The Mic 2 supports internal recording, meaning you can save your audio as a backup directly to the transmitter’s internal storage, but this is not supported on the Mic Mini. Additionally, the Mic 2 is capable of floating 32-bit internal recording, giving you more headroom when you’re editing. Basically, you have more information to work with in case something goes wrong with the audio. This is also not compatible with Mic Mini. The Mic Mini doesn’t support a lavalier microphone (no cables here!) and there’s no touchscreen to interact with. (There is a dial like on Mic 2 to adjust the gain.)
But the Mic Mini has a few tricks up its sleeve. Supports automatic limiting to prevent audio clipping, which means it will reduce the signal volume if you get close to those limits. To test this, I intentionally maximized the gain on the receiver and spoke loudly into both Mic 2 and Mic Mini. The latter sounded fine, but the Mic 2’s audio was distorted and clipped in places. Hurrah!
Plus, overall, you’ll get much better battery life with the Mic Mini. Despite its small size, the lack of internal recording allows it to reach 48 hours of operation, while the Mic 2 is limited to 18 hours.
In terms of microphone quality, I found it very similar to the Mic 2, except for slight differences in noise cancellation. Watch my video above to see how it fares compared to the iPhone 16 Pro’s built-in microphones; The amount of ambient sound these microphones eliminate never fails to impress me.
All in all, the Mic Mini is a simple, affordable and effective wireless microphone system, and I think it’s suitable for most people starting and upgrading from their phone’s built-in audio (or the EarPods’ microphone). Please note that you also You can buy the DJI Mic 2 in parts.the transmitter only costs $99and there are reasons why you might want it instead of the Mini. But while it may be more difficult to handle due to its small size, the Mic Mini is much more discreet and pleasant to wear on a shirt, and that makes me want to use it even more.