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D3 Pro Shotgun Microphone

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3
From 4 reports.
First cited
August 2019
By DSLR Video Shooter. Last reported .
Reviewers
Praised for sound quality and battery & range
Pushback on noise handling. From 2 reviews. What they said

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What reviewers say

Based on 2 reviews (0 press, 2 video), newest March 2021

What YouTube reviews of the D3 Pro Shotgun Microphone judged, by what buyers compare. Open any line for the quotes behind it.

Where it shines

  • Sound quality
  • Battery & range
  • Value

Where reviewers push back

  • Noise handling
  • Ease of use
  • Sound qualityRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Clean, clear and low self-noise; minor reflection concerns.2 reviews›

    Praise (4)

    • “Another thing that I really like about this microphone is the sound quality. I think overall it sounds quite good.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 9:42

    • “it is a microphone that doesn't produce a lot of self-noise. You're not going to get that hiss and have to worry about cleaning that up in post. It is a clean microphone.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 4:05

    • “the audio quality is so good that i don't have to muck around with or play around with the audio settings or audio controls in premiere pro”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 5:59

    • “this one is a bit more clear you know it's it's a bit more higher pitched right there's a bit of clarity in it”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 8:41

    Complaints (1)

    • “there may be issues with sound traveling back bouncing off the wall and coming back towards the mic which may cause some form of interference”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 9:31

  • Noise handlingMostly negative: Leans negative.Weak against wind and RF interference, though isolates outdoors.2 reviews›

    Praise (1)

    • “this mic really helps with outdoor filming it kind of isolates all the surrounding sound and it just picks up on your own voice when you're talking”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 8:48

    Complaints (2)

    • “if you're outdoors in 20-mph winds, this foam windscreen and any foam windscreen for any microphone is not going to be enough.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 10:44

    • “I did notice that there was some RF interference when I used this plugged into my RodeLink wireless system.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 11:11

  • Ease of useSplit: Reviewers are split.Reviewers split: auto-detects devices, but not all, no auto-off.2 reviews›

    Praise (1)

    • “the D3 Pro has gone a long way towards solving that problem by including a microprocessor in the microphone itself that can actually auto detect what you're plugging into and send the power to the correct pin and also send the audio to the right pin so that your recording device gets a very nice clean recording.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 6:44

    Complaints (2)

    • “Now, of course it's not perfect. It doesn't work with every device, but it works with quite a few.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 7:03

    • “i don't think it has auto turn off right so you gotta press and hold and turn it off”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 9:50

  • Battery & rangeRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Long battery life, with quick USB-C charging.2 reviews›

    Praise (6)

    • “I would make it a habit, of course, to charge up after each production day, but easily easily get you through two 12-hour production days.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 8:43

    • “When I went to go recharge it to get it back to up to 100% it was able to charge in about 15 minutes.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 8:33

    • “there won't be any cutting all right”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 5:08

    • “i only charge it like once every month or like once every two months”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 4:18

    • “battery life is pretty good”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch

    • “this is charged using usbc which is pretty good not a lot of mics actually have that some still use micro usb”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 7:28

  • Build & handlingNot covered by enough reviews
  • ValueRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Strongly recommended and good value, despite one pricey note.2 reviews›

    Praise (4)

    • “if I could only choose one camera top shotgun microphone to spend my money on, it would be the D3 Pro from Deity.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 11:47

    • “At the time of launch, when we've done this review, it runs $199 US and we'll have links for that down below. That's a great price.”

      VideoCurtis Judd · November 2018Watch at 8:49

    • “i feel like this is really value for the money”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 1:48

    • “this is much more value for the money”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 10:20

    Complaints (1)

    • “this is about 260 dollars seems a bit pricey right”

      VideoRandom Review Squad, hero · March 2021Watch at 1:46

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