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So I recently got the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. At the same time, a company called
UskeyVision sent me a vlogging kit to try out. Now I don't normally use my phone for vlogging because
I've got my Pocket 2 and I've got my other cameras. So I've never really... I also had
the Pixel 2 XL, which wasn't the best for shooting video anyway. The quality just wasn't that great.
Anyway, I thought I'd give the S21 Ultra a try and see what the quality of the video
was like and the audio and such. So far I'm really impressed with it,
but this video is more so about the vlogging kit because one of the things that I wanted to
talk about was just quality. Even if you have a phone which doesn't necessarily shoot the
best quality video, if you have decent audio, then people are more likely to keep watching
and to stay engaged with the video. So I really want us to try out this vlogging
kit and see how the microphone sounded. At the moment, I'm using the in-built
microphone from the phone, from the Galaxy S21 Ultra. I'm going to switch over to the
microphone that comes with the UskeyVision vlogging kit.
Let me do that, and I'll tell you what you actually get with this kit.
Okay. This is the microphone. This is the audio that you're hearing that's coming from
the microphone, from the UskeyVision vlogging kit. The kit comes with a tripod, a tripod head,
a phone holder, the microphone, the cradle for the microphone,
the TRS cable for the microphone and the phone. You also get one so that you can actually use it
with a camera, so you could actually use this microphone with a DSLR and mirrorless camera
if you have a microphone jack on the camera. It also comes with a little light, which has a
diffuser on it as well. It has like a gooseneck arm, so you could rotate it and flex it however
you want. I don't have the light on here at the moment because I don't need because it's daytime,
but if you're going out vlogging during low-light situations or in the nighttime,
then the light is definitely a good shout. I do like the audio that comes from my phone.
It is decent audio, but it's quite low, so having an external microphone that just
kind of brings up the preamps and just has that little bit clearer audio is also really good.
I've actually been using this microphone with my Pocket 2 as well because I was using my VideoMic
Pro+, which is an awesome microphone, but it's just too big. You can see it in the frame. This
little microphone is actually really good for the Pocket 2 as well. That's something to consider.
Some dogs. So yeah, that's really good to consider. If you want to have something
where you just want to get better audio, then I'd definitely check out the vlogging kit. It's about
£70, I think, on Amazon. I'll put a link in the description so you
can go and check it out yourself, but yeah, that's what the audio sounds like with it.
Hope you found this video useful. If so, give it a thumbs up. Let me know in the
comments if you have any questions, but I'll see you guys on the next video.
The other thing that I want us to say really quick before I do go is that I want to get
the Rode... I can't remember what it's called, but it's the little microphone that you can use
for your phone as well... and just compare it to see if the difference is that much
greater, if the audio is better than this microphone. There's also a cheaper microphone
that I want to try. So I'll be doing a test between different microphones for the smartphone,
so three different microphones. There might be another one that I'll try as well, but
that'll be in another video. See you guys on the next video. Thanks so much for watching.
Been a little while since I've worn a GoPro on my head.
I just switched it off.
Okay. It's recording.