Both mics sound great but the extra features on the 400 give it the edge. Great video as always 👍

Preparing over the winter for a Film Project in the summer and assessing my options for a camera, gimbal and microphone and you've touched up on pretty much all of the exact equipment I'm interested in. Straight forward, easy going and not a typical KZfaqr. Thanks so much!

Thanks for another great video Tamara, I like your delivery and style :-) I've just used both mic's filming wildlife in Africa for the last 6 months. The MKE400 is too noisy unfortunately, the internal ambient noise it produces is quite high. However its auto on/off feature is so awesome! They are both quite robust, they both got dropped/monopod fell over with the camera crushing them and still work fine. I'm switching the MKE 400 out for the Sony ECM-G1 Shotgun Microphone as on my Sony 200-600 lens camera its filming wildlife that doesn't often make much noise, and I'm filming within the cab of a Land Rover, so size of the rig when its mounted is more useful than audio quality of silence ;-) Keep them coming if you can! Darrin

Oh wow, after you switched to the 400, going back to the 200 sounds really tinny and harsh in a way I didn't notice before. The 400 sounds great. Thanks for sharing

Thanks! This was so helpful to hear the difference between the two mics.

Wonderful video! I'm just starting to do some research for getting my first external microphone, and this was very useful. Really nicely put together video, too :)

Thanks a ton for making this! I’m a photographer looking to dabble in video and this comparison is super helpful. Cheers!

That ending caught me off guard and I jumped in my seat 😂 first vid of yours I've seen, love the editing style and composure you have on camera. Great work. Subbed because of the ending haha!

Wow, you're making my head spin TG! I already have an MKE400 but it's massively different to the one here as it's over 12 years old. I was thinking of getting the Rode Go II but now I shall certainly wait for your comparison review, as the new MKE400 does sound quite a bit better than the 200. Agreed about the whole battery faff, but the 'auto switch on' sounds brilliant. I've tried my ancient 'finger-like' MKE400 with the GoPro on the Media Mod but it gets into shot, and I'd rather just one mic for both the 'big' camera and the action cam. A quality vlog as always - many thanks!

I’ve been using a MKE 200 on a GoPro 10 for some time. I found the sound quite tinny, I then tried the MKE 400 found a huge difference I now sound like The Jolly Green Giant when taking behind the camera & the general quality in front has depth which was missing before. Thanks for your video.

My 66-year old ears could barely hear any difference Tamara. Perhaps if I were to listen on my Mac through studio speakers (KRK Rokit 5s) I could better detect the difference. It goes without saying but I’ll say it anyway - another enjoyable watch! 💜

Oh the MKE-400 finally made me happy about an on-camera mic, its sound quality is wonderful, the deadcat is compact, the back of it doesn't prod into my forehead when I've got my eye to the viewfinder and the auto on/off is very helpful. Need more oomph? Just drop a compressor filter onto the audio.

The end was perfect 😂

What a great day to shoot. Everything looked amazing. The end scared the crap out of me 😂

Your voice is always good to listen to, but there is certainly some improvement with the new mic, although the lack of rechargeable battery is a drawback, I think. Here in New Zealand we've just moved into summer, but that misty day made me feel rather nostalgic for the English winters I used to know.

Thanks a lot for this comparison!

The MKE 400 sounds great! I'm thinking about getting one for short films, interviews, and such. Great video, thanks for the comparison!

My goodness. My heart jumped to my mouth when your camera went at the end! I love the mke400. It also has good side rejection. Definitely more full sounding than my mke200. One thing with that high pass filter though is that it seems to affect my voice more than it does yours. It’s not massively different on your voice. When I switch it in, I sound quite thin and tinny. Must be voice.

I would love the MKE400 did it not have one very big flaw. Never have your camera or recorder connected to any mains power supply or your computer. It has a terrible hum. I got two of these mics, Sennheiser confirmed it is how it was designed. So I returned one. I can not use it in a "studio-like" environment. If you only use it on battery operated cameras, it is okay. This is a bummer, because it is a very good sounding and compact size microphone. But that hum is a dealbreaker if you ever want to charge your camera or smartphone while recording. No other mic I have has this issue.

I have a little studio experience with Sennheiser microphones and I'd say, personally, I prefer the 400 over the 200 as you present them. Not having read the specs as I type this, I'd say the 400 has a wider dynamic range given the richness I perceive at my end. The 200 appears to be aimed more at sibilence or higher end of the spectrum. I would personally use the 200 in studio vs the 400 in outdoor-sy environments. 'H' and 'S' sounds seem more bright with the 200 where they're more muted with the 400. But that's me. I prefer the lower end of the spectrum short of 'boom-ey-woom-ey' sounds. So, in short? 200 for action and catch your attention sets and 400 for rich, intimate insightful sets. Sorry to go on like this, but I have an interest in sound...🤔

Hello Tamara. Do you have a dead cat on the microphone while recording this video? Any sound post production? Great content as always

Thanks for this review, it help me made my decision

Nice video! At least to my ears the MKE200 sounded better. The 400 sounded too dull, muffled. Maybe it was the effect of cold in your voice? Cheers!

Nice review! I had some gift cards and went with the ECM-B10, mainly because of the connection with Sony and that's what I use the majority of the time for videos. I like not having to worry about the battery. That being said, the MKE 200 was going to be what I went with if I didn't have the gift cards. Obviously, I'm limited and can't use it with my Action 3 but that's where the Rode Wireless GO II comes into play. At some point I feel like I just keep gathering more and more video/audio equipment because of your reviews, I guess you can never have enough toys! Great review as always!

400 is dope af sounds much fuller than the 200 thank you

Tamara there seems to be a lot of sony users saying this mic has a lot of background hiss or noise when shooting in quite environments. I even watched one reviewer demonstrate this in his studio. He said it was fine to use when there was some ambient noise to mask this.

Comprehensive and articulate!

I actually prefer the removable batteries, because if I’m filming and the battery dies, I have to wait to recharge the 200 or Rode mics, but with the MKE400 I just drop another set of batteries and keep filming. No waiting for recharge is huge for me when I’m on the go.

Great video, I'm looking at the mke400 to sit on my fz2000

They make good head phones too!!

Hi, again amazing video. I love to look at them. I have a question, maybe you might be able to help me. You said that you record ambiance with that. Do you think it would be possible to record hiking (only natire sound amd walking, without talking) with MKE 200 connected to some action camera? Would it make difference?

Hi Tamara do you find the mk400 slightly less sensitive than the rodes ? I had a mk400 to try out and it was 20db quieter on many tests .(as in at +20 on the mk400 registered at about the same as the rode pro+ set at zero

Based on your video looks like mke 200 is more practical for vlogging with descent sound and lightweight. But for more professional setup richer sound mke 400 is the way to go?

I bought mke 400 for my Canon m50 but self noise of this mic is so annoying

Did you ever get around to the comparison you mentioned of the 400 & go ii?

Hi Tamara, first of all thank you very much for this great comparison. Appreciate it! I‘ve noticed that when using the MKE 200 on my GoPro 11 the sound in the footage goes up and down in volume. It seems that the MKE 200 turns the record volume down in some situations. Have you experienced something like this?

Did you ever do a test between the Rode VideoMic Go II and the MKE 400?

Hi Great Video, I want to get 400 I have heard a lot about ground noise in a quiet situation on 400. Did you experience any ground noise. Thank you

what do you think about the Zoom voice recorder? I am looking for a great VoiceOver mic.

Does the mke 200 work on the dji pocket 2 ?

I have the mke 400 and Sony a7siii same as you, have you ever had the mic stop recording by itself while you're filming? This happened to me multiple times and it's super annoying due to the automatic turn on feature when you turn the camera on, it turns on yes, but also automatically turns off 😂 wonder if there's a fix

I like the mk400 but I wish it had a rechargeable battery! That’s the only drawback for me

May I know if you color graded this video?

I like the 400 but it costs more money. The 200 will suffice.

These mic are attach onto your camera which is 5-10ft away from you. I rather use a lav mic that clip on my shirt so it doesn't get so much noises from surrounding

thumbs up

This was ALMOST a perfect mic until the AAA batteries.. 😔 amazing video tho.. happy to subscribe

Holy foggy !....good job though.

Your camera is fine but are you? That sounded pretty loud, hopefully it was just the camera falling down and not you running into something. 🙂

Ended on a ouch...

Are you kidding? You just bought the damn thing! 🤣🤣🤣

Sound is good, but the batteries are a deal breaker for me.