0:00 DJI mik 2 versus mik mini I'm going to
0:04 show you what comes in the box with each
0:05 of these what they're capable of and
0:08 what the main differences are between
0:10 the two so that by the end of this video
0:12 you'll know which one of these mics is
0:14 best suited for your needs full
0:16 disclosure DJI did send me both of these
0:19 but they're not paying me to make this
0:21 video in the box with the mic 2 there is
0:24 a carrying case inside that there is a
0:27 USB cable a audio cable two fluffy wind
0:31 screens and the charging
0:34 case inside the charging case there are
0:36 two wireless
0:38 microphones the receiver and two
0:41 adapters a lightning port adapter and a
0:44 USB type c
0:49 adapter then in the box with the mik
0:51 mini there is also a carrying case the
0:54 USB cable and audio cable four fluffy
0:58 wind screens giving you some options to
1:00 choose from and the charging
1:04 case inside the charging case there are
1:07 two wireless microphones the
1:10 receiver and one USB type-c adapter so
1:15 if you do need the lightning port
1:16 adapter there are other kits that
1:19 include that or you can purchase it
1:20 separately one of the best things about
1:22 these mics is that they're compatible
1:24 with pretty much any device the
1:26 receivers can plug into cameras using
1:28 the audio cable and to use it with
1:30 phones all you have to do is remove this
1:32 little cover plate on the back and slide
1:35 on either the lightning or USB adapter
1:38 and the USB adapter can also be used to
1:41 plug it into a
1:43 computer both of these can also
1:45 wirelessly connect directly to some of
1:49 dji's action cameras without having to
1:51 use the actual receiver module so the
1:55 microphone can just interface directly
1:57 with the camera but that is limited to
2:00 just the osmo pocket 3 the osmo action 4
2:04 and action 5 Pro one of the cool
2:06 features about using these mics with
2:08 your smartphone is that they also act as
2:11 a wireless shutter control so by
2:14 pressing the link button on the side of
2:16 the transmitter it will start or stop
2:18 video recording on your phone or take a
2:22 picture if you're in photo mode in the
2:24 camera app now for an audio test this is
2:27 what the audio sounds like using the DJI
2:30 mic 2 both the mic 2 and the mic Mini
2:33 have noise cancellation capabilities
2:36 that are built into the transmitters but
2:39 right now I have that setting turned to
2:40 off because there really isn't any
2:42 background noise going on right now and
2:45 here is what the audio sounds like using
2:47 the DJI mic mini honestly I don't think
2:50 you're going to hear any differences
2:51 between these two because they're both
2:54 great quality microphones the main
2:55 difference between the mic mini and the
2:58 mic 2 is not not audio quality it's the
3:02 price the features and the actual size
3:05 of the microphone with the mic mini
3:07 obviously being much smaller the mic
3:09 mini comes in at $170 for the combo kit
3:12 that I have here while the mic 2 combo
3:16 kit comes in at
3:18 $350 though these are available at
3:21 cheaper prices depending on which kit
3:23 you get for example the kit that
3:24 excludes the charging case and
3:27 additional mic it only comes with the
3:29 receiver and one microphone for the mic
3:30 mini only cost $90 though if you can
3:34 afford it the charging case is really
3:35 nice to have because if you don't have
3:38 the charging case you'll have to plug
3:40 the mic and the receivers in
3:42 individually in order to charge them but
3:44 with the case the mics and the receiver
3:46 immediately start charging when you put
3:48 them inside the case because it has its
3:50 own built-in battery now to break down
3:52 the differences between these mics
3:54 starting off with some of the advantages
3:56 of the mic 2 the mic 2 can be used even
3:59 when it's not connected to a camera as a
4:02 standalone device by just pressing the
4:04 red record button on the side it will
4:06 start recording audio that will be saved
4:08 onto the microphone's built-in storage
4:10 which can hold up to 14 hours of audio
4:12 recording it can also record internally
4:15 well connected to the receiver saving
4:17 audio onto your camera and creating a
4:19 backup file that's saved on the
4:21 microphone while the mini does not have
4:24 internal storage and only records audio
4:26 to whatever device you have the wireless
4:29 receiver plugged into the mic 2 also has
4:32 an audio jack for connecting external
4:34 microphones so you could use this with a
4:36 lav mic and then the mic 2 just becomes
4:39 a wireless transmission system for
4:40 whatever microphone you have plugged
4:42 into it and the mic 2 can also record
4:45 32bit float audio while the mic mini
4:48 records at 24bit 32-bit float basically
4:52 just gives you more flexibility in
4:54 post-production so when you're editing
4:55 the audio if there's a spot that's
4:57 clipping you can bring that down and
5:00 actually recover that loud noise or
5:03 bring up the audio levels of something
5:05 that's really quiet without adding noise
5:08 and Distortion now if you're just going
5:10 to use the audio straight off the mic
5:12 without any
5:13 post-processing 24-bit and 32-bit float
5:17 are just going to sound identical also
5:19 one thing you should know about the mic
5:21 mini is that it will automatically
5:24 adjust volume levels if the audio is
5:27 really loud to prevent clipp so you
5:30 still shouldn't have any problem with
5:31 clipping even on the mic mini now taking
5:34 a look at the receiver for the mic 2
5:37 this has a tiny little touch screen on
5:39 it that shows the battery level and
5:42 audio volume and also gives you access
5:44 to the microphone and receiver settings
5:47 it also has an additional audio jack for
5:49 connecting a pair of monitoring
5:51 headphones meanwhile the mic mini
5:54 receiver on the other hand does not have
5:56 the headphone jack there is no display
5:59 and the only controls on here is this
6:01 gain adjustment dial because of its
6:04 versatility the mic 2 is more suited for
6:07 a broader range of professional
6:09 applications but for smaller content
6:12 creators like myself just making YouTube
6:15 videos the mic mini actually has several
6:18 advantages starting off with its super
6:20 compact size which does make it more
6:23 comfortable to wear if you have it on a
6:25 t-shirt the mic 2 is just big enough
6:28 that it kind of sags sure is kind of
6:30 distracting and not super comfortable
6:33 but the mik mini is so small and
6:35 lightweight I'll completely forget that
6:37 I even have it on surprisingly the mik
6:39 mini actually has a longer transmission
6:42 distance of 400 m line of sight versus
6:46 250 M on the mic 2 plus nearly twice the
6:50 operating time with 11 1/2 hours of
6:53 battery life now even though the
6:55 receiver on the mik mini doesn't have
6:57 the touchcreen or the extra headphone
7:00 jack it does have one advantage over the
7:03 receiver of the mic 2 and that is this
7:06 spring-loaded clip on the back this is
7:08 designed to fit on either hot or cold
7:11 shoe mounts and because it's
7:12 spring-loaded it actually Clips onto a
7:14 cold shoe really securely whereas the
7:16 mount on the mic 2 receiver is not
7:19 springloaded so it fits okay on hot shoe
7:22 mounts but if you put it in a cold shoe
7:25 it just falls off and there's no good
7:27 way to secure it to a cold shoe
7:30 too the best way to support this channel
7:33 is by using my affiliate links in the
7:35 description if you do decide to buy one
7:36 of these mics it's no extra cost to you
7:39 and it really helps me out and thank you
7:41 so much to everybody who has used my
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7:50 and I'll see you over there
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