"Keith G" wrote
Conversely, the built-in mics all too often sweep too wide, gather too
much ambient noise and throw the 'subject' into the background - like
most mobile phones these days!
As perfectly demonstrated by this YT clip which appears to made using the
Zi8's own mic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv0gC...eature=related
(Does a sales pitch that incredibly poor pass muster in the US these days?)