Canon R5C with 32-bit float audio? Mount the Zoom F3 to your rig.

Mounting the Zoom F3 32-bit float field recorder to the Canon R5C to give it dual-XLR and super clean microphone pre-amp capabilities. The entire video is recorded using the Sennheiser MKE-600 on 48V phantom power on track 1, and DJI Mic wireless microphone on track 2. Both are combined in post. Only audio processing done is loudness matching to -23dB LUFS and compression using the "voiceover" preset in Adobe Audition. Of course the onboard scratch audio was synced up with the internal Zoom F3 recording and then deleted.

[@rodneyturnerphoto]

Thanks for the cold shoe slanted idea.

[@DroseMr]

Pretty cool🎉Thank You

[@voutives]

Great tip. Thanks!

[@cameronb4099]

That's super useful. Thank you!
I just got a zoom F3 myself, but my A7III cage doesn't have a good shoe on the shoulder. So i bought cold shoe mints i can install on the cage instead

[@chrishoesel]

Glad it can work for you, although this idea has been done by some others before, just not exactly sure who.

[@cameronb4099]

@@chrishoesel yeah, I tried finding them but couldn't. I think it helps that your video addressed it directly even in the title, and it wasn't just "included" as part of a larger video

[@personaltrainersg]

How does the line out to the camera handle the 2 channels from the f3? L and R are the 2 separated inputs? Thx

[@edselharrison]

Excellent. I have the Zoom F3 also and was going to try this method on my Sony a1. How's it working for you thus far?

[@paulkowol2561]

Hello Chris, can You please write me what is with audio level in the R5C when I plugged F3 to MIC input in the camera should I set the audio level to manual and decrease the levels all down ? The second question is about output level in the F3 how so You set it ? Thank You very much

[@A1Bokeh]

So this now has 32 bit float on the wireless mics?

[@ardiyanto.t]

Does the zoom f3 has internal timecode to match its internal storage 32bit float recording with camera? Like as rode wireless pro?

[@LukeDusenbury]

How easy is it to change the batteries? How long do the batteries last while using phantom power and sending the signal line in into the 3.5mm jack? Do you think this is a better solution that the Tascam hot shoe unit?

[@chrishoesel]

You can change the batteries fairly quickly, even with the monitor mount screwed in. Takes a few seconds although you do need to remove the whole thing. I get more than 2 hours on phantom power, two inputs (only 1 phantom), and output doesn't seem to affect time. I use Eneloop Pros. You can also power the recorder off of a spare USB C tap from your V-Mount if you have a multitap.

[@shotbysterl5887]

Is it possible to use line out to record directly into camera & also record internally to still get the 32 bit float ?

[@shootloadrepeat]

Yes that is exactly how I use it. The line out to camera I use for scratch audio, and the interval record is synced up to it and used in the edit.

[@Stedmen]

So from my understanding does the Zoom recorder capture the DJI 24bit audio and converts it to 32bit float???

[@chrishoesel]

I believe it takes the audio in whatever format as an input, and records it in 32 bit float, yes.

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

if its synced up with camera its no longer recording 32 bit float right ?

[@shootloadrepeat]

Correct, the only reason to stream it to camera is to have the scratch audio available to sync up the internally-recorded tracks in post. Although the scratch audio is already very high quality and perfectly suitable for use as long as the levels are set right in camera.

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

what's scratch audio mean? @@shootloadrepeat

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

@@shootloadrepeat so with loss of 32 bit float when syncing zoom f3 with camera does the f3 still give a boost in audio quality with its built in pre amps ?

[@EFM_Max_Production]

Dude, clean the audio track of the sound of saliva! It is unpleasant to listen.

[@gigihanmandarin]

Not a clean setup....

[@SeanBarrett]

some of us just care if it works