>From that video you made, it looks like you're using a mono mic. The specs of the camera say that it has a stereo input. If that's the case, the number of rings on the end of your mic is going to be different from the number of rings on the plug that goes into the camera. Basically, you want both to be the same, one way or the other.
Try going to Radio Shack and getting a really cheap (or actually, maybe just asking them to use it to see if it works with your camera, like Jan suggested) mixer that accepts mono inputs but outputs stereo. Plug the adapter plug all the way in and have that connect to the stereo mixer and have that attach to your mic. That solves two problems. 1) Going from mono to stereo and 2) if it's still too loud, you can use the mixer to lower the volume to an acceptable level. This might not be practical "on the go", but if you're staying in one place or using a tripod, this could work for you. An added benefit of using a mixer is that you would be able to plug in as many mics as the mixer allows. You could mic yoursef and someone else and have your input go left and their input go right, so while you're taping, you have two clean signals instead of having to pass a mic back and forth. Another application could be to have one side attached to a mic set up to pick up natural sound from the background and the other side pick up your mic. That way, you could mix the sound however you want when you get to editing. My miniDV camera has a stereo input also. The difference is that it also has a headphone jack. When I plug a mono mic into my camera, I only hear the audio on one channel. The other channel is just static, because it's not receiving any input. That doesn't matter, because coming through a mono mic, I'm only going to receive a mono signal, so I only need one channel to come through. I can tell on the headphones that I'm getting what I need, so it's a wrap. They DO sell stereo mics, though, so either try your camera with the adapter all the way in and connected to a stereo mic, or use a mixer to convert the mono signal into a dual-mono signal that the camera can pick up properly on both channels. -- Bill C. http://ReelSolid.TV --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Halcyon " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > interesting. The included adaptor has 2 bands....maybe I can find a mono > adapter and see if that works. > > the included 2.5mm -> 3.5mm adaptor cable: > http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/394257604_63f4841808.jpg > > and short video of me talking with the plug pulled out a little: > http://www.veoh.com/videos/v252405ZxWjZ6RJ > > -halcyon
