What are the different types of microphones?

2025-04-15


A built-in microphone is a microphone installed inside a digital camera, used for recording audio during filming. As a device for recording video and audio, the microphone of a digital camera is certainly not something to be careless about. For consumer-grade digital cameras, many microphones are installed inside the body.

Built-in and Professional Types

Built-in Type:
A built-in microphone is a microphone installed inside a digital camcorder for recording audio during filming. As a recording device for both video and audio, the microphone in a digital camcorder is naturally important. For consumer-grade digital camcorders, many microphones are installed inside the body. This saves space and truly embodies the concept of convenient consumer digital camcorders. However, this means that the built-in microphone may record the sound of the machine's motor during recording. This noise is easy to identify in post-production, but very difficult to separate and remove.

Professional Type:
Generally, there are three main categories based on function:
First, microphones for performances, mainly using dynamic microphones and condenser microphones (the choice depends on the specific occasion and requirements).
Second, microphones for recording, mainly using condenser microphones and ribbon microphones; recording condenser microphones do not include electret microphones.
Third, microphones for conferences, mainly using electret microphones and a small number of dynamic microphones.

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