Recommendations for Camcorder Mic

Tue Dec 3 14:33:48 PST 2002

My wife asked for a gift idea, and I've been thinking about getting a 
better microphone for my Sony TRV-103 Digital 8 camcorder, mainly to 
better pick up voice sounds of stuff (amateur home video) I'm 
capturing from across a room. My first thought is the Sony ECM-HS1 
Gun Zoom microphone, since it claims to sync with the zoom. It is 
available at B&H for $55.
  <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh2.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivator__Aproductlist_html___116496___SOECMHS1___REG___CatID=2513___SID=F21DA9D45F0>

Anyone have any experience with this device, and/or recommendations 
for something else?

Thanks.
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Phil Lefebvre
Chicago, IL