Sony F-112 Omnidirectional Dynamic Handheld Microphone

The F-112 is a dynamic handheld built for field production and newsgathering, and its appeal is what it does not need. There is no battery and no phantom power; it plugs into an XLR input and works. On a windy sidewalk or in a scrum that is one fewer thing to go wrong.

The capsule is omnidirectional with a 60 Hz to 18 kHz response, which keeps level steady as a reporter moves the mic between themselves and an interviewee instead of dropping out off-axis. Output impedance is 400 ohms balanced on an XLR-3-12C male connector, and the body weighs about 215 grams.