Sony launches the ECM-778, shotgun microphone with an unprecedented capsule

Designed for the production of content where audio quality is paramount, such as films, series and documentaries, the new ECM-778 high-resolution mono shotgun microphone from Sony arrives to deliver high-quality, immersive audio recordings with versatile mounting options.

He ECM-778 It has a capsule newly developed microphone, a brass acoustic tube and an electronic circuit board specifically designed to deliver superior sound quality, which together enable high-quality recording with clear, spacious high frequencies and stable low-mid frequencies. Despite its compact size 176 mm in length and its weight of only 102g, the ECM-778 achieves remarkable forward directivity, providing greater flexibility to the user when recording in tight spaces.

The shotgun microphone can be attached to various equipment, such as microphone poles, using the supplied microphone stand and stand adapter. The microphone can also be attached to poles and used with external audio input devices, recording equipment and camera systems equipped with XLR terminals, including interchangeable lens cameras Cneima Line y Alpha mirrorless, enabling a wide range of video production and audio recording environments. Other notable keys of the ECM-778 They are your support high resolution, which captures frequencies beyond the audible range of 20 kHZ; capacitors of film and metal film resistors in the signal path; exterior of machined aluminum, which suppresses external vibrations and electrical noise; a integrated bass switch, which effectively reduces wind noise, and two types of wind screens.

In the development of the ECM-778, Sony has collaborated with sound engineers dedicated to film production from the design phase, incorporating professional feedback through product testing and discussion as Kenichi Fujimoto, engineer who won the Japanese Academy Film Award for Best Sound Recording (2012, 2015): "In cinema, the shotgun dialogue microphone is the most important tool: it is the axis around which everything else rotates. The ECM-778 is that new axis. It achieves an exceptional balance with its length and weight, its clarity and its solid core provide palpable sound pressure, and it provides that "something" that has always been missing in other microphones. It is, in short, a microphone that allows you to create a truly cinematic sound.”