When shooting video with the 5D MkII, there are a couple of caveats to go over. The camera isn’t going to provide any power to the microphone, so we’ll have to make sure power is supplied somehow. The camera also has no audio gain control or any method of monitoring audio levels while capturing. Basically, [...]
When shooting video with the 5D MkII, there are a couple of caveats to go over. The camera isn’t going to provide any power to the microphone, so we’ll have to make sure power is supplied somehow. The camera also has no audio gain control or any method of monitoring audio levels while capturing. Basically, you plug in your mic and take your chances. You can play back your clips on the camera, and listen using the built-in speaker. Volume can be adjusted using the index wheel. Sorry, but there is no headphone jack on the camera.
The Sweet Sounds of the Canon 5D Mark II | B&H Photo Video Pro Audio.
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[...] Audio concerns when shooting video with Canon 5D Mark II MultimediaShooter points to a B&H tutorial that exposes some serious flaws with shooting video with this camera [...]
We’ve been playing around with the Nikon D90. In this regard, the D90 has the same limitations. Needless to say, if Nikon and Canon hope to appeal to news videographers (or any type of videographer) they’ll need to remedy the audio issues. The potential as versatile tools for multimedia news production and simplifying the number of pieces of equipment photogs have to carry is very promising. I hope they fix these inadequacies of design.