Shure VP83F LensHopper Shotgun Microphone with Integrated Audio Recorder

SLR cameras suck for shooting video with audio, I thought I was going to do a work-a-round but #digitalcameras can only handle 'digital or analogue', never both. Hopper output is analogue. It was the best solution to record with insurance you have audio at all with a good level to the mic because you can record to the camera and the mic. Somehow you have to slate it like in the early 1900's to painfully sync latter. However, you have no idea the audio level going/receiving into the camera. I find it to be over modulated. The hopper is a great solution for what SUCKS about the canon t5i. #Canon needs to get their act together instead of make EXCUSES and put a Fricking head phone jack. My #t5i was a waist of money I'm stuck with. If you need to shoot #video with audio, the hopper is a good back-up but your not going to know the true level going into the camera --ever. You can't even playback the footage in your camera to check if came out, SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS! Hopper is good. - Stacy Poulos Playback dot net Video #Film #Multimedia

No, this option is not available on the Mic gain setup menu.

The VP83F contains a single microphone element so recordings are mono. Both the headphone monitoring output and camera output jack on this mic are TRS, however they are actually delivering dual mono output, not stereo.

Never skimp on headphones. You need to block out all possible sounds so you can hear feedback, hissing, etc. I use 'Sennheiser HD 280 PRO' They are big and bulky but block out a lot of outer sound. -Stacy Poulos Playback dot net video film multimedia

Yes. I use it all the time. - Stacy Poulos Playback dot net Video #Film #Multimedia

Yes. This is designed to record to both an SD card and or a camera /recorder

I don't remember that it did. But I suggest getting the fastest & largest SD chip. Audio is FAT, fatter than video. Nothing worst than running out of space. - Stacy Poulos Playback dot net Video #Film #Multimedia

If you mean can one adjust the gain the answer is yes. You can easy adjust the gain during a sound check and during actual recording as well. I like this mic very much. I run it through a Canon 5D mk3 so the preamp in the mic is being used instead of the camera preamp. It also records a high quality WAVE file to a memory card (the mic is also a recorder). Produces a backup. If you mean headphone levels I am not sure because I go by the actual meters not volume of the headphones which can get you into trouble because it has nothing to do with actual levels of the input that is being recorded. Hope this helps. If not, ask again and I will try to answer. Paul