Well, it does have the built in mic, which is pretty decent for an on-cam mic. (which isn't saying much)
As always, I turn to the 897 as my standby. For the price, there just isn't a better mic from anyone. Rode showed what they called an "897 killer" at the NAMM show last week, but they said it couldn't be connected as it was a show-only mic, so jury is out until I actually hear it. But it was nice looking. :-)