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Does my Nikon D3300 need a microphone when recording during a party?
Laugh if you want... I already feel stupid asking this question anyway.
So I'm throwing a party for my aunt, and it'll be inside a 40×40 cannopy. There will be pretty loud music and I'll be recording. I want to be able to capture at least a bit of language between the guests, last thing I want is to be watching 2 hours of trap music.
I bought a "Takstar - photography/interview" microphone off of Amazon. Very cheap ($30.00). Will this mic cut through the music and capture conversations or is it even necessary?
This is my first time recording with my dslr.
5 Answers
- qrkLv 74 years ago
Since it's a shotgun mic, you'll be able to use the directional characteristics to your advantage. You will get the most rejection towards the rear of the mic which means have the band towards your back if you want to reduce the band's contribution to the audio track. Since you're under a canopy the rejection will only so-so, but better than an omnidirectional mic.
You can test out things before the event in the comfort of your home. Have someone talk while the a TV provides background noise. You'll be able to get a feeling how much rejection the mic can offer.
- ?Lv 74 years ago
Best thing for you to do is test your setup. You can do this by turning on the TV and radios on to a loud level similar to what you'd expect at the party. Then just record someone speaking just like you'd do at the party.
- spacemissingLv 74 years ago
Use a separate portable audio recorder.
Tascam, Zoom, and Sony make good ones.
Later, if you like, use editing software
to sync sound from the recorder to the video you shot.
No other method will work as well.
- keerokLv 74 years ago
The built-in mic of any dSLR is crappy. Get a zoom mic to stand a chance. I'm not saying you'll get good sound. The dSLR was never meant to do video so sound is the weakest of its abilities. If you can borrow a digital camcorder, that would be far much better.
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- Daniel KLv 74 years ago
The bottom line is that you will need to get the mic CLOSE to the person speaking. Even with a shotgun mic if there is loud noise around. You will have to get the camera right up in their face.
The idea of capturing the audio with a separate audio recorder will work great if you want to buy one. Even with that you still will have to get it CLOSE. They are not expensive:
