PMW-100 & old ECM-NV1 mic at DVinfo.net

Gabor Heeres · November 25th, 2012, 06:27 AM

I thought I still could use the old ECM-NV1 mic from our old A1E together with our new-bought PMW-100 without problems. This mic was also delivered with e.g. the PD-170. XLR=XLR and Sound=Sound would one say. Though, it is giving me a hard time now. I do get decent sound from it with the A1E but on the PMW-100 it keeps giving only very weak audio, neverless which gainsetting I'm using. What am I missing? Or is it just impossible to get this old mic working on a modern camcorder like the PMW-100?

Jack Zhang · November 25th, 2012, 01:13 PM

Have you checked that it may require Phantom Power? (+48v) If there's an internal battery, it may be worthwhile to check that too. Some mics don't need batteries and can run on Phantom power and some can't and rely on battery power.

Don Bloom · November 25th, 2012, 03:41 PM

That mic is phantom power and has no internal battery. While I don't use it anymore and actually have 2 or 3 of them laying around taking up space, I did use them last year for a particualr job where all I needed them to do was pick up crowd noise so I had to run them to a phantom power box (a Fat Boy) and they did the job I needed for that job. Not exactly my favorite mic and I did notice something which I had forgotten and that is the levels are a lot lower than my AT897 and my AKG Blueline Hypercaroid.
Just make sure you go with Phantom Power and you might need to kick up the levels in your camera.

Ilya Spektor · November 25th, 2012, 10:21 PM

This mic has a very low sensitivity, I stopped using it long time ago, replaced with Rode NTG-1...

November 25th, 2012, 06:27 AM	#1
Gabor Heeres Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Posts: 322	PMW-100 & old ECM-NV1 mic I thought I still could use the old ECM-NV1 mic from our old A1E together with our new-bought PMW-100 without problems. This mic was also delivered with e.g. the PD-170. XLR=XLR and Sound=Sound would one say. Though, it is giving me a hard time now. I do get decent sound from it with the A1E but on the PMW-100 it keeps giving only very weak audio, neverless which gainsetting I'm using. What am I missing? Or is it just impossible to get this old mic working on a modern camcorder like the PMW-100?

November 25th, 2012, 01:13 PM	#2
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: PMW-100 & old ECM-NV1 mic Have you checked that it may require Phantom Power? (+48v) If there's an internal battery, it may be worthwhile to check that too. Some mics don't need batteries and can run on Phantom power and some can't and rely on battery power.

November 25th, 2012, 03:41 PM	#3
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Re: PMW-100 & old ECM-NV1 mic That mic is phantom power and has no internal battery. While I don't use it anymore and actually have 2 or 3 of them laying around taking up space, I did use them last year for a particualr job where all I needed them to do was pick up crowd noise so I had to run them to a phantom power box (a Fat Boy) and they did the job I needed for that job. Not exactly my favorite mic and I did notice something which I had forgotten and that is the levels are a lot lower than my AT897 and my AKG Blueline Hypercaroid. Just make sure you go with Phantom Power and you might need to kick up the levels in your camera. __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

November 25th, 2012, 10:21 PM	#4
Ilya Spektor Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 99	Re: PMW-100 & old ECM-NV1 mic This mic has a very low sensitivity, I stopped using it long time ago, replaced with Rode NTG-1... __________________ Thank you.