DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Recommend me an external microphone for shooting video on my 650d

Started Aug 28, 2013 | Discussions thread
John Navas
John Navas Senior Member • Posts: 1,226
Re: Recommend me an external microphone for shooting video on my 650d

leelovesbikes2 wrote:

I'm off on honeymoon soon and would like to get some video footage on my 650d.

However, after experimenting with the settings and taking some test footage I've found the AF lens (Canon EF 18-55mm stock lens) motor is audible on the sound track - and it's very loud! If researched this and found it's a common issue, and it is advised to use manual focus. Obviously this isn't ideal for shooting holiday video, and a suggested alternative is to invest in an external microphone.

Video and audio isn't my forte so can anyone point me in the direction of a reasonably priced hotshoe/3.5mm external mic that will capture nice audio but not the sound of the AF lens?

Hands down the best external mic bargain is the Opteka VM-100. For only $80 you get a re-branded RØDE VideoMic that can produce very good sound plus a wind muff.

For more information, see my blog post External Microphone for Digital Camera Video.

-- hide signature --

Hope that helps,
John Navas
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200

 John Navas's gear list:John Navas's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Panasonic FZ1000
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow