Perhaps the most directional and qualitative one among others is the shotgun microphone. By direction, we mean the directivity of the microphone that usually is defined by the shape. Between the two elements of a microphone, that is inner and outer, the inner elements determine the structural shape of the capsule and the outer is the interference tube. Moreover, this microphone has amazing audio quality and is best for using in TV, films and wildlife recordings.
Shotgun microphone used to be like an externally powered long condenser microphone, but after the modification it is now a long barreled one with acceptance angle. It is mainly used with the DV cams, especially for shooting documentaries and covering live events. It proves to be more fruitful even incase there is no sound recordist. Therefore, once it is mounted on the camcorder its performance begins. But it needs a good mount like the Universal Mini Mount that has two-inch height extension to remove the tip of the microphone from the upper portion of the picture. And this kind of extension is mainly necessary for the smaller camcorders.
Another method of using a shotgun microphone that is usually preferred by the professionals is boom mounting. The main benefit of using a shotgun in a boom pole is that it can be brought closer to the subject that will give better signal and will exclude ambience sound. Moreover, there will be richness in the sound.
However, the commonly used shotgun microphone brand is the Audio-Technical that provides various types of shotgun mikes that differ in the features in many ways. Like there is short shotgun super-directional microphone, stereo short shotgun super-directional microphone, ultra compact narrow acceptance short shotgun microphone, short shotgun condenser microphone, etc.
Their features are as follows:
Short shotgun super-directional microphone: This is the high performance shotgun that has outstanding long distance audio pick up as it has narrow acceptance angle of line. It is smooth and has natural sounding on-axis audio quality with off-axis rejection of sound from sides and rear of the microphone.
Stereo short shotgun super-directional microphone: Used mainly by the broadcasters, sound recordists, and videographers, this one has the quality stereo audio. It is compact; light weighted and is perfect for pistol grip, boom and camera mount. Moreover, it features switchable low frequency roll-off, independent line cardioids and figure of eight condenser elements. But it needs phantom powering.
Ultra compact narrow acceptance short shotgun microphone: It is primarily for the broadcast and video production audio acquisition and the shortest in the shotgun category. It is a high performance microphone that can be mounted on boom pole or DV camcorder. The noticeable quality is that it has good sound rejection from the sides and rear and it also has modified response that minimizes noise.
Short shotgun condenser microphone: It provides the facility of reproduction for close, medium, and long distance pick up of sound. There are different settings for different pick-ups like normal for close to medium pick up and tele for long distance. And in this tele range setting there is unidirectional condenser to pick up dialogs and sound effects at a distance, while removing the ambiance.
These are a few high quality shotgun microphones that are generally used by the professionals.
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PSP was basically created by Sony for the purpose of portability and gaming. However, they added more than that. So far, these are the features I have unveiled on my PSP.
1. PSP as a gaming console
Yes, this is the primary reason why PSP existed. I could play PSP games just about anywhere. When I travel, go to urban places, or just at home. I could play my favorite RPG games, or other strategic games. There are a number of types of games you could in a PSP. If you go through an internet and do a search of PSP games, it would return an wide array of selection you can choose from. You could also enjoy playing games with others who have PSP. It offers gaming sharing or you could do a network battle. Not only does it boost your gaming skill but it also allows you to interact with other people through playing. PSP is also equip to support UMD disc which you could purchase at your any favorite computer store.
2. PSP as a movie player
There are a lot of portable devices which offers as a media or movie player. PSP is one of them. The wide screen takes advantage over iPod at the cost of its size. However, you need to convert avi files to mp4 format for it to be supported. In addition to that, you need to place the file in a specific folder for it to play. But once everything is in place, you could enjoy watching your favorite movie or TV series.
3. PSP as a music player
MP3/MP4 players are very common. PSP is able to keep up with this. You could enjoy your favorite mp3s and other latest mp3. With its built in speaker, its sound effects is perfect enough to be heard. It has also a headphone slot you could use for your own comfort.
4. PSP as an internet browser
It's nice that some like this could be use to browse through the internet. With a WiFi capability, you could connect to the internet through infrastructure mode. I was able to use this type of feature but there some draw backs. Its small screen size limits your view on a page. The way you input the site is not for beginners. But the main point is that you are able to check mail every now and then if you are in a hot zone.
With all this features, a PSP is a must have portable device. I'm happy that I'm able to have a PSP which is more than just a gaming console.
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