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I purchased this microphone following a you tube review after doing a internet search. Its main purpose was to get better sound recording while filming (Sony zv1) out in the hills. Although the microphone on the Sony is excellent I was hoping to cut down on the sound of the breeze/wind. I have used the microphone on two separate walks in the lakes and have been impressed so far. As with most products there are some personal little niggles, which might not bother other users. 1. The cable is extremely long which is great if your using it in a studio setting. But out and about you need good cable management. 2. The microphone comes with a foam wind cover which comes off easily and makes the item look cheap. Buy the ‘dead cat covers’. 3. The cable has a 3.5mm jack that plugs directly into your device. However, it requires a power source. This comes in the way of a small LR44 battery. That sits in a housing that also has an on/off switch. You need to remember to not only switch the microphone on but also off. As being left on drains the battery very quickly. 4. While on the subject of the battery. It’s replacement is quite fiddly. 5. The sound quality is excellent and you may have to play around with your microphone placement. It picked up my breathing while attached to my collar. This maybe just to do with adjusting the camera settings. Overall, As a novice user I am happy with the purchase and its performance.

Despite the price, due to the reviews I was at first hopeful that this mic would at least function correctly. However, I could not get the battery out of the case at all after putting it in once and it would not connect to my phone. Period. I've attached it to my phone and even spoke directly into the mic but nothing. The instructions are also subpar, it did not go into detail into how to remove the battery so I've had to look online. It did not help. How disappointing.

Tried connecting to iphone , did not work Used adaptor to connect to my iPad Pro , did not work Now searching what kind of adaptor it will take. Don’t buy this lot of hassle and additional spend required to buy adaptors and somehow make it work.

Too much background noise when using with smartphone

Aunque no es un micro excepcional, es MUY BUENO! por su relación con el precio. Hice muchas investigaciones y vi muchos reviews de micros en internet (MUCHOS!!!), y desde luego este fue el que elegí por todos los comentarios. Y pues me ha sorprendido, desde su empaque externo (caja de marca -ver fotos-) hasta lo que contiene. Trae su bolsa de transporte negra, una pila para el condensador (que por cierto sólo se activa o enciende con las cámaras DSLR ya que en celulares no es necesario prenderlo y por lo tanto usar esa pila de reloj incluida), contiene además su clip para la ropa, una espuma negra para cubrir el micro, un cable larguísimo!!!!!!!!!! que es ideal para grabar desde MUY lejos (más de 6 metros), y un adaptador a otro tipo de jack (mas ancho). Ya lo usé para grabar video en mi smartphone Galaxy S8+ y funcionó a la primera, con buen nivel de cancelación de ruido y sin necesidad de activar ni configurar nada más. Muy buena relación precio / calidad.

It works, has good sound quality, with extra long cord. The video shows this BOYA in the first part compared to a wireless mic that just doesn't match BOYA sound quality. There are draw backs, like battery life - you have to add new batteries almost every use if you forget to turn off the microphone, and the battery port is in the middle of the cord so it weighs down the cord. Also, anything that rubs against or touches this battery port will create that HISS sound as if it were hitting the mic. That creates a difficulty or limitation when trying to move around while vlogging. I still give it a 5 Star because it is pretty clean sound for the price and performs well in all its claims. This BOYA is my standard microphone for vlogging to date. I have been using this microphone for over a year, since May 13, 2019.

モノラルだけど格安でiPhone6で割と良い音で録れる。古いiPhone6が復旧できる。2台使えばステレオ録音できる。

I am so glad I bought this mic. I use it for making YouTube videos with my phone or tablet. With this mic, the sound quality is at least as good as what I'd expect when making a phone call. Without a mic, it's like using speaker phone (of course it is -without a mic the device uses it's speaker-phone mic to record all the sound in the room). It's a noticeable difference. Just remember that when using any mic with a mobile device, unplug it when you playback your file. Why? Because you plugged your mic into the audio jack, of course. Most apps will assume you've plugged in a headset or other type of speaker, so the apps send sound through the jack and not to the main speaker. Please don't panic and assume your mic malfunctioned (some reviewers appear to have done just that). If you really want to keep your mic plugged in during playback, you can change your settings to always use the main speaker (very easy to do on most phones/tablets, but I still find it simpler to unplug the mic). The little clip is strong, and the mic stays on securely. The chord is much longer than I'll ever need, which is fine by me. I've never fully unraveled it, and never will. Nor will I ever run into a problem with it being too short. Bottom line, I feel I can rely on this mic to do the job, whatever I'm doing. One last thing. When buying electronics it's really important to understand that the manufacturing costs depend very heavily on what % of the devices are lemons. You can sometimes find the exact same product coming off the same assembly line under different brand names and the only difference is that the cheap brands are more likely to be faulty (eg. maybe 3-5% of the cheap ones are duds, while the expensive brands only allow <0.1% failure rate). Even so, most of the cheap ones will work just as well as the high-priced brands. For simple electronics like this, I usually choose a low-cost one and take my chances. I would never take that chance with a complex device like a phone because too many things can go wrong. But with a mic? Sure! I took a chance and I would do so again. I always check reviews first though, and make sure I see some glowing reviews. I want to know that if the product works, it's going to work well. The last thing I want is a device that is poorly designed, and there are plenty of those out there too so be careful. For me, this little mic is a good example of an inexpensive product at a price low enough for me to easily take the risk. Do be honest with yourself though. If you get a dud, would you be really upset? Would you bother trying to get a refund? Maybe you wouldn't bother, but you're willing to risk the cash anyway. Just be honest with yourself. And if you're feeling unlucky, don't buy cheap electronics!

The product has a wonderful quality. It completely solves the purpose of recording a quality voice in videos. I have to use it regularly as I am YouTuber& make my videos on Motivation & Spoken English, many viewers ask me about my mic & I always recommend Boya (Youtube- Gaurav motivegroom) & I need to keep good quality of my videos. It's a wonderful product. But on outdoor videos specially on running roads, it does not reduce the noise fully. For exact performance feedback , watch my videos on Insta or Youtube. Thanks, Gaurav motivegroom. YouTuber.