User Manual

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• Shotgun microphones have a narrow ‘pick-up’
angle or polar response, and so can be used to
great effect with cameras for news gathering,
wedding videos, sporting events or in any
situation where you want to focus on a particular
area of sound source without having your audio
overpowered by ambient noise.
The pick-up pattern of the NTG-3 has been
tailored to be slightly wider and therefore more
directionally forgiving than comparable shotgun
microphones on the market. This makes boompole
and handheld operation much easier.
• The NTG-3 is supplied with a foam windshield.
This windshield should be used whenever
recording outdoors, as even an unexpected slight
breeze can cause unwanted sound interference.
• For maximum wind protection a more specialised
wind shield is recommended, such as the
DeadCat, WS7 deluxe windshield, or the
Blimp suspension windshield system.
• The supplied weather resistant aluminium
storage cylinder is designed to provide extreme
environmental protection for your microphone
when not in use, however it is not recommended
that the cylinder be immersed in liquid. Damage
to the microphone caused by water entering the
storage cylinder is not covered by the microphone
warranty.
Using the NTG-3