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Shotgun Microphone
Directional microphones, how they can help you
When you need to listen to conversations from a distance, but you don’t have the opportunity or the ability, when you don’t have any chance of access to the environment to be monitored or, more simply, you are outdoors and you cannot plant bugs, a valuable support and assistance can come from using a directional microphone.
Law enforcement agents and private detectives know very well that, strange as it may seem, the place where a suspect (be it a pusher, a gangster or just an unfaithful wife or husband) feels safe, like his home or office, is often the place where his privacy is more at risk of being exposed, and his conversations are most likely to be eavesdropped.
Often though, the subject is well aware of the risk he is running in his very own home, and takes his protection measures, making any covert operation to plant bugs an extremely risky job. On the contrary, when in open spaces, such as a park for example, he might be more relaxed, and talk about private information which would be vital for an investigation.
It is exactly in situations like these that a parabolic microphone, otherwise called directional microphone, can provide the best results in terms of security and effectiveness. The actual name of this kind of long distance microphones is supercardioid microphone, but they are also called shotgun microphone, because of their shape resembling that of a gun, including the barrel.
Thanks to their extreme sensitivity and the possibility of being operated both by cable and by AAA battery, these directional microphones are suitable for being used both indoors and outdoors. For example, to listen to the conversations of a secret couple hidden in a park, it will be enough to sit inside a car parked behind a fence, then point the shotgun microphone in the right direction, and you will be able to pick up the conversations with extreme clarity.
A directional microphone can also be connected to a digital recorder, to store the information which can later be used before a court of law. In the same fashion, to gather evidence against a local pusher, one can hide inside a nearby apartment, and conceal the parabolic microphone among clothes hanging on a line, in order to be able to gather evidence without raising suspicions.
This kind of microphones is suitable not only for law enforcement and detectives gathering evidence, but also for professional use in the show business, for example while shooting a movie or a TV transmission in open spaces, or indoors in a theatre. There are endless possibilities for usage of a directional microphone, your fantasy is the only limit! Of course, there are several models available on the market, each one with different characteristics of range and power.
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Best Cheap Shotgun Microphone?
I need to get a good Shotgun Microphone for the JVC GZ HD7 camcorder, but I have a limited budget after springing for the camcorder. What's a good cheap one that would work with this camcorder's hotshoe?
That's a tough question to answer, considering a there is a positive correlation between mic quality and price, meaning better mics will cost more $$. Sure, you can get a mic for $15 on eBay, but as far as which decent priced mics that are worth buying:
1) RODE VideoMic $150
2) Sennheiser MKE300 $130
3) Azden SGM-X $110
The Rode mic is by far the best quality you'll ever get with a mini-stereo mic. The Sennheiser and Azden seem to be decent
I'd give a marginal recommendation to the Audio-Technica ATR-55 and the Azden ECZ-990, but only a marginal one. The Audio-Technica one isn't too sturdy and I have noticed a hissing noise, and the ECZ is only a minor upgrade from the onboard mic.
As far as compatibility with your camera's shoe mount, all mics would fit. Some mics, like the RODE mic have an integrated shockmount with the proper threads for a standard shoe mount and a boompole. If you get the ECZ-990 or the Audio-Technica, you'll need to purchase a shockmount in order to work in your camcorder shoe.
As far as the "hot" shoe goes, you won't need the "hot" part. All mini-stereo mics run off their own power. The hot shoe is designed for other accessories like lights. However, you can use the hot shoe to hold your mic, granted it has a shockmount....they just need a cold shoe
hope that helps
Unboxing: Rode VideoMic Condenser Shotgun Microphone