Picked up a Canon Optura 50, and tried to tape a concert here a few days ago (Magnolia Elec Co.), and the results were less than stunning. My setup includes the following:
Canon Optura 50
KM184's
V3
I ran my mics into my preamp, then to the Optura out of the V3's XLR outs (Two XLRs>single 1/8" mini stereo plug), as well as my JB3 (via the digital optical line). The audio on my recorder turned out great, but the audio on the camera was brickwalled...distorted and unlistenable.
Now, I used the manual audio level option on the camera, as well as the Mic Attenuater option, and during recording, the audio levels on the camera seemed ok. Upon playback, though...ugh.
So. Any ideas on how to remedy this situation? Could this be an issue where the gain on the V3 was too high for the cam's input? Anyone ever connect their full audio setup to a camera with good results?
Thank ya
TB
EDIT: Upon further reflection, do you think that a set of attenuators in the chain to the cam would do the trick? I'm thinking that the db levels I feed to the JB3 are perhaps too high for the cam's input. Rambling. Sorry.