BOYA - MM1 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

So far works great, I'm using it with my samsung s21 ultra and have zero compatibility issues, all you need is a TRRS to Type-C for samsung or (Iphone charge port) dongle or adapter since the phones these days don't have headphone jacks. Make for certain its a TRRS 3 banded 3.5 mm headphone jack and not just a TRS 2 bands the difference is that extra section on the head phone jack is for microphone. I noticed the BOYA seams to pick up the lower range better then the Rode which makes it perfect for my speaking voice. I'm making how to videos to go along with my in person classes and this fits the bill perfectly, the sound difference with this vs my in phone mic is night and day, went from sounding like a robot to a in person quality sound. If your waffling on which to get this is an incredible value for the price.

It's a decent external mic. It is very affordable and very light. I use it with my go pro hero 8.

Useful tool for more and richer sound. Compatible with my DSLR. The jack for smartphones is loose in my Samsung. Will work if I hold it in with the case off.

Fits well on my canon gx7. I am using it to stream and has improved the audio.

Cost was low about $30 but the quality of the build was extremely poor. The microphone holder (red) split when I popped it into place and then the jack plugin in the rear didn't hold the cable firmly it just kept falling out, no grip at all . . . save your money and buy a better brand. Do not recommend.

The dynamic range of this BOYA MM1 Cardioid Condenser Microphone is not great, but it's OK. I've also noticed that the audio levels it produces are a bit low when recording on my smartphone, perhaps because the mic has no internal battery to boost the sound levels. However, you can probably boost the audio levels using a smartphone app or else boost them in post-production. This mic comes with a removable "dead cat" windscreen. It also comes with two cords that have 1/8" connectors on each side. One cord is for a normal audio input on a camera or audio recorder. The other cord, which has one side with a TRRS (tip, ring, ring, sleeve), is for use with a smartphone's 1/8" microphone/headphone input jack. This mic also comes with mounting hardware (as seen in the product photo), but beware that the bottom of the mounting hardware has a screw hole but no screw coming out the bottom. So depending on your tripod or mount plate, you may need to get some kind of adapter or threaded connector. The mic also comes with a small, black carrying pouch. All in all, it's a decent buy because the price is fairly low.

This mic is great, quality is some of the best for the price. However, there is a MASSIVE design flaw. Simply put, I've returned the first one using the protection plan and have the same issue with the one I have now just replaced it with. The plastic cold shoe, at least the red clip part, has cracked on both that I have purchased. I even had the Geek squad employee clip it in for me today, and I got home and realized it had snapped. See photos. I highly recommend getting the higher up model with the foam mic cover or just go with the Rode one. Again, super quality mic, just super poor engineering of the plastic clip.

We used this mic at a pulpit with and extension cable from a SLR camera. Came with two different cables that connected to the camera or phone. Which I thought all cables were the same when it came to mics but if you use the wrong cable on the wrong device then it will not work. The mic quality could be alot better but it did pick up the sound we wanted. The mic had a fuzzy cover too so that helped out. Overall it worked as a mic.