Thursday, March 27, 2025

BLOG QUESTION: CAMERA VS EXTERNAL RECORDER

What are the benefits of recording audio on your camera vs. an external recorder? Why would you want to use one verses the other?

The main benefits of recording on camera include having a simpler set up, having the audio synced up to the video (meaning it doesn't necessarily require slate to sync audio
external recorder), and it can allow you to use the camera and monitor the audio at the same time. The benefits of recording on an external recorder comes with having better quality audio, better controls, detailed metering options, digital processing, and improved headphone monitoring. You might want to use an external recorder because it’s more robust, it can handle more wear and tear, and it’s not limited to 2 channels. Some also work as audio interfaces with your computer 


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