Hey there! Today I'd like to compare the DJI Mic 1 which came out a few years ago against the newly released Mic 2 and find out which sounds the best! As my Mic 2 came with the Pocket 3, I don't have a dedicated transmitter, so in this video I'll be using both lavaliers as standalone recorders neglecting their bluetooth connection range. Honestly, I was really surprised by how good the first model sounds, and to tell the truth, I would pick this one over the other The noise cancellation feature really ruins all the quality, but even when it's off, there's a feeling that the frequency range of the Mic 1 is much wider than of the newer model. But anyway let me know what you think!

Very nice test video.  I'm not an audiophile so for me the Mic 2 sounds better and it does have much better range than the Mic 1.  Therefore I'm more happy using the Mic 2.  

No doubt others will prefer Mic 1 but you did ask the question.

I don't hear any difference. At the sea side a bit more bass with 2. Sound definitely no reason to switch. Okay, with the dead cat off there's a difference with the background sound.

Maybe I missed it,  but did you check the 32bit float recordings.  

DAFlys Posted at 1-23 06:08
Maybe I missed it,  but did you check the 32bit float recordings.

I did but this is something that's missing on the Mic 1 so I decided not to even mention it.

Why Sit Home? Posted at 1-23 06:36
I did but this is something that's missing on the Mic 1 so I decided not to even mention it.

Right but if the 32bit mode does sound better then thats a good reason to upgrade.

DAFlys Posted at 1-23 06:37
Right but if the 32bit mode does sound better then thats a good reason to upgrade.

32 bit audio only gives you a wider dynamic range (which lets you tweak the volume in post way more) but has nothing to do with quality — you'd never tell the difference between 24 and 32 bit.

The Mic2 sounds way more muffled than Mic1.  We just got a Mic2 and are in the process of returning it, so muffled that it really hurts the feeling of our recordings

clearaudiopls Posted at 1-25 07:32
The Mic2 sounds way more muffled than Mic1.  We just got a Mic2 and are in the process of returning it, so muffled that it really hurts the feeling of our recordings

Couldn't agree more

Question, on Mic2 did you set the 'Low Cut'? I ask this because Mic2 sounds very muffled. This is because there is a problem with the 'Low Cut' limiter, which not only cuts the low frequencies but unfortunately also the high ones.

OnePixel Posted at 1-28 01:31
Question, on Mic2 did you set the 'Low Cut'? I ask this because Mic2 sounds very muffled. This is because there is a problem with the 'Low Cut' limiter, which not only cuts the low frequencies but unfortunately also the high ones.

I didn't because you can only do it in the camera setting when it's connected to it. But as I said, I used both the mics are standalone recorders and recorded the sound internally, without hooking them up to the camera. And as far as I know, you can only tweak the Noise Cancellation feature but nothing else.

Why Sit Home? Posted at 1-28 05:39
I didn't because you can only do it in the camera setting when it's connected to it. But as I said, I used both the mics are standalone recorders and recorded the sound internally, without hooking them up to the camera. And as far as I know, you can only tweak the Noise Cancellation feature but nothing else.

By default, the 'Low Cut' function should be activated. This would explain the muffled sound. I hope DJI will remedy this with the next firmware updates. Of course they could have thought of that before putting them on the market.

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OnePixel Posted at 1-28 08:31
By default, the 'Low Cut' function should be activated. This would explain the muffled sound. I hope DJI will remedy this with the next firmware updates. Of course they could have thought of that before putting them on the market.

I hooked it up to my P3, and the low cut function is off. So it was off when I was filming the video too.

Why Sit Home? Posted at 1-30 04:33
I hooked it up to my P3, and the low cut function is off. So it was off when I was filming the video too.

Thank you for your reply

Can I connect the mic to my iPhone to do my podcast

Good test!

djiuser_ShJcaDa3SUEp Posted at 2-13 16:09
Can I connect the mic to my iPhone to do my podcast

You can but you'll need a third-party app like Blackmagic Camera. But I warn you that the sound you'll get will be rather bad