Superior in every way to the Rode Videomicpro, which I purchased some time ago. Took me ten minutes to figure out how to close the battery door on the Rode last week. That did it for me. The AA battery is installed on the bottom side of the battery drawer on the Shure. Shure even included a battery.
The green LED power indicator turns red when battery level is low. Depending on battery type, you have varying amounts of time from the Red warning to change the battery. All options are very forgiving. You'll have plenty of warning to change the battery once the indicator turns Red.
I did a wide by side test when I received the Shure. No exceptions, no conditions, no qualifications, the Shure is better. Not even close. Perfect design, functionality, build and durability. Superior in natural sound, low cut filter engagement, more gain, lower noise level, lower handling noise, smaller size, more side rejection, more battery life, excellent battery compartment access, recessed controls to reduce accidental changes in settings and power, attached cable is stronger and better attached, better cable strain relief, better shock mount support, better shock mount isolation, better and thicker coiled cable, you name it, Shure does it better by far. I would expect the Shure is better than the comparable Sennheiser, as some comment that Senn is a bit too thin for the sake of clear dialog. I like the fuller sound of the Shure, but not the boomy sound of the Rode. Shure is right in the middle, just right IMO.
What would have been cool is if Shure had included a carrying bag or zipper case of some kind. BTW, the packaging of the product is as if it were an Apple product. Sweet. I've kept the boxes and packaging, although I can't imagine selling it any time soon. (The Rode is for sale.)
A lot of my decision was based on reviews on this site and that "B" company in New York. I want to thank all the contributors for their honest appraisals which helped steer me to the right decision. Hope this helps you, too.
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I had purchased this mic for doing event such as weddings because I was using a Canon Rebel xti 5 (about 6 years ago). As I remember it had improved the quality pretty well. I had also used it for A Panasonic GH4 but that camera has a pretty good mic system, so it doesn't need it.Now I'm using it to do zoom conferences and it works pretty well. I use the mic jack on my computer directly and set the mic to +20 DB. The only draw back is having to replace the battery, but having some rechargeable ones ( I use eneloop) should do the trick.I did a test to see how well the noise cancelation worked and even when having an AC about 4 feet away you can hear me pretty well.So I recommend this even if you just want to use it as a mic for your pc, just get a small stand for it.
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