Alongside the Sony a6700 launch, the company has also released a new cableless microphone: the ECM-M1. This compact and lightweight microphone has an interesting dial at the back, allowing you to choose from no less than eight different pickup patterns, from ultra-directional/hyper cardioid to omnidirectional. So let’s take a closer look at this 8-in-1 microphone! The Sony Multi-Interface Shoe, also called MI Shoe, was introduced in 2012. This kind of hot-shoe is implemented inside various Sony mirrorless and cinema cameras, including the Sony a7S III, a7R V, and FX3, FX30, FX6, and FX9 cinema cameras, to list a few. The MI Shoe allows you to connect accessories to your Sony camera without cables or batteries. Indeed, the camera will power the accessory and communicate data with it. This means that if you connect an MI-compatible microphone to your camera, the sound from the microphone is recorded by the camera cable-free. Last year, Sony launched the ECM-G1 shotgun microphone for vloggers and the ECM-B10 digital shotgun microphone. This time, the company returns with a lighter, more compact MI microphone: the Sony ECM-M1. Sony ECM-M1 features With dimensions of only 64.4 x 40.0 x 72.2mm for a weight of 65g/2.29oz, the least we can say is that the Sony ECM-M1 won’t make much difference on top of your camera. Like other Sony MI microphones, the ECM-M1 features a built-in shock/vibration mount to reduce low-frequency vibrations. The microphone comes with a fur-type windscreen to help in windy outdoor conditions. Sony ECM-M1 with a...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 12 July, 2023