- This is the DJI Wireless Microphone system
and this is very similar to the RODE Wireless GO II.
You get two transmitters, you get one receiver
and it's super compact to be able to take with you anywhere.
However, the DJI Mic has a lot of features
that make it a much better choice
than the RODE Wireless GO II.
So in this video, I wanna go through 10 reasons why
you're gonna wanna get the DJI Mic
and what makes this so different
than the other small wireless audio systems
that are available.
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So the rest of this video is gonna be shot using the DJI Mic
and right now I'm on an 85 millimeter lens
way out over there and I'm just using the mic
right here mounted to my backpack.
So the first reason that you're gonna wanna get the system
is the charging case that comes with the DJI Mic.
So it comes with a case that charges
both the transmitters and the receiver.
This case has a battery built into it,
so each transmitter gets 5 1/2 hours of battery life
and the receiver gets five hours of battery life.
However, using the charging case,
you can charge all three of these devices at once
and you can charge them pretty much two times,
which basically means you get 15 hours of use
on both the transmitters and the receiver.
Now, on the battery pack itself,
you have a USB-C on the back of it
and both the transmitters and the receiver
also have a USB-C.
So if you're not using the battery pack
that comes with this kit, you could just plug in the USB-C
and then you'll be able to charge it that way as well.
So, reason number two is the built in touch screen
and the fact that you could see the screen
whether you're in front of the camera or behind the camera.
So right now I'm doing this in vlogs style
and the DJI Mic is mounted right on top of the camera
and the information is all being displayed
where I can see it.
So I can see all of my settings
and I can see my audio levels
and I'm not just having to rely on the camera.
On the RODE Wireless GO II it's on top.
So no matter what you do,
you have to get up and above your camera.
On the DJI Mic, you can rotate the receiver
so that faces towards the front or towards the back,
and also it's a touchscreen.
So all of your controls are either a swipe up or down
and then you can go into the menus
and actually turn on or turn off different features.
The touch screen is just more intuitive
and it's easier to find all of your settings
and you don't have to rely on a computer or another app
to be able to turn on and off certain settings.
So for example, if you wanted to turn on both microphones
and have it on the left and right channel,
you just swipe down, you click the selection button,
then you can toggle between mono or stereo
and this is also where you can add in the safety channel.
But just having this touch screen,
just gives you all of your control on the device itself
and it's so easy to read and be able to see
exactly what settings you have turned on
and if you need to make a switch while you're out recording,
it's a quick process.
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So as I hike to the next location,
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So reason number three is the backup recording.
I'm really far away from the camera right now
and on the transmitter, I'm also recording the same audio
and the best thing about this system
is that you can trigger that from the transmitter itself.
I just clicked the button on the side
and it starts the backup recording.
Now, this transmitter can hold 14 hours of backup audio.
It's eight gigabytes worth of audio
and what's really great about this system
is that through the USB-C on the side of the transmitter,
you can just plug it directly into your computer
and it pops up just like an SD card would
and you could just go in and pull all the files off at once.
On the RODE Wireless GO II,
you have to use their proprietary software
and then you have to go through
and export each file individually.
It's a huge pain point of the RODE Wireless GO II.
So with this system, you just plug it in,
drag everything over to your hard drive
and you're ready to start working
with your backup audio files.
It just makes the whole process so much easier
and you don't have to use any of DJI software
to be able to use this wireless microphone system.
So one thing that's really cool is that on my Shimoda bag
it looks like it was designed for the DJI Mic.
Now, obviously it wasn't, this bag's been out for awhile,
but right here, you can see I had these two loops
which fit both of the transmitters perfectly,
but reason number four is the safety track.
If you're in a situation like this, I'm just filming myself,
but I know that my audio is gonna go really high
and then it's gonna get really soft,
well, I would turn on the safety channel
because it records a secondary track
six decibels lower than the main track.
So it basically just saves you in any situation
where the audio spikes
and then you have the super loud sound.
So if you just need to play it safe
and you need that secondary channel,
basically what it does is it puts one channel on the left,
one channel on the right, they're duplicates,
but one is six decibels lower than the other.
I lost the camera, oh, there you are, right there.
Okay, so I'm on this ridge line.
You guys are over on that ridge line.
There's an alarm going off,
but reason number five is the gain control
on the transmitter.
Now this is huge.
You could actually adjust the gain
on both the transmitter and the receiver.
So on the receiver, you can go into your menu setting
and you can go plus 12 decibels or minus 12 decibels
and this just makes it so much easier to use because
depending on the situation you're in,
you might wanna adjust the gain of your transmitter
and not just what's going into your camera.
All right, I'm gonna hike that way
and I'm gonna come back and get the camera.
Number six is the 250 meter range.
That's further than the RODE Wireless GO II
and having that little bit of extra distance,
allows you to get super far away
and as you've seen in this video,
I've been getting super far away from the camera
and the microphone is right here, right on my chest.
Most of the time, you're not gonna be walking
250 meters to get your shot.
However, it just gives you that flexibility,
so if you do want to put the camera down
somewhere up on the cliffs over there
and do a shot like this
or if you're working on a documentary
and you have two people talking
and they're a little bit away,
you're not gonna have issues with audio dropouts
and the best part is you have the audio backup.
So you could just have the audio backup
recording the entire time,
so if you do need to go further
than the range of these transmitters
or something goes between the transmitter and the receiver,
I'm gonna walk over here behind all of these cliffs,
well, you're still gonna have the backup recording.
So the majority of situations
that you're gonna be filming in, you'll be fine.
You'll either be close enough to the camera
where the camera will pick up audio
or you'll just use the backup recording.
How crazy is this?
I just went from the mountains over there to the beach,
to these canyons and it's like cloudy here and yeah,
it's just wild.
But number seven is the connections
that you have available using the system.
So out of the box,
you get the cable to connect to your camera,
that's what I'm using right now,
and you get a cold shoe adapter.
So you can mount it on to the top of your camera
whether it's forwards or backwards.
Now, you also get a USB-C connection
and a lightening port connection.
So if you're someone who shoots on your iPhone,
you can plug this into your iPhone
and you don't need to have any special attachments,
so it just comes with everything that you need.
And if you're someone who shoots with, say, the Action 2
that has the USB-C port on the side.
Well, you can pair this system with your Action 2
and now you have wireless audio with your action camera.
So a lot of options and a lot of flexibility
just right out of the box.
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Number eight is that the system is super easy to use.
So when you pull the transmitters
and the receiver out of the battery pack,
well, they turn on automatically
and they're ready to start going
and then you have a touch screen
where all of your controls are accessible
so that you don't have to use any extra app
or any sort of computer software
like the RODE Wireless GO II.
On the transmitter themselves, you have a Mute button
and you also have your backup recording button.
So you never have to worry about linking up to your receiver
to be able to use it as a backup recorder
or just an independent recorder.
So if you just wanna use the audio recorder by itself
without having to connect to a camera or anything like that,
you can just have this on and turn on your backup recording
and now you have audio recording on this little device.
You can also plug in a wireless level here.
I've been using this strictly just on my chest mount here,
but if you wanted to plug in a wireless level here,
well, there's an input on the top
and it allows you to plug in any additional mics
into this transmitter
and then with operating these transmitters in this receiver,
it's just easy.
Everything is very clear on the menu system
and you can find exactly what you need super fast.
And if you're just someone who needs a simple solution,
well, you just plug it into your camera,
pop it on your chest or wherever you're gonna mount it.
You don't have to mess with the settings that much
to get good clean audio out of the system.
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Number nine is that the system is super easy
to connect to basically anything that you're wearing.
So right now I have the clip on my backpack here,
and that system works great, I can clip it to my shirt.
I could clip it to like a coat
or like a jacket or a dress shirt.
It's small enough to basically clip
onto any article of clothing, but what's great is
you see the slide here, this is a magnet,
it's this little black square that comes with the system
is so that you can put the mic
on the inside of your clothing so that your transmitter
can stay hidden.
All you see is the little black square on your clothing.
If you are in a situation where
you need to hide the microphone,
you wanna hide it inside a jacket, inside like a button up,
and this little black square could be on the outside.
Well, it's a really quick way
to put the microphone on yourself somewhere
without having to use a lavalier mic.
And you can just use this transmitter as a standalode
on the inside of your clothing.
It's a small addition, but it adds a lot of flexibility,
which makes it easier to use overall.
And number 10 is the price.
This system costs $329.
And the Rode Wireless GO II cost 299,
but the Rode Wireless GO II
doesn't come with a charging case.
And a lot of these features that come in the DJI Mic,
you have to buy as ad-ons.
So this is a full, complete system for a good price.
And it gives you a lot of flexibility
when you need wireless audio in your videos.
This is definitely the system
that I'm gonna be continuing to use moving forward.
And this is the system that I think a lot of creators
are gonna find a lot of success using
because just it works super well.
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