I use it in conjunction with other mics (lav, shotgun, etc running into the bottom XLR jacks) and it gives me more options for sound. If I had to choose and I was only doing single person interviews, I would go the lav mic route.Sean - a couple of dumb questions... is the Zoom H4n the way to go for DSLR video over using a wireless lav mic? Have you used PluralEyes, and is it pretty straight forward for mixing the audio with the video?
I have shot a couple of interview videos for work with my D800 (nothing big and fancy, just for internal use on our Intranet), and have access to a Sennheiser EW122P wireless lav that I can borrow, and it has worked very well for the two interviews that I shot. I was thinking of purchasing a Sennheiser setup, but the Zoom is less than half the cost and the PluralEyes looks to be a great bonus.
I really don't have a lot of video aspirations, but I do enjoy learning new things.
Thanks, Sean! The lav mic it is - makes the most sense to me, too.I use it in conjunction with other mics (lav, shotgun, etc running into the bottom XLR jacks) and it gives me more options for sound. If I had to choose and I was only doing single person interviews, I would go the lav mic route.
PluralEyes just showed up so I'll have to try it out and report back - I ordered a 2nd H4N so I could leave one of them setup at a specific location and still have another for the field.
Sean