It's your child's birthday, and you want to capture some video memories of the occasion. Since your subjects are children they'll probably be moving around a lot, so you'll need to shoot handheld to follow the action. They're also likely to be noisy, so extra care will be needed to capture clear audio related to the scene you're shooting. You can capture outstanding video and sound in a situation like this with an ECM-GZ1M Gunzoom Microphone mounted on a compatible Handycam® (digital video camera recorder) or Cyber-shot (digital still camera). That gives you a lightweight, manageable system that is mobile and versatile enough to track your energetic subjects.
The ECM-GZ1M has “Gun” and “Zoom” modes that make it easy to isolate sound from a desired subject while suppressing surrounding noise. The “Gun” mode selects a fixed shotgun-microphone type pickup pattern, while in the “Zoom” mode the microphone's pickup pattern is linked to the zoom lens used and dynamically varied according to the zoom setting. The pickup angle gets narrower as you zoom in, effectively matching the audio to the video.
Wide
Middle
Tele
Approximate pickup patterns in the Gun and Zoom modes
Remote Control Tripod
VCT-VPR1
Multipod
VCT-MP1
Shooting Grip With Mini Tripod
GP-VPT1
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera E-mount |
α7R (ILCE-7R) | ✓ |
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α7R II (ILCE-7RM2) | ✓ | |
α7 (ILCE-7) | ✓ | |
α7 II (ILCE-7M2) | ✓ | |
α7S (ILCE-7S) | ✓*1 | |
α6000 (ILCE-6000) | ✓*2 | |
α3500J (ILCE-3500J) | ✓*2 | |
α3000 (ILCE-3000) | ✓*2 | |
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera A-mount |
α99 (SLT-A99) | ✓*2 |
α77 II (ILCA-77M2) | ✓*2 | |
α58 (SLT-A58) | ✓*2 | |
Digital Video Camera Recorder Handycam® |
FDR-AX100/100E | ✓ |
FDR-AX30/33 | ✓ | |
FDR-AXP33/35 | ✓ | |
HDR-CX900/900E | ✓ | |
HDR-CX530/535/610/620/670 | ✓ | |
HDR-PJ530/540/610/620/670/ 800/810/820/820E |
✓ | |
NEX-VG30/30E/30H/30EH | ✓*2 | |
NEX-VG900/900E | ✓*2 | |
Digital Still Camera Cyber-shot |
DSC-RX1R | ✓*2 |
DSC-RX1 | – | |
DSC-RX10 | ✓ | |
DSC-RX10 II | ✓ | |
DSC-RX100 II | ✓*2 | |
DSC-HX400/400V | ✓*2 | |
DSC-HX60/60V | ✓*2 *3 |
http://www.sony.net/Products/diacc/compatibilities/microphone