One thing I'll never understand is how they (manufacturers) consistency market these small recorders as ENG (among other things), but for ENG work, I would think XY (like these sonys) and split omnis (like the R9 I think) and others are the exact wrong mics for the job. If I were using these units for ENG, I'd rather have a highly directional mic out front... Almost like a shotgun/recorder combo unit.