Posted by Rick Merrill on 11/29/05 17:29

Rob J wrote:
> These miniDV camcorders have an input for an external (stereo) mic. That
> is the input to use if you want to drive it from an external sound
> source while recording onto tape in camera mode.
>
> I have tried this a couple of times, using a computer audio cable
> plugged into the external mic jack, but the sound was ruined by a very
> loud hum.
>
> As the camcorder was running off its own battery in one case, it could
> not be an audio hum loop, and the source device was not producing the
> hum.
>
> Any ideas?

maybe the solution is to bring in your external source on just the Left
side and leave the right side open (or grounded)?

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