Dji Mic Mini 2 Review: The Tiny Wireless Mic Is Colorful And Much Cheaper

Not agelong ago, high-quality wireless mic systems costs complete $500 and required a bulky transmitter and lav mic ligament tucked nether nan subject’s shirt. DJI’s Mic Mini showed really unnecessary each of that was, combining mic and transmitter into a 0.35-ounce instrumentality that delivered precocious value sound for nether $100.

Now, DJI has released nan Mic Mini 2 (around $100) arsenic a mild update to nan original astatine a overmuch little price. It’s much manner guardant acknowledgment to nan colorful caller magnetic covers and offers an audio upgrade via caller sound reside presets. Those changes make it nan champion fund wireless mic for caller buyers, but it’s not worthy nan upgrade if you already person a Mic Mini — and DJI’s flagship Mic 3 is amended if you tin spend it. However, beware that nan Mic Mini 2 isn’t presently connected waste successful nan US arsenic it hasn’t yet been certified by nan Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Design and features

The Mic Mini 2 now comes successful 2 packages for smartphone and camera users. One includes a receiver pinch a 3.5mm mic output for mirrorless cameras, while nan different offers a mobile receiver pinch a USB-C larboard for smartphones. Both kits see a charging case, 1 aliases 2 transmitters (mics) and a receiver. You besides get a magnetic mount, clip mount, achromatic and achromatic magnetic beforehand covers and a windscreen for each mic. The camera kit includes a smartphone adapter arsenic well.

The camera kit contains 10 mic covers successful a rainbow of hues that look for illustration they were borrowed from ‘90s iMacs, letting you lucifer a subject’s clothing aliases adhd a popular of color. They each person a huge, distracting DJI logo, though, truthful galore creators whitethorn want to screen it pinch a portion of tape. DJI besides has optional designer beforehand covers pinch 4 very ‘90s looking absurd patterns successful respective pastel shades, disposable for astir $45.

DJI has changed nan transmitter creation somewhat from nan erstwhile model's faceted style to a flatter creation to amended accommodate nan caller magnetic covers. The mic information besides weighs somewhat much astatine 0.39 ounces. Though tiny, each mic is rated to tally up to 11.5 hours connected a charge, and nan receiver is expected to spell for astir 10.5 hours pinch sound cancellation disabled. In my ain testing (recording continuously pinch a looped video arsenic an audio source), I was moreover capable to somewhat transcend these times, truthful you could easy usage it for a afloat shooting day. This is amended than astir each rivals including nan Rode Wireless Go III, which is rated for 7 hours connected a charge. Another wireless mic successful this value range, nan Hollyland Lark M2, has a stated runtime of 10 hours betwixt charges.

As before, nan transmitters and receiver threat into nan charging lawsuit magnetically. The mobile charging lawsuit is mini capable to descent into a pants pocket, while nan larger camera type fits into a overgarment pouch aliases a bag. On apical of being a convenient measurement to shop nan transmitters and receiver, they tin complaint nan mics and receiver 3.6 times, giving you 48 hours of usage moreover without a wall plug successful sight. It took maine astir 2 hours to complaint each 3 devices successful nan camera lawsuit and astir an hr to complaint nan smaller receiver and azygous transmitter pinch nan mobile case.

The Mic Mini 2 transmitters tin beryllium paired straight pinch smartphones via Bluetooth aliases you tin link them to DJI cameras for illustration nan Osmo Action 6, Osmo 360 and Osmo Pocket 4 via DJI’s OsmoAudio system.

Audio quality

To usage nan Mic Mini 2, conscionable affix nan mics (transmitters) to your subject, either via nan clip aliases magnetic attachment, and move them on. Then, powerfulness up nan receiver and link it to your camera via a 3.5mm cablegram aliases plug it into your smartphone’s USB-C port. Everything pairs automatically, and nan last measurement is to set nan level betwixt -12 db and +12 db utilizing nan dial connected nan broadside (camera receiver only). Noise simplification is group via a move connected nan mobile receiver, aliases nan Mimo app for nan camera receiver.

There are a fewer awesome differences betwixt DJI’s Mic Mini 2 and nan more costly flagship Mic 3 erstwhile it comes to audio specs. The biggest is that nan Mic 3 supports 32-bit float soul signaling (with 32GB of storage) that eliminates clipping successful astir situations, moreover if your levels are excessively high. It besides comes pinch move summation power to equilibrium measurement if your taxable tends to little aliases raise their sound a lot.

In comparison, nan Mic Mini 2 only offers automatic limiting, which does forestall clipping but tin trim audio quality. It besides offers nary soul signaling truthful you won’t person a backup if your camera aliases smartphone signaling fails. The Mic Mini 2 besides lacks an audio level show for illustration nan Mic 3.

Despite those limitations, nan 48Khz, 24-bit audio value connected nan Mic Mini 2 is excellent. I recorded my sound utilizing each 3 sound reside presets, and recovered that I could usage nan “rich” mode (which emphasizes debased tones) without nan request to do equalization successful post. The “regular” mounting offers neutral and balanced sound, while nan “bright” mode adds clarity successful noisy situations. If you for illustration doing EQ yourself, nan regular mode is best.

A bully trial of a microphone is to grounds your sound and past max retired EQ levels successful a constrictive set crossed a scope of frequencies. A mediocre mic will distort audio successful much than 1 range, reducing sound quality. DJI’s Mic Mini 2 performed good here, showing insignificant distortion for my sound only astatine 1 frequency. When I reduced nan summation astatine that range, my voiceovers sounded clear and full.

Another cardinal characteristic is sound cancellation. DJI’s Mic Mini 2 offers 2 levels of AI-powered cancellation depending connected nan magnitude of inheritance noise. At nan debased setting, it reduced inheritance sound but produced immoderate distortion. However, nan precocious level sound cancellation distorts audio considerably, truthful you should only usage it successful a pinch erstwhile sound is excessive. I besides tested nan Mic Mini 2’s wireless scope and was capable to grounds audio astatine 450 yards distant from nan receiver arsenic DJI claims, though nan instrumentality disconnected erstwhile astatine that distance.

The Mic Mini 2 retains different functions from nan original Mini for illustration automatic limiting to forestall clipping. It supports 2 mics astatine once, and erstwhile utilized successful Stereo mode, lets you seizure each mic to a abstracted transmission truthful you tin operation them later on. To group those functions, you request to usage DJI’s Mimo smartphone app.

Wrap-up

The Mic Mini 2 is now disposable successful Europe and elsewhere but not yet nan US owed to deficiency of certification. It costs almost half arsenic overmuch arsenic nan Mic Mini did astatine launch, conscionable €89/£89 for nan camera kit pinch 2 transmitters and a receiver, aliases €49/£54 for nan mobile kit pinch 1 transmitter and a receiver.

Given nan features and price, nan Mic Mini 2 doesn’t person a batch of competition. One of its main rivals is nan Rode Wireless Go III, but that exemplary is double nan value and lacks sound cancellation. It does person somewhat amended audio quality, though. Other options successful nan aforesaid value scope from Hollyland, Boya and others either can’t link to some a camera and smartphone aliases don’t stack up successful position of sound value and features.

Overall nan Mic Mini 2 offers a awesome operation of range, audio value and sound cancellation. It’s not worthy an upgrade from nan Mic Mini, but if you’re buying your first wireless mic and don’t want to walk a bundle, it’s a awesome option. And arsenic a last reminder, for illustration pinch different DJI products, nan Mic Mini won’t beryllium disposable successful nan US to commencement with, but whitethorn spell connected waste stateside later.