Hi, my video knowledge is...ummm...very limited.
I'm going to make some videos. They will be of someone talking. They will be made indoors with no other distracting sounds that need to be blocked out.
I know sound quality is very subjective, but I want "good" sound quality. Doesn't have to be "super awesome". We're not talking Hollywood. I just want it good enough, so that it captures the spoken word sufficiently well that nobody gives it a second thought.
But I don't want to spend a lot of money.
Am I wasting my time looking at $30 microphones on eBay - eg an "SG-108"?
If so, what is the lowest cost microphone that you'd consider reasonable?
On some older topics, I've seen "Zoom" recorders being highly praised. Should I just go with a "H1" and place this near my subject? (I understand that I'd then have to synch the sound with the video, but that doesn't worry me. I've used Microsoft Movie Maker to do similar things in the past with music so I assume this would be similar?)
Anyway, if someone has some advice, I'd love to hear it before I start a microphone buying spree trying to find one that's right.
I'm going to make some videos. They will be of someone talking. They will be made indoors with no other distracting sounds that need to be blocked out.
I know sound quality is very subjective, but I want "good" sound quality. Doesn't have to be "super awesome". We're not talking Hollywood. I just want it good enough, so that it captures the spoken word sufficiently well that nobody gives it a second thought.
But I don't want to spend a lot of money.
Am I wasting my time looking at $30 microphones on eBay - eg an "SG-108"?
If so, what is the lowest cost microphone that you'd consider reasonable?
On some older topics, I've seen "Zoom" recorders being highly praised. Should I just go with a "H1" and place this near my subject? (I understand that I'd then have to synch the sound with the video, but that doesn't worry me. I've used Microsoft Movie Maker to do similar things in the past with music so I assume this would be similar?)
Anyway, if someone has some advice, I'd love to hear it before I start a microphone buying spree trying to find one that's right.