Video Camera - mic jack

[Jenny]

Hi.

Do many portable handheld camcorders have mic jacks?
(Not including professional movie video cameras).

Thanks.
Jenny

[bertmartin]

My doesn't! It's a JVC miniDV. Since I bought mine I have had the need for a mike jack to do some video at church but had to use the built-in mike. I wish I had taken more time to research this. The following is cut from another post of mine.

"PC World (march) liked the Panasonic PV-DV701 at $899.00. This is the mini-DV format which I like. Watch out for the super cheap cameras as they lack key features. "voice of experience" This one has composite or s-video ports so you can copy old analog tapes according to the review. My cheap JVC doesn't have that."

I believe you can get a better price for the Panasonic. Another thing to look for is the ability to use the camera as an analog to digital converter.

I answered your other post about what I use for analog.

Hope this helps.