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Sony ECM-Z60 Business Microphone with Foldable Mic Stand | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: $98.00
Rating:  5 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 3.8 x 1.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: ECM-Z60
Model: ECM-Z60
UPC: 027242561618
EAN: 0027242561618
ASIN: B000095S9L
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Electret condenser microphone | | • | Super uni-directional | | • | Foldable mic stand | | • | 100 to 10,000 Hz frequency response | | • | -46.5 +/- 3dbm effective output level |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The ultra-lightweight (0.74 ounces) ECM-Z60 microphone from Sony is perfect for recording meetings, lectures, presentations, conferences, and more. An electret condenser microphone, the ECM-Z60 has a slim profile and fits easily onto any available surface. The foldable microphone stand helps you to optimally position the microphone, while its super uni-directional polar pattern is ideal for recording sound sources at a distance. The phase-tube design of the ECM-Z60 helps prevent electrical noise interference, while a -36db (+/- 3.5dB) sensitivity helps capture even quiet sound sources. A 100 - 10,000 Hz frequency response captures the most important sounds for speech, while an effective output level of approximately -46.5 (+/- 3dbm) helps ensure the quality of your recordings. The ECM-Z60 has a 65 dB dynamic range and an output impedance of 2.8 kOhms. The mini plug is gold plated for maximum conductivity, while its L-shape helps ensure that it doesn't come disconnected while in use. The 3.2-foot long cord lets you place the microphone a reasonable distance from your recording device, while the battery box is small and unobtrusive. The two-way power supply utilizes either plug-in power (with certain Sony or AIWA recorders) or Sony's CR2025 battery (supplied). The ECM-Z60 also comes backed with a 90-day parts and labor warranty.
Product Description
ECM-Z60 is the clear choice for recording lectures, speeches, seminars, and other situations where the speaker is distant from your recording position. Super uni-directional characteristic focuses on sound directly in front of the microphone, while sharply reducing the pickup of side and rear sounds. The microphone uses phase-tube technique to avoid electrical noise interference. It provides for two-way power capability (plug-in or battery with CR2025 x 1). Foldable mic stand allows for easy carrying and set-up.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Mic! September 17, 2007
Bobbi J. Elahi
I'm a court stenographer and I use this microphone EVERY single day with my Olympus DS-4000 digital voice recorder as my backup recording. The only problems I've had is the wire is starting to fray (probably just from my winding/unwinding the cord every day). The audio quality has been great! Even when I am at large conference tables or in a courtroom, it picks up pretty far (obviously the closer it is to the source, the better the quality, though), but I've been pretty happy with this mic.
The person who wrote in about it not even picking up his own voice, try checking the recording feature on your source device -- I had my Olympus set on "dictation mode" and it DOES NOT pick up anything unless you're speaking directly into the mic. Just an idea...
 Sony ECM-Z60 Superdirectional Recording Microphone September 7, 2007
Yoga Frank
I consider this Sony mic a real find. I was looking for a way to record lectures at a distance, and could not find anything that would be effective. When I bought this and tried it with my Sony digital recorder, the results were excellent. And, the price I paid through Amazon was a bargain as well. The mic is small enough that it easily fits in a shirt pocket or other convenient place.
Highly recommended for situations where you want to record at a distance.
Excellent product - easy to use April 10, 2007
JRTprints (Wiltshire, United Kingdom)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used this microphone with an Olympus DM-20 digital voice recorder in university lecturers with no problems at all. The recording quality is far superior to the microphone included with the Olympus voice recorder. Picks up the lecturer's voice clearly from the middle of the classroom, and even if they wander around. Obviously, if your lecturer is softly spoken it's best to record from the front, but no problem with normal speech volume levels.
Easy to use - just plug it in and press record. Highly recommended product.
 Was curious about the other review (question) March 19, 2006
Jim Richmond
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been interested in purchasing this microphone, but read the other review with lots of interest and am now having second thoughts about buying it (especially since the microphone is almost twice the cost of the recorder itself).
Since there is no email address to reply to, I thought I put a message out asking whether or not the microphone sensistivity was properly selected. On the recorder, there is a high and low sensitivity selection (low for using the recording at a short distance - basically speaking right into the microphone, and high for recording sounds from a distance). Maybe the sensitivity when using the microphone was set to low, instead of high? That should cause the poor results mentioned in the review. If that was the case, switching to high should have produced better results.
Thanks.
You get what you pay for with audio equipment September 8, 2005
T. Arthur (Durham, NC)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The marketing of this mic suggests that it will pick up sounds across the room in a lecture hall. I bought it hoping that it would work for just that in my college classes. It is pathetic. Sitting on my desk about two feet from my mouth, it barely picks up the sound of my voice. I've had bad experiences with cheap mics in the sub $100 price range. So I'm paying more this time around with the Sony ECM MS957. I would reccomend not buying this one.
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