Button microphone for Epic?

[Stephen Pruitt]

Hi there. . .

Are there any button-type microphones you can plug into your Epic to get decent scratch audio when on a gimbal? I can't seem to find anything.

Thanks.

Stephen

 

[Tom Dowler]

I use this: https://store.dji.com/product/osmo-...ZqVptVgDqpdRQV1LG9xh3ri2PXrmPRxBoCd7oQAvD_BwE

Plus a stereo to dual-mono converter like this: https://www.amazon.com/Plated-Coppe...reo+3.5mm+to+mono+,aps,194&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1

 

[Stephen Pruitt]

Hi there, Tom. . .

Will the mic work just plugged into the camera?

And what is your recording level like when you use it?

Thanks.

Stephen

 

[Werner Jauch]

I have used a small laptop mic similar to this https://www.amazon.com/Insten-VOIP-...s=laptop+mic&qid=1553127984&s=gateway&sr=8-13 plugged in to a Radioshack 3.5mm stereo/mono adapter. The actual mic I got was from Meritline.com who seem to be out of business. IIRC have to set camera audio to unbalanced. Levels are fine.

 

[Mike P.]

I have one of those Olympus 52s. It's good for syncing claps... that's about it though. Lots of whine and incredibly quiet : (

That OSMO one looks promising, but looks like it'd need a stereo-to-mono adapter.

 

[Stephen Pruitt]

I just threw away (literally, in the trash today!) an Olympus 52. It was HORRIBLE. Nothing but noise and incredibly quiet as you say. The OSMO looks very promising, indeed.

 

[Björn Benckert]

Hi there, Tom. . .

Will the mic work just plugged into the camera?

And what is your recording level like when you use it?

Thanks.

Stephen

It works straight into the jack on DSMC2.

 

[Tom Dowler]

Hi there, Tom. . .

Will the mic work just plugged into the camera?

And what is your recording level like when you use it?

Thanks.

Stephen

nope. the ports don't like the TRS-ness of the mic. Much prefers if you split it out into mono connectors.

Levels are great though. Very usable as scratch or quiet nat sound.

 

[Tom Dowler]

It works straight into the jack on DSMC2.

yup but you don't need it on DSMC2 because there are built-in scratch mics!

 

[Stephen Pruitt]

IT WORKS!

IT WORKS!

Bought that OSMO mic and, instead of a cable, also bought a small right-angle TRS to TS connector. I just plug the mic into the right-angle plug and the plug into the camera and it works great! What a fine suggestion. And the best part? It's cheap as dirt and weighs next to nothing!

Thanks for the tip!

Stephen

 

[Mike P.]

Bought that OSMO mic and, instead of a cable, also bought a small right-angle TRS to TS connector. I just plug the mic into the right-angle plug and the plug into the camera and it works great! What a fine suggestion. And the best part? It's cheap as dirt and weighs next to nothing!

Thanks for the tip!

Stephen

And it sounds okay? Any chance of a sample (and a pic)?

 

[Stephen Pruitt]

If I knew how to post pictures here. . .

If I knew how to post pictures here. . .

. . . I'd be happy to shoot one.

And audio sample is more difficult just now, but I'm telling you, it's great for a scratch mic. . . and might, under the right circumstances, actually work for real audio when it's up pretty close. I'm sure it's no Schoeps CMC641 or CMIT5U (our boom mics), but it's the first time I've gotten a decent scratch mic sound out of that camera. That button mic was a catastrophe.

Stephen

 

[Mike P.]

Which stereo-to-mono right-angle adapter did you get? And how high can you crank the internal pre-amps before they get trash?

I just meant a quick little clip thrown up on youtube to Vimeo with talking or something at 3 to 6ft from the camera (just to get an idea).

 

[David Peterson]

Make sure you have a timecode box on the camera as well, they're so small you can use them with a gimbal no problem, and they're even more useful for syncing with than a mic is