Please help for hand microphone for Canon HF S20

[Mikcheck]

Hello guys.

Let me see if i make myself clear.


I have a Canon HF S20 and i need to do some works in some events with some interviews. With the cameras i worked before i used microphones like this http://www.globalmediapro.com/dp/A2AUL5/Sony-UWP-V2CE62-UHF-Wireless-Microphone-System/. I connected the receiver in the camera and also some headphones so i could hear if everything was ok with the audio.


But with Canon HF S20 i just see an input for headphones and the other input it's to short to insert a jack cable and it says "remote". So i think i can't use that kind of microphones that i was so used with other cameras.


Please help. How can i solve this problem and be able to do interviews with a microphone in this camera? Help me please guys. Thank you.

[smrpix]

On the right side front -- just below the lens -- red circle -- "mic"

[Mikcheck]

What a dumb i am. I didn't see it. So it will work the same with that system right?

[smrpix]

It should.

[Mikcheck]

Thank you. One more thing, do you know the camera to tell if that input is jack or mini-jack? Sorry i'm noob in audio

[smrpix]

It's a mini. "Jack" just means "plug"

[Mikcheck]

Thank you. In the other hand, using an handheld mic directly connected to the camcorder without that wireless stuff is possible and cheaper, right? Thanks.

[smrpix]

Possible? Absolutely. Cheaper? It can be, but not necessarily. Depends on the microphones you use and whether you need XLR to mini converters and how rugged, high-quality, and dependable the whole setup has to be.

[Mikcheck]

Thank you. So in your opinion, for interviews and things like that, a wireless mic is ok? And it is also more practical i guess, with no cables to interfere while a person work.

[smrpix]

There's really no one size fits all solution.

In a controlled environment I prefer hardwire because inexpensive wireless is prone to RF interference. I also use good mics with balanced xlr connectors and a separate audio recorder because the manual controls are better.

Whatever you choose, make sure you monitor the sound closely so you can make adjustments at the first sign of trouble.