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Search for the 10.83 inch shotgun microphone on eBay.Are these decent mics for Shotgun Microphone a beginner videographer?Will they hiss or hum if they are on a boom pole?They don't have the best high/low range, but would it be good for capturing voices and ambience (like footsteps and doors) without much noise? Please answer. Thanks!
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There really are no mic jacks on any P&S cameras. You will have to buy a camcorder with external mic inputs to use any mic’s, shotgun, parabolic or other.
The only defination I know of “hot” in reference to microphone’s is…Means the microphone is on….as in turned on, given as warning that anything said near said microphone will broadcast it.
By definition a microphone itself can not record. And you would not connect it to an output but to an input of a recording device such as a camera. There are also signal type considerations. There are several different types of microphone connectors and signals. The answer to you question lies in your application. What are you trying to achieve? Feel free to write me and I will try to help.
Any Sennheiser shotgun mic. You will also want a shock mount (I use a Sabra SMM-1 universal), XLR cable extension (it is just a mic cable) and a correctly sized softie (Rykote makes the best ones) also known as a zeppelin or “dead cat”. Audio Technica makes good shotgun mics, too. bhphotovideo has a good selection and some good deals on “kits” that include everything just mentioned and a boom. Do a search there using “sennheiser shotgun rykote” and check the Sennheiser ME66/K6 – Shotgun Condenser Microphone Basic Kit for $799.If you are shopping XLR adapters, the BeachTek DXA-6HD or juicedLink CX-231 are most appropriate.
Lets just say the mic will plug into that camera and allow audio to be recorded.To use such a low-end mic with such a great camera (even though it is designed to capture stills, it does a decent job with video) is a waste.On top of all this, you are combining a low-end consumer grade mono-audio mic with a relatively high end prosumer camera – and there is no manual audio control.Since we don’t know what the project is that you are expecting to capture to video – and record the audio, we don’t know how effective it will be – but yes, it will work. Work well? We have no way to know.With that camera, I would be saving for a BeachTek or juicedLink XLR adapter and good mics – like the Audio Technica shotgun mics that use XLR connectors – or those from Sennheiser. There are many reasons why these mics cost 10x more than the ATR-55… and they are worth every penny. And I can assure you, when used properly, they WILL work well with that camera.