- So Deity sent me the Deity D4 Duo,
which is a little shotgun microphone
that you can use with your DSLR or with your mobile device.
And in this video, I'm going to review
and do a couple of sound tests with the microphone.
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Now, I have to say that Deity did send me the G4 Duo
for free, but they didn't have any influence
over what I actually say about the microphone,
nor did they have any say over
the final video review itself.
With that said, let's talk about what you actually get
inside the box with the D4 Duo.
So inside the box, you get the microphone unit.
And it also comes with this shock mount.
The shock mount itself has a quarter-inch thread,
and you can remove that to expose
the three eighth inch thread.
It also comes with this coiled cable
and you get two Deity windshield as well,
which you can attach to each side of the microphone.
The Deity D4 Duo attaches to your DSLR really easily.
You can just slide it into the mount
and then turn the dial to adjust the fitting
of the microphone.
And then it plugs directly into the microphone jack
of your camera.
What's really interesting about this microphone
is that you're able to use the shotgun
and narrate if you were recording content this way
and to get your sound source from being behind the camera.
But you could also switch it around
and still record sound from the front
of the microphone as well.
In addition to that, there's also an input port
where you can attach a less microphone
or another microphone source,
which allows you to record a lot of different sound sources.
So I find that really interesting.
It works also really seamlessly on mobile as well.
In terms of attaching the D4 Duo to my mobile device,
I like to use it with the Joby Gorillapod Mobile Rig.
So that I've got an arm where I can attach the microphone
to the tripod and then just cable it together,
using the coil, going into the iPhone attachment thingy
and it all works really seamlessly.
But it all really does come down to the quality of the sound
that you get from the microphone.
So I'm going to play a couple of soundbites
in different environments where I had the microphone.
I also want to mention that I haven't edited
the sound of these soundbites
I've just adjusted the sound so you don't get these high
and low volumes with these sound test.
So I'm going to play them for right now.
So this is what it sounds like using the inbuilt microphone
of the Canon 90D recording this as a point of reference
for the sound quality.
So this is what it sounds like using the Deity D2 Duo
plugged into my Canon 90D.
I'm speaking into the front microphone
and I'm about 80 to 90 centimeters about arm's distance away
from the actual microphone phone.
And now I'm going to be quiet
so you can listen to the ambient noise.
So here's what it sounds like using the Deity D4 Duo
plugged into my Canon 90D.
And I'm speaking into the front camera.
We're filming indoors at the moment.
And I'm a good meter and a bit away from the microphone,
trying to get a bit of a sound to see what you can hear
in terms of the quality of sound
and any of the background noise.
At the moment, I can hear the clock ticking.
So I wonder if you could pick that up
in the sound test as well.
And now I'm going to be quiet so you can listen
to the ambient noise.
And now I'm going to step back a little bit further.
And I'm a good two meters away from the microphone now.
So you can listen to the quality of sound
with a little bit more distance between me and the camera.
I'm probably now a good two meters away
from the actual microphone.
And now I'm going to be quiet
so that you can listen to the ambient noise.
(birds chirping)
So this is what it sounds like using
the Deity D4 Duo plugged into my Canon 90D.
I'm recording outside,
and I'm speaking into the back of the microphone.
I'm probably about 25 centimeters away
from the actual microphone.
And this is probably how I would use it
if I was recording and narrating into the back of it.
Now I'm going to be quiet so you can listen
to the ambient noise.
(car engine starts)
So this is what it sounds like using the Deity D4 Duo
plugged into my Canon 90D.
And now I have a lovely microphone,
specifically, the Deity V Lav plugged into the Deity D4 Duo.
And I'm not quite sure why they have this feature,
but I'm doing a sound test anyway so you can listen
to the quality of sound that you get when recording outside.
There's a little bit going on at the moment.
I can hear cars.
I can hear a little bit of wind and I can hear some birds.
So now I'm going to be quiet so you can listen
to the ambient noise.
(birds chirping)
So this is what it sounds like
using the Deity D4 Duo plugged directly into my iPhone 11.
I'm about 30 centimeters away from the microphone,
and now I'm going to be quiet
so you can listen to the ambient noise.
At the time of this recording,
the Deity D4 Duo currently retails $99.
And I think that's pretty fair given the features
that you get from this mini shotgun microphone.
I also liked that the microphone doesn't need to be charged
in order for you to use it.
And it's pretty much foolproof.
So on the microphone itself, you have this switch,
which tells you that you're recording
either using both of the microphones,
which is the top one there or if you switch it,
you're just using the front microphone.
So it really is a great microphone.
You're not going to get the same quality of sound
that you would get from their higher-end microphone,
such as the Deity D4 Pro.
But this discreet little microphone
does improve the quality of the sound.
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