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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Luke" data-source="post: 221558" data-attributes="member: 1531">Hey all,I'm guessing it will be more of a video camera than a still camera, but I figure you gear heads can point me in the right direction faster than an afternoon of Googling.still photo or video quality is almost of no importance whatsoever. I will use this almost exclusively for capturing audio direct from my stereo. But it just seems like the internet is more geared to sharing videos than sharing sound files.Often in my business (selling rare records on the internet) I will need to give potential buyers an idea of what some surface noise sounds like (or even what a rare track sounds like musically....believe it or not, there are still some songs so rare that people can't find them on the internet).Here's a photo of the "testing station" in my home office. I am thinking that a tabletop tripod could be positioned such that the camera shows the record I'm selling while some RCA plugs (or balanced XLR connectors, but I'd prefer to leave out those big, connections.....the last few ounces of sonic quality are not that important).<a href="https://flic.kr/p/xiuVuN">[ATTACH=full]112918[/ATTACH]P8200001</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lukinosity/">Luke</a>, on FlickrAdjustable sound input levels would be nice (maybe mandatory?), and I'd like to just be able to use stereo RCA cords rather than get an adapter to go in with a 1/8 inch stereo plug. But if there are better options that don't have RCA and only use 1/8" stereo jack, I guess that's OK, too.Also, this is strictly for business, so it doesn't need to be the latest and greatest of anything. Really just the best rig that is simple to use and is fairly flexible for audio.And maybe something older is better if the files sizes are smaller that would be a bonus.....as long as the sound quality wouldn't be compromised. Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge. Also, if any of you have an old rig lying around that is well suited to the task and you're not using it anymore, shoot me a pm.Here's an LP with a REALLY ugly mark, but that mark does NOT make a sound. A mint copy of this LP is worth over $1,000. Other than this mark (that doesn't sound), this record is perfect. So you can see why it might be helpful for someone to be able to hear what this record sounds like.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/xiwDgm">[ATTACH=full]112919[/ATTACH]IMGP0039</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lukinosity/">Luke</a>, on Flickr</blockquote>

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