RP USB-C possibilities?

julyas43 wrote:

I do a bit of video making, talking to camera kinda style and for some time I've been using some kind of wired lav mic plugged into the camera (previously 60D, now RP). Wired lav, though as useful as it is, the hassle with the cable sometimes just unbearable. Wireless system is too expensive for me, but recently I found a cheap wireless mic system with USB-C on the receiving end, but it's for smartphone. I wonder if I can use it on the RP. Does anyone know if that's possible?

I would be very surprised if such a system could be directly plugged into the RP's USB port.

But maybe it's an option to transmit the sound to a smartphone and connect the smartphones headphone output to the RP's microphone port?

Maxmolly7 wrote:

sushipep wrote:

Maxmolly7 wrote:

Is there any special device necessary to charge the RP via USB?

Yup, the charger (and the cable) has to be a USB-C PD rated charger.

If you have a recent laptop that is charged by via USB-C instead of something proprietary, that will do.

Oh no, again another charger... 😞

My Lumix, Sonys can be charged with any charger. Thanx for your feedback.

The good news is that USB-PD seems to be a lasting standard, to which many new devices comply.

sushipep wrote:

Tried plugging in my USB-C to 3.5 Audio jack and my earphones in the RP.

Nothing there, can't hear anything when playing back video. I'm going to guess this can't record as well. I'm going to guess what you want to do sadly isn't doable.

As far as I know, the RP only supports analogue audio input, so you need to connect the mic input to a headphone output of some device (like a smartphone).

I use this setup with a Tascam portable recorder, used as a wired remote microphone.

Maxmolly7 wrote:

sushipep wrote:

Maxmolly7 wrote:

Is there any special device necessary to charge the RP via USB?

Yup, the charger (and the cable) has to be a USB-C PD rated charger.

If you have a recent laptop that is charged by via USB-C instead of something proprietary, that will do.

Oh no, again another charger... 😞

My Lumix, Sonys can be charged with any charger. Thanx for your feedback.

Not sure which you have, but do they require USB-C? If so you may already have something suitable. My R5 (and I believe the RP) can be charged using any USB-C supply, it doesn't need to be PD. The camera must be switched off - see below.

(But NB - a USB-A supply with a USB-C plug on the other end of the cable is effectively an adapter and doesn't count! Still that will work for many devices, even my brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus for example, but not Canon's bodies.)

What does require PD specifically, and I think this is where sushipep has got mixed up, is using an external power source to operate the camera. That must be PD, and at least 9V 3A which roughly corresponds to a 30W supply or better. It's worth investing in a powerbank and/or a power brick which complies with this - a lower-power PD device such as many attractively-small power banks would be a mistake.

julyas43 wrote:

Well, answering my own question, I bought that wireless USB-C mic and no, it doesn't work on the camera. I guess recording sound thru my phone and sync it in post would be the only choice.

You can't connect the headphone out of your phone to the mic in of the RP and have the sound recorded with the video?

StefanD wrote:

julyas43 wrote:

Well, answering my own question, I bought that wireless USB-C mic and no, it doesn't work on the camera. I guess recording sound thru my phone and sync it in post would be the only choice.

You can't connect the headphone out of your phone to the mic in of the RP and have the sound recorded with the video?

The OP wanted to avoid running a cable to the camera.   If you are going to run a cable, a cheap lav mic with a 3.5mm jack is all you need anyway.

tkbslc wrote:

StefanD wrote:

julyas43 wrote:

Well, answering my own question, I bought that wireless USB-C mic and no, it doesn't work on the camera. I guess recording sound thru my phone and sync it in post would be the only choice.

You can't connect the headphone out of your phone to the mic in of the RP and have the sound recorded with the video?

The OP wanted to avoid running a cable to the camera. If you are going to run a cable, a cheap lav mic with a 3.5mm jack is all you need anyway.

Not sure about that. I guess the issue was having a cable running from the scene to the camera. If you use the phone as an intermediate device between the wireless receiver and the camera, you can keep the phone close to the camera.