I’d like to thank Nathan and the team at Wendy’s Broadcadst for all their help. They have been supplying me with custom cables, made to the highest standard over many year. The low profile connectors are hard to find, yet they normally ship the finished leads the day after ordering, often to studios or locations where I am filming and I’ve never had to ask for any adjustments or corrections; They are right first time, despite my requiring some unusual bespoke wiring. I’ve also benefited from real world advice about products and fault finding. Wendy’s Broadcast have made location sound far less stressful.
Rode VideoMic NTG
The VideoMic NTG is a broadcast-grade, feature-packed shotgun microphone optimised for on-camera use. It features the same revolutionary acoustic design as the NTG5 broadcast shotgun microphone, which delivers unmatched transparency and a natural, uncoloured sound. Add to this an incredibly flat frequency response, highly directional supercardioid polar pattern, and very low self-noise, and what you have is a compact on-camera microphone that contends with the world’s best shotgun mics.
As well as sounding outstanding, the VideoMic NTG is extremely flexible, with an array of tools and features to help you take on any recording situation. Digital switching gives you access to a high-pass filter, -20dB pad, high frequency boost, and safety channel, plus there is a unique infinitely variable gain control that allows you to precisely tailor the output as you need. Its auto-sensing 3.5mm output detects what device you are connected to (camera or mobile) and switches to accommodate – no more messing around with adaptor cables! There is also a handy new dB peak warning light, so you can always ensure your audio isn’t clipping.
The VideoMic NTG is so much more than just an on-camera mic. As well as pairing perfectly with DSLRs, compact cameras, and smartphones – either on-camera, as a boom mic, or on a pistol grip – it is also a fully-featured USB microphone that can be plugged into a computer, tablet, or smartphone. On top of this, the 3.5mm jack doubles as a headphone output for seamless monitoring of audio while using the USB output.
The VideoMic NTG is officially MFI-certified (Made for iPhone, iPad & iPod). To connect your VideoMic NTG to Lightning-equipped iOS devices, you’ll need the SC15 or SC19 cable. Please make sure your VideoMic NTG firmware is up to date to ensure complete compatibility with iOS devices with the SC15 or SC19. Download the latest firmware here. You can read more about iOS compatibility here.
Acoustic Principle |
Pressure gradient electret condenser
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Polar Pattern |
Supercardioid
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Frequency Range |
20Hz – 20kHz
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Frequency Response |
35Hz – 18kHz ±3 dB
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Output Impedance |
10Ω
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Signal to noise Ratio |
79 dBA
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Dynamic Range |
105dB SPL (A-weighted, as per IEC651)
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Equivalent Noise |
15dB SPL (A-weighted, as per IEC651)
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Sensitivity |
-26 dB re 1V/Pa (50mV @ 94dB SPL) ± 1dB @ 1kHz
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Input SPL @ 1% THD |
120dB SPL
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High Pass Filter Frequency |
75Hz, 150Hz
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Battery Life |
30+ hours
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Battery Capacity |
350mAh
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Output Connection |
3.5mm auto-sensing USB-C
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Bit Depth |
24-bit
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Sample Rates |
48kHz
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OS Requirements |
Mac OS 10.12
Windows 10
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Weight (g) |
94
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Dimensions |
Diameter: 21.6mm
Length: 171mm
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