Brother Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Hi!First of all. Long time reader but first time posting, thanks for a great forum!My question is about the preamp in the NX1. Iv'e searched and looked everywhere and the only information about the audio quality from the mic-jack i could find is that it has one. Im planning on buying this camera but the lack of info on the preamp is the only thing holding me back. I know i can't expect wonders from it but i wouldn't mind if it were a bit better than my t3i. Planning on using it with a Rode Videomic Pro.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neosushi Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 So this is my experience with the rode videomic pro and gh4/samsung.I didn't make a comparison gh4 vs NX1, as I feel the sound I'm getting from the rode videomic pro is really horrible unless being super close in a super quiet environment. I don't think that adding an external preamp improves the quality of the videomic pro. It is really made towards dslr users so wether its in camera preamp or external I feel like the sound is quite the same.As for my experience I went from nx1 + rode videomic pro to nx1+ tascam (70-D) + rode ntg3. It is much bigger and more expensive. But I couldn't get much of a useable sound from the video mic pro unless in very specific conditions (speaking super closely + total noiseless room). So In the end it turned out that I would never use the video mic much. However if you're goal is just to have a little better sound that the camera mic, then I think its fine Also the budget is very different, and it is a very important factor. For my personal taste I feel like 100€ for something I can't use is too expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 So this is my experience with the rode videomic pro and gh4/samsung...Thanks for your input! Should have mentioned that I own the Videomic Pro and i'm quite happy with the performance/price ratio. I would love an external recorder and a different mic but i feel the size of the rig wouldn't fit my style of shooting.If you got the time i would really appreciate a sample of the NX1+Videomic Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neosushi Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 You're welcome Unfortunately right now I'm abroad shooting in north and south america - will be back in europe (home) in a week, then only will I be able to test really...From the equipment I have here though, I can definitely say that there is a substantial difference between in cam recording (preamps) vs tascam recording (comparing the same audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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