I've said this before, and I'll say it again: Straight-out-of-camera audio is terrible.
As you recall from previous posts, I demonstrated how you can get better audio using just a voice recorder or even investing in a cheap lav mic.
But sometimes you're in that situation where you're recording on a phone, and you don't have the option to do secondary recording. But there is a way to get good quality sound for about a buck.
I found one of those hands-free phone devices at the local dollar store (They go by names such as Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Dollar Store, depending on where you live and what's available.) It's basically ear buds with a mic on it.
As you recall from previous posts, I demonstrated how you can get better audio using just a voice recorder or even investing in a cheap lav mic.
But sometimes you're in that situation where you're recording on a phone, and you don't have the option to do secondary recording. But there is a way to get good quality sound for about a buck.
I found one of those hands-free phone devices at the local dollar store (They go by names such as Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Dollar Store, depending on where you live and what's available.) It's basically ear buds with a mic on it.
I've seen some people cut the ear buds off so it's just a mic, but I prefer to keep it intact just in case I need to edit video in the field on the phone. But the microphone is good enough to give you clear sound, at least clearer than the mic on the phone will get you.
I tried it out while on assignment, and while there was some wind out there, the recording was relatively clear.
It's another option if you're on a budget and want to have better video. Just remember, audiences will forgive slightly out of focus video, or color balances that are off, but bad audio will send them looking somewhere else.
I tried it out while on assignment, and while there was some wind out there, the recording was relatively clear.
It's another option if you're on a budget and want to have better video. Just remember, audiences will forgive slightly out of focus video, or color balances that are off, but bad audio will send them looking somewhere else.
