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Shane Carl · April 10th, 2006, 07:41 PM

This might be a dumb question, but I'm confused and have to ask.

Camcorderinfo.com review of the Optura 50 says:

"An external mic can be plugged into a jack on the right side. It could even mount snugly onto the accessory shoe. An extra hundred dollars and a step up to Optura 60, however, is the price for making the shoe hot."

So I take it I can plug in a shotgun mic into this baby. It is an external mic, right?

Then near the end it says:

"The selling point is maybe the accessory shoe, and potential buyers have to ask themselves how likely they are to require attachments like a shotgun mic or a better flash..."

So...does this mean I HAVE to buy the Optura 60 to use a shotgun mic?

I'm planning on using this for short films and ashotgun mic is a must.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

- Shane

PS

Sorry but another question...

In the "Shutterspeeds" section is says 1/30, but further down it says "The Optura 50 does not offer any scan rates other than its native 60i."

My understanding is that 1/30 = 30 fps and 60i = 1/60 = 60fps. Am I completely off base here or what?

April 10th, 2006, 07:41 PM	#1
Shane Carl New Boot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 12	Optura 50 Mic thingamajig? This might be a dumb question, but I'm confused and have to ask. Camcorderinfo.com review of the Optura 50 says: "An external mic can be plugged into a jack on the right side. It could even mount snugly onto the accessory shoe. An extra hundred dollars and a step up to Optura 60, however, is the price for making the shoe hot." So I take it I can plug in a shotgun mic into this baby. It is an external mic, right? Then near the end it says: "The selling point is maybe the accessory shoe, and potential buyers have to ask themselves how likely they are to require attachments like a shotgun mic or a better flash..." So...does this mean I HAVE to buy the Optura 60 to use a shotgun mic? I'm planning on using this for short films and ashotgun mic is a must. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, - Shane PS Sorry but another question... In the "Shutterspeeds" section is says 1/30, but further down it says "The Optura 50 does not offer any scan rates other than its native 60i." My understanding is that 1/30 = 30 fps and 60i = 1/60 = 60fps. Am I completely off base here or what?