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Rode Stereo VideoMic

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Pros

  • well-lit and easy to use
  • reach an enthusiastic audience of students
  • enthusiasts and professional videographers and filmmakers

Cons

  • a slight loss of high frequency detail
  • it will have to be moderated first before it appears on the site
  • the weak point in its design was the strength of this suspension system

Key specs

  • Digital camera microphone
  • Cardioid
  • Wired
  • 200 Ω
  • -38 dB
  • 40, 20000 Hz

Rode Stereo VideoMic - Pros & Cons

Rode Stereo VideoMic

Pros

  • well-lit and easy to use
  • reach an enthusiastic audience of students
  • enthusiasts and professional videographers and filmmakers
  • VideoMic X is sturdy yet lightweight
  • VideoMic performed flawlessly during our testing period
  • it was lightweight and unobtrusive
  • lightweight
  • unobtrusive and easy-to-use
  • it gives a great positional advantage
  • an excellent protection from vibration and handling noise
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • a slight loss of high frequency detail
  • it will have to be moderated first before it appears on the site
  • the weak point in its design was the strength of this suspension system
  • it only being a Line input
  • inability to just pop to the nearest store to buy another battery
  • They did NOT stock a 9v battery
  • the lyre suspension and people reportedly struggled with the battery replacement
  • a number of smaller parts make the construction vulnerable
  • high-end cameras sound terrible with their in-built mics
  • the sound quality is nowhere near the same
  • on camera mic would work

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Rode Stereo VideoMic - Full Specifications

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Technical details
Microphone typeDigital camera microphone
Direction typeCardioid
Receiver dynamic range115.0 dB
Total harmonic distortion (THD)1.0 %
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Connectivity
Connectivity technologyWired
Headphone outyes
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Recording quality
Input impedance200.0 Ω
Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR)74.0 dB
Sensitivity-38.0 dB
Frequency range40 - 20000
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Dimensions
Width2.76 in
Height4.02 in
Depth2.56 in
Weight6.21 oz

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