External Camera Audio Settings

What are 3 separate things that the presenter says to keep in mind when setting up your camera to record audio? Why are each of them important? What is one different thing that you would like to learn more about?

1. Auto or Manual

Manual level is generally used under normal circumstances. Auto is used when the shooting in rough situations where there is no time to control the audio levels.

2. Mic Line and Phantom Power switch

Mic Line asks what type of signal is getting sent into the camera. (Line level signal has a slightly stronger signal) Which option to use is determined by the type of recording device it is connected to. Generally, if it is a microphone, it is will be set to a Mic level signal. If is a mixer, it should be set to a line level signal.

3. Internal or External

INT is used when determining that the the microphone attached to the camera is going to be used. More often than not, the camera is going to have an external microphone attached to it, so it will be set to EXT.