Saramonic Vmic Shotgun Microphone Overview

If you’re ready to upgrade the quality of your sound for video, one of the easiest and most affordable ways to do that is with a small shotgun microphone which attaches to the shoe mount of your camera. Saramonic just released a new mic in this category which they call the Vmic. It is affordably priced yet manages to produce very impressive, clean sound. For even better dialogue recordings, I also demonstrate how it sounds when boomed about 40cm above your talent. Pretty amazing for the price point which is $119 USD at the time of the review.

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Gear used to create this episode:

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Saramonic Vmic Shotgun Microphone

Amazon: https://geni.us/Eede951

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RODE VC1 Extension Cable (great way to get the mic closer to your talent for better sound)

Amazon: https://geni.us/7Kkb

B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/392841-REG/Rode_VC1_Stereo_Mini_Male_to.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/ROVC1/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xROVC1

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Umbrella stand adapter (which is what I use to boom the mic above the talent for even better dialogue recordings)

Amazon: https://geni.us/ekpY

B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/838894-REG/impact_ca_108_swivel_umbrella_adapter.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/IMCA108/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xIMCA108

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