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ZY coming in hot with that new mic review!

How is the mic handling noise when moving the camera? This is the biggest weakness of most of the Sony ECM mics. The shock mounts are pretty poor! Great review and well presented 👍👍

The ability to record to channels 3 and 4 in omni mode regardless of what 1 and 2 are set to really blew my mind! Would you recommend this over the ECM-B1M?

This is mindblowing

it's been awhile since I've been impressed by an on-camera mic but this new sony mic is pretty amazing

This is the best ECM-M1 review on KZfaq, good job ZY

Awesome! Also great job demonstrating the pickup patterns, great video!

This right here is the one time i wished i owned a Sony camera.

fascinating audio features

Oh I like that!

Incredible review! Everything is explained super well and the practical examples are great!

Simply the best review I saw for this mic. Excellent work.

Bruhhhh. The safety channel. I have a B1M and these are the features I wanted.

Perfect thorough demo thanks! I just bought this as a smaller vlogging/travel mic. I already have the bigger ECM B1M which I ADORE and always get flawless results with. But that doesn’t allow for rear pickup only, which is a feature I really wanted for vlogging in noisy places like theme parks when I’m filming what’s ahead of me and narrating. I am so excited to try it out properly!

Now I would like to be able to use this mic with my laptop for online meetings and streaming although I know I can't. Imaging a Mi-Shoe to USB C adapter that enables this mic to be a plug-and-play mic for your computer, or even if you have to put it on a sony camera and then connect the camera to your computer, that would be nice. Sony made their cameras available as webcams via USB connection but they left out the audio part, which really is a pitty.

Bro you've done such a great job on showing us this mic and explaining everything! Thank you so much! :D

Dude this is so sick

Woah, this mic impressed me a lot more than I was expecting. Wasn't expecting to have my wallet out by the end of this video but the simultaneous omnidirectional pickup pattern+safety on channel 3+4 kind of sold me immediately. Great overview.

This is how a review needs to be done. Thank you so much, great job!

super detailed review, thank you very much, recording on 4 channels is great

You are reaaaallyy good at creating reviews! thank you for this!

you did great with this video, I'm impressed with the mic, but most impressed with how you explain it's feature! Thank you

This mic will be my new purchase for ghost hunting videos. Thank you so much for the review!

Amazing product Even better review! Didn’t think I’d buy one but after watching this, that might change lol

Nah, this Mic is crazy, def gonna pre - order, I just got the B10 sadly but this is more of what im looking for.

Fantastic overview. Loved the real world tests!

Awesome video. All I can say is "WOW" to this new mic.

Definitely getting this. This will be great for weddings! Thank you!

Incredible! Hats off to Sony!!

Amazing feature set. But the audio quality is... not great. Expect it could be sweetened in post, but that greatly diminishes this product's ease-of-use value proposition. A quality shotgun can't perform this microphone's tricks, but will sound far better straight out of the camera.

Wow! Great review and demo! I am impressed. Thank you.

Impressive features for the right person. It doesn't sound like a shotgun or anything, but I guess that isn't the point. Cool tech

As always, wonderfully informative content. Thank you!

Omni backup is awesome.

Hi! I had a problem with the previous Sony ECM-B1M. It actually pick ups the sound of autofocusing from the camera body. All those little focus adjustments sounds like someone knocking on the camera body. Have you ever noticed something similar? Love these Sony mics, but that autofocus sound drives me crazy. I noticed this on the Sony ZV-E1.

Very comprehensive mic and review! Very exciting piece of gear.

very well demonstrated and narrated. Thank you

Can you do a comparison against ECM-B1M? Which one is better? B1M has 8 microphones and 3 pick up patterns. M1 has only 4 microphones but 8 pick up patterns. Which one is better in sound?

This is really really good

Thoughtful demo. Well done!

Sadly, no one is talking about distances and the range these mics can pick up sound from. Lets say I want to record a conversation or a speaker from like 20 meters away, how will these sound like? I've watched so many of these videos but no one is testing it or giving any info about this...😊😢

Great video and demonstrations!

Great review very well explained plus demonstrated 😊❤

What would happen if you plugged a lav into the camera while using this mic?

Good video I like this mic.

So awesome!! Thank you

Great review and mic - guess I knew it couldn't come cheap 😁

I'm assuming that cameras that do not have digital audio through the MI shoe (like the ZV-1) can still use it thanks to the analog switch. but what features do you lose when running it in analog mode?

Great review, thanks for the info!

How it will work one there are few people talking in front of the camera. And how far you can stand.

Great review!

Hey Zy. I just ran into your great content on KZfaq. I shoot Jiujitsu sparring videos, which shotgun mic has longer reach? The Ecm-M1 or the Ecm-Bm1? I speak with a fighter in the shot and was thinking the Bm1 because of the length and more capsules? Your input is appreciated. Regards. Charles.

I have and AX43A camcorder looking for a better mic and it seems as though a lot of the cameras (like mine) which lack the digital hotshoe compatibility can't record the full 4 channels. I'm not sure how much further of a compromised experience this mic will be for me but I think anyone considering this thing really needs to check Sony's info page for the mic to see if your camera can do full digital or if it's required to be set to analog.

Does it work on Sony only!?!? I have panasonic.

Might have to snag one

I wonder how it performs in windy condition.

What about outdoors in wind??

Great review 🎉🎉i like it

Is the ultra-directional a mono or stereo file? I'm assuming stereo but also the safety omnidirectional tracks are mono but they capture omnidirectionally?

What are the best settings? My audio is very loud on auto mode

does this sound better than the rode?

This might seem like a dumb question I can explain later, but will the 1/8 inch Mic jack on the side of the FX 3 and A7S 3 still work when you have this mic in the hot shoe?

Do we have a price for this?

Nice review, how badly hits battery consumption? And how good could it be in wedding situations, when ppl are more far away from camera? I like stereo feature if some music is arround or people singing.

Will it work with ZV-1 and ZV-1 (Mark 2)? I'm super curious to know this.

Very smart mic.

There has to be a catch. This device can't possibly be that perfect. Edit: Wait. It ISN'T perfect because it has to use that damn hissy Mi Shoe!

Frequency response spec? Would this work at a K Pop Concert?

is it possible to use it with a wire if I have to?

its a really nice camera mic.

damn i need someone to make a video to explain the audio-physics of this

Is it 24 or 16 bit audio?

Can you please compared to ECM B10? I know the features is a difference but I just wonder about the quality?

In which situations would or should I use Stereo or Omnidirectional in a run and gun vlogging situation?

Review yang mantap. Channel 3 capture omni tu terbaik. Macam mana dengan build quality? Lebih kurang ECM-B1M?

Super interesting video review. I've got the Sony ZV-E10 and I was wondering if I could use it with this microphone, so what's your opinion about that? Thanks in advance

I need this lol I almost picked up the ecmb10

Hi, I loved your review, and I am planning to buy this microphone! Though I have a sony A7c which supports digital hot shoe option but I saw there is a usb c option and a digital-to-analog switch. Does it connect to a cable as well if one wants to use it with usb c.

Love this review! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the new mic. I think i'm going to pick one up :)

Is there a trick to detach this mic from the camera? It's always fighting me

Cool! Interesting mic 👍🤔

Great Explanation!! Is there a big quality difference between stereo on a7IV or a7SIII in camera vs from this mic indoors?

So i assume there is no option to get stereo signal and for example lavalier? Have you seen the instructions for this microphone? How poorly it is written? But in truth, this is a breakthrough product invention.Cheers

I am deciding between the B1m, B10, and the M1 for simply home videos on m a6700. My child is nearly 11 months old and use cases are inside our house and outside. I like the off-axis south rejection (annoying A/C in house, noisy playground, etc.) The M1 is small which is attractive, but the B1M seems to have the best range, which might be nice if I'm filming with a 55mm (or longer) and my son is 10 feet away or so. Which microphone would be the best? Since I don't blog and do not need all the settings (just sound isolation and range), I would love some input. I know the M1 has a better (quieter mount) but I don't plan to be moving too much while filming so this shouldn't be an issue. It's hard to make a selection as it's nearly impossible to test them out prior to buying. Thanks.

If I use this can I record a second source of audio through the 3.5mm input?

Fully featured, yet the audio quality itself doesn't sound too good

it will still record in camera. every mic i used with sony cameras sound like shit, volume keep increasing & decreasing automatically

Question, If I want to lava someone with Rode Go II, and in the same time use this mic. Am I able to plugin 3.5mm while using Mi shoe?

I have the ECM-B10 and really like it's auto level does this new one auto do the level or do you have to set it?

Is the shot gun mic recording your breath sound or you breathing so loud

great video

What a shame - this mic looks very close to something I've been searching for for a while now, but I don't have a Sony camera with the hotshoe mount.

how much will it be in RM?

Everytime you twist the knob, the micphone wiggles. is it normal that it wiggles? I'm kinda worry about the mount. Maybe it would be better if they use touch screen on it instead of knob? Sorry i don't have any ideas ragards with microphones.

B1M and B10 are both recording in just 16bit. Is it the same for M1?

How does it power?

Would this work on a7iii?

knowing me I would be recording on the 12th setting recording nothing lol

I'd love a voice recorder that can do that for interviews (especially doorstop interviews), but maybe not at that price point.