Sennheiser’s new EW-DP wireless audio digital UHF system just might be the perfect pairing between convenience and reliability for small crews and solo owners/operators. If you want to simply power the system on and start filming, you can do that. Or, if you want the added flexibility of using your phone or an onboard menu to change settings, that’s an option, too. How does this system compare with the Sennheiser AVX 1.9 GHz system, and who is the perfect user for the EW-DP? I’ll dive into those questions and more in this review. It may have been the combination of the writers’ strike (now SAG as well) and being onboarded for several smaller crew shoots, but I used the EW-DP system a lot. For past reviews, I made a point of taking a piece of kit on two or three shoots before I felt comfortable passing along my thoughts. For this review, the EW-DP stayed with me for two separate documentary shoots in Hawaii and commercial projects in Chicago, Santa Monica, San Diego, and Los Angles over the course of two months. I also recorded several lighting reviews using the EW-DP for CineD.com (See my Nanlux 900C, Aladdin Mosaic, and amaran 150C reviews). In short, I put some hours into this thing. I will be the first to admit that I’m not an audio professional. I work primarily as a Director of Photography, Producer, and sometimes Director in the scripted, documentary, and commercial space. Before you click away from this...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 26 July, 2023