Balanced audio?

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Very short runs of unbalanced should be OK, but if you are in the wrong location (strong RF field) you COULD have some problems.

[Roland Heap]

Well, according to Sennheiser spec the output on that 1/8″ jack is balanced, so you should be fine, theoretically up to quite a long cable length.

I suspect it uses the same pinout as on its larger balanced jack cousins.

[Ty Ford]

Thanks for that Roland.

If the plug has two non-conductive bands, it very likely is balanced.

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Ty Ford

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[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

But the camera does not have 1/8″ balanced INPUTS.
It has XLR mic or line-level inputs.

And an 1/8″ STEREO (I assume this because it has a built-in stereo mic right next to this input) mic input on the handle.

If plugged into a stereo 1/8″ input, the balance signal will be ruined.

OP needs to build or buy a proper cable(s) to connect the mic to the camera.

[Ty Ford]

Sorry Thax.

I thought that was a “given.”

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Ty

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