How To Use The Zoom H1 H1n As An On Camera Mic

Gears I use to film my videos.

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[bryanjames]

THANKS! this really helps me a lot because i'm a freelance videographer and i've been having trouble with bad sound quality from my on-board camera microphone, especially on weddings and corporate events.

[vonvyrus]

This is on point, zero fluff and easy to understand. Thank you sir.

[kennethochoa]

I keep watching John I'm learning so much from your great video tuts 😁

[fulltimehome]

Oh my god. Thank you, John. you will never know how much you helped me with this great video! Keep up the great work!

[CMDPromptify]

This is really clever! Great feature. I've been fighting with shotgun mics for a little while now. Affordable consumer mics just aren't that good, and there's a huge leap in quality and price between consumer shotguns and professionally oriented gear. The backup recording on top of the direct feed is a nice convenience, too!


So far I've hooked up to my Panasonic HCV770. For that, I recommend turning the internal camcorder levels all the way down to -30. -27 should be okay but you'll start getting some preamp hiss at that point. This camcorder is super sensitive in that regard. For the H1n's LINE OUT level, I set it at 22, and then the gain at 8. With that I was able to get good capture from subjects nearby but also minimize the preamp hiss. Depending on your needs you should be able to use a little more gain or a little more LINE OUT volume and only take on an editable amount of hiss.

[sanint]

Thank you. Tried it with my Canon T3i - works perfectly. With the "Lantern Firmware" you can also use a common Headphone. So you can control the input like a "Pro" .

[LukeZalvino]

wow.. thanks so much. i've been struggling with trying to get a good sound with this combination. louder on the recorder or camera and so on and i couldnt tell what was really the weak spot. it was clearly the cameras gain being up too high and not enough volume output from the zoom. look forward to this. great video thanks John!

[bdeflorence]

Don't forget the clap at the beginning of your filming, it will makes it easier at editing stage to sync as you will see a big spike in the drawing of your waveform when your hands join & clap. Beware of possible drift over a recording lasting a long long time.

[Z_saxtron]

The TEST TONE trick is a total game changer - thanks!

[azri-za]

Hi John, listen to your review yesterday make me bought H1n today...now I am following your instruction, connecting with my Nikon cam.

[houghnstuff]

Just ordered a part through your link. Hope it helps your channel. I’m currently looking at DSLR cameras and u just made it easy to find what I needed for my Zoom H1N mic to attach to my G0Pr09. Great Video!

[InternetSkillsAcademy]

Yo John, you Rock my Friend!!! Exactly what I needed to see and understand. I subscribed and set the Bell to ALL. Keep up the great work. Thanks, Geno

[kennethochoa]

very informative video he touched on most of my questions for using the zoom as better sound quality recorder

[nabilathif]

Thank's...! this is very really helps me a lot because i'm a freelance videographer and i've been having trouble with bad sound quality from my on-board camera microphone, Frome Indonesia..NAF Drone

[elmundosegunfede]

Thanks for the amazing video regards from Sweden.

[actorjay]

Thanks for the useful tips, especially with the camera and microphone settings. I found it helpful.

[SCOTT-J]

Thank you John I wish more external mic videos were this straight foward man

Learned something with the audio adjustments. Thanks!

[rajinderyadav]

John this is exactly the setup I was looking for as I already have the Zoom Hn1 mic, very well explained I didn't know about the pass through to the camera. You saved me a lot of money, thanks!
Took me about 2 mins to get everything working with my Sony A7III, the tip for the Zoom audio signal generator was awesome. This video +100.

[bencze]

This is quite excellently explained. I'm a total noob at this just looking to understand first of all what I need and how these things work. It makes perfect sense and it's a good demo as well, thank you.