rick.lang wrote:Guy, there aren’t many situations in which recording from the internal camera mics will give you good results for a professional interview.
The suggestion to use lavalier mic(s) is very good and get a good quality lavaliere (not the cheapest), such as Sennheiser MKE2. You can also use modest mics like the Audio Design CM-4 XLR mics or others if you can place mics fairly close to the subjects.
And then you can improve upon the actual quality of the sound using off-camera recorders like the Sound Devices MixPre-6 II.
If interviews are important to you, augment the camera with additional quality gear my suggestions are all budget-minded, but I like to feel I’m getting good value rather than the least expensive cost. There are many options that are superior to what I can manage.
Rick, as mentioned the sound is noticeable by ear when standing a good distance from the camera. I haven't had time yet to do the same test with a hyper pointing down over talent, but I can very easily hear it with my ears when standing 10 feet away from the camera. It isn't just air moving, it has a very distinct pitch...which does make it easier to apply NR in post. Still, nothing like my P4k. I don't own the 6k, so I can't compare there, but others have chimed in saying that the pro is noticeably louder than the 6k. I mean that screen is no joke, so I guess I can't be completely surprised.
I'm actually fine just using my pair of p4k cams for sit down interviews. The main purpose of the 6k pro is being able to move around with ND, bright monitor, and VF. So all good. Different tools.
But people should know what they're getting. The fan on this thing is pretty loud compared to a lot of cameras.