Who runs them? I presently run a Rode shotgun mic, powered by a 9volt - LOVE the thing and the sound abilities of it, but hate the size of it. I find myself desiring to haul less and less into the stand with me, which is why at times I leave the camera gear altogether at the truck - however when I film the hunts I love what it allows you to capture. So in an attempt to maybe down size my set up a tick - looking at powerless external mics - anyone have one or experienced with one? Few that I'm looking at are: Move VXR10 Pro or the JJC SGM-V1 or Rode VideoMicro Compact I've even thought about a tiny Saramonic XM1 that plugs into the jack with zero cords or such.
@DEC @Siman/OH @Fitz and @Justin you four came to mind first for this - I'm betting you use battery powered ones like me but maybe have dabbled with the non designed ones too for size?
Like I mentioned via text, I’m using the Rode NTG-2 phantom powered mic with XLR connection. Like I also mentioned, sometimes we just don’t run a mic at all and the quality doesn’t seem to suffer that badly. Especially public land or long pack ins. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
In general I like phantom powered microphones. I ran a couple mics years ago that ran on batteries. I hated them. The ones I had, I had to remember to power them on and then off, or the battery would die at a bad time. So for me Phantom mics (Powered by the camera) have been the answer for years. I have owned a few in both XLR and 3.5mm inputs. Most recently, I ran a Rode Video Micro. It worked well for me and I never had complaints. If I was looking for one today, I would seriously look at the Deity D4 Duo or Mini. They seem to get great reviews (often superior to the Rode Micro) on Youtube. Right now in the field I run one of two mic setups. Because I run the new Sony full frames, I am able to use the Sony ECM-B1M. The mic simply slides into the hot shoe on my cameras, is powered by the camera, and runs the audio data through the hot shoe eliminating cables. It is a nice setup. I also run the Rode Video Go Wireless (original version) for when I want to run a lav mic. I like it, the batteries last 5 to 7 hours depending on the outside temperature, they recharge via USB-C, and just in general it has been 100% reliable for me. The downside ... you pretty much have to spend another $80 and buy Rode's lav mic. I gambled on a couple cheaper ones and they did not work with the unit. But it is what it is and I have their lav now. I have a couple studio mics also, but they are not applicable to filming hunts. That is pretty much my experience.
