On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 02:04:09 GMT, "Scott Chapin" <rschapin@attbi.com> wrote:

>Is there such a thing as a DV Camera with decent audio? I have read that the

>Sony PD150 is excellent for voice recordings at best, and that critical

>audio should be recorded elsewhere :-(. That's alot of gear to haul!

>

>Canon said th GL2 has a frequency response of 170Hz to 1,600Hz. I asked them

>to confirm, because that was incredibly poor, and they said perhaps their

>data was a misprint!

>

>The Sony DCR-VX2000 has hum in manual level control mode...boo. At that, I

>don't know what it's frequency response looks like.

>

>It seems like video camera manufactures couldn't care less about audio.

"MR" has it right - the audio on camcorders isn't perfect,

but it is FAR better than you indicate, and quite capable

of excellent results (especially with a little work in post,

as you would normally also do with the picture) for most

purposes. Weakest area: the included mics - but these should

be selected for best-characteristics-for-the-particular-use

anyway, and the included mics are often excellent for some

purposes (but cannot be for all...). BTW, I'm quite happy

with the audio on my three VX2000s, and often make use of

the excellent AGC for "live" events...