does the built in microphone work automatically?
1291499
Yes it does if you say something near your cam and you are recording it play it back if you don't hear your voice in the play back check that your sound and voice levels are up and on and that both the usb and the male plug from you cam is pluged in. This camera will not work as a webcam like for IM messenger or web chatting
1159457
Yes. It is. It is just like any other mic/headset you plug into the USB port of the computer. Once you plug it into the computer, the computer detects it, and installs the drivers for it automatically for it.
1777236
This is a good question. But the fact is that unfortunately (may be fortunate according to your request) the microphone does not work for me from the very beginning.
1066509
Yes it does. However- the speaker in the thing either sounds muffled or like an intercom (loud) with crappy voice quality. Like a child's walkie-talkie sound with the pitch way off. The microphone at its loudest is barely audible. But if you hook up your computer or smart phone/tablet to amplified speakers it comes though clear and good. Also the android/IOS two-way feature button doesn't always work to activate/deactivate. The web page interface on mydlink.com works best.
600080
No it doesn't..but it works as microphone when you connect it to smart phone.
673208
No. However from the audio input panel of your computer sound card, you can choose the audio from a different source than the built in mic on the camera.
1408082
You will not require software and the microphone, when working, is sensitive enough to pick up about anything. I have found it to be somewhat unreliable, but when it works, it works well.
1140369
I believe it is designed to accept an external microphone but I have only used the built-in microphone for my use.
268899
It does, but it has never worked properly on the one I received. I figured for $8.50 it worked pretty well at recording my voice, and allowed me to use DragonSpeek. If I want one with a truly functional On-Off button, I will spend more money.
1032553
Yes. I rarely use voice activation, because there's always a syllable missed as it activates. I don't think I've ever seen a recorder that only worked via voice activation.
1154038
With my experience, yes and no, but after I bump up the microphone's volume (or by doing a microphone boost) it works just fine from far away. Also, it's usually based on how far away you are from the microphone.
1035210
If you are using Garage Band or Logic, it will find the hardware automatically... no need for software if I remember correctly. Again, plug it in while a recording program is open, and you may find the device under >Preferences >Audio
1871648
Yes it should work automatically. Mine did, you may have gotten the wrong version or gotten a faulty one.
1222295
That feature works fine, the voice came a little bit lower than the original equipment but clear. Bluetooth works as well as the original equipment. No need to plug the mic, it came the unit built in, as long as the original came with that feature. I hope this help, good luck.
935095
comes with built-in microphone, but you have the option of adding an external one also. With in-operation chose of which one you want to use
351465
No but I recommend Audacity, it is a free audio recording program that works great with this microphone!
558686
Hi - the microphone will allow you to sing your own songs if you don't press the song button and the unit is on. Good luck!