Product Description

AZDEN SGMX1 Shotgun Microphone

Product Details

• Brand: Azden
• Model: SGMX1
• Dimensions: 3.75" h x 5.25" w x 13.25" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• 1 Barrel, 11.8-Inch Super Cardioid Shotgun Mic
• Low Noise, Balanced Low Impedance
• Switchable, Low-Cut Filter
• 80 Hz¿18 Khz
• Xlr Output
• Switchable low-cut filter
• 1 barrel, 11.8" supercardioid shotgun mic

Customer Reviews

Great for the cost
This mic doesn't perform as well as a Shure or Sennheiser shotgun microphone, but it doesn't cost $999 either. I'm using it with a JVC DV camera, and a Behringer 10 channel mixer. It's well worth the money. For the best location sound, use this mic on a boom pole, and lavalier mics for each actor. I was blown away with how much better the sound from this mic is than from the Shure dynamic (handheld) microphone I was using before.

If you're working on a low budget movie, and want to have professional, reliable, and easy to use sound equipment, this mic is worth the money (it even includes a shock mount).

good for the money
Bought this for use with a panasonic ag-dvx100 and I haven't been disappointed--the audio quality I've captured is much better than that with the factory mic. I wish I had seen the two-barrel version of this earlier...oh well. It takes an XLR cable (well that should be obvious from the description) so a buyer should be clear that they have 3pin XLR jack on whatever equipment it is they are recording into. This is a decent mic for $150, it won't blow you away but neither will the cost. Comes in a little pleather pouch, with a foam windscreen, shock isolating mount which screws into the hot shoe adapter and is better in design than the one standard with my camera, as well as some replacement rubber rings for the mount. The mic takes two AA batteries if I can recall. It has an off /on switch, and it has a cardioid/super-cardioid switch. Pretty basic.

...I'd like to mount this on a boom eventually...

Good entry level Shotgun Mike
The Shotgun Mike is ideally suited for anyone picking up a prosumer camera and who needs a shotgun mike that offers excellent pickup at a reasonable rate. Be sure to pick up the 18" XLR-XLR cable and the 6" XLR-3.5 cables. The shock mount I received came with extra bands.
This is a good entry level mike for you. Couple this with a UHF lav mike (or two) if you intend shooting fiction or documentary.
A Gitzo boom pole & shockmount (sold separately) along with a Fostex data recorder can give you a killer sound recording kit.