Hi, I would be using this for outside in late evening. Does this record sound from about 15ft away? and to record sound does it have to be plugged in? I apologize, this purchase would be my 1st recorder, unsure about all the tech stuff!! Thank you! Hi, I would be using this for outside in late evening. Does this record sound from about 15ft away? and to record sound does it have to be plugged in? I apologize, this purchase would be my... » Read More Hi, I would be using this for outside in late evening. Does this record sound from about 15ft away? and to record sound does it have to be plugged in? I apologize, this purchase would be my 1st recorder, unsure about all the tech stuff!! Thank you! « Show Less
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I bought this a couple years ago. I don't really use it as much; However, it records and play with great accuracy. I even used it at a football game for the halftime show. it zooms and captures voice. I will suggest that you purchase a back up battery and a nice size SD card. That's what I did and used during various travels. Good purchase at the time.
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If i am not wrong the camera does not have a Mic input, only the built in. You shoul be able to capture some natural sound, if you need better audio quality i would recomend another camera.
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It is a Recorder, not to be plugged into a Computer. This is like a tape recorder. You plug this into your computer to charge the recorder. If you look at the light on the side, you will find a microphone, their is a slit on one of the sides , that is a microphone. When the recorder is charged, the light will come on. it also has a switch to turn the recorder on and off. (IT IS A RECORDER). NOT LIKE YOU USE TO TAPE FILES ON. IF YOU ARE PLUGGING IT INTO YOUR COMPUTER TO TAPE, THAT END IS FOR CHARGING THE TAPE RECORDER, NOTHING ELSE. YOU BOUGFHT THE WRONG ITEM, SEND IT BACK. big_jim_usa_42928@yahoo.com It is a Recorder, not to be plugged into a Computer. This is like a tape recorder. You plug this into your computer to charge the recorder. If you look at the light on the side, you will find a microphone, their is a slit on one of the sides , that is a microphone. When the recorder is charged, the light will come on. it also has a switch to turn the recorder on and off. (IT IS A RECORDER). NOT LIKE YOU USE TO TAPE FILES ON. IF YOU ARE PLUGGING IT INTO YOUR COMPUTER TO TAPE, THAT END IS FOR CHARGING THE TAPE RECORDER, NOTHING ELSE. YOU BOUGFHT THE WRONG ITEM, SEND IT BACK.... » Read More It is a Recorder, not to be plugged into a Computer. This is like a tape recorder. You plug this into your computer to charge the recorder. If you look at the light on the side, you will find a microphone, their is a slit on one of the sides , that is a microphone. When the recorder is charged, the light will come on. it also has a switch to turn the recorder on and off. (IT IS A RECORDER). NOT LIKE YOU USE TO TAPE FILES ON. IF YOU ARE PLUGGING IT INTO YOUR COMPUTER TO TAPE, THAT END IS FOR CHARGING THE TAPE RECORDER, NOTHING ELSE. YOU BOUGFHT THE WRONG ITEM, SEND IT BACK. big_jim_usa_42928@yahoo.com « Show Less
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The mic worked fine with other recording equipment I have. I couldn't tell you if the problem was in the wireless transmitter one wears or the receiver which would be attached to the recorder, but the sound recorded was terrible whether you were 2 feet or 20 feet from the the receiver. It's been a few years since I bought mine and threw it away. The only thing I kept was the mic. If you want a system that's reliable. This is not for you. I have since bought an Audio-technica, which I am very happy with.
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Hey Jonathan, this is an awesome mic. No recorder needed. But if your recording from far away a recorder would be best. I do a lot of interviews with mine and it works great.
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Depending on the wind and your budget you might have to go in to an ADR and record there. If not the only way I have had some success is to make sure you have the wind coming from the back of the mic. Your still going to get wind noise no matter what......Mother Nature......... also try putting the foam sleeve on and the fur cover. Go luck
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I'm just curious if you've tried recording something on the video setting and playing it back on your computer to see if the sound comes out. The "speaker" or playback on the cameras are piss poor, not that they should be anything great, but it might be possible that you can't hear it on the camera but the sound pics up on video and you can hear it on playback. Hope that made some sense. I hope it works out for you.
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Thanks to everyone for helping other customers by sharing your experience. If anyone is having issues with the sound cutting out, please email us at support@66audio.com - this is not normal and if you are within range (20-30 feet) and your battery is charged and not low, sound will not cut out!
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Comparing with conventional camcorder, this recorder does capture amazing sound quality but very poorly with video. There's not much zooming and stabilization. It's okay when used on a stand and tape in close range (not more than 3 rows from the stage). On battery, not sure if it can work for 1.5 hours. You can connect with AC during the taping though (will need a long extension power cord). I plugged mine to a TV with HDMI and it works relatively easy (again great sound but hold your breath on the image). Files containing the recording will be huge, guess you can save it on larger SD card. Comparing with conventional camcorder, this recorder does capture amazing sound quality but very poorly with video. There's not much zooming and stabilization. It's okay when used on a stand and tape in close range (not more than 3 rows from the stage). On battery, not sure if it can work for 1.5 hours. You can connect with AC during the taping though (will need a long extension power cord). I plugged mine to a TV with HDMI and it works relatively easy (again great sound but hold your breath on the image). Files containing the recording will be huge, guess you can save it on larger SD card.
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The best you can do is either put a dead cat on it or a blimp. It doesn't pick up much noise outside anyway unless it's REALLY windy. Mild wind noise will cancel itself out unless it's hitting the mic dead on the front end.As for distance, the sound quality will deteriorate with distance. I would not go more than 5-8 feet from the subject. Use a boom if needed.
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It sounds pretty poor. I'd say it might be comparable to a cassette tape. Apart from the audio quality, there are two other bog issues: 1. Battery life (10 minutes max) and 2. Range ( don't wander more than 10 feet away from the receiver or it'll cut out.
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This is a great recorder, and it record in high quality... I think if you just want to record conversations, you could probably find a simpler recorder. I use that all the time as musician, because I can have a real notion of how I played listen to the recording that this thing make. Yes, if you just want record conversations, it is better to find a simpler recorder... :)
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I haven't recorded any longer than about 3.5 hours at a time, but that length was no problem for the battery. You'll want to put your phone in airplane mode though and turn off wifi, blue tooth, etc. so that iXY gets full resources and optimum battery usage. It sucks when the recording stops because the system was interrupted by something, and there's no indication from the app, it just cuts off in that case as if you had hit stop.
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I haven't used it in this type of setting however even in a outdoors location beside a busy road you get good recordings picking up the voice and not the background (a switch also allows background if required). I used black tape to cover the blue light on the remote mic when recording at night as it was too distracting. But if you don't intend to video the person its not really useable as a simple wireless mic.
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In my experience, the battery lasts only about 5 hours... so if you need to record 8 hours, buy 2 of them and swap them out after 4 to 5 hours. Note it should automatically create a new WAV file about every 2 hours. It also won't record while it's plugged into a USB port, so you can't charge it and record at the same time. :(
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Hi Veronica,Sorry I didn't respond any earlier.What kind of recordings are you looking to make? This mic has a rich and natural sound to it.I am happy to answer any questions you have.Looking forward to hearing form you.Regards,Samir
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i've been able to pick up sound up to as far as 20 feet of someone talking to another person. However, the noise will increase as well. outdoors, you'd be better off with a windfur or a blimp or a lav or a lav with fur. but this alone won't block wind. it just produces great sound quality, nice bass, balanced treble, compared to on-camera mics or cheaper mics. For even better results, i hear that the NTG3 works as good as the Senheiser 416, which is the minimum mic hollywood would use. then put the NTG3/416 in a blimp with fur on the blimp and that will be the best wind cutting system.
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Hi Daniel:According to the manual the battery to listen MP3 with speaker level 22 (1 to 30) is 4 hours. I use it at night-early morning, under my pillow and earphones (not headphones), for when recording does an automatic level 20 (from 1 to 30, and "20" is very strong for those night hours) and have come to record five hours, leaving more than half the battery charge (with earphones, I suppose, to have less energy to excite a speaker).I bought a charger and two extra batteries for about ten dollars -here in amazon.com-, allowing me to use the radio for several days. The batteries will last longer if you use the radio with earphones. Regards, Gabriel. Hi Daniel:According to the manual the battery to listen MP3 with speaker level 22 (1 to 30) is 4 hours. I use it at night-early morning, under my pillow and earphones (not headphones), for when recording does an automatic level 20 (from 1 to 30, and "20" is very strong for those night hours) and have come to record five hours, leaving more than half the battery charge (with earphones, I suppose, to have less energy to excite a speaker).I bought a charger and two extra batteries for about ten dollars -here in amazon.com-, allowing me to use the... » Read More Hi Daniel:According to the manual the battery to listen MP3 with speaker level 22 (1 to 30) is 4 hours. I use it at night-early morning, under my pillow and earphones (not headphones), for when recording does an automatic level 20 (from 1 to 30, and "20" is very strong for those night hours) and have come to record five hours, leaving more than half the battery charge (with earphones, I suppose, to have less energy to excite a speaker).I bought a charger and two extra batteries for about ten dollars -here in amazon.com-, allowing me to use the radio for several days. The batteries will last longer if you use the radio with earphones. Regards, Gabriel. « Show Less