Hollyland Lark M1 Wireless Lavalier Microphone with Noise Cancellation, 656ft Transmission, 8H Battery Life, Compact Wireless Lapel Microphone System for DSLR Cameras, iPhones, Androids, Streaming

Pro video guy prefer this to the rode mics as they self charge and I'm less likely to lose erm. I did lose one but that on me

So far, after a few uses, I think this is a great purchase. This mic set is a fraction of the price compared to competitors such as the dji mic set. I will mainly use this with my Canon R50. The TX connectivity worked well with my camera. I purchased x1TX and x1RX set. This came with all the wires I needed so no need to buy additional wires. It also came in a nice protective case which was unexpected, a nice addition. The Bluetooth seems to work well, I've had no issues. The quality of the audio is much better compared the inbuilt camera microphone. You may not get as good of noise cancellation as you would a professional DJI mic set. However if you are on a budget this is a great 'middle' ground. With better audio than inbuilt mic's on phone's or camera's. The clip on the TX feels well made and securely fits into the hotshoe on top of my camera. The mic is lightweight and small with another sturdy clip for you to clip onto clothing. I have not tested the Bluetooth range more than 20ft but I'm sure it goes far further as advertised.I have only been using this for a few days. Hopefully I don't come across any issues. But so far, I see no problems with this product. Lightweight, easy to use, comes with all accessories needed and a lovely case, worth the very affordable price.

I’m pretty disappointed with my M1 Lark. It simply won’t connect to my iPhone 13. The receiver and the transmitter pair successfully, I use an Apple jack to Lightning adaptor which works perfectly on my iPhone 13 with every other device I connect, I’ve connected everything in the order that Hollyland suggests, and still nothing. Therefore it’s useless to me. Returning.

This is amazing mics I really recommend.

I bought this for an admittedly unusual setup. I play games with my friends and I've been working on a longue setup so I don't need to sit in my office 24/7. However, since I didn't want wires and whatnot trailing all over the place, and as soon as you get beyond the most barebones mic setup, you're into professional gear territory, I changed tactics and looked at lavalier (lav) microphones. I also don't want a headset so that was another constraint for me.For some context, I'm by no means an audio professional, but I do care about sound quality both incoming and outgoing. I see it as only polite to have a decent mic if I'm talking to friends and I go to fairly big lengths to do so. For my office PC, I've got a Rhode NT on a swing arm, with a pop-shield and foam reverb shield around it. I know this sounds like overkill for just talking to mates while gaming, but I do care, and it's interesting.As this was on discount, and it regularly is on discount so I advise against paying full price if you can wait, I took a crack at it. I only took a crack on discount as I'd not heard of Hollyland beforehand and was instead considering Rhode again, but they are expensive.Both myself and my friends on the other side are properly impressed by the sound quality, one of my friends even going so far as to say that I sound better through the Hollyland lav, but I was holding it up to my mouth for that. Having a lav mic is excellent, I'm free to not only sit on the sofa in front of the telly but also wander off into the kitchen and make a cup of tea, and my friends can hear all of it. They especially enjoy the kettle blasting through their speakers. There *is* sound cancellation which does a decent (or so I'm told, I've not properly tested) job, but where's the fun in that?A single charge lasts roughly six hours. I say roughly as it doesn't make any obvious notice of low battery outside of the light going red and throbbing, but I have the light pointed inwards because the bright blue is distracting. The pairing also works surprisingly flawlessly, I've had very few issues using the lav or receiver. The receiver itself lasts far longer and I've not yet had this run out of power on me even when using the mic whilst it's charging. It lasts for at least 8 hours, I'd say.However, it isn't perfect, which is to be expected for a ~£40 product. The lower rating is because the imperfections are on the weird stuff rather than the quality or battery. As previously stated, the power and function lights are a rather jarring bright blue, which isn't something you want in your periphery.Not only this, but when using to record audio for a PC, it can be weirdly hit and miss. The receiver seems to behave entirely differently depending on the PC it's plugged into. This is likely a Windows problem but still my experience. For one PC, the USB-C connection works but is a bit quiet, while the 3.5mm jack works brilliantly, while the other computer is the opposite, but less extreme. Windows itself shows that it "perceives" almost no volume whatsoever, but Teamspeak and other software picks up the audio input with no problem at all despite this. It's weird, man.Plugging in the USB-C to charge the receiver whilst having the 3.5mm jack for audio also seems to apply a minor static background noise with the power delivery, but again this could be the vastly more complicated power delivery of a house into PSU into motherboard into USB into receiver, all of which can vary in many ways.My final issue is that you, sadly, can't seem to buy another mic and/or charging case without buying a complete package. I don't need another receiver, but I would quite like another mic so I can quickly swap when one runs out or perhaps have friends over.However, despite my weird PC issues and purchase options aside, this *is* a very solid product. The sound quality is excellent and the range, even through walls, is surprising. It was never really intended for how I use it, so to an extent my PC issues can be forgiven, though really this is something that should just work as it is, at the end of the day, a wireless receiver and a mic with a transmitter, no different to any other wireless mic.Absolutely worth it on discount, if you're expecting heavy (4+ hours) of constant use, I'd definitely recommend more than one, or the double package. The low price really sets this apart from the other, far more expensive options as you get a great deal of what the expensive competitors provide, for a fraction of the cost.

Good quality product.

Been looking around for a good audio upgrade for my S10+. Needed a separate mic that could still still hear me clearly when vlogging and also when I have my phone positioned away from me as I talk. Didn’t want to go for the Rode Go series as the price is too steep and friends have said that the Rode’s sound is not very user friendly as the sound is ‘raw’ and more for pro mastering in post. Heard that Hollyland came out with this Lark series and after watching some Youtube initial reviews, got myself a single TX set. NO REGRETS! It was very affordable, being half the price of the Rode GO, and even smaller in size!Came in its very own case, and inside were almost all that you needed to get going going. Type C charging cables, 3.5mm jacks for phone and/or pro camera, manuals and even a wind filter fur. Would have been complete if it had a charger head, but the moulded holder inside the case could be removed to open up more space for your own charger.If using on a smartphone, be sure to check that the correct (grey) 3.5mm jack is inserted to the phone, and “Recording with external mic” should be prompted/selected on your phone. It was selected automatically on my S10+ and audio quality was great, even with the wind fur on. Best to have it set up this way, but if the environment REALLY gets noisy, then switch on the noise-cancellation. LED will turn from Blue to Green, indicating its on noise-cancellation mode. It’s said to last up to 8h, but never had to test it as it always holds out to whatever im filming throughout the day. The receiver and cable is fairly lightweight and so I never had to worry about it falling off when just hanging off the earphone jack of my phone.Would have been great to have a small display for current settings, but not a dealbreaker here though as it just takes awhile to get used to knowing the current settings based off the different LEDs on display. So glad to have so much freedom while filming now, and would gladly recommend to anyone looking for more audio freedom and starting off on a budget