[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-09 Thread MyFirstMemoryDotOrg
So...just exactly what kind of performance are you expecting out of a $150 camera? I hope nothing professional. It's a low caliber camera. Pretty much you'll get something between crap and amateur results. Nothing professional. Just no hissing. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com,

[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-09 Thread MyFirstMemoryDotOrg
is there a gain button on the camera? If you mean the little mic-icon menu, then yes, I think so. I tried pushing the levels all the way on the + side, abd there was louder sound, but also louder hissing...

[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-09 Thread taoofdavid65
I dont know what you're using to edit your videos with however in Final Cut Pro, you can play with the audio using the Parametric Equalizer audio filter. That may help with the hissing. David http://www.youtube.com/davidhowellca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, MyFirstMemoryDotOrg

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-09 Thread Mark VillaseƱor
MyFirstMemoryDotOrg: Nothing professional. Just no hissing. Yet you're not going to achieve anything but poor audio quality (in comparison to more robust units), from systems DESIGNED to be substandard in quality. This, me thinks, is what David was alluding to -- and I tend to agree. The

[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-09 Thread M
i tested the Zi8 with the senn ew100 lav mics. (this mic has an adjustable output level and it took a couple of tries to get the sound right.) in the end had good levels with no high pitched sounds. has anyone else tried mics that have adjustable levels? maybe that's the key? i mainly bought

[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-08 Thread MyFirstMemoryDotOrg
btw, got a PM about upgrading the firmware, and the camera came with 1.06, the latest one. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, MyFirstMemoryDotOrg myfirstmemory@... wrote: I recently bought this combination, and the results are disappointing. Can anyone give their opinion on the

[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-08 Thread compumavengal
The first set with mic off I heard a high pitched sound in the background but the audio was clear. In the second set there was something muting the sound or there was some kind of distance. Was the mic held at the same distance and position each time? Just my 2 cents, Gena

[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-08 Thread MyFirstMemoryDotOrg
In the second set there was something muting the sound or there was some kind of distance. Was the mic held at the same distance and position each time? Yes, pretty much. The 2nd room was much bigger, but the camera should perform, no? This is just basic test videos in a quiet environment. If

[videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-08 Thread taoofdavid65
So...just exactly what kind of performance are you expecting out of a $150 camera? I hope nothing professional. It's a low caliber camera. Pretty much you'll get something between crap and amateur results. David http://www.youtube.com/davidhowellca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Zi8 with ECM-DS70P

2010-05-08 Thread Jay dedman
what kind of performance are you expecting out of a $150 camera? I hope nothing professional. It's a low caliber camera. Pretty much you'll get something between crap and amateur results. David has a point. Inexpensive cameras offer amazing convenience but limited quality. I use my iPhone to