Hi. May I know which external microphone u bought?
How is it so far?
Seem like most of the mic is so expensive. Starting from sgd299 @ Cathay...
I just need one simple mic to isolate the autofocus noise..
Hi,
I dun think this one belongs to FAQ bah XD But I'll answer here XD
I'm actually looking for a microphone just about 2 weeks ago, because the microphone on the camera is mono and it's prone to wind noise. I actually looked around and listed down what I saw:
- Sennheiser MKE 400
- RODE's mic (got 2 type)
- Zoom H4N
(Weird that all of them are sold by Cathay)
So I actually consider my options such as, what am I using it for, how am I using it? Will I be utilizing this and that etc... (which is my 2nd layer consideration, since first layer is 'What type of mic', and I zoom down to shotgun microphone)
To make things short, my main consideration is price, usage, interface (eg. 3.5mm jack on camera or standalone?).
My conclusion is Zoom H4N handheld. reason being it's a standalone. Sure you can mount it on top of your camera, and I can use it on any occasions, even during my lectures. It's also not cheap at all, but it doesn't use the 3.5mm jack on the camera. Extra efforts needed to be done for syncing your camera
I bought it from Cathay at promotional price, (I won't wanna say, it's definitely more expensive than what they offer now, which is also a promotional price T_T). I find it to my liking and fulfills my requirement. The only thing I'm not happy about is the battery indicator seemed not clear. I missed out 20 mins (luckily 20 mins) of my recording because the battery went flat (I used Eneloop). Btw, it requires 2 x AA battery to power up. :thumbsup:
Feel free to ask me questions about it since I explored every single interface of it already, except the 4-channel input and effects for electric guitar (yes you got it right, you can plug in an electric guitar, and you can use the built in effects for your guitar)
Edit: I just realised that I didn't answer your question. You mentioned you'd like to have an external mic to isolate the AF motor noise. Note that even if you mount your mic on top of your camera, it'll still be recorded. Best way is to have your mic totally isolated from your camera body.