SONY ECM-M1 Digital Shotgun Microphone

Product Type: Digital Shotgun Microphone
Model: ECM-M1

Microphone System
- 4 microphone capsules
- Advanced beamforming technology
- Digital signal processing
- Designed for highly flexible directional and stereo audio capture
- Compact on-camera design 
 
 8 Selectable Audio Recording Modes
 ECM-M1 offers eight dial-selectable recording modes:
- Super-directional
- Unidirectional
- Omnidirectional
- Super-directional (Rear)
- Super-directional (Front + Rear)
- Super-directional (Front/Rear) Separate
- Stereo
- Ultra-directional
 
 Ultra-Directional Mode
- Highly focused front pickup
- Uses adaptive beamforming
- Designed to suppress surrounding sounds
- Sony specifies targeted front sound pickup within approximately a 30° width
- Ideal for interviews and selfie-style recording where the subject remains in front of the microphone 
 
 Digital Audio Interface
- Supports digital audio transmission
- Connects through Sony Multi Interface (MI) Shoe
- Direct digital audio transmission with compatible cameras
- Analogue mode is also available for compatible cameras that do not support the MI Shoe digital audio interface 
 
 4-Channel Recording
 With compatible Sony cameras:
- Supports 4-channel audio recording
- Channels 1 & 2 record the selected directivity mode
- Channels 3 & 4 can record omnidirectional safety audio
- Supports a -20 dB safety recording to help protect against clipping 
 
 Noise Reduction
- Noise Cut Filter
- Low-Cut Filter
- Noise Cut helps reduce background noise
- Low-Cut helps reduce vibration and unwanted low-frequency noise 
 
 Easy Mode Selection
- Dedicated rear mode-selection dial
- Eight pickup modes selectable directly from the microphone
- Central lock button helps prevent accidental changes during recording 
 
 Cable-Free & Battery-Free Operation
 When mounted on a compatible Sony camera via the Multi Interface Shoe:
- No separate audio cable required
- No separate microphone battery required
- Audio transmission and power are provided through the MI Shoe