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Finding a suitable mic for the Panasonic G7 camera

Started Jan 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Brisn5757 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,540
Finding a suitable mic for the Panasonic G7 camera

I live in a windy city so I'm often getting wind noise problems when video recording.

Can someone recommend a suitable mic for the Panasonic G7 camera.

The mics I'm considering are the Rode 'Video Micro Compact' and the Rode 'Videomic GO'.

The problem I might have with the 'Micro Compact' mic is that it uses battery power from the cameras battery so this might shorten the cameras battery power.

The 'Videomic Go' uses it's own battery but I don't know if it can use rechargeable batteries and if it has a wind breaker shield to fit over the mic.

I would like to hear from photographers  that have attached a mic to their G7 camera and can recommend certain mics.

I'm also have a Canon 70D camera so I don't know if the same mic that is used on the G7 will work on the Canon 70D camera as the voltage in the hot shoe might be different for a 'Micro Compact' mic.

Brian

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