I had been looking at wireless microphones to go with my Panasonic camcorder for some time, but up until recently couldn't justify the cost as most of those listed which had good reviews were expensive and beyond my budget for something that would have occasional use. I then stumbled on this item, which had a good rating and generally excellent reviews, and fell within my budget.My order arrived next day (excellent service Amazon). The product comes in a black foam lined box offering excellent protection and storage. The two units are quite small, around the size of a pack of 20 cigarettes, but slimmer. The first thing I did was to work out how to clip the hot shoe adaptor to the receiver as this wasn't clear in the enclosed instructions. It's simple to do, and clips on to the wire bracket attached to the receiver. My transmitter and receive contained AA batteries, with a plastic tab that was removed to allow contact with the terminals. This tab was removed and the two units powered up. My first test was to connect the supplied lapel microphone to the transmitter, attache the receiver to the camcorder, plug in the small 3.5mm link cable between receiver and mic-in socket on the camcorder and then do a simple test recording by walking up the garden path for around 50 feet or so. The resulting clip when played back on the PC was excellent, with a rich deep sound, with clear top end. The microphone is quite sensitive, so doesn't need to be placed too close to the mouth. I've not played with the other settings, but for a straight out of the box experience it was very good.Included in the box is a second microphone with a 3.5mm plug directly attached, so you can plug this in and use the transmitter as a standalone wireless microphone, although there is no second adaptor clip to attach the transmitter to a table top or boom stand, which would have been nice. For under £80 I'm very pleased with my purchase.
19/11/2017
Good mic for the price. The volume control is strange die to the fact that I need to keep it at its lowest to avoid clipping and distortion. Wireless works well at a good range, howver some hissing does occur which needs to be removed in post.
05/11/2017
Very easy to use and set up. I was very surprised by the audio quality of this unit. Its clear and crisp with very little humming/static.
30/10/2017
This is an awesome wireless microphone by K&F concept. I also have a lavalier but with a cord, with this microphone I will be truly wireless which is awesome if you want to move around or want to hide your microphone. The distance is really good, I have not tried the maximum distance of 20 meters yet but so far with my camera in one place on the first floor and me testing around in the house, in the basement, it worked really well. The quality is also really good, you can change the volume of the audio input also.Using this set of microphone was pretty easy, they also do provide a really good manual in case you have never used such thing. Basically it comes with a transmitter and a receiver (both has 2 AA batteries each included), the transmitter will have the socket for the microphone and the receiver will be connected to your camera audio mic socket.On the transmitter set, you have a mic input to connect one of the two microphones provided. One microphone has a wire for you to run it from the transmitter that could be attached on your belt and clip the microphone on your clothes so you can have your hands free and be a little more subtle. The other microphone is directly plugged in the mic input of the transmitter set so you can hold the transmitter and use it as a microphone to interview people. To quickly differentiate the transmitter from the receiver since they are identical, you have to look for the input socket. The transmitter has the socket for MIC while the receiver has the socket for OUT.There are severals features with this set, you can change channels if you hear interference (up to 6 different channels), you can lower or higher the volume, they use two LCD screens that show the battery level, the volume level and the channel used. It also comes with a hot-shoe mount/boot type to set your receiver on top of your camera.
25/10/2017
This microphone works very well. I like it a lot because it works with long wireless working distance. With its advanced noise control technology, the microphone can block most of the noise. The sensitivity level is high. Without sound, the unit turns mute. It is battery operated. I wish it would have a built-in battery or rechargeable battery so there is no need of changing batteries during the recording process which takes many hours. All in all, this microphone works well and the price is right!
23/10/2017
I'm really happy with this microphone! I am using it for tech presentations where I can have both my hands free for working a demo. You will have to play with the volume from the receiver along with your sound system to minimize feedback and peeking but it was easy to do. The sound is clear and held strong with me being about 20 feet from the receiver. Used the included 3.5 mm cable to hook the receiver up to the AUX input on a PA system.Great microphone at this price point.
21/10/2017
clear, shuffling noise from shirt can be picked up...so be thoughtful to where you wear it, and whos wearing it. if thye move a lot, you're gonna have some issues.
14/10/2017
Here are my thoughts on the mic system:Pros:Came with batteries pre-installed, which made me very happy. Takes two AA batteries for each the receiver and the transmitter.Super easy setup. Basically just turn on the receiver and transmitter, plug the receiver into the mic jack of the camera, and talk into the mic that is attached to the transmitter. Takes about 3 seconds to be up and running.Has coldshoe mount, so I can attach it securely to my camera.Does what a lav mic should. Allows clean audio from a good distance from the camera. (Sadly, I haven't been able to really test the range since all of my testing has been indoors).Cons:I keep tweaking the settings on my camera, but I've yet to find settings that make the lav mic sound great. This is more indicative of my inexperience, I think, but it's still frustrating for me. I would imagine every camera is going to require different settings in order to get the mic to sound good, so you just have to keep tweaking until you find the perfect settings. Because my camera doesn't have a headphone jack, I can't monitor the audio while it's recording or even during playback, so I have to plug my SD card into my computer, listen to the audio, then go back to my camera, tweak the settings, and try again.Honestly, the built-in mics on my a6500 (stereo front-facing mics) seem to do better than the lav mic in close-up scenarios that aren't in echo-y rooms.On that note though, the mic can be switched out with any lav mic. So I do have the option of getting a lav mic that might have better sound. I included a video of my brother speaking into the mic so you can hear the actual mic quality for yourself.Overall, if you are looking for a good wireless system, this is a great starter kit. You can play around with different lav mics if you don't like the one it comes with. This is a great way to go wireless and really makes shooting video easier when you are moving around or not always close to the camera.
12/10/2017
These are not the best you can buy, but what I got was a tool that does its job really well. The sound reproduction for my need was great, I think these are great value for money.
11/10/2017
I used this lavalier mic for my camcorder and the sound was great. I was able to walk down the street about 30 houses and the audio sounded clear. It has improved the quality of my videos by giving it better audio. I would recommend this product
24/09/2017