AZSMXSWS30K

Azden

The Azden SMX-30 Stereo/Mono Switchable Video Mic & Furry Windshield Cover Kit from B&H includes a battery-powered Azden SMX-30 shotgun-style microphone with a 1/8" stereo mini jack, a foam windscreen, and an Azden SWS-30 furry windshield cover. It can be used on DSLRs and other compact cameras for capturing audio in outdoor and indoor environments. Housed inside an innovative casing, the SMX-30 is actually two microphones packaged into one. It consists of two cardioid-polar-pattern mic elements spaced apart at a 120 angle for capturing a natural-sounding stereo image. The mono microphone uses a supercardioid polar pattern to focus on sound in front of the camera and has the same element as Azden's SGM-250 shotgun microphone to record broadcast-quality sound. Furthermore, the furry windshield cover was designed to provide maximum protection against wind noise and is made to slip over the included SMX-30's foam windscreen. It delivers acoustically transparent results.Stereo or Mono? Why Choose? If you only have the budget to buy one microphone for your camera, why should you have to choose between mono and stereo? The SMX-30 is stereo/mono switchable.Gain Control The audio controls on DSLR cameras are limited, if they exist at all. And DSLRs are notoriously known to have low-quality microphone preamps that add noise to the video soundtrack when the gain is turned up. Azden's SMX-30 has a +20 dB gain booster so you can get a strong, clean audio signal into your camera, minimizing the need to turn up the noisy preamp.Frequency Response The SMX-30 has a wide frequency response ranging from 40 Hz to 20 kHz, so the audio you capture will sound full and natural.Power Powered by two AA batteries, which is a lower-cost option than the 9V battery used in some competitor microphones, the SMX-30 can achieve 24 hours of operation with a single set of batteries with absolutely no degradation of sound quality.Maximize Battery Life Maximize battery life by using the unique "Auto" power setting. When set to Auto, the SMX-30 can detect when a camera is on and will automatically power on and off with the camera (requires a mic input that provides plug-in power). Ever leave your microphone on by accident to discover that the batteries are dead the next time you try to use it? Eliminate that possibility by always leaving the SMX-30 in "Auto" mode.Integrated Shock-Absorbing Shoe Mount Integrated into the design of the SMX-30 is a custom-made, shock-absorbing shoe mount to isolate the microphone from camera-motor/handling noise.