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Canon EOS 500d external mic not working? help

Started Dec 9, 2016 | Questions
MikkelPrimdal New Member • Posts: 2
Canon EOS 500d external mic not working? help

so the other day i recieved a jack adapter so that my RØDE videomic pro fits into my Canon EOS 500d but when i record with the microphone plugged in nothing happens, it still uses the build in microphone. What can i do to fix this?

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Canon EOS 500D (EOS Rebel T1i / EOS Kiss X3)
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brightcolours Forum Pro • Posts: 15,885
Re: Canon EOS 500d external mic not working? help

MikkelPrimdal wrote:

so the other day i recieved a jack adapter so that my RØDE videomic pro fits into my Canon EOS 500d but when i record with the microphone plugged in nothing happens, it still uses the build in microphone. What can i do to fix this?

What do you mean by "jack adapter"? What kid of plug does your microphone have and to which kind of plug does it adapt? The 500D does not have a microphone connection.

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kreygscott Senior Member • Posts: 1,285
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brightcolours wrote:

MikkelPrimdal wrote:

so the other day i recieved a jack adapter so that my RØDE videomic pro fits into my Canon EOS 500d but when i record with the microphone plugged in nothing happens, it still uses the build in microphone. What can i do to fix this?

What do you mean by "jack adapter"? What kid of plug does your microphone have and to which kind of plug does it adapt? The 500D does not have a microphone connection.

It appears that the Op plugged his external mike into the remote socket. This is why you should READ your camera manual.

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OP MikkelPrimdal New Member • Posts: 2
Re: Canon EOS 500d external mic not working? help

the canon eos 500D has a 2,5 mm jack plug thing, and my microphone has a 3,5mm so i got a adabter cable so that it fits in. But its still using the build in microphone.

Olga Johnson Forum Pro • Posts: 24,360
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That is probably because that is not a connection for a microphone but merely a connection for a remote control. See the last images on this page which explain what that connector is for.

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos500d/5

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Olga Johnson wrote:

That is probably because that is not a connection for a microphone but merely a connection for a remote control. See the last images on this page which explain what that connector is for.

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos500d/5

One would have thought that the OP would have as suggested in my reply, "read the manual" or at the least look it up online. 

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