Recording concert, audio problem

Using a camera such as a Canon G series, the sound level (of the concert) always overwhelms the audio recording in the camera, and in fact the music isn't recognizable at all due to the distortion. Has anyone found a way to get around this?

i don't think there's a variable input gain on the camera's audio...not much you can do short of trying to make some sort of muffle. probably a lost cause.

You will need much more sophisticated and expensive audio recording equipment to make good sounding recordings. Recording concerts without permission is also prohibited by most venues and artists.

A lot of DSLR users utilize a handheld recorder such as a ZOOM H2 or H4n. ($100-300 typically). They feed that into the DSLRs Audio Input. Plenty of info about them on site here.

narlus wrote in post #15071725
i don't think there's a variable input gain on the camera's audio...not much you can do short of trying to make some sort of muffle. probably a lost cause.

Correct, I have a G12, tried to use in some concerts, you can't adjust the audio