[MacDV] Shotgun mike?

[David Cole]

Never used one on my camcorder, but I'm wondering if it would help. I 
get handling noise on my recordings. Maybe my camera is old, but when I 
zoom or pan the camera, it creaks a bit (so do I, but that's another 
story...). I also get a fair amount of "motor noise" (a constant whir 
that I assume is the internal guts of the camcorder spinning) on my 
recordings, particularly noticeable in low level audio situations 
(quiet parts of a play or church ceremony). If I mount a shotgun mike 
on top of the camera, will it still pick up this mechanical noise of 
the camera being operated? Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to buy 
a newer camera... the Sony HDV model perhaps?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

-DC