After much deliberation, and in view of the high price but I ordered at Amazon.com microphone ECM-HW2 Bluetooth. The Videokamerea with I run the ECM-HW2 is a Sony HDR-HC1E. The goods were as usual at Amazon.com already on the third day after ordering delivered. The packaging was in its original condition and undamaged. All details listed according to the description were available. The description or instruction is unfortunately very cheap maintained similar to a package insert of a drug. The content of the description needs to be revised, some instructions I understood after reading several times. The hardware is made of plastic and looks rather cheap. The microphone without battery weighs little more than a letter in an envelope (one AAA battery, which is needed for the operation in vain and is not included). The receiver is fastenings, at the Sony video camera and screwed that works without problems and also keeps well (careful if a video camera of another brand is used as the support of Sony must be compatible). The on / off switch on the receiver station and the microphone itself is tiny and needs feel and slender fingers. The battery cover on the microphone is very difficult to open, how after prolonged use of this still holds or can be closed well remains to be seen, but have already not a good feeling. Now the test. According to the description needs to be turned on first, the video camera. Step 2, the receiver (which is located on top of the video camera) are turned on, a vertically standing blauber LED bar will flash - Then. In step 3, you can switch the microphone on by pushing this tiny and flat rocker sliding upwards in my case to "SINGLE". It happens that by the required thumb pressure to the first position "SINGLE" will be skipped and the rocker at the locking point "mono mix" lands. Now a vertically standing small LED bar will flash and the microphone. It only takes a few seconds not to the recipient on the video camera and microphone have been "found", then listen to the bar to blingen and switch to a stable solid blue light. On the video camera I press Rec. Or recording and start the trial recording. After a few spoken sentences and go back and forth in front of the video camera I rewind the DV tape and press play. Any concerns regarding. Functionality, quality, noise, etc. were gone. A Crystal clear pure and powerful sound was heard as the known after dubbing on the computer clearly improved again. In another trial recordings in nature, I removed myself from the video camera a hundred meters with the sound, provided the eye contact and the direction of the camera is recorded in maintaining clean and pure. Turning, however, after only a few meters away from the camera, with his back to the camera occur significant interference and noise. The small windsock I have but initially considered something pitying can tell the this provides a great result, especially when filming in nature. I can not tell because first experiences my video camera does not support 5.1 audio and I have not yet understood what the operating mode "mono mix" is thought about the "SINGLE" beyond. At the receiving station, a microphone is built in, but believe that this is only for the dialogue between the cameraman for microphone users (these are 2x headphones included Whether actually -. Even the sound from the microphone and a second tone at the receiver is picked up (if on MONO-MIX set) could at least I did not notice, and I can hardly imagine it. Overall, the "SINGLE" for my purposes just fine, I'm also very satisfied and would recommend with the grade "very good" continues this micro set ECM-HW2 Sony without hesitation to all interested parties.
