The ULTIMATE Mic System for Your Camera?! (Comica VM40)

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[sky_van_hoff]

Thumbs up, one suggestion: positioning the mics right next to each other might be more fair of a comparison. The lower mic tends to pick up more low end/warmth from your chest, plus you're essentially speaking directly into it, while the upper one naturally sounds clearer due to its distance and positioning. Adjusting their placement could help balance the audio from the start.

[jayrey]

Wow that's pretty awesome. A shotgun mic that's 32 bit float. Impressive feature dude. 😮

[IMNOTABARISTA]

It sounds great for its price, just ordered one 😊 Very useful review video, thank you.

[marieta.s]

The sound quality’s seems to be very dacent but above all the price is great and the fact that they give you all the cables and accessories is awesome.

[AaronOverEverything]

The audio quality of this microphone is GREAT! I might have to upgrade from my VM20 finally.

[andrewdickson]

The VM40 seems like one of those kebab shops that also does pizza and Chinese food: you're never going to get the best version of any of those things, but nobody goes to one of those places for a 5 star experience. They go because it will meet their need a that moment and situation. Obviously the MKH416 is in a different league, but the sheer functionality of the VM40 combined with the insane value is hard to ignore. For a one man band setup, the ability to reduce the bulk of a setup is key. I can see this being used in interview setups, travel vlogs, even in a journalism setting instead of a dictaphone. really interesting product!

[smallbizdigitalmedia]

Excellent review. The audio quality seems reasonable given the price point. What’s your own view having now done the video. How well treated is your indoor space as shotgun mikes struggle indoors more compared to pencil condenser mikes especially in untreated environments

[DiamondFireworks]

Do you think this is a good mic to record fireworks or do you have a better choice?

[ArifKhan.]

416 still sounds better and a bit more brighter. But for the price and convinience, the Comica seems like fantastic value. I think the other comparison worth doing would be the VM40 vs some of those wireless mini mics (like the DJI Mic 2, Mini, Lark etc.)

[addisu]

It would be great if they added a lock mode through firmware, like a triple-click on one of the buttons to lock everything, so you don't accidentally press a button while its recoding mode .

[АндрейШурхал-ну]

Bought recently rode ntg for approximately same price, but there a lot less features than here. Is ntg sound quality better than vm40? Didn’t find any information about comparison of them, would be great to know does it worth to change ntg on vm40 🙏🏻

[ChannelWright]

Although decent enough, the Comica sounds a little muffled compared to the 416’s crisp, clear sound. That’s to be expected though - when you pay more, you get more.

[shueibdahirmotionpictures]

Amazing quality, although the compression is throwing me off a bit

[JonatanCastro]

Very nice video! Would you choose the VM40 over the VM30? In other words, is the audio quality worth the extra $100 to go from the V30 to the V40?

[skmkenny]

Would you recommend this for a bit of professional work on a set? I’m just starting out so i don’t want to give up an arm and a leg for audio so i’m thinking a buying the dual tx and receiver set up could be a good option considering i’ll be working alone/ with a very small crew (two more people maybe) if this isn’t a good idea for that application do you have any suggestions that are a bit cheaper? I’m in need of a recorder and boom mic combo that won’t leave me hurting for too long

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@thomasjmcclure I downloaded the manual and read that there are only two multi-function buttons instead of dedicated buttons for the seperate modes (safety-track, onboard-recording, etc). Do you have to set these modes every time when you power up the microphone or will the mic recall the last choice?

[jpbabista]

Ohh, now I'm in between with dji mic 2 or this comica vm40.

[BrandonHull]

I dare say it sounds better than the Sennheiser. I have the VM30 and it's pretty good as well, but no on-board recording or 32-bit float.