Rode NTG4+ Shotgun Microphone, Black

Light weight, and strong.It came with everything. The clip holder, for a mic stand. The USB charge cable. The Sticker.Plus opportunity for 10 year warranty, upon proper registration. Zipper case.The one Con: you need to plug in the mini USB into the "blind hole". While I understand the cavity protects themini USB, plugging it in, is awkward. Because you need to properly align the plug to the receptacle, at the bottom of the XLR plug. But this is the proper location for such a plug, and not a deal breaker,to plug It in and charge it. Then 3 green LEDS blink 1-2-3, while charging. But what a beautiful Microphone. And not overly long, unless you demand something less than 10.94 " Just under 11 inches long. The audio quality is Immortal as well. Your basically getting a $1000 microphone for about $300. Making it hands down, Best in Class.That being said, be advised it took over hour to charge it, on my computer USB port.

I’m loving the sound of this microphone. Bassier than my Deity shotgun, but not as boomy as other Rode shotguns (like the NTG2), so running it alongside the Deity offers a nice contrast option depending on which mic suits the subject’s voice better. Also more gain than other Rodes so don’t have to push the preamps so much. Solid unit. Good workhorse and gives clean, bright audio when paired with the right recorder or preamp and camera.

Super good mic at an affordable price. Sure, a Sennheiser would be great, but this one stands up.My recorder uses "AA" batteries and using phantom power out in the field is a complete drain. This mic is USB chargeable with it's own internal battery that apparently lasts 150 hours. I've used it on shoots and it has never runs out while I'm working.A great mid-starter.

Another great quality product I have from Rode. The powered mic makes it great to use with various external recording units. Sound quality is great. If you are looking to do sound work for film, documentary,, broadcast, or even music I would recommend this to them.

Seriously AMAZING battery life, I left it on for like 5-8 hours straight one time and still had a decent amount of juice left. I honestly don't know how it's possible. The sound quality is great, a disclaimer is that I'm no audiophile, but I'm sure that it satisfies most applications. Sounds really good to me, but damn it better at that price.

This is by far one of the best audio investment I have ever made and I look forward to using this every single time.

Exceptional on location mic for small video production company that I run. I’m not an audiophile, but this has greatly improved the quality of our final products.

I have received a defective unit —and one used previously. There were some marks of use in its XLR connector, and it didn't turn on. The added label was a sign. I tried to charge the battery. After three hours... it just didn't work.I can't believe that they sent me this broken microphone. I'm definitely returning it, hoping that Amazon doesn't sell it again as new, but I'm quite let down by the whole experience.