This is the SmartMike+, the smallest, lightest, wireless Bluetooth microphone for vlogging
from your iPhone or Android device. You simply clip it to your shirt, like so,
then you're ready for vlogging from your iPhone or Android device without the use of wires.
This is the audio just coming from the iPhone 12 Pro. This is the audio from the SmartMike+.
In this video, I'm going to show you how to quickly and easily connect your SmartMike+,
what you get in a box, how to use the SmartMike+, some of the pros and cons, and you can get it.
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Here's what you get in the box. You get a beautiful box like this. You get the SmartMike+.
It's about the length of my pinky finger or exactly two inches long. You get a charging cord.
There's a micro USB slot at the bottom of the mic to charge it. Once fully charged, it lasts about
six hours. You get a foam screen. This helps cut out the wind noise. You also got a windscreen. If
it's really windy, you can put on the windscreen. You also have an earphone which allows you to
monitor the sound levels. You simply plug the cable into the top of the SmartMike+,
put the earphone in your ear and then you can monitor the sound levels. You also get a
SmartMike+ manual. It shows you how to use it. You also get a larger, SmartMike+ Quick Start Guide.
It's got some beautiful colored pictures to help you get started really quickly. Here's
a sound test comparing the built-in mic on my phone versus the wireless SmartMike+.
This is the audio just from the iPhone without using the SmartMike+. Moving away, moving away,
moving away, moving away, moving away. Now, I'm coming closer, closer, closer, closer, closer,
close. This is a soundcheck using the SmartMike+ on my iPhone. Now, I'm moving further away,
moving further away, moving further away. About 10 feet away now, about 15 feet, about 20 feet,
30 feet. Now, I'm coming closer again. Coming closer, closer, closer. Now, I'm back close again.
Obviously, the SmartMike+ sounds better and you have more freedom to move around.
Here's how to connect your SmartMike+ via Bluetooth on your smartphone.
Step one, download the SmartMike+ app on your phone. Tap on the App Store,
tap on the SmartMike+ app. It says SmartMike+ Vlog and Teleprompter. The teleprompter is a
new feature that's been added to the app so you won't forget your lines when shooting your videos.
Now, I'm going to download it to my phone, tap open. It says "SmartMike+" Would Like to
Use Bluetooth, okay. It would like to the access to camera, okay. Like to access the microphone,
okay, and a new version firmware is found. I'm going to update the firmware later, which I highly
recommend. It irons out all the latest bugs, if there are any. Here's the SmartMike+ app.
Now, I'm going to pair the SmartMike+ with my phone. All I have to do is push this red button on
the side of the mic. Hold down three seconds. Tap on settings. Tap on Bluetooth. Under SmartMike+,
it says not connected so I'm going to tap on that. It says connection was unsuccessful, make sure the
SmartMike+ is turned on and in range. Push the red button, hold it down for three seconds. There, you
can see that the SmartMike+ has been connected. If I go back to the app, tap on the app,
I can see that I'm ready to go. I can tap the video button to do a video and I can tap the audio
button to just do audio and then I can download it to my computer. I just tapped the video one
for vlogging. Now, it does a countdown. This is a test, this is a test. I can see that the
speaker lines go up and down the sides of the phone. Then tap again to stop. It says video
saved, check out on the main page here. I can also click here to export to local
photo album. Now, I can play it. "This is a test, this is a test." If I tap the left one,
I can add the file name. If I tap the trash icon, I can delete the file. If I tap this arrow,
then I can save it to an album, allow access to all photos. If I tap this one,
then I can AirDrop it to my Mac or wherever I want to go. We can also add some subtitles if
I tap the CC. Select United States, tap okay. If I tap it again, "This is a test." You can
see that subtitles are displayed underneath the video. That's really handy for sharing
it on social media sites right from your phone. If I tap the icon at the top, then I can see that
my clips have been added to My Clips area. When I tap on that, then I can just play the clip. Here's
some ways you can use the SmartMike+ wireless Bluetooth microphone. Now, I've got the SmartMike+
clipped to my shirt. This is how you can just do everything, audio and video, without the wires or
any connections, kind of a hands-free situation. [sings] Almost heaven, West Virginia.
It's a perfect choice for vlogging and doing interviews. The uses of the SmartMake+ are only
limited by your creativity. What would you use the SmartMike+ for? Post your answer in the comments
below. I'd love to read them and I'm sure others would, too. Click the link in the description to
get your SmartMike+ now. Let's discuss the pros and cons of the SmartMike+. What I love
about the SmartMike+ is that it's really small and you can clip it to almost anything, but also
captures high-quality sound, whether you're close to the camera or far away, like 20 feet away.
The good thing is you don't have to worry about cables to operate the SmartMike+.
You have the ability to walk around hands-free and still record audio. I recently tested it out
while I was watching TV and it didn't even pick up the TV noise in the background. The app works
seamlessly with the mic so you record audio or video while you're on the go. After you've
recorded your audio or video, it's automatically saved to your phone and you can just AirDrop it
to your Mac computer. The battery lasts about six hours, but you can easily charge it with the micro
USB cord. The LED light on the SmartMike+ plus turns green when it's fully charged.
Here are a few cons. It's not waterproof so I don't recommend taking it with you when you're
swimming. You must use the app to record audio or video on your phone using the SmartMike+.
You can't use the camera app that comes with your phone. Another con is that
when you save the video from the app to your photo album on the phone, you can't hear the
audio if you have the SmartMike+ on. I asked customer support about this
problem and here was their response. There is no playback sound because of
the Bluetooth connection. SmartMike+ takes control over both audio input and output.
You can either plug the earpiece in the SmartMike+ or disable a Bluetooth connection to hear the
audio playback. To hear the audio, make sure you turn off the SmartMike+. When you turn the
mic off, make sure you hit the red button and hold it for a number of seconds to make sure it's off.
Here's my recommendation. If you do any vlogging or record any videos on your phone for YouTube,
you need this mic. Click the link in the description to get your SmartMike+ now. You'll
be glad you did. If you want to use a wireless mic with your DSLR or mirrorless camera and don't want
to use Bluetooth, you'll need two wireless mics. One mic will be a transmitter and the other one
will be a receiver. Click the subscribe button you see on the screen right now to be notified
about my next video on how you can use two wireless mics for your DLSR or mirrorless camera