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Posted by Rob J on 01/02/06 08:30
In article <11rhbjve6p21q4d@corp.supernews.com>, rcrowley@xpr7t.net
says...
> "Rob J" wrote ...
> > rcrowley wrote...
> >> Why do you think it is "impractical"?
> >> Why do you think it must hava a "mic from Panasonic"?
> >> This seems pretty unlikely. Virtually all camcorders
> >> with external mic jacks can be connected to an external
> >> source (like a sound desk).
> >
> > Because (a) there is absolutely no documentation from
> > Panasonic on how to connect anything other than the mic
> > supplied with it,
>
> What exactly are you looking for in the form of
> "documentation"? Ya just plug it in.
How to connect what is actually a mono input to a socket with five
contacts would be a good start.
> > (b) connecting an external cable doesn't mute the
> > internal mic, which just keeps on going.
>
> A frequent problem with jacks that don't fit perfectly.
> I'd bet that you have a perfectly ordinary mic input jack
> and that includes how tempramental they are for using
> a plug that is just the right dimensions.
The external mic uses a plug with five contacts. Assuming one is ground,
which of the other four is for audio?
> When I looked up microphones for your model, I found
> microphones that fit several dozen different camcorders
> of different brands and types (mini-DV, mini-DVD, etc.)
> This would appear to indicate that you have a perfectly
> ordinary mic input jack. There is nothing special about
> the "mic supplied with it".
Ah yes there is, it has a remote control built into it as well.
> > We don't want a mic pickup, any mic is inferior.
>
> You can plug any appropriate sound source into the
> "Mic input jack". It won't blow up if the source is
> not a "microphone". Appropriate means padded to
> ~ -40dBv or "mic-level".
>
> > If you can't chop out the sound from the firewire it is a
> > waste of time using it.
>
> Well, you can, but apparently you have already given up.
> Good luck.
SO no one has said, how do you cut the soundtrack out of the streaming
DV when capturing live from the firewire port?
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