Rode VideoMic Go condenser directional microphone

RODE VideoMic GO Ultralight condenser shotgun microphone

The VideoMic GO is ideal for HD hobby filmmakers who want to enhance their O-sound to match the high-quality picture with proven RØDE transmission quality - affordably, easily and without a lot of prior audio engineering knowledge. It is mounted with its standard hot shoe adapter lightning fast and secure, plugged in and then immediately ready for use - no switches, no settings, no
battery, no parts to lose and with 73 g super light!

Unlike internal camera microphones and not least thanks to the patented, red Lyre swing mount from Rycote (incidentally the "Rolls Royce" among manufacturers of film sound accessories), the VideoMic GO is optimally decoupled from mechanically caused interference signals, motor and grip noises are effectively defused by the "Lyre". The actual sound waves, i.e. the useful signal, are recorded in high resolution by the VideoMic GO's 1/2" condenser capsule and then pre-amplified for the camera in a suitable and noise-free manner.

Designed as a shotgun microphone, the VideoMic GO has the desired high attenuation of laterally incident sound waves, and the sound is always recorded perfectly on the axis of the respective image section - provided that the flash shoe is mounted in the center. Of course, the VideoMic GO can also be used separately from the camera, either for interviews with a handgrip or boom or on a small table tripod; for this purpose, the typical 3/8" thread is embedded in the base of the hot shoe adapter.

Conveniently, the included coiled cable belongs in both the microphone and the camera, so it can never be accidentally and damagingly torn from the microphone's electronics. The VideoMic GO's condenser capsule is also supplied with its feed current via this special three-core cable, directly from the camera's microphone input. Most current DSLR models and also GoPro cameras provide this 2.5 V with the necessary amperage.