<!– uid=38ef530386634042d8f838271aa1371e347f0571 –> <!– name=An Keqiang –> <!– email=campumoru@gmail.com –> <!– time=1327591010 –> <!– ip=86.67.96.72 –> <!– content-type=text/html –> When recording video it is crucial to capture audio in the clearest way possible. Often the built-in microphones on camcorders is not sufficient to capture high-quality audio from the scene. The use of an external microphone is highly recommended for all high-quality video recording. There are a number of ways to capture audio using non-built-in devices, these include:

1. An external microphone connected directly to the video camera. This can take the form of a boom microphone or a 'shotgun' microphone attached to the hotshoe mount of the camera. - An external microphone connected to an independent audio recorder - Built-in microphones on independent audio recorder