Hi everyone, I am planning on shooting a comedy short in the near future. There will be scenes with dialouge which will be recorded onto a separate device (most likely a mini DV camera).
Many have suggested that, in order to have the sound match up correctly and consistantly with the film, I need to have crystal-sync. In my research on the net, only the Beaulieu Pro (models 6008, 7008 and 9008) have crystal-sync already onboard. Any other camera will need to have crystal-sync "installed" to the tune of $500.
BUT, i have seen that the Canon 814 XL-S and 1014 XL-S have what is called a "digital timing circuit that ensures that they run quite close to the indicated filming speed".
Is this Canon's version of crystal-sync? Does it work as well? Or, better yet, will it work well enough to get the job done without having my scenes look like badly dubbed kung-fu movies?
Many have suggested that, in order to have the sound match up correctly and consistantly with the film, I need to have crystal-sync. In my research on the net, only the Beaulieu Pro (models 6008, 7008 and 9008) have crystal-sync already onboard. Any other camera will need to have crystal-sync "installed" to the tune of $500.
BUT, i have seen that the Canon 814 XL-S and 1014 XL-S have what is called a "digital timing circuit that ensures that they run quite close to the indicated filming speed".
Is this Canon's version of crystal-sync? Does it work as well? Or, better yet, will it work well enough to get the job done without having my scenes look like badly dubbed kung-fu movies?