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Azden SGM-250 Shotgun Microphone
Azden SGM-250 Shotgun Microphone
B&H # AZSGM250 MFR # SGM-250
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Product Highlights
- For TV, Film, and Video Production
- Supercardioid Polar Pattern
- AA Battery or Phantom Power
- LED Status Indicators
- Two-Step Low Cut Filter
- Gold-Plated XLR Output
- Includes Shock-Mount Holder
- Foam Windshield
- Rugged Metal Construction
- Zippered Carry Case
Configuration: Microphone
Microphone With Shock Mount & XLR Cable With Shock Mount & XLR to Mini Cable
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Azden SGM-250 overview
- 1Description
The SGM-250 from Azden is a supercardioid, dual-power, broadcast-quality shotgun microphone that can be used in various environments to capture audio to camcorders, DSLRs, recorders, and more.
The SGM-250 features a 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response and a two-step low cut filter. The mic is built with a rugged all-metal barrel and has tightly spaced vertical slots along the tip to provide side and rear rejection. In addition to the dual-power design, a status LED indicator is provided to monitor the AA battery (1.5V) or phantom (48V) power source.
The mic includes a gold-plated XLR output, and comes with a shock-mount holder, a foam windshield, and a zippered carrying case.
UPC: 095528122228
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Azden SGM-250 Shotgun Microphone
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- 1Description
Azden SGM-250 specs
| Polar Pattern | Supercardioid |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Low Cut Filters | Selectable @ 160 Hz, 3 dB/oct |
| Sensitivity | -38 dB at 1 kHz |
| Dynamic Range |
Phantom：115 dB Battery：110 dB |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 77 dB, 1 kHz @1 Pa |
| Maximum Input Sound Level |
1 kHz @ 1% T.H.D.: Phantom: 132 dB SPL Battery: 127 dB SPL |
| Output Impedance | 120 ohms |
| Power Requirement |
Phantom: 11-52 V Battery: 1.5 V AA/UM3 |
| Output Connector | Gold plated 3-pin XLR |
| Pad | No |
| Low Frequency Roll-Off | Selectable HPF @ 160 Hz/3 dB octave |
| Dimensions (L x W) | 9.8 x 0.8" (250 x 21 mm) |
| Weight | 5.6 oz (160 g) |
| Packaging Info | |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 0.95 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 12.7 x 4.6 x 2.4" |
Azden SGM-250 reviews
SGM-250 Shotgun Microphone is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Good Buy
Great shotgun microphone. Clean sound at an affordable price. I've shot two projects on it so far and I am very happy with it. I used this for film projects not music so I can only speak on dialogue recording right now. The low cut filter worked great and helped reduce unwanted sound before post production. The review posted on 5/19/2015 mentions a hiss when plugged into a dslr. That hiss is due to the camera's weak pre amp. It's not a fault of the mic. Spend a few bucks and get a decent preamp. You won't find a dslrs with built in preamps good enough to handle a quality mic. The primary function of a dslr is photography and that's where manufacturers spend their dollars, not on sound recording.
Date published: 2015-06-28
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Why I chose the 250 over the MKE600
It was a toss-up between this and the Sennheiser MKE600. My uses: strictly on-camera nats/sots mic.I only use Lavs (countryman b3) for interviews. My camera is NOT professional and does not have phantom power. Likes: - 250 had consistent sound between battery/phantom, sennheiser lost a little bass on battery not using phantom - 1/2 shorter - super minimal shockmount Cons: - in the pro world it's sound devices and sennheiser so there is that My first azden experience was a SGM 1x that only had 80-18,000 response, but for voice it was my favorite starter mic and did not have to do any de-esser. I never even knew what de-essing was until experiencing a full range 20-20k mic.
Date published: 2017-02-03
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Pretty awesome mic - especially for the price
The SGM-250 is a mic that has a pretty great range for capturing dialogue and foley sounds for audio capture. The fact that you can power it off of Phantom (48v) or battery makes it a bit more versatile then mics that rely only on Phatnom power. The mic comes with a camera mountable shock mount as well as a foam windscreen. I suggest checking out a deadcat windscreen as an add-on to further reduce wind. Finally the mic has a high-pass filter to minimize the amount of post work that you will need to do. Overall, I'd recommend.
Date published: 2016-01-04
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tayeee from
SGM-250 from Azden is a great buy
I video production for a living and I need an additional good affordable boom mic. After I read the reviews I decided to give the SGM-250 from Azden a go. I used it on two productions and it worked great.
Date published: 2015-06-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Josh from
Great mic!
This has been the best shotgun mic I have used thus far. I have used several ranging from $50 - $250. I used this particular mic outside with the foam windscreen that came with it. The sound of my talent came out clean and blocked a lot of distracting noises. I still had other noises bleed through onto the audio track, like cars 15 - 25 feet away, but they were not overpowering or distracting. The audio was clean. I was recording directly to a Zoom H4n Pro.
Date published: 2017-03-17
Rated 5 out of
5
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Matthew from
All good all good
I shoot doco and adventure work from a web based perspective, and this works beautifully. I have nothing but good things with it.
Date published: 2016-04-25
Rated 5 out of
5
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Ricky Panjabi from
Excellent product.
I use it on my professional camcorder
Date published: 2016-05-30
Rated 5 out of
5
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Mary from
Good shotgun mic with professional features
I had an inexpensive Audio-Technica semi-pro shotgun mic for several years and really loved it. Then at a recent shoot where the sound was critical, I noticed that this A-T mic had gotten hissy. One soft-speaking person's voice got buried in the hiss, and that was a problem. It was time for a new, better shotgun mic.
After lots of research, I settled on the Azden SGM-250 and it has not disappointed. The SGM-250, which will operate either from phantom power or an internal AA battery, is nicely built, lightweight and produces clear, crisp sound that's well separated from the background. I realize that my old A-T mic has more hiss now than it used to, but the Azden SGM-250 is MUCH quieter. (Of course, the Azden mic is also more than three times as expensive at the old Audio-Technica.)
I recently used the Azden SGM-250 plugged into a Panasonic GH3 camera to shoot several short videos at Government Video Expo 2017 in Washington, DC. The SGM-250 worked perfectly and made excellent audio. Since the Panasonic GH3 has a 3.5mm input and the Azden SGM-250 has a balanced XLR output, I got a transformer impedence-matching cable to connect the mic to the camera. That worked great and I got very good sound. In the photo, I'm interviewing an attendee at GV Expo 2017 -- this interview ended up in a short video about the show's attendees, which you can see here: https://youtu.be/vcYVWCU8Q5o. All the interviews in the video used the Azden SGM-250, with the 80Hz rolloff switched on.
I recommend the Azden SGM-250 as a well-built, reasonably priced shotgun mic. I have not used it against competitive mics from Sennheiser, Rode, Shure and others, but I'm pleased with the way it looks and feels.
Date published: 2017-12-07
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