Posted by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] on 02/01/10 11:36

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 22:37:36 -0600, "Krazy Kanuck"
<limbery@removethisaccesscomm.ca> wrote:

>I was thinking that the hand held camera would pick up enough audience sound
>with it's onboard mic???
>Len

If it's a typical gig, and the camaera is near the front (speakers),
my experience** is the camera mic will be overloaded. by the PA.

Maybe a second recording source near the back to capture the
'ambience' ?

Cheers - Neil

** Only amateur on a handheld, mono DV cam, but I can't see a pro cam
doing that much better when blasted with a 2K PA rig ;-))

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