Sorry about your problems with the Saramonic. I have 3 of them and so far they have worked pretty good for me. Yea the Rode is definitely a much better mic but in a whole different price category. I have never used the Vivitar, they seem affordable enough, might have to pick one up to give it a try.

The Rose Videomic with the dead cat does great for close subjects but is lacking a bit once you get more than a few feet away. It works on ok the boat where everyone is fairly close. I Once I figure out a mount that will keep it out of the picture, I will probably move to a Rode Zoom Mic/dead cat. (But they are LARGE and hard to keep out of he picture. Thinking about a clamp on mount and longer cable In a small boat, their are limits to size and where to attach stuff so it does a good job and is out of he way.

Scott Gregg Vivitar Zoom mic is a good little inexpensive mic. you might want to look into to Rome Micro or equivalent for about $50. They work great

Oh and I forgot to mention that you might want to hook that micro up to a hotshoe pre amp. There's a few companies that make them like Zoom for example.

Yes, I keep the power plugged in all the time even while recording.

mr11bigboy11 turn your wifi off. those mics aren't magnetically shielded so they pic up a clicking sound from your wifi off the gopro or maybe even your cell phone.

I was having the same clicking/ticking noises and I couldn't figure out way. Now I know. Thanks I will keep my Wi-Fi off from now on.

Yea the Saramonic would defiantly give you better distance and sound versus keeping it in its sealed housing or the skeleton housing but I would be somewhat concerned with damage or it falling out if you are running through the woods after your dogs. I would probably zip tie or twist tie it in and try not to bag my head too much into the brush.

I sure appreciate the info buddy. I'm on a Police Officers budget and don't want to waste my money on garbage. Not many videos/reviews show the pros and cons of multiple mics like yours. You helped me tremendously

No, I have never run into that before but than again I have never used WiFi. I just tried it and you are right, sounds like there is a damn helicopter flying over me. I guess my only advice is to turn WiFi off. Maybe the Saramonic is just too sensitive to use wifi. That sucks that there is so much feed back from the go pro. Thanks for the heads up on that.

Thanks for responding! By-the-way I found your video usefull.

Yes, its not for underwater use and the goal is to keep them dry.

@@FloridaSaltwaterLife I was thinking the same thing and am a bit confused as I thought the purpose of this video was that you use the go pro while on your boat but you wanted better sound quality? It seems like these options aren't for on a boat so I guess I'm just confused as to what purpose this solves for sound in wet conditions. I guess there isn't a great way to have good sound with a go pro in wet conditions.

I do shoot with DSLRs also but for the particular application I am using this setup for DSLRs still have all the problems I am trying to overcome in this video. Problems with wind noise and limited battery life plus thy don't like salt water spray. With this setup wind noise is mostly cut out, battery life is indefinite because it stays plugged in to a power source and the gopro is impervious to the salt spray.

Yea, I was just looking at the promotional videos for the new Hero 5 and they supposedly fixed a lot of the audio problems with it, mainly it no longer needs to be put in a housing. Cant wait to get my hands on one.

You can also spend 10x what a GoPro costs on a DSLR for videoing and you still need an external mic for best quality results. If you are videoing just for home security or a dashcam, you don't need the mic. If you're taking your filming a bit more seriously, you'll need a mic no matter what you buy.