Get the Sennheiser MKE 400 camera-mount shotgun microphone to experience sound quality better than your camera's built-in microphone allows. With extremely long battery life, adjustable sensitivity, and a selectable bass roll-off, the MKE 400 is fitting for mobile journalists, vloggers, etc.
Rugged, compact, and lightweight, the MKE 400 serves as a capable cohort for your portable video setup. It features an integrated shockmount that attaches directly to your DSLR, mirrorless, or video camera and reduces common noise sources such as vibrations and camera handling.
The foam windscreen is designed to diminish wind noise, making it well suited for indoor or light-breeze outdoor shoots. The 3.5mm TRS cable is permanently attached to the MKE 400 to ensure quick hookup to your camera, and the dual-mono configuration brings signal into the left and right channels of your recording device.
Sennheiser MKE 400 Features
- Rugged all-metal housing
- Maximum side noise rejection, optimised for video recordings
- Switchable sensitivity for long and short distances
- Switchable wind noise filter
- Approximately 300 hrs operating time (from a single AAA battery)
- Integral shock-mount for rejection of handling noise
- MKE 400 camera-Mount Shotgun Microphone1
- Foam windshield1
- Transducer TypeCondenser
- Polar PatternSupercardioid
- Frequency Response50 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL132 dB SPL
- THD, total harmonic distortion< 1 % at 50 mW
- Operating time> 100 h*
- Power supplybattery (2x AAA / LR03 size, 1.5 V)
- Headphone connector3.5 mm jack
- Output Power
- 105 mW (headphone impedance 16Ω)
- 70 mW (headphone impedance 32Ω)
- Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz)23 / -42 / -63 dBV/Pa
- Microphone connector3.5 mm jack, screwable
- Dimensions126 x 67 x 37 mm
- Weight93.5 g
About Shotgun Microphones at Sound Productions
Aim for the exact sound you want with Sound Productions’ shotgun microphones. The ideal tool for distance miking applications, shotgun mics typically possess a directional polar pattern, meaning you can position it to capture the desired audio source with minimal pickup of ambient or background noise from the surrounding area. This mic type features a long, narrow build that makes it easy to pinpoint those sounds with precision and accuracy.
Shotgun mics are the perfect choice for videographers, live broadcasters, journalists—in short, any situation where you need to be able to reposition your mic in real-time while keeping it out of view. Choose from models that mount directly on a camera—so you can get both image and audio simultaneously. Or find a shotgun mic that mounts to a boom for hand-powered precision positioning during filming, live streaming, TV broadcasting, and more.
