Sony WCS999 Wireless Camcorder Microphone for DCR-DVD101/201/301 & DCR-HC20/30/40/65/85
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Artist: Sony AccessoryManufacturer: Sony
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2000-04-11
Model: WCS999
Color: black
Product features:
- For use with video camcorders, portable audio recorders
- Transmission range up to 150 feet, depending on conditions
- 900 MHz FM transmission for high-quality sound
- Three channels with selector switch for low interference
- Complete kit includes: lavalier mic, transmitter, receiver and monitoring earphone
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Customer Review: Makes videos sound less amateur
Summary: 5 Stars
I give this 5 stars because it does a good job for what it is.
Don't compare it to a $1000 system with a $500 microphone. That's NOT what this is.
I don't do much video anymore and one of the few things I do with my camcorder is to sit down with older relatives to give us some storytelling of their memories.
I used to do this with my camcorder on a tripod and I always got poor audio because the microphone is far away from the source of sound, and worse, you pick up the sound of the camcorders motors wirring and whining while it works. I knew I needed an external microphone. I checked this because it was a cheap wireless option. I knew the microphone that comes with it is cheap, but decided to see how it performed and I could always upgrade that later.
For me:
I have never had a problem with this unit. And I haven't been easy on it. It has been abused by an active subject who has ripped it out of his pants and ripped the microphone out of the jack by the cord. I don't get interference, noise, nor drop outs, and I have used it, say up to 10 meters. I have imagined how I could put the camera on one rock and the subject on another rock 100 feet away and do a nice slow zoom out reveal, but frankly, I just don't shoot that kind of stuff anymore and if I did, I'd be using a $2000 wireless system, not a $100 system.
The sound I record with this is WAY better than the internal microphone on the camcorder, and that is all you should judge this against. Clean, clear, solid audio goes a long way to elevating you footage away from "home movies." There is nothing like it anywhere close in the market. You have to spend 5-10x the price to go to the next step up.
I've never had noise problems with it, either. If I ever did, I just switch channels and it is fine. Perhaps some of the other reviewers work in more noisy areas than me.
The only thing is that you need to always monitor it, because there is no indication that one of the batteries is about to run out, and then you've recorded your subject without audio for a while.
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Description of Sony WCS999 Wireless Camcorder Microphone for DCR-DVD101/201/301 & DCR-HC20/30/40/65/85
Sony''s WCS-999 Wireless Microphone System is for use with video camcorders and portable audio recorders. The system features a transmission range up to 150 feet, depending on conditions, and a 900 MHz FM transmission for high-quality sound.Accessories
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