On the feature I just shot, we used the camera (XL-1) to record sound. Obviously, that won't be as easy with other cameras, but to have everything on one tape (and already in sync) is quite valuable. It's a bit of a pain to have wires going to the camera, too, but I'd say it's worth doing. If your camera doesn't have variable sound inputs, you'll just have to get a consistant level from your sound mixer.(posted 8904 days ago)