In this week’s class, we did a whole practical exercise on audio.

Microphone Input Panel

There are two channels connected to camera, channel 1, the silver left one and channel 2, the black right one. When connecting them to the camera, hit status, and scroll to audio, adjust the audio level, channel 1 to -10 and channel 2 to -20, and choose audio select manual and audio in external. Choose line instead of mic on camera when connect audio.

Front Panel Controls

Adjust fine control button to PK, and you can adjust the course button to make the audio level between -10db to -6db and hit 0db but not over 0db. Switch it to center when recording. When you connect boom to the mixer, you need to twist the button to ST. Switch it to RTN when connecting it to camera. Switch it from mic to 1k can do the test tone, and you can adjust it on camera about audio level. There is a BATT button that can check the battery. We usually use it till it goes flash. When plug the head phone in, the side with line go with the left ear.

Then we had a go through about audio settings, when you have some camera movements, a good way to do it better is look for the spot and move camera around before the real shooting to get a good sense of it and to make yourself feel comfortable and confident about it. When hold a boom, to avoid recording the noise outside, you lean the boom a bit to avoid recording more noise.