🎬 Capture Every Moment in Stunning Stereo!
The RØDE Stereo VideoMic is a professional-grade on-camera microphone designed for filmmakers and content creators. With dual half-inch capsules arranged in a fixed X/Y array, it delivers exceptional stereo sound quality. The microphone features integrated shock mounting and includes a dead kitten furry windshield for optimal performance in various environments. Powered by a single 9V battery, it offers over 60 hours of recording time and is backed by a 10-year warranty, ensuring reliability for all your audio needs.
Impedance | 200 Ohm |
Microphone form factor | Microphone Only |
Item dimensions L x W x H | 27.3 x 7.6 x 12.7 centimetres |
Power source | Battery Powered,9v,9v Battery |
Number of batteries | 1 9V batteries required. |
Material | Metal/Plastic, Fur |
Signal-to-noise ratio | 74 dB |
Hardware platform | Camera |
Number of channels | 2 |
Frequency range | 40Hz - 20kHz |
Frequency response | 20 KHz |
Noise level | 20 dB |
Global Trade Identification Number | 00698813000890 |
Manufacturer | RØDE |
Product Dimensions | 27.31 x 7.62 x 12.7 cm; 453.59 g |
Batteries | 1 9V batteries required. |
Item model number | SVM |
Scale Length | inches |
Material Type | Metal/Plastic, Fur |
Country Produced In | Australia |
Battery Type | Alkaline |
Colour Screen | No |
Item Weight | 454 g |
M**Y
Excellent stereo microphone
I bought this mic as my Panasonic TM900 camcorder has great 5.1 surround sound inside, but when outside with wind the sound is rubbish, it is all bass from the wind. The rode stereo video mic, fitted with the deadcat (which comes free with the mic) is excellent outside, even with a blowing wind. At last I have a great picture and great sound outdoors. The mic is big when sat on my camcorder, but I turned it around and it works great now and fits into a medium size bag. Excellent product, would recommend to buy to improve outside performance (remove wind noise).
T**4
Only arrived today and already I love it! Fits on the top of my Nikon ...
Only arrived today and already I love it! Fits on the top of my Nikon D5100 and soundwise there is no comparison with the onboard sound which is adequate but this Rode Stereo Videomic takes to sound to another level. Gone is the wind noise and sounds of the autofocus and vibration reduction - nothing but pure stereo sound with no background noise - apart from the distant birds that is! - The stereo image is excellent and everything sounds very natural. The mic itself is solidly built and feels like it too! The DEADKITTEN windshield is a great bonus, a must if you intend to use outdoors!
D**M
As Good As It Gets
I have put this on to my Canon 550D, the only decision making was mono or stero, this really depends on what you wish to use it for. In simple terms without all the science if you wish to record a person talking to the camera go mono everytime, it is more directional. If like me its to catch all the suound around mainly when travelling as a tourist go stereo, india, africa, out-side concerts & music, shows, arts, rivers flowing and cultral sounds.As a make I think it takes some beating, sure its on the bulky side when mount on the camera but i is a serious bit of very well made kit and you will never regret buying it.
C**Y
Sound results from Rode
Before looking for a mic I'd never heard of Rode, but with a business video to record I wanted something better than the 'get you by' mic on my Canon 5DII. After some web searching I found that Rode are well thought of pretty universally so the decision came down to which one - the mono Video Mic or this one...I chose the Stereo Video Mic because I thought it would be more versatile, maybe not as directional and as good with voice as the Video Mic but would still be OK (it's two of the same condenser mics) but of course it can do stereo when required, which the other clearly can't do.In use it's a bit bulkier than the Video Mic, but it's not out of place on a 5D which is a sizeable camera. Fitting it though was the problem - the first one I was sent just didn't fit the hot-shoe of any camera I owned so I contacted Rode and they replied quickly saying that it should fit a 5DII and they advised I returned it. I did and the second I received was also tight but once eased on it became easy to fit and remove; a small burr of the aluminium was rubbed away by the first fitting. Another reviewer here had similar problems so it looks they know how to build good mics down under but aluminium castings are proving a bit harder!Once in use the quality is great - rich and full, much better than the built-in, hollow sounding mic on my camera. It's worth also noting that the optimum range (according to Rode) isn't too far - only 2m - and unlike camcorder mics it won't 'zoom' so an extension cable and somewhere to mount the mic can come in handy. Certainly inside at about 3m away it was fine, but in a noisy environment it might prove more problematic to get 'broadcast quality'. I haven't needed to use the included 'dead kitten' yet so can't report on that.In use it's easy to set up, with basic filters for hum and booming issues but I imagine most decent editing software can apply similar things in post processing, for hum anyway. I'm using Final Cut Express and that has certainly has a reasonable sound editing tool-kit.All-in-all I can thoroughly recommend this product - a very well made mic with a 10 year guarantee so you can't really go wrong, though if you want to do only voice and want to stay with the mic on camera then the standard Video Mic may be a better bet. If I hadn't had the accessory shoe mount issue it would have easily got five stars.
M**P
Unacceptable hiss - Returned
Setup:Camcorder Canon Legria HF-G30PC Playback through Bose Companion III speakersBought this unit about three weeks ago and last night I did some recording in a quiet environment, and when I played it back today on my PC I noticed there was a considerable hiss in the background. Very noticeable and unpleasant.I attempted to adjust this out by using mic gain control on my camcorder and attenuator on both the camcorder and the mic but to no avail.A quick Google highlighted my fears as others have had similar issues and solved them by using the attenuator on the camcorder and a +20db gain on the mic. This however only applies to the VideoMic Pro as this VideoMic does not have a +20db facility.Therefore I have returned this mic and bought a Stereo VideoMic Pro. Hope that's better!One plus is that Amazon's return policy is faultless, very quick and easy to undertake.
J**Y
Not for high end Dslr's!
This isnt suitable for high end dslr's as I tried it on my 5d mk iii and had loads of hiss - unuseable footage :( Best to get the Rode Video Mic Pro with the +20db setting which isn't on the old stereo mic shown. The +20db setting is crucial to get rid of the hiss from this older metal stereo mic - as listed.I returned this product to go with the directional video mic pro instead. Although this is mono, you can double the audio track to create stereo using your editing software. The newer mics are also half the weight yet perform better.
A**H
Reasonable mike, but cheap hotshoe foot
There is no denying that this is a good piece of kit, with a nicely made metal casing, but for some reason Rode have used an incredibly cheap plate for the hot shoe attachment. The unit we had wouldn't fit onto any camera we tried until we took it off and filed it down! I guess we had bad luck, but if Rode brought the standard of this part up to the rest of the unit, it would be a real winner. If you run into the same problem, the hot shoe is attached with a cruciform screw, so it is easy to remove and modify.
R**N
Highly recommendable - Rode stands by their product
This is my second SVM. My first is 7-8 years old; it recently experienced a problem which was fixed by Rode under warranty. The service was incredible. Although an "older" model it is still one of the most robust stereo mics available. If you can find one buy one before they are all gone, You will not regret it; it's built like a "tank"
J**D
Fantastic Microphone!
I'm shooting a lot of comfort dog training videos and had been trying to use the built-in mics on the Canon 70D. While the built-in mics worked good enough in really quiet conditions, they fell really short while shooting outdoor training sessions (wind noise and such) and even inside. Since the dogs and the trainers are all over the place, I needed an omnidirectional microphone that could handle the situation. I was a bit nervous paying $250, but so far it's been worth every penny. The difference in quality between it and the Canon built-in mic is phenomenal. The sound is clean, and using the "dead kitten" windscreen outside has all but eliminated wind noise. (The dogs think it's a rat or something though and like to jump up at it! :-) )The mic works perfectly with the 70D. I just keep the camera set to automatic audio levels. There is a -10db switch which, while useful during really loud conditions, doesn't get much use here since I need all of the gain I can get. What is useful though is the 80Hz rolloff switch which I keep on almost all of the time to help eliminate low frequency rumble and such from the HVAC systems in the training room.While I purchased this mic because of the difficult conditions under which I regularly shoot, it also works great for normal shooting. Understand though that this is a stereo omnidirectional mic, so for straight-on interviews, assuming you are using an on-camera mic, you should use a directional shotgun mic, which Rode also makes.
W**I
Hochwertig und solide
321 Gramm wiegt dieses aus Alu gefertigte Mikrofon inkl. 9V-Akkublock. Sogar der Fuß ist aus Metall. Dieses Teil wird mich vermutlich überleben! An der Panasonic GH3 verweist es die eingebauten Mikros sofort an die hinteren Plätze. Das gilt für den Bassbereich ebenso wie auch für das Rauschverhalten und den Stereoeffekt, sogar Geräusche von hinten (Atmen) werden deutlich gedämpft. Dabei ist es allerdings ein klein wenig leiser als die eingebauten. Doch selbst nach Anhebung des Pegels im Videoeditor bleibt der Ton erheblich sauberer. Und es nimmt so gut wie keine Objektivgeräusche (Autofokus, Powerzoom, Blendensteuerung usw.) mit auf. Insgesamt passt dieses hochwertige Mikro ideal zur ebenso hochwertigen GH3 - wie aus einem Guss. Das einzige, was erheblich stören kann, ist der weit nach hinten ausladende Teil mit den Schaltern. Einmal im Blitzschuh montiert, muss man je nach (SLR-)Kamera sehr aufpassen, dass man beim Einblick durch den Sucher mit der Stirne nicht an das Mikrofon stößt - denn das rumpelt natürlich gleich los. 2-3 Zentimeter kürzer wären schon die Lösung. Warum ich zunächst dennoch dabei bleibe? Weil das aktuelle Stereo-Pro-Modell nicht nur um rund 60 Euro teuerer ist, sondern dort auch noch die "Katze" fehlt! Den Wundschutz muss man leider separat hinzu kaufen und er kostet richtig Geld. Und das neue Mikro erhebt sich noch dominanter (und höher) über das Kameragehäuse - das passt einfach nicht zusammen. Ich würde mir das gleiche Mikro wie das hier rezensierte um etwa 30% kompakter, hinten verkürzt und um 100g leichter wünschen. Das wäre technisch gesehen sicher machbar und der Traum schlechthin. Vielleicht hat ja Rode noch mal ein Einsehen mit der harten Realität eines SLR-Filmers. Auch wenn die GH3 streng genommen keine ist./Update 16.2.2013: Es ließ mir keine Ruhe und so bestellte ich jetzt das Stereo Videomic Pro. Nach einigen Testreihen stand mein Ergebnis fest: Die Pro-Version ist wesentlich leichter gebaut und kommt von der Wertigkeit bei weitem nicht an das ältere SVM heran - beim Pro ist praktisch alles Äußere aus Kunststoff. Doch der Tontest überzeugte mich dann dennoch für das SVM Pro! Bereits in der 0dB-Stellung ist der Pegel etwas höher und in der Stellung +20 dB muss ich den Pegel an der GH3 schon gewaltig zurück nehmen. Daraus resultiert dann ein insgesamt noch besserer Rauschabstand der Tonaufnahme, weil man mit der Zurücknahme des GH3-Vorverstärkers auch dessen Rauschanteil reduziert. In Summe dürfte das bei etlichen Kameras funktionieren, deren Pegel manuell einstellbar ist. Verfügt die Kamera über keine abschaltbare Automatik, dann regelt diese derart hoch, dass das Gesamtgrundrauschen sehr hoch wird. Dafür ist dieser "+20dB-Booster" also völlig ungeeignet. Wegen des deutlich geringeren Gewichts und dieser Verstärkungsgeschichte habe ich das wertigere SVM also schweren Herzens wieder zurück geschickt und behalte das Pro, wie das einige hier schon gemacht haben. Warum das Pro über 60 Euro mehr kostet und das auch noch ohne "Katzenfell", ist nicht schlüssig. Und dennoch ist es akkustisch das bessere Mikrofon und mit dem Kopf stoße ich nun auch nicht mehr dran bei Benutzung des Suchers. So hat sich meine Meinung nun doch noch geändert.Nicht geändert hat sich dagegen meine Bewertung: Es bleibt bei 5 Sternchen wegen der wertigen Verarbeitung und des sehr guten Frequenzgangs. Wer mit dem geringeren Pegel auskommt, erhält damit ein absolut gutes Kamera-Stereomikrofon.
N**K
An exceptional stereo microphone
I bought a Canon 5D Mark II with the understanding that at some point, I'd like to take amazing HD footage. Awesome footage is made or ruined with sound quality, and I looked at multiple reviews online and at sites [...] and others, and the Rode Stereo VideoMic got good reviews for a "starter" microphone.Being a photography buff, I figured that this would be good enough for me to get started with. I'm amazed at the sound quality and range that I get with the microphone. With the onboard mic from the 5D, I'd sometimes catch myself breathing heavily (which sucks to have good footage ruined by that.) With the Rode mic, it's gone. The mic fits into the Canon's hotshoe and plugs in just fine. The Rode mic also includes the awesomely named Dead Kitten, to block wind noise (Canon's internal microphone is pretty good at picking it up.) I'm really surprised at how much it blocks. While shooting friends goofing off outdoors over the weekend, I got to shoot video with my point and shoot and the 5D + Rode rig. The point/shoot picked up more wind noise than my friends and the Rode mic didn't pick up any of the wind.I haven't gotten a chance to do anything indepth, such as use Magic Lantern for the 5D Mark II so I can do things like manual gain control, look at on-screen audio and things of that nature. I bought this because I wanted a good stereo microphone without having aspirations of making the next big feature at Sundance. The fact that I can put the microphone on a boom pole and have it work well is just an added bonus (but then I'd have to bribe friends to hold it for me since I only have so many hands!)I'm happy with it, and I generally dislike most electronics. That says a lot.
P**D
Ordentliche Leistung
Also, ich habe mir Zeit gelassen, um mir dieses Mikro zu kaufen und habe die Rezensionen in Foren studiert, die ein diffuses Bild abgaben. Schließlich gibt es ja auch in diesem Forum ein paar negative und viele positive Erfahrungen zu lesen.Wofür brauchte ich das Mikro:a) meine alte SONY DV-3chip-kamera (DCR-TRV900, über 10 Jahre alt) ist auf einem Sterokanal irgendwann ziemlich eingebrochen und ich wollte eine teure Reparatur vermeiden und stattdessen ein externes Mikro anschließen.b) meine neue Mini-HD-Kamera hat einen Lüfter, der besonders bei leiser Umgebung verstärkt zu hören ist. Bei Außenaufnahmen, selbst mit wenig Wind, ist der Ton kaum zu beherrschen.Ich habe das Mikro zuerst an der SONY angeschlossen und war nach einer Weile enttäuscht, was das Rauschen angeht. Keine Einstellung am Mikro oder der Kamera führte zum Erfolg. Der Ton war zudem insgesamt etwas blechern.Dann habe ich die kleine Panasonic 707 angeschlossen und war begeistert - kein Vergleich zum internen Mikro. Alles kommt sauber rüber, klare Höhen, satte Bässe. Und das Beste: das extreme Rauschen wie mit der alten SONY trat hier nicht auf. Ich habe den Verdacht, dass das Mikro besser mit Kameras neuerer Bauart funktioniert. Vielleicht ist es meine alte SONY, die beim Mikro-Eingang mit modernsten (Aktiv)Mikros nicht zurecht kommt (Impedanzanpassung?).Bewertung:+ Klasse Sound, sehr naturgetreu+ mit Fell sehr guter Ton, Wind ist so gut wie nicht zu hören+ elastische Aufhängung eleminiert Geräusche von kleinen Erschütterungen beim Filmen aus der Hando ein Satz Ersatz-Gummiringe ist auch dabei. Wenn ich die in 5 Jahren auf das Mikro ziehen will, sind die wahrscheinlich genau so schlaff wie die jetzigen dann sein werden - gleiches Alter eben.o die Bedienung ist einfach, ein beigelegtes Manual wäre für den Erstgebrauch ganz hilfreich gewesen. Das fehlte schlichweg, kann man aber im Internet runterladen (PDF).o die Größe ist 'gewaltig' - im Vergleich zur Kamera. Das stört aber nicht wirklich (nur den Technikästhet). Bei mir ragte das Mikro nur etwas ins Bild, wenn ich die Tote Katze über das Mikro stülpte. Nachdem ich das Mikro mit den Gummis aus dem Halter ausgehängt und um 180° gedreht habe, war das auch behoben.Ein bisschen Schwach ist der Halter der Panasonic HD-Kamera - ist nicht von RODE. Das Mikro sitzt dank Feststellmutter sicher, aber der Panasonic-Halter wackelt wie ein Kuhschwanz. Macht aber nix, die Wackel-Geräusche werden von der Aufhängung des Mikros eliminiert.Zusammenfassend: der Preis ist ordentlich, die Leistung auch. 5 Punkte gehen in Ordnung!
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