Hollyland Lark M1 | iPhone 13 Pro Max and Sony testing | SMALL is an understatement

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The smallest and lightest mics I've used so far. These include an active noise cancelling mode, different levels and lots of flexibility. Be it that you need it for RU-vid, for a run and gun setup, for TikTok or any other scenario where you need a fast setup these will do.
I review and test in detail the different functions, how the mics sound on the streets, the pros and cons and everything there is to know about them.
I tested with the latest and greatest iPhone 13 Pro Max and on my Sony A7Siii to get a taste of both.
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@maddog1046 Год назад

This is by far the best review I've seen on the Hollyland Lark M1 microphone! I just purchased this for two reasons; 1) it was on sale for only $109.00 and 2) it's size makes it easy for me to take with me when I travel. A third reason would be simplicity. It seems that it would be easy to set up and use. I'm sure professionals would want something more complex, higher end with more features that cost a lot more money. I'm just an average guy wanting something better than a built in microphone or shotgun microphone. Thanks again for this great review!!! 😁

@cris_photography Год назад

Awesome - those are 3 good reasons to get these mics! Take care

@alessandrocapizzi8459 Год назад

The quality of your videos is great Chris! Really you deserve million of subs!!

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks Ale 😎😉

@kevincameron8437 Год назад

Your comment about the ability to add a lav Mac to this system is spot on. Also, I didn’t notice if it had charge through capability when attached to the phone. That would be great. But adding those tow features would prob push it out of their target price point, which I understand. This seems to be a great option for the minimalist creator and looks to be a good option. Thanks for sharing.

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks Kevin. Yep this is very much a "run and gun" or even a "run FAST and gun" typa setup ;) but it definitely does the trick for me and - while I never use the sound canceling feature - it really covers all bases. Would be great if it would charge with the phone but it's also true that the batteries last forever and once in the box - they get some juice. Take care!

@MrLeteaboy Год назад

Great review and very helpful!

@cris_photography Год назад

You’re very welcome

@NilSani 9 месяцев назад

How did you connect the microphone to your iPhone? I used a toggle since the iPhone doesn't take 3.5 mm cable but no audio is recorded.

@cris_photography 9 месяцев назад

I used the cable they provided me with (basically a dongle jack-lightning port). And then you just start recording. Try a different cable maybe?

@VicJo Год назад

What an epic review, thanks for helping me buy this tiny but mighty mic. Cheers!

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks a lot mate, glad it was helpful!

@MarkandSandieInMotion Год назад

Very helpful, just what I was looking for as far as info about this mic.

@cris_photography Год назад

Awesome - glad it was helpful!

@icanandiwill5457 Год назад

Great video thankyou!

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks!

@booshipvideo5513 Год назад

Usually 200m distance calculate in a way with no obstacle between. If it work well up to 60m -70m with people keep passing by I would consider this is good

@cris_photography Год назад

Exactly - happy with the distance so far never had a problem

@mataudaraproduction3398 11 месяцев назад

Your review are very helpful…im gonna buy this!!!

@cris_photography 11 месяцев назад

Awesome! I am using today in fact 😅😉

@HEYSERGYO 7 месяцев назад

Hey! Great video! do you know if it's possible to connect to your iPhone just using the classic white aux to lightning adapter? instead of buying the cable Thanks!!!!

@cris_photography 7 месяцев назад

Hello, thanks. Yes it should work in theory (I used the one that was provided when I received it but didn’t test other cables/adapters). Cheers

@JaxSparrowVlogs Год назад

I really like this noise cancellation feature in this m1 I just wish they add a 3.5 mm jack to the reciever to monitor the Audio while recording

@cris_photography Год назад

Totally - same here

@ryanchristophermacalong9012 Год назад

@@cris_photography Hi Cris, I think you can use female trs to trs or female trs to trrs cable with a female jack for external headphones so you can monitor the audio live. It looks like an audio splitter cable but not sure what its called. But I do have one came with my Takstar SGC 600 mic and I have been monitoring the audio using that cable since the mic itself doesn't have extra jack for audio monitoring.

@RealMattCook Год назад

Very helpful. Well done. I just got the 150.

@cris_photography Год назад

Awesome! Glad I could help

@alessio5713 Год назад

Very interesting. Could see quite some uses. I feel it's a very good "entry point" if you don't have a huge budget to invest in mics, and it doesn't appear cheap quality. I'd say good price/quality ratio!

@cris_photography Год назад

Totally 💯

@ryanchristophermacalong9012 Год назад

Hi Cris, I think you can use female trs to trs or female trs to trrs cable with a female jack for external headphones so you can monitor the audio live. It looks like an audio splitter cable but not sure what its called. But I do have one came with my Takstar SGC 600 mic and I have been monitoring the audio using that cable since the mic itself doesn't have extra jack for audio monitoring.

@cris_photography Год назад

Awesome thanks Ryan. I now plug the headphones straight into my Sony camera and it works fine too 😊 cheers

@elliotmedia Год назад

with the noise cancelling tech built into audio/video editing software getting SO GOOD (Davinci resolve voice isolation is stupid good for not being an extra paid-for feature) I would never use voice isolation on any mic. these budget mics coultn't possibly have the processing to do any good sound clean up

@cris_photography Год назад

I very much after with you!

@ToJaDork Год назад

I have a question regarding receiver connectivity via trs (with a jack 3.5 mm adapter) with an external audio recorder. Does it work as a combo? I prefer to connect the receiver to my Zoom H6 to gain additional control in terms of… gain. I shoot mostly talking heads-style videos, but I like to have space to express myself with my hands, and that cableless lav mic is perfect for me. Still, I'm in small proximity to my desk, so I can access a recorder/interface with no problem at all.

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello, honestly I havent tried as this really is a "run and gun" type of setup. Am sure you could find ways to do that but honestly I'd spend a tad more and get the lark 150 (I made a separate video on this channel on that one). What I do to at least monitor my audio is to use the camera jack. In terms of lav, again, the 150 is better and more appropriate, but the small transmitters are ok too (you will see them tho - for the most part - especially with the blue/green light on them). Cheers

@julianfarquhar Год назад

The thing I noticed first is the blue light which indicates its on. It draws attention to you, and the light is not needed, or at least so bright. Your audience knows exactly when you are recording

@cris_photography Год назад

Very true 👍🏼

@jessebrettjames 10 месяцев назад

This can easily be hidden inside the shirt

@jordanbey870 Год назад

This is the best review on this product...I like to get it for my Samsung Galaxy s23..

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks Jordan - much appreciated! I used these just today on another review and they are excellent 😉 take care

@dhillonnash7209 Год назад

Nice review

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks 🙏

@niltons.spagnuolo Год назад

Excellent comparison Chris. I didn't like the sound of the Hollyland M1 recorded outdoors. I found him stuffy. Perhaps it would improve if you increased the pickup to -9 decibels. It would be interesting to make a comparison with the Rode Go II in an outdoor recording. Brazilian greetings.

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks for the feedback 😉 cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭

@boywithcrazyhair Год назад

As you said a downside is there is only one jack so you can't monitor audio live. But couldn't you use an adapter that splits the cable then plug headphones into the headphone jack and camera into the mic jack. Not sure if this would work just curious and I don't know where else to find this info.

@cris_photography Год назад

You can use the jack of the camer (at least with my Sony A7siii) and monitor the audio 😀 been doing this ever since and it’s totally fine. So basically you can monitor the audio by plugging the jack into the mic port and use the headphones port to listen to the sound of the mics (but not from the received at this point of course). Hope that helps - cheers

@ryanchristophermacalong9012 Год назад

I think you can use female trs to trs or female trs to trrs cable with a female jack for external headphones so you can monitor the audio live. It looks like an audio splitter cable but not sure what its called. But I do have one came with my Takstar SGC 600 mic and I have been monitoring the audio using that cable since the mic itself doesn't have extra jack for audio monitoring.

@KobricTV Год назад

Great video! Where did you get that lightning to 3.5mm?

@cris_photography Год назад

Thanks Kobric. I got it along with the M1 mics set (it it sold separately by hollyland). Cheers

@JYTheHungryRonin Год назад

does the dead cat stay on the mic well? Like lets say if the dead cat rubs against something else like a back pack strap or jacket, will it fall off the mic easily or will it stay securely?

@cris_photography Год назад

It was fine so far - didn’t have a problem with it falling or moving even when rubbing a bit on a jacket or clothes

@tsheringtamang5031 11 месяцев назад

Great vid man, your sound test sounds great. I recently got same one and when i test with my android phone, i get the sound mixed wit. buzzing sound in small amount. I think its coming from transmitter. Checked with both the transmitter with and w/out the noise cancellation but it still gives me the buzzing sound. y'all think it faulty ? or is there any tricks/setting on it. Thanks.

@cris_photography 11 месяцев назад

Thank man. Yes prolly a faulty one, never had this sort of problem with mine 🤷🏻

@booshipvideo5513 Год назад

Is the audio recording left and right stereo? Can it be adjust individually after recording?

@cris_photography Год назад

I don’t think you can change in post - pretty sure it is backed in

@rachinuk Год назад

Bro I bought it but when i using it with my iphone it is recording audio from the phone not the wireless mic. Please help me out

@cris_photography Год назад

Sorry to hear that! I just plugged and play and it worked 😱 not sure how to help ya sorry mate

@badriaalhammadi Год назад

Thank u for the very useful video,,am looking for micro to start with my new youtube channel,,currently am using Iphone xs is Lark M1 will be work with it,,🙏🙏

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello there, thanks. Per what I know yes it should work BUT you’ll have to buy the lighting port cable separately from hollyland. Cheers

@aayushsachdev5352 Год назад

Hi how do i connect this mic on iphone 14 pro max...will normal default camera app support my audio recording from lark m1 duo thanks

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello, yes it really is “plug and play” and it should natively support the audio. Take care

@carmelofallu3480 Год назад

happens to you if you put the receiver in stereo mode (blue lights) once turned on the Sony camera switches itself to mono by turning on the green lights?

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello Carmelo, i do not have that issue in my Sony camera no. Did you have that issue?

@carmelofallu3480 Год назад

@@cris_photography yes. The receiver set in stereo, when I turn on the sony a73 it goes to mono and if I manually switch it to stereo after a while it returns to mono. At this point I really think about making the return. Too bad because these mics are great

@thelonelyguysproductions8157 8 месяцев назад

In lark m1 will Speaker Play with RX plugged

@cris_photography 8 месяцев назад

Excellent question! I’d have to try - not sure

@Ifbbpro.kitana Год назад

Question: how do I properly connect it to my iPhone Pro 13? Is there a way to know if properly connected? I’ve tried but it seems like it doesn’t work with my iphone

@cris_photography Год назад

Hey there, you’re not the first asking and not the last looks like. I will make a video about it in the coming days but basically all you have to do (I literally just tried here at the studio) is to plug a patch cable that goes from lighting to jack 3.5 and start recording. I tried on a 13 mini and last time on a 13 pro max so the pro should work without a problem. Lemme know if it still doesn’t work

@cruzproductions150 Год назад

@@cris_photographyI plugged mine in but I can’t seem to hear any audio coming from the video after reviewing it on my mobile device

@Fishfood007 7 месяцев назад

So if I just have a short little wire how do I connect this to my camera when my camera is on my helmet?

@cris_photography 7 месяцев назад

3m tape with a coldshoe mount so you can put the receiver on it. I’d do that personally. Cheers!

@tapaninvlog7190 Год назад

Can I adjust volume level for each transmitter individually?

@cris_photography Год назад

You can set it to hi, medium and low yes

@MelvinDlaCruz Год назад

My big problems with this is they dont have a mic jack for lav, if you get this wedding is so har to try to hide

@cris_photography Год назад

Y’a it’s true - it’s a pitty! Lark 150 it is Take care

@TonyRush21 Год назад

Can a lav mic be attached to the mic units?

@cris_photography Год назад

Unfortunately you cannot

@ricardotavera1330 Год назад

can the receiver be connected to a PA system ? I’d like to use it for live events

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello Ricardo, never tried it but if it’s working with a jack 3.5 should work in theory. Cheers

@jamarcigar Год назад

Buildings and other signals competing will cause the frequency to reduce as you move further. Maybe in a perfect environment it will reach as far as their claims.

@cris_photography Год назад

Absolutely 👍🏼

@sureshkumarselvaraj1240 Год назад

Do we have to keep charger box open to charge the microphone?

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello, no you don’t. You can (should) close and it charges on the go 😉

@caverna_dev Год назад

I purchased this product after watching this video a couple of times, as I was quite happy with what I saw here. However, my "cam" is simply an iPhone and I absolutely need it to work with it. The seller makes it clear that I need an MFI certified 3.5mm to lightning cable to connect the RX piece to the iPhone. Hence I made sure to purchase one of such cable as well. However, even so, I simply can't get it to work. When I connect the RX to the iPhone, there's no sound capture at all... did anyone go through this? Is there an additional step other than simply connecting stuff? I thought this was supposed to be a plug&play kind of thing, but maybe I'm missing some config. PS: i'm using an iPhone 14 Pro.

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello there, that’s VERY strange - I only had to plug and play. I am going to look again and I get back to you (see if there is anything special)

@DiscoverSocial 8 месяцев назад

I've also got same issue, seems to be recording through the phone still, not the mic (as have tapped mic to check back on audio recording, and it hasn't picked it up).

@carlosmazariegos1644 Год назад

brother to use it with iphone I must have the cable that the brand sells or I can connect the 3.5 cable to the lightning adapter that comes in the box with some iphone?

@cris_photography Год назад

Hey there, great question! I have no idea honestly, I don’t have such a cable anymore. I have used the company cable they provide separately. Cheers

@carlosmazariegos1644 Год назад

@@cris_photography Thanks bro, they will arrive in a few days and I will try it with that cable, I will tell you here, if the information is useful to you

@HEYSERGYO 7 месяцев назад

Hello! I have the same question, how did it go@@carlosmazariegos1644 with the iphone adapter?

@ELIMindfulInvestor 11 дней назад

Does your iphone get super hot when you plug it in?? mine gets super hot and I am scared to record over a minute

@cris_photography 11 дней назад

It doesn’t! How strange!

@dagdagkaalaman23 Год назад

Can i use this on my samsung phone?

@cris_photography Год назад

I don’t have a Samsung so didn’t try unfortunately - sorry mate

@good2freelance1 Год назад

M1 has ''High, Medium, Low'' settings. Use Low setting is the safest ??

@cris_photography Год назад

I’d go with medium for all normal situations and change if needed

@michaelallen6946 Год назад

these work fine but they aren't producing enough VOLUME. Any ideas? thanks

@cris_photography Год назад

Strange! There are 3 levels of audio you can set on these, maybe you’re set to low? Check the manual - maybe that’s it. Cheers

@neildeyto6176 3 месяца назад

Can it be used in DJI osmo action 3?

@cris_photography 3 месяца назад

If it has a jack 3.5 you can 👍🏼

@julianfarquhar Год назад

How did you attach the receiver to the iPhone?

@cris_photography Год назад

They sent me a cable for it that converts to lightning port

@julianfarquhar Год назад

@@cris_photography you were lucky, it seems they do not produce them anymore. How do you attach the receiver to the phone so that it doesn't dangle around by the cable only?

@youtubefollow3612 Год назад

How to set medium volume level?

@cris_photography Год назад

I’d have to check the manual, it’s all there (I don’t remember exactly how to do that) cheers

@mohamedsweillam4529 Год назад

Can I use it on iphone 13 pro not max?

@cris_photography Год назад

Absolutely

@marrie6656 Год назад

Can you tell me how to tern on and use it 🥺🥺

@cris_photography Год назад

You open the box, pull them out and that’s it. The received gets connected to your camera (or phone) and you can start recording. Cheers

@marrie6656 Год назад

Now I can use it thanks you so much 🙏🙏🙏

@zwartel Год назад

The review ever about this product…

@cris_photography Год назад

Best or worse? 😁

@doctorstrobe Год назад

La réduction de bruit atténue un peu les aigues mais c'est vraiment un super produit!

@cris_photography Год назад

Oui en effet! J’ai bien apprécié la simplicité des micros 😉

@doctorstrobe Год назад

@@cris_photography le son n'est pas mauvais. J'allais m'acheter les Rode en me disant que le prix piquait un peu. Là, je vais pouvoir enregistrer du son ET aller manger des kebabs pendant des semaines en plus!

@cris_photography Год назад

😁 J’en profite pour te demander si tu sais que j’ai aussi une chaîne française ou je produit les mêmes contenus mais entièrement en français (@Cris Photographie) vu que tu m’écris en français - je me suis dis que ça pourrait t’intéresser. Bonne soirée

@doctorstrobe Год назад

@@cris_photography mais carrément. Je suis bilingue mais il faut soutenir la francophonie!!! Du coup ça m'intéresserait bien de savoir quel est ton workflow pour tout ça. Tu fais tout en double lors des prises vidéo?

@cris_photography Год назад

Ah cool! Yes, je shoot tout en deux langues à chaque fois, 2 fois la même chose en gros. J’ai aussi commencé le contenu en italien (tu peux checker @cris fotografia) pour le LEICA m11 par example mais j’arrivais plus à suivre (et je suis espagnol à la base… mais 4 langues c’est trop 😂) Voilà voilà! C’est beaucoup de job mais j’aime pouvoir transmettre les infos au gens de langue française également

@intothewhere Год назад

리뷰 좋네요~~

@cris_photography Год назад

감사합니다

@sagarverma1719 11 месяцев назад

Is this mic can use with Osmo 6

@cris_photography 11 месяцев назад

If it has a jack 3.5 it should work yes 👍🏼

@sagarverma1719 11 месяцев назад

@@cris_photographyStill i want to see how you can use this wireless mic with DJI Osmo 6 Mobile Gimbal 🙂

@lstkidmusic8490 Год назад

do you live in london?

@cris_photography Год назад

Hello, i do not - I live in Switzerland 🇨🇭 cheers

@internetsurfing Год назад

please share setup also on iphone

@cris_photography Год назад

I have a video planned about that 👍🏼

@HEYSERGYO 7 месяцев назад

wheres the video 🥹 @@cris_photography

@faisalkhaninfo Год назад

This microphone will beat the road microphone.

@cris_photography Год назад

Very comparable indeed 😌

@DiosAmoryOracion Год назад

It does not work for Samsung :(

@cris_photography Год назад

That’s not good 🤦🏻😣

@zakirjahidi6211 Год назад

Price In Bangladesh

@cris_photography Год назад

Not sure sorry 🤷🏻

@nowornevervdo Год назад

how do i sound, iphone 13 pro max is the winner

@cris_photography Год назад

That’s what am taking about 😎

@kotysh Год назад

Bought this and it was absolutely horrible. Volume is super low on the highest setting. I ended up returning it

@cris_photography Год назад

Really hum? Strange!

@fakinel 9 месяцев назад

great,but how you actually use it and transfer the files?

@cris_photography 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. It’s just a microphone - there is no internal memory. You plug it to your camera and when you record it takes the audio from the mic instead of the camera mic. Cheers

@fakinel 9 месяцев назад

@@cris_photography One quick question u might know it didnt come with iphone adopter to connect transmiter -can i just use my iphone lighting jack ?