CVM-WM100 PLUS wireless lapel microphone

Hardware: Two transmitters & One Receiver that have range of 100 Meters or around 109 Yards (basically an American Football field). The range is impressive. This is great for most filming needs, especially if you are filming a local high school football game. You can have multiple people talking from anywhere and keep your camera centrally located. Anything less than that and you’re perfectly fine. Two 3.5 mm lavalier microphones that provide good audio, what you would expect from a lavalier mic. Make sure you keep your subject within 3 feet of the microphone (closer is always better of course) for the best usable audio. I also loved that they included two wind muffs for the lavalier mics. These work great for any outdoor filming or even indoor filming if you have a lot of air movement like fans or air conditioners. Two Output cables. A 3.5 mm - 3.5 mm cable used to plug the receiver into a camera or phone and a 3.5 mm - XLR for connecting to an audio board or camera with an XLR input. I like that they included this cable. I have not had the opportunity to test this yet, but I would like to try to use the 3.5 mm - XLR cable as an input and bring in an XRL Mic into the Input of one of the transmitters. If you have tried this I would love to hear about your results. I will try it one day, just haven’t had the chance yet. One Micro USB - USB A cable which is used to plug in an external power bank to any of the units. I love the fact that all three units have this ability to use an external power bank and not just AA batteries. But I would like Three cables so that I had one for each unit. Tip: When using an external power bank I would also use some gaffer tape to secure it to the side of the unit. I talk about mAh sizes later on if you’re interested. Three Belt Clips that you need to put on. It was a bit difficult to get the clips on at first, but I do like that they are pretty secure and I like that they can be removed. I have not had an instance where I needed to remove them yet, they don’t really get in the way. Camera Mount which is simple thing I’m glad they included. They don’t cost much and many videographers will have a dozen or more laying around. But it’s nice to see that they wanted to include one for the receiver if you are using it with a camera. Just a nice thing to have. Case which is simple and nice. I love that the main compartment holds each unit with the belt clips on securely in foam. I’m not worried about damaging anything when moving equipment around. The front section is a good size, holds all the accessories easily and could also house many batteries or power banks if needed. I like being able to keep everything together in one case. Power: The Receiver and both Transmitters can take 2 AA batteries or use a Micro USB external power source like a power bank. With 2 AA batteries each unit will last 6 hours. Since a AA battery has 2400 mAh (4800 mAh total), you are using about 800 mAh per hour. So be mindful of that when buying power banks. Instruction Manual & Warranty: Well organized and easy to understand which is good because there is a slight learning curve to use it properly. So make sure you read the user manual, it will help you get up and running quickly. Also, keep a copy or Print out the receipt to keep with included warranty. However, I wish both had a larger font, maybe make them bigger, it was a bit hard to read. You can download the user manual in a PDF form which makes it a lot easier to read and zoom in. Website: Website is clean, organized, and easy to navigate. Overall I am impressed and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in wireless microphones. Great job Comica.

I create online tutorial content related to topics of audio, photography, filming and lighting. For my video creation needs, I mostly use wireless lav microphone systems so I can have the freedom to move around without tripping over audio cables. I’m typically filming myself with my camera or camcorder roughly 5 to 7 feet away from me and have a variety of Canon cameras to choose from, such as the Canon 90D DSLR, Canon M50 mirror-less, Canon G60 camcorder, Canon XF400 camcorder. For this simple audio test, I’m pairing the Comica CVM-WM100 Plus wireless microphone system to my Canon 90D DSLR camera with my favorite lens, the Canon 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM zoom. At the typical distance of 5 to 7 feet away from the camera and wireless receiver, the Comica CVM-WM100 Plus microphone works fine and the audio is crisp and clear. I realize this microphone has a rating of over a couple hundred feet distance, but I personally find that to be non-applicable for my own needs because I would never film myself from that far away. Even if I were to film myself from such a far distance, my face would be so tiny in the frame that you wouldn’t be able to see me, so there’s no point in doing that. Generally speaking, wireless lav microphone systems work better indoors than outdoors. Why is that? Because with indoor usage, a typical wireless lav microphone signal will bounce around the walls and come back to the receiver. But in open outdoor usage, there are no walls for the signal to bounce around, hence making it more difficult to maintain a signal from a longer distance. This is especially true when there is no line-of-sight whereby the transmitter is not directly facing the receiver on the camera, which means this can result in a dropped signal and gets worse over longer distances. But again, this is not applicable for my own needs for doing online video content whereby I am filming myself in front of the camera within 10 feet away from the wireless receiver on the camera. Of course, your needs may be different and your mileage may vary which depends on many factors. Therefore, I’m more interested in the practical aspects of a wireless lav mic, such as reliability and ease of use without too much fussing around with settings. The Comica CVM-WM100 Plus mic works well for my needs given the type of work I do. I generally only use 1 transmitter paired to the receiver, but I like the idea that this package kit comes with 2 wireless transmitters in case I have a second person that I want to film and record for audio. I find the transmitter to be very light weight and relatively compact. The light weight for both the transmitters and receiver is most likely due to the all plastic material construction. I can’t speak to the long-term durability of the product, since I have not had this long enough. The dimensions of the transmitter and receiver is a little bit taller in height than other similar systems I’ve used, I would prefer it to be a little shorter. But as mentioned, an advantage is that the unit is very light weight, even with 2 AA batteries inserted. Speaking of batteries, I prefer to use Eneloop rechargeable AA batteries which generally provide me over a few hours of usage per charge. In a way, I prefer to use AA batteries versus a microphone unit that has a built-in rechargeable battery. Why you might ask? As an example, my Rode Wireless Go microphone system has a built-in rechargeable battery for both the transmitter and receiver. But once the battery runs dead from continuous usage, it takes quite some time to wait for the Rode Wireless Go transmitter and receiver to fully recharge again. This is highly inconvenient and a waste of time. But by using AA batteries for this Comica CVM-WM100 Plus microphone kit, I can simply swap out dead AA batteries for freshly charged ones that only take a few seconds to do. That’s why I usually prefer using a wireless mic that takes AA batteries versus a built-in rechargeable battery. I hate waiting for dead rechargeable batteries to charge back to life again. This Comica mic is pretty easy to use, you really don’t even need to read the manual, especially if you have experience using wireless lav mic systems. It’s easy to wirelessly pair the receiver to the transmitter, this only takes several seconds. Once paired, you’re in business and ready to record. Only other things to do is to set the volume level to an appropriate level for your voice, plus attach the wired lav mic to the transmitter(s) and maybe attach the dead cat/kitten too. The package comes with everything you need to record 2 persons wirelessly. In addition to the one wireless receiver, you also get two wireless transmitters in the box, which also include two wired lav mics to insert into each transmitter along with a dead cat/kitten wind screen for each transmitter. Also included in the package is a very nice carry case that fits all the various items. The Comica wireless receiver comes with a simple hotshoe adapter to attach the Comica receiver on top of a typical camera that has a hotshoe (or coldshoe). The useful LCD screen and navigation buttons on the receiver and transmitters are helpful for setting up the microphone and adjusting settings as needed. Plus the decibel scale on the LCD screen is useful to monitor your audio level to make sure you are recording at the proper level (not too loud nor too low in volume). All in all, I find this Comica microphone to be a decent value, especially when Amazon sometimes offers a sale. If you are need of a dual wireless lav mic system to record 1 or 2 persons for creating video content, this Comica CVM-WM100 Plus model is worth consideration. Check out the attached short video review plus pictures of this product.

The Comica CVM WM 100 Plus is a good, budget friendly alternative for those wanting to up their audio game. This setup allows you to easily record one or two people at the same time. Stand-out is the signal strength and reception. As you can see in my tests, I experienced no dropouts even when recording through multiple walls. The user interface and audio features are also quite good. All the cables and adapters needed to get going are in the box and it comes in a nice padded carrying case. The included lavaliere microphones do a good job for most uses but are only average in terms of sound quality. Also, it would have been nice to have a built-in Li Ion battery rather than having to use AA batteries. But overall, a really good product - highly recommended.

System includes: Carry bag, receiver, 2 transmitters, 2 lavalier mics, camera mount, user manual Cables:2 3.5mm mic, 3.5mm-3.5mm, 3.5mm-XLR, usb Overall this is a great 2 microphone wireless system. Can be used with camcorders that use XLR audio, or could be used with any modern DSLR or mirrorless camera that accepts 3.5mm audio. You get some really solid controls on the transmitter boxes and the receiver box. The buttons are kind of clicky sounding, so make adjustments away from the two mics. You have control of each lavalier volume from the receiver. Had to turn mine down. Need a talent to mute the mic, they simply click the power button. Click again to un-mute. Muting can also be done with the receiver. You can also monitor the audio in Realtime, just plug in some headphones to the receiver. The build quality on everything is good. Everything is lightweight also. The carry case is perfect, stores all the components neatly, you could even toss in the 6 AA batteries you'll need. You will be able to get audio from a good distance with the antennas that these have. Try your best to be in the same room for clean audio. Also you can use any of the 48 channels. The recorded audio is great, and again you have lot's of control of each lavalier. This is a true wireless system, no apps, no remotes, purely functional and intentional. (2) 3.5mm Mic Cables Lavalier microphone with cable. All in one. Great for putting a small microphone on the talent. Cable can run under shirt, and attached with the metal clip. Power using 2 AA batteries or with USB power Cable and a battery bank. Battery bank could be placed in a talents back pocket. Even has a built in hoop and loop strap for later storage. On each microphone are foam windscreens. If needed the Wind Muffs will keep down the wind noise. 3.5mm-3.5mm Audio Cable Great for: DSLR, or Mirrorless with 3.5mm audio input, or any device that accepts 3.5mm mic input. 3.5mm-XLR Audio Cable The cable is perfect when using with a camcorder with built in XLR! If you use with a XLR Microphone , you will need to have a XLR female to female cord or adapter. (great for interviewing) Also I used to bring into my external sound card, but as 1 channel not 2. Not something I would normally do, but if needed it works. Micro-USB to USB-A Flat Cable In order to run either transmitter or the receiver without batteries, you must use this cable. Also note, you will need to have a cable and power bank for each one you want to run without batteries. Would recommend a very small power bank, that would fit into a talents pocket. Camera Mount This can be attached to the receiver (RX) and then attached to any camera hot shoe. The mount has to separate metal dials, one to tighten onto your hot shoe and one onto the receiver. Connect to a computer or recording device Connect receiver with the TRS output cable, then connect to your 3.5mm mic port on the PC, or any device that has a 3.5mm mic input. At this point use your audio software of choice. Lavalier Transmitters (TX) On top: Antenna, Mic External Input, Line In External Input, IR sensor and Indicator, working status indicator. On back: Battery tray, 1/4 thread for mounting to tripod, Belt clip (attaches on the 2 sides) On side: Micro-USB power port. Receiver (RX) Is almost the same. Has two antennas on the top. (one for each lavalier) Mic External and Line In External are 3.5mm monitoring jack and 3.5mm Audio Input Jack. All transmitters and the receiver have a power button above the screen. Function buttons: Selection-, SET, Selection+ Carry Bag Has a nice gray and black fabric handle with hoop and loop. Two zipper system. Front zipper is to store all of the small cables and lavalier microphones. Has two mesh pouches to hold the items. The larger zipper opens up and is padded on the top. Bottom is a gray preformed foam. Flawless really. This will store both transmitters with antennas connected and the receiver with antennas connected. Even after attaching the belt clips, no issues, fits perfectly. Black and white user manual Most of what you need to learn is in this manual, and has many illustrations to assist. Hope this was helpful.

***To see what the Comica WM100 Plus system sounds like in multiple mic tests, including noisy environments, out of site, and distance tests, please see the video I have attached to this review.*** I have had a great deal of time to test out this microphone system. My initial reaction is I’m impressed. I host a YouTube channel where I test out and review tons of microphone systems. If you see the attached video, including the different microphone tests, I was most impressed with how this mic system performed during the out of sight test. I was able to go back about 140 feet, in an area with trees, at varying distances, blocking the line of sight from my camera. During that test, I was still able to pick up usable audio, with no noticeable drops in the sound recording. To give you a comparison, the Comica WM100 Plus performed similarly to my Sennheiser ew100 G3 mic system during the same mic test, in the same location. However, I saw that my Sennheiser mic system is currently listed around $800 new online on Musician’s Friend. For the most part, the audio itself, I rarely picked up any unwanted sounds or artifacts. The only time I can remember experiencing some minor drops was during the distance test when I was well beyond 200 feet away from my camera. Even during that same distance test, I was able to pick up usable audio over 300 feet away from my camera. I also like that this system allows you the option to control the volume, which was super helpful when I used this mic next too a noisy freeway. I was able to turn the mic sensitivity all the way down on this system to help isolate my voice when recording. Another notable feature with this system is that you can control the low cut filter, along with their being a headphone jack to screen audio. This system also comes with a great case that is form fitting to the receiver and the transmitters. My only main critique of this system is that the receiver and transmitter appear to be made of plastic. If this system were to fall on a hard surface from high distances, I’m not sure how this system would hold up in terms of durability. Otherwise, if you don’t plan on rough housing with this system, I think this mic system is a great budget mic for going the distance. This is the least expensive, most reliable mic that I have tested that has been able to capture usable audio far away from my camera, in both line of sight and areas where an object is blocking the receiver. Just that alone is a great plus about this system. Overall, I would definitely recommend this mic system.

This is a great wireless mic set. Unfortunately one of the two TX has almost no reception even with fresh batteries unless it is RIGHT NEXT to the RX. I am thinking it has a bad antenna connection!? Regardless, the first RX sounds awesome and not far off my much more expensive Seinheisser setup. Featurewise it is more customizable too. It does feel fairly cheap like plastic but what do you expect at this price point? Here are some of my notes from a couple hours of testing with the mic. It was stress-tested in a couple environments, line of sight, around obstacles, walls, trees, with and without different background noise, each setting being turned on/off and retested and with the mic in different positions. LOW POWER MODE Anything beyond 50 feet mic might cut with obstacle HIGH POWER MODE Anything beyond 100ft mic might cut out with obstacle or body blockage *cutouts frequent enough making it useless with obstacles beyond 150 *usable up to about 250 feet with direct line of sight from TX to RX on high power EQ HPF OFF means the mic picks up sound down to around 40hz and my voice sounds full and almost boomy. HPF LOW means the mic has a low shelf set around 100hz and my voice still sounds full but not boomy anymore. HPF HIGH means the mic has a gentle cutoff at 100hz and the voice isn’t so full but the most important frequencies are still present keeping it from sounding thin and giving a little presence *Final thoughts. If talent has no background noise (shop noise, cars etc) then HPF LOW would sound best. If background noise is present then HPF HIGH sounds best

Let’s face it, video-audio equipment are expensive. I am not a technical expert on audio equipment but here are some thoughts on this set from a casual consumer: It’s a (2) lavalier mic (or any other mic/audio producing device capable of sending audio to the 3.5mm audio port) and transmitters with a single receiver set that has most, if not all, of the basics in what you want this for. Works well nearby, have not tried testing this at very long ranges since that is not applicable for my needs. My main uses for this set involve presentations and recording audio wirelessly, which it did incredulously. Granted, this is my first experience using a wireless mic transmitter set, but it did what I could ask for along with not being super complicated after a short tinkering (the manual is thicc, but easy to understand). Includes all the different cables and accessories you’ll need to just start using, even a carrying case for everything when it’s all set and done. What would you probably need this for? -presentations where you would require a microphone, but without the hassle of holding one in the hand -interviews without having to talk into a distracting microphone right in front of you -outside where it’s not feasible to run wires all over the place -capability of connecting to a mic with the freedom to move about -though not an explicit feature, you could technically connect this from a music/audio source and wirelessly transmit to a speaker (music source-transmitter -_-_-_- receiver-speaker), but there's probably better ways of doing that What makes the set worth? -value oriented comparatively in this category -light weight (plastic all around) -isn’t one of those electronics that breaks when you just look at it (Though I would still be careful with it and not drop it) -has everything you need out of the box to start firing that throat engine -all physical buttons, which in this day and age of touchscreen everything, the tactile feel and precision is appreciated -did I mention a case? Not sold separately -pieces are swappable and not hard-wired (Don’t like the mic? Get another one. A cable too short or accidentally ripped? You might have a spare in a drawer somewhere. Rechargeable batteries not charging anymore? Not a problem here.) What could be improved? -more micro USB cables so every transmitter has a set of its own for external power supply (though not a deal breaker) -perhaps improved mic (though at this price range, this can be expected and the mics are not the worst and workable in starting out) Overall, I would summarize this as around 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5. This takes into account that this is not the top-of-the-line equipment, but a more budget conscience value-oriented set when compared within this type of equipment category. It serves my purposes without the hassle of trying to source out all the different components together.

These microphones are a good (not great) addition to my portable podcast recording set up. The sound is very good and very forgiving with the Omni directional microphones. The battery life lasts a fair amount of time. The biggest concern I have with these is dropping mic signals or poor RF connection. During my sessions all the lights are green on both the receiver of the transmitter yet a microphone will begin to intermittently drop audio. I try changing channels on the offending microphone only to have it work for a short period of time and then audio signal drops again. This set has actually been replaced for the another which did exactly the same thing. My distances are usually anywhere from 3 to 6 feet away from the talent and the mics are on high power broadcast. I’ve seen other reviews and video of people using it outdoors up to 100 meters. Still not sure what in the world is going on with my set up. I’ll only keep them because my return window has closed. I cannot recomend these mics.

es un equipo muy sencillo de usar, con una excelente conectividad y un micrófono sensible por lo que no hay que ponerlo muy cerca de la boca. Los equipos son ligeros de peso y cuenta con los elementos necesarios para conectarlos a cualquier equipo receptor de sonido.

Great sounds and reliable.

Just received the product and I'm very happy with the delivery packing and the ease of functionality. I will be testing the setup and leave my thoughts here on Amazon. After testing my views: Pros: Its a brilliant piece of kit in this price bracket. Lightweight Easy to setup Dual charging capability Excellent wireless range Brillant quality via Lav mic Cons: A bit huge to carry with the case Small LCD display Could be smaller in size Honestly, I love this product especially the sound quality and really impressed by the ease of use. No Fuss. Although I've tested RODE products, ​truly believe and convinced that this is the real deal. 👍👍👍

Ottimi

The Comica CVM -WM 100 Plus 2 is great value for money. Highly impressed with the audio quality, yes the build quality is light weight but works perfectly even after pushing the system to 80 meters for a 2 presenter set up. The added advantage is the ability to accept a line input from an external audio mixer. I got to record a number of programmes with same set of batteries, What a life saver. I would easily recommend this system to fellow producers. The wide range of channels to choose from are advantageous especially when other broadcasters were also on location. The great price, surprisingly good audio quality, super easy set up and the carrying case wins it for me over more expensive mic sets. The receiver and transmitters are powered by AA batteries or a USB power source. The bodies are plastic, so not as robust as my Sennheiser's, but the total cost of the whole system was only ably 25% the cost of one Senn body pack. The battery cover is a little tricky to lock in place, but I discovered that you have to press and slide for it to lock into place. Other than these minor points, I highly recommend this for a low-cost high-quality sound with very good digital cannel selection avoiding any interference or dropouts.