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RØDE · Mid-range
The RØDE Wireless Micro is a pocket-sized smartphone microphone kit with two clip-on transmitters, a tiny USB-C receiver and a charging case.
Expert pick · Digital Camera World, Nov 2024
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A railfan who films on a phone gets clearer commentary when the voice is picked up by a microphone clipped near the mouth instead of by the phone itself, which sits at arm's length or on a tripod. RØDE gives the kit up to 21 hours of battery life using the included charging case and calls the transmitter design splashproof, which suits a day spent outdoors at a station. The kit is built around GainAssist, which sets levels automatically so commentary is usable without adjusting anything. Digital Camera World noted that traffic noise was still audible in its town test.
The transmitters clip on a collar, or attach through a magnet. Digital Camera World's tester preferred the clip, because the tester finds magnets can come loose. The receiver plugs straight into the phone, and RØDE adds that Apple phones can also connect directly by Bluetooth through the free RØDE Capture app, with no receiver. The tester walked away from a phone on a tripod and the sound stayed clear out to 100 m while the tester faced it, then dropped out when the tester turned the tester's back. RØDE lists a battery runtime of 7 hours, and the case recharges the units. The tester lists the transmitter at 18 g with its magnet and the receiver at 6 g. Furry windshields are included, but the tester found they are stored in the cardboard box rather than the case, so pack them separately.
Expert pick · Digital Camera World: Digital Camera World's George Cairns tested the USB-C kit with an iPhone, including a distance walk and a town-traffic noise test, and calls it an entry-level plug-and-play kit for smartphone users, with a short receiver plug and no built-in noise reduction as cautions. Read the review
Strengths
Weaknesses
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum SPL | 135 dB SPL |
| Polar pattern | Omnidirectional |
| Operating time | 7 hours |
| Frequency range | 20 Hz - 20 kHz |
| Version described | USB-C (a Lightning version also exists) |
| Phone requirements | iOS 14 and above; Android 11 and above (USB-C only) |
| Transmission range | Over 100 m |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 73 dB |
| Sample rate / bit depth | 48 kHz / 24-bit |
| Equivalent noise (A-weighted) | 21 dBA |
A phone shooter who wants a first wireless microphone with no cables to carry and no levels to manage. It matches the tester's profile of a smartphone videographer who needs a compact, plug-and-play kit. This kit's receiver is for phones, so a camera user would need RØDE's separate Wireless Micro Camera Kit, and anyone whose phone lives in a thick case or cage may struggle with the short plug.
The RØDE Wireless GO (Gen 3) records in 32-bit float on its transmitters and works with cameras as well as phones, at a higher tier. The Godox Cube-SC is the rival that Digital Camera World compares directly, with a quoted 300 m range.
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RØDE · Mid-range
A 33-gram supercardioid on-camera shotgun microphone with a 3.5 mm TRS output and a USB-C output, sold by RØDE with its HELIX isolation mount.
Expert pick · Digital Camera World, Mar 2022
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RØDE · Premium
The RØDE Wireless GO (Gen 3) is a compact wireless microphone kit with two transmitters and one receiver, and each transmitter can also record internally in 32-bit float.
Expert pick · Digital Camera World, Jan 2025
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RØDE · Budget
The RØDE Wireless ME is a two-unit wireless microphone kit in which both the transmitter and the receiver carry their own microphone.
Expert pick · Digital Camera World, Apr 2023
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