A video microphone, or camera microphone, is a directional shotgun-style mic that mounts on a camera shoe or tripod and focuses on the subject rather than the noise around it.
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About Video Microphones
The microphone built into a camera picks up sound from every direction, including handling noise and everything behind you. A video microphone, often called a camera microphone or on-camera shotgun mic, solves this with a highly directional pickup pattern that focuses on your subject and rejects unwanted noise, an essential upgrade for video recording, filmmaking, interviews and content creation.
SWAMP's range is led by Saramonic, a specialist in camera audio. These mics mount to a camera shoe or tripod, include heavy duty wind shields for outdoor shoots, and connect over 3.5mm or USB. Pair one with camera audio adapters to bring XLR sources into your camera, add a lapel microphone or wireless microphone for interview audio, or capture sound separately on a field recorder.
Video Microphone FAQs
Are video microphones the same as shotgun microphones?
Mostly, yes. Most on-camera video microphones use a shotgun design: a long, highly directional capsule that captures sound from in front of the camera while rejecting noise from the sides and rear. Larger shotgun microphones are also used on boom poles for film and TV location work.
How do I connect a video microphone to my camera?
Most camera microphones slide into the camera's shoe mount and plug into its 3.5mm mic input, while USB models suit computer and desktop recording. If you need to bring XLR microphones into a camera, a camera audio adapter bridges the connection.
Why not just use my camera's built-in microphone?
Built-in mics sit inside the camera body, so they pick up handling noise, focus motors and sound from every direction. A directional external video microphone focuses on your subject and, with a wind shield fitted, stays usable outdoors.
