Ideas for mixing video camera audio??

I know there is not one way to modify the audio from a video camera. I have a (dead room sound, not quiet a hiss); are there any recommendations to modify the sound quality? Everyone tells me that you I have to play around with it... But I have no ideas of where to start???

How someone would decide what adjustments needed to be made is entirely dependent on the condition of the audio as it is. And since we can't hear it, the best advice anyone could offer is just a guess.
You could upload a sample to a website then post a link here so people would be able to hear how it sounds now and then be able to offer more specific suggestions.
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