Is this the best wireless lav mic kit? Neewer CM28 Review.
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- In this Neewer CM28 Review I test the Neewer wireless Lavalier Microphone kit to see just how good it is in real world use both in studio and also out in the field (during a small storm).
I do side by side comparrisons with both the noise reduction enabled and disabled as well as the audio on my camera for a direct side by side comparrision.
The Neewer CM28 is riddled with features from the the charging caseto the in built recording capability in both mics as well as a whole host of connectivity features that would leave a mic at twice the price sitting proud.
Speaking of Price... If you are interested in buying the Neewer CM 28 mic kit then please do feel free to use my Neewer Discount code HAYES21 to get 21% off the price on the Neewer website worldwide.
I should mention here that I may get a slight commisssion form any sales made with my discount code but hey you also get 21% off too so it's a win win for everyone.
You can get yours on the neewer website here... tinyurl.com/Neewer-Website-CM2...
Or get it here on Amazon... tinyurl.com/Neewer-CM28-Mic
You can find my written review here on my website also if you prefer. www.kieranhayesphotography.co...
I also run photography workshops if you want to learn more about photography then why not check them out here... www.kieranhayesphotography.co...
0:00 Intro
0:49 Unboxing the Neewer CM28
2:15 What's in the box.
2:49 Price and discount code.
3:37 Size and shape of the CM28 mics and receiver.
4:06 Internal recording capacity and format.
4:33 Noise reduction feature.
5:02 How to fit or mount the receiver
5:20 Fitting it to the Hot Shoe on your camera.
5:43 How to fit or mount the microphones
6:39 How to set up or pair the transmitters and receiver
7:02 How to fit the windshield to the CM28 Microphone.
7:21 The charging case with builtin battery.
7:57 How to setup the internal recording on the CM28
8:21 CM28 Audio Quality unedited recording.
8:44 CM28 audio quality test in windy conditions.
8:55 Neewer CM28 Audio recording.
9:23 Audio from the camera directly.
9:39 Neewer CM28 Audio recording.
9:59 One Touch Noise Reduction in windy conditions with background nose.
10:33 Audio quality on the camera directly.
10:57 Final One touch noise recording.
11:21 Audio quality conclusion
12:03 Range test with the CM28 mic.
13:10 Review Conclusion.
You can get yours on the neewer website here... tinyurl.com/Neewer-Website-CM28-MIC HAYES21 gives you 21% off there.
Or get it here on Amazon.... tinyurl.com/Neewer-CM28-Mic
Thanks. Best review on this product that I have seen. Great mic tests, feature explanation and the the only video that clearly showed the clip feature and connecting it to a DSLR hotshoe
Thanks a million and glad you found it helpful, they really are great mics and criminally cheap for what you are getting.
thanks for the review Kieran! I'm about to purchase one and your tests were very helpful!
Delighted it helped, I am very happy with my set, really useful mics and so incredibly cheap it's nearly criminal.
I was seeing many options and couldn't decide which mic to buy but this video cleared all my doubts, thank you!
Glad it helped you decide, it's a great mic kit... Enjoy.
Great review! You answered ALL of my questions - THANK YOU!
Delighted to hear that. The CM28 mic is way too good for this price point.
Crazily it was 30% off recently too.
Fantastic review of a great product Kieran!
Thanks a million 👍 Nearly as good as Formatt Hitech filters 😉
Just bought a dji action 3 to record my bike rides which can be very windy at times. And as you've indicated, they work flawlessly!!
They are incredible little gadgets for the price, love mine to bits.
Thanks for the excellent review! You managed me to buy them instantly! Great video and fantastic real life tests! Greetings from Mexico!
Hello Andreas, thanks for the feedback and enjoy the mics, they are fantastic little things genuinely couldn't beleive how good they were for the price.
I order this off of a whim because it was on sale and after watching this video, I am SO excited to use them.
They are awesome little mics, truly blew me away how well they worked, for the normal price they are a total steal, getting them on sale is even better :-)
Amazing review. Thanks a bunch!
My pleasure! Glad it helped and thanks for watching.
Great review mate! Convinced me to buy a set. Cheers 👍
Honestly don't think you will regret it. They are exceptional value for money and the performance for the price is truly amazing.
@kieranhayesphotography Thanks again! I've bought some lighting products from Neewer and always been pleasantly surprised by the quality so I'm looking forward to trying them. 😀
@@ThomFoolery1 When I did the outdoor tests I was nearly certain I would be deleting that footage and starting again on a camera day. So they surprised me too with that one. In fairness I have about 20 of their products here and they all lived up expectation. Who doesn't like a bargain also 😀
this test did help me to pick lol ordering now
Enjoy, they are great mics and someone else commented that they even got two free lav mics with their set.
Exactly what I've been looking for. Straight into my Amazon wishlist 😀
Enjoy Lee, it's a great bit of kit.
I just ordered from Amazon. £99.99 plus 20% discount by ticking 'Apply voucher' ... so I've just paid £79 and free delivery with Prime! 😃
Love the review. Great channel
Thanks a million for watching and really appreciate the kind words 👍
Fantastic video! I just received mine 4/12/24 and can't wait to try it out. Also, I'm looking forward to trying this with my Dji rc controller. Ordered a usb c male to male adapter in order to view the Rx display while operating the controller. Hope it works out. Again, thanks for your review. 😊
Thanks for watching and do let me know how you get on.
Recording on the transmitter is a preferred design. It eliminates radio interference and allow you to use the transmitter as a standalone mic with recorder. The only advantage of putting it on the receiver is to save a few bucks and more convenient download.
Yes, the inbuilt recording is a great feature to have alright and coupled with the one touch noise cancelling system it's a real beauty. It's also really simple to sync in post. The CM28 is amazing value for money for what you get.
Thanks, Kieran, for the great video!
Thanks for watching and glad it was of some help.
Sold! Can’t wait to get mine soon.
Thanks for the great review, next time you may want to spend more time unboxing and describe the quality of the shrink wrap, box, instruction manual, print quality on the box, and anything else you can think of that’s not directly related to the mic itself 🤣
I had a 16 minute section recorded on the shrink wrap but I just couldn't do it enough justice so I decided to let that be a surprise for people when they get it.
I highly recommend you sit down while opening the box. Mind blowing experience just slicing through that initial piece of shrink wrap and the peel back is honestly something everyone should experience.
Enjoy every minute of it and you can thank me later 😉
Great review Kieran! I purchased a set a few days ago on how good the sound was in your review. To my pleasant surprise, the kit I received (2024 kit) had two Lavalier Microphones included, which can be used in addition with the two transmitters. My initial testing of the extra Lav Mics gave good sound quality, more testing to be done. So far, this unit has been very impressive and for the price I paid it's a bargain. Cheers
Hi Larry, that's great news.... I didn't know they were now including 2 lavs mics with the kit. That's ridiculous vale for money now so then. I was honestly shocked at how good these mics were and a friend of mine tried them and he has the Rode kit and he thinks these are nearly better. He now hates me :-)
Wow. Where did you get yours from if you don't mind me asking?
@@kieranhayesphotography Rode has more bits in the sampling which allows less of a fiddle to stop clipping, but yeah, just ordered my CM28 kit, cannot wait to get it. Bonus if it comes with 2 extra wired mics!
@@andrewnorris5415 Hi Andrew, I purchased the kit through the Amazon website in Australia. At the time I purchased, they were also offering a further reduction in price and free next day delivery, it was to good an offer to pass up. Cheers 🙂.
@@larryciccarello7954 Great! Nice deal. Glad you like the mic so much, cannot wait to get mine.
i came to watch this then i realized we got the same last name lol appreciate it unc
Small world 🙂 Btw great last name 👍, did you know it means "of Fire".
Come on Kieran. I wanted to see you trudge off into the distance nattering away as you disappeared over the horizon testing the audio transmission distance! Great review. Have ordered a set of these. Thx.
Oh trust me that was tempting alright 😂😂😂 thanks for watching and more importantly enjoy the mics.
Seems fantastic value and so neatly packaged, I have just been trying the Pixel shift on the Z8, AMAZING, it gives a single 1 gig image with fantastic detail.
For a flat calm day it would be amazing for Landscape images
Ah it's a fantastic set and for the price it's unreal.
I can't wait to try out Pixel Shift on the Z8. I can only imagine the file sizes though 😂
Did you try it a few times?
@@kieranhayesphotography just a couple of times in my garden, the images are nearly 60 inches long!😀
@@douglasritchie2836 You could nearly build a bridge to Ireland with a few of those prints 😂. I am away for a week and I didn't even bring my camera with me so I have no chance of using it till I am back.
Great video! Hit all the points.
Thanks a million, appreciate the kind words, have a great week.
Great review IS really good thanks
Thanks a lot for watching and for the feedback, enjoy the mics.
Very professional video. Thank you. There is one error that not only appears in your description but also on the Amazon display ads as of April 2024. The receiver does NOT have recording capability. The transmitters each have about 4 gigs of memory, and they both can record audio, but that makes it very complicated to combine both tracks to make a stereo. If the receiver recorded both mics at the same time, then we would have a stereo track. For me, the misinformation was a game changer. Rick
Hi Rick thanks for watching.
I did at one stage say the receiver had the in built recording by accident when I recorded the video but I put text over afterwards to highlight my mistake sorry about that.
These videos are unscripted generally, so I do make the odd mistake in them, which I usually spot in post.
I get what you are saying about combining tracks but for how I use it, I usually find this to be very easy, I just use the automated syncing of the camera audio and two mic tracks together in post in resolve and it works beautifully for me then.
I much prefer the transmitters to have the recording facility for the simple reason that you don't even need to have the receiver switched on then to record, also for cases like busy halls you can easily pick up interference from all the phones, wifi and broadcast gear being used.
I was at the Photography Show in the UK and one of the guys I know was recording it and his mics had loads of interference so they had to swap back to the internal recordings and they were the DJI mics.
There are pros and cons to everything, it all depends on how you use the gear I suppose, appreciate the feedback and fingers crossed you get the right mic system for you 👍
@@kieranhayesphotography Hello again. This was not your mistake. Even today the advertisement on the Amazon website states that the RECEIVER can record audio. Thank you for your reply and your good work. Rick
@@WorldwideABM Hi Rick, thanks and have a great week.
Have just ordered a set for 98 euros from the official european site! Thank you kindly for the lovely review. I hope to receive them soon!
For €98 you should be in jail that's theft :-) Just kidding that's an incredible deal, good luck with them and if you have any questions when you get the mics, feel free to ask them.
@@kieranhayesphotography for anyone reading this, just know I have never received the microphones, and apparently "the package has been lost in transit". I'd advise against ordering from the European site.
@@wotwithbert7591 seriously? When you contacted Neewer what did they say? Have they sent out a second set to you?
@@kieranhayesphotography at first the order wasn't delivered, then i sent in a Paypal report to ask what happened with the order.
Then they said "the shipment has been returned/lost" and asked me for whether i would want them to send it again.
I have answered i would since i was planning to take the mics to a road trip in 2 weeks, but they haven't answered since i last replied.
They have only ever answered to my emails after i had filed in a Paypal report for not receiving the items, otherwise they wouldn't reply.
@@wotwithbert7591 if you want to email me the order number I will report it to the head office in the USA and find out what's going on. info@kieranhayesphotography.com
Awesome video man! Just ordered mine. If I'm recording with both mics, are they recorded on separate audio tracks? And if not, how would I have them record separately. That way in post I have more creative freedom and room
You will love them. Yes, as they are mono mics, they simply have one mic on the right channel and the other mic on the left.
So it's easy to seperate them in post.
You can also record directly onto the mics so each track has its own recording then.
Incredible mics for the price.
@kieranhayesphotography oh that's cool! Thank you so much bro!
@@MoleyPlays My pleasure, enjoy the mics.
Great video! do you know if this mics will work on instagram and facebook live?
Sorry I haven't tested that as of yet but I can't see why it wouldn't work. If you reach out to Neewer they can possibly confirm this for you because it could also be hardware specific.
This sounds way better than my Rode wireless go mic. I always have to edit the audio when I used the rode mic and EQ it to make a sound better.
Hi Rob, I was really surprised how good the reproduction was in varying conditions. They are exceptional value for money and having the ability to add your own Lav mic if you want is brilliant.
I got a set of these a while back amd theyre great!
The only issue i have, is that the creation date of every file is set as 1st Jan 1970. Thats a major pain!
I didn't know they time travelled also :-) In all seriousness I haven't noticed that on mine. I need to have a look at the recorded files when I get back and see what year I teleported to.
Great! Now how to attach the receiver to the selfie stick safely so I can attach the audio cable to my camera? I have searched the web everywhere and also asked Neewer but as of yet, no one seems to know. There has to be a better solution than masking tape.
Hi, I have a cold shoe socket like this one search for Cold Shoe Mount Adapter Base with 1/4 Inch Screw Mount on Amazon and you can either screw it onto Velcro, or use it on a super clamp or try and get a pole to 1/4 screw adaptor, depends on the selfie stick.
Hope that helps a bit.
Hello. Were you able to figure out how to pull the audio that is saved on the receiver itself? I'm having some trouble with mine.
Hi, the audio is saved on the Transmitter and not the receiver, which is good news as there is no transmission inloved then incase your are working in a very saturated space like an event. Simply plug your USB cable into the transmitter and your computer should see it as a removable storage device and all your audio files are on that then. I hope that helps 👍
What about setting db levels? Recording in stereo or mono? Should the external microphone on the camera be turned off? Recording level on my Sony ZV 1 goes up to 30. Where should I set that? The manual that came with the Neewer isn't much help at all and I'm not tech savy lol.
Hi Kevin, now that's a very good question and there is also a very good reason why I didn't put that in the video. For db levels it all depends on where the mic is placed and the volume of the sound you are recording. For normal speech levels I have the db level set to roughly around 3/4 volume but it depends on the volume I am speaking at and the ambient noise around me.
The input volume you set the camera at depends on the camera but if you have a sound level meter on camera I would say talk normally and check how high the audio peaks at around 3/4 is roughly around ok. Ideally you should be below -6db and not go lower than -12db.
Now if that sounds complicated then you can always just record the audio on the transmitter itself and later on when you are editing the footage pop the sound back over the camera audio. What's handy about that is you get a failsafe bit of audio also as you have two copies then.
Recording in stereo or mono is entirely up to you and it depends on what you are recording, for ambient room noise or say you go to a waterfall stereo is going to give the footage more of a feeling of width and space if the two mics are postioned well apart.
Where I use stereo mode is I am recording an interview. One mic records one person and the second mic the other and they are both on one recording then.
To change recording modes simply hold down the db button on the receiver for two seconds and it will move to the next mode. You have Mono Stereo and Ms mode. Ms mode records the same track but at two different audio levels so if you get the levels too high it will give you a lower one then too which should be ok then.
Hope that helps and I should have mentioned you can easily edit the audio and video in Davinci Resolve which is a completely free top class editing program. The studio version is a paid option but the free version does nearly everything you could need.
I noticed Neewer offers a 2 pack (2 receivers and 4 mics). Do you know if it has the ability to record 4 mics at once? Looking for something that allows me to record 3+ people at once and wondering if this is the solution. Thank you!
Hi Steven, on the CM 28 MICS you can record on each mic via their own internal storage, it records directly onto the transmitter so yes, this would be able to that for you then. You just need to set each mic recording and away you go.
Please help….Hi how do you download the internal recording from these mics?
Hi, if you join the mic up to your computer via a USB-C cable it should appear as an external storage device, you can then downnload the audio files as you normally would transfer files from an external media source. I hope that helps and please note the recordings are stored on the mics and not on the receiver.
Use it as my primary for all my videos now. (if I'm not at my desk)
I love the internal recording, that's so handy even as a backup recording it's very worthwhile in case you get the Audio settings wrong or even worse forget to connect it 😂
The buggers have a 30% sale on the site at the moment. Can't use your discount code at the same time 😢😢 these look good though and I just bought the action 4
Well you get even more money off so then in the sale. They are an absolute bargain for that price. With the action 3 I just synced the audio in post then. It took no time at all but the sound quality is soooo much better.
@kieranhayesphotography ye but I want 51% off them 🤣🤣🤣 they sound excellent in your video now. I have no major use for them at the moment but compared to the money the other brands cost its a no brainer to have them for down the line when I plan to do some video stuff with the action 4
@@andrewyeates7717 Ah sure we all love a bargain do not we 😂
In fairness I really wasn't expecting them to work in those conditions. It was blowing a gale when I filmed that and I totally thought I was wasting my time 😂
Even in normal conditions the sound quality is really good though.
Can i mount the receiver on my camera aswell or just the microphones?
Yes, you can it fits on a hot or cold shoe on your camera or rig. Really well thought out product.
Hi, I want to buy this microphone but I need to use it with my DJI Osmo Pocket 3, do you know if it will work with that? thank you in advance.
Hi, it won't work by plugging it into the Pocket 3, what I do with my pocket 2 and Osmo Action is... I record directly on the mics internal storage and then add the audio in post processing afterwards. It's simple to auto sync the audio in post processing and it gives you a backup recording then too.
They had a brief period where the kit dropped down to $70 plus tax. Despite being a new model that flash sale price was a no brainer to me. If it happens again I'm buying a kit to gift to a friend 👍🏻
Now that's just criminal... Another person commented that they bought the kit recently and it included two lav mics also 😀.
That's crazy value for money.
I just ordered with flash sale for $73
That is some bargain, I was just at The Photography Show in the UK this weekend and they were on sale for £100.- there so $73.- is a complete steal.
Does this has 32bit encoded bit technology? Is this good for motovlogging??
That's a very good question and if you are talking about the encoding bit technology between the mic and reciever I honestly don't know. The one thing I would say here is I generally record directly onto the mic so I don't tend to use the reciever a lot unless I am using it as a fail safe recording.
If you meant the sampling rate the CM 28 records... 48khz uncompressed Wav files.
I have found this mic with the one touch noise reduction to be amazing in loads of situations, are you thinking of recording in a car or on a motorbike? Or is more from the sidelines?
Can you connect this to your iPhone ? And if so how do you activate it? I’m new to microphones
Hi, yes you can, I have not personally used it though as I have a Pixel 8 Pro phone. If you reach out to Neewer they will confirm its use for you though but that's exactly what this mic was meant for.
Does the transmitter have a headphone jack for monitoring of audio levels?
Hi Chris, no there is no headphone jack on the transmitter only a mic jack but there is an FL gauge on the receiver which is where the audio level is set for your recording.
I use these a lot with just the transmitter recording and never had an issue with audio levels.
The level indicator on the receiver works well and it also has a safe mode (Ms) where it records the same track twice and in the second recording it's at a lower audio level.
I hope that helps a bit.
Sorry I meant the receiver, I've know learnt that there is a headphone jack on the receiver for monitoring the audio inputs.
@@JCBMedia Yes it has both an analogue audio out and headphone socket and interestingly you can also use the USB output also at the same time time so there are three outputs at once from the receiver.
I think there is 30% off the CM28 at the moment also.
i was expecting a comparison over the other mics you got
Hi, I was planning on doing that but these were just so good for the price I thought it was a bit pointless really. There are already a good few reviews out there on them though I think.
Thanks for watching 👍
Convinced me
TBH I totally convinced myself as I thought there was no way it was going to work in those conditions. I did a few different takes in that wind and there was a lot of cursing in one of those takes and me calling myself an idiot numerous times for even trying this :-)
How did you connect those mic with DJI action 3?
Hi, I was recording internally on the mic system and I synced the audio together in editing then, that's how I could switch the sound backwards and forwards instantly.
You can sync the clips in DaVinci Resolve, which is a free video editing app and it works beautifully.
@@kieranhayesphotography thank you
@@sherintalkz you're very welcome
Fun fact that I just discovered! The CM28 allows the receiver to be connected to multiple devices simultaneously. I just tried the USB connection to an iPhone with the Lightning adapter while the analogue output was wired into a PA system - both the iPhone video AND the PA were getting audio from the Neewer mics (set to Mono) at the same time. Thought I'd try it just for fun, ahead of an event tomorrow that I need to record, and wondered which would take priority ... turns out, it's both. Very happy with these so far.
Hi Chris, I found out the same thing while testing them but it was totally by accident, I was connecting them via usb-c to my tablet and forgot to unplug the 3.5mm to my camera. I ended out with three recording as it was also recording on the tranmitter at the same time. They truly are awesome mics for the money. Good luck with the event tomorrow.
Silly question. While I appreciate the distance/sound tests, I have one question. Does anyone **really** leave their expensive camera or phone on a tripod and walk 200M away to see if the sound works? I could (in my mind's eye) see an idiot running away with my smartphone and I'd cry a lot.
Oh trust me I know a lot of people that do that for selfies on mountains and on cliff edges, it always puzzles me that their camera is there when they come back :-) It's something I would be very slow trying let's just put it that way, Ireland is safe enough but no point tempting faith :-)
God bless ya cat!
Great work:)
SOLI DEO GLORIA
(To The Glory Of God Alone)
Father, Son & Holy Spirit
-Ronnie
Thanks Ronnie, have a great weekend.
neewer.
It's a great mic 👍
wow dji succckkkkkkkkks
Now in fairness it was blowing a gale that day but the Neewer CM28 really does an amazing job in any conditions.
@@kieranhayesphotography it seems dji picked up more of the background compare to neewer.
Unboxing is irrelevant. Start with audio demo instead of waiting 8 minutes.
Hi Will that's why I put it all in clearly labelled chapters, so you can skip to the exact part you want in seconds. In my experience what's irrelevant for one person is possibly what another person looks for. Crazily some people love the unboxing part.
I disagree..people often buy 2nd hand..happens a lot these days...and I've watched videos just to make sure I got what I paid for...
Is that fine with you Will?
@@jezrack Sure that's relevant but it's a mic and the most important thing is the audio. Start with that and finish up with what's in the box.
Hows about you not boss him around! It's his channel weirdo!
I can’t wait to get mine so that I can make the best unboxing video of the CM28 in UA-cam history. 😂