Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
If you haven’t heard of Periscope, it’s the latest social media product from Twitter that allows you to live stream video from your iPhone or Android smartphone.
One of the difficulties however is capturing good audio for your viewers since it is captured on something like the iPhone. Now, the iPhone does okay in for delivering audio to Periscope when you are in a quiet setting . . . but add some ambient noise and the experience is less than ideal. [Read more…]
The recently-announced RØDE VideoMic Pro with updated features is now available for pre-order for $249 with shipping set to begin on June 15. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
RØDE has updated the extremely popular VideoMic Pro with a Rycote Lyre suspension system and an upgraded microphone capsule. [Read more…]
RØDE has released a new wireless transmitter and receiver set as the RØDELink Wireless Filmmaker Kit. The kit is packaged with a camera-mounted receiver with a built-in cold shoe, along with a belt-pack transmitter and broadcast quality lavalier mic. [Read more…]
Adorama has the Rode VideoMic Pro for $179 (reg. $229) right now. Check it out while it lasts here at Adorama.
RØDE has announced its new Stereo VideoMic X, which features acoustically matched true-condenser capsules and the option for balanced XLR output. It is designed to be the central piece of single-system audio camera configurations. [Read more…]
Rode has announced a new iXY mic that features a lightning connector. The previous version was announced in 2013 and features the old 30-pin iPhone connector. [Read more…]
B&H has the Tascam DR-60D XLR recorder with the Rode NTG-1 shotgun mic for $499.99. Additionally, you get PluralEyes 3, a SD card, shock mount and XLR cable in the bundle. The NTG-1 mic alone is a $250 mic. It’s a great shotgun mic. It’s not as nice as the NTG-3; however, that’s a $700 mic. There’s quite a bit of value in this kit. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
The Rode VideoMic GO is a latest shoe-mounted shotgun mic that is geared toward amateur and enthusiast shooters who want to add better sound quality to their video-capable compact, mirrorless and DSLR cameras.
Unlike other microphones in the VideoMic series, the VideoMic GO does not require batteries to operate and has no external controls to adjust. You don’t even have to turn the VideoMic GO on to use it. Just plug it in and, literally, go. [Read more…]
Rode has introduced the new VideoMic Go as a lightweight on-camera mic that doesn’t use batteries. The VideoMic Go is mounted on an integrated Rycote Lyre shock mount and weighs a minuscule 73 grams. [Read more…]