camera mounting this mic?

[powerdog]

I own the KA-04 body and KR-3H hyper capsule shown here:

http://www.sound-room.com/t_h_e__audio?b=1

I've used this combo successfully on a boom, but I'm going to have a few situations where I can't avoid camera mounting. Is it appropriate for that use?

 

[Alex H.]

Nope.

A hypercardioid mic has too wide an angle of acceptance, and a considerable rear lobe of acceptance as well. This will pick up tons of noise not only from the camera itself but from the person operating the camera. On-camera is really the least effective place to put a mic. That said, a shotgun mic, properly shock-mounted, will help keep sounds of/behind the camera at bay.