Digital Camera With External Mic

I use it as external mic for my camera and it works beyond expectations.

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If you have the Media Mod then there's no need for a Mic Adapter to use External Mic. External Mic can be Plugged into the Media Mod as there is Slot available in the Media Mod to connect the external mic and it works perfectly alright.

Build quality like you would expect from Rode, a definite directional mic that rejects noise from the sides and the rear of the mic boom. Designed for TRRS jack on Android or iOS devices. You do need to use an App that understands it had input options, the switching to an external source is not automatically supported by the default apps, favors the internal mic of the device.. ignores the external. Plus is while it draws power from the Phone its already matched to whats available, no ground hum or other impedence problems. It is analog, but metal barrel around microphone shields it from RF interference. This is a cardiod, not Super cardiod for pulling in long distance sources but is as good as you could hope for from a non-boom mounted camera mic. It makes a distinct difference which you can see in a recording wave form or track display in an editor. Sensitivity is about 20 dBm greater than my Rode Podcaster which is already fantastic, but intended for close up voice recording at the end of the Podcaster screen. So yes it is a mini-shotgun mic. The dead cat wind fob/wind screen that comes with it reminds me of a Tribble from Star Trek.. but appropriately inanimate. Its certainly better and less intrusive than an NTG2 with a long reach boom in front of a subject.. but gets the job done and conveniently fits in your camera bag, without power source, amp and mixer.

Great camera, easy to use. External mic jack is a bonus....Good products, good prices, ....

Reliable and easy to use. This is my third Western Digital external hard drive.

Good for adding an external mic to GoPro.

I use it as a back up for my digital camera.

I'm using the NTG-2 as an external mic on my Sony CX550. I'm forced to do my recordings in a less than ideal environment so the onboard mic sounds very hollow. With the NTG-2 hooked directly to the camera, I can use the sound track from the camera instead of making a seperate recording with another mic. With the mic placed anywhere inside two feet the recordings are very pure. If you think a shotgun mic will pick up distant sounds at high levels, you'll be disappointed. The NTG-2 does a good job of isolating the target source outside of 2 feet, but it does picks up some ambient sound. The bottom line is that it does exactly what I want it to do.

I've had this camera since Dec '06 and I am very pleased! People keep saying the ergonomics are no good because it's too small. One of the reasons I bought this camera is because it is so small so I can shoot quality HD footage in situations where I can't take a large pro camera and also to have a convenient to carry HD camera on vacation. I took it on our trip to Hawaii and it was a pleasure. I got a small pouch for it that clips onto my belt and I kept the camera with me the whole time. It weighs almost nothing and is super easy to handle and even to hold steady.It creates an absolutely beautiful image.My only real disappointment is that it does not have any external mic input. If it did, then I would be using this even more on my professional shoots where I need to interview people or record wedding ceremonies. I have used it as a second camera on my pro shoots and it provides great footage for that. If it had the ability to plug in an external mic, then I would sometimes use it as my main camera on my pro shoots.I have not encountered any problems with lines as one of the other reviewers mentioned so I am sure that was just a defective unit of his. He should have just exchanged it for a new one. The first one I received did have a scratch on the LCD monitor so I exchanged it for a new one which was perfect.it would have been nice if it came with an off-camera battery charger, but not a big deal as you can just buy one pretty cheap.Definitely purchase the largest battery available for it as the included battery doesn't last very long. Expertise: Professional Items I Recommend: get the bigger battery. I forgot the number off hand