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!

hd camcorder with mic input?

Sharda V

any good hd camcorders with mic input around 300-400 bucks

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I am not an expert. But I am currently in the market for an HD video recording solution (I say that cos i'm leaning towards DSLRs that do video - my budget is £600) and I don't think anything for that budget comes with a mic input. Additionally apparently even the (DSLR) ones that do, suffer from bad quality audio because you can't override the automatic boost (the AGC).

I have begun to consider simply buying an external audio recorder to do audio, as I think I can get more for my money on the visual side that way with cameras that don't have mic-in.

Hope you find one.

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Is there an adapter for a camcorder that has no external mic input for it to accept an external mic.?

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pieman488

I have a JVC GZ-MG330 camcorder, its a very nice camcorder but the down side is it has no external mic input, and i was wondering if there is an adapter or something that could make accept an external mic.
Thanks in advance to anyone who answers.

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Nope....but your best bet is to use a separate recorder anyway. Consumer-grade camcorders don't record audio that well. Even if you could use an external mic, you would want a good quality one. I use a Zoom H4n recorder with a Sure mic and then mate the audio with my video in post. Much better.

I need some sort of external microphone for my camcorder?

mr grumpy

I have an Insignia 10MP Full HD camcorder that i just got and after filming for a bit and editing, i realised that it has a terrible microphone. Also in the footage, you can hear the machinery inside. So obviously i need some sort of external microphone. unfortunently, it doesn't have an external mic input jack.
Any ideas as to what i could do or possibly products i could buy as a separate microphone? help!

Answer
I actually searched the same question yesterday. while trying to find the answer I found a way to get a Flip video camera for free from www.eminoflipinsider.tk! my camera is scheduled to ship any days now and I love it!

Good luck

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