Audio-Technica AT8022 X/Y Stereo Video Camera Mount Microphone

Ideal for video camera-mount use, stereo field recording, interviews and home recording, Audio-Technicas versatile AT8022 stereo condenser offers a compact housing and the pristine sound quality of a live sound field. Its coincident capsule configuration produces an X/Y stereo image in a small housing. The microphone is supplied with two cables for use with either pro or consumer gear. It offers switchable low-frequency roll-off and the convenience of battery or phantom power. The microphone is fully RoHS-compliant free from all substances specified in the EU directive on the reduction of hazardous substances (RoHS).

Key Features

• Innovative capsule configuration produces accurate stereo image in smaller housing
• Compact, lightweight design is perfect for video camera-mount use as well as for stereo field recording, interviews and home recording
• Ideal for use with handheld digital recording devices
• Operates on battery or phantom powerfor use with pro or consumer equipment
• Switchable low-frequency roll-off
• Includes two cables: one balanced (two 3-pin XLRM-type connectors at output); one unbalanced (3.5 mm TRS at output)
• RoHS-compliant free from all substances specified in the EU directive on the reduction of hazardous substances (RoHS)

Technical specs

ELEMENT
Fixed-charge back plate permanently polarized condenser
POLAR PATTERN
X/Y Stereo
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
20-15,000 Hz
LOW FREQUENCY ROLL-OFF
80 Hz, 12 dB/octave
OPEN CIRCUIT SENSITIVITY
Phantom: -38 dB (12.5 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
Battery: -38 dB (12.5 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
CHANNEL BALANCE
<2.5 dB
IMPEDANCE
Phantom: 250 ohms
Battery: 300 ohms
MAXIMUM INPUT SOUND LEVEL
Phantom: 128 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
Battery: 120 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
DYNAMIC RANGE (typical)
Phantom: 109 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
Battery: 101 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
75 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
PHANTOM POWER REQUIREMENTS
11-52V DC, 2 mA typical (each channel)
BATTERY TYPE
1.5V AA/UM3
BATTERY CURRENT / LIFE
0.7 mA / 700 hours typical (alkaline)
SWITCH
Battery On/Off; Flat, roll-off
WEIGHT
247 g (8.7 oz)
DIMENSIONS
186.0 mm (7.32") long,
47.6 mm (1.87") head diameter
21.0 mm (0.83") maximum body diameter
OUTPUT CONNECTOR
Integral 5-pin XLRM-type
CABLES
Balanced: 2.0 m (6.5') long, 8 conductor, shielded, vinyl-jacketed stereo cable with 5-pin XLRF-type connector at microphone end and two 3-pin XLRM-type connectors at output end;
Unbalanced: 0.6 m (2.0') long stereo cable with 5-pin XLRF-type connector at microphone end and 3.5 mm TRS connector at output end
ACCESSORIES FURNISHED
AT8405a stand clamp for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; windscreen; battery; soft protective pouch
AUDIO-TECHNICA CASE STYLE
S12