Hi Larry,
I wouldn't bother with tentacles now in a first test run, they can be added later, if needed...
For noise, I also doubt, that camera fan noise is an issue... at the worst case, you will have let's say three cams, one close to the main overheads (cardoid ORTF or XY ?), which will anyway be flewn high above over your group.
The other far away points are ambience (omni mics), but they will be mixed in very quietly and minimal... there will be more noise coming from the audience, I assume... and again, mics are high, cam is lower...
lsanbourne wrote:3. How's Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2 low-light performance compared to the Pocket cameras?
According to Blackmagic, they are identical, I even assume same MFT sensor.
Here is a thread, where I'm collecting multiple facts for the 4kG2 cam:
https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=190223if you can live with fullHD, I'd anyway go with ATEM Mini switches (recording only there on USB disk), but I'd consider running let's say 2-3 4kG2 cams via HDMI wireless transmitters, like hollyland mars.
By that, you get rid of lenghty cabeling, but you also sacrifice a nifty feature of the ATEM, which would be the automatic RECORD setting to all 4kG2 via HDMI signal. If you stick with ATEM recording ,you have no disks on the cams, so you dont need to hit REC, though...
So, the beginning of a recording could mean:
* switch on REC on the ATEM & RME laptop
* (if you use cam disks) run to each cam, hit record
* go to center stage, clap your hands, let the audience in
just my 2 cents,
Mike