This Microphone is small footprint & ease of setup will have you using Rode Microphone in place of other audio equipment you might have typically favored…
My Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is a pretty low-profile camera…one of the major reasons for my purchase of Rode VideoMic Pro — and for that reason, a quality I would prefer to retain when purchasing add-ons.
This Rode Microphone , thankfully, fits this role perfectly. Admittedly, the Rode VideoMic Pro is pretty much the same size as the camera itself…but that’s not because the Rode VideoMic Pro is big…it’s simply that the camera is so comically small in comparison to anything else you would be attaching it to.
Really though, the quality is what matters, and the mic delivers in this arena on multiple levels:
1) Rode VideoMic Pro is very well stabilized; even with handheld footage, unless you are literally trying to…the mic will float freely without making any ‘contact’ sounds.
2) On certain cameras (like mine) the +20db boost is absolutely essential to get quality audio.
3) Since it uses a minijack plug, it can easily be adapted to pretty much any other connection you might need.
4) The Rode VideoMic Pro, of course, sounds good. There are obviously better mics out there that cost more money, but this will provide great sound for the price you pay, and also remain extremely portable & flexible.
As a testament to its ease-of-use & flexibility…my buddy has a Blackmagic Cinema Camera and an XLR mic / pre-amp to go along with Rode VideoMic Pro. It sounds great, but is a hassle to hook everything up…and it is bulky. Just last night we needed to do ADR, and instead of hook up all his equipment, we used my mic, and everything sounded great — just put it on a tripod, plug it in, and record. Easy-weasy.
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