High-performance(SMX-10) Stereo Condenser Microphone

List Price: $129.95 Discount Price: $81.84

Features:

• Ability to record directly in stereo
• Dual uni-directional electret condensor microphone
• Built-in cable with 3.5mm plug
• Uses one AAA battery
• Includes windscreen and camera shoe-mount

Customer Reviews:

Good microphone for the ambitious amateur [Posted on 2007-09-25]
Seeking to produce something other than the usual crushingly boring home movies, I was looking for a good external stereo shotgun microphone for my small Digital Video Camera and my digital stereo sound recorder. Priced under $100, the SMX-10 was the most affordable serious stereo shotgun microphone I could find. It has the advantage if being intended for small video cameras, mounting on the camera and using the small external mike plug. Power is from a regular AA battery, nothing exotic. It is small enough to fit in my camera bag. In addition to using it on the camera I have used it with the recorder to collect sound environments, rain, thunder, a brook, wind chimes, night insects... To my untrained ears, the recordings are indistinguishable from the real thing.

With the included wind screen, this microphone is a vast improvement over the camera's internal microphone, however it inhibits, but my no means, eliminates that pesky wind noise. I can not tell any difference in the sound quality if the microphone battery power is on or off. Overall, highly recommended for the ambitious but impoverished amateur videographer.

Good addition to My Canon HV20 [Posted on 2007-11-01]
This has been a really nice addition to my Canon HV20 camcorder. I like it because it provides far superior sound than the built in mic on the HV20 and it is not too bulky. I can leave it attached to my camcorder and still fit the entire rig in a relatively small camera bag (Tamrac Velocity 7x). I did not rate it a 5 because of the shockmount that it comes with is not the greatest. I substituted the Rode SM3 shockmount, which works much better. I highly recommend this combination. It has added a new dimension to my videos and my rig still remains highly portable.

Works Good Area Volume! [Posted on 2007-11-19]
I bought this mic half-heartedly. It might possibly be complete junk, or might possibly be one of my greatest buys. And sure enough. It was a great buy. This mic is very very good for what I plan to use it for. I, sadly, have yet to test it out on a camcorder, but I have used it plugged into my computer and receive, nothing below, AMAZING sound quality from this mic. It has a very wide area pick up also, which I was very surprised with for its price. I am not sure about how it reacts to picking up DV Tape sound or that stuff, because I use it on a boom pole. This is a great item and well worth it if your on a budget for filming or voice over. The VO is pretty awsome with this thing. There is no noticeable white noise and the actually QUALITY of the recordings are just clear and normal. There is nothing that makes it sound like it couldn't be from a professional studio. Made my day. Great buy for the price!

Excellent audio quality and easy to use [Posted on 2008-03-09]
I was looking to boost the audio quality on my HV20 and at first this seemed to do the job very well and the audio quality was outstanding. It had a full sound with no clipping or hiss.

The second time I used it my recording was interrupted several times with RF interference from a cell phone. If you have ever heard your cell phone on your PC speakers before it rings you know the sound it makes. The mic was mounted on top the camera which was about 5' up on a tripod. The closest cell phone was at least 3 feet away in someone's pocket or purse.

The body is metal (feels like aluminum) but the front grill is plastic. The mounting bracket fit well in my camera shoe and the rubber legs worked well to isolate the mic from motor noise. I wish it had and LED to indicate power on (should be on cable end). The cable is solid into the mic body so be careful not to crush the cable where it comes out of the back of the mic.

Works well, cheaper than the Canon brand [Posted on 2008-04-23]
Although it still picks up some sound from the tape mechanism in my Canon HV20, it still sounds much better than the onboard microphone. The sound is directed relatively well and the construction of the mic seems solid. I am overall pretty happy with it.

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