Takstar SGC600 Shotgun Camera Microphone The SGC-600 Shotgun Camera Microphone is suitable for videography, interview, and broadcast on DSLR cameras, DV cameras, camcorders, tripods, and other mobile stabilizers as long as it has a cold shoe mount and a 3.5mm audio input interface. The shotgun-style and the super-cardioid pickup pattern enhance the sound pickup range and direction, effectively setting the environmental noise apart from the target audio content. Three-stage microphone gain meets the audio recording needs at different distances. -10dB lower sound for loud sound or close distance; 10dB for booming and capturing clear audio sources from far; 0dB record the natural volume from standard distance. Switch on the Low Cut function to filter out unwanted background noise like wind, fan, traffic, birds, pets, echoes and other below 200Hz sound and focus on the target’s vocal content. Or keep the Low Cut off to capture the original environment sound without missing any detail of the nature. The SGC 600 shotgun microphone is battery-powered and works up to 100 hours from any 1.5V AA battery. Separate the microphone power source from cameras means more flexibility to record sound. SGC-600 shotgun mic can be used as an independent boom mic to record audio in a flexible recording area not limited to staying on camera and it can also work as a backup microphone for recording important backup audio files in weddings, press conferences, interviews, etc. In the case with SGC-600 camera microphone, videographers and filmmakers no longer worry about the camera’s battery getting drained by an external microphone since the SGC-600 works up to 100 hours after being fully charged. A replacement battery should be relatively affordable and easily found in any corner store. Nevertheless, using rechargeable batteries is also highly recommended for sustainable and budget reasons.
