Rode Smart Lavalier Plus Dynamic Microphone

QUALITY: This product is good in quality as it is from well known brand RODE and you also feels it when it in your hands. Comes with small pouch.SHIPPING CONDITION: I got package in good condition. No damage nothing like that.PRICE: This mic worth it's price.MY EXPERIENCE: It can make big difference in your videos.Voice quality is crystal clear like.Easy to use.More than sufficient cable length for vlogging kind of shoots.Material quality is very good.It is bit expensive but worth it's price because of very good voice quality and good material used.I am very happy with this mic.THANKS for reading my review.YouTube, Insta and Facebook @rahul4681

First things first - the mic has really good sound quality and is absolute value for money. I wanted to use it for moto vlogging and the wire was thin enough for me to roll it all up and hide it inside the helmet. Mic uses power from the device you are connecting it to so keep enough battery backup if you are looking for longer recordings.GoPro has a c-type port and will require an adapter to affix a mic. There is one available from GoPro itself.This mic has trrs connection jack. While some devices use trrs, some use trs. Incase you have a device, like GoPro, that uses a trs connection then you will need another adapter that converts trrs to trs jack. I spent a lot of time and learnt it the hard way struggling to find out why was there no sound going into my video. Check with your connecting device for the type of socket it has and order accordingly.My recommendation is either the company should include trrs to trs adapter in the packaging, or mention it on the page about this requirement.

Bought two of Rode SmartLavPlus Lavalier microphones for recording professional interviews to be used on my iphones 6 & X as I was in the middle of launching a London-based radio and tv production house- Cine Ink. Smooth delivery, no hassles. They are really good mics but came with a very short attaching cable. In fact it was too short. Rode must at least provide a 2-metre-long cable and provide details in their description. So, ordered an extension for the same. Worked well. Cine Ink programmes are available on cineink website as well as on facebook, youtube and twitter.

Amazing. The only caveat is to keep the mic as close to the speaker's mouth as possible. I've used it for my wedding videos in interviews and has done a perfect job. I've used it by connecting it directly to my Nikon D750 as well as to the Zoom H1 recorder and it works perfectly with both. However to use it with my DSLR i had to buy the Rode SC3 TRSS to TRS Adapter as well. You cannot directly plug this mic and use it with DSLRs. The mic wire seems fragile and thus i use it with extreme care. You cannot be lousy or rough with this one. The foam cover on mic does a decent job of wind noise cancellation but is useless in a windy spot. The clip given is sturdy and smartly designed. Make use of it to secure any sudden pull of wire and you might save the mic!

Very good quality sound recording. It is very sensitive so No noise cancellation.

I am writting my honest review after thoroughly testing and camparing it with a generic cheap lavalier microphone purchased from Amazon India. After tests I have returned this product back to Amazon India. Don't know whether Amazon India will display this review or not. I much assured that Rode Smartlav+ sells due to its brandname only. Quality is not that good. Picks a lot ambience noise. It sounds same as cheap lavalier microphone available for Rs.250/- I personnally thoroughly tested it with my OnePlus 5 Android Smartphone and Zoom H1 Audio Recorder. Not tested with any iOS device as it is not available with me. It may perform well on iOS device.Don't buy this product by watching paid reviews on youtube. Watch geekyranjeet's 'worst gadget video'. He only admits it as lowest quality product.Please note, to claim warranty you will have to register product serial no.on RODE website. Also note Amazon India or Cambium SLP or Cloudtail Retailers are not listed as online seller on Rode website. You need to purchase this product from Authorised dealer only to claim warranty. Registration of product on Rode website for warranty is compulsory, else you will not get any warranty. Beware about warranty issue as it is a delicate product.My rating for Rode Smartlav+ Lavalier MicrophoneBuild Quality - ★★★★★Audio Quality - ★★★☆☆Ambient Noise - ★★☆☆☆Value for money - ★★☆☆☆Overall Rating - ★☆☆☆☆

It works as advertised. At first I thought it was defective and had arranged for a return. But then after doing some research found out that I had to set my Zoom Hn4 so that it would give power to the mic after that it worked perfectly. It would have been a good idea for them to tell users to do that. Otherwise some might think the mic is dead like i did.