Tripod mount/mic input? Thanks to all the reviewers for all of the great information! The two things I'm curious about that I still haven't found for this camcorder are:- Can it be mounted on a tripod? - Does it have any sort of mic input to add an external mic? (May be asking too much at this price level....)Thanks! Tripod mount/mic input? Thanks to all the reviewers for all of the great information! The two things I'm curious about that I still haven't found for this camcorder are:- Can it... » Read More Tripod mount/mic input? Thanks to all the reviewers for all of the great information! The two things I'm curious about that I still haven't found for this camcorder are:- Can it be mounted on a tripod? - Does it have any sort of mic input to add an external mic? (May be asking too much at this price level....)Thanks! « Show Less
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Kind of late, but yes it does have a hole for tripod mounting. Get the owners manual off http://sanyoservice.com/pdf/images/VPC-CG9_OM.pdf
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I have the gorilla pod for mine and I use it at least twice a week to record church sermons which I then post onto youtube. I don't know of an external mic although I've never had to use one the sound is great. I never have any trouble hearing the pastor from half way back in the church. Kim
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I found this camcorder has a slight design flaw which I was able to get around. The USB plug is near the bottem next to the mounting hole. This means that you can't easily mount the camcorder on a tripod while connecting it the the computer via USB (handy if you want to use it as a webcam). My solution was to extend the tripod screw about 3" by using a 1/4"-20 coupler and 3" extension. It costs me less than $5 from Lowe's. It's probably not as stable though, but it works. If you're not using it as webcam, the mount is fine as is.
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hi Christinethe tripod has a removable mount that is pretty universal with still, digital and video cameras alike. there should be a slot on the bottom of your camera where you can screw in a post. that post is attached to a mount which connects to (and is removable from) the tripod. I don't ever remove the mount from My camera. I just use the quick release and take the camera and mount. hope this helped!
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@ ok4ablondeThanks a bunch, this helps alot, wanted to get some user's opinions about the sound quality in videos before trying it myself, had tried a Samsung SL720 which had 2 stereo mics, but I guess Samsung forgot to actually install the mics in the camera, really poor sound. thanks again.
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It does not seem to support an external mic. It also does not have the smart port for the EVF like the 5-series. Sony released a new Camcorder last week for pro-musicians with a special built-in mic for $300, but it doesn't have an APS-c size sensor. More for video.
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Thanks again david.I remember reading some of the flash based camcorders record on .MOD files, which are somewhat hard to work with.This will be my first camcorder purchase in a long while (my last was a sony digital-8...), so your advice is well needed and appreciated.
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Never tried the mic in that specific situation. My experience is you can control the recorded sound level very well using the db-switches on the mic (-10db, 0 db and +20db) in combination with the mic recording level serting on the camcorder. So with a bit of thinking in advance of what sound level you can expect and setting the switches accordingly, you should be allright.
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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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From what I can tell, there is no external mic input on this camera. It only has AV outputs, HDMI output, and USB output. You can only use the internal mic. That being said, the internal mic is pretty good, and even gets decent sound when I record my band with it, at high volume levels. It doesn't overload the mic, which means it has some kind of good auto level control.
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I don't recommend this mic especially for camcorder. I tried it out with my Canon Vixia HF M50 and the sound was pretty bad. It had a very pronounced hum and the sound quality wasn't there. Might be better with smart phone, but I am returning the one I purchased as it doesn't work with camcorder for me.
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Mine came with a tripod mount that has a 5/8" male connector. The problem is, the mount connection is 3/8" - which meant I had to buy an adapter and couldn't mount this out of the box using the contents of the box. A two dollar adapter fixed the issue, but made the tripod mount more unstable. I purchased a desk microphone stand by On-Stage to solve this issue. Ultimately spending more, but getting what I wanted.
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When I looked at the description if the camera, it did not indicate that it had an external mic input. If it does, and you still want to try it, you will also need an adapter cable to convert the male xlr on the microphone to a mini plug. Good luck!
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I ended up getting a extension cord for my mic, I think I picked it up from Radio Shack. The extension cord I got will not get you out 5m tho, maybe you can find a longer one or make your own. What I do for longer distance videos is to use a remote voice recorder on my person using this mic and then sync the tracks back together during editing. Works great.
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Just bought this product. Yes. You can mount this on a regular tripod for camera and camcorder.
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Hi Donald, no you can't. The camcorder does not have a shoe to connect the external mic to. Thanks_Mitch
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It unfortunately does NOT record your own voice :( I am wondering the same thing myself on how to get my own voice in the game chat on the videos :/ Good luck finding something that words!! I am still looking, myself.
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Honestly, this stand should never be mounted on those cheesy tripod stands. If you have to, do not use the mic holder on this the insulation unit to also hold your mic. Mount the mic on and insulation unit on separate stands using dumbbell weights on the base of the insulation unit to add weight to hold it up. If you have the money, invest in the Ultimate Support MC125 Boom Stand (I own three of them for my expensive mics). The insulation unit is just too heavy for a regular stand by itself, let alone putting a mic on it. Don't chance it cause it WILL fall and you'll damage nice mics that way. You could get some water pipe and a flange and bolt the flange to a wooden base and that would work better than a regular mic stand too (I thought of doing that at one point). On the positive side...this unit does work nicely and it does what it is supposed to do. Hope this helps.
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I think that tripod was more to put a camera on than anything else but there is definitely an adapter that would enable the mic to attach to that tripod as well. The biggest thing might be whether or not the mic makes it too top heavy and causes it to topple over.