DJI lied about Bluetooth functionality in the promotional material and the owner’s manual, which makes using it with my phone a hassle. I don’t want to plug it directly into my phone, that’s dumb, because now I can’t put my phone in my pocket without fear of breaking the connector since it sits sideways rather than flush.
My primary reason for this mic was to capture audio with the DJI Fly app on my phone while using my Flip in autonomous mode, such as spotlight or follow.
Well guess what, the audio sounds like shit, even though it’s directly plugged in. Seriously, it’s worse than a phone call with a bad connection.
I also read that the TX units are supposed to pair directly with a phone for audio capture, but nope, that doesn’t work, either. They pair, but they are only available for call audio. WTF good does that do?
If I’m wrong and there’s a way to connect these mics for audio via Bluetooth while using the Flip for vlogging, please tell me. I’m starting a return through Amazon now and likely dropping them off tomorrow, they’ve pissed me off enough that I don’t even want to fool with them on my Insta360 X4 now.
Tait said:
Honestly I’d return and upgrade to the 2. Far, far better than the mini
But will they ACTUALLY connect to my phone via Bluetooth? Beyond that, will they record audio via my phone when filming with the Flip and, if so, does it still sound like a landline phone?
I’m guessing you have an iPhone. You can’t use any Bluetooth mic with the stock camera app, that’s an Apple thing. Gotta plug them all in.
Bluetooth is not a great protocol for receiving high quality audio. You definitely can connect the Mic Mini and Mic 2 via Bluetooth and then record audio using the DJI Fly app, but it’ll penalty sound like shit.
Plugging it in is the best solution across the board.
Ripley said:
Don’t the mic transmitters record internally?
The original one does. I’m not sure about the other two. I just recorded on the mic and then connected to the pc to download the file. I rarely use receiver.
