Customer Reviews for GoPro - Pro 3.5mm Microphone Adapter (HERO10 /HERO9 /HERO8 /HERO7 - Black
Customer Rating
1
One step forward - two steps back
on August 21, 2017
Posted by: Anonymous
I understand the strategy to hinder third parties cashcowing with gopro utilities. But hindering third parties with creating wireless microphone solutions whilest NOT delivering a gopro wireless microphone solution on thier own hand makes me wonder if any of gopro's super duper strategic professionals understand their own product or what they have to deliver if hindering third party participation. Next 'innovation' is probably a one sqare meter cart to carry your mounts for your gopro hero 5 with you... extremely fitting the general idea of a action cam This is a first class design mistake This is a first class strategic mistake This is a bad joke
Gopro's are small. They're meant to be. They fit on my helmet beautifully. Why do I have to have this huge brick strapped to my face in order to plug in an external mic? I mean, come on! I want a direct plug-in mic! We all do!
It would be awesome if you provided a mount to hold the Mic Adapter. I've created my own with 1/4-20 female above and below mount giving the flexibility to install as needed.
Rating the Mic Adapter without considering a mount, will have to give it a 5-star. That drops without the support of a ready made mount.
It does what it is supposed to do. It does pull out too easily, but itdoes what it is supposed to do. I tried using it with my GoPro Karma Grip, and it did not work. Is there a patch that will make it work???
My intention was to have an external microphone so I could use the GoPro as a helmet camera. It's working but clunky and the quality of the audio is poor in the wind.
I finally decided to buy a GoPro for recording while riding. Just to realize that to have a microphone on it I need that huge adaptor?? I'll probably return the camera since it does not make sense to have to attach that brick with the camera. Why there's an option in the camera preferences to sync with Bluetooth devices but it cannot recognize any Bluetooth devices???