Posted by Richard Crowley on 11/28/07 21:40

"Pre-Meltdown" wrote ...
> 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".

You won't get very far away from the "on camera" sound if the
mic is on the camera.

If you are shooting a wrestling match or something, you might
get away with a camera-mounted shotgun indoors.

But if you are doing any 1-on-1 individual speaking (demonstrating
an exercise equipment, for example), I guarantee that the sound
from a camera-mounted shotgun mic will NOT be acceptable.
ANY camera-mounted shotgun microphone, even one that costs
more than the camera.

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