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  • Are there any video cameras that take good video while also being able to filter out the distortion from subwoofers? I work in a club and the bass is making for very crummy audio.

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    You need a lesson on camcorder microphones. The standard Consumer level camcorder, HD or SD Microphones, are all the same. They get their best audio to a point about 4 feet from the camcorders microphone. The further than that you move, the audio capture quality diminishes. In a noisy environment, that fall off is near vertical. So off you got with your camcorder, you get to the concert and your in the 17th row on the floor. The band comes on, you fire up your camcorder and start recording. the concert ends and off you go to your editing program. You get the footage on your computer, view it and this is what your hear. The audios best parts are of the bands biggest fan, sitting right in front of you, singing, talking, foot stomping, yelling and snorting. then the nearer background noises are mostly the same thing. The band, if they can be heard at all, are very faint in the background of the audio. If you want the best possible audio, do what is required to get a feed from the mixer to camcorders MIC port or a Digital Audio recorder. Be prepared to offer the cable you need to use on their system, this means having many cables at your disposal. Then, because you cannot get to a microphone, have fun syncing the audio and video back together.

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What I believe you are asking is about audio. In general DSLR cameras are not really good in the audio recording side of things. For what you require, is a camcorder that is able to turn the "automatic gain control" to OFF. When you can do this you can usually turn your manual gain control down to where it is not peaking for the heavy bass. A good set of headphones may help here. Then you can make adjustment to volume in your editing. This should eliminate the distortion. Camcorders,semi-pro and better, usually have this type of feature. They cost dollars though. An other alternative is to record to some other suitable device and add the audio when editing. As Palladin said. More work though. You did not mention what type of video you were taking in the club. Are you taking shots of visiting patrons or of the band,DJ. Which ever a shotgun may be better. .

Robt

I can highly recommend that for the most professional looking videos (not just because of the Full HD quality but also because of the low DoF, whitebalance tools, focus rings etc.) you look into buying a DSLR. They record digital formats instead of tape so it is easy to get onto your computer as well. Personally I use a Nikon D5100, and it is brilliant. Cheaper ones are available, like the Lumix G2, and this too is great. If you want to buy any equipment, my website has great prices: www.bricemunnfilms.co.uk

Brice

canon , sony , hd camera

Bonhomme

A good sports camera is Go Pro

nathan

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