MRC-1 and Mic system
 

Bear with me. what about a mic system and the MRC-1? I want to do some recording for the Football Team and I think these would be valuable.

Any recommendations on the mic system for the z5u.

Is the MRC-1 what it seems to be?

Thanks again in advance.

Pete

The built in audio would be fine for what it seems you'd be using it for. It has a pretty decent sound

The MRC-1 is what it is. Solid state media which can be used by itself or as a backup to the tape, whichever you prefer. Read some of the posts regarding the quirks. Overall, it's very good and nice to have.

Thanks Rob! I wasn't sure if I needed to hang a mic on the coach or not, since I'll probably be a ways from him.

If you want to hear what he is saying, I would think you will need some sort of Lav system for the coach. I have a Z7. For something like this, I would run a shotgun mic into Ch 1 and the Lav into Ch 2. You should be able to do the same with the Z5.

Any suggestions on something affordable for starters on a lav system?

Greg is right on that, I just assumed you needed nat sound. There are plenty of wireless systems. I use a Sennheiser unit and have never had a problem.

Sennheiser G2 Sennheiser eW112p radio mic kit is cheap now, since the G3 is out now.
I personally have the G3 since 2 weeks, and am very pleased about it.
You also might wanna check out the Envoy En2 ENG Radio Mic from Audio Ltd.
But be aware, with what you buy!