 This is a brand new on-camera mini shotgun microphone It's called the Minbow M2 by a company called Seven Rims The unique thing about this is that it's a two-way bi-directional microphone What that means is there's a microphone on the front of the shotgun mic and there's a microphone at the back So you can record two-way audio from both sides of the actual microphone So let's go ahead and open this up. You've got yourself a very nice black and yellow hard carry case So you can actually see how compact that is I really like the design in terms of the coloring the build so everything here is black and yellow as well Which I think complements very well. So here you've got the cold shoe mount for the microphone Now this is very heavy-duty. It is made of pure metal now. You'll see there's a switch one here Now the first icon there This is a switch for the cordy-oid condenser mic Which is directed from the front microphone if you switch it back This is basically using the bi-directional microphone. So both will be enabled So it's up to you if you wanted to have one concentrated microphone aimed at a subject Then you just have it for the front one if you want two-way audio enabled then you switch it to the bi-directional button there So it's pretty solid. I'm gonna go ahead and set this up else in the box You have two wind sleeves that go onto both sides of the microphone This is a TRS to TRS cable for your camera now The good thing as well is that this is a no-power drive So all you need to do is connect this to the microphone and Connect that to the camera and then you're up and running. There is no battery. There's no charging required and You are pretty much ready to go once you've connected it like so And finally you got yourself a little user guide if you wanted to get some information of how to set this up So let's go ahead test this out and see how it sounds All right guys, so I have the microphone there on top of my camera I haven't connected it yet. The audio you're hearing currently is coming from my Boom stand above my head, which is the Sennheiser shotgun microphone. Let me just show you guys there So I'll display down below which audio is playing as well for your reference So at the moment I'm getting the audio directly from this so to test this out I just want to give you guys a comparison So I'm now going to switch to the audio that's using the internal microphone of my Sony a7 III No external microphones connected This is that audio so you can see it's very faint. It's very distance The camera itself is about one meter away from me So it's not too far away and it is pretty close. So if you're going to be doing videos Quiet close up or doing interviews maybe some reviews or anything like that You're just talking to the audience then you're going to need a very decent microphone So now let me go ahead and connect the Minbo M2 and see the difference in the audio quality with that just on top of the camera So now the audio is coming directly from the Minbo M2 external mic that's sitting on top of my camera and Again, it's the same distance. I've just plugged it in. There's no power. Just put a TRS cable in It's a massive difference in the audio. I have played this back and it's very clear I don't need to worry about getting the alignment of the shotgun microphone above my head in a decent position This one is directly aimed at me And I have the button on the main cordy-oid only single mic directly from the front microphone of this So if I wanted to switch it to a bi-directional microphone Let me go ahead and showcase to you guys how it sounds from both sides of the microphone as well All right guys So the audio you're hearing is coming directly from the front microphone with the switch on just the main cordy-oid condenser mic Now what I'm going to do is switch this to use the bi-directional microphone So now the audio is coming from both mics So what I can do now is I'm going to switch this camera around to showcase to you guys the difference in the front microphone And the back microphone The ideal use case for this is if you're a camera person and you're recording a subject Maybe they're talking they're interviewing they may be doing a tour But if the camera person has a lot of input to speak on the video as well This will be very useful for that so you wouldn't need to have two external microphones for both people You can just have this one on top and have the person controlling the camera and the person doing the video recording Talking at the same time. So now let me go ahead and turn this around So now I'm speaking directly from the back microphone even though the front microphone is enabled So that's the difference between the audio levels from both the back and the front and as I continue speaking The audio levels might be slightly different and you might be able to notice it It could be clear off on the front microphone Then it is on the back microphone and finally the last test that I like to do is I want to test the wind sleeve So I'm going to take this outside I'm going to switch it to the single mic only the main front condenser mic and See the difference with putting the sleeve on compared to its sleeve off So it is a little bit windy outside Hopefully you guys can see a big difference what this can make and I'll showcase you guys What two of these on there will look like as well. So let's go ahead and do that All right guys, so I have the single mic switch turned on and I'm not using the wind sleeve currently So let me know if you guys can still hear me quite clearly again I'm about a meter away from the camera. If I step back the distance It will still be a little bit clear as well. So I'm about two meters away from the camera now So can you guys still hear me quite clearly? Let me know what you guys think down below with the audio So what I'm going to do is now put on the wind sleeve come back a little bit closer and see if you guys can Hear the difference in the clarity of my voice. So let's go ahead and do that All right guys, the wind sleeve is now on top of the microphone. Still it's on the single mic switch Let me know how much clearer it is to drown out the wind in the background Do you hear less of the ambient noises from the streets in the back? Maybe the birds anything like that. Is it a lot more clear? I think it is and I think it's just so compact so easy One thing I really like about this is that it rivals something like the road video mic pro Which I used to have and it's so much better in terms of the functionality even the design I'm happy with the audio. Let me know what you guys think but before we close off this video Let me go ahead and put both wind sleeves on and switch it to the bi-directional mics So now I have the bi-directional mic switch turned on both wind sleeves are now on it does a little bit funky It looks a little bit cool. I've never seen a dual wind sleeve set up like this before That's really unique to me now if I was recording someone I think the audio would come out great because I tend to speak while I'm on the camera as well I think it's great to have that relationship between the camera person and the person that's being filmed So that's a very convenient thing if that's something you're looking for this is perfect for that You don't need to worry about getting two separate external microphones for each person that is being recorded Now I'm just going to quickly do a walk around at the camera You might not see me but I'm going to keep on speaking so that you can try and hear my audio from the Microphone at the back. So I'm now moving across I'm now facing the back of the microphone There's a car that just drove past me. Did you hear it and was it too loud? Or can you still hear my voice very clearly now? I'm slowly going to start walking towards the front microphone again So here I am back again So the audio is pretty clear, right? I'm very happy with this Let's go back into the studio and see what it sounds like by having the wind sleeve on indoors All right guys, so I'm back indoors. I have the wind sleeve now on top of the Main microphone only back onto the single mic switch Now in terms of the audio I've played it back. I'm so happy. It's clear I think it's just very convenient to have this plug and play anywhere you like to go You don't need to worry about setting up and charging external microphones Setting it up and testing the audio to see if it comes out clearly In distances and all this kind of stuff if you're going to do a lot of close-up shooting like this This is the perfect solution. So I'm very happy with the audio You can take a look at the link in the description below of where to purchase this from the seven rooms website All of the information is there in terms of buying it from a retailer in your country So if you did enjoy this video and you like the audio make sure you give this video a huge thumbs up Make sure you guys subscribe. I've got tons of really cool camera equipment and accessory videos coming out in the near future Which I know you're going to like and I will catch you guys next time. Take care