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Panasonic DMW-MS2 Directional and Stereo Microphone for DMC-GH3K Body (Black)
Brand | Panasonic |
Model Name | Panasonic |
Connectivity Technology | Wired |
Color | black |
Included Components | STEREO SHOTGUN MICROPHONE |
Polar Pattern | Unidirectional |
Item Weight | 1 Pounds |
Microphone Form Factor | Handheld |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3 x 6 x 2 inches |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
About this item
- gun mic
- directional microphone
- stereo microphone
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Product Dimensions | 3 x 6 x 2 inches |
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Item Weight | 1 pounds |
ASIN | B00AFNA2LE |
Item model number | DMW-MS2 |
Customer Reviews |
3.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,029 in Professional Video Microphones |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | November 30, 2012 |
Manufacturer | Panasonic |
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Product Description
Directional and Stereo Microphone for DMC-GH3KBody
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Customers like the quality and performance of the microphone. They mention that it works beautifully and without a hitch. However, some customers have mixed opinions on sound quality.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the microphone. They mention it's a good mic, but a bit overpriced.
"...I find it a great mic for run and gun shooting, much less trouble than mounting a Rode or other shotgun mic on the GH4..." Read more
"The mic is ok. The highlight is the great integration with the GH4. The sound quality is ok. Not stellar, just ok." Read more
"Good mic, a bit overpriced..." Read more
"Great microphone but a little noisy!..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the performance of the microphone. They mention that it works beautifully and without a hitch.
"...The windscreen works very well (was filming my 16mo old playing in the snow with a decent amount of wind...it was fairly noise-free audio)...." Read more
"...It really does work well with the camera.Some have said they don't like the tone of the mic compared to a Rode, or that it's noisy...." Read more
"I use this in my GH4. It works beautifully and without a hitch; however, what others have said here is true...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the sound quality of the microphone. Some mention that it's ok, fairly noise-free audio, and the loudest passages did not distort or pump. Others say that it picks up background noise like crazy, and that the voice sound distant and not clear.
"This is a good quality microphone, although a bit overpriced in my mind. I've mainly used this in shotgun (directional) mode with my GH3...." Read more
"it picks up background noise like crazy, and the actually voice sound distant and not clear enough. extremely disappointed with this mic" Read more
"...The highlight is the great integration with the GH4. The sound quality is ok. Not stellar, just ok." Read more
"Need more experience but so far the audio has come out pretty clean." Read more
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My biggest complaint (and it was a complaint with the built-in microphone too) is that it REALLY pics up the lens auto-focus motor sound. I'm sure it's because the sound is just vibrating / traveling through the body of the camera. They should design a sound dampening mount. Until they do, this would be best used with manual focus when possible. I tend to shoot video with my Lumix 20mm 1.7 pancake lens. The main reason I don't use manual focus with that lens is that since it is a pancake lens and I have big hands, I end up with video of my fingers every time I try to refocus.
All said, I'm pleased with this purchase.
Some have said they don't like the tone of the mic compared to a Rode, or that it's noisy. I have Rode mics, and I really can't see a significant difference. The "noisy" part might be on-camera noise from fiddling with the camera controls while this mic is mounted in the hot shoe (it does have some sound isolation through the mount. Reasonable care in shooting takes care of this.
I find it a great mic for run and gun shooting, much less trouble than mounting a Rode or other shotgun mic on the GH4 (you need an isolation mount, a XLR to 3.5mm cable), and this comes with a dead cat, an extension cord and a nice padded case. If you need significantly better sound, you're going to go with an external recorder and XLR mics anyway... I really like this mic for quick, light rig shooting. That's what it's intended for. If I want GREAT Sound and can do a proper setup, I'd use my Sennheiser G3 lavs, maybe my AKG 414XLS, and maybe a AKG C451 on a boom... fed into an external audio recorder or my Atomos Shogun, but for just carrying the camera and a light kit - this is great... I'd buy it again.
My problem with this mic is not the mic itself, but the Japanese tendency to over engineer every aspect of a camera to the point there are millions of modes and no clarity. Obfuscation of fundamentals.
The operating principles of mid-side recording are a synthetic stereo image created by matrixing the phase relationships of two microphones: a center channel cardioid or super cardioid, plus a figure 8 mic, with two lobes at right angles to the center channel.
The huge advantage, and the reason that mid-side stereo is the preferred method of recording for motion pictures, is that the stereo field, the acoustic stage and apparent channel width and separation, can be varied in post production
That's where the implementation of this mic falls apart. It preempts flexibility in post by doing a destructive edit in camera.
This would be a superb solution, except Panasonic can't leave well enough alone so that the mid and side channels are recorded independently to the L and R channels. Instead, the mid side decoding occurs in the camera. There is minimal chance for adjustment in the field when using the GH3 for video, and because the M-S decode occurs prior to recording, there is no flexibility to manage the stereo audio image in post.
Not only does this ruin the promise of this mic, but it also ruins the center channel directionality of the mic, something highly desirable on a camera mounted mic.
Bottom line - almost a great solution, but ruined by over engineering camera automation.
If someone knows different, please respond. This problem could be fixed by a firmware upgrade.
Side note to Japanese camera engineers: if you want to throw the kitchen sink with every codec and bit rate and blinking light ever conceived by man into your designs, and we all know this is what you do, please consider that your advanced users understand these principles as well as you do, and you should not override their ability to take manual control of the camera.
The lack of a mid-side solution in the Rode VideoMic line confirms the prosumer nature of their products. Messed up lack of self-restraint and feverish Japanese engineering do the same thing for Panasonic. If Panasonic, in their vast organization, would get better focus on protecting fundamentals, it would be much appreciated. As it is, Panasonic product design is leaning a bit too much in the direction of Bluetooth enabled automated self cleaning bidets with flashing multicolor LED light display. Cameras are not video games!