ECM-M1

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Caption “Ultra compact Shotgun Microphone ECM-M1” over shot of female model walking towards camera and microphone on table

Caption “The world’s first* built-in 8 audio recording modes (footnote: As of the July 2023 product announcement. Sony survey of microphones for cameras).” over image of model’s hands attaching shotgun microphone ECM-M1 to Sony Alpha camera

Caption “4 microphone capsules” over close-up shot of top of microphone clearly showing capsules

Caption “Digital processing & Beamforming technology” over image of microphone attached to camera with camera’s Multi Interface Shoe labelled

Caption “Intuitive dial control” over close-up shot of hand adjusting microphone dial to different audio pick-up patterns

Caption “Get the ideal sound easily for versatile scenes” over female model walking away from table with animation of symbols for eight different recording modes; cut to female model walking away from camera; fade to black

Caption “Super-directional” as female musician carrying camera walks to sofa and table, places camera on table with microphone facing her, picks up guitar

Caption “Clearly record sound from the front and suppresses ambient sound” over shot of musician sitting on sofa, holding guitar, and talking directly to camera

Caption “Uni-directional” over scene of musician and three friends sitting around a low table with camera and microphone pointed at them from a distance; cut to caption “Records sound over a wider area in front of the microphone” over sample footage of the four subjects as seen from the camera, demonstrating audio capture from a wider area

Caption “Omni-directional” over wide shot of videographer walking through dense forest, cut to closer shot of videographer in forest holding a gimbal with camera attached

Cut to caption “Picks up sound equally from all directions” over sample footage of forest: leaves, tree trunk, wide shot of trees

Caption “Super-directional (Rear)” over videographer walking through forest holding camera attached to gimbal; close-up of his hands adjusting microphone audio recording mode to super-directional; cut to caption “Primarily picked up from the rear of the microphone with frontal sound at a lower level” over shot of videographer talking as he films the surrounding forest; portrait shot of videographer from side, talking as he films his surroundings; cut to sample footage of river flowing through the forest

Caption “Super-directional (Front+Rear)” over female videographer filming a man who is sat at table and explaining a camera; caption “Sound pick up is prioritised equally from the front and rear of the microphone along with less sound from the left and right sides” appears, cut to sample footage of the man holding the camera, explaining

Close-up shot of hand adjusting audio recording mode dial on microphone

Caption “Super-directional (Front/Rear) Separate)” over shot of female videographer and man sat at table as they converse about the camera he’s holding

Portrait shot of female videographer putting on headphones as caption “The levels of the front and rear sounds can be adjusted after recording” appears; camera moves away from her to show her sitting at desk and looking at computer for post-production work; cut to close-up of her hands as she picks up camera and walks away from the desk

Caption “STEREO” over shot of four people sitting: a female musician playing guitar and singing, another female singer, and two men tapping to the beat; caption “Achieves realistic positioning of the left and right sides within the stereo sound field” appears over the shot

Caption “Ultra-directional” over female vlogger holding a drink in a plastic cup and self-filming while walking; female vlogger holding a drink in a plastic cup and self-filming with group of people standing behind her

Caption “Omni-directional; Visualizing Sound” over sample footage of female vlogger talking to camera with people behind her also speaking, with audio sources and volumes represented by bubbles; transition to same shot with ultra-directional mode applied with caption “Ultra-directional; Ideal for interviews or selfies where the subject remains in front of the microphone” (footnote:The sound may be quieter than the other directivity modes when shooting in environments with significant echoes, such as small rooms, or when the distance between the microphone and subject is far.) with bubbles animation indicating vlogger’s voice is prioritised and most prominent

Caption “Noise-cut filter & Low-cut filter” over close-up image of microphone as hand adjusts filter switch

Sample footage of vlogger filming herself on a rooftop with a view of Shibuya, Tokyo with noise-cut filter OFF; transition to a similar shot with noise-cut filter ON and caption “Suppresses distracting continuous noise” for demonstrating audio quality contrast

Sample footage by vlogger filming river flowing through forest with low-cut filter OFF; transition to similar footage with low-cut filter ON and caption “Controls wind noise, air conditioning noise, and mechanical rumble” for demonstrating audio quality contrast

Caption “Get the ideal sound easily for versatile scenes” as different shots scroll across the screen: the musician playing the guitar; the vlogger in the forest; the vlogger putting on headphones for post-production; the musicians singing together; the vlogger on the rooftop in Shibuya

Shot of female model walking towards camera carrying Sony camera with shotgun microphone ECM-M1attached

Caption “The world’s first* built-in 8 audio recording modes (footnote: As of the July 2023 product announcement. Sony survey of microphones for cameras).” over wide shot of female model carrying camera with microphone attached and placing it on a table with animation of the symbols for eight audio recording modes

Caption “Ultra compact Shotgun Microphone ECM-M1” over image of the microphone attached to a Sony camera

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Caption “Ultra compact Shotgun Microphone ECM-M1” over shot of female model walking towards camera and microphone on table

Caption “The world’s first* built-in 8 audio recording modes (footnote: As of the July 2023 product announcement. Sony survey of microphones for cameras).” over image of model’s hands attaching shotgun microphone ECM-M1 to Sony Alpha camera

Caption “4 microphone capsules” over close-up shot of top of microphone clearly showing capsules

Caption “Digital processing & Beamforming technology” over image of microphone attached to camera with camera’s multi interface shoe labelled