Boya XLR Shotgun Microphone BY-BM6060, Super-Cardioid Condenser Mic with 24 48V Phantom Power for Camera Camcorder Film Interview TV Program Recording Podcast

I use this with the zoom essentials H4, and really love the sound it produces. It doesn't seem to cut out side and rear noises 100%, but if it's close to the subject you're recording, the difference between the main sounds and the background sounds are enough to give you good separation .I'm a professional photographer, but new to video and the whole audio world. I realize that there's a big difference between a microphone costing a few hundred dollars and this one, but for me just starting out, this has really improved my audio quality quite a lot .As a bonus, you can actually use a AA battery installed in the microphone if your recorder doesn't provide 48 volt phantom power. But I haven't tried that yet .Overall, very happy with this purchase .I saw somebody's video showing that the microphone wasn't aligned properly with the hot shoe mount and that the mount was loose. There are two adjusters on the mount. One is for tightening the mount to the hot shoe, and the second one tightens the collar to the microphone. So you can align it however you want in any direction you want and then lock it into place. Maybe that wasn't so obvious to the person that shot the video. Or maybe it was a competitor trying to discredit this brand. But I have no faults with it.

This offers great sound without breaking the bank.

I'm not doing some crazy high quality stuff here. I used them for recording kids for a Christmas program. They came through amazingly! The audio was so much clearer than I expected. There is a switch to adjust the input volume on the mic so if you have some really loud kids that talk into the mic you can throttle the input down a little and the same for if they are shy in front of the cameras. The price was great! The accessories are great! If I need more I know where to start!

testing this out i immediately noticed that this mic is extremely sensitive to absolutely everything. it has a little bit of a wider pickup zone than i would normally like, as it picks up a fair amount of background noise if you're in particularly noisy environments, but it was more than adequate enough, especially for the price, for me to recommend this as a beginner option.

the sound quality is decent for the price, but compared to a regular cardioid condenser, the side rejection is only marginally better.

Good quality

Great overall frequency response

This is a good product for capturing speakers voices just outside of the camera view. I’ve only it for indoors. I did however notice some wind noise from a ceiling fan on high. This was with both supplied wind guards in use.