DPA Microphones DPA 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone

The 5100 packs a complete 5.1 array into a single 240 mm body: five directional capsules on separation baffles, plus a derived LFE channel, all leaving on one multipin cable. It removes the part of surround recording that usually goes wrong - the rigging - so a crew can capture an ambience bed from a handheld or a short boom and move on.

The capsules are arranged so that the left, centre and right channels cover 200 Hz to 16 kHz and the surround pair covers 100 Hz to 12 kHz, with the LFE output limited to 20 - 120 Hz. It runs on ordinary 48 V phantom power and drives 100 m of cable. Outdoors, the OC5100 cover and WJ5100 fur are the intended wind protection.

Type	5.1 surround microphone, five directional capsules plus LFE
Principle of operation	Pressure, with interference tube and separation baffles
Frequency response	L, C, R, LS, RS: 20 Hz - 20 kHz; LFE: 20 Hz - 120 Hz
Effective frequency range	L, C, R: 200 Hz - 16 kHz; LS, RS: 100 Hz - 12 kHz
Sensitivity at 1 kHz	L, C, R: 26 mV/Pa; LS, RS: 28 mV/Pa
Max. SPL, THD 10%	132 dB SPL peak
Power supply	P48 phantom power, typ. 5 mA
Connector	LEMO multipin, 5 m (16.4 ft) cable
Dimensions	240 x 140 x 195 mm (9.4 x 5.5 x 7.7 in)
Weight	500 g (17.6 oz)