Amazon as the seller is the ONLY authorized Fulfilled by Amazon Dealer, and purchases from unauthorized dealers carry No Warranty. Intended for recording acoustic instruments, drum overheads, cymbals and live performances. This compact externally polarized mic employs a 1/2" capsule and an active J-FET impedance converter with bipolar output buffer. Tight cardioid pickup pattern makes it ideal for use as an indoor dialogue microphone for filmmaking on a mic stand or boom. An interchangable omnidirectional capsule (NT45-O) is available to expand the NT5's versatility.