What is the easiest and most economical way to get better audio quality out of a consumer video camera than the quality that is gotten from simply using the onboard-microphone?
Best-Buy has consumer video cameras for about $300 that have a 3.5mm microphone input, if a person is standing about 10 feet away from the camera and simply holds a wired microphone that goes into the 3.5mm input, would that be pretty good quality audio? Or not much better than just using the onboard microhpone?
I'm planning to interview some people.
It seems like the only other option is to buy a high definition audio recorder and have them hold it like a microphone and then sync it up afterward.
Any insight or thoughts or experiences are welcome
Best-Buy has consumer video cameras for about $300 that have a 3.5mm microphone input, if a person is standing about 10 feet away from the camera and simply holds a wired microphone that goes into the 3.5mm input, would that be pretty good quality audio? Or not much better than just using the onboard microhpone?
I'm planning to interview some people.
It seems like the only other option is to buy a high definition audio recorder and have them hold it like a microphone and then sync it up afterward.
Any insight or thoughts or experiences are welcome