Hi, I would be using this for outside in late evening. Does this record sound from about 15ft away? and to record sound does it have to be plugged in? I apologize, this purchase would be my 1st recorder, unsure about all the tech stuff!! Thank you! Hi, I would be using this for outside in late evening. Does this record sound from about 15ft away? and to record sound does it have to be plugged in? I apologize, this purchase would be my... » Read More Hi, I would be using this for outside in late evening. Does this record sound from about 15ft away? and to record sound does it have to be plugged in? I apologize, this purchase would be my 1st recorder, unsure about all the tech stuff!! Thank you! « Show Less
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I bought this a couple years ago. I don't really use it as much; However, it records and play with great accuracy. I even used it at a football game for the halftime show. it zooms and captures voice. I will suggest that you purchase a back up battery and a nice size SD card. That's what I did and used during various travels. Good purchase at the time.
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If i am not wrong the camera does not have a Mic input, only the built in. You shoul be able to capture some natural sound, if you need better audio quality i would recomend another camera.
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i've been able to pick up sound up to as far as 20 feet of someone talking to another person. However, the noise will increase as well. outdoors, you'd be better off with a windfur or a blimp or a lav or a lav with fur. but this alone won't block wind. it just produces great sound quality, nice bass, balanced treble, compared to on-camera mics or cheaper mics. For even better results, i hear that the NTG3 works as good as the Senheiser 416, which is the minimum mic hollywood would use. then put the NTG3/416 in a blimp with fur on the blimp and that will be the best wind cutting system.
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Not sure, it is of lesser quality than I expected. Sound system wouldn't be very good for recording if it did have the option. It is more for juvenile use where they don't care how it sounds.
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There is an on/off switch that you use when you need it to record or stop recording. It won't automatically start recording for you. And it doesn't need to be plugged into any device when you want to record only when you need to listen to your recordings or when it is charging. And in case this is helpful to you or anyone else, I have the Microsoft surface and it won't play on there because there isn't an app i can use to play it, but it will play back on my laptop and computer because both devices already have a program that it can play the recordings on. Hope this info helps!
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The back ground noise is SO loud. I have tried many things to make it quieter because I can't hear the voices and words over the noise. Most recently some one told me to put a piece of bread over it's speaker while recording to cut fuzz, that kind of worked but I would suggest an audio program to cut it out maybe?
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I've never encountered your situation, but it seems to me that any signals that enter the recorder should record ... if you have a cable that goes from HDMI to RCA. Good luck!
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i have a created some recordings and have used the mic with some distance and let my normal voice, it sounds awesome! check the podcast i created with that microphone! http://traffic.libsyn.com/crmbuzz/CRMBuzz001.mp3
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You want a voice activated record mode which is common on the more advanced devices. I have owned several other types but this kind is mostly for dictation and meetings. The long wait time will run the batteries down and the quality of the recording may not be as you expected, so I do not recommend this unit for a standby type of usage.
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i Haven't tried too record while plugged in. I don't konw. It works very well at Glamis
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It is a great little recorder for the money. I like that it has both reg. record and voice. I bought it for a ghost hunt, didn't pick up ghosts but did pick up conversations from the other people so I think it would be fine. Good luck. Patty
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No this will not have a Line Out for recording. There is an external speaker output for expansion, but this connection outputs power and you would not want to run it through a recording system.
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It really is an issue. It takes several seconds to determine distance and volume level before starting the recording. You never really know when the recording is kicking in.
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Yes, it works OK for recording but you have to make sure you do it in a place without any noise since the mic picks up any sound around it... Where I have my system there is an old computer about 15 ft. away from mine and I can hear it in the recordings I have done. I guess the best would be to have it in a sound proof room.
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Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I work nights and sleep most of the day. Mine sits outside about 15' away from the house and while inside watching tv, you can here it but not loud enough to need to turn up the tv. I have a PVC fence, so the sound does carry a bit more for others but not enough to interfere with their going ons. I kind of like hearing the little noise I get from it, so I also know which of my appliances is giving it a load when it ramps up.
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Where does your audio come from? You can put it near a speaker to record that. When I want to record something on speakerphone, I take it out of my ear and lay it on the telephone speaker. It records that well and also records my voice if I speak out loud into the speakerphone. If the online training is on your PC, couldn't you record the audio directly?
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Well, it did record my voice right in front of it, but I didn't have time to try out other recordings, like room sounds,because the recorder snapped it's belt and now sits in the corner awaiting a part. Also, the FM antenna snapped off the first time I tried to pulled out, just before the tape recorder broke down. Good Luck!
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No. Here's a link to a video of probably the loudest event I've shot with it- so far. It may not seem that loud now, but I had to wear earplugs. What it will do is reveal weaknesses in the PA system and sound mix. In other words, if the sound is bad, it'll record it just like it is. If it's good, like in this video, it'll sound good later on playback. One of the main reasons I bought this camera was to record bands, and so far, so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvLGa96YMLU