[Gojira]

Hi all.

Having recorded a friends wedding and discovered how poor the mic on my Canon MV600 is, I am in the market for a cheap and cheerful zoom mic and have found a couple on eBay that fit the bill.

The spec is as follows:

AUDIO TECHNICA CONDENSER CAMERA SHOTGUN MIC
Model: ATR-55

• Condenser Shotgun Microphone
• Two switchable range settings: "Normal" (uni-directional) for close- to medium-distance recording and "Tele" (super-cardioid) for long-distance pickup
• 3' attached cable with 3.5mm mini-plug
• Frequency response: 70Hz-18kHz
• Includes camera mount, stand clamp, 1/4" plug adapter, battery, and windscreen

SIMA MZM-1 MINI ZOOM MICROPHONE MZM1

• Picks up conversation, speeches, nature sounds and more
• Sound-isolating rubber shoe mount
• Frequency response: 100Hz-10kHz
• 300-hour battery life
• Uses one AAA battery (not included)

Please could anyone advise which of these is the better unit? Pricewise they are not too different.

Thanks.

[MarkE19]

TBH a cheap and cheerful mic is probably not going to be much better than the one on the camcorder. I don't know either of the mics you have listed, but the least I would go for is the Rode Videomic at around £80 or the ever popular Sennheiser MKE300D at around £140.

Mark.