Fulaim X5 - How to Use / Review!

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The folks at Fulaim sent me the X5; their budget-minded compact wireless mic system to review. It kind of turned into a flow-blown instructional video, so if you need help using the X5, you just might find the answers you're looking for right here.
Check out the FULAIM website here: bit.ly/419FHTX
⏭ CHAPTERS ⏭
0:00 - Intro
1:14 - The Case
1:44 - The Transmitter
3:39 - The Receiver
5:16 - Setup
6:05 - Camera
7:04 - Phone
7:23 - Demo
8:26 - Review
Note: Fulaim has not compensated me for my review, the opinions expressed in this video are my own. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments below, or by dropping me a message on my website: gearhead.online

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@warrenrae32 2 ай бұрын

This mic set is fantastic. I recently purchased them for £75 British pounds from Amazon. I just used them for audio with a wedding video shoot with one transmitter and the reciever placed on my main camera and the other transmitter clipped to the microphone of the wedding officiator and am well impressed with the unedited audio quality 👌👍

@mikemike2627 Ай бұрын

The video I was looking for. Thank you. New subscriber

@tatywillams 4 ай бұрын

veryyyy helpful video! thank you so much

@LetsGetMagnetic 3 ай бұрын

Holy crap the best instructional video I've ever seen for a microphone in my life thank you!

@RainyDayForge 5 ай бұрын

What a great price for something that was out of reach a few years ago.

@yoga.withcat 4 ай бұрын

very helpful thank you!

@CheronKGriffin 23 күн бұрын

Thank you 🎉

@WillNewcomb 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I have an X5 and love it. To start with I was a little disappointed as my $20 wired PurplePanda sounded better. But with changes in location and a little EQ the X5 is fine. Handheld in front of my mouth is definitely best; 2nd best is under my t-shirt with the deadcat on. Definitely better than on the outside. The PurplePanda did not sound as good when plugged into the Tx. The manual print was too small to read so I photographed it to blow it up! I'm getting old haha! Warning: the tags holding the deadcat on are v small and can get damaged if you're not careful. I now have to use an alternative deadcat. Also, the Lightning dongle can bend/break if you put the phone with the dongle attached in your pocket. I had to replace it. Inexpensive. Fulaim support v helpful. Blessings

@acemannw 3 ай бұрын

I bought one of these and i am learning how to use it to add audio to my drone footage. Only issue I am having is getting the date and time set on each of the microphones.

@gearheadchannel 3 ай бұрын

I’m not too sure how one would go about doing that, if it’s even possible. I assume you’re recording direct to the transmitter? This is really only meant as a backup feature, and not the primary recording method.

@chrissantana6698 Ай бұрын

This review was amazing, thanks! Quick question for some indoor interviews.. what would you recommend for my (lumix)G85 since I've got no headphone jacks, would you just record from the receiver itself and monitor from it?

@gearheadchannel Ай бұрын

Thanks. Record onto the camera itself and monitor from the receiver. Keep an eye on the camera’s levels, and make sure auto gain is turned off.

@jonchowsf 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you. Questions: 1. How long should I charge the device before using it? I don't see any recommendations on the instructions. 2. My unit does not come with a charger brick--only the wires. Is that normal?

@gearheadchannel 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. 1) I don’t think it really matters. 2) I believe so, it just has the USBC cable for charging. Nothing comes with charging bricks these days.

@JWS1968 5 ай бұрын

It's a great piece of kit. I have one and it sounds as good as anything when used with an external mic like a shotgun or a cardioid. The onboard mics are a little thin but that's to be expected and a little EQ does get them sounding OK without to much trouble.

@gearheadchannel 5 ай бұрын

It definitely needs an EQing to remove some of the hollowness of the built in mic’s. I’d like to try this system out with a wired lav running into the transmitter , I think that would likely improve things.

@JWS1968 5 ай бұрын

@@gearheadchannel I use mine with a Sennheiser ME66 shotgun mic. Mic has a battery in it and is plugged into transmitter and the receiver straight into camera. The audio is great. I mount the mic in a blimp onto a C-Stand and have an un-tethered boom that I can move around as needed. It's o good for a moving subject but is great for micing static talent.

@gearheadchannel 5 ай бұрын

@JWS1968 I like the way you think.

@Fabcoji 3 ай бұрын

Hi! I’m having an issue where the firsts two seconds of my videos don’t receive audio from the X5, can you help me fix it?

@gearheadchannel 3 ай бұрын

I’m not too sure. Are you using it with a phone?

@GamblingPugs 2 ай бұрын

I am trying to find something that I can cnnect to my phone like this Mic but I also want to use a gimbal. My question really is with the Gimabl I have a feeling with attaching the receiver this woulds not work and cause the Gimbal to be unbalanced.Or did you already do a test like this and I have not found the video.

@gearheadchannel 2 ай бұрын

I haven’t tried that setup, but the receiver is pretty light, and I think a gimbal should be able to balance with it attached.

@Kev_Russ 4 ай бұрын

Great, helpful video bud. 👍 I love mine & use it with my DJI Osmo Action. Altho 3rd time I had it out on the Scottish Hills and I lost a transmitter 🙈 I emailed Fulaim & they sent me a link to purchase another. Got it, but unsure how to link it to my receiver. Any ideas?

@gearheadchannel 4 ай бұрын

I believe you need to hold down both buttons on the transmitter until it blinks, then hold down both buttons on the receiver until blinks as well. That should put them in pairing mode.

@Kev_Russ 4 ай бұрын

@@gearheadchannel That worked. Your a 🌟 thanks 👍

@user-li8hl1vr1x Ай бұрын

This is a good overview, but you have not indicated whether the transmitters have MUTE mode enabled. Can you answer if there is such a mode in these microphones?

@gearheadchannel Ай бұрын

Not that I am aware of.

@user-li8hl1vr1x Ай бұрын

@@gearheadchannel I got answer from official web site. It system have this function. You need to do short pushing on power button and your microphone will mute.

@gearheadchannel Ай бұрын

@user-li8hl1vr1x oh really. That’s good to know.