From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Audio

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Rich Harrington: So it seems like besides power, audio, and everything else, we always have gadgets. Your DSLR kit is not complete unless you at least hang two things off the camera. Robbie Carman: Well, right, you know if you go on Facebook and Twitter and places like that it seems like all the pro DPs and cinematographers out there, they have these gigantic rigs with 14 bazillion things hanging off and they for sure make for cool pictures, but to get all of that stuff on the actual camera or the camera rig itself, you're going to have to have different adaptors and ways of getting stuff to the camera or to a rail system or something like that. Rich: And let's start with simplest one here. We have a hot shoe on the camera, chances are that's covered up. This is normally where the flash attaches and the reason why it's called a hot shoe is because there's actually a transfer point. Now most of the devices we're going to use for DSLR video are not going to take advantage of that, but…

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