AKASO External Microphone for Brave 7/8/6 Plus Action Camera (Type-C Port)

Initial thoughts: All I have to say is WOW. Six-foot cable, connects via USB-C, and it has an amazingly flexible braided cord. The cable is a bit fatter than most lavalier mics I’ve used in the past, but that can be expected because of the braided sheathe. It has a standard alligator clip to clip it to your shirt or jacket or whatever. This would be the only point of failure that I would be concerned about as it appears that the clip is molded around the mic itself and might not be able to be replaced should the plastic fail. Use: Hooks in well and fairly solid. I hooked it into the camera while it was strapped to the side view mirror and rolled the window up, slightly pinching the cord and it stayed connected. The audio quality is markedly improved and the wind noise reduction is well worth the price tag. It’s a microphone that drastically improves the audio quality in a great action camera. I sincerely recommend spending the money, especially if you want to put the camera in a windy environment and run audio to a non-windy place.

This microphone worked well on my first use of it. I wish it was a bit smaller as there’s not much room inside my helmet for a microphone that said, I eventually found a spot where I could tuck it in partially under my helmet liner, but I have not had a chance to try it yet for audio quality, so we shall see. Overall pleased with it, and I am not a huge fan of the braided wire because it makes the wire less flexible and more difficult to coil up. That said, I’m hoping the braided aspect of the microphone wire in the long run, makes the wire more durable . Remains to be seen.

I was looking at the Hero series but thought they were too expensive for a device that I would not use that often (action photography & video). So I looked around and found that this company, AKASO, makes a whole series of these cameras. Reviews were quite good and you can even find YouTube reviews and comparisons. So I purchased the best model that had an external microphone and could do 4K video at 30fps. So far, I haven't used it that much given that it is winter and COVID is preventing travel, but some video that I did take looked good. From what I can see, the camera has a lot of capabilities and I can't wait to try them out. My only two gripes are these. (1) you can't get audio when you have the waterproof case on the camera. I knew this ahead of time because the reviews definitely said that you can't attach the external mike when the protective case is attached, but it would be nice if future cameras would get around this limitation. (2) While the camera comes with plenty of accessories, the documentation is very limited on how to attach your camera using these accessories. There are some cryptic graphics but I find them inadequate. This is also something that could be cured easily by expanding the documentation, even if only digitally at their website.

I've come to love my AKASO Brave 7 camera but the AKASO has real problems with both the internal and external wired and non wired microphones. When I first got the camera I had some really disappointing experiences with capturing audio and ended up having to dub in audio from other sources when editing. I though buying this wired mic would help solve it and got mixed results. I've spoken with AKASO reps directly at a trade show and no one has any idea why the platform will not let you use a lavalier mic like with a cell phone. I've seen videos about a proprietary wireless mic but have not been able to buy one, but I digress. What I ended up discovering about my camera is that the way AKASO designed the mounting frame bracket (the one for land use, not talking about the waterproof one) the plastic on the frame blocks the built in mic. I drilled out the housing to open up the port for the mic and now the sound is on par with my GOPRO camera which I have always thought had an outstanding ambient mic. I never use this external mic any more. I do a lot of outdoor video work, it may be more effective for indoor "podcast" type of stuff. when I did use it I did not notice any impact on battery life. The size is small enough that I continue to keep it in my kit in case I wish to use it so portability is not an issue. It's comforting to have with my camera accessories. It was not very expensive so I'm glad I have it and I would not hesitate to buy again even though it did not solve all of my problems as I had hoped.

This microphone works great. The only minor gripe is that you have to plug it directly into the side of the camera, which means that the waterproof case cannot be used with it. Audio is fantastic, but I'd like to be able to use an external mic when I'm riding in adverse weather conditions or am on my paddleboard and that isn't currently possible. It's not worth taking a star off for though, because this does exactly what it is intended for and it does it very well.

Read all the reviews and fixes to get decent audio from the Brave 7. Bought this mic for the last resort and still unusable. About 15% sound was heard. Wasn't good enough to replay on a computer or post anything on social media. The photos and video was decent but audio was horrible. Returned all items. Will use my android phone for now.

Best Think Ever. Akaso parts department went out of their way to hook my up. I'm doing an email? Rick

The mic works well on the Brave 6 Plus. The cable is roughly 4’ 9” (57 inches) long. It has a clip so you can attach it to your shirt and a removable foam pad over the mic to reduce wind noise. When plugged in, the camera autodetects it.

カメラ自体での録音よりも、少しだけ良くなった程度で、まだまだ改善の余地ありの商品です。

Purchased this as I found the onboard microphone for the Brave 8 a little underwhelming and I wanted to record some Vlog-like videos while on a long trip in Sri Lanka. The audio quality from the mic is far superior to the onboard and for the little money extra, it's a no-brainer

Ottimo

It works well. I use it on my motorcycle helmet and I am a little disappointed that the waterproof housing for the camera doesn't have an external jack so I can attach the mic to the camera. I can see why they don't. When you're underwater diving you wouldn't use an external mic lol. Meh, I'll drill a hole and use blu tack to seal it and keep the dust out.

Mikro ändert die Soundqualität enorm zum guten. Kleiner hinweis nur an die Käufer: Mach das Mikro nicht Stirnhöhe oder so dran, da es sonst dein geatme aufnimmt.