>>1035907Well make sure you're recording to .wav and make sure it's 24-bit first of all. Other than that I would say adjust the mic gain accordingly. Generally you want your recording level meters to hover around 2/3 (or maybe even 3/4) of the way up for ambience. But, remember, that doesn't leave much headroom if a loud sound occurs. If you can't adjust the gain enough to get the meters that high then yeah you'll have to fix it in post, which is no big deal as long as you recorded to 24-bit. DON'T use any of the auto-level adjust or limiter features while recording ambience! Or music for that matter. Those are useful for interviews, newsgathering, etc. and will ruin ambience or music performances. It's all about getting the location right and the levels and then just leaving it be!
>>1036464Well, first find-out if the mic-in on your DSLR will do stereo or mono. From that point it gets complicated. Generically you could get yourself a shotgun mic (Rode videomic, etc) that mounts on the hot shoe and there you go... the problem is that's a mono source and it points straight ahead. So it depends on the kind of videos you want to do - if you want to record full lush ambience you're gonna need more stuff. If the DSLR can take a stereo source then you can get a stereo shotgun mic, which is a little more natural but is still very directional. Those types of mics take batteries and power themselves so it's ok, but if you want to use more professional mics then yeah, you'll need an external recorder. I would honestly just start with a shotgun mic (preferably stereo shotgun if you can do that) and see how you go. It gets bulky and expensive quick so I guess it depends what you need.
>>1036536Ooooh nice, digger got himself a copy of RX! :D
