BOYA BY-M1 Clip-On Microphone for DSLR Camera/Smartphone/Camcorder/Audio Recorders - Black

Disclaimer: I am a newbie when in comes to microphones so I offer this review based on knowledge only gained over the past few days and limited use of this microphone. The first thing to say is that this is a powered 'electret' condensor microphone so you must not have it switched on when using it with a smartphone. I guess it must do nasty things judging by the small warning card to this effect in the box. Saying that, to plug it into a video camera, digital recorder and PC it is good to have the power so I was really pleased to have chosen this one rather than unpowered ones that are only a few pounds cheaper. For use with a PC you can of course get a USB mike which gets it's power via the USB but I reckon this model is more flexible. The build quality is excellent and the microphone itself is metal and so is the battery compartment. This compartment is nicely made and unscrews very smoothly. The sound quality is streets ahead of the inbuilt mike in my camera and anyone making a video with a live soundtrack should use a separate mike imo unless your camera is high end and equipped with a boom type one. My video camera does not support an external microphone so I use a cheap digital recorder (from Amazon !). There are loads of these - look out for 8gig digital recorder. The quality of the recordings these make are excellent even with the built in mike so I am hoping this will improve it even more. I agree with others on here that the long lead is really good as you can move around and away from your camera or recorder. All in all a great product and definitely worth the extra few pounds over the unpowered ones.

I picked this up as a more convenient solution for recording my voice for YouTube videos in places other than my main computer/console table in the living room, and it's been superb. Sound quality is very good indeed, with plenty of presence (though not quite as much as a condenser mic) and the super-long cable allows a decent amount of flexibility with where you place your camera. Works brilliantly with the OpenCamera software on Android, which has support for external microphones. I have had an occasional bizarre issue where a recording has ended up with some music playing over the top -- I can only assume that I did/said something while setting up the mic that the phone mistook as a voice command! I still tend to use my Marantz Pod Pack 1 mic for Let's Play footage (though this requires spending a bit of time syncing up audio and video during the editing process) but for recording intro segments and vlogs, this is a fantastic bit of kit for an incredibly affordable price, and a great beginner's mic.

If you need a long lead external mic then this is a great one to get. With a built-in pre-amp (1 lithium battery - included) it delivers high quality audio straight into your camera or audio recorder of choice. The sensitivity of the mic actually surprised me. It didn't miss a beat. Of course this can be good or bad. It will pick up rustling of clothing so make sure your wearing something that wont make too much noise. But this should be standard practice anyway when using wearable microphones. Especially when, like this one, the mic has an Omni-directional 360° microphone. In the box you will find the microphone, a metal tie-clip, a windscreen for the mic, 1 lithium (LR44) battery for the pre-amp, the pre-amp itself, and a 1/4" adapter. The cable length is 6 meter (20ft) long. The pre-amp is around 4ft along the cable from the mic. The pre-amp is made of metal and unscrews to reveal the battery slot. It also has a metal belt clip on it so you can attach it to your belt under your clothes. The end of the cable has a 3.5mm plug so will fit straight into your smart-phone or camera. There is a 1/4" adapter should you need it too. If plugging into a smart-phone then the switch on the pre-amp should be switched to 'off/smart-phone' setting. When plugged into a DSLR the audio quality isn't great. But this is the case with any mic as DSLR's have terrible audio capability in general. It is recommended that you use an external audio recorder if using DSLR, then mix back together in your video editor of choice. All in all a great mic my only gripe would be that it's maybe a little too sensitive. I know that sounds picky but hey. It clearly picked up my stomach rumbling during my review video, which can be seen with the link below. Recommended? - YES! eRfJtZvvQTU - Copy and paste that into Youtube search box to see HD video of this mic. Direct link below probably won't show up because Amazon filtering system won't allow it! :( [...]

If you want to improve the quality of your video's you will at some point decide to get an external microphone. There are dozens of microphones available, each designed for a particular task. One such task or objective is to record someone speaking. I bough this lavalier/lapel mic which is designed to be hooked up to a smartphone or camera. Not tested it with a smartphone but the short video will I hope give you a good feel as to it's overall quality. It plugs in to your smartphone or camera via a 3.5mm jack. The unit has a small switch able power output which runs off a button battery. You need to switch it on when connected to a camera for video and off when connected to a smartphone. From my perspective the quality is outstanding for the price of the item. I know when doing my research that I found lots of different lapel mics ranging from this very cost product all the way up to hundreds of pounds. Have a quick listen to the video recording (preferably with headphone) and hear the quality of the sound. No or very little noise from the camera, nor any hissing. I didn't do any sound editing, so your'e hearing this as it was recorded. A great value product with excellent production quality.

L'ho preso per creare dei video corsi su mindfulness e crescita personale e devo dire che è perfetto! Ottimo suono, necessita di un pò di Eq e compressione in post produzione ma già come ripresa è molto buono. Ha il cavo lunghissimo che permette riprese anche da una distanza più ampia. Facile da applicare allo smartphone o alla fotocamera. Consigliato a chi vuole realizzare prodotti ben fatti anche con un budget più ridotto.

La qualité est remarquable , la longueur de câble est vraiment parfaite , pour le tarif, je le conseille les yeux fermés

Das Mikro wird mit einigem Zubehör geliefert und wirkt sehr hochwertig. Was aber viel wichtiger ist, es macht sehr gute Aufnahmen. Ich trage es bei Vorträgen und nehme stets alles zur anschließenden Selbstkritik auf. Ohne Nebengeräusche wie Rascheln, Rauschen oder ähnliches gibt es stets eine gute Aufnahme. Empfehlung.

ممتاز وسعرع رخيص إذا تبيه لي الدسكور او شي لاكن لمن تغير المود هو يسوي ميوت ونا عاجبني ذا الشي بس نوعا ما مزعج لأنه الزر صعب يتحرك وصغير مرا

Cumple perfectamente su función por un precio muy pequeño. Obviamente no es un micro de gama alta pero hace el trabajo muy bien. He tenido otros micro de este tipo/precio y este ha sido el mejor.