Budget video-cam' Microphones?

bgarthp · #1 (**permalink**) 05-02-2006, 09:57 PM

My cameras microphone is totally knackered, it records but with all sorts of intermittent crackles and noise (most likely due to it getting the brunt of a salt-water splash the other day)

so I'm looking for an external microphone, The camera is a Panasonic NV-GS 75, it's got a normal jack-socket input for a mic' and an accessory shoe, (not a hot one though)

I'm not after crystal clear top-notch sound, just a replacement for the internal one.

So, would this be OK?

http://www.dv247.com/invt/froogle/2700/

or are budget mic's not worth bothering with at all?

if that one's a bad idea, are there any suggestions?

Dj_Trigger · #2 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 01:29 AM

check out the rode videomic, it was about £70-£80 when I got it and it is superb quality for the money, and best of all it fits into a 3.5" jack, whereas a lot of mics I found were XLR only.

Evereddie · #3 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 02:46 AM

I think that mic will do you fine. It's Better than what was in the camera.

bgarthp · #4 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 02:28 PM

cheers for the advice,

I checked out the Rode mic' but I don't think I need the suspension thing and the cheapest I saw it was around £80, so I think I'll stick with the cheaper one, I'll try to pick one up this Saturday.