Video Camera With External Mic Input?

Eugene S

I'm in the market for a Video Camera, stipulations are that it has an external mic input and is about 500 bucks. Although I don't mind paying more if it warrants the price. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer
At that price range, Canon... like the FS series (standard definition flash memory) or ZR960 (standard definition miniDV tape). What you likely will not find is manual audio control in a camcordeer at that price point. I *think* the least expensive consumer camcorder with a mic jack and manual audio control is the Canon HV40.

Some Sony and Canon consumer camcorders have a "MicRefLevel (Sony) or "Mic Attenuator" (Canon) toggle setting in the menu for "Normal" or "Low" - low gain is for loud audio so the auto mic gain control does not get overwhelmed and record muddy or staticky (clipping).

Good Camcorder External Mic?

Niji

I have a great camcorder and I want to use it, but looking at other's videos at the beach and so on it's clear that wind is a big problem. I want to get a good stereo external mic, but it must have a good windscreen or effective dead cat/kitten. I hope you use a steadycam also so it really needs to
be attached to the camera.
Can anyone recommend a good camcorder mic that doesn't protrude too much and not cost an arm and a leg?

Answer
Rode make a good stereo mic. http://www.rodemic.com/mics/videomicpro
I do not know if your camcorder has mic input as you did not say type of camcorder!

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