Just bought atr-55 mic for my camcorder...Only getting sound on the left side.?

Question

i just bought a atr-55 mic off of amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006J04Z/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

and i tried it on my Panasonic pv-gs150; however, only sound comes out of the left side...is there something i have to set to? was this product a lemon? or is it just not right?

Answer 1

The Audio Technics ATR-55 is a mono shotgun mic.

Download the camcorder's manual here.

http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-elect...

The PV-GS150 mic in jack is a stereo-in mic jack.

Neither product is "a lemon". If you want stereo, use a stereo condenser mic... like the PRO-24 or PRO-24CM

http://www.audio-technica.com/cgi-bin/pr...

They may not be as directional as the ATR55. Real stereo shotgun mics are expensive.