#25 in Professional microphones
Use arrows to jump to the previous/next product
Reddit mentions of Zoom F1-SP On-Camera Microphone and Recorder, Audio for Video Recorder, Records to SD Card, Outputs to Camera, Battery Powered, Includes Shotgun Microphone
Sentiment score: 3
Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of Zoom F1-SP On-Camera Microphone and Recorder, Audio for Video Recorder, Records to SD Card, Outputs to Camera, Battery Powered, Includes Shotgun Microphone. Here are the top ones.
or
Two-channel audio recorder supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz audio in BWF-compliantIncludes mono Shotgun microphone capsule, foam Windscreen, and shock mountCompatible with Zoom microphone capsulesOne-touch button controlsRecords directly to micro SD and SDHC cards up to 32 GB
Specs:
| Color | colorful |
| Height | 2.25 Inches |
| Length | 9 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.6 Pounds |
| Width | 1.25 Inches |
u/superavatar1997 - sadly, "a good shotgun mic to plug into my camera" and "great clear audio" are not really compatible goals due to the poor internal preamps in most cameras.
Instead, you might want try a compact recorder/mic combo such as the $299 Shure VP83F, Zoom F1-SP ($229.99 new or $194.99 renewed) or the $69 Tascam DR10SG) [Referrals].
With these combination setups, you can record a clean external track plus a "scratch" internal track at the same time for sync.
VP83F reviewed by The Location Crew here, example shot with the Shure here.
Zoom F1-SP reviewed by Photo Savings here, product film here.
DR-10SG reviewed by Johnnie Behiri here, example shot with this mic/recorder setup here.
Hope this is helpful and good luck finding the right run and gun mic solution for your needs!
You can't really make generalized statements about mirrorless vs. DSLR. They're fairly similar, it basically a design difference. But I wouldn't say a DSLR is automatically better in low light, because the Sony A6500 has excellent low light, and it can beat out a lot of DSLRs from Canon.
The weight and size also is more camera dependent as well.
Another consideration is stabilization, since you said you'll be vlogging and filming events. Get a camera with in-body stabilization. That can either be the A6500 you talked about, or the Panasonic G85. Depends on your preference really, the G85 will have better stabilization and less rolling shutter, but worse low light performance.
As for audio, you can either go a Rode VideoMic Pro directly into the camera or a Zoom F1 Shotgun recorder on top of the camera.
Both the G85 and the A6500 will output clean video (no menus) over HDMI so you can use an external capture device. The Elgato Cam Link is worth a look for you. It captures 1080p60 video over USB from HDMI.
^This ^post ^contains ^affiliate ^links
No sorry, the only mic equipment I have is this here: https://www.amazon.com/Zoom-Microphone-Field-Recorder-Shotgun-F1-SP/dp/B0797P22HY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20 I recommenced the Rhode NTG2 because I know it’s good but I personally can’t afford one.