Can this item be plugged into a camcorder to record better sound than the camcorder gives?
300607
As long as your camcorder has a 1/8" stereo mini plug jack for an external mic, yes. I havent tried it myself, but it should work just fine. If you have video/audio editing software, you could just let the h2n record live during your video, the mix in the wave or mp3 sound file in at that time...it really has a lot of flexibility. Hope that helps. :)
300608
I had 0 success trying to use my older H2 as an external microphone for other devices. Perhaps they've adapted the H2n to be able to do this.
300609
Since you seem to need an external microphone and the Zoom is a microphone, the answer is yes.
300610
Yes! there is a line in and line out, as well as the USB port. I also agree with Library Picks Reviews. That's exactly why I purchased the Zoom H2n. Enjoy!
127234
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.
1936220
There is an hdmi mini out which I haven't used, so don't know if it would function the way you want but I'm thinking so. There is an external mic input as well as a headphone jack, though I tried a couple high end shotgun microphones only to get a horrible buzzing sound. The jack works just fine with a lapel mic I tested and a cheap external digital recorder I tried. When I called Sony to find out the tech specks on the jack, they told me it was proprietary info and left me with no help. The store I was working with have up as well helping me find a microphone that would work well with no buzzing. It's a nice camcorder if you can get a used one at a decent price, but for just a little more money there are some better choices. Best of luck on your purchase!
1084826
As long as the camera has the jack input to record audio it should work. Otherwise there is no point for the jack input to be on the camera.
513336
Sound and video should record at the same time. Sound won't be good and there may not be much volume.
954475
IF you have the old RCA plugs you can record, but it is not HD. The quality is bad. Me and my friends bought this product and we had to buy another one
397889
if I understand you correctly, the answer is no, just microphone to record sound
1088401
Yes. That is my camcorder. It operates but my camera will not record or play back. Old camera, thought new battery was answer. Guess not in my case.
788838
Hopefully I'm understanding the question correctly, but if you're using an external recorder for your primary audio, it won't matter a bit. This thing is on the output side of that device. If you're putting it between a pre-amp of some sort like a JuicedLink or whatever, then there might be some loss. On the other hand, if you want good audio, the in-camera recorder isn't the place to get it anyway.
1022483
I bought that mic setup but the sound quality was not what I expected but not sure why. I got a camera mounted boom mike instead with a long wire to give me better quality and versatility. This recorder should work with any camera with an audio out jack. Happy Thanksgiving!
1643138
Only input\output jack is the one for ear buds. I suppose one could record with a pair of ear buds that has a built in microphone but suspect quality would be low.
1991456
I suppose you could, but the sound quality would likely poor. This was meant more for voice recording. All the noise that comes with live music would be very distorted.
1543015
It depends on the quality of sound you want. Recording directly from your DSLR sounds terrible and very tinny. I have an Beachtek XLR adapter for recording audio on my DSLR.
1903915
Unless you have the camera charging simultaneously, I would say no...based on the fact that the battery has barely lasted 3 hours recording intermittently.
2174667
not from the unit, but if you are feeding the sound in from analog source to the rca's in, sure you could. This is a component recorder, it doesn't connect to the pc in that way. But as I say, If you feed the line out from the source, to line in on the unit, you can record what you hear.
1853659
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
250159
If you camera has a Mic in port, I assume that it would work. My problem is that there was a lot of crackling noises with the resulting video.