Features:

  • Amazon as the seller is the ONLY authorized Fulfilled by Amazon Dealer, and purchases from unauthorized dealers carry No Warranty
  • A compact microphone designed to improve the audio quality of your videos
  • Incorporates a high-quality cardioid condenser microphone capsule for great quality audio recordings when used with a wide range of cameras
  • A directional microphone, the VideoMicro reduces distracting peripheral sounds and focuses on the audio in front of the camera
  • The body is made from aluminum for a high level of RF rejection and is finished in high-grade ceramic anti-glare black coating
  • Features a Rycote Lyre suspension shock mount effective at minimizing unwanted vibrational, handling and cable-borne noise
  • Includes the WS9 synthetic furry wind shield with foam inner cell for use outdoors to minimize wind and environmental noise
  • Maximum SPL: 140dBSPL
... a lot of feedback and reviews as being a good mic for the GoPro Hero 5

Bought this based on a lot of feedback and reviews as being a good mic for the GoPro Hero 5. I also bought the Sugru moldable glue and a cold shoe mount to attach this to the top of the GoPro's frame housing. Worked perfect and sounds 10x better than the default GoPro audio! The only downside, which I can't fault it for, is that it's a directional mic. If you are holding it and your GoPro is facing *away* from you and you're trying to talk, you'll barely be picked up by the mic. I've gotten around this simply by holding the GoPro closer to my body and talking at the mic as I provide commentary. Not ideal, but good enough!

The 50mm lens of Microphones for single-person video shooting

Great little mic for the money. It mounts on a Canon 5DII/III/IV cam in about 5 seconds, is powered by the camera, and records nice clear audio direct and off axis (even picks up voice from behind cam clearly if doing interviews). Wind sock/muff a big plus. Shock mount a big plus. Lack of protruding back into your eyeball/forehead when framing shots through the optical finder a HUGE PLUS. >> Mics are "audio lenses" - for single person operation (no sound person) you should have one of these (equiv to a great cheap 50mm lens), as well as a good cam-mount shot gun (telephoto lens), and a nice cam-mount binaural mic (equiv to a super wide angle lens). Each should be as easy to grab/mount/swap-out as an optical lens. Match to scene/shot requirements.

I would HIGHLY recommend this product!

I bought this for my go pro vlogging set up! it works great!! I may have to change things up a bit and get the pro, but this mic is AWESOME! For what I use it for, it really takes the cake! I would HIGHLY recommend this product!

Terrific Mic! Check my photos to use properly

This mic is great especially for the low price. I prefer to use this over my Rode VideoMic Pro because it’s smaller and you don’t have to power it by a battery and turn it on/off. Sound quality is actually really good for a passive mic as long as your camera preamps are ok. I’m using a Sony a7iii and it sounds great. Go to YouTube and view my channel CJ Rich to hear this mic in action. Make sure you lock the red cable in the grooves on the screw attachment to hold the mic steady otherwise it will bounce so bad it will make an audible sound rendering the audio useless.

RODE VideoMicro Review

This review page is combining a bunch of different products My review is of the VideoMicro. I've tried SO much inexpensive audio equipment over the last couple years trying to find something decent for my small budget. Problem solved! The sound is a mile better than the popular Vidpro XM-55 or SGC-598 so if your considering those do yourself a favor and get this instead. It's also far simpler than using a TASCAM DR-60DmkII or post syncing with my TASCAM DR-40. Just plug it in and get great audio. It's camera powered - No forgetting to turn on the mic or running out of battery. That's s huge plus right there. Its small, stays out of way, has a great wind screen (a good furry is typically almost the price of this whole microphone). It's pretty decent directionally, doesn't pick up a lot of sound from behind the camera. I've got allergies right now and my stuffy breathing is barely picked up at all. I primarily use it with my Canon 70D but it also mounts to my DJI OSMO via the Osmo - Quick Release 360° Mic Mount with great results. I'll still need a Tascam with Lavalier mics or the Rode NTG2 for some demanding jobs, but I suspect the Rode VideoMico will be used quite a bit on its own too. The quality is great and it just makes life simpler. Also my dog is obsessed with it since it's furry and jiggles in its soft-mount which makes for some fun footage ; ) He thinks it's a critter - so I cant leave it lying around!

First mic under $200 I've ever owned. Impressed.

Wow. I have a closet full of pro filmmaking gear but expanded it to include a GoPro Silver and EVO GP-Pro stabilizer. 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. It does an excellent job of rejecting ambient sound. To mount it on the EVO, I used the EVO quick release extension mount accessory. That QR mount holds the VideoMicro shock mount shoe and the mic can easily be removed and flopped 180 for VLOG position and then for interview position. I used the MXL MM-C003GP audio cable. It's all a bit floppy and can sometimes overload the stabilizer motors but after tidying up the MXL adapter by molding the female jack to the mini USB jack at 90 degrees (pointing up), that greatly improved things. It would be perfect of RODE offered a cable for this model that could plug directly into the mini USB of the GoPro. Still gets 5 stars for great sound in an inexpensive mic with shock mount included. Does it sound like my expensive mics? No. But they can't touch this VideoMicro for size, weight and portability.

It works

I had to return it because it uses a 1/8" mini plug and the iPhone 8+ has only a lightning port. I tried using the Apple adapter but when the iPhone is out far enough to allow the mic to connect it throws the balance, and hence the operation of the Osmo, way off. What little I used the Røde for as a test sounded fine. But I use another mic on the end of the "octopus" and run the mic cable to the Zoom which I carry on my belt. It gets better audio anyway.

WE have come a long, long, long way baby!

For most of my video work currently I'm shooting with a Canon EOS C-200, Sennheiser AVX Wireless system. Not Hollywood. But not home videos. Just so you know from where I'm coming. Bought this to pair with my Gopro Hero 5 through a Gopro 3.5 mm to USB mini adapter. Holy s--t! At this price point...incredible! First test I shot, I was blown away. I've been playing with video for 40 years. I can't believe the $$ vs quality today. Sure, some just plain junk. But this mic is an example of the best for the $$$. Not long ago, would have spent many, many, many times the amount for his quality construction and sound.

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