Movo VXR10-PRO External Video Microphone for Camera with Rycote Lyre Shock Mount - Compact Shotgun Mic and Accessories Compatible with Smartphones and DSLR Cameras - Battery-Free DSLR Microphone

This is a very good quality product that comes with a range of useful accessories including a Rycote mount, two connecting cables, a ‘dead cat’ wind cover and a foam cover, all supplied in a high quality case.I used the mic on a small table tripod stand and the shock mount, to test its quality against the supposed three studio quality mics in a new £3k MacBook Pro 16. The Movo won hands down on unedited clarity and presence for narrating work. However, the MBP probably has a flatter frequency response, therefore needs post processing to lift it. I have done that on previous occasions to good effect.For a quick, unedited interview or narration the Movo is an excellent choice and I look forward to doing field work with it and my iPhone in a stabilising filming frame plus a large tripod.As an update I used it for a couple of days to interview students in a workshop. I was about 2 m away and can confirm the mic picked them up perfectly as well as picking me up from close by the side, albeit it at a relatively lower volume because the mic is supercardioid i.e. forward directional. It is a bargain and made of metal too.

The monitoring headphone socket is a bit misleading - does not work with headphones directly, instead you need to attach to mobile phone and use an app on phone to monitor, and then phone speaker or headphones.I like the case included and seems to work on my Olympus camera - yet to try outside with attachments for dealing with wind noise. May post another review once tried this out.Instructions are too brief, but Movo support is excellent at responding quickly to questions.Responses:Q1) I can't get headphones to work with the headphone socket.Live monitoring can only be used with smartphones and you will need to use an app with an audio monitoring feature as for other devices, the port can only be used to listen to playback sound.Q2) Can you explain what you mean by “the port can only be used to listen to playback sound” as that does not sound like live monitoring.- Live monitoring can only be used with smartphones with an app that has a live monitoring feature such as the SmartRecorder app. If you're using other devices, live monitoring isn't available but you can listen to playback audio from the headphone port.Q3) What apps should I look for Android? (note: I have Samsung android phone not iphone)You can use the SmartRecorder App by Saramonic.

Such a good mic, I use this on my Sony ZVE10. Clean low end and great for male female vocals. Highly recommended.. good clean sound, low noise floor. Thought it might be bad for sybalance but, I don't have a problem nore does it peak haphazardly .. all in all it's a great mic for the price..

The 'rycote' mount they supply with this mic is extremely difficult to snap on and off with its stiff jaws, you have to do it at an angle and it appears you may break it. If you're filming alot at functions and events like I do, you don't want to be struggling trying to affix this when you need to get footage within seconds and then struggle when you have to pack everything away again afterwards. Also note the mount they supply with this is different to the one in their photos, it has twin jaws instead of one so its doubly difficult to snap onto both jaws!On top of this, the audio sounded no better than the on-board camera mic, its good but not that good, you want a somewhat full sound and it still sounded tinny and amateur even after playing with the mono-stereo settings in post to try and work with it. Bought a more expensive mic from another brand and the difference is night and day so you get what you pay for especially if you need your footage to sound passable I would advise to look elsewhere.Tried to contact MOVO customer service and didn't receive a response until I wrote again that I was returning this for refund. They offered a free replacement so as I already bought a replacement mic I opted for the wireless WMX-1 mic. When I eventually came to use it for filming there were some connection issues and the batteries needed to be taken out and reinserted before each use which is bizarre. The product came unsealed and I suspect they 'fobbed me off' with a customer return product. Whats the point of offering a free replacement only to send a dud product? Contacted MOVO again asking if I can replace this again and they want me to pay for its return to USA! So no thanks. Will not be buying from MOVO again.

Be care full does not work with all android phones..hence i had to return mine...otherwise a great well made product

Great build, feels tough and well made, comes with nice added bonus parts as well.But the main thing is the sound quality is off. When recording with tascam recorder, the mic has a very high pitch sound (noticeable for me) and it is very uncomfortable to hear and annoying to constantly edit it out.The cables are too short, but as this was made for only camera mount it could have came with more.The design is sturdy the clip IS HARD to put on but once you achieve it (took me 5 mins) it was on there perfectly.But the actual sound. Was not to my standard and the volume/gain input it has by default is not nice, you need to manually increase it but then the background noise is heard more.

Been looking for an audio upgrade for mobile film making and i liked the sound of the movo in youtube reviews. Surprisingly well built and quality of finish for the price, the pro version was a no brainer as it came with a nice carry case and foamy/dead cat plus the shock mount. Now its the middle of winter here so not going out doing much filming but basis tests are a huge audio upgrade already. Also the movo comes in cheaper than the rode videomicro and includes both TRS and TRRS cables for cameras or smartphones - the rode cable is a separate purchase on top of the videomirco - this factored into the purchase of the movo for me.

This is a great mic and produces a great sound although be careful if using in a base high environment such as club as this mic pics up good base