DCR TRV280 Lavalier mic HELP?

Does this camara take a shoe, adaptor or jack for one? I need more than an internal.

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Fiber Flinger

Does this camara take a shoe, adaptor or jack for one? I need more than an internal.

Help

Fiber Flinger

You would get more info on this in the Digital8 thread section. But if i may answer myself, i would have to say that you are stuck with the internal mic, since the TRV280 doesn't have any mic inputs or hot or cold shoes!

I moved this thread into the D8 forum. I agree with Camcorder93, there is nothing you can do to add an external mic to this camcorder. The camcorder must have a hot shoe or an external mic jack to do that. Sony removed the external mic jack from new D8 models several years ago. I think it was part of the master plan to kill off the Digital8 line which they did at the end of 2005.

All of my 4 Digital8 camcorders have external mic jacks but they were made in 1999, 2000 & 2001. If you can read Ira's spread sheet at the top of this forum it should tell you what models have external mic jacks.

I think it is also a general trend in recent years to remove external mic jacks from low priced consumer camcorders. I guess not enough people use them to justify the cost. That also forces you to buy higher priced camcorders if you need an external mic jack.

Dave

Sony removed the external mic jack from new D8 models several years ago. I think it was part of the master plan to kill off the Digital8 line which they did at the end of 2005. Dave

EVIL I TELL YOU! I have to admit that although the D8s were bigger, they had WAY more features and really good manual control and awesome quality! I love my DCR-TRV310! Huge 3.5 screen, 1/4 CCD, Focus Rings, Backword capability, access. shoe, mic input, and SO MUCH MORE! The 2005 series is horrible!