did any one use this slider with a motor? would the sound of motor appear on the recording? I like to use it to shot video of myself speaking. advice?
1756645
You can look on you tube for tom antos or nitsan samantov both have used this slider with konava's motor to hear what it does sound like but as eric answered and as you will hear in the videos that they have posted you will hear the motors that are designed for this slider.
1756646
Yes you will hear the motor unless you use like a boom Mic with a narrow dynamic voice pick up with noise cancellation on the side of the mic, placing the Mic close as possible to you with the tip of the Mic pointing towards you.
2006976
Yea man it all depends on how u want to use it. It'll wobble if your not gentle. But if you take your time with it, and in my situation use the base of my camera to move the slider, it'll work out. But if what you're looking for is a slider that will almost always generate clean slides get something better.
709904
I hear the motor moving the camera. It is pretty loud. But, don't hear something is clicking.
226761
The whirring seems to be the focusing motor. Kind of bugs me to have that in the sound track of my videos. The image quality is better than the Sony SX41 (which I exchanged for this camera) but the sound on the Sony was crazy good with no sounds at all even if you listen at full volume! How about the IQ of the Canon and the sound of the Sony on one camera? :-) Gotta decide if I am going to keep this. If I don't, I'll be paying the restocking fee on both cameras.
1697466
Yes! But I had to try it.. When the camera is set on Movie mode the remote will start and stop the camera. But if the camera is in a pic mode, pushing the red movie button for the start is not controllable to stop the recording via the remote. I started the camera with the red button and put the remote in front of the camera and pushed the STOP button - the recording didn't end. The remote was set on the single frame mode (left side of the slider). it does work from 100ft - at least for regular pictures. T in OH
835014
I turned off the motion activated setting (I think it's delivered with that setting on) and then set it to record at the maxium 15 min segment. It'll still talk every once and a while, but not nearly as often. After I set it up this way it basically just records continuously ( but it does say 'recording' if a new 15 min segment starts. As far as I can tell there isn't a way to simply turn off that annoying pointless voice that you can't even understand anyway. Hope that helps.
82208
Yes. Assuming you are talking about doing a video recording. Once you uncheck the "Auto Focus" control option you will have the ability to do a manual focus with the slider.
1981913
not really. this slider is a joke, it is not professional and absorbs TONS of noise in movement.
154650
well, miss Jennifer, the one that i bought didnt even work. i couldnt make it record or even start to do anything. the handful of forums i found about this item said simply: either the software works for you, or it doesnt. so i wouldnt trust it. yes, its cheap and looks easy, but you get what you pay for, ya know? my advice, if you havent bought it alrady, dont waste your time or money. hope this helps a little. :)
818230
Subject: Re: Y. Callewaert commented on your answer to the question "Being a Mac user, will this camera work with my Mac and iMovie program?"if you want a sample from the camera, you can go to facebook's Hot SpringsJazz Society and look at the u-tube videos of our Vocal-Rama event .... all6 or so of the u=tubes were taken by the camera and attached mic. Theacoustics in the Garvan Gardens Chapel aren't the best, but I thought thesounds came through reasonably well....Dave
1737895
do not buy this product. its not a good slider. it does not have rollers and does not slide very well when its top heavy with one camera. its very hard for me to get a good smooth motion video on this slider.
1453947
Hi Sharon, I've only recorded a couple videos right after I received the camera and those were only for testing the record function. I didn't record any audio but I do remember some slight wind noise. I just did a quick test recording the tv sound and it was ok. If you decide to purchase the camera, keep in mind the microphone is located on top close to where you would hold it with your left hand. Also, it is not stereo. The camera has served my needs and I've been very pleased with it. Photos are not DSLR quality but pretty good nonetheless. Wi-fi backup and sending via email on my home network work great. Sorry I don't have a better reply regarding the sound quality. Hi Sharon, I've only recorded a couple videos right after I received the camera and those were only for testing the record function. I didn't record any audio but I do remember some slight wind noise. I just did a quick test recording the tv sound and it was ok. If you decide to purchase the camera, keep in mind the microphone is located on top close to where you would hold it with your left hand. Also, it is not stereo. The camera has served my needs and I've been very pleased with it. Photos are not DSLR quality but pretty good nonetheless. Wi-fi backup and sending via email on my home... » Read More Hi Sharon, I've only recorded a couple videos right after I received the camera and those were only for testing the record function. I didn't record any audio but I do remember some slight wind noise. I just did a quick test recording the tv sound and it was ok. If you decide to purchase the camera, keep in mind the microphone is located on top close to where you would hold it with your left hand. Also, it is not stereo. The camera has served my needs and I've been very pleased with it. Photos are not DSLR quality but pretty good nonetheless. Wi-fi backup and sending via email on my home network work great. Sorry I don't have a better reply regarding the sound quality. « Show Less
1571884
1) Yes, the clip slides down to record and up to stop. It really isn't a big deal as long as you don't "play" with the pen while it's recording. 2) Yes, is does have time stamp issues, but to combat this problem (and is slightly annoying) I try to download the files to my laptop as soon as possible and rename the file. That way if I can recall anything about the event/recording/meeting/interview it helps to me to remember which recording was which. All in all it seems to work pretty well.
224672
It does make an audible motor sound, however, in my experience it's what I would characterize as fairly quiet. In a silent room, it's certainly noticeable, but it's still less volume than the shutter of the camera. If it's grinding, that's not normal, but the sound of the parts moving is not unusual.
1629188
Check out my review and go to my link where I have posted a video made by this camcorder. It has lots of noise from the focusing motors etc. It has a great lens if you don't need sound. I am finding some issues with what may be the image stabilizer, some shakiness not associated with my handling the camera. I use a 32 gig class 6 and it works great. I read that class 10 may be overkill for this type of camera. I am only using it for hiking and outdoor stuff so the sound issue is really bugging me. I got it as a free gift otherwise I would have returned it and found a quieter camera.
1256559
I haven't, but it doesn't have any effect on video. If you can look around with the keyboard or mouse, this will work fine. Probably be pretty cool. I don't see why it wouldn't work. Kind of a lot of gear on your head though.
1467369
return it is the best I can offer you. I have one and I love it. It does work as advertised. Not fast but does make clear and good digital images. I have been using it for microfilm in the slider.