camcorder xlr adaptor
I am looking for digital camcorder(preferably hard drive) that accepts either XLR inputs or an adaptor from mi?
Want to connect camera to audio mixer to receive audio signal and bypass internal mic. Any suggestions? Prefer hard drive because of ease and length of taping church services.
You have 2 options:
1. Get a professional camcorder with a hard drive adapter (like the Sony HVR-V1 and HDR-60 hard drive combination)
2. Get a consumer HDD (hard disc drive) camcorder with a mic in connection. You will then need to purchase an audio device from Beachtek to adapt XLR to the appropriate RCA or mini-plug mic connection on the camcorder.
The first option is much better since you will have 2 high quality recording systems, and one system can back up the other. The second option will probably be cheaper but not by a whole lot when you compare overall use and quality.
You may also need to review another consideration. Hard drives have a lot of moving parts that can break if dropped, shaken, or otherwise mishandled. Instead of an HDD camcorder, choose a flash memory system. Flash memory is easier to store and can expand beyond the limitation of HDD.
The most important part advantage of a flash memory camcorders is that these models have the least amount of moving parts of any camcorder. They also have the smallest parts in general. This makes them so light and compact that you can take them anywhere and store them easily. This becomes very important if you need to move the camera a lot or travel from service to service.
