How to use DJI MIC 2 With an iPhone using BLUETOOTH (no receiver required)

[@Gabaybay]

I checked out nearly 10 videos and this one was the only one that snared all my questions. thank you!!

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Yay! Thanks for letting me know :) :)

[@heawin88]

Thanks for this. All the answers with none of the fluff. Love it. Thank you so much :)

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You are so welcome! Thanks! :) :)

[@traveledpov]

Is the audio just as good though as it is when using the official transmitter? i.e. when just using the internal recording (no bluetooth, no transmitter) the audio is very low and has to be upscaled in post, does this also have that issue? 🙁

[@zavi1708]

Is there anyways to start video recording as well from the mic?

[@faeezalhily]

its also works with Dji mimo app directly if you use osmo dji mobile

[@LocalTrucking]

I have the Apple 13, and it works just fine.

[@angiehendersonmoncada4245]

Thank you! This is super helpful. My lightning port actually snapped off and I haven't been able to find a replacement part. Do you have any suggestions for that? I tried contacting DJI and looking on their website, but no luck.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You're welcome - sorry I don't know about replacement part :(

[@IfWeGoTo]

Have you noticed that when the mic is connected via Bluetooth that the Blackmagic app freezes on start up a lot of the time and also pretty frequently drops frames mid-shot? Picked one up recently and I’m having this issue. Not sure if it’s just me or if others have this issue too!

[@jimmynic808]

Even though my Bluetooth settings showed the dji mic was connected my solid blue light didn’t come on until I’d changed the audio source in the black magic app, just in case anyone else was having issues. I found this video really helpful and straightforward, thank you 🎉

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks! :) :)

[@DevanhaMedia]

Great video. Short and sweet covering all the key points. Thanks!

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks :) :)

[@fiestaadventures]

Excellent video. You answered all of my questions in a concise and informative way. No fluff or waste here. Nice job, thank you!

[@shontroelstrup2023]

Thank you for pointing out that you have to press the Bluetooth button to finish the pairing. I watched other videos that didn't show this and couldn't figure out why it wasn't pairing with my iPhone.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You're welcome - thanks :) :)

[@djmarkoxford]

Great video Jason. I'm looking at just buying the transmitter too but some say default settings are a bit quiet? Is there a way to adjust the volume of it? Thanks

[@the_bloke_that_cuts_the_grass]

Thank you again, used the link for the Blackmagic camera app and recorded a short vid. As you mentioned, there was no playback of audio until I changed the mic source back to iPhone 👍

[@sankha2907]

Hi, is there any other brand other than DJI to do the same yet? I couldnt find any which connects using transmitter using bluetooth to iphone

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

I haven't tried any other ones yet.

[@sankha2907]

@@JasonRobertsVideo thanks for the reply Jason

[@robluxuryvegas]

Weird it dosent work with the iPhone video app. These are expensive and even the cheap Amazon ones connect right away. It’s not showing up in the setting in black magic either but shows in the iPhone Bluetooth setting

[@AndyFelbab]

Will these pick up an acoustic guitar and someone singing?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Yes would work but not as good as other mic setups :) :)

[@AndyFelbab]

@JasonRobertsVideo like which ones for instance? Excluding any audio interface and editing software on PC. Ive got all that. I'm looking for quick recording straight from the phone to quickly post on social media

[@Swabpodcast]

I need a wirless mic that allows at least 4 mics to one receiver. Recently bought Audigo and on paper it was supposed to be really good for my podcast being that I rely on iOS, my iPad and iPhone to do everything because I’m not really that text savvy. I purchased them and they’ve been everything but perfect every time I record with them the last 15 minutes of my recording always sounds robotic. I don’t know if it’s a connectivity issue or something on the apps and very frustrating the amount of money I spent on waiting to see reviews and finally pulling the trigger just to receive a product that lets us put all our effort into recording, and then have the recording compromise towards the ending.

[@Mayneza]

Thank you very much, do you know if it is possible to use that app but switch it to the front-facing (selfie) camera on the iPhone? I'm not being able to find where 🙉

[@TillyBritton]

You can change lens within black magic to front lens which is the selfie camera ☺️

[@laurynasposek6648]

Can i use this mic to record stuff directly inside tiktok only by connecting via bluetooth?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Don't know sorry, I don't use tiktok

[@flinderdronten6897]

Thank you!! I watched several video's about this subject, because I had NO sound playing the recorded video in the Black Magic app. You are the only one telling about this ;-)

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks - Glad to help :) :)

[@AndreSjoberg]

Good one :) I’ve made two videos about this in the past, one the day after it came out since I bought it same day only to discover that DJI «hid» the info about bluetooth to iphone-limitations «pretty deep» on their spec page. The one thing you didn’t mention here though is the horrendous quality of the bluetooth audio recording. It uses a lower bandwidth/quality bluetooth audio codec/standard, so audio recorded this way with BT is lower quality compared to using the receiver. Now combine that with the disabled backup internal audio recording feature (which could have provided an alternative by syncing up internal recording later in post) the bluetooth «feature» is a very last resort for me :/

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks for the suggestion - it's always hard to know how much detail to put in videos - you could of course just use internal recording and then sync to the iPhones scratch audio in post :) :)

[@AndreSjoberg]

@@JasonRobertsVideo Yeah, it’s always a struggle balancing what to include, you covered lots of the same findings I’ve found as well :) Using the internal recording to sync with native audio from phone is something I’ve done a couple of times and it works well as a backup solution as long as the phone isn’t too far away :) it’s just a pity dji didn’t use better hardware for better bluetooth audio, then it would have been the killer feature I originally hoped it would be needing only the mic and phone for quick videos :)

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Maybe in DJI mic 3 haha! :) :)

[@ro4lol]

The bluetooth to pocket3 that comes with the creator combo sounds fine to my ears, albeit I am no sound guy. One thing I noticed which was really bad was that one mic 2 connected to pocket3 (which is default in creator combo) will only record one audio channel. So you have to dupe the left-right audio track in post. Took me a day to figure out how to do it in resolve and luma. Annoying. Now I just use two mic 2's (I bought another) and get both left and right audio track and dont fix anything in post. I could, but I just dont usually bother. On another note, figured out some fairlight resolve stuff recently (i have studio) and some amazing audio post processing there that's pretty easy even for me. The iphone bluetooth connection sounds really bad. I have an iphone 11 i kick around for recordings as well, I probably will just get a wired rode mic for that and not even bother using the mic2's. Too many limitations.

[@AndreSjoberg]

@@ro4lol Thanks for watching :) Yeah using bluetooth with other DJI-products like pocket 3 and osmo 4 gives much better audio quality than Bt to iPhone, DJI is doing some trickery there or maybe using a better bluetooth audio codec for the connection, so with those devices the dji mic 2 is gold :) If you think about it it’s only logical that one dji mic 2 will give you 1 audio channel, the mic is mono, not a stereo mic, so it would make no sense for it to record that one channel to 2 audio channels in the video :) Also, when using 2 dji mic 2’s for an interview the 2 mics are recorded on the 2 audio channels so you can adjust them separately - so it’s only logical :) The trick in the editor is to set the audio channel to be a mono-channel, I use davinci resolve myself and I just have to switch the audio channel on the video from stereo to mono and I have a single channel centered :) I haven’t used luma myself, but I would guess it should be possible to switch the channel spec from stereo to mono, have a look and see if you can find a setting for it - no need to have stereo channels for spoken words and stuff :) I use the Røde VideoMic Go 2 with a usb c directly into my 15 pro max and it’s great :) Before that I used it with the audio cable into my iphone X which also worked pretty well :) If you are «run and gun»-filming it’s a bit of a hassle to setup the receiver and stuff for dji mic 2, but for longer talking head videos and stuff connecting the receiver and using the mic 2 isn’t all that bad :)

[@Agrohorticola17]

Hi, thank you, Do you know why doesn't work the sound on TikTok app? Thanks

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

No idea sorry I don't use it :) :)

[@officialsimonharris]

Is the audio on this video recorded using the DJI Mic 2?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

DJI Mic 1 wirelessly transmitted to Sony a7S III (I only have 1 Mic 2 transmitter at the moment)

[@gyanchu03]

Great Information, That is Exactly what I am looking for, Thank You

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks :) :)

[@theFilmTripper]

I bought the dji mic 2 receiver/transmitter set, but then needed an extra transmitter (so I could use two mics at a time), but I cant connect that second transmitter to the receiver? Any recommendations other then buying the charging box?

[@TheCdfraser]

What if you needed multiple mics? I assume you can't have multiple microphones connected via bluetooth at one time, so for 2 people you'd need to plug the receiver into your phone? I actually need 3 mics, so I'm assuming this set-up wouldn't work for me with shooting on an iphone?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Yes for 2 mics you could plug receiver into phone and for 3 you could use internal recording and then sync the audio from all 3 when you edit :) :)

[@robtheflow]

Thanks! how do i use this mic with iPhone when straming live on TikTOk ?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

That's not something I do so don't know I afraid.

[@HeyGreggie]

You can't.

[@traveledpov]

my audio is coming out muffled, and I guess theres no way to update the firmware on the mic without the transmitter, is that correct? ):

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You can update the transmitter by downloading the firmware and plug the transmitter into computer to transfer the firmware files www.dji.com/au/mic-2/downloads read the Firmware Update Guide for exact steps :) :)

[@Frankenpedaleur]

But how to use the Mic2 when I wanna do a youtube livestream??

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Never done that so don't know sorry.

[@abelrodger]

I have a Dji action 5 pro. Going to shoot outdoor videos. To enhance the audio Im planning to buy just one Dji transmitter. Is this enough or should I buy the full set ( receiver and transmitter)

[@SootheSound]

You have answered my question ref noise cancellation and Bluetooth. Thank you.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Glad I could help! Thanks :) :)

[@Luke-i7h8x]

This video was very helpful to me~

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Yay! - thanks :) :)

[@jingjingchang5914]

I pressed the link button twice, but it still doesn’t show up on my iPhone’s Bluetooth options. I also downloaded the black magic camera app, same thing. The blue light is blinking fast on my microphone. Did I do something wrong?

[@drebike]

that was helpful, thanks!

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Glad it helped! Thanks :) :)

[@ProphecyPrepper]

I just used my new DJI mic 2 and did the internal storage recording. I’ve synced it up in iMovie with the recorded video. It’s good for a few minutes then the audio is ahead of the video and is out of synced three separate recordings and videos and each one has the same problem. Can’t find videos about it. Is it a frame rate setting that needs changed or an issue with the mic? Would appreciate the help

[@sitaramasisso]

same here i try every frame rate 24/25/30/60 it does'n work

[@thegrimreaper7377]

Hi, so I just want to use the DJi Mic 2 for audio, how do I do it? The voice recording app on iPhone has horrible quality

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You could record internally to the transmitter and the sync in post to scratch audio recorded on the phone.

[@mariodario9033]

Are you sure that if you are conected via Bluetooth then you can't record backup inside the transmitter ? That would be ridiculous, thats why this backup should be created - when bluetooth has a problem then internal file will save your video. What for is this internal recording, when you don't use streaming from microphone ?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

When I tested it it doesn't record internally while connected to Bluetooth which is a shame because that would be great. Internal recording does work if you are connected to the DJI Mic 2 Receiver.

[@ivantejero7]

Hello Jason! Do you know how I can connect two dji mic 2 microphones in the Blackmagic Camera app on my IPhone to do interviews? I've tried but it only lets me connect one microphone. Thank you very much

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Hi I haven't tried that but I'm assuming only 1 - If yo need to do 2 mics you might need to attach the receiver to the phone and then connect the 2 mics to the receiver and not the phone directly.

[@tille2603]

how to adjust gain do i need receiver?

[@Chiliconcalle]

Nice videothanks ✌🏽

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

No problem - thanks! :) :)

[@Games_22s]

Wow love this, soon am trying it out ❤

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks :) :)

[@RamblinManMoto]

Will the DJI MIC 2 physically be able to connect to an iPhone that it's in a protective case? I'm having issues getting it to work and it looks like only solution is to remove iPhone from its case. Correct?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Don't know, sorry.

[@Samuel-sihl]

Muchas gracias por el video, no encontraba solucion de como conectarlo Pero lo explicaste muy bien

[@brandoncomish6185]

I want to start making KZbin content. Would you be able to tell me if using my iPhone 15 pro, a DJI phone gimble, and a single mic 2 would suffice or should I get the plugin receiver? (I plan to make mostly solo videos but will occasionally interview someone, and I imagined just passing them the microphone I use).

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

When it comes to starting a KZbin channel honestly I would just start with your phone and it's built-in microphone - if you have the money and time then get what you suggest but use the receiver and 2 mics for interviews - there's so much to learn about making and editing KZbin videos over the gear you use :) :) All the best with the channel!

[@brandoncomish6185]

Thanks!

[@ItsKimestry]

If I knew I couldn’t use my native iPhone video I wouldn’t have spent all of this money. To you think a firmware will fix this?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

I'm not sure if it's a firmware thing on the mic or an iPhone camera app thing.

[@totoroutes5389]

When Without the dji receiver the sound is low quality. It would sound better to use the phone’s internal mic, or connect a lower priced receiver system (example: Comica, Hollyland)

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

You could also record internally on the mic and then sync the audio with the iPhones in post :) :)

[@LoveForTravelgr]

Hi, does the same method apply to connect the microphone to a macbook? Because I've tried several times with no result.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

I would think so but I don't have a macbook to test on for you sorry.

[@LoveForTravelgr]

It's okay, thank you anyway!

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

No worries, hope you get it sorted :) :)

[@Mr_Kenneth]

Just received the DJI transmitter and finally got ir connected to rhe black magic app. Totally pissed off that audio doesnt playback normally. This was £89 purchase. Do you know if a better wireless mic that works with the iPhone?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

I haven't tested any other ones yet, sorry.

[@Mr_Kenneth]

Many thanks for your audio playback workaround. I'll just flip between the iPhone and DJI mic on playback. Interestingly my DJI mic v1 connects better since the last update.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

No worries :) :)

[@ItsKimestry]

I’ve seen ppl say holly land lark 2 is better Im about to look into it.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Yeah I want to try/review lark but as a small KZbinr I don't get sent free things :) :)

[@offthechainfitness]

I didn’t see the link to black magic camera app in your description, if it’s there it’s all clogged up with too much stuff 🙏

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks for letting me know - I just added the link :) :)

[@pauenergia]

My iphone doesnt find the mic, even when they are in blue light :(

[@Marvelofebikes]

When I connect via BT to iPhone it’s not showing up as an option in audio settings in black magic app. Software on phone and mic2 are current. Any ideas?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

I've seen other people talk about this online which is very weird to say the least - I haven't had time to looking into yet though.

[@Marvelofebikes]

@@JasonRobertsVideo I reinstalled the camera app and now it works! Weird

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Cool - glad you got it sorted - thanks for the tip :) :)

[@markemerson98]

oddly when first using blackmagic camera app it worked, now theres no dji in the listing for audio source. solved - had to reset settings in blackmagic app.

[@RobnDob]

Life saver thank you. 😊

[@TNRVG]

Can it be connected to the Action 4 too or is it one device at a time?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Don't have an Action for to test but I think it would be one at a time.

[@itsSophieMilner]

I bought this but the audio quality is soooo tinny. I’ve spent so much on wireless mics and they all sound so tinny I’ve never been able To use one and always ended up using a plug in mic to my phone instead 😢 I don’t know what I’m doing wrong

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks for sharing - where do you place the mic when recording?

[@juliaverbij]

So weird it doesn't work with the normal Camera app, the packaging of the DJI Mic 2 literally says 'Made for iPhone' 😭😭

[@adamproffitt9588]

It’s completely ridiculous. Both companies need to come to an agreement on something and make sure that this works.

[@PixelsInTheSky]

Don’t need black magic app! I have sound through the native camera app! Running iOS 18.1 beta 1

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Nice :) :)

[@byebyetye]

FYI had a long conversation with DJI help desk because it wasn't showing up in the black magic or Final Cut Pro app. Neither apps are compatible with the mic as bluetooth. I had it pop up once in black magic app but never again. Just be aware before buying.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Interesting - it showed up in the black magic camera app on my iPhone.

[@byebyetye]

@@JasonRobertsVideo Yeah it did with me the first time or maybe twice but never again. It's a bit annoying, there is a list of apps that are compatible, but I think it was only two!? They said they would sell me a receiver separately since you can't normally buy it and they would email me the details with a discount for the inconvenience but haven't heard anything from them. A bit frustrating.

[@byebyetye]

@@JasonRobertsVideo 'As a consequence of restrictions on the third-party app interface, the DJI Mic 2 transmitter is incapable of directly capturing audio in Bluetooth mode. We suggest utilizing the DJI Mic 2 receiver instead to connect to your phone.' FYI the only two for filming on the compatibility list are Filmic Pro and Protake. Hopefully they change it! It seems a good tool.

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Thanks for the info - it all sounds a bit of a mess really!

[@lorenzopapadia8059]

hi, did you record this video with the dji mic 2 in bluetooth? because in the videos I see on KZbin the audio without the receiver is terrible and here it is very good. did they update the firmware or what?

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Video was recorded on a sony with receiver because I needed the phone to demonstrate.

[@igorcampos]

I don’t know if someone already pointed this out but the DJI Mic 2 works with any camera app, I just found out if you try to playback the video with the Mic 2 still connected, the iPhone will play the audio through the mic as if it was a bluetooth speaker. Disconnect the Mic 2 and play your video…

[@tylon_stuff]

2:11 yeah he mentioned it

[@alexs9391]

How to fix it without disconnecting?

[@emiliesasha4183]

Just got this mic and this is way too much effort in my opinion

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Which part of using it do you think could be easier?

[@jimbo3609]

Black magic app video is horrible, I still prefer using the receiver and transmitter together

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

Cool use whatever works best for you! :) :) What don't you like about the blackmagic camera app?

[@akosalman4364]

I agree

[@alexanderjones8787]

So basically just get the transmitter because everything else that you just lifted was a big pain in the butt too many steps doesn’t save you time isn’t convenient. What have you so nice job but you could’ve saved yourself a lot less minutes by just saying don’t waste your time and just connected to your Osmo pocket three orget a receiver, plain and simple

[@JasonRobertsVideo]

There's always tradeoffs with anything and everyone has different requirements/needs.