I run a low budget wedding video business, and usually i rely on either a tape out of the church's mixer onto a cd or my built in mics to create a decent sound. What kind of mics under $100 could I buy to put on either one of my 2-camera wedding ceremony setup. Is stereo good to have?
If they don't crowd your b
If they don't crowd your budget limits too much, the Zoom H1 (even though more expensive, the H2) make outstanding "audio bombs" to place where you need better sound acquisition: readers, officiant, B&G, stringed quartets & ensembles, soloists, etc.
A truly dependable and rugged wireless system such as the Sony UWP-V6 is GREAT but way over your limits; and most shotgun mic systems still will not deliver the clean, clear, crisp, sweet audio of a GREAT wireless or the Zoom units when placed properly in proximity to the desired sound sources.
Stereo often is or can be a good thing, especially in this day and age of 5.1 surround, but it's mostly useless for anything other than music elements IMHO, so long as the mono audio on dialog/narrative comes over on both channels in post.
Rodemic is pretty good. It
Rodemic is pretty good. It's a directional mic which is nice if you want to drown out un wanted sound and only pick up the sound of were its pointing. Stereo is nice but i'd get a directional mic first as the mic on your camcorder is stereo and probably not to bad. You could buy a digital voice recorder and a tie clip mic and strap that to the groom.