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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
George Cairns

Godox IVM-S3 review: double-barrelled shotgun mic

Godox IVM-S3 microphone being used outside.

Your camera or smartphone will be able to capture great-looking high-definition footage, but without additional help, the audio quality will be inferior to the footage. If you talk to a camera at arm’s length then the sound should be adequate, but at a greater distance (such as a couple of meters)  the volume of the subject’s voice will get lower and is more likely to be drowned out by other noises in the location.

Godox IVM-S3: Specifications

Pick-up Mode: Cardioid
Frequency Range: 50Hz-20KHz 
Sensitivity: -38dB±2dB 
Max. SPL: >100dB 
SNR: >70dB 
Output lmpedance: 600Ω 
Lithium Battery Parameters: 3.8V, 470mAh, 1.786Wh 
Type-C Input: 5.0V/0.3A 
Pickup Distance: 2m 
Battery Life: Approx. 12h in recording status, 15h in normal working status 
Dimensions: 139x53x45mm 
Net Weight:
103g

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