Dead cats are absolutely necessary if recording in the wind, but this is common no matter what

You WILL need a Dead Cat or some other form of wind protection for the mics if your planning on using this unit outside, they are very

Be sure to get a dead cat for recording, indoors or out

Just the onboard mics and the dead cat cover

I realized I would need an external audio recorder that had XLR inputs and phantom power for hooking up my Behringer C-2 microphones (small and easy to work with in the field)

I use the recorder to record with the internal mics as well as to connect to other XLR microphones.

Works exactly as I expected it to.

Works great for field recording as well as for recording the sermons I preach for uploading online