Hi, the specs included in this page points that the camera has stereo mic, but the Panasonic page says that it has a mono mic. Which is correct?
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The ZS25 lacks several of the flagship ZS30 features. Wifi, GPS, and just one mic for mono audio recording.The camera comes with a lower price. A great shooter if you don't need these extras.
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The ZS25 lacks several of the flagship ZS30 features. Wifi, GPS, and just one mic for mono audio recording. The camera comes with a lower price. A great shooter if you don't need these extras.
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This particular camera does indeed have an input jack for an external microphone. That's what I love about this camera. Not only does it have a microphone jack but it also has a built in mic. Depending on what you want to use the camera for, that may be enough for you. Me, personally, I needed this camera to do small interviews that could be uploaded to social media. For this task, and after a lot of research, I went with the Audio Technica ATR288 VHF Battery Powered TwinMic Microphone System. It comes with two lapel mics, one hand held mic, a receiever and a transmitter. I love the fact that the receiver can attach itself to this camera. I also bought the Must Have Accessory Kit for Canon. The kit comes with everything you'll need, including an external microphone that can be attached to the camera itself. Hope this helps...:-)
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It's just one microphone, so it's mono, but it has a stereo plug, so it puts the same audio on both channels, if you're recording stereo. If you try record to an iPhone or something similar, the microphone's 3.5mm connector will only make contact with the headphone out, so it won't work (the phone will record from its own mike). Others here are saying that a mono adapter works.
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This is a Mono microphone. What do you expect? ....solution for you, simply go to radio shack and get a mono to stereo jack adapter. Costs a couple of bucks. I purchased mine on-online.
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According to the box, the audio out is stereo and the microphone in in mono. I purchased this item but only used it once when I tested it. It worked as expected.
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The mic is MONO - only one capsule inside. The wiring is setup to plug into a camera's mic jack that appears to be "stereo" (or balanced) just like stereo headphones. The mic sends the same signal to both Left and Right channels in the camera. So what you get when using it is mono sound, recorded the same on both left and right channels without any adapters. If you want to record separate Left and Right channels (real stereo sound) you'll need a different mic... or buy two of these and adapters to mount them and adapters to plug them in but that's probably not worth it. The mic is MONO - only one capsule inside. The wiring is setup to plug into a camera's mic jack that appears to be "stereo" (or balanced) just like stereo headphones. The mic sends the same signal to both Left and Right channels in the camera. So what you get when using it is mono sound, recorded the same on both left and right channels without any adapters. If you want to record separate Left and Right channels (real stereo sound) you'll need a different mic... or buy two of these and adapters to mount them and adapters to plug them in but that's probably... » Read More The mic is MONO - only one capsule inside. The wiring is setup to plug into a camera's mic jack that appears to be "stereo" (or balanced) just like stereo headphones. The mic sends the same signal to both Left and Right channels in the camera. So what you get when using it is mono sound, recorded the same on both left and right channels without any adapters. If you want to record separate Left and Right channels (real stereo sound) you'll need a different mic... or buy two of these and adapters to mount them and adapters to plug them in but that's probably not worth it. « Show Less
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The mic is MONO - only one capsule inside. The wiring is setup to plug into a camera's mic jack that appears to be "stereo" (or balanced) just like stereo headphones. The mic sends the same signal to both Left and Right channels in the camera. So what you get when using it is mono sound, recorded the same on both left and right channels without any adapters. If you want to record separate Left and Right channels (real stereo sound) you'll need a different mic... or buy two of these and adapters to mount them and adapters to plug them in but that's probably not worth it.
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Yes it's supposed to be mono. If you don't hear audio in both sides of your head phones then the cable other headset has issues. It would be helpful to know what you are sending the receiver audio to. Zoom h4n, dslr, a recording device?
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I own a T3i. The specs say it will record in stereo with an external mic. I've used a different external mic and it recorded in stereo for me.
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No it is not Panasonic from my recollection. My wife and I bought it back in the fall of 2013 for my son's Water Polo season. Haven't used it much since but will again when season starts. I can say that I was the one who bought, price was right and we used a lot during season and where very happy with performance.
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I use mine on my iPhone 5S when shooting video. Its mono only but it is way better audio than without it. It's also small and you can keep it in your pocket so you will use it a lot. There is an adage that the best camera or video camera is the one in your pocket when you need it. The same applies to this little microphone. Get it.
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The sound quality is good. It does not pick up sounds from behind the camera well, as it shouldn't. The sound mics (stereo) zoom forward with optical zoom. There is no external mic input, so you must use the mics on the camera.
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I'm assuming "no" because there is nothing in the product booklet addressing that feature. I wouldn't be willing to try it out either! If you go to the Panasonic product website you can look up the description and specifications for any model they sell.
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Good question. I don't think it matters. For true stereo you need two mikes. I use Audacity software with windows and can record stereo, but that seems to be a software configuration.
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"Built-in noise reducing microphone, integrated speaker and 3.5mm mono plug input" .... That is what your "ghost-s" camera spec reads. And this is a stereo plug, so it will work, but you'll get MONO audio. Hope this helps.
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This has a 1/4" mono output which could be converted into another size with an adapter for receiving the audio. Otherwise, if you are looking to have the cameras mic sent, it uses a micro-XLR which would be very hard to convert, but it's possible. I believe there would be better solutions.
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Sorry, I didn't buy the camera for video and have never used it for that. It seems that should be easy to find out on the Panasonic site, or someplace like dPreview. Good luck.