The mic puts out a low signal. This is correct for use with
Digital camcorders, most of which do not have a mic preamp
in them so they require a pre-amped mic.
I plug this into the side input on my laptop sometimes and
it captures a nice quality sound but the volume is low.
I sometimes play guitar into this mic too (with the laptop)
and again, the sound is good, but too quiet.
I have also tried plugging this camera into an external
soundcard box (Firewire audio interface) and in this application
it works nicely for capturing accordion. I haven't tried
it for vocals. Probably the real issue is the audio-input
jack on the laptop and perhaps the soundcard in the laptop
as well. External audio interfaces run on Firewire and USB2.0
and start at about $30. The argument is that laptop soundcards
underperform in recording use because the card shares resources
with the CPU. If you use a desktop you can plug a new soundcard
into a PCI slot, or use an external box. The argument for
an external soundcard box with inputs/outputs on it flows
along the notion that the fans in a PC are noisy so it's better
to have the soundcard outside.
I agree with some of the other reviewer who say it has a
bit of a "digital" sound to it. Not a warm-sounding mic
but nice to have and not expensive. Seems very durable
and of course it's quite compact.Get more detail about Sony ECMMS907 Digital Recording Microphone.
