Canon DM 50

I enjoy using this product. We film youth sports (specifically football) using a Canon Vixia HV30. Our biggest problem in the past was the overwhelming sound of wind in our production. The addition of this Directional Stereo Mic solved this problem...

Regarding camera noise--there is no mechanical noise from my HV40 and therefore not an issue here. Of the three settings: The shotgun mic setting is useful in toning down ambient sound. For example, I recently shot a soccer player alone on an athletic...

Great Sound Quality","Lightweight","You-Tube-able

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Great Sound Quality","Lightweight","You-Tube-able

In my opinion this is a necessary addition to the canon HV series. I've used it in extremely noisy situations and the directional audio is incredible. In my opinion, this completes the camera!!!! Buy one, you will not regret it!!!

Lightweight,Simple Use

Noisy

I just love it! It does a great job of selectively and clearly capturing what I want to record.

Canon Directional Stereo Mic (DM 50) for Camcorders with the Advanced Access Shoe My Canon FX 70 camcorder has an excellent audio recorder but it is limited to omnidirectional recording. Background noise can distract from my desired recording. My...

This is a capable microphone that comes with a major caveat. Since the microphone slots directly into the hotshoe of the HV20/30, there's not much in the way of buffer to divorce it from any camera noise. I'm not just talking motor noise: any time...

Took me a while to figure this out but all of the built in camcorder mics and "general purpose" accessory mics (like this one) have a built in high pass filter which reduces recording of the lower frequency sounds to help remove the mechanical tape and...