Tired of mediocre sound quality? Well you don't have to be anymore. With the Rode NTG-2 condenser shotgun microphone you get quality audio even when shooting a movie with your DSLR. The NTG2 is a new lightweight condenser microphone designed for professional applications within the film, video, television and production industries. It provides a balanced low impedance output stage and operates either from an internal 1.5V battery or 48V phantom power. A wide bandwidth and controlled polar response coupled with low noise SMT electronics, makes the NTG2 ideal for film, video engineering, and voice-over work. The NTG2 comes with a zip pouch stand mount and windshield. The windshield effectively suppresses wind noise when recording outdoors.