Sound Reasoning: Better Audio from Your Built-in Mike
Better Audio from Your Built-in MikeIf you've followed the articles in this column for a while, then you know how important good quality sound is to your videos. And you've probably read it here over and over again: attaching an external mike to your camcorder can help you obtain better audio.
But sometimes, using an external mike is not possible. You might be shooting from a car, or using a hand-held stabilizing device. Or maybe you simply don't have a good external mike yet.
So you're stuck recording inferior audio with your camcorder's built-in mike. Right? Not necessarily. There are a few things you can do to help the situation. In this article, we'll take a look at some built-in camcorder mikes, and a few simple techniques you can use to improve the quality of the audio they r…
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