Additional non-panasonic mic for gs100? at DVinfo.net

Michael Struthers · September 6th, 2003, 10:46 PM

Had anyone put an microphone on their gs100? Azden? Sony? Any brand? Hate the look of that panny mic...

Will have 16x9 30fps footage up on web in a few days for yall.

Michael

Frank Granovski · September 6th, 2003, 11:13 PM

As long as a cam has a mic socket, you could use almost any mic (via an adaptor). Are you asking which mics are good? How much do you want to spend? Do you want the mic attached to the cam? Or on your tripod or stand, etc (?)

Beale's Corner has a bunch of mic tests. His website can be found on my links page:

http://www.dvfreak.com/links.htm

Michael Struthers · September 7th, 2003, 02:02 AM

I want to use a mic on the hotshoe...is it standardized? to accept other mics? Or will it only accept Panny mics?

thanks

Frank Granovski · September 7th, 2003, 02:20 AM

That I don't know.

Allan Rejoso · September 7th, 2003, 10:26 AM

Only Pany's new hotshoe mic is compatible with the GS100 hot shoe. If you want to attach other maker's mic on the shoe, it has to be self-powered.

Peter Warren · September 7th, 2003, 11:57 AM

And that is a cool little mike. I cannot vouch for the audio characteristics, but the whole package is very managable.

Michael Struthers · September 7th, 2003, 03:13 PM

Thank you Allan!

Allan Rejoso · September 7th, 2003, 03:56 PM

Actually the new mic seems to be the same class as the old Pany VMS1 in terms of frequency response; same price as well, but "physical look" isn't as pleasing as the VMS1 IMO.

By the way, the VMS1 will also work with the GS100, powered through the cam as well. Not sure though if power is supplied through the hot shoe or through mic socket.

Regards

Bogdan Vaglarov · September 7th, 2003, 06:59 PM

The hot plug on the MX5000 is the old type so it provides only power to the mic (VMS1). I don't know if the power contacts are same for the new hot plug on GS100.
The audio sgnal is via stero mini chinch - you can use it to connect to the GS100 plug too. As GS100 have plug in power mic in may be you don't even need power for any mic but you might experience hum and lower audio quality.

The problem is the zoom capability - for MX5000 it's provided via separate cable to the cam's mini system plug. On GS100 such thing doesn't exists so I don't think you can use VMS1 as zoom mic with GS100.

The new VH3 mic is dedicated to GS70/100 new hot plug and draws everything from there (power, audio and zoom synch).

Canon have similar only hot shoe (no cables) zoom mic for their cameras which is even a bit more expensive than Pana's.

Allan Rejoso · September 7th, 2003, 08:40 PM

Bogdan I think you're right. Thanks for the input. One thing for sure, the cheaper Pany VMS2 will work fine because it is self-powered.

Yeah the Canon DM-50 hot shoe mic works great with my Optura100...pretty expensive though.

September 6th, 2003, 10:46 PM	#1
Michael Struthers Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SF, Ca Posts: 421	Additional non-panasonic mic for gs100? Had anyone put an microphone on their gs100? Azden? Sony? Any brand? Hate the look of that panny mic... Will have 16x9 30fps footage up on web in a few days for yall. Michael

September 7th, 2003, 02:02 AM	#3
Michael Struthers Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SF, Ca Posts: 421	Hey Frank I want to use a mic on the hotshoe...is it standardized? to accept other mics? Or will it only accept Panny mics? thanks

September 6th, 2003, 11:13 PM	#2
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	As long as a cam has a mic socket, you could use almost any mic (via an adaptor). Are you asking which mics are good? How much do you want to spend? Do you want the mic attached to the cam? Or on your tripod or stand, etc (?) Beale's Corner has a bunch of mic tests. His website can be found on my links page: http://www.dvfreak.com/links.htm

September 7th, 2003, 02:20 AM	#4
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	That I don't know.

September 7th, 2003, 10:26 AM	#5
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	Only Pany's new hotshoe mic is compatible with the GS100 hot shoe. If you want to attach other maker's mic on the shoe, it has to be self-powered.

September 7th, 2003, 11:57 AM	#6
Peter Warren Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: DEnver, Colorado , US Posts: 45	And that is a cool little mike. I cannot vouch for the audio characteristics, but the whole package is very managable.

September 7th, 2003, 03:13 PM	#7
Michael Struthers Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SF, Ca Posts: 421	Thank you Allan!

September 7th, 2003, 03:56 PM	#8
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	Actually the new mic seems to be the same class as the old Pany VMS1 in terms of frequency response; same price as well, but "physical look" isn't as pleasing as the VMS1 IMO. By the way, the VMS1 will also work with the GS100, powered through the cam as well. Not sure though if power is supplied through the hot shoe or through mic socket. Regards

September 7th, 2003, 06:59 PM	#9
Bogdan Vaglarov Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 366	The hot plug on the MX5000 is the old type so it provides only power to the mic (VMS1). I don't know if the power contacts are same for the new hot plug on GS100. The audio sgnal is via stero mini chinch - you can use it to connect to the GS100 plug too. As GS100 have plug in power mic in may be you don't even need power for any mic but you might experience hum and lower audio quality. The problem is the zoom capability - for MX5000 it's provided via separate cable to the cam's mini system plug. On GS100 such thing doesn't exists so I don't think you can use VMS1 as zoom mic with GS100. The new VH3 mic is dedicated to GS70/100 new hot plug and draws everything from there (power, audio and zoom synch). Canon have similar only hot shoe (no cables) zoom mic for their cameras which is even a bit more expensive than Pana's.

September 7th, 2003, 08:40 PM	#10
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	Bogdan I think you're right. Thanks for the input. One thing for sure, the cheaper Pany VMS2 will work fine because it is self-powered. Yeah the Canon DM-50 hot shoe mic works great with my Optura100...pretty expensive though.