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Fast and Easy Camera Mic Wind Muff (dead cat) Mod DSLR

Fast and Easy Camera Mic Wind Muff (dead cat) Mod DSLR
If you've ever recorded video outside on a breezy day, you've probably experienced the wind 'cutting' your audio when you playback your recording. Well, we're going to fix that problem once and for all!  Personally, I think this is one of the easiest and most useful modifications you can do for your camera!

This modification can be customized to fit just about any camera/mic!!   Let's get to it!

What you'll need:
  • Old furry stuffed animal
  • Scissors
  • Velcro strips and/or Sticky-tack
  • Hole Punch (large crafters hole punch preferred)
 
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Step 1Attach With Velcro

Attach With Velcro
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There are two ways you can attach your wind muff.  The first way is by using a 'velcro strip,  I used a brand called "lock and place" that can be removed later.  You could choose a permanent version, but whichever brand you choose, what you'll want to do is take a hole punch and punch a hole through both sides of your strip.

I used a crafting hole puncher because it punched slightly larger hole diameter.

Basically we are punching a hole in each side of the velcro to allow the mic on the camera to be exposed.  Once you have your holes setup, line up your velcro strip on your camera, cut to size and stick it on your camera!   Then, take a furry stuffed animal and cut a small section of fur and stick that to the other side of your top velcro piece. 
That's it!   Your Mic wind Muff is complete!

Things to keep in mind, you want to make sure that you don't cover your mic with the velcro and you want to make sure that the fur material you choose has enough ventilation to allow the mic to pick up the sound. Thick material will muffle the audio.


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2 comments
Mar 13, 2011. 11:08 PMzazenergy says:
what a great mod!
Mar 12, 2011. 1:46 PMastroboy907 says:
Lol- camera bling!
Nice idea btw- Might try it once i get my new camera.
I can just Imagine it....
"Whats that on your camera?"
"Well, my camera gets really cold so I made it a little scarf"
"Really?"
"Yep!"

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