Sony Active Interface Shoe. Shame on Sony for not providing an external mic input. I've found that the easiest mic to sacrifice to mount a jack is the ECM-HST1 ...

The Sony Gun Zoom Microphone ECM-HGZ1 is a directional mono microphone designed specifically for Sony Handycam's with the Active Interface Shoe (AIS).

Jun 2, 2008 · Great microphone with superb recording quality when used on my DCR-HC90E, even from longer distance. I made an outdoor recording today and ...

May 10, 2007 · Hi, Ive recently been looking at modifing a Sony ECM-HGZ1 so as to connect a Audio Technica Wireless mic via the AIS to record on my Sony DV90.

Sep 26, 2006 · It sells for about $65. It's a nicer alternative to hacking a Sony HST1 mic, because, well, it just looks neater. Once you receive it from Sony ...

Sep 1, 2005 · Sony Part #183064611 is a hotshoe plug with wire leads. It sells for about $65. It's a nicer alternative to hacking a Sony HST1 mic, because, ...

Feb 28, 2008 · In the TRV350 menu (camera or VCR mode, not memory mode) scroll and select tape set, (tape symbol, fourth one down), audio mode (second one down) ...

AIS is a proprietary 16-pin interface that controls microphones, lights, and potentially other accessories. I have been using the Sony ECM-HGZ1 Gun Zoom ...

The Active Interface Shoe (AIS) is a 16-pin proprietary electro-mechanical interface that replaces the standard hot shoe on Sony's latest Handycams.

The mic is actually very quiet, you're hearing the camera transport. There's more samples of the RODE VideoMic in a recording studio over at Shotgun Shootout.