Audio Technica AT897

Audio-Technica's AT897 is designed for field audio acquisition in film/TV/video production, professional recording, wildlife recording and broadcast applications. It mounts conveniently on a DV camcorder without adding noticeable heft, and remains out of the frame even with compact digital cameras. This high-performance short shotgun offers outstanding long-distance audio pickup due to narrow acceptance angle of line + gradient design. It also features smooth, natural-sounding on-axis audio quality and excellent off-axis rejection of sound arriving from the sides and rear of mic.

• Designed for video production and broadcast (ENG/EFP) audio acquisition

• Short length (11") ensures mic stays out of the shoteven when used with compact digital cameras

• Smooth, natural-sounding on-axis audio quality

• Provides the narrow acceptance angle desirable for long-distance sound pickup

• Excellent sound rejection from the sides and rear of mic

• Switchable low-frequency roll-off

• Operates on battery or phantom power

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ELEMENT :

Fixed-charge back plate, permanently polarized condenser

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POLAR PATTERN :

Line + gradient

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FREQUENCY RESPONSE :

20-20,000 Hz

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LOW FREQUENCY ROLL-OFF :

80 Hz, 12 dB/octave

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OPEN CIRCUIT SENSITIVITY :

• - Phantom: -40 dB (10.0 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa

• - Battery: -41 dB (8.9 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa

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IMPEDANCE :

• - Phantom: 200 ohms

• - Battery: 300 ohms

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MAXIMUM INPUT SOUND LEVEL :

• - Phantom: 129 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.

• - Battery: 115 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.

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DYNAMIC RANGE (TYPICAL) :

• - Phantom: 112 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL

• - Battery: 98 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL

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SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO :

77 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa

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PHANTOM POWER REQUIREMENTS :

11-52V DC, 2 mA typical

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BATTERY TYPE :

1.5V AA/UM3

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BATTERY CURRENT / LIFE :

0.4 mA / 1200 hours typical (alkaline)

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SWITCH :

Flat, roll-off (recessed)

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WEIGHT :

5.1 oz (145 g)

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DIMENSIONS :

10.98" (279.0 mm) long, 0.83" (21.0 mm) diameter

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OUTPUT CONNECTOR :

Integral 3-pin XLRM-type

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ACCESSORIES FURNISHED :

AT8405a stand clamp for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; AT8134 windscreen; battery; 5/8"-27 to 3/8"-16 threaded adapter; protective carrying case

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AUDIO-TECHNICA CASE STYLE :

SG2