Takstar SGC-600 Camera Shotgun Microphone: Decent Sound on a Budget

In today’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the very affordable Takstar SGC-600 camera-top shotgun microphone. This little microphone doesn’t have any of the fancier features you find on microphones like the RODE VideoMic NTG or the DEITY D3 Pro but its price is about 1/7th the cost. Have a listen to our audio samples to see if you can hear the difference. #Takstar #SGC-600 #Microphone Index: 00:00 Intro 00:23 Recorded with Takstar 00:41 On Camera vs Off Camera 01:35 Learn to boom your mic 01:57 Audio Samples vs RODE & DEITY 03:21 Outdoor sample 03:44 High Pass Filter On 03:56 High Pass Filter Off 04:11 Shockmount Test 04:42 No Fur Wind Cover 05:10 Size & Weight 05:25 Polar Pattern Sample 06:05 AA Battery 06:41 Gain Switch 06:51 Build Quality 07:07 Record to phone 07:19 High Pass filter 07:39 Price 07:47 No Fur Wind Cover 08:15 Compared to RODE and DEITY 10:08 Please Take My Courses If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases: TAKSTAR SGC-600 camera top shotgun microphone - Amazon https://geni.us/DaHE DEITY D3 Pro camera top shotgun microphone - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/deityvmicd3pCH RODE VideoMic NTG camera top shotgun microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/rodevmCH RODE VC1 3.5mm 10’ extension cable if you use the SGC-600 off camera on boom stand - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/rodevc1CH Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS II Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon https://geni.us/gr47 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline https://geni.us/uK8UqB Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon https://geni.us/bhOWVlW Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://geni.us/G7by Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd