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Rode VideoMic Pro Rycote

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Building on the success of its predecessor, the Videomic Pro is a convenient, lightweight shotgun mic.Read more
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Pros

  • it gives a great positional advantage
  • an excellent protection from vibration and handling noise
  • Noise performance is good

Cons

  • high-end cameras sound terrible with their in-built mics
  • the sound quality is nowhere near the same
  • the lyre suspension and people reportedly struggled with the battery replacement
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Key specs

  • Digital camera microphone
  • Supercardioid
  • Battery
  • 7.8 mA
  • Wired
  • -38 dB
  • 40, 20000 Hz
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Rode VideoMic Pro Rycote - Pros & Cons

Rode VideoMic Pro Rycote

Pros

  • it gives a great positional advantage
  • an excellent protection from vibration and handling noise
  • Noise performance is good
  • The controls are pretty simple
  • The controls are located on the rear of the mic and are very simple
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  • lightweight and convenient
  • Good balance of price and sound quality

Cons

  • high-end cameras sound terrible with their in-built mics
  • the sound quality is nowhere near the same
  • the lyre suspension and people reportedly struggled with the battery replacement
  • a number of smaller parts make the construction vulnerable
  • tiny but lacks a shockmount
  • poor gain circuitry
  • Pro+ will turn on when plugged into the camera or switch itself off when unplugged
  • high-pass filter will not be able to perform magic
  • batteries are not included with the device
  • it feels kind of fragile as a result
  • high-pass filter will not remove wind noise completely

Rode VideoMic Pro Rycote - Full Specifications

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Technical details
Microphone typeDigital camera microphone
Direction typeSupercardioid
Output impedance200.0 Ω
Receiver dynamic range120.0 dB
Total harmonic distortion (THD)1.0 %
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Connectivity
Connectivity technologyWired
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Power
Power sourceBattery
Battery technologyAlkaline
Power consumption7.8 mA
Operating voltage9.0 V
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Recording quality
Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR)80.0 dB
Sensitivity-38.0 dB
Frequency range40 - 20000
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Dimensions
Width2.95 in
Height6.69 in
Depth3.94 in
Weight4.09 oz
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Features
Desktop standno

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Rode VideoMic Pro Rycote Rode - Editorial Reviews (1)

Rode VideoMic Pro Rycote Rode Videomic Pro
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Published: 12.12.2013
Rode Videomic Pro

Building on the success of its predecessor, the Videomic Pro is a convenient, lightweight shotgun mic.

By JG Harding
11 minute read

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