topic External mic not working with 5DSR in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

External mic not working with 5DSR

MarkRB — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:13:27 GMT

Hi there. I rarely shoot video with my 5DSr, but recently had cause too. I tried to use an external Rode Videomicro mic. From what I can tell it should work with my camera. I've gone into setting, found Sound recording and set to manual. But wherever I set the recording level I just get nothing showing on the meter. The microphone works with my iPhone. I'm wondering if the mic socket on my 5DSr is somehow faulty / not supplying the power to the mic? Any help greatly appreciated - even though I don't shoot much video this is now driving me nuts!

Re: External mic not working with 5DSR

MarkRB — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:16:26 GMT

Thanks Jarmin69 - I think you may be right. It's the first time I've tried an external mic on the camera. Will try contacting Canon.

Re: External mic not working with 5DSR

Waddizzle — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:30:31 GMT

That Rode Videomicro mic seems to come packaged with different adapter cables for different use cases. They even package one without any adapter cables. I would not expect a cable for an iPhone to also work with a DSLR.

Re: External mic not working with 5DSR

MarkRB — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:09:16 GMT

Hmm - ok, thanks Waddizzle. Interesting. It's not my mic (I've borrowed it) so not sure what cables it came with. The connectors are both the right sizes - I had to use an adaptor for my iPhone.