----- Original Message -----

From: "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley7@xprt.net>

Newsgroups: rec.video.production

Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 4:12 PM

Subject: Re: Sony PD-150 Microphone response

> Leo wrote ...

> > I understand the quality of the on camera microphones

> > are zilch, I should have been more detailed on why I

> > want to know.

I would not make that assumption about the supplied mic - some

are very good for their designed purposes...

> It always helps. Many people here post intermediate questions

> because they think they already know the answer. I never

> quite saw the wisdom of that approach unless they offer the

> issue and ask for critique of their proposed solution.

> > I want to put another microphone on my PD-150 to make

> > stereo and want to match the microphone that came with

> > my camera so that it will be more equal. I do not want to have

> > a microphone that is way better than the one that came with it.

> If you mean the short "shotgun" mic usually seen on the 150

> you could just buy another identical unit from Sony. No other

> practial way of assuring that you get anything else that will

> sound remotely similar.

>

> Assuming you know what you are shooting and how you are

> going to make stereo out of two side-by-side shotgun mics?

> (Hint, I wouldn't invest a lot of money in it until you actually

> try it to see if it works half as well as you think it will.)

>

> Most people who want stereo from an on-camera mic

> use a single-point stereo mic. See an example here...

> http://www.global-dvc.org/html/filter%20systems.asp

I agree with the above - but I sometimes slightly cross

short-shotguns for a "sorta" stereo effect (it can be more

satisfactory than a mono sound track, but it is less directional).

Placing two identical short shotguns side-by-side, pointing in

the same direction, gives no advantage (and some disadvantages)

over using a single mic...