To make your videos livelier with an exceptional sound quality, use the Sony ECM-HGZ1 microphone with your Sony handheld video camera. Free from cables, the Sony Electric Condenser Microphone draws its power from the active interface shoe system of the camcorder. You can switch microphone modes from the direction-sensitive Zoom to the super-directional pattern following Gun mode with this Sony Shotgun Microphone. The Sony Electric Condenser Microphone picks up only the sound straight ahead of it in telephoto mode but in wide angle mode it picks up all the sounds present. This Sony Shotgun Microphone weighs approximately 50 g and consumes low power. The ECM-HGZ1 mono microphone is sensitive to your auditory needs and adds that special touch to your videos making it more interesting with all its sound and furies.