MG: 'Making Video' - Questions on Sound

1. What type of microphone do camcorders have and what issues does it throw up?

•  it will have an inbuilt omnidirectional microphone that captures sound from all directions
•  however, it will pick up and amplify all background noise as well

2. When filming, what sounds do you need to take care with?

• silence as you're mouth is only a few inches from the inbuilt mic on the camcorder
• finger noise from trying to press buttons near the mic
• breathing as it will cause camera shake and will be picked up on the mic
• flapping lens cap
• the wind, you can put your camcorder on 'wind reducer mode' which will guard against a windy soundtrack
• hums and buzzes from other electrical equipment nearby, double check that they're switched off to prevent this