Recording video AND sound with an underwater camera?

[HOGEYE]

I currently own an underwater camera and have no problem recording video with the camera's "video out" fed into my Sony Handycam. My question is whether or not it is possible to use the mic that is already on my camera (handycam) or perhaps an external mic to record voice sound along with the video? This way I will have a narration of what is going on. I am not sure if there is a setting on the camera (handycam) or something that I am missing. Thanks in advance.

[Bobb-o]

they have mics on the underwater cameras?

[hanson1287]

Bobb-o no there is not a mic on the underwater camera he meant on his Handycam. I have the handycam Hi-8 for myself, and haven't really recorded my underater camera with it. The microphone should be on automatically, so maybe if your trying playback on your camcorder itself the volume may be turned down.

[marine_man]

The reason you're not picking up audio off the microphone is because the cam corder is looking for a audio signal off the inputs (the red & white plugs) that are with your RCA video cable... the only way to get audio (other than a menu option, if there is one) would be to find a microphone that plugs into that style input (the red & white)

marine_man

[hanson1287]

Never thought about that Marine Man. A quick question though. Couldn't you just plug the yellow RCA in for Video and leave the red and white out, or is yours like mine where the red white and yellow is on one end and one plug for the camcorder on the other?

[marine_man]

My plug in is an all in one plug on the camcorder side of things... it almost looks like a small 2.5mm headphone plug.. but it's got 3 bands on it, which I suspect are for the three different signals carried, video, left audio and right audio...

marine_man

[HOGEYE]

I have been using an S-Video (single cable) with a yellow that comes from the Aqua-VU. I have also tried plugging a mic into my mic input on my camcorder, but I think that is for only when it is camera mode or something. When recording I have to have my camcorder set on VTR (like I am playing a TV or VCR on my camcorder) which is like a VCR input setting. If I could keep the camcorder set as a camera, I don't think that it would be a problem.

[Dennis Steele]

Aqua Veiw has a new device to help anglers record whats on their cameras. Its called the Aqua Veiw DVR.

I really don't know too much about it other than it you can record using a MMC.

It might be something to check out.Sounds like it could make things more conveinant and easier to record.

Aqua Veiw DVR

[Deitz Dittrich]

Dennis I got one of these Handheld DVR you just posted about and got to try it out this weekend.. You want to talk about easy...Plug in hit record!... done!... Then brought it home and pluged it in to the computer, done!!!! its now on my computer! Very simple.. However, as this post started.. no sound!

[SteveWilson]

Since you are using a camcorder as a VCR it's getting its AV feed externally. You're only feeding it the video. If you want to record audio you will need an external microphone and then a mic preamp (or a mixer with a mic pre) to boost the level of the microphone to line level. Then you feed that into the RCA IN audio jacks on your camcorder. You can get a small battery powered mic pre for less than $30, try Radio Shack. Of course you could use a Neuman U87 and a Studer mixer and spend $20K