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.

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!

Very Good, Clean Audio...! Do not let the price fool you, this is a professional grade mic and works very good and has very good audio. This is also professional grade build as well. I am a 33 yr professional photographer and I will most likely buy another one. I have and use a lot of Sennheiser and RODE gear and this is very comparable in every way. Bill Mahon Photo

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.

Good quality

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

I'm using these to pick up crowd noise and singing in a small home church. they add good ambience to the Facebk live streams, but they are also very sensitive that they pick up the "click" when I use my pedals....I do have the gain up pretty high though. I have them behind the main speakers so there is less risk of feedback.

This mike was worse then the other generic brand mic that I have. Sent this one back and went with a RODE VideoMic and I'm very glad that I did.