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What is a good choice for a lavalier mic set? Preferably, the cheapest...?
I own a Sony HVR-V1 camcorder with XLR inputs. I need to get an additional microphone to boost sound quality during interviews. What are my best and least expensive options. I already have the shot gun that came with the camera, now I am looking at lavalier sets. How do the wired work, are they essentially plug-n-play or do they require additonal equipment? What are some cheap options for wireless?
After spending all that money on the camcorder, don't undercut your investment by going cheap on audio.
Wireless base stations come in two basic "footprints":
Big ones are generally used for bands or studio or more "static" installations. They are about the size of a small book and need AC ower using a wall wart.
The small ones are closer to the size of a fat Blackberry, are designed to be mounted to the camcorder and are battery powered so they are totally portable. These are more geared toward "ENG" (electronic news gathering) environments.
the actual mic element is connected with a wire to a body pack. The battery powered body pack connects wirelessly to the base station. the base station connects with a cable to the audio-in jack on the camcorder.
Best would be UHF, full diversity. VHF is OK - but not best. Do not get the cheap "shared frequency" unts (900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz). They are cheap because they are in share spectrum and can pick up interference from garage door openers, wifi transmissions and home wireless phones - among many other things.
Having some flexibility is a good idea... Look into the Sennheiser or Audio Technica or Sony (professional) portable, camcorder mountable) systems. Many can do either lav or handheld (the flexibility I mentioned). They aren't cheap - but less then $1,000 is possible.
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