David_Harry
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United Kingdom
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Hi Ray.
Those are very interesting findings that you have. I’m not sure that I’ve noticed some of them on my setup, which maybe suggests that some of the issues could be specific to your adaptor. I have seen videos that show other users having specific individual problems with their adaptors.
The start up time is something I notice, I’d say it’s probably some kind of initialising delay. I could see how this can be a problem for someone shooting opportunistic footage, for instance, some of those events that you’ve shot. As you wouldn’t want the Pocket wasting its battery, you’d have it powered off as much as possible between takes and then you’d want it back in record mode as quick as possible when there’s some action to film.
I’ll de doing some stuff over the weekend, so will check for the other issues you’ve shown.
I have to be honest though, for the best part, I’m totally happy with my Pocket and mic interface. There’s certain things that I’ve just come to accept and avoid, lack of two channel recording being the main one. There’s no denying that the Pocket’s audio ability is very limited but I’d never complain about the results I get with the internal mics, stereo issues aside, and I’m totally happy with the mono dialogue recordings I get with the adaptor. I’ve not had any problems either with any mics that I’ve connected to my adaptor. Now, I’m very careful to say ‘MY’ adaptor, as I’m fully convinced that there are definite manufacturing and QC issues with these adaptors, which is very evident from your use and that of other users.
I’d go so far as to say that I’m lucky with my setup. But there really shouldn’t be any element of luck with these things, every user should expect the same technical performance as the next user when using identical equipment. Because if this, I can totally understand why some users get very mad because of these problems, I would as well.
I sincerely hope that the Action doesn’t suffer these audio issues when it’s audio adaptor is released. I use my Pocket more as a replacement for a tradition camera, so can accept certain restrictions with that. But I fully expect the Action to be capable of vlogging and interviews by way of a proper audio system.
Cheers,
Dave.
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