» Archive for the ‘Field recorders’ Category
22Apr Nyrius Aries pro wireless HDMI transmitter for the 5d mark III
Last year I put up a post about the Paralinx Arrow hdmi wireless transmitter. While it’s dropped in price to $895, it’s still a very costly purchase for low budget applications. The creator of the Paralinx Arrow used to work for one of the companies that created some of the lower priced HDMI wireless transmitters and I think they’ve […]
21Apr Tascam DR-60D Audio testing with samples
Here are the audio tests you’ve been asking for of the Tascam DR-60D. This first sample is taken directly from the 5d mark III which is fed from the camera out port on the left hand side of the Tascam DR-60D. The output volume control on that port is set to 10. In this case the DR-60D is […]
19Apr Zoom h6 Field recorder with interchangable microphones
Special thanks to Yiannis for point this one out. If you’re in Greece and need a photographer you should check out his work. Apparently Zoom doesn’t want to be outdone by Tascam’s DR-60D so they’ve announced this monster. The Zoom h6 is capable of recording 6 audio tracks simultaneously, 4 tracks can be recorded from the […]
16Apr Atomos Samurai Blade is a great looking monitor
The original Atomos Ninja was one of the first reasonably priced portable HDMI video capture devices on the market. Some would also call it a field monitor, though the original 800×480 resolution screen left a bit to be desired. With the addition of the Samurai Blade to Atomos’s lineup you finally get a beautiful looking 1280×720 resolution […]
13Apr Beachtek MCC-2 audio adapter
I wandered by the Beachtek booth at NAB and had a chance to see the new Beachtek offerings. Meet the ultra compact MCC-2 which is basically a passive two channel mixer for $89. The MCC-2 is designed with 3 cold shoe adapters around the outside of the unit, giving you plenty of mounting options for a wireless mic […]
12Apr Tascam DR-60D first impressions
I spent almost an hour hanging around the Tascam booth playing with the new Tascam DR-60D. Buttons and controls felt good and the interface seems pretty straight forward. If you’ve used other tascam devices in the past you shouldn’t have any problem finding your way around the DR-60D’s menu system. The test microphone provided at the booth sounded good […]
10Apr Que Audio Sniper Pro Shotgun Booming Kit
It seems like the design trend is to make things smaller and the Que Audio Sniper is no exception. This tiny little kit includes a boom mic with camera mountable shock mount, boom pole, wind screen, and mic stand for $499. The microphone uses two little button batteries (watch batteries) to provide up to 20db […]
06Apr Studio 1 AM-300 Boom mic headphone amplifier
If you are planning to use a wireless boom mic, it would still be nice to have an easy method to monitor audio before it hits the transmitter. The Studio 1 AM-300 is basically just an XLR pass through box with a headphone amplifier off to one side. Apparently the headphone monitor port has no […]
31Mar HERO 3 Black Edition USB audio adapter cable test
Here’s a quick test of the USB to 3.5mm adapter cable for the Gopro Hero 3. The waterproof housing for the Hero 3 doesn’t allow access to the usb port so for this video I simply set it on top of my field monitor. The wireless mic is set to the same output level as I use […]
30Mar Tascam DR-60D Field recorder and audio pre-amp
I was just complaining about innovation in the XLR camera adapter market and this is exactly what I was looking for. The Tascam DR-60D, is a rig mount 4 channel field recorder that’s designed to record audio as well as feed it directly to your DSLR. The unit comes with full sized volume knobs, switches, and […]
