Sony ECMCS3 Clip Style Omnidirectional Stereo Microphone, Silver,Wired

The media could not be loaded. This is a Stereo microphone with two inputs (L & R). This microphone works nicely and records my voice with minimal background noise. The audio level is descent with some fine tuning. Feels like an economy microphone and it is plastic. But overall a good value for money.This mic requires only the power provided from the line level (the 3.5mm jack). No need for batteries. Make sure you're connecting this to an output that provide that power.I use this for making simple instructions videos and to do live commentary on my video games. I shall update this with a video review later.This is a good value for money if you want to use 3.5mm microphones. You can step-up from here by using microphones with XLR interface, and although those are relatively cheap, you would need some sort of a sound card/audio recorder or a camcorder that has XLR input. You will also need to be wary about power requirement like Phantom Power, or battery power (some of those mics come with batteries in them!)COMPATABILITYCompatible out of the box with my Canon 6D. I added an extension cable (C2G / Cables To Go 13787 3.5 mm M/F shielded Stereo Audio Extension Cable (6 Feet/1.82 Meters) to get more range!Does not work directly with MacBook Pro. I got this to work with MacBook Pro 15 Retina by using a cheap adapter Mobile Phone Audio Splitter Cable with one 3.5mm Male (TRRS) and two 3.5mm (TRS) Female connectors, one for external 3.5mm Speaker and one for external 3.5mm Microphone by ZaxSoundUPDATE:I have successfully used this with TASCAM DR-40 4-Track Portable Digital Recorder by using an XLR male to 3.5mm female adapter CamDesign Stereo 3.5mm Mini Female to Male XLR Audio Adaptor for Tascam recorder, Zoom H5N , Rode Videomic ,Videomic Pro , Sennheiser Mke400, Canon XA20 XA25. However, you will have to set TASCAM DR-40 to Mic + Phantom Power. Do NOT use Phantom power with 1/4" male to 3.5mm adapter. This could damage your microphone. I think the adapter adapts phantom power to line power. Not sure.

I love this mic, it's inexpensive, small and has great sound quality for the price. Only real con of it is that it's cheap feeling (which I guess is fitting since it is inexpensive). I've bought one a few years ago, never had issues, and just bought it again. So It might be more durable than I thought.It is true stereo, if your device supports it. For those on Android (since that's all I can speak on, since i'm an android user), you'll need a 4 Pole Y splitter to 3 pole mic, 3 pole audio:ENVEL 3.5mm Jack Cable Adapter Kit Mutual Convertors for PC Mac PS4 Xbox one headset and Smartphone Tablet Earphone with Headphone/Microphone Simultaneously Y Splitter Audio 2 Female to 1 Male (Cable)The real problem comes in finding an app on android that actually allows true stereo input, I haven't found one, only ones that duplicate the channel. Though I've tested the stereo feature on my laptop.If you do use this on a Windows PC (since again, that's the one I use, can't speak on Apple), with Realtek audio drivers and one 3.5mm 4-pole input, a box will come up and you'll want to choose mic, though if you use the Y adapter I listed on your PC, then you need to choose "headset" for it to work, that even goes for 4-pole lavalier mics. Common issue people have when plugging stuff into their PC. In Audacity a free open source and rather amazing audio program for Windows, you can see that it's stereo.I bought one for my car, to make a handsfree kit out of a y-splitter, aux cable, and a 4-pole extension cord. It works well and the audio quality is really nice.

I've been in search of a decently priced Lavaliere that also has decent quality to it for use in interviews as well as the occasional use in film. My first try was the atrocious Audio-Technica ATR-3350. This was a nice step-up, but still has pretty major issues.Pros:-Good sound quality and has plenty of volume. The biggest disadvantage with the ATR-3350 was it's insanely low volume, which was so low that I had to boost it up about 40+dB. This has a very nice volume. Still require a boost, but only in single digit decibels.-The sound quality was pretty impressive for the price. Due to it's very nice volume, there is an acceptable noise level. It's there, but not too loud.-The plug-in power is convenient in that I don't have to worry about battery changes, however it appears to have some cons as well.-The stereo abilities are a nice added bonus, but doesn't really bring anything significantly better than mono,Cons:-The plug-in power, part of the downside about this is that it appears to not work with some devices that offer it. It won't work on my TASCAM DR-40 and I couldn't get it get to work with the ZOOM H4N either, but it might work with a bit more tinkering. Not a BIG deal though. (Minus half a star)-Here's the big one, the cord. The cord for this mic is RIDICULOUSLY short for a lav mic. I for one, will definitely need an extension cable (if that will still work with the plug-in power feature). The only way to use this properly on-camera in it's out of the box state is to plug it into a digital recorder and keep in it the performer's pocket. It is EXTREMELY inconvenient for a lav-style mic to be made with a cord that is THIS short. I'm docking an entire star and a half just for that.Overall: It captures nice sound and it's loud, and despite the convenience of not having to replace batteries, it's plug-in power being incompatible with devices that support it is annoying and last, but not least, the very very short cord makes the device very hard to use properly.EDIT: I tried again with my H4N and it successfully works, which means I can get much more use out of it than I initially expected. I added a star back on, however the cord is still VERY short. If the cord was longer then it would be a far more valuable product for the price.