From the course: Video Gear: Audio

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- So, Rich, when the Blackmagic camera first came out, first with the original Cinema Camera, then the Pocket Camera and now, of course, the Production 4K Camera, I was one of the first guys to get in line to order one of these guys, and I waited a long time to get one, but when I got it, I was all excited for its unbelievable image quality, it's form factor I kind of liked, but the one thing I wasn't looking forward to, audio connection, especially for the bigger Cinema Camera and the Production 4K Camera, it was a weird decision by Blackmagic, as far as I'm concerned, for the type of audio connection that they have. And you'll notice on this camera here, I actually have audio inputs, but quarter inch. Now, having played guitar all my life and plugged into amps, I'm really used to the old quarter inch plug, right? But on a camera. - And the last time I saw that plug was my dad's stereo when I was in grade school. - You're little hi-fi, right? - Yeah. - As a camera choice, it didn't…

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