Visible microphones really take away from the naturalness that you get from a fancy camera, and they make workspaces feel cluttered to boot.
Recommend getting a shotgun mic (AudioTechnica AT875R) and mounted it atop the camera, as these sit out of frame and still have great sound. Worth trying!
I love my Konftel Ego bluetooth speakerphone. $80 at Provantage.com and has really good built in noise cancelation too. Can easily be kept out of frame and sounds great - and you will sound great too.
Way easier than fussing with a shtogun mic and way more forgiving if you move around too.
You should try a shotgun microphone (ie. Rode NTG2)
It is directional, you can get a shock mount for it.
You can also get it quite close but slightly off camera pointing at you.
I'm not a fan of the microphone in frame, so this was my solution.
I always get asked “do you do a lot of podcasts?” the first time I meet somebody
Re:Using a "proper" camera as a webcam
by scyzoryk_xyz on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @05:50PM
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Ha! That would be the off putting trying too hard effect
I tried doing meetings with it, but ended up getting a lot of inane comments about it, particularly as the microphone is in frame. Personally, I don't want to draw attention to myself in a meeting, so I've ended up going back to using a terrible webcam for work, like everyone else.