Directional and Stereo Microphone. Wind shield reduces wind noise without interfering with the microphone's sound pick up abilities.
CANON DM-50: Virtually essential.
Rating
Written By theuerkorn
Date Written Apr 26 2007
Summary
Why spend any money on an external microphone if your camcorder already comes with a stereo mic built in? In fact, most are so sensitive now that it may seem like a really tough expense to justify. For most home users that especially true in light of the...
Strength
Good separation of camcorder noise from recorded audio, powerful shotgun mode
Weakness
Floating assembly is less confidence inspiring, still picks up some body noise from camcorder
Bottom Line
Great addition for camcorders albeit pricey and not as effective as one might think.
