On Thu, 4 Jul 2002 12:51:49 -0400, "Mark & Mary Ann Weiss" wrote:
>"bert storm" wrote in message
>news:qqp8iuo83fp0bmnr5tk1823nu7e3ds0ifj@4ax.com...

>> Why did you take the camera out of AGC? The only thing the internal
>> mic is good for is recording good audio in very loud environments
>> using AGC. Using it in manual mode takes out any of the cliping and
>> padding circuitry (right?)

>My two cents on this:
>
>The VX2000 begins to clip, regardless of AGC or manual, when the SPL peak
>level reaches 110dB at the mic capsules. I've tested this pretty extensively
>with a various recordings played on a sound system capable of an unclipped
>output of 147dB @3 meters and measured with a sound level meter using
>C-weighting. The problem lies in the mic preamp, which is ahead of the AGC
>and manual volume controls. The only cure is to use an external mic designed
>for high SPLs and pad it's output going into the VX2000. You may need 20dB
>of padding if it's a lound concert. Typical rock concerts can approach 120dB
>or more, if you're very close to the PA.

I agree with this, and essentially said this in
my post, above (which BS improperly attached
his post to...).