Does this camara have a mic-in capability so that we can attach microphones when recording interviews? We are using a hand-held mic.
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They make an addon mic that mounts on the hotshoe and plugs into a jack on the side of the camera. You should be able to use that port for your purpose.
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Sadly no. The camera does not have a mic input jack, but even after I bought an adapter, it did not work
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Yes it does..if you want to see the quality you can check out my youtube page http://www.youtube.com/2k9videos...i run my my mics from a soundboard into the camera to record our wrestling shows
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Just to let you know you're not alone in wondering about an external mic input. I have two high-quality wireless microphones and a lot of experience using them. I won't consider a camcorder if it doesn't have an external audio input. I am disappointed that you haven't received a reply. Good Luck!
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Hi, yes you may be able to connect an external microphone to this Sony camera. This unit has microphone jack (stereo mini plug). -Ely
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Not the way a camera attaches to a tripod. It can if you have a microphone threaded head attached to the Tripod. It doesn't have a tripod thread screw.
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I'm sorry, I got it for my brother in laws camera, he videographed my wedding, it turned out awesome! So I say yes, great mic! I'm not 100% sure what type of camera it is but must be similar if mic is compatible. Sorry I couldn't help more!
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Hi Mona, yes, you can connect external accessories such as a mic to the Multi Interface shoe of the camcorder. Thanks_Mitch
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Returned mine but if recall correctly mic is built-in. Should install with camera driver installation and find it it in audio devices.
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Hi M. Michael, the mic is only compatible for use with camcorders that has the Active Interface Shoe wherein you can connect the receiver of the device. Thanks_Mitch
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I don't have this item, but if you keep reading through the Q&A;, you will see it has been answered a couple of times. Yes it does have a built in camera, and mic. Also, even though this is not a 100% guarantee, if you look closely, the picture shows a camera in the middle, above the screen.
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This particular camera does indeed have an input jack for an external microphone. That's what I love about this camera. Not only does it have a microphone jack but it also has a built in mic. Depending on what you want to use the camera for, that may be enough for you. Me, personally, I needed this camera to do small interviews that could be uploaded to social media. For this task, and after a lot of research, I went with the Audio Technica ATR288 VHF Battery Powered TwinMic Microphone System. It comes with two lapel mics, one hand held mic, a receiever and a transmitter. I love the fact that the receiver can attach itself to this camera. I also bought the Must Have Accessory Kit for Canon. The kit comes with everything you'll need, including an external microphone that can be attached to the camera itself. Hope this helps...:-)
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No, it does not have a mic jack. There is a built in mic on the front of the camcorder.
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I have a few models of Sony - and most do not have either feature - I have one that has an external mic port next to the hdmi port - but no headphone jack and I think the next higher version of this camera. To get both you would need to jump up a couple of levels.
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I know there's a microphone jack on the camera. It's just an RCA plug. Has anyone used a separate mic with the camera? If so, where did you find the microphone? I've been looking on the web. I'm glad that some things are included in the box. From the description, it seemed that there was nothing in the box but the camera -- not even a battery!
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Yes, it has built in microphone that work quite well. We video taped our band and the mix off the camera was even better than the sound directly recorded from the mixing board due to the spatial ambience of the arena we were playing in.
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Most cameras usually have an auxiliary port for external microphones. If your camcorder does, you will need to buy an XLR-to-AUX converter cable separately.