Fan Noise A Problem?

[Sam Roberts]

Would the camera's cooling fan noise be picked up by a Sennheiser 416 mounted on, or very close to, the camera body?

[Noah Kadner]

Shouldn't be- the fan is supposed to shut off the moment you start recording.

Noah

[Stuart English]

The fan speed is programmed the camera, so if you are in AUTO mode (the default) it will switch to a low speed mode when in record. In most circumstances that is pretty much inaudible.

[Philippe Vandendriessche]

The difference between RED in single system and any real silent camera and double system is that you don't have or you have usable sound before and after camera runs. In documentary, it is very useful to have those "sound handles".

[snaillael]

IMHO the sound of red in record mode is still audible. Especially on CU's, where the camera is as close as the boom.

I would like to know if anyone in post has been able to roll the high hiss off with out drying out dialog.

[Andrew Rowe]

If a Sennheiser 416 is in the same room as a Red, you will definitely hear its fans during normal level dialogue. As snaillael suggests, the audio will have to be sorted out in post.

It's unlikely you will hear any fan noise shooting exteriors, provided the mic is NOT attached to the camera.

[Jean Déraps]

I'm hoping they have figured out a way to make the EPIC fan noise really inaudible....

[Nick Gardner]

I am somewhat confused by peoples reports of loud fans, every Red I have worked with went dead silent the minute you hit the big red button.

Nick

[Jamie Havill]

I am somewhat confused by peoples reports of loud fans, every Red I have worked with went dead silent the minute you hit the big red button.

Nick

Same. Our audio was clean as a whistle from the moment they hit record.

[Rob Castiglione]

I try to keep the microphone at least six feet away from the camera or so not to capture the sound of the camera.