Best Microphones for Home Movies

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Azden SMX-10

Best Price: $85.00

from "HeadShot Cinema", www.bhphotovideo.com
to hear it being used go to youtube and type in headshot cinema, then find our channel and watch the video called scream.
from vvk from Philadelphia, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
i had this problem with a sony camcorder -- half of my videos did not have sound because i forgot to turn on the external mic.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
i replaced my rode videomic with the azden smx-10 for use on the pair of sony hc7's i shoot with.
from www.amazon.com
it's easy to forget to leave the microphone on after you shoot video.
from www.amazon.com
i'm finding it a very supportive tool in my video-making efforts.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Strong Output Strength, Polarity: Unidirectional

2 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for HOME MOVIES

Azden 221HT Professional

Best Price: $485.00

from www.amazon.com
it's easy to forget to leave the microphone on after you shoot video.
from www.amazon.com
i use this microphone with my hv30 and, oh my gosh it really does a good job of picking up "true" sound i have done some music and video recordings with this particular microphone, and i was really
from www.amazon.com
it has added a new dimension to my videos and my rig still remains highly portable.
from www.amazon.com
another option/very popular video mic is the rode stereo videomic, but it is literally 2x the price and twice the size.
from www.amazon.com
i'm finding it a very supportive tool in my video-making efforts.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Use, Frequency Response: 40 - 18000 Hz

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for HOME MOVIES

Logitech USB Desktop Consumer

Best Price: $24.00

from www.walmart.com
i use it for narratives and dubbing in videos for webcast.
from BZ from Germantown, MD, clickfrom.buy.com
usb means it's also really reliable and doesn't put phantom noises when recording short clips for movie maker or flash videos.
from www.walmart.com
i use this to record lines for my flash videos and to call people on skype.
from www.walmart.com
i bought the logitech usb mic so that i could voice over the videos i make and create amateur musical tracks.
from www.amazon.com
our boyz like to make stop action video on the computer and the sound has always been the weak part.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Clear Voice Quality, Clear Sound Quality, Frequency Response: 100 - 16000 Hz

4 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for HOME MOVIES

Canon DM50 Consumer

Best Price: $164.00

from www1.wolfcamera.com
by using this microphone, your video will not include ambient noise from your camcorder.
from www.adorama.com
the little canon hv-20 hd camcorder has a real problem: the omnidirectional built-in mics pic up everything, including the zoom motors and the breathing of the videographer!
from www.pricegrabber.com
i would highly recommend this unit for video sound quality aficionados.
from www.amazon.com
improves quality of video substantially.
from www.amazon.com
i used this mic on my canon gl2 to videotape a choir.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Clear Sound Quality, Lightweight, Impedance: 200 ohms

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for HOME MOVIES

Audio-Technica AT2020 Professional

Best Price: $109.00

from www.amazon.com
i was looking for the pre amp for my microphone to do do voice over video and found this usb microphone from audio technica.
from www.amazon.com
i did use it to make several voice over videos and it performed perfectly.
from www.amazon.com
i was impressed with video blogs that used this and described it; pickup was excellent over a fairly flexible sound field.
from www.amazon.com
i'm not an audio professional, but was just looking for a mic to record some radio internet broadcasts and voice overs for videos made on my mac.
from www.amazon.com
ilife '09 on the mac comes with a lot of great features as far as web site templates and pod cast and video templates.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Setup, Impedance: 100 ohms

Audio-Technica ATR-35S Professional

Best Price: $29.00

from www.amazon.com
i used the microphone to do a "talking head" style video.
from www.amazon.com
it may not be broadcast quality, but using it for recording video for online training, it is perfect.
from www.amazon.com
in order to get better audio for my video podcasts.
from www.amazon.com
i was going for work, with a crew, but i wanted to shoot some travel videos of my own.
from www.amazon.com
the extremely long cord is a positive for people using video equipment who want to stand a long distance away from the subject.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Nice Portability, Longer Cable Length, Impedance: 1000 ohms

Canon DM-100

Best Price: $187.00

from www.amazon.com
if you're going to shoot outdoors on windy days, this is a compact solution that will fit very well in a small video bag along with your camera - small enough to always have it with you.
from www.amazon.com
type: back electret stereo condenser shotgun microphone (same type of condenser as used on the rode stereo video mic)
from www.amazon.com
i needed to minimize the risk of capturing bad video/audio because i'll probably never be ever to afford to vacation in hawaii again.
from www.amazon.com
i figured if i wanted better video, i needed better sound.
from www.amazon.com
first of all, pay no attention to a review written here which suggests that a rode directional videomic is a better buy for this camera.

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Positives: Great Portability, Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Connectivity: Cable

Sennheiser EW112P-G2 Professional

Best Price: $494.00

from www.bhphotovideo.com
i used this product for a promotional video.
from "Wedding Video Specialist", www.bhphotovideo.com
i use this microphone during weddings that i tape as a videographer.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
if you are a videographer looking for a portable camera mounted system, you can't go wrong with this system.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
i've used these for our video shoots for 2 years now.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Strong Build Quality, Professional Compatibility: Recording,Performance

Audio-Technica AT897 Professional

Best Price: $304.00

from "hesmanpro", www.bhphotovideo.com
i am using this mic for a wedding videography bus.
from "Davy Crockett", www.bhphotovideo.com
i'm not the most experienced video guy, but this mic does a good job for the money.
from www.amazon.com
i got it to use for video things and i have been getting great audio with it.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Strong Sensitivity, Good Portability, Impedance: 200 ohms

Sony ECM-DS30P

Best Price: $42.00

from zymase from Salt Lake City. UT, www.circuitcity.com
this is a superior game to that one in every respect, due in large part to the fact that the movies on which is is based are far better.
from from Ft Lauderdale, www.circuitcity.com
helps if they have seen the movie though
from Beast from Boston, MA, www.circuitcity.com
this is also good for kids who want to learn how to play video games.
from Vader from Pinellas County, FL, www.circuitcity.com
i bought this game because star wars is my favorite movie.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Frequency Response: 100 - 10000 Hz

Rode SVM Professional

Best Price: $235.00

from "Gary J", www.bhphotovideo.com
i now have full audio ambience to my video.
from www.amazon.com
rode videomic directional video condenser w/microphone) on the other hand do well at isolating sound at long ranges.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Good Portability, Strong Build Quality, Impedance: 200 ohms

Audio-Technica ATR-25 Professional

Best Price: $79.00

from www.amazon.com
at's atr25 is just the product for the home video enthusiast.
from www.amazon.com
for the type of home videos i shoot i am glad i went with this stereo microphone.
from www.amazon.com
i tested it with video equipment and for digital live recordings and i was very satisfied with the result.
from www.amazon.com
it makes the video sound so much more professional.
from www.amazon.com
adds lots more to the sound of your video's , i like to record friends bands at clubs and this mic does a really great job of picking up the entire band ( minus a little of the bass frequency )

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Positives: Attractive Design, Easy To Setup, Impedance: 600 ohms, Professional Compatibility: Video Filming

Shure 55SH Series II Professional

Best Price: $174.00

from www.zzounds.com
i've always wanted one since i was a wee little one watching the movie streets of fire.
from www.amazon.com
i use it both for prop effect and actual audio recording for my entertaining videos.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Comfortable, Impedance: 150 ohms

Sony ECM-MS908C Professional

Best Price: $90.00

from www.amazon.com
i make a lot of videos, and the first time i used this microphone my audio improved greatly.
from www.amazon.com
much of my videos are interviews.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Setup, Strong Build Quality, Impedance: 1000 ohms

Samson C03U Professional

Best Price: $125.00

from www.amazon.com
i also do podcasting, record how-to audios and videos, and am a professional voice-over actor, and i cannot say enough positive about this microphone.
from www.amazon.com
i do online tutorials and have struggled with the audio portion of my videos for a long time.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 350 ohms

Samson USB Dynamic

Best Price: $105.00

from www.amazon.com
i also do podcasting, record how-to audios and videos, and am a professional voice-over actor, and i cannot say enough positive about this microphone.
from www.amazon.com
i do online tutorials and have struggled with the audio portion of my videos for a long time.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Strong Sensitivity, Easy To Use, Impedance: 200 ohms

Sennheiser MKE-300 Consumer

Best Price: $225.00

from "ryanweb", www.bhphotovideo.com
i'm an amateur video blogger and i was looking for a microphone that would allow me two things: 1) to pick up sounds more clearly in the direction i am filming while minimizing other sounds; and 2)
from www.bhphotovideo.com
the mke 300 is not top of the line but is a worthwhile investment, if you are doing anything more than home video.
from "carguy", www.bhphotovideo.com
this mic had made my outdoor videography much easier to complete without a wireless mic.
from www.amazon.com
in the 20 years that i have been doing corporate videography, i have always believed that it's better to invest more and have the best equipment rather than try to cut corners and end up with
from www.amazon.com
lost all the audio for the video i shot that day.

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Positives: Strong Sensitivity, Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Impedance: 200 ohms

Audio-Technica PRO 88W-R35 Professional

Best Price: $179.00

from www.amazon.com
i purchased the microphone set to use for a video shoot.
from www.amazon.com
but when we played the video through our tv, it didn't play any of that noise (except for the shots we took when the transmitted was too far away).
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is fine for 99% of all live video work, and with two channels available i can and often do wire up two people, then run the outputs either into a low-cost cam's stereo mini-jack input
from www.amazon.com
my wife and i used this wireless while video taping a wedding.
from www.amazon.com
it's like that bad steven seagal movie "fire down below" where at the end he goes on a preachy tirade about government suppressed technology that can get 100 miles to the gallon of gas.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Comfortable, Easy To Use, Professional Compatibility: Installed,Video Filming

Audio-Technica PRO-88W Consumer

Best Price: $146.00

from www.amazon.com
but when we played the video through our tv, it didn't play any of that noise (except for the shots we took when the transmitted was too far away).
from www.amazon.com
i purchased the microphone set to use for a video shoot.
from www.amazon.com
my wife and i used this wireless while video taping a wedding.
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is fine for 99% of all live video work, and with two channels available i can and often do wire up two people, then run the outputs either into a low-cost cam's stereo mini-jack input
from www.amazon.com
it's like that bad steven seagal movie "fire down below" where at the end he goes on a preachy tirade about government suppressed technology that can get 100 miles to the gallon of gas.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Setup, Comfortable, Connectivity: Wireless

Azden 200ULT Professional

Best Price: $741.00

from www.bhphotovideo.com
my videos will show only on my web site with flash.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
we (rana productions llc) have produced 29 "on location" 30 to 60 minute video productions since acquiring our az200ult system and will be adding another receiver soon.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
i dont recommend this product even if you are making home movies and don't really care if your audio sounds like a poorly tuned radio on an off.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Strong Sensitivity, Easy To Use, Frequency Response: 50 - 15000 Hz

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