Canon XA40 - Connecting XLR Microphones

[@lilli4683]

thank you!!!!

[@yanellemanuelle3383]

Thank you sooooo much i really appreciate you helping me thank you i hate reading manuals

[@DanielSRosehill]

NP. Always glad to help!

[@thibautfeurer3765]

Simple and effective video. Thanks ! :)

[@startlovinglife]

I have an XA30 which seems similar. Is there away to connect 3 XLR microphones? That would be so ideal. If not, I also have the zoomh6, any chance I can hook that up to canon Xa30 as a way of adding the mics?

[@MarkHadley206]

01:28. what does “line” do? Line physically skips using the mics pre- amp. Let’s say I have a mixer or any device that puts out audio and I want to input into my camera’s input that would be the setting.

[@DanielSRosehill]

I haven't used it but that's exactly my understanding. It's expecting a pre amplified line straight into the camcorder - as you might get from a mixer shooting at live event etc

[@kelleytowe2206]

So if I were streaming a live event and the sound is coming through a mixer board that's the setting I need to use?

[@DanielSRosehill]

I haven't done this yes but so take this with a pinch of salt but.... As far as I understand that's exactly correct

[@freddiecoile7607]

My canon XA seems to only accept mics that have their own battery power. Am i missing something? I got a Deity vmic. D4 and it would not record audio. A cheap 3.5 mic with a AA battery works okay. Can anyone help explain this? Thanks

[@j-elonn]

Is it possible connect one 3,5 mic and 1 xlr together? :) Great video!

[@DanielSRosehill]

Test it out and it worked! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fInVeKSYaciCb7M&ab_channel=DanielRosehill

[@j-elonn]

@@DanielSRosehill awesome! Yesterday i order that. Maybe next weeks it comes. 😊 Thank you.

[@DanielSRosehill]

Given that I've only had the camcorder a few weeks take this with a grain of salt but .... I think a very, very solid purchase. If I'd had an additional $800 to get the XA50 I would probably have done so for the 1 inch sensor. But this fit within my budget. Shooting with it is an absolute joy (I mean ergonomically, having buttons on the top handle). And the more I dig into the features, the better value for money it's starting to seem (e.g. the dual XLR and 3.5mm recording -- I'm not sure if that's even documented in the manual). I seem to be having trouble getting tag notifications on here, but feel free to drop me a line when you've unboxed and uploaded some footage with it - would love to check it out!

[@ivnnvchrno]

Does the XLR microphone need external power or does it work with just connecting it to the camera?

[@DanielSRosehill]

The XA40 can supply phantom power... So no not needing external power is one of the big advantages!

[@ivnnvchrno]

@@DanielSRosehill Oh okay so it's just plug and play. Thanks. I'm new to all this.

[@DanielSRosehill]

@@ivnnvchrno yup exactly