Thought I would help with this....I havea sure PG48 (Sure SM58 equivlent) on a 3 meter boom. Then the on bord mic. To make it a fair test I used no wind sheilds...The diffrence is amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB4LPY8AVfU

*Sorry about my REALLY embarsing dad!*

Rode Update - it appears that the rode is very sensitive to electromagnetic interferance, much more so than my other mics.

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JVC DV5001e (big cam), Sony PC6E (tiny cam), Vinten pro5, PAG light, SM58, Sony ECM50, Sony C-76, 0.5x convertors for sony, Rode video mic, Vegas 7.

My advice is save your money and buy a sennheiser 416 if thats not possible the sennheiser K66

Before reading this thread I had my heart set on a rode mic...
Now im in two minds.

Amazon.co.uk: VideoMic Kit with Minijack: Electronics & Photo

Would it be better to spend a bit more and buy this one instead?
Amazon.co.uk: Sennheiser MKE 300 Camcorder Zoom Microphone black: Sennheiser: Electronics & Photo

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My personal opinion is that I didn't like the Rode mics I've played with.

I did like the Sennheiser (which cost more) and the Audio Technica which are about the same price as the Rode.

Just my thoughts.

I paid for a rode and regret it now.

Gimmicky in a pointless way and the performance does not impress me.

Why spend less on your mic than your camera?

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I have one prejudice - I am anti HDV for consumer camcorders.

www.zaskarfilms.com You tube channel 'zaskarfilms'
JVC DV5001e (big cam), Sony PC6E (tiny cam), Vinten pro5, PAG light, SM58, Sony ECM50, Sony C-76, 0.5x convertors for sony, Rode video mic, Vegas 7.

I am looking for a Mic after reading this thread i am leaning toowards a Audio Technica Pro CM-24 has anyone got any experience of this Mic and how do all these third party mics differ from say the Sony Ecm HST1 which is on the active interface shoe as opposed to a audio inpu jack (not that there is anything wrong with a good analogue source that the camcorder will convert in to Digital


for use with a SONY SR11E

Supplimental:

what is the difference in these technologies
Electret Condenser
Cardioid

permanently Polarised condenser

sorry but am a bit of a newbie at this

have had experiences in a university recording studio but alas it wasent my degree course i was working on
my back ground is in IT

Quick answer....

The type of mic normally fits into two categories, those which create a small current when the diaphram moves, these are known as dynamic mics and those which change a voltage moving through the mic, often called condenser mics. The condenser can have a part of the diaphram magnetised permenently, called an electret or permenantly polarized, or can be charged when the mic is powered up. Permenantly charged (electret) mics tend to be cheaper but the charge can weaken over years (but don't panic, it takes at least twenty years before the effect gets noticable!).

Mics also have different directional capabilities. A mic which "hears" everything in front, to the side, at the back, in fact from all directions is called an "omnidirectional" mic. Microphones which hear from the front, sides and hardly at all from the back, a sort-of heart shaped response, are called cardiod.

thank you that explains alot

i am expecting my camera SR11E to be delivered today 3pm and as yet it hasn't arrived
trying to contact the website for tracking but its proving difficult

Bentonville Mall uk
has anyone heard of them