Shotgun Microphone for a Canon GL2 Video Camera?

I’m currently using a List GL2 for my home videos and I shoot a few weddings here and there. I am looking at the Sennheiser mke400 shotgun microphone to use, via the hotshoe. Does anyone know how this compares to what’s already on a GL2? I hear the MKE400 is fantastic for small cameras and gets fantastic reviews, just wasn’t sure how much it would really help a prosumer camera like the GL2…

Answer by Small Dog
Connecting that mic using the hot shoe? I don’t reckon so. Yes, it is better than the built-in.

The GL2 has a 1/8″ (3.5mm) stereo audio-in jack. To connect that XLR based Sennheiser, the BEST method is to use an XLR adapter from juicedLink or BeachTek. This will also allow you to record the mono-audio that Sennheiser records to both the left and right channels by using the stereo/mono switch on the XLR adapters.

I don’t recommend using a 1/8″ (3.5mm) “tail” from the XLR mic to the camera – there can be too much stress from the weight of the cable and tail placed on the connection point resulting in breaking that jack in the camera.

A wireless lav or two might be worth a look – Sennheiser, Shure and Sony (pro, not consumer) make fantastic units.

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Answer by Onjayyy lol XDD
List g12 deffinatly.

I have it for filming dance, and it works fantastic, and 9i also have a nikon coolpix S200 and it holds 1 hour up of videos, and that gives fantastic sound too, so i’d say the list or the nikon coolpix S200.

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