Introducing the DJI Mic Mini, everything you love about the DJI Mic, just mini-er – techAU

In the past, I’ve reviewed the DJI Mic and Mic 2 in the past and today,the company is announcing a new model will enter the lineup. Introducing the DJI Mic Mini.

While DJI is best known for their work in the drone space, they were able to leverage their technology learning to create a sports action cameras (the OSMO range), they also expanded into the audio realm to ensure that content creators have an end-to-end solution.

The new Mic Mini offers much of the same features that we loved in the DJI Mic, but is now even smaller and more portable. Ultralight and compact, this wireless microphone offers a great new price point, a more affordable option for content creators getting started.

I was lucky enough to get early access to the Mic Mini and have been enjoying the products over the past couple of weeks.

Light, Portable, and Easy-to-Use with Efficient Operation and Production Features

The Mic Mini tips the scales at just 10 grams, somehow DJI engineers packed in similar electronics and in less than half the weight of DJI Mic 2. Being lighter, it’s perfect for attaching to shirts, dresses and clothing of all types, avoiding the limitations of gravity on larger solutions that would pull on the fabric.

I love the dual-opens for mounting the mic, either use the integrated clip design to clip over a collar, or around a tie, or use the magnetic clip to attach it through clothing, without the need for any pin holes.

What’s great about that magnetic attachment is that it also facilitates unique mounting positions, offered by anything metal, be it your car, your fridge, a sign post, a mic stand, or even some helmets.

Being a smaller form factor, you may be thinking DJI skimped on the featues, but that isn’t really the case.

There’s two-levels of noise cancelling technology, so you as the content creator can focus on the task and don’t need to worry about recording in loud environments such as crowded halls or outdoor events.

The basic option is perfect for quiet indoor settings, reducing fan, air conditioning, and reverb noises while preserving vocal clarity, while the strong level cuts ambient noise and focuses on vocals in noisy settings. DJI Mic Mini’s windscreens also significantly lower wind noise, providing clean sound capture in outdoor venues.

Something I really appreciate is the automatic limiting lowers the volume if the audio input is too high, efficiently preventing clipping that causes distortion. As someone who’s had videos ruined by bad audio in the past, this can not be under-rated as a feature. You also have the ability to adjust the gain quickly using the hardware dial on the receiver, cycling through five level options to control the input of the captured sound.

When you’ve finished the big event and need to recharge, ready for the next one, you’ll apprecaite the design of the all-in-one charging case. This keeps all the audio production items together, neatly storing two transmitters, one receiver, mobile phone adapters, and windscreens—making DJI Mic Mini super portable and easy to carry or store.

Capture Detail-Rich, Reliable Audio

Despite its miniature form factor, DJI Mic Mini doesn’t skimp on sound quality.  It features omnidirectional audio recording. The receiver can pair with two transmitters at once, making it possible to record from multiple sources without sacrificing detail. This ensures that the audio captured maintains a consistently high quality.

With dual channel recording (Mono and Stereo), creators can separate the audio from the two transmitters, or combine it into a single track, providing creative flexibility and control. The DJI Mimo App offers a safety track, recording at a volume six dB lower than the main track, providing a fail-safe for audio issues like clipping and distortion and ensuring the audio captured is usable, even if the live performance had fluctuating volumes.

Audio can be transmitted up to 400 meters, and with DJI Mic Mini’s powerful anti-interference capabilities, the recording remains stable and high quality even in bustling outdoor environments like a busy street or crowded event.

For the content creator on the road capturing longer-form content like podcasts or livestreams, a fully charged DJI Mic Mini case provides 48 hours of extended use and can provide one hour of use after a quick five-minute charge. The receiver and transmitter are fully charged in approximately 100 and 90 minutes, respectively, avoiding any lengthy delays between recording sessions.

Also, the transmitter will automatically enter sleep mode when it doesn’t detect a signal from the receiver, saving power and alleviating creators of the need to keep powering the mic on and off. Finally, the DJI Mimo app can be used to set an automatic power off after a designated period of time, preventing a drained battery and allowing creators to preserve more power for their creativity.

OsmoAudio Premium offers direct connections with DJI Products and Smartphones

DJI’s OsmoAudio ecosystem ensures premium sound capture, and the DJI Mic Mini transmitter can connect directly with the Osmo Action 5 Pro, Osmo Action 4, or Osmo Pocket 3 without a receiver, simplifying the creator workflow.

DJI Mic Mini also conveniently connects directly to smartphones via Bluetooth, no receiver required, so anyone with a smartphone can capture audio recordings with third-party filming apps.

Creators can connect the DJI Fly app to the DJI Neo drone and DJI Mic Mini via Bluetooth to record audio and overlay it with their aerial footage. The app allows creators to eliminate propeller noise, merge audio tracks with footage, and ensure excellent sound even when shooting low-altitude vlogs.

Use of DJI Mic Mini  is extremely versatile, with multi-device compatibility for creators using cameras, smartphones, computers, or tablets to record content. When connected to a camera via the Camera Audio Cable (3.5mm TRS), it supports synchronised power on/off with the camera.

When connected to a smartphone, it allows for external playback without unplugging and can be charged by the smartphone. When the receiver connects to a smartphone and then to a power source via the USB-C port, both devices can be simultaneously charged during use.

Price and Availability

DJI Mic Mini is available to order from store.dji.com/au and authorised retail partners, with shipping starting today, in the following configurations:

The DJI Mic Mini (2 TX + 1 RX + Charging Case) retails for $245, and includes a DJI Mic Mini Receiver, two DJI Mic Mini Transmitters (Infinity Black), a DJI Mic Mini Charging Case, DJI Mic Mini Camera Audio Cable (3.5mm TRS), a DJI Mic Mini Mobile Phone Adapter (Type-C), a DJI Mic Mini USB-C Charging Cable, four DJI Mic Mini Windscreens, two DJI Mic Mini Clip Magnets, and a DJI Mic Mini Carrying Pouch.

The DJI Mic Mini (1 TX + 1 RX) retails for $125, and includes a DJI Mic Mini Receiver, a DJI Mic Mini Transmitter (Infinity Black), a DJI Mic Mini Camera Audio Cable (3.5mm TRS), a DJI Mic Mini Mobile Phone Adapter (Type-C), two DJI Mic Mini Windscreens, a DJI Mic Mini Clip Magnet, a DJI Mic Mini Compact Carrying Pouch, a DJI Mic Mini Splitter Charging Cable, and a DJI Mic Mini Transmitter Charging Dock.

The DJI Mic Mini Transmitter (Infinity Black) and DJI Mic Mini Transmitter (Arctic White) can also be purchased separately at $69 each. The DJI Mic Mini Charging Case retails at $89.

For more information about DJI Mic Mini and its remarkable features, please visit: www.dji.com/mic-mini