Sorry, I changed the original question concerning the lite shade piece, &amp; if this camera comes with it. My new question, does anyone know if this camera also features "plug in" power source for external mic's?
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Yes as stated by others it does come with the attachment as shown in the product picture but it is merely a snap on sort of light sheild. IMHO not very useful attachment for a small camera like this as it makes the camera look bulky. It works without it. It is not a wide angle attachment as one might think. It is just a plastic snap-on more or less like "flower" type lens hood found in DSLRs to avoid flare when stray light strikes the front element from bright light sources.
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You would use one of the audio inputs for plugging in this microphone. Most systems have a setting for mapping which microphone input goes to which camera. You would use the output to output audio to an external speaker for live playback of audio. You would have to have a speaker with an rca type connector to do so.
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No it does not supply any phantom power.. there is no battery or power supply in this unit. It is passive. It gives you the ability to control you audio levels with very easy to get to controls. Gives you the ability to switch your inputs to line or mic, which will give you better sounding audio if you match your inputs! I use it because my outputs are professional(XLR), but the inputs in DSLR's are pro-sumer(1/8 stereo mini). It is very hard to control you audio level from a DSLR camera. The device also fits under the camera securely and looks very professional,versus having all these adapters and cables hanging out all over the cam just waiting to get pulled out!
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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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No. There is no external power source input to this camera. You have to keep the batteries charged. Odd they left that out.
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There an xlr input for external mics. I used a sony wireless system on the cam.
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Honestly I'm not %100 sure. You would be better off buying a nikon d3200. That does have an external mic plug in and the quality is amazing. I don't use my bell and Howell as much anymore once I bought my Nikon
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It comes with an external mic. But I wouldn't buy it again. Find anything but a Pioneer.
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Yes. It has a USB cable - the mini USB end plugs into the side of the camera, the other end into a small block (similar to an iPhone setup) that plugs into an electrical outlet. Being a USB cable, It can also charge in the car with any USB charger that fits into the cigarette lighter socket, which comes in handy at times. Great camera - I had an earlier model Lumix and purchased the newer model as an upgrade.
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looks like it, yes.Theres an aux mic port on the camera and XLR M slot on the mic.What you need to worry is if the mic needs whats called phantom power. In the specs for the Microphone you specified has specs that says "requirements: phantom power 11v-52v" This power is needed for the sensativity quality for the mic. I had this problem with my PC to CAD mic. Also while you may need phantom power I recommend longer aux cables to reach, depending on what you're doing with it.
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There is a link on the Lumix forum "FZ100 External Microphone". The OP found a mike that he says works fine. Audio- Technica ?? He posted the link.
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As others have said, this camera comes with a built-in flash. It has no hot shoe or accessory port to utilize an external flash. That is a real shame and big count against this camera. While the built-in flash in convenient, it is weak and gives only point-and-shoot style lighting (ie. "deer-in-headlights" lighting). External flashes allow you to bounce light off the ceiling/walls, giving a more pleasant and natural lighting. In this sense, it falls short of a real SLR.
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Hi I am sorry, I don't know on the external microphones, but it is a single plug in under Mic.. Hope that helps...
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We had the same issue, and I'm pretty sure we didn't have it on VOX. We never keep it on VOX. From what I remember, we turned off and unplugged everything and re-paired the camera(s) to reset it. We may have had to do that a couple times (I don't remember exactly), but it did eventually stop. I think we even had 2 cameras at the time, and it only blinked out on one of them?
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There are two small jacks on the back side (holes). As looking at theback, the right one is power (marked), the right one is speaker jack. Simply plug a small jack into that port and there ya go. The camera it'self has a built in microphone.
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Yes ! It does come with a long power cord that plugs in the cigarette lighter socket. When you plug it in your cigarette lighter socket, the camera should automatically come on and begin recording indicated by a red flashing light. Also, to turn off camera just unplug it from the lighter socket and it should turn off seconds afterwards. There is a power on/off button on top of the camera which you press for on or off as well.
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Amazon e-mailed me and asked me to answer this question. I never use it without plugging it in but a friend of mine used it recently without plugging it in and said it was getting pretty low after, he thinks, about an hour and a half but he didn't let it completely run down so he's not sure. It definitely doesn't have a built-in webcam. I bought it used.