i think the viofo 139 and another model have external audio inputs. They look to be standard audio. I havent purchased the unit, but have seriously thought about it since it looks decent 4k/2k/2k for the 3 cameras. The remote cameras seem to be fairly small.

i think the viofo 139 and another model have external audio inputs. They look to be standard audio. I havent purchased the unit, but have seriously thought about it since it looks decent 4k/2k/2k for the 3 cameras. The remote cameras seem to be fairly small.

Interesting. Might be worth a look.

Mike C.

These cameras likely have a small electret microphone. I'd suggest it's a quick job to pull the camera apart and desolder the mic, then put it on a length of wire.

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What’s wrong with using something like a zoom h1 for audio? Just sync it to the video in the editor?

I think there is a difference between always recording and having it available vs the "set up" for a flight that you want to record to film/edit/cut later. For the latter - there will be all sorts of gear for audio and video. For the first - I think (and mike can correct for himself) is that we want something that always turns on and records certain things for posterity reasons. It may not be for edit/cut/post later - but just to have a recording of that flight along with audio that you can deconstruct later (whether thats engine readings, settings, vibrations, or whatever) - and thats a minimalist foolproof type of setup - sort of like a car dashcam how it starts recording when the vehicle is turned on. So I want one that records outside (front) and the main panel area every single flight when I start the plane. And it would be nice if audio was also in via aux plug. I dont want to use a zoom h1, sony audio recorder, or something that plugs in to the iphone that I have to start every single time - or remember to start.

That is surprisingly hard to do.

And tedious.

My videos are mostly for diagnostic uses (both plane and pilot), so it is convenient if the video and audio line up out of the box without a huge editing effort for an hour long flight.

Mike C.

Syncing cameras and audio is easy, it’s been done for like 60 years:



For an automated approach, GoPros will auto sync the timeline and supports external mics.

Chip-

But is still tedious.

Much nicer if pilot audio is already on the video track.

Mike C.

That only works if all cameras can see the clap board or hand clap.

Or hear it.

Chip-