Shock mount and windscreen for Zoom H1
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Chadfish
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Not sure about shock mount, but here are some cool windscreens: http://furryheadwindscreens.com/
Really, to put an H4N on a camera isn't the way to go. Recording dialogue in stereo makes for hard to hear dialogue. Dialogue should be mono. With the zoom, you will pick up everything happening all around the recorder, not just what's in front. Consider the Rode VideoMic for only 150.00 if your camera doesn't have XLR inputs. It has a built in shock mount. The VideoMic is basically the same mic as the very nice NTG-2, only the NTG-2 has XLR connections. NTG-2 can run on phantom power or one AA battery. The VideoMic runs on one 9v battery. Even with a shock mount (I doubt you'll find one for an H4N) the zoom will be picking up a lot of handling noise if you use it's built-in mics. With a proper mic the zoom can be operated without recording rumble every time your hand pushes a button, or you move the camera.
Really, to put an H4N on a camera isn't the way to go. Recording dialogue in stereo makes for hard to hear dialogue. Dialogue should be mono. With the zoom, you will pick up everything happening all around the recorder, not just what's in front. Consider the Rode VideoMic for only 150.00 if your camera doesn't have XLR inputs. It has a built in shock mount. The VideoMic is basically the same mic as the very nice NTG-2, only the NTG-2 has XLR connections. NTG-2 can run on phantom power or one AA battery. The VideoMic runs on one 9v battery. Even with a shock mount (I doubt you'll find one for an H4N) the zoom will be picking up a lot of handling noise if you use it's built-in mics. With a proper mic the zoom can be operated without recording rumble every time your hand pushes a button, or you move the camera.
Thanks Chadfish. I'm rethinking the whole external recorder thing. It's so nice to have your audio synced and ready to go. For me, I can't think of that many situations where I want really pro-level audio. I just people to hear the sound and not plug their ears! One problem is that my current camera doesn't have a mic in. I can install a mic input (for $65), but that takes over the hot shoe, so I wouldn't be able to put the Rhode VideoMic on the hotshoe. I am talking about the Olympus E-PL1. That's why I initially thought I would spend just $35 more and get the Zoom H1--much more audio quality potential. But while syncing itself isn't so hard, keeping track of all of the audio is. So I'm back to square 1.