Sennheiser portable handheld kit

The Sennheiser Portable Handheld Kit is a wireless handheld microphone system for camera work: a Sennheiser SKM 565 G2 handheld transmitter with a supercardioid condenser head, and an EK 500 G4 portable camera receiver. Mount the receiver on the camera or put it in a sound bag, hand the mic to the reporter, and you're ready to go.

It's made for street interviews, vox pops, ENG, red carpets, event coverage and hosts who walk and talk on camera. The condenser capsule gives a clear, detailed voice, and its tight supercardioid pattern helps keep crowd and traffic noise behind the mic. No cable between the presenter and the camera means more freedom to move.

The EK 500 G4 sends a clean balanced line signal to the camera, mixer or recorder, with a separate headphone output to check the audio on the spot. Adaptive diversity keeps reception steady. The SKM 565 G2 works in the A band, 516 to 558 MHz, which falls inside the receiver's AW+ range, and both units run on two AA batteries. Rent it in Montréal for your next shoot.

Technical information

• Transmitter frequency range: A band, 516 to 558 MHz
• Receiver frequency range: AW+, 470 to 558 MHz
• Microphone capsule: Condenser, supercardioid
• Transmitter RF output: 30 mW
• Receiver: Adaptive diversity
• Receiver outputs: Balanced line out and headphone out, both 3.5 mm jacks
• Power: 2 AA batteries per unit

Includes:

• 1 × Sennheiser SKM 565 G2 handheld transmitter (A: 516-558 MHz), with mic clip and black foam
• 1 × Sennheiser EK 500 G4 camera receiver (AW+: 470-558 MHz), with balanced output cable

Does not include: AA batteries

Replacement value: $1077 + taxes or market value