Review on Neewer 14.17-inch Uni-Directional Mono 🎙️ Microphone: Ideal for Camcorders and DSLR Cameras by Brooke Johnson

I can't compare it to other pistol mics as it's the only mic I own. Comes with foam pouch, 2 cables - (1) 1/4" XLR and (1) 3.5" XLR, 2 microphone mounts - (1) cold shoe mount and (1) 5/8” mount (without switching to 3/8 ). ). At this point I was trying out the microphone's built-in rechargeable battery and also using the phantom power that came with the Tascom DR-40 audio recorder (no microphone battery). Also uses an XLR/1/4" cable and a dedicated XLR cable. Cables, both options work equally well. However, I've read that this type of microphone (electret capsule) may not be designed to operate on XLR-fed phantom power (Battery not installed in the microphone) because the phantom power voltage may be too high and the microphone may output out of order.It is recommended to use a dedicated built-in resistor to control the phantom power voltage.More research is needed on this topic. For now, it's a nice addition to some of the basic video gear I currently use.