Sony Launches Shotgun Microphone ECM-G1

Sony has announced the ECM-G1 Shotgun Microphone, less than a month after announcing the ECM-B10 Compact Shotgun Microphone.

The ECM-B10 is small and very compact shotgun microphone targeted at Vloggers. It weighs just 34 g / 1.20 oz and measures W 28.0 mm x H 50.8 mm x D 48.5 mm.

The large-diameter (approx. 14.6 mm) microphone capsule helps to provide clear sound collection whilst suppressing noise for high quality sound.

A wind screen is included to help reduce wind noise when shooting outdoors and the microphone has an optimised structure to suppress frequency vibration noise with anti-vibration dampers.

When connected to a Sony camera equipped with the Multi Interface (MI) shoe such as the Sony a7IV, the cable-less design eliminates cable-transmitted vibration noise and enables cable-less shooting. Power is provided from the camera so no need to worry about batteries going flat.

According to Sony the ECM-G1 is highly effective at reducing echo pickup from walls and voice reverberation resulting in clear conversation sound collection.

Although the microphone supports cable-less shooting via the MI Shoe, a cable is included for compatibility with a wider range of devices.

The new ECM-G1 will be available in September 2022 for an estimated retail price of $149.99 in the US, £145 in the UK and €170 in Europe.

Early Reviews

Here’s a collection of early reviews on YouTube.

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