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Has anyone struggled to connect lavs to an EOS C70?

Started 2 months ago | Questions thread
Light Bender Regular Member • Posts: 220
Re: Has anyone struggled to connect lavs to an EOS C70?

dlblacks wrote:

Hi there, I recently started using the amazing c70 but have been unable to successfully connect my lavalier microphones. I used the same mics with the c100 for years without issue, purchased the corresponding mini-XLR to 1/8 connectors, but after troubleshooting and lots of tinkering within the audio menus I just can't get them to work. Below is what I'm using:

Has anyone else experienced this issue? I see now that the RODELink filmmaker kits are no longer in production, but I can't see any reason why they wouldn't work with the c70... If there's any further information I can provide please let me know

Thanks for the help and advice!

I could be wrong, but I don't think it's as simple as just putting on an adapter.  The lav you're using looks to be stereo.  But the XLR-in on the C70 is mono.  I think you'd be better off just using a 3.5mm from the RX straight through to the 3.5 in on the C70.  That way, you're providing stereo to stereo.  In the MXF file, it'd be audio channel 3.

Best of luck.

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