Sony ECM-F8 Electret Condenser Microphone with Flat, Boundary Effect Design

by Sony

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005QBV5
• Item model number: ECMF8
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

ELECTRET condenser microphone features flat boundary effect design for recording meetings omni-directional pickup pattern captures voices from all directions L-shaped mini plug 3.3-ft cord long-life battery lasts about 100 hours with SONY CR2025 lithium battery (not included)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No improvement on built-in mic, November 17, 2004

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Jeffrey M. Keuning (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this along with the Olympus DS-330 digital voice recorder. The Sony microphone does not perform badly, just not any better than the built-in microphone on the Olympus.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars why do these require battery, June 28, 2006

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E.B. Sozer (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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I did not like the fact that this microphone needs a hard to find battery which is not included in the box it was sold.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS MICROPHONE, September 23, 2009

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Gregory T. Ourada "ouradaj" (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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DO NOT BUY THIS MICROPHONE IF YOU CARE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE ACTUALLY RECORDING A SESSION OR NOT. Steer clear!!! These mikes might look great, but of what use are they when they need a battery and there is no low battery indicator? There is absolutely no way to know that you're not getting a recording until you try to play something back and there's nothing there or it's faint sounding. What a useless microphone!! You also have to turn the microphone on and off on the bottom which is difficult to do because of the switch design and if you forget to turn it off, you'll run your battery down. Arrh!! This is the worst waste of money of my whole life... Thankfully, I only bought two, and they are not terribly expensive.

As a court repoorter, I'm always looking for new equipment and thought I would try these mikes for court as they looked low key and would be a nice addition to my microphone stable. I didn't see in the specs that they also require batteries (which by the way, don't come with the microphones) and I bought them only to find they would be of no use to me in my work as I can't run the risk of not getting a perfect recording each time.

Do not buy these microphones -- any microphone that needs independent batteries and doesn't have a low battery indicator is worthless. I highly recommend the Labtec VERSE 333 MON MOUNT MIC ( 980184-0403 ) which are available on Amazon and are cheaper than the Sony. They have identical plugs and are about the same size. I have three of them and they work great. I have never had a problem. I take down courtrooms, public meetings in large rooms, depositions -- and I get everything clearly enough to be able to provide a perfect transcript to my clients.