I never owned a shotgun microphone, so I was excited to learn about the new Comica VM10 PRO Dual-Mode USB Shotgun Microphone. This offered something I always wanted: Real-time Monitoring. That means the camera person can hear the output from the microphone as it’s being recorded. No need worry if background noise is ruining a take. It also has a gain control, and Digital / Analog Output Mode Switch. I also liked that there is no battery needed. The microphone draw power directly from your phone or camera. It also boosts: Super Anti-interference. Built in 100% aluminum material and especially shock mount. The on-camera microphone can strengthen the anti-interference function to reduce the noise from vibrations. BUT, none of that mattered to me. Here’s my experience. When using the USB C cable on the mic to the USB C input on my phone there was terrible distortion that made the video unusable. I give it many tries on two different phones and all the tracks were bad. So I returned it and got a refund. The whole sad story is on this week’s show.
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