DSLR Mic for Filming

[Puncher51]

As the title says, I’m looking for a mic for my Canon 70D for filming hunts. Does anyone have one they recommend? Anything particular I should look for or stay away from?

[Brazos Hunter]

I have been running a TakStar SGC-598 for a little over a year now and I could not be happier with the performance or the price.




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[Puncher51]

Thank you Brazos, I’ll look into it!

[Puncher51]

Brazos, do you have any video or something you could share showing the quality of the sound?? That’s a heck of a price

[BuckRage]

I use a Rode shotgun mic. They make a big difference and come with dead cat.

https://www.amazon.com/Rode-VideoMic-Fuzzy-Windjammer-Kit/dp/B004S494WO/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1NPIHD2P37KY0&keywords=rode+shotgun+mic&qid=1550002561&s=gateway&sprefix=rode+sho%2Caps%2C263&sr=8-5

https://www.amazon.com/Rode-VideoMicro-Compact-Camera-Microphone/dp/B015R0IQGW/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1NPIHD2P37KY0&keywords=rode+shotgun+mic&qid=1550002592&s=gateway&sprefix=rode+sho%2Caps%2C263&sr=8-8

[ZachW]

I use a Rode VideoMicro and it works really well.

[Puncher51]

Thanks guys! Keep them coming!

[MooseontheLoose]

I used a MOVO VXR-10 this season for the first time and have been happy with it. Michael recommended it to me and it's worked well for me so far. I was most impressed with it one morning duck hunting. Had a ton of birds come in way too early so I just recorded the audio from all the wigeon and pintails. Picked it up great, even from across the pond.

$40 on Amazon. Can't beat it for the price IMO.

[Jspradley]

I use a Rode VideoMicro and it works really well.

I just ordered one of those! I'm hearing good things

[Michael]

I used a MOVO VXR-10 this season for the first time and have been happy with it. Michael recommended it to me and it's worked well for me so far. I was most impressed with it one morning duck hunting. Had a ton of birds come in way too early so I just recorded the audio from all the wigeon and pintails. Picked it up great, even from across the pond.

$40 on Amazon. Can't beat it for the price IMO.

I have a Rode Video Micro and the MOVO VXR-10 that Adam referenced and both work well. At $40, the Movo actually has "louder" (if not better) sound than the Video Micro.

I chose these mics over the Video Mic Pro (and similar) because they don't require batteries and there is no on/off switch to have to remember. I know me, and I'd either forget to turn it on - in which case no audio would be recorded - or forget to turn it OFF - in which case the battery would be drained the next time I needed it.


Give me simple and foolproof...and cheap!

[Puncher51]

Thanks everyone!! There were some real good suggestions. I ordered the MOVO VXR-10 today. I can’t wait to try it out during turkey season!

[yaqui]

Rode and Boya MYW6 as a lapel mic. The Boya is great for setting up at the stand to get animal sound.