So let's jump into it. Now, smartphones are awesome tools for shooting video. Not only are they super portable,but they're also incredibly simple to useand they're capable of awesome resultsand pretty much everyone these days has one. So, in this video we're gonna take a lookat the best accessories, right now,to easily level up the quality of your videoswhen you're shooting with your iPhoneor Android smartphone. And make sure you stick around 'til the endbecause I'll also share with you a simple checklistthat I use to boost resultswith smartphone videos even further,and, yes, this stuff workswhether you're using all of the extra gear or not.
Okay, so jumping straight into the gear,first off I wanted to add in this category really quicklybecause this is a question that I get asked all the time,what is your current phone?Which one are you using to create videos on?My current go-to is the Samsung Galaxy S10+. I think the cameras in it are amazing,but obviously, so are most of the camerasin most phones these days. I just happen to like the S10+. Okay, so now that that's out of the waylet's jump into the audio gear. Now, there is a heap of different microphones out thereand some are more suited for specific types of videosor shooting environments than others.
So I'm gonna give you a bit of a rundownon the different types of microphonesand our top picks for each. So when it comes to microphones for your smartphonesyou've really got four main options. The first one is the built-in microphone on your phoneand if that's all you've gotstill use that, still create videos. But obviously any one of these next optionsis going to give you better sounding audioand better results. Next you've got a wired lapel or lavalier microphoneand these are the ones that are on a fairly long cable,but they're the ones that'll clip up onto your shirt,or your jacket, or your tie,so that the microphone is nice and closeto the presenter's mouth.
These are gonna give you nice clear audio. Because that microphone is so closeit's gonna pick up a lot less background noisebut you are gonna be physically connectedor plugged in to your phonewhile you're using these types of microphones. The next one is a shotgun microphone. These are gonna pick up the audio in a directionthat the microphone is facingand pick up a lot less of the audio around. These are great if you don't wanna be physically connectedto your phone with a cable,like you are with a lavalier microphone. So these are awesome if you're gonna be on the moveand quickly changing locationswhere you don't want to be tripping over cablesand that sort of stuff.
These are also great if you're going to havemultiple people in your shotbecause you're able to capture the audiofrom multiple people form the one microphone. The downside with these, though,is that you do need to be relatively close to them. The further away you are from the microphonethe more background noise, the more echoand environmental noise you'll pick up where you're filming. And the next one then is a wireless microphoneand this is kind of a hybrid of the two. You get the benefit of being able to position the microphoneclose to your mouth, on your shirt, or jacket, or tiebut, because it's wireless,you don't need to be physically connected to your phoneor to your camera.
So you've got the flexibilityto be able to quickly and easily move aroundwhile you're getting that awesome audio. So that's a quick overview of the different typesof microphones out therebut as for our recommendationsfor a wired lapel or lavalier microphoneit, hands down, goes to the Boya BY-M1. This thing packs an absolute punchat around the $20 price point, so it's crazy cheapand it is, hands down, the best bang for buckmicrophone out there. At the $20 price point, this thing is insane. And it's actually what we've used to filmthe bulk of the videos on our YouTube channel.
This thing'll work on both smartphones and on cameraslike DSLR or mirrorless cameras as well. It's also go a crazy long cable, like six metersor around 20 foot longso you do have that flexibiltyto step further away from your phone,but if you're thinking that's too long,it's no issue to roll up the cableand put it in your pocket while you're recording.
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