Ideally, when you’re working on a corporate video production project, you’re going to want to stay away from using your camera’s built-in microphone.
This is because your phone’s built-in microphone is not designed to pick up on audio at the same level as an external microphone. In most cases, your camera’s built-in microphone is only meant to help with reference audio or other non-essential audio tasks.
If you want quality dialogue recording, then you need to invest in a quality external mic. However, there may be cases where you need to use your camera’s built-in mic for some kind of emergency in your corporate video production project. If you find that this is the case with you, here are some ways that you can improve the quality of your built-in mic.
Move closer
Your camera’s built-in microphone tends to record audio at a lower level, which can make it hard to pick up on audio when the subject is standing at a distance. To remedy this, you can simply have the subject of the shot move closer to the camera.
If you’re shooting footage for a company video, then you can shoot close-ups of your subjects while they talk about the company and its benefits. Ideally, if you’re going to be recording audio with your camera’s built-in mic, then it’s best that you do this indoors.
Cover the mic with a thin cloth if you’re recording outside
If you do find yourself needing to record audio outdoors, you should be aware of how easily a camera’s built-in microphone can pick up on noise from the wind. Before hitting record, you should make sure to test out the quality of the audio to see if this is going to be a problem with your recording process.
If you find that there is quite a bit of noise attributed to the wind, then you can cover the mic with a thin cloth like a lens cleaner to help keep the wind at bay while you’re recording. Make sure to choose a piece of cloth that effectively blocks out the noise from the wind while managing to still pick up on the audio that you’re trying to record.
Improve the quality during post-production
Finally, no matter how well you work with your camera’s built-in mic, you can always improve the quality of your videos during the post-production stage of your corporate video production project. You can clean up the audio, enhance any dialogue, and add in any effect that you may need to make the audio better for the sake of your video.