How do I connect a coldshoe microphone to a hotshoe camera?

[Jonas Petri]

So I’m gonna be shooting an event with my ZV-E10, and I’m gonna be using a Røde VideoMic Pro to record audio. The problem is, I don’t really know how to attach it to the camera. The hotshoe on my camera has electronic connections that don’t allow me to slide in the microphone completely. I could slide it in only a bit, but that seems like a flimsy solution and I’m a bit afraid of damaging the electronic connections. Does anyone have any tips? Should I buy some kind of hotshoe to coldshoe adapter or do I need a cage and a coldshoe mount?

 

[alcelc]

Not sure your particular camera but it seems that the hotshoe plug usually should be in standard size. I have a few accessories using hotshoe to attach to the camera (manual flash gun, LCD lighting, hotshoe extender, level cube, thumb rest, of course external mic...), they can fit on hotshoe of my various cameras easily.

Don't worry about those e-contact points. If you push the hotshoe plug all in and the e-contact points will be pressed, let it be. I would worry more if the mic can't sit in the housing properly.

A piece of plastic (the coldshoe you called it?) won't affect the contacts of your hotshoe, so no affect to your camera.

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Albert
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[Jonas Petri]

Thank you for your response! I checked my camera’s manual, and apparently the hotshoe is a so-called “multi-interface shoe”. Like you can see on the photo below, it not only has the round electronic connection (used for flashes I think) but also some electronic connections in the back (I think these can be used to connect newer microphones without a cable). My problem is that I don’t seem to be able to slide my microphone (which is older and does not have any electronic connections on the bottom, see other photo below) completely, since the electronic connections seem to be in the way, and I don’t want to force, being afraid to damage those. Luckily, I found an adapter I can buy (it’s called a multi-interface shoe to universal cold shoe adapter). Thank you for your help anyway!

 

[leorimkus]

Just checking - are you using the screw above the coldshoe of your mic to fasten it in plase?

 

[Jonas Petri]

No, I actually didn’t think of that, but I’ll try that! Thank you for you help!

 

[lehill]

Thank you for your response! I checked my camera’s manual, and apparently the hotshoe is a so-called “multi-interface shoe”. Like you can see on the photo below, it not only has the round electronic connection (used for flashes I think) but also some electronic connections in the back (I think these can be used to connect newer microphones without a cable). My problem is that I don’t seem to be able to slide my microphone (which is older and does not have any electronic connections on the bottom, see other photo below) completely, since the electronic connections seem to be in the way, and I don’t want to force, being afraid to damage those. Luckily, I found an adapter I can buy (it’s called a multi-interface shoe to universal cold shoe adapter). Thank you for your help anyway!

That's a Sony MIS on your camera. I've a similar Azden mic and Sony cameras. Take your mic, shove it in, and go for it. Those connections in the front of the shoe are small spring-loaded metal plates.

Don't forget to use the big locking nut on the mic to tighten up the mic on the camera.

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Lance H

 

[Jonas Petri]

Thanks for the help! I’ll try that out!

 

[thinkinginimages]

I've never handled the camera but here's a little something that might help:

https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-cold-shoe-adapter-with-windshield-for-sony-zv-e10-and-zv-1-3526.html