On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:54:51 -0000, "J" wrote:

>Don't you think Sony accessories are too expensive? Jessops do zoom
>microphones and are a lot cheaper than the Sony ones.

Mics vary a LOT in what they sound like, and only
a few relatively cheap ones sound very good - this
is one area I would not try to save a bit, unless I
were fairly sure the cheaper sounded good enough...
(and, the external mic has to beat in quality or
specific virtue the rather good camcorder built-in
mic).