Camcorder Microphone Wind Tests - 30 km/h Gusts

Wind tests of various camcorder microphones, including:

- Canon HF200 built-in microphone
- Rode shotgun Videomic
- Rode Stereo Videomic

All recordings were performed on the same street corner at the same time, and only the original windscreens included with each microphone were used.

There is no absolute favourite microphone here. Surprisingly, the Canon HF200's built-in microphone handled the moderate winds nearly as well as the Rode Stereo Videomic, which can be very useful if you need to record something discretely without intimidating everyone around you with that huge fuzzy beast on top of your camcorder. But if you need a high fidelity recording, stick with the Rode Stereo Videomic.

Unfortunately, the Rode Videomic is more of an interviewer's microphone best suited for indoor use. Its high sensitivity to low frequencies creates a huge rumble in the recordings even under very slight winds. The microphone's custom made fuzzy windscreen is only available as an optional accessory, and wasn't available for this test.

The next series of tests will be performed during an unusually windy day, hopefully with steady 50 km/h winds, the kind of wind that starts making everyone walk funny.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Camcorder
• Microphone
• Rode
• Stereo
• Shotgun
• SVM
• Videomic
• Wind
• Test
• Gust

[cleverschannel]

whats the best camcorder mic for the sansung h200

[TheCanadianPublic]

@cleverschannel None. According to the specs, and based on the product images, the Samsung doesn't have a microphone input.

[cleverschannel]

@TheCanadianPublic but there is compatible ones that go into the audio input on amazon etc

[TheCanadianPublic]

@cleverschannel Google "Samsung H200 microphone". You'll find plenty of pages indicating the H200 DOESN'T have a microphone input. You can't plug an external microphone in it at all.

[cleverschannel]

ahh i never read that it never had a headphone jack

[TheCanadianPublic]

@andyterryjay Check out my 2010 Salon Son et Image videos. I used the stereo Videomic in that one, and only had to do some minor adjustments to the equalization during editing.

[andyterryjay]

@TheCanadianPublic  ah right . k thanks a million for replying. i think i might invest in the stereo video mic cause i also need something to record gigs with.

[TheCanadianPublic]

@andyterryjay Never tried the Sennheiser, but I'm aware of its reputation. You might be better off just sticking with that one instead of getting the Rode shotgun Videomic.

As for the stereo Videomic, that one is best suited for picking up ambient sounds as well as the people in front of you. It can also be used to record concerts although you could probably never post that footage on YouTube since it's copyrighted material. :)

[andyterryjay]

I am looking at buying one of these mics. Would you recommend the "Rode VideoMic" or the "Rode Stereo Videomic" ? I also have used a small Sennheiser 400 which was very good quality.

[rouelibre1]

Judging by all the road work going-on. This has to be Montréal. :O))