The battery will last forever - buy the best you can find and always have a back

I hope the Rode people fired the first-year engineering student who designed this mic, especially the cheesy battery compartment.

The only downside is the battery and the battery access-this was not well thought out.

The battery is difficult to get in because of the stubborn lid

When I purchased the VideoMic Pro, I was unaware that the battery was not included, a minor inconvenience, but I was able to start using it pretty quickly after a run to my local drugstore

The battery is a little hard to change and kinda scares you because you think you might break the mic

so it doesn't drain the camera battery.

PROS:-lightweight-decent battery life-shock mountCons-changing the battery has been hard for me (but I have chubby thumbs so that might be

the battery is a pain to in though kinda kills the vibe a bit.--------

It's very convenient but the mic doesn't eliminate that much noise unless you're within a foot or two of it, and the battery can be extremely difficult to change sometimes.

Great sound, battery is hard to get to, and after a few use it gets wobbly

Arrived with dead 9 volt battery, however, so holding back from higher rating.

Anyway it's lucky that one good battery will last for around 70

The battery is a little difficult to get in and

It always seems hit-or-miss as to how it fits, but it eventually falls into place

but you must be careful with the 20 ft cord as it can break if you don't handle it with TLC