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# [RØDE iXY microphone system vs DSLR internal mic](https://www.redsharknews.com/audio/item/744-rode-ixy-microphone-system-vs-dslr-internal-mic)

 Written by [RedShark News Staff](https://www.redsharknews.com/author/redshark-news-staff) | May 27, 2013 3:00:00 PM

RØDE iXY vs DSLR audio

**Here's a video showing how you can improve your DSLR audio using RØDE's iXY iphone Microphone system**

The RØDE iXY stereo microphone is a half-inch cardioid condenser configuration with the two capsules arranged at 90 degrees to each other for accurate stereo imaging. It comes with an iOS app (with a free version and a more advanced one for $5.99) that adds a range of useful adjustments such as high and low pass filters, as well as non-linear editing and one-touch publishing to SoundCloud, Dropbox, email and iTunes.

We've recently [looked at the background to RØDE a](http://redshark.ebizontech.biz/index.php/2018/11/11/in-pursuit-of-excellence-the-rode-microphone-story/)nd now here's a video of how using their iXY system beats the internal microphone on a DSLR. This was always going to be better, but it's striking to see/hear the difference.

 

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