TM700 fan noise at DVinfo.net

Rob deJong · April 6th, 2010, 01:11 PM

I am reading on other fora about the fan noise of the TM700. Anybody on this forum having issues with it.
For me this could be a reason not to purchase it, since I film wildlife.
I like to use a stereo mic on the camcorder. Would that eliminate the noise?

Andrew Clark · April 9th, 2010, 08:34 PM

Hey Rob -

Wondering the same myself. Check out this post, if you haven't already:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/panasoni...hdc-tm700.html

Raymond Krystof · April 24th, 2010, 11:31 AM

Wondering the same. I'm very interested in this camera and am concerned about fan noise getting picked up in the audio track. Can anybody that has used this camera comment on this. The information would be appreciated.

Paulo Teixeira · April 24th, 2010, 03:05 PM

It seams like the AVS forum is the most information that your going to get on an English speaking site.

This guy used an external mic for this video:
vimeo.com/11021284
It's best to download that video right away because the original souse will disappear tomorrow.

Raymond Krystof · April 24th, 2010, 05:54 PM

Thanks Paulo,

I took a look at the clip. I was pretty sure any external mic would circumvent any noise local to the camera, including hand motion, button clicks, sniffling, etc. This would be especially true for a good directional mic. But for casual home and vacation use a 5.1 surround mic would be a fun novelty. Putting ones self back into a special event or whatever with surround sound just seems as exciting as when I first recorded sound at all.

However, I did like what I saw in the clip. Very sharp, clear, good color and stabilization. Pretty sure I'll be getting one of these camera's in the near future.

Rog Mogale · April 26th, 2010, 01:06 AM

I don’t know about the differences between the TM 300 and TM 700, but I can’t hear any fan noise on my TM 300, even using the built in mic with very quite sounds.

I normally use a camera mounted directional Audio Technica mic with windjammer on one audio channel and a Sony wireless lav on the other audio channel and I’ve never heard any fan noise from the camera mounted mic.

Rob deJong · April 28th, 2010, 01:09 AM

I've had the TM700 for a day and returned it for the cold image.
The fannoise is not perceptible with an external mic and hardly audible with the internal.

Guy McLoughlin · April 28th, 2010, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob deJong

I've had the TM700 for a day and returned it for the cold image.

Hmmm... What do you mean by "cold image", as I bought the HS700 ( hard-drive version ) and the image color is completely controllable by the end user, so you can choose how warm or cold you like the image to be.

I never use the auto settings ( I can get much better results by manually setting everything myself ), but the few times I have tried the auto mode on my HS700 I found the color to be much too warm. ( very "orangy" to my eye )

I also own a Canon HG21 camera, which has nice color but much less saturated compared to the Panasonic. I like the Panasonic look of saturated color.

Rob deJong · April 29th, 2010, 02:01 AM

There is a blueish shine over most of the footage, especially over greens. I dislike it.

April 6th, 2010, 01:11 PM	#1
Rob deJong Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Saly Hungary Posts: 169	TM700 fan noise I am reading on other fora about the fan noise of the TM700. Anybody on this forum having issues with it. For me this could be a reason not to purchase it, since I film wildlife. I like to use a stereo mic on the camcorder. Would that eliminate the noise? Last edited by Rob deJong; April 6th, 2010 at 11:11 PM.

April 24th, 2010, 11:31 AM	#3
Raymond Krystof Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 97	Wondering the same. I'm very interested in this camera and am concerned about fan noise getting picked up in the audio track. Can anybody that has used this camera comment on this. The information would be appreciated. __________________ Ray

April 24th, 2010, 03:05 PM	#4
Paulo Teixeira Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,773	It seams like the AVS forum is the most information that your going to get on an English speaking site. This guy used an external mic for this video: vimeo.com/11021284 It's best to download that video right away because the original souse will disappear tomorrow. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/PhotoVi...esEtc/featured https://www.pond5.com/artist/paulot

April 24th, 2010, 05:54 PM	#5
Raymond Krystof Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 97	Thanks Paulo, I took a look at the clip. I was pretty sure any external mic would circumvent any noise local to the camera, including hand motion, button clicks, sniffling, etc. This would be especially true for a good directional mic. But for casual home and vacation use a 5.1 surround mic would be a fun novelty. Putting ones self back into a special event or whatever with surround sound just seems as exciting as when I first recorded sound at all. However, I did like what I saw in the clip. Very sharp, clear, good color and stabilization. Pretty sure I'll be getting one of these camera's in the near future. __________________ Ray

April 9th, 2010, 08:34 PM	#2
Andrew Clark Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 477	Hey Rob - Wondering the same myself. Check out this post, if you haven't already: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/panasoni...hdc-tm700.html

April 26th, 2010, 01:06 AM	#6
Rog Mogale Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 25	I don’t know about the differences between the TM 300 and TM 700, but I can’t hear any fan noise on my TM 300, even using the built in mic with very quite sounds. I normally use a camera mounted directional Audio Technica mic with windjammer on one audio channel and a Sony wireless lav on the other audio channel and I’ve never heard any fan noise from the camera mounted mic.

April 28th, 2010, 01:09 AM	#7
Rob deJong Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Saly Hungary Posts: 169	I've had the TM700 for a day and returned it for the cold image. The fannoise is not perceptible with an external mic and hardly audible with the internal.

April 29th, 2010, 02:01 AM	#9
Rob deJong Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Saly Hungary Posts: 169	There is a blueish shine over most of the footage, especially over greens. I dislike it.