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Rode VideoMic directional Video Condenser w/microphone

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Brand: Rode
Category: Musical Instruments

List Price: ~~$249.00~~
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

18 reviews
Sales Rank: 162

Media: Electronics
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Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 5 x 3
The Rode Video Mic is a professional grade shotgun microphone. Based on the latest Film industry technology, the Video Mic is designed specifically for use with high quality Digital Video Cameras. The microphone exhibits low noise and an unusually wide bandwidth for its size. It is ultra lightweight, yet rugged due to it�s ABS construction. The Video Mic is powered by a standard 9 V battery and offers a Low Battery LED status indicator and a switchable high pass filter to reduce unwanted low frequency rumble. The Video Mic attaches to any Camcorder that has the standard hot-shoe fitting and utilizes a stereo mini jack for audio output.
Warranty: 10 Years

MPN: VIDEOMIC
Model: ROD VIDEOMIC
UPC: 698813000418
EAN: 0698813000418
ASIN: B0007U9SOC

Release Date: July 23, 2008
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Features:

•	Broadcast and studio sound quality
•	Rugged reinforced ABS construction
•	Two step high-pass filter - flat or 80 Hz
•	Intergrated shock mount
•	9 V battery operation

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The VideoMic is a professional grade shotgun microphone. Based on the latest Film industry technology, the is designed specifically for use with high quality Digital Video Cameras.The microphone exhibits low noise and an unusually wide bandwidth for...

Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Product for both Professional & Non-Professional March 23, 2005
orange-man (Chicago, IL)
71 out of 71 found this review helpful

The introduction in the owner's manual states it perfectly. Rode said that when looking for a good camcorder microphone, they were either horrible pieces of junk or super expensive professional models and so they decided to design a mic for this purpose. This model strikes a perfect balance. The quality of this mic is excellent. It is very sensitive and has good directional properties so it rejects noise to the side quite well. Although not meant for picking up sound from long distances it can do quite well from 20 feet away and maybe more.

The mount is attached to the mic so this is the only way you can use it and it is made to mount to the standard "shoe" that is on nearly all camcorders. It is a mono microphone but it has a stereo miniphone jack that plugs in the camcorder mic jack and feeds the audio into both channels. After trying several inferior microphones I was delighted to stumble upon this mic. It is a good value and an excellent microphone for camcorders.

5 out of 5 stars

RODE Rocks! May 25, 2007
R. Pena (Southern California)
38 out of 38 found this review helpful

After spending many days combing the internet and reading review after review I decided to give the RODE VideoMic Directional Camcorder Microphone a try. I wanted something that was good, light, somewhat short and inexpensive. I have a small mini dv camcorder that is only about 5 inches long and didn't want a mic that would get in my viewfinder's shots. The mic sticks out about 5 inches in front of my lens, but manages to stay out of my shots.

First let me comment on the sound. This little bugger picks up sounds very well. In a quiet room I can be 40 yards away and still pick up the conversation. The quality is outstanding. The audio compared to the built-in mic in my camcorder is night and day. The Rode is so clear. The price is great. I'm guessing the quality would compare to other mics in the $300 range.

My Rode came with a Dead Cat wind screen which resembles a cat's tail. It really saved me some money! At first I didn't use the Dead Cat, but then I ran into a little wind which interfered with gathering good audio. After using the Dead Cat, I always keep the wind screen on the mic. It does not interfere with the clarity of the audio and works incredibly well in breezy conditions. I will mention that I had to trim the hair on my wind screen because I could see the hair in my videos. After trimming the hair a bit, the wind screen is still effective and no more hair dangling in the top of my video screen.

The shock vibration design is cool and they even gave me extra rubber band thingies. This mic sits high off the camera and stays out of my shots. Since the mic is somewhat far away from the camcorder, I don't pick up any camera humming noise that can happen with other mics that are too close to the camera. Even on my hotshoe, I don't get any humming.

I wish I could say that I have used $300 mics and above, but I haven't. I will say that you won't be disappointed with this microphone. I'm a photojournalist by trade and I have begun to shoot video for our newspaper's web publication. This mic is perfect for my needs.

If you buy it, don't forget to turn off the mic. I accidently left mine on. There is no auto shutoff.

4 out of 5 stars

Good sound/value but needs tweaking for consumer cams December 31, 2006
reader23 (Maryland, USA)
34 out of 36 found this review helpful

I like the sound I get from the mic and it is very good valuue for the money for prosumer cam owners, but consumer-level camera owners should beware.

I bought this mic and found that it was way too sensitive/hot for consumer cameras like a Panasonic gs200 which has no audio input level control. It picks up too much background noise and overwhelms the camera's automatic gain controller when things get loud. I'm not sure if the gs200 had a mic attenuation setting or if turning it on would have been a sufficient answer. I put a cheap radio shack in-line volume controller in between the mic and the camera (which can introduce crackle if you adjust it while recording).

On prosumer cams with input level control like the Canon GL2 it works fine, even without turning on mic attenuation. If you have a camcorder with input level controls I might get this.

Another important caveat: You cannot run this mic through a the 1/8" connection of a Beachtek mixer box. You'll hear nothing on the beachtek's output because of an impedance mismatch. I don't know if putting an XLR adapter on the mic cable would work.

4 out of 5 stars

decent mic, heres a few tips April 28, 2006
Dmoneymaker
15 out of 16 found this review helpful

i bought this mic online for $150 new. i researched for a while and decided this was the best option. i use a canon GL2 and this is a nice addition to my rig.

at first i didnt think the audio was all that great, however, when i turned on the microphone attenuate feature of my camera and switched to the manual audio controls, i found that this mic has a lot of potential. with the attenuate on, you can really get clear audio without outside noise messing up your tracks. i pointed the mic at an actor on screen, then pointed the mic away from the actor and you could definetly here a difference in audio detail.

note: the mic has two different posistions to mount the hot shoe mount, a standard tripod mount, and an addition threaded hole which rode claimes to be a microphone stand mount. my mic stand doesnt thread into this hole, and i consider my mic stand to be pretty standard. however their may be some adapters at my local music store. not a big issue to consider, as there are plenty of mounting options available.

5 out of 5 stars

A great mic August 23, 2007
Makaike (Portland, OR)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

I continue to be impressed with the quality of the VideoMic. I use it on a Canon HV20 and have been amazed at its clarity, range and power. The thing looks a little funky. The plastic shock mount wiggles around a lot and is permanently attached to the mic. It is very susceptable to handling noise, but mounts to the small camera well and delivers quality audio for a fraction of the cost of its bigger brothers, which are rather awkward to use on a small camcorder. Rode has delivered on its goal of offering a great mic for the small camera and in spite of its plastic parts and odd design, it is a great tool.

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