The Rode Deadcat is a windshield Mic protector. Considering the price I feel there are better ones on the market, but in the UK this is the only product which fits the Rode Videomic directly. When purchasing this product you should be looking for around the £30 - £35 mark. The windshield is a useful accessory and great to use when trying to eliminate, or reduce the odd gust of wind during filming. However the windshield doesn't live up to its price when filming in more violent conditions. To be fair, not many shotgun mics cope in hard wind and a proper blimp would be a better purchase; although these are often over the £150 mark. One tip I will share is that in windy conditions always test the audio first with headphones before going straight into filming, if the mic and deadcat aren't working then switch to a smaller lavalier mic - best used with a wireless transmitter. This smaller Mic will often not pick up wind interference as much, especially when the audio levels are configured manually (Recommended)
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