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Hey everyone, I got a Panasonic TM-700 for xmas and I really want to get a shotgun mic for it so I can have some solid audio quality to go along with the great video that it takes. I don't know what to look for at all so any help / models to compare would be greatly appreciated!

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JohnTodd Wed, 01/12/2011 - 07:04

You want good sound? Get that mic OFF the camera and onto a boom or stand!

I'm a ENG journalist by trade and have a degree in film/video production. Get the mic away from the camera if at all possible and closer to the talkers. Have a buddy run boom overhead if you can, otherwise use a boom mic stand and extend it out over the talkers. And of course, get a good quality shotgun mic.

If you can't do the boom or stand thing, so be it. But try, darn it, try. Do what you can.

EricIndecisive Wed, 01/12/2011 - 13:04

Thanks for the responses guys! To be honest the main reason I want it is just to get some higher quality sound as maybe I am walking around, or at the beach or something... Just something to get better sounds of nature, and I guess people. But I'm not going to be doing sole interviews with it or anything, if you know what I mean. I just want some higher quality audio as I am walking around. I am planning on moving to California in April, so I will be doing a lot of shooting! The main reason for the whole thing is just so I can start making videos for my music, kind of doing my own thing I guess.

This is the thing that I just bought for it, and the mic would go on top.

 

And a boom pole would be kind of out of the question because I will be doing this solo dolo. So I want a mic that is good for capturing just general sounds of the world, and not really focusing on anything. That's why I was thinking that the stereo mic would be the best bet. Or should I just buy one of those portable recorders and duct tape it to my grip? :)

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EricIndecisive Sat, 01/15/2011 - 09:23

Thanks for that response! I think that a great video to explain the difference between the two is right here.

[[url=http://[/URL]="http://vimeo.com/27…"]Canon 5d Mark II: Røde Stereo and Mono VideoMic Indoor Audio Comparison on Vimeo[/]="http://vimeo.com/27…"]Canon 5d Mark II: Røde Stereo and Mono VideoMic Indoor Audio Comparison on Vimeo[/]

WOW! I definitely want the stereo mic for what I am going to be doing. Either will be great I'm sure, depending on your application. But I want to capture the sounds of the environment more than isolating them, so I definitely know that the stereo is the way I'm gonna go.

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