Recording footage with the Panasonic HC-V720's built-in mic in auto mode: when you play it back, is there ANY audible noise from the auto focus motor?
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I've been using the camera for about 3 months or so and was hesitant about using the auto focus/auto exposure because my last Canon video camera not only made noise, but it continuously unfocused and refocused throughout recording. I switched to all auto mode just to "see" how bad it was and haven't gone back since. I use Premiere Pro editing software and the audio is clean (we run a small soundboard and there's a tiny bit of hiss from there that the denoiser filter removes completely). But we hear no camera noises at all.
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Hey Rob,I set the audio control to manual setting and I don't hear the fan noise in post production. In auto mode, it picks up Everything in my experience. Hope this helps.
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It seems that it does, or at least reduces it. I never seem to notice any interfering noises with the audio mic recording on my video clips. But the mic works much better than one would think. I`m satisfied with the mic while the AF is active. Being outboard of the Camera`s housing, it seems to avoid internal adjustment noises and picks up the ambient sound you desire. But it is a great stereo mic for editing the sound quality for playback. Just give it a try, I`m sure you`ll be pleased.
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I think that is just your auto focus. I get the same sounds from my Nikon D3100 in the video mode. But, only when it is focusing. These are primarily still picture cameras. Video is just a nice option and as yet not quite perfected yet, I guess. The more you use the video function, the better you will get at focusing and you can kinda work through it. I personally don't use it that much, but it's nice to have if you do need it.
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Yes - but I don't know the sensitivity (threshold that triggers the mic). I use "always on" to avoid a break in the recording.
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I hear a hammering sound when I record video as well...that's a real drag because the video itself looks great. What have people done about this?
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Yes! Within the settings menu "tools" there is a mute selection. Either on or off for mute. Once mute is selected (on) there is absolutely no audible sound for camera operations.
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I have never had this issue when recording videos...have you tried wearing headphones while making your video?
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If your camcorder has audio settings, most pro cameras do, change the audio levels from automatic to manual and lower it until the white noise (the "sssshhhh'ing") goes away. Inside the unit's battery bay are DIP switches you can use to lower the DB to help that if you camera doesn't have audio settings.
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well put it into a different focus mode like one focus instead of continuous or just do manual focus. there should be no other motor sound i love my hs30exr have had it for almost 2 years.
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haven't used it yet, but my other Canons (also power shots little different model) do record sound on the video. We'll try it tomorrow and let you know! It should if consistent with all other power shots I've used.
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I've not used it professionally. I try to record voice for videos and find that it picks up ambient noise, but would likely sound washed out if several were attempting to use it at the same time. As mentioned before, it is pretty necessary to be directly in front of the mic and pretty close to get good audio. I picked up a pop filter because I was so close. I hope that this helps.
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As said, it depends on the distance, but if you can hear it yourself, the mic will pick it up. You may want to increase the sensitivity to +20db, though. In any case set your camcorder's mic level as low as possible, or you will get a lot of noise. This is in general a good idea from my experience (I am using a Sony CX730)
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The motorized sounds you are getting are not normal in my experience. I have no sounds from the unit during video and no sounds out of the ordinary during normal everyday use. I would look into a return/swap out for another camera.
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I didn't notice any noise problem with mine. It is a pretty good recorder for the price
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The camera settings allow for sound to me recorded both from the camera and the microphone - good if you want to have background sounds. Also you can choose to have only one of these recording. If you choose the microphone which is usually clipped onto the interviewee's clothing background sounds are not recorded. I have used it successfully in in noisy environments to interview people. If the background is very loud like a petrol driven garden mower this sound is recorded (but thats quite loud). Normal traffic, for example, can easily be excluded.
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Does anyone know if while zooming in during video if you hear the audio noise of the camera zooming in during playback?
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Dear. I put my camera under automatic shot and all is ok. When I put in scene mode to film some movies it works great, the image is HD, the collors are great, the quality is very very good, the sound is perfect, but monaural, it has one microphone inside, near the button shot. Maybe your camera needs some audio configurations. One disadvantage is when you select scene movies you dont have access to the ZOOM feature, you have to adjust zoom first. Good Luck