topic Re: No sound in video shot with T7i in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

No sound in video shot with T7i

Fantom777 — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:56:14 GMT

Just recently bought a T7i and I used it to record a short video. The first video, I shot with a connected lapel wired lapel mic. The second take I did with just the camera's built in mic. When I loaded the video files on my Mac there is no sound at all in the videos. Either one. I assumed that the mic recording would be automatic. Am I missing something?

Re: No sound in video shot with T7i

Waddizzle — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:40:14 GMT

The camera is not smart enough to automatically switch between an internal mic and an externally connected mic. It is probably a good thing that it doesn't, too. While the camera is in video mode, you need to go into the menu and check the audio settings.

If you do not know how to do that, then I suggest that you switch the camera to P mode, and reset the camera to factory defaults Once done, try to record video using the internal microphone.

Re: No sound in video shot with T7i

Fantom777 — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:44:20 GMT

Thanks, I'll go in and check the audio settings. This was the first time I used it for video and I assumed incorrectly that it would default to record the audio, but I probably should have recorded it without a mic plugged in first.

Re: No sound in video shot with T7i

shadowsports — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:51:49 GMT

Greetings,

With nothing connected to the camera, the built in mic should record sound when video is captured. Exception is miniture and Time-Lapse recordings.

See page 301 of your manual for details on sound settings and options.

eos-rebelt7i-800d-im-en.pdf (c-wss.com)

Re: No sound in video shot with T7i

kvbarkley — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:22:58 GMT

Do you hear sound when you play back in the camera?

Re: No sound in video shot with T7i

Fantom777 — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:32:31 GMT

No, neither playing the file in the camera or on computer.