCD monitor. Something
>>> you can't do with a Canon GL1 or Sony VX2000, TRV900 etc., This is SO
>>> critical for getting decent audio.
>>>
>> I can do it with my TRV 900
>>
>>> SO, that being said. This camera has a mini-jack that will supply
>>> phantom power. What mic set up would be decent with this camera.
>>>
>>
>> I like the Azden SGM 1X but you need to adapt the XLR to mini stereo
>> plug and block the DC out on the mini-jack.
>>
> It's very easy to block with a capacitor, but I don't think it's worth the
> effort.At that price range, the camera must have an excellent
> microphone.(anyway, Xc=1/(omega*C), where Xc=0 for that frequency range,
> also audio frequencies, to allow them pass while blocking the DC, and omega
> is 2*(pi)*f, frequency in Hz.Just for comparison, the capacitor for FM and
> UHF is 1 nF, and for old-fashioned AM is 100 nF, at audio frequencies should
> be at uF range).
>
>
>

Trew Audio's Remote Audio subsidiary sells this cable. They have one for One
mic and one for two. Contact Trew on the web or in Nashville or Toronto.

Ty Ford



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