My only complaint is it is NOT WiFi compliant, meaning if you hook it up to a camera that has WiFi, you will need to turn if off, else you will get a horrible clicking sound from the WiFi interference.

Sound is decent but not great

sound is great for my vlogs

Works well in smaller spaces but still picks up pretty good sound

A good microphone at an excellent price, the quality of the materials is of good quality as well as the sound, it is small, practical and powerful, the best does not use a battery, so if you have to adjust the volume of the audio a bit the configurations of the camera since the conditions in which it is going to be used can be different if you are in external or internal environments.

because when it does actually work without the HORRIBLE static interference sound, it sounds amazing!!

Used it my Canon 7D while I was in South Africa and got some great sounds of

I use with a tascam sound recorder but greatly improves sound even when attached directly to the camera.

Impressive sound

Great sound

Good sound, well made.

BUT, has unpredictable "interference" chirping noise making the footage sound useless unless you constantly monitor it.. noise shows up all the time seemingly from nothing

Good mic good sound and problem with it yet.

I'm writing this one-star review after another frustrating video editing session where nothing I just shot is useable due to the LOUD hissing sound from the mic

If I'm missing something here, please let me know, but the purpose of purchasing this was to improve the sound on my videos, not detract form it significantly

Amazing sound

Sound picks up well and I love that it doesn't need it own battery

The sounds are extremely clear even with wind or background noise

an ok product, not great sound, the pro version is much better

I thought for 70 dollars I would get a good sounding mic and that wasn't the case, it is very poor sounding like your in a wind tunnel or something

The only downsize here is you MUST use the cat tail provided with the kit, with no cat tail the sound is horrible

Very Bad quality sound, bazzing sound in all my videos

The wind filter does not muddy the sound at all.

When I played it back on my computer the sound was amazing

The sound is clarion clear

Decent enough sound, just has a semi-permanent low-end/ground hum which is wicked annoying, even in controlled spaces with dead air

but I highly recommend that you tweak your decibel levels on your camera in order to reduce the static background sound.

Preamp hiss is when the audio interface on a camera processes the audio, producing a "hiss" sound

excellent quality, incredible sound, well designed

Great quality sound take it out hiking along with the frame for some excellent video!

You get excellent sound in a very small package even when outdoors with a ton of ambient sounds in the environment.

If you stand close to the microphone, then the sound is great

Very good sound!

Used with an IPHONE and had a crazy static sound where it was obnoxious to play back

It picked up the voices of some rather soft spoken speakers quite well with good quality sound despite a carpeted floor and various other sound deadening features in the room.

Great sound and

horrible sound, not worth it at all - use your iphone audio recording instead because it is way better.

If you use this mic with a standard recorder (or with the camera, when not streaming live), the sound is usable

the sound was no better than if I hadn't used the mic at all

Sound is amazing

Produced a very nice, natural sound and worked well from about 4 feet away

While the signal was hotter and cleaner, I found that even with the low-cut filter on, the sound was a tad too muddy for my taste.

Sometimes I would get perfect beautiful sound and other times it would be static or no sound at all

What a wonderful sounding mic

Re-recorded using a cheap wired mic and the sound was MUCH better.

* Love the sound

Just got it yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to really use it yet, but my testing shows the sound is certainly an improvement over the cell phone mic.

Very handy and good sound overall on my iPhone 6s

I use this with my iphone for live videos and get good sound.

Amazing sound quality, this thing improved the sound of both my Sony Handycam and Nikon D3200

Buzzing sound that comes from the mic

Obviously, its not going to give you SUPER high quality sound

definitely, takes out unnecessary sounds and very good for the price,

Weird clicking sound in the audio during live streaming, slightly less of a clicking noise when using the voice memo...

must have been defective because the I would lose sound completely and unexpectedly with any kind of movement of camera gear

Good sound and pretty low noise floor when your not using a canon camera.

Have never had an issue with this mic and in fact, since it consistently produces great sound have purchased two more for additional safety net audio tracks for my shoots.

This mic makes terrible buzzing sounds.

Honestly the sound is great, the deadcat/kitten works wonders

Great sound and very versatile

So far, I have had excellent sound results when using this with my Canon Mark Viii

Easy to use, Clear concise sound, very simple to use

Sound is crystal clear

Using it on a Panasonic G7, great sound, compact size and no batteries to worry about.

the sound it records is superb

Great sound very sturdy, and most definitely easy to use!

The sound happens randomly and it ruins all my recordings

You will most likely have to edit all audio unless you don't mind a hush crackling static sound.

Great Product, Great Sound for the money and Great Mic to just throw in the Bag and go!

As a matter of fact, the Rode VideoMicro sounds better in some instances!Get this mic if you want a non-expensive professional sounding mic.

I always ended up with hollow sound

I purchased this to use for Facebook Live events to improve the sound from the default mic on my Android device

easy to use and clear sound.

Of course, I do need to lower my cameras preamps, but not to ridiculously low levels so that I barely get any sound like with other microphones I tried , for example the Comica cvm-vm10ii which is very similiar to this microphone with no batteries

I gave this mic four stars, because it pick up sound really well and would work great with an iPhone

Delivers good quality sound for the iPhone 6 plus.

It makes a repeatedly clicking sound and really irritates me so much

really like the sound of this one compared to the movo

It has great sound and filters out unwanted noise

I did have problems in yhe beginning with my note7 with thete being a loud static sound when i recorded in certaun places

Sound is very clear and less static.

But now that i have added this Rode VideoMicro, it boosted the quality of my vlogs, and not only that, my viewers, followers, subscribers or community are happy and also complement the sounds of my voice

The sound is pretty clear if you are close may be 6'-10' from the microphone if you are farther you may need to use an amplified microphone

Good quality, great sound, nice wind cover - all good!

It is a surprisingly good quality and sound.

When recording lots of noise can be heard and the sound is very bad, voices cannot be heard

The shock mount is solid, and isolates the sound from the camera.

It give great quality sounds to my videos

For the price it gives good sound with directional pattern, and is a good upgrade on the built-in mic

It should definitely improve the sound from your camera microphone, especially if you are using a DSLR or Mirrorless.

The sound on this mic is just not that great.

There was a rattling sound when I used it, and all you have to do is turn on blue-tooth, but otherwise, its a great external mic.

I watch many videos before purchasing this item and a few months ago is still works perfectly Cris clear sounds highly recommended if you do a lot of YouTube ,blogging, vlogging and many other social media Outlets.

The sound from it is so clear, I have been using it for my YouTube videos, and I get asked about my mic all the time

compact, great price, good sound & comes standard with the cord, genius

The mic sounded great for a while but failed after one year, terrible static and interruption

The cheap Takstar 598 mic has less echo and has great quality sound

Improved sound was noticeable

Hissing sound

But.. to get good sound you must be realy close to the person speaking, if you are shooting outside

It is a brilliant product for capturing the everyday sounds of these events

The sound is great, you do need to be close to the source, I use it to video live music performances.

Great sound from such a small mic

Just great quality sound

but you do pick up louder sounds behind the camera but at much lower volumes

it is good enough for me, i use my camera on my travels only and this is all I need for a clear sound

This product came exactly as advertised and records great sound

In the middle of shooting with it for the first time, I heard a hissing sound coming from the battery (which was in place properly).

Great Sound, Great Price

The sound is good and has a warm tone to it

Not the best sound in the world.

Works every time, doesn't cause any problems, sounds great, not too big or too heavy, and the cord doesn't get in the way

Good sound and pretty low noise floor when your not using a canon camera.

and then the second was a replacement item and both microphones had a hissing, popping, clicking sound when recording

Great sound

It doesn't improve sound that much

Sound is dull, compared to normal mics

I'm done trying to troubleshoot this, time to switch to a brand that is more reliable, I can't risk another horrible sounding video

One suggestion to get the best sound possible is to set the microphone to +20dbs and set your camera microphone gain rather low

Significantly improves DSLR sound for a very reasonable price.

Very good sounding mic for the price.

Delivers beautiful sound on my Panasonic G7

Record REALLY great sound compared to the on board audio recorder of my iphone

Excellent quality sound

The sound this microphone pics up is really nice

Amazing sound for the ipad or iphone or any smart device

I record frequently and the sound on this is great

Crisp sound

but I prefer a more balanced natural sound like in my Se Electronics ProMic Laser SE Electronics

The sound is wonderful and I love the pink!!

The sound is very clear and the mic is easy to use.

horrible sound, not worth it at all - use your iphone audio recording instead because it is way better.

Have to clean up the sound just a touch in

Love my new toy!!:) great sound

The sound is very clear for make videos

makes a weird buzzing sound :(

The microphone had static sounds, I put airplane mode nothing worked

Decent enough sound, just has a semi-permanent low-end/ground hum which is wicked annoying, even in controlled spaces with dead air

It is NOT a really tiny shotgun style mic that will reject sounds to the side or echos

The audio has a static-y helicopter sound that's not because of interference or bad audio peaking

Some problems I experienced when I first used the mic was a hissing sound in the

I thought for 70 dollars I would get a good sounding mic and that wasn't the case, it is very poor sounding like your in a wind tunnel or something

Additionally, I didn't find a sufficient enough difference b/w this device and the in-camera mic for nat sound.

loud speaks sound to background wind noise when there is no wind, thanks a lot rode

I'm not sure if I got a rip off or fake because I hear that happens often but the one I received had been a return and the sound was horrible for $99 dollar mic

Small, sturdy, sounds pretty good, especially for the money.

Rode VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone... perfect for travel , the sound is good

I bought this mic because I wanted better sound quality when recording video but for some reason it's giving me a horrible static sound that I can't bare to listen to when I play my video back

Had a ton of hissing sound

(contact me if you need more detail).This will lower the hiss sound, so the audio will be a clearer when you have dialogue or recording voiceover.2.)

Great sound

It is not simply a passive microphone that records sounds around you, it needs an amplifier to function properly

Pointed at me the sound was crisp and clear

Again, this is a nice size for an on-camera mic for things like vlogging, but if you are really serious about good sound, get an external recorder like a zoom h1 etc and a lav mic.

The sound is perfect with the attachments are more nice than anything, I never thought I will use a mic so much it doesn't make much noise with the base, when you go around and move the camera too much, it is perfect.

Totally sucks because sometimes it'll be great sound for 5

Sound was crystal clear on my canon m50 on a mildly windy day with the screen on the mic.

Yes this Improve the sound

There is a terrible hissing sound and the amount of work that must be done in post production to try and better the sound quality makes the $$ saved by purchasing this inexpensive microphone not worth it

It picks up sound pretty well, especially for vlogging and recording all types sounds

Flawless sound in the wind

The audio sounds really good and it's so easy to use

Clear, directional sound, and it does a great job of eliminating side and back noise.

I have used it to shoot several mobile phone videos for YouTube and the sound is horrible, it does NOT work well, can't hear the speaker well at all.

I got from the camera's built in mics, along with the noise those picked up with camera handeling, the Røde gave a much better overall clean sound and the windscreen that came with it negated any wind

Picks up great directional sounds

Sound is awful

This mic turned that rig into a superb compact VLOG rig but also serves as an interview rig all because of the awesome sound from this directional mic

The sound out in front of the camera is amazing

Light weight, great construction and the sound is perfect

Very good sound and lightweight!

and it focused right in on them and delivered GREAT quality sound and shielded the peripheral sounds out very well

Sound is so important if you are making this kind of

I assume this is to reduce sound from vibration but its a bit annoying to watch it bounce around on the camera.

As another reviewer noted, this is not a high-end mic and it's only designed to be an improvement to your camera's built in mic, particularly in focusing on the sound directly in front of the mic and ignoring surrounding sounds

The sound on this mic is surprisingly amazing

This mic is clean sounding and incredible

When I use it for recording YouTube videos, the sound is very crisp and clear.

If you turn the gain down manually you get good sound, yes, but again, it's no better than the camera's own mic and extra messing around is needed

Both made buzz, crackle, and other awful sounds on the recording

Horrible sound playback

Really well made and the sound is excellent

I'm using it for recording lectures and conferences, I do some wildlife shots,There are no interferences and the sound is crystal clear

This product gets decent sound but if your phone is not on AIRPLANE MODE it gets interference.

Great quality materials and great sound!

I bought this microphone for my Canon T6i in order to record better sound

It is properly mounted but I get static sounds throughout my recordings.

Sound quality is a tad bit better then the on board mic of my Galaxy s6, but you should not expect amazing sound.

I looked it up on Google and adjusted my cameras video sound settings as well as adjusting the sound on my laptop

awesome sound

Did not produce good sound, even when indoors.

It makes a fuzzy sound even with the wind protection on

As much as I like this microphone, I have returned it because I usually record sound at a distance of more than 20 feet so this won't work for me.

When I used it in my Nikon D3200, I got some sound but mostly just a hissing sound

There’s always a hissing Sound, and that’s even if you’re close to it.

However, in those scenarios I have found that I typically don't need the mic or I am outside and there is enough noise going on that I don't notice the static sounds

I generally use it for rough b-roll sound or as a reference mic for audio syncing

It picks up voices just fine and is adequately directional, but I'd say it's a bit harsh sounding.

Great sound when used with my GoPro.

but there's a terrible hissing sound with my Sony A6300

Although the sound is an improvement (not as much as I would have liked), the reason why I docked it two stars is that it picks up RF interference terribly...thereby making it unusable for such events

Great sound

sound is not so good.

After one use and then 2.5 months of storage in the original packaging, the mic now has a weird crackling sound that comes on the recording

Good clear sound

I love the features on this (+20db, low cut, etc), and I love the battery life, however it's not a very warm sounding mic

sound is distorted

Very good sound

However, this product greatly improves the sound on my Canon Rebel T5i over Canon's built in microphone.

I'm not super critical about audio for vlogging but this little thing pics up great sound and its only $60!

It does allow capturing sound at range however, and you can correct for the low end in post and still make it work, so it didn't totally fail

My sound is very clear and picks up way more sound than my original mic on my

My videos sound worse with this external mic

I bought this mic thinking it was good but after 2 months of hardly ever using it it makes a weird high pitch screach sound when recording.

It's a great sounding mic, unfortunately I was not able to use it on my camcorder (canon vixia HF R700) but it worked just fine with my brothers DSLR and sounded awesome, which is why I gave it 5 stars.

It will improve the sound from the camera mic, but a lavaliere mic would be better to isolate your voice

Excellent quality, and the sound is awesome, the cable looks good with red and is very portable if you are thinking of doing vlogs or other kind of videos on the go.

The sound is simply not great.

Very good product, perfect fit, good quality materials very good sound capture.

When it's plugged in, there's a super loud, continuous hissing sound that simply will not go away

I noticed that the sound is louder from behind the phone than the front of the phone regardless of how the mic is plugged

Great Sound for doing FB Live shots

The sound is very clear & the product has lasted me a year and a half

So, yes you do get sound, but it is extremely bad quality sound and unusable.

All it does is hum and doesn't improve sound at all

I did one test of my wife talking and clearly saw the difference and the increase in better sound

Great quality sound

Great quality and sound!

Sound is good.

Its a very good Convenient Microphone for recording footage and getting some good sound but its not

This worked really well for me, gave me nice clear sound bit there has been a bit of static at times

Still gets 5 stars for great sound in an inexpensive mic with shock mount included

Sound from this mic comes back extremely clear and loud

If you have it near your phone as a hot spot, or near a router, or anything wireless internet, you will get a popping, hissing sound that will RUIN your video!

This MIC is a really good MIC in recording high quality, crisp sound, but sometimes when there is no dialogue, and there is an action that doesn't have much sound, like a door opening and closing, there can be quite a loud hiss in the background

The sound on this (hooked to iPhone 7 through adapter) is great

great directional sound for my Canon 70D

For some reason it introduces sharp popping sounds into your audio

Drastically improves sound over the stock mics that come on cameras.

Using it with Panasonic G85, Sound was great while i was filimng in New York and even inside the airplane.

Good microphone, cheaply made but the sound is clear

Tried it a couple times after and all my videos had a bad sound

If you want clean clear (Directional) sound from an iPhone or any other phone ,

You won't get good sound even if you're only far enough away to shoot someone from the waist up