Rode VideoMic GO II Helix

Bought primarily to use as a directional mic on an iPad running Blackmagic Camera v 2.2. Deffo more focussed sound than the Apple internal mic up to about 3m, which is fine for Pieces To Camera and interviews. Jackplug monitoring facility useful. Decent Andertons Black Friday discount, too

I recently got some of these for my students to use either on stands for podcast recording or for field recording with cameras and phones using pro rigs. We went for these because they also work with Rode’s clever digital interface into computers and the students can then make lots of sound adjustments using the free Rode mixing software. Hence we ordered more of these than the USB mini mics.

Works as it should for a beginner mic, more of a screen view mic than a view finder mic, as the mic gets in the way if you were to try and look through the view finder

This mic is a secret weapon. Best to use with a 35mm so you can get close to your subject. Highly recommended.

Excellent value for money, sound quality is far superior to on camera audio. Very good entry level solution.