Sony has announced the launch of the DWM-30, a professional handheld digital wireless microphone, scheduled for spring 2025. This new addition to Sony's DWX Digital Wireless microphone series aims to deliver improved transmission performance and sound quality.
   

The DWM-30 succeeds the popular DWM-02N and is designed for use in various professional audio applications, including broadcasting, live performances, and news gathering. The new model offers enhanced stability and features a lightweight, user-friendly design with approximately 6 hours of battery life.

The DWM-30 will be available in two models in Europe, covering a wide bandwidth of up to 148MHz.

Key Features

• Improved transmission performance for stable operation. By utilising electromagnetic field simulation in the design, the transmission performance has been enhanced, providing more stable operation.

• Realistic sound quality. By reviewing the electrical circuits and mechanical structure, the sound quality has been further improved. When used with CODEC MODE 4, the sound recorded and transmitted is more faithful to the original sound.

• User-friendly lightweight design and 6-hour battery life. Optimising the mechanical structure has resulted in a grip design that is easier to hold and approximately 10% lighter than the previous model (transmitter body weight comparison). The battery of the DWM-30 life has also been improved by approximately 1 hour compared to the previous model, achieving approximately 6 hours of continuous operation, suitable for long-term use (using alkaline batteries).

• Latest codecs and channels support. In CODEC MODE 2, the new microphone delivers a low latency level of 1.2msec, it also newly supports CODEC MODE 4, which balances high-quality transmission and low latency.It supports a wide band of up to 148MHz in the TV white space band / 375kHz channel plan, allowing up to 16 channels per TV band.

• Equipped with HIGH GAIN MODE. When usual settings do not deliver a sufficient level of sensitivity when capturing sounds, the HIGH GAIN MODE allows for 3-stage amplification of +6/+12/+18dB, making it possible to amplify the sound even when the microphone is held away from the mouth during recording, thus increasing sensitivity.

• Availability of each model for Europe:

Digital Wireless Microphone 'DWM-30/L' (Compatible with Frequency Band 470-614MHz)

- Release Date: Spring 2025

Digital Wireless Microphone 'DWM-30/H' (Compatible with Frequency Band 566-714MHz)

- Release Date: Spring 2025