 Hello, I'm Neil. Welcome back to the Happy Huts. You have one question, which is does the Saramonic SRXM1, this microphone here, work with the Sony ZV-1 or Unbritish ZV-1, which is the camera that you can see here. There is a really simple answer to this question It's yes, because you're listening to me right now on the Saramonic SRXM1. I'm keeping my voice down a bit. I feel a bit self-conscious, so that might affect the audio levels But look, just to show you, I've got my Osmo pocket here. This is what it looks like. I'm still on the sound from the SRXM1 by Saramonic. I love this microphone. I'll tilt it down. It's a mini Shotgun mic. It is directional and I like that. I've used this microphone with Well, I first got it for my GoPro Hero 5 and then I've used it with this, the Osmo pocket I think it's a really good microphone And I'm going to keep talking so that you can hear what it's like. Just so you can get an audio test of the Saramonic SRXM1 outdoors. It's about 8.30 at night So you can probably hear some some birds going to sleep and some traffic going home. It's a Friday night. In this video, I'm going to try to put this microphone into a variety of, well, I'm going to do two more settings. We'll go indoors and you can hear what it's like in an indoor setting, in an environment that's not very forgiving for recording voices. And we'll do some walking around with the with the microphone Which is probably what you want to do with your beautiful Sony ZV-1. The first thing I can do for you is to actually just take it out so you can compare how the Saramonic SRXM1 sounds against the the built-in microphone. I've not done this before so I'm going to pull the microphone out and see what happens Now I had to restart the recording there because if you pull out the external microphone It does kill the audio so that there's no sound from the built-in microphone But what you can hear now, just point my Osmo at it, what you can hear now is the inbuilt microphone for the Sony ZV-1. I mean obviously I've bankrupted the family by getting the the ZV-1 and if like me you're watching Hundreds of these videos. Meanwhile, my kids are eating pasta until 2024 When we can afford food again. This is what the Saramonic SRXM1 looks like and I've got the the product Showcase feature on. Look at that. It works. Can you bend it truly 180 degrees and you can It goes all the way round. It's like a shock mount inside, but that's what it looks like Let's plug the SRXM1 back in and you can compare this is the Sony ZV-1 inbuilt microphone And this is the Saramonic SRXM1 again This is the Sony ZV-1 inbuilt microphone. I set the levels just before I started recording Here's a shot of me here. I think I've got it around the 19 mark just so I'm not peaking too much So I'm not hitting the red on those those meters there and I'm not treating the audio in the edit at all I am gonna raise the levels of the inbuilt mic and the Saramonic SRXM1 just to make them more balanced What we'll do now is we'll go into there and we'll see how this sounds indoors This is how the Saramonic SRXM1 Sounds indoors and like I say the the happy heart isn't the best acoustic place to shoot videos Usually I prefer a lapel mic just to get the microphone closer to me But what I love about the Saramonic is that it is directional It is pretty much pointing towards me so hopefully it's not getting too much reverb from around the room I can show you what it's like if I tilt the microphone away from me So I'm just pointing it against the wall behind this camera This is how it sounds you should be able to hear a difference quite a marked difference I think but what's great is that if you're vlogging with this you can flip the microphone around to point to yourself Whenever you want to and I'll show you what it's like out and about next if you're interested in buying this There's a link in the description or even indeed the Sony ZV-1 the links are all in the description if you buy there Amazon shower pennies upon me. So thanks for clicking on there if you do buy it from those links Shall I pull the microphone out and you can compare this now to this is how the Sony ZV-1 Sounds with the inbuilt mic to me the microphone on the ZV-1 sounds pretty good. Leave a comment What do you think? Do you like this? Do you like the SRXM1 from Saramonic or Does good old Sony inbuilt microphone carry the day and we are back on with the Saramonic SRXM1 this is the inbuilt microphone of the Sony ZV-1 or ZV-1 and back to the Saramonic SRXM1 This is what ambient recording sounds like with the inbuilt microphone on the Sony ZV-1 And this is the Saramonic SRXM1 Just one thing that you might find useful to know It isn't very elegant up against a power cable going into the power slot What's the word? Micro USB. I can't even get the words out It doesn't sit very elegantly with the SRXM1 trying to get you a shot on my Osmo pocket It can do it But it's a bit of a stretch and I'm not really happy with the pressure being put on the ports there For either the microphone or the USB cable But that might be something that you might want to bear in mind that if you want to run power into your ZV-1 with the Saramonic SRXM1 That is a bit of a tight fit and they are kind of jostling for position there I saw hundreds of videos about the Sony ZV-1 I just wanted to see as much stuff as possible of this camera. It's gorgeous It's absolutely not a regret. I've only been using it for a few days So I don't know if I am using all the settings correctly for the power But my goodness the the battery does not last long at all I've got the camera set about a desk width back from me It's about 60 centimeters and I've got active stabilization on even though I'm on a camera arm I've left the stabilization on just because I forget to put it on and it looks terrible I want to leave it off, but the the cropping doesn't seem to be that bad It seems to be getting me in without it feeling like I'm filling the screen with my face But anyway, this is an audio test. You don't need to know any of this Let's go outside and maybe a slight change in time of day This is probably where the Saramonic SRXM1 comes into its own with the Sony ZV-1 camera Out and about doing a bit of proper vlogging I've got active stabilization on if you're interested and I'm using a hand grip. I'll show you in a moment This is the inbuilt microphone on the Sony ZV-1 This is the Saramonic SRXM1 microphone and I've made a couple of small changes I've put a comica dead kitten or mini dead cat onto the Saramonic SRXM1 It fits really well and the link to that is also in the description I just had to remove a big blob of tack from it first before I could put it onto the camera And also it sort of looked like the Saramonic SRXM1 didn't quite fit around the door flap of the 3.5mm jack on the Sony ZV-1 camera And that's not true at all because I can show you now It fits absolutely like a dream and it can easily achieve that 90 degree angle around the door It can probably go even more sharply in I've got a major motorway in the distance. It's starting to rain and there's a very light wind But this is what the built-in microphone is it built in or inbuilt microphone? Leave a comment below which do you prefer But anyway, I'm going to do a bit more talking while this dog is about to attack me This is the Saramonic SRXM1 and you can probably see on the other camera shot This is what it looks like, but I've also got some extra accessories I've got a fetching pink camo lanyard My favorite hand grip and a lens adapter which is mainly for protection In case it takes a knock on the front But anyway, this is the Saramonic SRXM1 And this is the Sony ZV-1 inbuilt internal microphone By the way, my name's Neil. I'm a development producer Helping high achieving creators and performers to get ideas out of their heads And out here on YouTube And I'm not a tech guy or a camera review guy But I've got quite a few Sony ZV-1 videos coming up So if this video is helping you might want to hit the subscribe button To not miss out on those and every subscription really helps me So thanks for being awesome So what do you think? Those are my audio samples My audio tests for the Saramonic SRXM1 I absolutely love this microphone And for mini shotgun microphones Budget mini shotgun microphones I mean it's just a price that can't be beat And for how much it costs I think it sounds great It's also really discreet as well I really don't like those big shotgun microphones And if you've got a small camera like the Sony ZV-1 or ZV-1 I think being discreet and small in shape and size is a really good thing, no? If you are enjoying this video You might enjoy all my other Sony ZV-1 videos They're on this playlist here Which is on screen now and in the description All the links to the Saramonic SRXM1 And even the Sony ZV-1 are in the description If you buy them from those links That really helps me financially I get a nice commission from Amazon Which is tiny but greatly appreciated And if you've reached this point in the video You're still listening out to see if it's a microphone You're like what do you think? I've put all of my Sony ZV-1 videos in this playlist here It should be on screen now Or in the description I'm going to be testing out all kinds of accessories Budget accessories for the Sony ZV-1 If you subscribe that would be greatly appreciated You'll be taking me one step closer to 10,000 subscribers A figure that I can only dream of But you'll be taking me one step closer So thank you, you're awesome And I'll see you on my next Sony ZV-1 or ZV-1 video Thanks for watching