Need Camcorder Advice For Live Music
 

I'm leaning heavily towards one of these;

https://www.amazon.com/Canon-VIXIA-H...n+vixia+hf+g40

I want to use this camera to record myself practicing in the living room as well as record the full band at a live performance.

I am figuring I will have to add a suitable stereo mic. Need advice on that, too.

Dinny

It's been almost 20 minutes.

I was expecting more ouchy'all.

Dinny

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I recorded myself "practicing" in the living room once.

if you can, record at a low level.

I did, that was the problem

Why not a go-pro?

Use the same one you do for home porn

There was a camcorder that had a bluetooth mic for better sound. I do not know if it is still made.

Unless you're going to get serious, you'd be surprised what a middle of the road Sennheiser or even a cheaper Rode mic will collect. Even if your camera limits you to the 3.5 input, they can still pull in some decent sound depending on the area you're in.

I use CA-14 omnis, termed down to 3.5 and I record @24/96 WAV PCM on a Tascam dr2d. Works great for live performances/demos/etc

I was trying to figure a way to work this into the tread title.

The lens on the GoPro seems small like an iPhone or some such. Do the mics do well with high SPLs?

I'm also wondering if I'll be ~$700 happier with the Canon.

Dinny

This is what I was thinking would be better than the GoPro. A mic like this on the Canon should make tons better looking and sounding footage.

Dinny

Can you turn phantom power in Canon off?