[MacDV] Shotgun mike?

[Johns Maillist]

Anytime you do video, if you can get an external mike, you will save 
yourself a lot of problems with the audio.
Motor noise is the most prevalent, with handling being next worse 
culprit (IMHO)
The new Sony HD is on my list now too, heck, who needs and excuse ;-)
John

On Apr 16, 2005, at 12:08 PM, David Cole wrote:

> 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
>
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