Posted by Mike Kujbida on 11/28/07 19:18

On Nov 28, 1:11 pm, "Pre-Meltdown"
<entropic3.14de...@optonline2.718.net> wrote:
> Awl--
>
> It looks like I'll be going with the canon hv20, and the question is whether
> to use a Rodes shotgun mike (camera-mounted ROVM/VM) or the Canon DM-50 mic
> listed as an accessory to the HV20.
> In a makeshift studio, about 500 sq ft or so.
>
> A guy at B&H said that both mics are good, and that he would choose the
> Canon mic ($149)only because it's less bulky than the Rodes ($119).
> Any opinions? Other alternatives?
>
> Eventually I'll experiment for multiply-placed mics running through a mixer,
> but right now I just want to avoid the "built-in mic sound".
> tia.
> --
> ------
> Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY
>
> entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie,
> all d'numbuhs


> right now I just want to avoid the "built-in mic sound". <

Then forget the shotgun mic, especially if you plan to be further than
3 ft. from your talent.
Remember the golden rule of microphones: "Cameras zoom. Microphones
don't!!"
The human ear has an amazing ability to tune out sounds like (in your
case) a furnace, an air conditioner, a dishwasher, etc.
A microphone has no such capability and will record it along with
every other squeak and rattle in the house.
At 10 ft. from the camera, a cheap lavalier will always sound better
than an expensive shotgun.

Mike

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