The Tascam DR-70D Professional Recorder for DSLR is a 4-channel audio recorder designed specifically for use with DSLR cameras. It is compact and lightweight, allowing it to be mounted above or below the camera and easily adjusted to suit your needs. This recorder is ideal for filmmakers, television producers, advertisers, and documentarians, as it offers multitrack recording capabilities in a small package that can be used with any camera.
The Tascam DR-70D features two built-in omnidirectional microphones for standard recording situations when only the recording unit is used. Additionally, it provides four XLR/TRS combo jacks for recording four channels of audio with professional microphones. For example, channels 1 and 2 can be set to stereo input, while channels 3 and 4 can utilize the built-in microphone. This allows for a wide range of microphone setups.
The DR-70D includes a built-in mixer that can take a total of 4 channels from the stereo mini-jack input, the built-in stereo microphone, or the four XLR inputs that support phantom power. This unit also offers pan and level adjustments, a limiter, a low-cut filter with five settings, and a delay function that can compensate for distances between microphones. It even has a mid-side decoding function that allows the use of two microphones in mid-side configuration.
Furthermore, there is a camera output included, which allows the recorder’s stereo signal to be recorded onto the camera for easier editing. The camera input can also be used to monitor the audio from the camera using the recorder.
The quality of the recorded audio material greatly depends on the mic preamps that receive and amplify the microphone input signals. The DR-70D utilizes Tascam’s original HDDA (High Definition Discrete Architecture) microphone preamps, which are carefully selected for their superior performance. These preamps handle the microphone signals in mid/side format and offer overload resistance, switchable low-cut filters, and limiters. They also provide 24- or 48-volt phantom power for condenser microphones.
The DR-70D is a versatile and competent piece of recording equipment, offering many functions that facilitate capturing, monitoring, and subsequent processing of audio tracks. It is a compact, professional-grade audio recorder designed to be used in combination with a DSLR camera. It uses an SD/SDHC/SDXC card as its recording medium and can support up to 128GB of storage.
Some additional features of the DR-70D include dual recording, adjustable recording levels, various recording formats, built-in omnidirectional microphones, phantom power for XLR inputs, low-cut filters, limiters, camera output, and more. It operates on four AA batteries, an AC adapter, an external battery pack, or USB bus power. The unit also includes a stand adapter, a DSLR bracket, a hot shoe mount, and handles for easy attachment and transport.
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