I can go for Randy's solution, since I would personally never do either one (tape or string). Whatever you can use that causes the least mess and gets the job done.
The bottom line is that that can't be the solution, or else there should be recalls and free shipping for every single person who bought one to receive a newly created "adapter lead supplied with the camera". It makes sense for 3rd-party stuff not to work, but NOT accessories supplied WITH the camera. :/ -- Bill C. http://ReelSolid.TV --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "RANDY MANN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > no dont use tape use a string.tape will leave sticky stuff every wehre . put > a small peice of sting on the jack to do the same thing. wehn you get sick > of the micky mouse stuff go and get a propeer addaptor. > > randy > > On 2/17/07, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If that's actually the solution, which I can't believe that it is... > > You have to A) wrap an amount of tape around the end of the connector > > so that you can push the plug "all the way in" and the tape will > > restrict the plug from going so far that it becomes a problem, and B) > > use headphones to check whether you have sound or not and whether it's > > sratchy. > > > > I'm assuming that that camera has a headphone jack. > > > > -- > > Bill C. > > http://ReelSolid.TV > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Halcyon " <halcyon@> wrote: > > > > > > okay, so I just went out and tried to record a segment using my new > > "pull > > > out the cord a little" technique. > > > > > > And I guess I pulled it out a little too much, making the mic not > > connected > > > at all (so only the camera mic recorded). > > > An external mic is totally useless if I am never sue if it is > > connected or > > > not. I'm going to have to send it to Sanyo or return it. Which sucks, > > > because I was enjoying it. > > > > > > meh > > > > > > -h > > > > > > On 2/17/07, Halcyon <cockybastard@> wrote: > > > > > > > > ohmygoodnesss.... > > > > > > > > I found something on dvinfo.net. (below) > > > > > > > > The hot scratchy sound goes away if I pull the plug out 1/16 of an > > inch. > > > > WTF!? What a crappy solution. > > > > > > > > Now if I'm on location I have to dangle the mic connection and > > hope that > > > > it's working!? ugh. > > > > > > > > Anyway, thanks for all the help and suggestions!! > > > > > > > > > > > > from dvinfo.net: > > > > "I've discovered what the problem is with the external mike input > > on my > > > > HD1. > > > > > > > > Both the adaptor lead supplied with the camera, and the plastic > > 2.5/3.5 > > > > adaptor I've tried can be pushed too far into the jack socket! If > > they are > > > > plugged fully in, then you get lots of electrical noise: if you > > pull the > > > > jack out about 1/16th inch, where there's a natural, but small detent > > > > position, then all the mikes work fine..... > > > > So it's simply a mechanical design problem with the jack socket > > used on > > > > HD1, certainly on the camera I have and from what others have > > said, on at > > > > least some others as well." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
