Share immersive audio and draw viewers into your world in a whole new way with the ECM-AX10. This simple, discreet microphone plugs directly into your compatible smartphone with USB Type-C®, offering authentic spatial audio capture and editing that gives your audience an engaging new sound experience wherever your creativity takes you.
Features
- Realistic Spatial Audio Recording
- Four Omnidirectional Microphone Capsules
- Ambisonics, Binaural & Stereo Recording
- Digital Noise Reduction Filters
- Automatic Microphone Orientation Detection
- USB Type-C® Smartphone Connectivity
Realistic Spatial Audio for Your Videos
Four integrated omnidirectional microphone capsules enable versatile spatial audio recording — from Ambisonics for immersive playback on YouTube™³ with Eclipsa Audio™⁴, to binaural audio that works on various platforms, plus conventional stereo.
Compact & Ready to Go
With a compact design, the ECM-AX10 fits neatly into your pocket. It's designed to match your smartphone's dimensions, so you can record spatial audio whenever and wherever you like.
Shoot & Capture Your Way
No matter how you want to shoot and record, the ECM-AX10 makes it easy to capture the scene the way you want to and gives your audience a unique audio experience, with dedicated switches and accessories included.
One App For All Your Spatial Audio Needs
Shoot and share immersive soundscapes wherever you are, with your smartphone and Sony's dedicated Sony | Spatial Audio Video Tool app.⁷ Edit video and audio, export your video in various audio formats, and share on the go.
Bring A New Level of Realism to Your Videos
Learn all about Sony's next-generation spatial audio microphone — with a newly developed microphone unit that captures immersive audio and realistic sound.
An Immersive Audio Experience from Ambisonics Microphone
Inside its slim spherical design, the ECM-AX10 has four omnidirectional microphone capsules. Using advanced spatial audio processing, it captures balanced, positional sound across the full frequency range, encoding clear audio with accurate 3D sound placement. Allowing your listeners to feel like they are right in the moment with you.
Record In Realistic, Spatial Audio with Compatible Smartphones
Record true spatial audio anywhere. Four microphones work with Sony's own new algorithms for signal processing to create genuine spatial audio recordings — no large, unwieldy rigs needed.
Experience Lifelike Spatial Audio with Eclipsa Audio™⁴ On YouTube™
With Eclipsa Audio™⁴ compatibility, you can experience video with immersive sound that goes beyond stereo sound. Sounds can feel as if they are coming from all around the scene, creating a more realistic sense of space, depth and presence. By preserving spatial audio captured with First-Order Ambisonics, the ECM-AX10 helps deliver a lifelike viewing experience that brings audiences closer to the moment.
Choose Your Favorite Spatial Audio Format
With different format options, including Ambisonics, binaural, and stereo, you can tailor your audio output to your audience. You can produce an immersive audio experience right from your smartphone.
Spatial Audio or Stereo Recording — The Choice Is Yours.
Toggle instantly between Spatial and Stereo Modes with dedicated buttons. In Spatial mode, you'll capture the full ambience of your environment, with immersive Ambisonics audio through Sony's dedicated app or binaural audio for wide compatibility with your favorite video app.⁷ Capture the immersive buzz of crowds, natural soundscapes, and passing vehicles, to reproduce the true atmosphere of your scene, or switch to conventional stereo recording for a familiar yet still engaging experience. No matter what you choose, you'll get perfectly balanced sound across the entire frequency range with Sony's high-quality mic capsules.
Clearer Audio with Digital Noise Reduction
For clear audio in loud environments, a switchable Noise Cut Filter effectively removes unwanted background noise. A separate Low-Cut Filter rolls off low frequencies, like wind, air conditioning, and other vibrations, to reduce muddiness.
Cut Out Wind Noise
The ECM-AX10 is supplied with an effective fur-type wind screen, detachable, that can reduce wind noise when shooting outdoors.
The Compact Microphone Made to Move with Your Phone
At approximately 24g, ECM-AX10 is designed to be the perfect match for your smartphone and USB Type-C® connection.
Connect Directly with USB Type-C®
No extra cables or connectors needed. Plug straight into your phone with USB Type-C® connectivity.