Equipment suggestions wanted for mostly indoor lecture recording

victoriathecow

re microphones, how strange .
Re PC, yes I can understand that. I have a  Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz
2TB HDD, 32GB RAM, GTX780 Zoostorm running PClinuxOS Plasma 5, x64, Kernel 4.10.15-pclos1

I've got a price for the
HC-VXF990EBK of £599 and the
HC-VXF1 at £750 so that may have been what has swayed me?
My current budget purchase list is this and comes in just under the £1000

  Seagate 4 TB Expansion USB 3.0 Desktop 3.5 Inch External Hard Drive for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (STEB4000200) £88.67

  Wireless Microphone System,Fifine Wireless Microphone set with Headset & Lavalier Lapel Mics, Beltpack Transmitter&Receiver,Ideal for Teaching, Preaching and Public Speaking Applications.(K037B) £36.99

  SanDisk Extreme 64 GB microSDXC Memory Card   SD Adapter with A2 App Performance up to 160 MB/s, Class 10, U3, V30 2 x £20.71

Anker PowerCore 20100 - Ultra High Capacity Power Bank with one of the Most Powerful 4.8A Output, PowerIQ Technology for iPhone 7 /6s /SE, iPad and Samsung Galaxy S8 / S7 and More (Black)
£32.99

SanDisk Extreme 128 GB microSDXC Memory Card   SD Adapter with A2 App Performance up to 160 MB/s, Class 10, U3, V30
2 x £40.73


  3.9A Battery VW VBT380 for Panasonic VW VBT190 HC-VX870 V160 V380 V770 W580 V180 VX870 V550 V210 V250 VX980 V270 V720 V110 V750 V520 V260 V510 W570 WX970 V770EB W850 V777 V750EB WX970M V710 VX989 £28.29

Panasonic HC-VXF990EBK 4K Camcorder with Wireless Multi Camera Function - Black
£599.00

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  Amazon Protect 3 year Accidental Damage & Breakdown Cover for Camcorders from £550 to £599.99 £59.00 [/URL]

Subtotal (10 items):  £967.82

Terfyn

1) Remember that Panasonic themselves are selling the HC-VXF990EBK for £579.99.
2) Why are you buying batteries for the camera when you have the ANKER on your list. Its either/or. The ANKER will last for at least 10 hours of continuous filming whereas the VBT380 lookalike will last about 3 hours.
Caveat on the VBT380:- Check that the camera recognises the battery before throwing away the returns slip. Most work, some don't.

A word about the Panasonic cameras:- I have discovered that the input sockets, being soldered to the circuit board, do not like any strain being put on them. So the wireless receiver and the ANKER need to be supported from the tripod. I used 1" wide webbing to make a holder for my power pack to hang close to the camera. The BOYA receiver just sits on the cold shoe but, I note, that the receiver in your list is designed to be plugged directly into an amplifier so you will need a support for that box.

Final thought:- ALWAYS format your SanDisk in the camera. The format sets up a number of specific folders on the card which a format in your PC would not do.