www.dslrfilmnoob.com I’ve been waiting to post this for more then a week. The first Bluetooth transmitter I received was defective and I had to send it back. The seller was kind enough to cover return shipping, but the back and forth took awhile. I finally received the working Bluetooth transmitter a few days ago and had a chance to run the setup through its paces. I’m very happy to say that everything works great! I was able to get clean audio transmitted over 50 feet line of site and about 20 feet through walls. Two tests of battery life showed 5 hours the first test and 3 hours 45 min second test. Not the 8 hours promised by the manual but still quit good for the price. The receiver actually ran out of power before the transmitter on the second test. I would have thought it would be the other way around. Both the transmitter and receiver aren’t much bigger then a compact flash card so they wont add much weight to your rig and since the Bluetooth transmitter sends stereo audio you can get 2 channels of audio back to your camera. I have the full write up with links and pictures here: www.dslrfilmnoob.com Equipment used in this video: Canon 7d & t2i Canon 50mm f1.2 Canon 35mm f1.4 Sigma 30mm f1.4 Zoom h1, Zoom h4n Generic Bluetooth transmitter/receiver set Sennheiser G2 wireless mic Rode video mic CPM FILM TOOLS RIG
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January 17, 2013 at 12:36 am
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1000wordsdotcomdotsg
January 17, 2013 at 1:35 am
I superlike this! *clap clap*!
TheEditingResource
January 17, 2013 at 1:47 am
So if I get this set of bluetooth dongles along with an amplifer… I can send the signal from not only my Rode videomic, but a cheap audiotechnica lavalier (under $30).
GrandmothersSpatula
January 17, 2013 at 2:16 am
Would use of a lavalier mic such as the powered Audio-Technica ATR3350 give better results then you got out of the cheap lapel mic you tested? Thanks in advance for any help man, Cheers
GrandmothersSpatula
January 17, 2013 at 3:02 am
So you can’t simply plug in an el cheapo lapel mic and have it work? What’s the next best option? Ate there lapels that have greater signal strength?
Bailey White
January 17, 2013 at 3:34 am
Thank you, Just what I needed to know!
onelonedork
January 17, 2013 at 3:55 am
I’ve managed to get two to work in the same room but it was flaky.
theteenagefilmmaker
January 17, 2013 at 4:50 am
do you think 4 transmitters and 4 receivers are too much? I am worried they will interfere with each other. I want to have a lapel for one person each with 4 people. If you don’ think so, is there a limit, do you know? I would love your response.
onelonedork
January 17, 2013 at 5:46 am
Not sure if you can use multiple bluetooth transmitters with a single receiver device. I’m guessing when you say “ipod wirelessly” you mean bluetooth.
Ali Abdur-Rashid
January 17, 2013 at 6:36 am
Quick question for you. I am looking to buy one of these cheap bluetooth dongle’s for my motorcycle set up (the transmitter one) to transmit the alerts that my Valentine one radar detector gives off.. I will be using the interphone F5 Bluetooth speakers in my helmet and and want everything to work InSync as I use my iPod via wirelessly from my iPhone 4s.. Technically speaking this should all work but I’m trying to get some intake on what other people think..what is your take… A2DP compatible
onelonedork
January 17, 2013 at 6:51 am
No just the transmitter.
Benjamin Andersson Grotnes
January 17, 2013 at 7:45 am
do u need the reciever too if you got a bluetooth headset?? or only the transmitter?
Matt Vis
January 17, 2013 at 8:44 am
Ahhhh just figured out what was causing the hiss. It was Magic Lantern! On the 60d, there are a number of audio options, one of them being Analog Gain. On my camera, the gain was cranked to 27dB. I turned it down to 10dB and that fixed the problem! 🙂
Matt Vis
January 17, 2013 at 9:25 am
So I went ahead and bought a pair of BriteLink Bluetooth transmitter/receiver dongles for about $50 on Amazon and went ahead and tested them. My issue is I could hear obvious hissing in the background that would appear in quiet spots. So I thought the best solution would be to get a Fiio headphone amplifier which I went ahead and bought. I am however still hearing the hissing sound in the background. Has anyone else had this issue and found a resolution? (Aside from simply dehissing in post)
Yee Jeff
January 17, 2013 at 9:49 am
hi , im jeff from malaysia … i would like to ask the brand of the Bluetooth transmitter/receiver set … because i think i unable to find in my country ….
AandDProductions1000
January 17, 2013 at 9:51 am
Hi thanks for the video , can i use it for DSLR remote controller?
Musicsupersizer
January 17, 2013 at 9:54 am
Actually you can, what you need is a Wireless File Transmitter. For shooting on a Canon 7D, I’d use a WFT-E5A (google it). They’re pricey (cheapest I’ve seen is $650) but do what you’re talking about. Hope that helps!
TheInsomniacWriter
January 17, 2013 at 9:58 am
so you haven’t tried plugging the transmitter’s headphone jack into a mini usb to female headphone jack and receiver’s headphone jack into a usb to female headphone jack.
theteenagefilmmaker
January 17, 2013 at 10:08 am
try an eye-fi card
AlanWuProduction
January 17, 2013 at 10:35 am
does this work with nikon d5100 and a h1 zoom mic? thnx
SimpleWiFi
January 17, 2013 at 11:05 am
Good stuff. Wanna shoot me of your fav vids concerning cool/better Wi-Fi setups? Thanks!
Garren Carrel
January 17, 2013 at 11:50 am
They are suppose to work in certain cf adapters too, but I dont shoot cf so i dont know which ones would or wouldnt work
Garren Carrel
January 17, 2013 at 12:04 pm
Check out eye.fi.com, they make an adapter that plugs in like a SD but sends wirelessly!
onelonedork
January 17, 2013 at 12:53 pm
Not that I know of.