Nikon D3400 microphone settings | How to record good sound with your Nikon

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How to record good sound with your Nikon D3400 DSLR Camera
Hello and welcome to this Camerawize video for the Nikon D3400 microphone settings. In this video we are going to be talking about sound and how to get good sound for your video. Photographers often struggle with sound when they try to shoot video, generally speaking, when they are shooting stills. They do not have to consider sound and as often as not, they are quite loud or they do not take any notice of it whatsoever. And so when they have to come and shoot video and start to concentrate on sound, they can find it quite baffling and actually quite difficult.
OK, well first of all let us look at how we can record sound in the Nikon D3400 so let us switch that on and we go to MENUS and SHOOTING MENU and at the bottom of that in MOVIE SETTINGS you will see third down the option for MICROPHONE. If you go into there you will see that we have three options Auto Sensitivity, Manual Sensitivity and Microphone Off.
If you set the Nikon D3400 microphone settings on manual then you can set it to the sound of the voice or the noise that you want to record and so consequently if there is a different level of noise either silence or something very loud then the camera won't be distracted by that because it has been set manually for the sound that you want to record. When you go into the back of the camera you will see that there is a level going across the bottom and it goes from minus 40 decibels to zero decibels and there is also one other number on that which is minus 12. Minus 12 is the point at which you want your sound source to peak in terms of loudness. The reason for that is that if it Peaks on that then it can not clip and will not distort. If it goes much above that then you will go into the area where there is distortion. So when you are setting manually you really want to have a test period when the person or the noise or the sound that you want to record is being played and you can set the manual setting so that it peaks at minus 12. When you do that you get some decent sound and it works very well. This Nikon D3400 video from Camerawize is one of a series. Check out the website...
Nikon d3400 microphone settings As I have said this does not have an external microphone socket, but it does have a microphone - an internal microphone here - which can be reasonably effective over short distances. You have three options for microphone. The first one is AUTO, which is okay and works reasonably well for ambient sound. The second one is MANUAL, which I would recommend because it gives you more control over the sound that you are recording. And if you are in manual you should be aiming for your sound to peak at 12 so if you can test out the recording beforehand - if somebody is talking, for example, then what you are really looking for is that person, that they are loudest to peak on 12 and you can use the multi-selector to move the sensitivity up or down to ensure that that happens. The final one is to switch microphone OFF and I don't recommend that at all. Even if you don't intend using the sound you have on, the sound on the video is actually a very useful way of selecting Clips when you are editing, so I would have that on even if you are not in fact going to use the sound. If you want to know more about this camera then why don't you download our unique guide which tells you all about the Nikon D3400 and compares it with other cameras which are available now. You can download it either from here or from the link in the description below and you can download it absolutely free. So why don't you go to it straight away and download it now and we shall see you very soon. Nikon d3400 microphone settings.
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[@positivity2550]

this was the best tutorial 1 because you explained greatly and 2nd your accent made it easier to listen to

[@NikonD5200Channel]

thank you!

[@chameleonsrisen8442]

Helpful and concise. Thank you.

[@boofbitefishing222]

Hey mate! I know this camera has no microphone input...but would I be able to use a 'micro usb' to 'microphone jack' adapter to use a microphone on this camera? Thanks for your help! Ben.

[@NikonD5200Channel]

No Ben, i don't think so. The camera does not have an external Mic socket. It also doesn't have the wherewithal inside to record through the other sockets it has. It just has the internal Mic.

[@boofbitefishing222]

CameraWize Photography Bummer! I wish they still sold the d3300 in Australia! Thanks heaps mate!

[@NikonD5200Channel]

If you need an external Mic socket, try the D5000 series. I shoot my videos on a D5200 and it works really well.

[@boofbitefishing222]

CameraWize Photography Cheers mate! I'll go check them out! Thanks for your advice as well! It's been really helpful!

[@DeathlyMFR]

That is actually possible. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6OTe4Klr6x_ea8

[@tinanightray6370]

Thank you~ 💙🌹

[@shellyr.4335]

Thanks for this! Super useful and to-the-point.

[@CourtneyCAgentUno]

Hi, I was thinking about buying this camera for a video class, and was wondering if it has a microphone input on it. I’ll need to attach an external shotgun mic, and need to know if that would be possible/compatible with this model. Am I looking at the wrong model, or is this camera fine for what I need?

[@NikonD5200Channel]

Hello, no it does not have an external Mic socket. if you need this then you could take a look at the d3300 which does.

[@CourtneyCAgentUno]

CameraWize Photography Alright. Thanks so much for replying so quickly!

[@herbsoftheforest]

Very talented, good job with the editing

[@nabeedkhanofficial7673]

Which cemra is Best extetnal voice like vloging Nikon 3300d or 3400d 5300d or others

[@NikonD5200Channel]

the 5000d series is a better camera than the 3000d series. so I would go for the 5300D

[@kkyadav3482]

can you please tell me which my are you using????

[@NikonD5200Channel]

Hello, I am recording with a Nikon D5200, which has an external microphone socket, and my Mike is a standard lavalier mic.

[@InnereFestung]

Is there any way to connect an external mic with the Nikon D3400?

[@NikonD5200Channel]

No, the d3400 doesn't have an external microphone socket.

[@sourabhsori5085]

Hlo did you find any way now please share your openion

[@NikonD5200Channel]

@@sourabhsori5085 you need either to record with the internal mic, or record the sound separately

[@sourabhsori5085]

@@NikonD5200Channel if it is possible with internal then it is good.. If there is no chance for internal then external is only the way... Please share your openion

[@NikonD5200Channel]

@@sourabhsori5085 you can either use a separate field recorder or an app on your phone.

[@ins4744]

D3400 doesn't have Microphone Input Jack, But it does have a wireless connectivity, is that possible to get wireless microphone or A mobile app where it can feed the sound directly to the camera while recording. So we get clear sound without post production.

[@NikonD5200Channel]

No I don't think so. There is no option to record sound except through the internal Mic. I don't think there is software that would allow you to use the internal mic to record from a wireless mic.

[@ins4744]

hmm, make sense.., i dont know much about DSLR but my question is very simple and hope i can get answer in the forum like this, is there anything like Firmwide update for DSLR cameras? were in future Nikon can add the wireless mic connectivity ...? Still there could be a timelag if we record wireless. Any idea about the wireless connectivity coverage with SnapBridge?

[@NikonD5200Channel]

I don't think Snapbridge is great. It is really an NFC function and so has limitations. I think if you want a definitive answer the best thing to do would be to contact Nikon directly via their website for your country. In my experience they will reply within a few days. However, I would point out that they have removed the external Mic socket from this camera ( the D3300 has one) for a reason, Which i think is because it was affecting sales of their more expensive cameras. If that is the reason then they would not allow a work-around like this..

[@AvinashSinghWorld]

sri kanth ?

[@jacksidrockzz9168]

can i use external mic for nikon D3400 ??? pls help me ..i have this camera ....

[@NikonD5200Channel]

There is no external Mic socket on this camera, so you cannot use an external Mic on the D3400. If you want to use an external Mic, it is best to use either a field recorder, or your mobile phone, if it has the right socket. you can get an app that will record, then you synchronise the sound in editing..

[@jacksidrockzz9168]

D3400 does support external mic????

[@NikonD5200Channel]

no, there is no external microphone socket on the D3400, so you cannot use an external Mic with it.

[@NJA2k8]

Why are you still making tutorials for these cameras?

[@CVholik]

NJA2k8 "these cameras" ?