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2 Reviews for Hama Stereo Directional Microphone RMZ-14
Hama Stereo Directional Microphone RMZ-14 - 19 Jul 2007
0 out of 0 found this review helpful.
Reasonably pleased with the microphone but it does have a problem. I have occasionally needed to take shots in the vicinity of 25Kv overhead cables and at 20 feet away it picks up a loud hum from them. Can be shielded by putting a hand over it but a more expensive Sennhauser did not have the same problem.
Super Sensitive Mic - 03 Nov 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
I didn't realise that this is a zoom microphone (as it's not mentioned in the product title or the description specs - Amazon go to the trouble of stating on their RMZ-12 mic that that's a zoom mic, but not on the RMZ-14 .... I guess the "Z" means zoom ...), but I suppose I should have done a bit more research first before buying!
Being a zoom microphone it is super sensitive and picks up a faint whisper on the low setting from about a meter away. On the high setting the mic picked up it's own sound from my headphones on my ears and started a big feedback loop ... so it is extremely sensitive!!
There is a general hiss (which I get no matter what mic I use on my Sony PC103 camcorder) but this can normally be removed with suitable audio software (eg Sony Soundforge).
I can't use this mic as a general purpose mic on my camcorder because of the sensitivity (it picks up every movement of my hand as a loud clunk), but I reckon on a tripod it might be a lot better. If you need to pick up very faint or distant sounds (like birdwatchers I guess) then this mic will be very handy.
By the way, the foam wind shield that comes with it seems to be quite effective (better that I thought it would be) and with a proper "Windjammer" over it it would be even better.
I'm going to buy one of the "Hama 46102 Stereo Directional Microphone RMV-02" mics also from Amazon to see if that's not as sensitive.
I have had very good sound quality for many years from a "Sony ECM-MSD1 Stereo Microphone for Cold Accessory Shoe" also from Amazon and that mic's sound is greatly improved with a windjammer (Rycote mini windjammer available from www.canford.co.uk, part no 92-843; they also supply a Rycote "gustbuster", part no 92-857, which is a fluffy pad that fits over the flat mic on top of your camcorder, but I prefer the mini windjammer). I've fitted a relatively thin sponge windshield to the Sony ECM-MSD1 (similar to the pic on Amazon of the HAMA RMV-02 mic) and then put the mini windjammer over it and it really helps a lot when you're trying to film in gusty winds. If you don't have a windjammer then get one!
I can really recommend the Sony mic above with the mini windjammer, but it does pick up motor sound from the camcorder which the HAMA RV-14 doesn't seem to do, maybe because the mic is much longer so I'm hoping the HAMA RMV-02 will give me the best of both! I'll write a review on the RMV-02 in a week or two once I get it.
Hope this helps!!