The mic jack requires a powered microphone - meaning it has a battery. Unpowered will not work. The jack requires a TRRS male plug (tip, two rings, and shield body). TRS (Tip, ring, shield) will not work. I found one that works on Amazon. The brand n...
I found a mic that works. 4 pole, TRRS powered. Go to Amazon and look for lavalier vixia R800. I would copy the link in here but can't get to it on my tablet.
I've had the same problem with two different third party mics via Amazon, and a Sony. The question I have is not just powered or not, but does this require TRS (3 pole), or TRRS (4 pole)? The documentation doesn't say, and it's not helpful because ...