Directional on-camera sound for sharp video audio
The BOYA BY-BM3030 is an on-camera super-cardioid shotgun microphone that mounts on your camera and captures clean, focused dialogue for video, vlogging, interviews and events.
It plugs into a 3.5mm mic input and runs on AA batteries, so it is ready to shoot on the day.
The BOYA BY-BM3030 is an on-camera shotgun condenser microphone from BOYA, a brand known for affordable content-creation audio gear.
It uses a super-cardioid capsule with a line-gradient acoustic design, giving it a tight forward pickup zone that focuses on whatever the camera is aimed at while rejecting much of the sound from the sides and rear.
The capsule covers a 40Hz to 20kHz range and sends its signal out through a 3.5mm TRS plug, which is what makes it a simple, wired match for a DSLR, mirrorless camera, camcorder or field recorder that has a 3.5mm mic input.
It is powered by two AA batteries and needs no phantom power, so you fit the cells, switch it on and record.
The mic mounts on a camera hot shoe through its integrated shock mount, which isolates it from handling and camera-body vibration, and it can also sit on a boom pole or a stand for interviews and event coverage.
A foam windscreen and a fur windscreen are included to cut plosives and wind noise.
It is a camera shotgun mic rather than a handheld vocal mic, and both the source device and a set of AA batteries are needed for it to pass any audio.
Why Choose This Product
- Tight directional pickup: the super-cardioid line-gradient capsule locks onto the subject in front and rejects side and rear noise, which helps at busy weddings and outdoor shoots.
- Simple 3.5mm connection: it plugs straight into a DSLR, mirrorless, camcorder or recorder with a 3.5mm mic input, with no interface or mixer to carry.
- Runs on AA batteries: no phantom power needed, and we send fresh AA cells with every rental so it is ready to record.
- Integrated shock mount: built-in suspension cuts handling and camera vibration without a separate cradle.
- Dual windscreen kit: a foam windscreen for indoors and a fur windscreen for outdoor wind, both included.
- Tested and ready: checked for signal and cleaned before dispatch, so you get a working mic instead of buying one for a single shoot.
How Can You Use This
- DSLR and mirrorless video: mount it on the camera to capture clean on-axis dialogue for YouTube, corporate and short-film work.
- Vlogging and content creation: a light, camera-top mic for run-and-gun pieces to camera and b-roll voice.
- Interviews: point it at your subject on a boom or stand to isolate their voice from room and street noise.
- Events and weddings: capture speeches, vows and announcements from a short distance for the video edit.
- Documentary and school projects: on-location sound for field shoots where a directional mic is needed.
- Podcast b-roll and location recording: feed a field recorder for spoken dialogue on the move.
What's Included
- 1× BOYA BY-BM3030 Shotgun Microphone (with integrated shock mount)
- 1× Foam Windscreen
- 1× Fur Windscreen
- 1× Carrying Pouch
