today I'm going to review and test the
rode smartlav+ and see how this lavalier
performs, as a microphone for your iPhone.
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the smartlav+ is a lavalier microphone
made by rode an Australian owned and
operated company based in my home town
in Sydney, Australia. Inside the box you
get: the lavalier microphone the lav
clip to attach the microphone to your
top and a pop filter to minimise wind or
harsh sounds. The microphone is about 1.1
8 meters long so enough to attach to
your phone and to hold it at a arm's
length distance. You can also purchase an
extension cable for the lavalier
microphone which is what I do to get
more distance the smartlav+ plugs
straight into the headphone jack of your
phone if you have a phone with a
lightning connector you will need to use
the dongle attachment you can record
audio using the smartlav+ using the
native audio and video apps on your
phone
the smartlav+ also works with
third-party apps such as filmic Pro or
movie Pro Plus as well
I love the rode smartlav+ because it
gives me quality audio without having to
fuss around with any settings when
you're recording video whether it's
YouTube videos or Facebook live streams
or Instagram stories you want to ensure
that you have the best quality audio
possible there's a common saying that
people can forgive bad video but if the
audio is bad they'll just tune out and
you know what I'm talking about those
videos where the audio is really hard to
hear
it's just not worth your time so let's
have a look at how the rode smartlav+
performs on my iphone 8 plus so here's
what it sounds like using the inbuilt
microphone of my iphone 8 plus I'm about
a meter away from the phone and here's
what it sounds like using the rode
smartlav plus plugged into my iPhone 8
plus I've got the microphone attached to
my top here and I'm indoors in a
relatively quiet room now I'm going to
be quiet so you can listen to the
ambient noise so here's what it sounds
like using the inbuilt microphone of my
iPhone 8 plus outdoors the dog barking
and some traffic behind us as well so
here's what it sounds like using the
rode smartlav+ plugged into my iphone 8
lost outdoors
I had the microphone clipped to my top
here plugged directly into the phone how
much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a
woodchuck would chuck wood and now I'm
going to be quiet so you can listen to
the ambient noise using the inbuilt
microphone and here's what it sounds
like using the rode smartlav+
plugged into my canon a TD overall I
found that the rode smartlav+ delivers
on its promise to give you great quality
sound
it improves on the sound from your
phone's microphone and it also minimizes
wind and ambient noise as well it's
extremely easy to use
it really is plug and play so you don't
need to fiddle with any of the settings
to make it work and deliver exceptional
sound an extremely versatile microphone
that you can use with your phone and
with your DSLR camera so there you have
it my test and review of the rode
smartlav+ arguably one of the best
leveling microphones
you can use with your smartphone or with
your DSLR camera if you found this video
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smartlav+ is just one part of the
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what other equipment you need and how to
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