Synco Mic-D2 - The Ultimate Budget Shotgun Mic of 2023!

The Synco Mic-D2 is a phantom-powered XLR shotgun microphone that punches well above its weight. For many applications, it keeps up with microphones costing 3-5x as much.
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As a hypercardioid shotgun microphone, the Synco Mic-D2 has a very directional pickup pattern. This means it picks up sounds from directly in front of it while rejecting sounds from the side, making it an ideal microphone for isolating your subject.
00:00 - Introduction and overview
02:40 - Comparison with Rode NTG5, Deity S-Mic 2 and Sennheiser K6/ME66
04:48 - Recording localised sounds on location
07:50 - Outdoor wind test
10:40 - Directionality tests
11:56 - Who is this microphone for?
13:53 - The Zoom H8 field recorder
14:42 - Wrapping up!
Other gear used or mentioned in this video...
US Links
Panasonic GH5 - amzn.to/3UwEsht
Rode VideoMic NTG - amzn.to/3UBHcdn
Rode NTG5 - amzn.to/42ENNWn
Rode Wireless GO II - amzn.to/488o2ih
Rode Lavalier II - amzn.to/48eNnY7
Deity S-Mic 2 - amzn.to/3HVrFgX
Sennheiser MKH 416 - amzn.to/3uAvKnC
Zoom H8 - amzn.to/48hhvls
UK Links
Panasonic GH5 - amzn.to/49uI0Vx
Rode VideoMic NTG - amzn.to/496Z04s
Rode NTG5 - amzn.to/3OFbDvg
Rode Wireless GO II - amzn.to/4bJEqZQ
Rode Lavalier II - amzn.to/3uvmnFS
Deity S-Mic 2 - amzn.to/3SD9qSw
Sennheiser MKH 416 - amzn.to/4buzLKZ
Zoom H8 - amzn.to/3wk9cYJ
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