Technology · Consumer gadgets · published 2026-10-08 · via Popular Science

Sony launches compact USB-C spatial microphone for mobile creators

Sony introduced the ECM-AX10, a 24-gram USB-C microphone aimed at vloggers and mobile filmmakers. It uses four omnidirectional capsules to record Ambisonics, binaural, and stereo audio, and is the first smartphone mic certified for Eclipsa Audio. The $249.99 device includes motion sensors, monitoring jack, and accessories, with preorders open now.

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Sony's ECM-AX10 is a 24-gram USB-C microphone for vloggers, mobile filmmakers, and creators. Four omnidirectional capsules capture Ambisonics, binaural, and stereo. Sony calls it the first smartphone mic certified for Eclipsa Audio, based on the open IAMF standard. It includes motion sensors, an attenuator, noise-cut controls, a monitoring jack, and accessories. Preorders cost $249.99.

Ambisonic mode records four channels at 48 kHz/32-bit float, and Sony's Spatial Audio Video Tool supports full-sphere Eclipsa Audio on YouTube. Binaural mode offers two channels at 48 kHz in 16-, 24

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