Audio settings on digital camera for recording at heavy and loud concerts?I recently went to a pretty heavy concert and wanted to use my digital camera to record some songs on video. I soon after noticed that there was alot of distortion in the video audio.
I was just wondering what my audio settings should be at.
Should the Mic level be Auto or Manual?
Should the Wind Filter be on?
How high or low should the Level be?
The concerts are bands that I am friends with, and have their full permission to take videos.
fhotoace
P&S digital cameras video feature is just a marketing tool, so the microphones have no dynamic range when compared with the least expensive hand held microphone. While their microphones have some automatic attenuation, they cannot handle sounds over 90-95 dB without clipping.
Perhaps the larger issue is the fact you are trying to record copyrighted music. You may have noticed that here is a notice on the ticket that disallows any recording of the performance.
Little Dog
Mic level should be at manual. When you do this, the mic gain should appear on the viewfinder or LCD screen of the camcorder. the volume level should NEVER peak all the time - best to be around 3/4 so the audio does not clip and get muddy.
Since you did not tell us which camera you are using, we have no way to know how you select or set this in your camera. Most DSCs and consumer camcorders do not have manual audio control... The least expensive camcorder - of which I am aware - with manual audio control are the Canon HV20/HV30/HV40 and the Sony HDR-HC9.
Wind filter on only if it is outdoors and windy... or if the camera/camcorder is in the path of an air conditioning duct outlet - in which case, it would be better to move... or use some sort of physical wind-noise reduction device like one of the Rykote windjammer devices.
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