How to setup video gear so you don't have to sync audio in post

Be honest, is the efficiency in time saved connecting directly into camera worth the loss in quality not syncing audio to the video camera in post. Personally I say do both if the situation allows for it, that way you have a backup if something happens. Could you tell the difference between the two signals? (I also am kind of embarrassed it took me this long to think of connecting my audio gear this way directly into my camera so I would avoid the tedious task of syncing audio to video in post. ha!)

Dude! Sending line level audio to another mic pre-amp, no matter how much you have it turned down, still uses the camera's inferior mic pre-amp. Fujifilm cameras, like my X-S10, allows you to select the camera mic port to accept line level or mic level so you can avoid all this "gain staging" and bypass the cheap camera mic. pre-amp completely. So I use the line out of my Tascam Mixcast 4 or the line outs of my Zoom H6 or Tascam 70d and send this audio to the camera mic port that is selected to accept "line level" signals and get an awesome video complete with the highest quality audio baked into it. This is the only problem with Sony cameras IMHO is that you're stuck with using the mic preamp to an extent unless you buy the very expensive hot shoe XLR mic option. Consider doing a video explaining this advantage of Fuji products over the others. Thanks man!

Zoom h8 i telefon a nasıl bağlanıyor bilgisi olan varsa bana bilgi verebilir mi

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences I'm new at this podcasting technology and you are an incredible resource.

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I heard the diffrence only when i connected my professional headphones on. How many people will actually be listening on pro headphones and will they even notice it after adding sfx and background music.... I highly doubt it only when comparing side by side like this... Totally worth it for the workflow...
Thanks for the review,very detailed and great info

Thank you so much

I dont see line out on any of the pictures of the H6.. i even checked your link ans i only see headphone 🤔

What settings did you use? I’m trying to use the line out to connect to my iPhone and it isn’t working 😩

U should set the level of the mic in camera at the lowest possible because the dac of the camera is bad real bad. then adjust on the zoom :)

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I hear the h6 zoom doesn't have the best mics and people run a condenser mic to it. I wonder what it would sound like doing that vs just the camera mic?

I do mostly field shooting. I find the DJI wireless mics to be excellent but I would imagine with all your equipment you get much better sound.

noob here with a question: just bought a new Zoom H6 pairing to my Nikon P1000 - can I use just any 3.5mm trs cable to connect the H6 line out to the camera mic in?

It would be nice if you talked a little slower and described a little more clearer

If we Zoom H6 the line out cable connected to Mobile device, it will work????

Thanks for this excellent video on Audio, is it possible use two xlr microphones at the same time with zoom h5 and connect with Sony a7c camera for directly recording on camera?

from my ears I really like the audio straight into the camera for talking heads.
the zoom h6 audio seemed "processed" which may fool some into thinking that's the better one...
thanks for taking the time to create this video!<3

Excellent, thanks. I didn't notice a difference in the audio on my cheap 5.1 surround system. Unless you need the best and cleanest possible audio, using the headphone jack seems to work fine.

this is exactly what i have been looking for , you just got yourself one subscriber

This video is great, but can I do this using the zoom recorder and plug the line out into an iphone?

I'm still learning this stuff and confused about a couple of things. If the primary purpose of the H6 is the preamp, then why do you also need the cloudlifter?

Laughs in sony a6000

Great tutorial- thanks! I have an h4n, but have borrowed a Tascam d60. On that you can line out to camera and save to SD card at the same time. I’m thinking of upgrading to the zoom H6, but can’t find anywhere if it will have this feature. Do you know if that’s possible?

If you want the best quality audio, this method will not yield good results. Line out is an unamplified signal. Headphone out will give an amplified (lower quality) signal. You should use line out for recording, headphone for monitoring. Headphones won’t work in a line out, this is all in general, not just for H6.

Great video man. I think it's important to point out that when using external line level audio into the camera, the mic/line option in the camera needs to be selected to line so as to bypass the camera's pre-amp as it's usually garbage. Even if the mic level is turned down substantially, you'll still have it "touch" the signal and that's not optimal. I go from the line out of my H1n or H5 right into my line in of my X-S10 and it sounds amazingly good. Then from there it's straight to YT so it's only processed once by YT. Thank you again for the demo sir.

did you ever do a follow up to this video?

Thanks a bunch! I am planning on doing exactly this: it's good to see that it works fine before I spend the money.

question... would this be able to work with something like a zoom f3 and still have 32bit float synced directly in a Blackmagic pocket? In theory it seems it would work but just trying to get opinions

Hay Javier, Thanks for such helpful video. I was about to buy Rode AI-1 USB Audio Interface to use it with my Rode ntg3 but after looking at this video I feel Zoom H6 might be a better option to be able to record my audio directly into my camera. Please let me know your thoughts if you think I still should go with Rode AI-1 or Zoom H6 is better option to make my workflow smoother?

thanks for a great video....I dont have the expertise in audio...would having lets say an Zoom H1N connected to sony/fujifilm camera provide better audio (recorded directly to the camera ) VS lets say a shotgun microphone like Diety Mini 4 or maybe Rode Micro connected to the camera with the same 3.5mm cable?

what if i daisy chain like 7 voice recorders then run them into the camera. lol

Good stuff.

Hi.. I will tell you the set up that i has it and i need your help.. So thier is a sound come from the stage and analog mixer and my f8 zoom recorder so how i can get the perfect set up to connect the audio from the analog mixer to my f8 zoom recorder and take it out to the cameras? I hope you help me and answer my question.. Thanks

That was useful cheers mate

Great, informative video! Thank you!

Hi Javier, the LR on my zoom H6 seems to be in stereo, is there a way to make it mono?

thank you for this wonderful video
for the difference my ears did not catch any

You're so smart man. God bless you and love you content. Using same mic, cloud lifter and recorder. Doing this now. Thank you.

There is some difference between them. Like a low voice. But it's worth it.

Wow going into camera sounds horrible! Thx for proving this

CAN YOU, go Headphone Out on a USB Interface TO microphone IN on a Mirrorless (GH5)???
Edit: I should have just watched the whole video!!!!

Do you have a video how to connect zoom G4’s pro to mic plus camera without having to sync post

Great video - What if I wanted to setup the recorder with a Ninja V. Would you bypass the camera mic and go straight into the Ninja?

I actually think the compression of the audio sounded better when connecting to the camera... More the sound you want from the sm7b, but maybe there's something wrong with my ears...

And can I use a audio interface to connect into the camera