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Question: Just got it today. Loud static so bad I can't even hear audio. Anyone else have this problem?
Document: I just bought one - foolish me - becuase Nikon *tend* to make good quality products. And the audio on my D4 was just horrible without it.But using the ME-1 doesn't really help much. Terrible ammount of static noise from the background, even in a quiet office, with or without the Low filter.I wouldn't recommend one of my friends buy one.
This microphone lived up to the information provided on it. I was surprised at the noise reduction I got even when I used it in high winds and noises around. Its not the best of microphones but it is worthy of my four stars.
It does everything I need it to with no extra junk. I recommend it to anyone wanting to shoot video who wants good audio to go with it.
Captures great audio, and is very easy to mount/dismount. Has withstood pretty harsh treatment at times, especially when I was in a hurry and failed to put it in its storage bag. Great item that I would recommend to anyone.
But for better in-camera audio, you can't beat this thing!Ben
Gave this a try mounted to the flash shoe & returned it. Even with a quiet AF-S pro lens, you can STILL hear the AF-S motor clearly during the videos. The mic worked fine if it was not attached to the camera, but what is the point?
There is also an optional dead-cat type wind reducer available.I have used this mic in several difficult and trying recordings already. One was an outdoor rally setting with loud speakers and crowd noise, in which the loud speakers were aimed away from my position, putting me in a dead spot. I raised the mic to about a 45 degree angle, and it did a pretty good job of capturing the audio of the speakers.
Provides excellent audio for both indoor and outdoor situations.Great accessory for anyone that utilizes video capabilities of their Nikon.
I've had my microphone for a couple months now, and really find that I like it a lot. The on-board microphone on the Nikon D3s isn't bad, but I wanted something in close to what I was recording, so this is great for interviews.Regarding someone's comment that the mic picks up camera noise, I don't generally attach it directly to my camera, and instead use a series of very good quality stereo audio cables to get sound.
While DSLRs can put out amazing video, the audio isn't in the same league - even with the ME-1. Nikon rates the frequency response as 70-16000 with only a 60DB signal to noise ratio. While this is adequate for human speech and so forth, it's not going to give you terrific results recording, say, a live orchestra.
Answer: I've never had that problem (except in high wind conditions) and I've used mine quite a bit.  (Probably 45 hours or more)  I would consider the possibility of a defect.