Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

We had trouble with wind noise and extraneous sounds when filming interviews of people outside in public places. This mic improves the sound quality.

It is easy to install and uninstall on our Canon Vixia HF200 and it automatically overrides the internal mic.

And people love to comment on the cuteness of the furry cover.

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Although costly compared to similar performing microphones, the DM-100 easily attached to Vixia camcorders without the use of wire connections and the camcorder automatically recognizes it thru the proprietary hot-shoe. Good performance, but it does come at a price.

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

It picks up better sound than using the built in mic. The windmuff does a decent job. It's easy to take on and off.

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I bought this DM-100 mic to record stage productions from the lighting/sound booth 80 feet from the stage. I connected it to the hot-shoe on my Canon Vixia Hi-Def HG20 camcorder.

A rehearsal video, without the PAC sound system operating, picked up the cast with remarkable clarity in shotgun mode.

I'm very happy with my decision to purchase it, and B&H delivered it on time.

I had also purchased the Canon camcorder from B&H a few years earlier, so I knew I would get great service from them.

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The directional mic got immediate use, recording my son's flag football game. It seems well made, and did a great job capturing both the action and sideline chatter, plus it effectively blocked out the wind. In addition, it was simple to install on the camcorder. I'm very happy with the purchase, and experience of buying it from B&H.

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I'm a video professional, so most of my shooting is done for a paying client.

When I bought this Mic, it was for a sports-related shoot where a lavalier Mic would have picked up too much rustling from clothing, etc. and a boom mic wouldn't have captured all of the sounds from the actions on the screen.

The DM-100 Mic, though inexpensive, did an excellent job of capturing all of the action in front of me, canceling out extraneous noises that happened out of the shot, thus preventing me from having to do a lot of audio processing during the editing phase of the project. Kudos to Canon for making a killer mic!

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I use the DM-100 Directional Stereo Mic as a Boom Mic when I'm taping individuals during green screen taping..Excellent sound quality

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Good on-camera mic

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

I have used this mic on several occassions, including a Red Carpet setting, the audio was very good which was surprising considering the surrounding noise. In general I am pleased with this device, care should be taken as the mount is somewhat delicate. I would recommend this to a friend.

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

It is compact, easy to use, and gives me better sound quality than the mic on the camera itself.

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Pros : With DM-100, now my record has a better sound , clearer even i stand far away from a subjet.

Cons: look like a little fragile ... handle with care.

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There is hardly a shot that I don't film with my directional microphone attached. I also have the light attachment, but I've learned how to shoot in aperture priority so that I don't have to sacrifice on the sound.

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Small, powerful pick up.

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I recently had to use this microphone with the "wind breaker" installed on a windy day (30 mph sustained). It was attached to a canon HF G10. Although the wind produced a low rumble background sound, the dialog came through and was easily understood.

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

This mic is essential to improve the audio quality of Canon's small video HD cameras.

I have noticed that they can be susceptible to breaking at the base where you mount the microphone to the cable. Just be careful and do not force it.

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

Despite the large fuzzy wind blocker, it cuts the wind well and helps improve the sound of the video.

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

I have only used this once and doubt I'll ever use it again. It has no detectable directionality at all despite being marketed at a premium price as a "hypercardiod" microphone that should have 60 Db of rejection from the sides and I find myself lucky to get a tenth of that. Frequency response is also weak at the bottom and top of the spectrum. Total waste of money! It's best use is not to be bought at all. If you are willing to carry around a little more hardware (two professional supercardiod microphones similar to the Electro-voice nd-767 or shure sm57's and a beachtek DXA-2T XLR line/mic level converter with 3.5 mm stereo mic level output. Then all you need are cables and stands and you might be able to reject unwanted noise fron the rear and sides as well as capture the entire range of sound instead of zero improvement from standard internal mics.

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

This microphone will take your camcorder to the next level, allowing you to capture the sound at the source as if you are there. The shotgun setting gives you zoom recording with very little sound leakage from outside the zone allowing you to match audio and video zoom. Great for speeches, street interviews, and recording performances. all those long distance jobs that are plagued with extranious noise sources.
the sound quality is good to excellent on all settings and the wind shield works without damping sound. The only worry I have is with the hot shoe connector, the metal contacts are easily bent or broken off. Take care! Canon, how about a plastic slipper to protect the contacts when not in use?

Comments about Canon DM-100 Directional Stereo Microphone:

I bought this microphone for my camera Canon HF100. Simple and necessary thing. The workmanship is very good. In this Canon as always on top! Works expected. Of course, this can not be compared with a microphone, which has a wire to length and it is always about the person whom you are shooting at the moment, but that is not to be expected from this microphone. In general, a very powerful one, if you need to improve the sound quality. The sound it records exactly better than built-in microphones, another question - whether this improvement is the money that ask for it. It's up to you. And one more nuance to those who are going to buy it - keep in mind that in the mode of the gun, he wrote only mono sound, stereo modes, is possible only when 120 and 90 degrees.

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This is my second DM-100 which I use with my Canon Vixia HF S10. Some prongs on my first one snapped off the mini-shoe making it useless, probably from putting in and out of my vacation bag in Spain while still attached. No repair service for it, so had to buy a new one You're limited to this mic if you want a shotgun with hot shoe. It has excellent sound quality. Used it making a documentary last year. Wind screen a must when shooting outdoors. If you go to Gibralter, it will attract the monkeys. Also little boys in Jordan!