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Sony ECM-F8 Electret Condenser Omni-directional Flat Tabletop Microphone For Conference Meeting Recording or Phone Conferencing with Boundary Effect Design - For all Digital or Analog Recording Devices
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely useless when you think about it....
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...
Published on August 5, 2009 by Gregory T. Ourada


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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely useless when you think about it...., August 5, 2009
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Gregory T. Ourada "ouradaj" (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Electret Condenser Omni-directional Flat Tabletop Microphone For Conference Meeting Recording or Phone Conferencing with Boundary Effect Design - For all Digital or Analog Recording Devices (Electronics)
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Do you have another one available?, June 1, 2011
This review is from: Sony Electret Condenser Omni-directional Flat Tabletop Microphone For Conference Meeting Recording or Phone Conferencing with Boundary Effect Design - For all Digital or Analog Recording Devices (Electronics)
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Sony ECM-F8 Electret Condenser Omni-directional Flat Tabletop Microphone For Conference Meeting Recording or Phone Conferencing with Boundary Effect Design - For all Digital or Analog Recording Devices
Cost each $19.49

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