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Pros & Cons
Pros
This is the only mic that works with the sony a6500. Attaches and works equally well on my sony ax-100 and sony ax-700 cameras.
Cons
Microphone sits 2 inches above and 2 inches in front of hotshoe. Has a sony multi- interface shoe, meaning it is not a normal shoe in size, its smaller. I feel like the electronics either in the camera or microphone needs dolby noise reduction. Time t... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Better sound than i expected, it does the job, great product
Well made, solid feel, tightening ring does the trick.
The built-in stereo mics on the fdr-ax700 are subject to wind noise, no way to add a windscreen to them.
The resulting recorded audio was really unusable.
Price
Absolutely worth the price for using in a sony camcorder.
I think it's great for the price and ease of use.
For the money, it is worth it!
Definitely worth paying this price instead of the $69.
Competitiveness
I waffled over purchasing this microphone for my sony dsc-hx400v for quite some time, mainly because of the number of negative ... Read More
I'd probably be less inclined to use it with my cx900 since i have other, better (cabled) options with that camera.
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quality, good, great, internal and external. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 640 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 23 2024.
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The builtin stereo mics on the fdrax700 are subject to wind noise no way to add a windscreen to them
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Although this microphone is another quality product the price knocks you off your feet
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My camcorder records excellent sound but i knew it would not be the quality i wanted for the air show
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For anyone complaining about “how it doesn’t sound any different” i’m convinced none of these people understand cameras
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Don’t connect the mic properly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Aren’t using the proper recording settings and then don’t edit it properly in post
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Would not have been able to do a retake
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I waffled over purchasing this microphone for my sony dschx400v for quite some time mainly because of the number of negative reviews that basically said the audio quality was not significantly better than some of the sony camera builtin mics
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