Home > Consumer Reviews > Sony ECMHW1 Bluetooth Wireless Microphone for DVR-DVD405, 505, HDR-SR1, UX1 & DCR-SR60, SR80, SR100 Camcorders

I read the positive reviews for this prior to purchase. For home video/audio recording it might work fine. We were trying to use it for recording "how to" demonstrations and it was not suitable for that use. It has an overly sensitive, built-in audio limiter and as soon as the microphone picks up additional sound (glass beads in a vase, etc.) it lowers the overall audio level sharply, causing the level of the speaker's voice to drop very noticibly. Then when the background noise ends, the speaker's voice level pops back up. There is no manual adjustment to the audio limiter - that would solve this problem. Because of the over reactive audio limiter we had to return this product.

This product works great with the camera. I am a pastor and we started taping my messages -- difficult to hear without the wireless mic as the camera is 30-40 feet back, but can hear perfectly with the mic [not that anyone WANTS to hear what I have to say :)]. I keep the mic clipped to the inside of my glasses case in my shirt pocket and with the windscreen on, nobody sees the blue light or even knows I have the mic on me -- plus, since it is clipped to the glasses case, it stays stationary and there is no rustling. Highly recommend for anyone taping anything at a distance.

The cube plugs into the top of your video camera (HDV Handycam in my case). The Sensor goes where the sound is coming from. That's it.

OK, don't expect surround sound from a voice oriented clip-on. But gee, there's nothing else to do. OK, you can plug earphones into the cube)to monitor.

Video taped a pro boxing event and Tom (trainer) had the transmitter around his neck. I was 100+ feet away and picked him up as clear as day. Used mic as center speaker of surrond sound system. I wonder if Tom talks like that all the time. I bought an ear piece that pluged into the receiver and was able to listen durning the fight so to be sure I was getting everything. This product works as good as advertised. For video's of kids and grandkids this is a must have for video's of there school programs and sports events.

This has completly changed the way I hear sound from the recorded videos. I think this is a marvel of an invention, hats of to SONY