New sound set up (1 Viewer)

[browndog]

Hello everyone! I’d like to run by my proposed sound set up. My goal is to record birds and wildlife as well as record quality audio while video of birds. I keep going back and forth but think I’ve decided on the zoom f3 and rode ntg5 set up. At one point I was thinking the zoom f6 but not sure I will ever need those 6 inputs. Camera I have is the Sony A1. Plans to put it into a cage and maybe attach the f3 to the cage somehow. Somewhere down the line I’d love to hide a mic in the area I’m filming and try to get th bird sounds up close like. Not even sure how I would do that with the zoom f3. Look forward to any advice or suggestions.
Joe

 

[Jon.Bryant]

I think to sync video and audio you will need look at syncing device times using a time code device - something linke the Tentacle Sync E, which overrides the time of the devices it is synced to. This allows video and sound to be properly ‘aligned’.

Maybe more help on a specialist video forum on what would work with the F3.

 

[3dpan]

Hello everyone! I’d like to run by my proposed sound set up. My goal is to record birds and wildlife as well as record quality audio while video of birds. I keep going back and forth but think I’ve decided on the zoom f3 and rode ntg5 set up. At one point I was thinking the zoom f6 but not sure I will ever need those 6 inputs. Camera I have is the Sony A1. Plans to put it into a cage and maybe attach the f3 to the cage somehow. Somewhere down the line I’d love to hide a mic in the area I’m filming and try to get th bird sounds up close like. Not even sure how I would do that with the zoom f3. Look forward to any advice or suggestions.
Joe

Hi Joe, I have just re-surfaced on this forum after a long absence, this time with sound recording as a focus, optionally with video (DSLR).
So your questions are of interest to me.

I have just bought the Zoom H8, because I thought I would like more than two channels, and I couldn't afford the Zoom F6.
My camera is an Olympus E-M1 III.

For recording up-close sound of distant birds I am wondering about a stereo pair of parabolic mics.
(Sort-of equivalent to getting close with tele lens).
Another option might be a Bluetooth remote control of camera and sound recorder, though the distance would be limited as I understand to about 10 metres.
Cheers,
Alec