On Thu, 1 Mar 2001 20:20:10 -0000, "Mark" wrote:

>> Try wraping the mic in black electrical tape, and then again with fat
>> rubber bands taped end to end with the black tape.

>The VX2000 does not have an external mic holder built in like the PD150. The
>mic that I have is molded with a plastic shoe adapter built in. The intended
>fitting postion is the shoe accesory on the camera. I did try elastic
>banding the mic onto the side of the camera a while ago. The result was very
>loud noise/hum.

I find it useful to clip on a few layers of air-conditioner
replacement foam to the VX-2000 mic - it makes it *really*
wind-insensitive!.

[...]
>I don't mind the DV60 tapes in SP for shooting. Cheaper than using full size
>DV, although the latter would be handy for edit masters. Do you notice any
>difference in picture quality when recording in DVCAM? or is it just a more
>rebust recording system i.e. less susceptible to drop out?

The latter...

>Does DVCAM
>process the audio in a different format to miniDV? Less compression
>artifacts?

It is compressed in neither, but others know more (see
related current thread) about the specifics of combination
with the picture - and it appears there are slight differences here...