Azden ECZ-990

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07 Jul 2008 Works great-- Off camera! This mike works fine, if you use it off camera, which is the way professionals always capture audio.

The camera is the worst place to put the microphone. Using even a much better mike, no matter how directional, doesn't give much better sound. That's why pros us a boom, or clip on mikes.

I use it with an extension cord, I mount it on a fiberglass extendable painters pole. Works great. I also found that using a mono extension cable gave better results than a stereo extension.... –Steven Bradfordfrom Amazon.com
24 Mar 2007 I should have listened to the review I read a good review about this mic in a Japanese magazine called Video Salon. I have a Sony HDR-FX1. the shoe is placed way above and to the edge of the camera so I didn't worry about camera sound getting picket up by the mic. The mic that comes with the camera never picks up zoom sound or hand movement on the camera. The ECZ-990 barely picks up the target sound. And the sound it does pick up is tinny. It DOES however pick up every little sound of the camera. You get a huge buzz when using ... –Kumoitofrom Amazon.com
15 May 2005 Decent performance, but too much extra noise the mic is certainly better than the 'record absolutely everything' mic on the top of my Canon GL2, but there is still a lot of noise 'in the line' and the camera picks up the camera's motor noise even better than the onboard mic (didn't know that was possible). that being said, the audio you get is miles better, especially for recording interviews. It's small, unobtrusive and has two settings (wide and long) and is mostly good at targeting a subject in front of you.

the biggest problem s... –SiD the TV and Doc makerfrom Amazon.com

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