Before I buy one, could someone tell me if a lavalier microphone can be used with a Canon ZR 70?

Question

Before I buy one, could someone tell me if a lavalier microphone can be used with a Canon ZR 70?

Answer 1

According to the Canon Web site, the ZR70 has two ways to add a microphone. There's a mic jack, which I assume is the usual 3.5mm phono plug, and there's a "hot" shoe. Canon makes a tiny shotgun mic for the hot shoe, but you would want the jack to use a typical lavalier mic.

That input should be compatible with most consumer priced dynamic and electret mics, as well as some of the self-powered wireless mics (many of these hook in via a 1/4" plug, but would work with the kind of adaptor you can get at Radio Shack).

I would expect these to work fine:

http://www.amazon.com/AUDIO-TECHNICA-ATR...

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index....

Pro-class lavaliers generally hook in via XLR jacks, or custom connectors to wireless systems, and would at elast need adaptors to work.

Answer 2

Yes, if its the cheap kind that uses a phono plug.

Some wireless solutions use xlr which require a better camera like a GL/G/X from canon.