As a digital enthusiast, I often share the product unboxing and experience with you in the form of videos, and since I started making videos, I have found that the original accessories are far more important than the camera itself, such as fill lights, radio microphones, etc. Fill light I am directly into the two LED constant on lights, usually take pictures and record video is basically enough, but the radio this piece I am changed N kinds of microphones, from wired to wireless, from the collar clip wheat to gun wheat, etc., tried a lot of models have not found their own feel very good to use one. No, I recently received a Lark M1 lavalier wireless microphone from Mammoth, experienced it for a while, felt very good to use, and shared my use experience to everyone.
First of all, to conclude, the Mammoth Lark M1 product is very small, usually like I will be very convenient when I go out on location to carry. In addition, its operation logic is very simple, it does not need to switch on and off the operation, just need to take out the microphone and receiver from the storage box, they will automatically complete the pairing, at this time only need to use the audio cable to connect the receiver and camera on the line, very friendly to novices. In addition, the sound quality is very good, in the domestic microphone of the same price, dare not say that the first, at least must be the second, the reception is very clean and clear, there will be no noise or current sound.
The Mammoth Lark M1 lavalier wireless microphone comes standard with a receiver and two microphone transmitters, plus a charging case (which can also be used as a storage case), two draft shields, and three audio cables. These are perfectly sufficient for everyday use, and if you use an iPhone, you can also buy an Apple Lighting audio cable.
The appearance of the receiving and transmitter terminals of the Mammoth Lark M1 lavalier wireless microphone is very small, it has the same operating logic as Apple's AirPods, and it also comes with a battery box as standard. In addition to charging the receiver and transmitter, this battery box also plays the role of storage and automatic switching.
It is very simple to use, just open the battery box, the receiving end and transmitter terminal in the battery compartment will automatically turn on the machine, and complete the pairing. Take out the receiving end and the transmitter end, the receiving end through the audio cable plugged into the camera or mobile phone, at this time the microphone will automatically change the gain, intelligent adjustment to the most appropriate gain, the user does not need any operation can directly open the shooting radio, this for novices, too practical.
In these audio cables that come standard, I found a 3.5mmTRS to USBType-C cable, so that you can directly plug the receiver into the Android phone, and before that, it is basically a 3.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable, if it is a C-port mobile phone, you also need to install a C-to-3.5mm adapter cable, which is quite troublesome.
Looking at its receiving and transmitting ends, they look almost identical, and they are designed with indicator lights on them. And in addition to being able to charge in the battery box, they can all be charged using the Type-C charging cable. And they can also be used while charging, which greatly improves the use scenario. Before going out to record videos, you will often find the dilemma of the microphone without power after arriving at the destination, and now the design of this battery box, usually used almost will not consider the situation of no power, even if there is no power, you can also use it through the C port while charging, which is too good.
Because the design of the microphone transmitter is very lightweight, it is almost insensitive after wearing, and the collar that does not fall on the collar is difficult to see. Usually, I record video more indoors, and the distance between the microphone and receiver is not very far, that is, about one meter. Usually the radio does not need to turn on the noise reduction function, the actual test of the radio effect will be very good, there is no noise such as noise and current sound.
I occasionally shoot outdoors, because the outdoor environment is noisy, in fact, do not turn on the microphone noise reduction function, the radio effect is also quite good, if it is in a noisy roadside or park, after turning on the noise reduction function, it can indeed bring a different effect. The noise reduction effect is excellent, and there is basically no need to reduce noise in the later stage. Especially like the current spring wind and sand, wind noise will also have an impact on the radio, with noise reduction function, it is very good. In addition, its transmission distance, the official parameters say that the farthest can reach a distance of 150 meters, I thought about the scene I use every day, almost can not use such a long distance, 10 meters away or so is almost the farthest transmission distance I have ever used.
The overall workmanship of the Mammoth Lark M1 product is good, the metal material is very light, the recording effect is very clear, of course, its noise floor will not say that the processing is extremely excellent, but it can also be said that in the microphone at the same price, the noise bottom processing is very good. Its design concept is similar to Apple's AirPods, simple operation, centralized storage, which is good, at least for me, very fragrant. Also look at its price, it is simply fragrant.