Sony HDR-PJ30VE and head-mounted microphone?

[yetanotherlogin]

Hello

I have a Sony HDR-PJ30VE camcorder which comes with a 3,5 mini-jack sound plug for input.

I'd like to buy a microphone for indoor/outdoor interviews, either the Sennheiser MKE 400 or the Rode VideoMic Pro.

Since I'm a newbie, I'd like to check if this little thingie on top of the camcorder is to hook up a microphone or it's for something else (MemoryStick?):

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/sonyhdrpj30vetop.jpg/

Thank you.

[aedipuss]

it's a hot shoe. it provides a connection to the cam for certain sony accessories. or a spot to attach another brand of mic.

[yetanotherlogin]

Thanks for the info. I'll check that the Sennheiser or the Rode can be attached to it.

[aedipuss]

they have standard shoes and will fit fine. the difference is they have no electrical contacts on the bottom.

[yetanotherlogin]

Great news. Thank you.