Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone

Product Highlights

• - Highly Directive
• - Compact Size
• - Switchable Low-Cut Filter
• - Phantom or Battery Powered
• - Low Battery Indicator
• - Shockmount for Camera Shoe
• - Foam Windshield
• - All Metal Housing
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• Overview

  The MKE 600 is the ideal video camera/camcorder microphone able to handle even demanding filmic challenges. Due to its high directivity, the MKE 600 picks up sounds coming from the direction in which the camera is pointing and effectively attenuates noise coming from the sides and rear. The switchable “Low Cut” filter additionally minimizes wind noise.
  Because some video cameras/camcorders do not provide phantom power, the MKE 600 can also be battery powered. A battery on/off switch prevents the battery from discharging prematurely; “Low Batt” is displayed.

  
  

  
  

  The MKE 600 from Sennheiser is a shotgun microphone designed for use with a camcorder or video DSLR. Building on the company's extensive expertise in designing shotgun microphones, it is able to take on even the toughest video sound challenges, while still being compact and short relative to previous models. With its high level of directivity, the microphone focuses on the sounds in front of the camera, while attenuating unwanted sound coming from the sides and rear.

  An included foam windshield reduces the effect of wind noise, while a switchable low-cut filter adds additional wind and handling noise attenuation. The MKE 600 can be phantom powered or operated on an AA battery for about 150 hours. An integrated camera shoe and shock mount provides convenient on camera mounting. The rugged and all metal housing means the microphone will function perfectly in outdoor recording situations.

  - Flexible use on any camera due to compact form

  - Exceptional directivity

  - Maximum rejection of side noise

   - Switchable low-cut filter

   - Phantom or battery powering

   - Battery switch with "Low Batt" indicator

  - All-metal housing

  - Very good suppression of structure-borne noise

  - Minimizes wind and handling noise

  - Supplied with foam windshield and shock mount

  - Effective wind noise suppression with optional blimp

  
  

  Sennheiser MKE 600 Specs

  Polar Pattern	Super-cardioid/Lobar
  Frequency Response	40 Hz to 20 kHz
  Sensitivity	-21 mV/Pa with 48 V powering -19 mV/Pa with battery powering
  Maximum Sound Pressure Level (SPL)	132 dB with 48 V powering 126 dB with battery powering
  EIN	15 dB(A) with 48 V powering 16 dB(A) with battery powering
  Low Frequency Roll-Off	Yes
  Power Requirements	48 V +/-4 V (P48, IEC 61938) via XLR-3 or AA size battery/rechargeable battery (1.5/1.2 V)
  Current Consumption	4.4 mA with P48 powering
  Battery Operation Times	Approximately 150 hours "Low Batt" Indicator: <1.05 V with approximately 8 hours of remaining operating time after initial display
  Output Connectors	1 x XLR
  Operating Temperature	-14 to 140°F / -10 to 60°C
  Dimensions	Diameter: 0.8" / 20 mm Length: 10.1" / 256 mm
  Weight	4.5 oz / 128 g (without battery)

  Packaging Info
  Package Weight	1.1 lb