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    Novice has question about microphone.

    Just Musing: Considering the fact that video cameras make pictures of only what is in front of them, I wonder what the logic is for an omnidirectional mic, especially in this day of advanced technology.
  2. Alex Ethridge

    Novice has question about microphone.

    The 900-MHz Sony Wireless (WCS-999) has three channels and an earphone that allows the user to hear what is actually being received. So, interference from neighbors' phones is something they have prepared for. After reading this evaluation from a real user like myself, I have decided that a...
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    Novice has question about microphone.

    I found this 900-MHz wireless mic last night. I don't know why it didn't come up in earlier searches. Here's another link on modifying radios. This is the SRF-59. It is currently available and is under 20 USD. The S83 is now out of production and the replacement, the S84, is $60. The...
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    Novice has question about microphone.

    I have been browsing and found this mic . It has a definite advantage in that it fits nicely atop a DVCam. On the down side, it is twice the price of the ATR55, and it might not be quite as directional. The ATR, however, has a bad point, too: A mic that long is obtrusive. If I get the ATR...
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    Novice has question about microphone.

    You don't know how much I appreciate your help. I am in an area here where I have absolutely no idea what is good and what is not and how much good 'stuff' ought to cost. At $46, this is certainly within my price range. (Now, if I can only get back the money I spent playing around with things...
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    Novice has question about microphone.

    Wireless is a must. There are too many people moving around at these family gatherings, including the photographer (usually me). One rather important event, my parents' 50th wedding anniversary (June 19), there will be upwards of 100 people, a dance floor, a band and too much excitement for...
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    Novice has question about microphone.

    Thanks for your comments; for someone on my level of understanding, they are very educational. Thinking out loud: What I am trying to do is solve the problem of being sometimes 10 feet (more or less) away from my subject in an area with ambient noise of a party of family gathering and my...
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    Novice has question about microphone.

    Although I have soldered some very basic circuits together in the past, I am not an electronics hobbyist and know just some about the subject. I have a digital video camera and want to rig some kind or wireless FM microphone that will be received by a pocket FM radio patched into the digital...
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