Bought camera and found out it has no audio jack, what should i do?

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Merouane Berrazouane

Hello i was wondering if anyone here could help me

A few days ago i bought a Canon eos 1200d (also known as the rebel t5) because it was an affordable way of recording in 1080p however as i didn't properly research the camera i did not know (untill today) that there was no audio jack (i also thought that the jack for the remote was 3.5mm).
As i don't want to return the camera i now have two options, one of which i am unsure of:

1.Buy a separate mic and sync up the audio and video in post (can be tedious)

or

2.Buy an external mic e.g:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/RØDE-Vi...s=external+mic

Buy a usb-3.5mm e.g
http://www.amazon.co.uk/3-5mm-Microp...for+microphone
or
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Andoer®...for+microphone

and connect it to my camera , however i am unsure as to whether this will work.

I would appreciate some advice on my current situation, perhaps from someone that has been in a similar predicament.
 
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I'm against connecting to camera for anything other than a scratch track.

Two System Sound is almost always a better quality.

However, if you really need to record it all to camera, you could get a Zoom or Tascam recorder, connect the mic to that and then use a cable to connect the recorder to the camera.

This will give you the sound on both the recorder and the camera (use camera for scratch, recorder for iso's)
 
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Merouane Berrazouane said:
thanks for that, would you recommend this one?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoom-Portab...e=UTF8&qid=1455389832&sr=8-2&keywords=zoom+h1
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Nope.... but I would recommend the stuff on Alcove Audio's audio buying guide

Alcove Audio said:
Here's my $1,200 buying guide. It will cover the basics.


Shotgun mic kits will have the shotgun mic, boom-pole, shock-mount and simple wind protection (softie).

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/551607-REG/Audio_Technica_AT_875_Shotgun_Microphone.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/461493-REG/Rode_NTG_1_Shotgun_Condenser.html


Hypercardioid mic:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/867157-REG/Avantone_Pro_CK1_CK_1_Small_Capsule_FET_Pencil.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/359043-REG/sE_Electronics_SE1A_SE1A_Small_Diaphragm.html



Audio recorders:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/832911-REG/Tascam_DR100MKII_DR_100mkII_Portable_Linear.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/821259-REG/Tascam_DR_40_DR_40_4_Track_Handheld_Digital.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/821260-REG/Roland_R_26_R_26_6_Channel_Digital_Field.html



Headphones:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/49510-REG/Sony_MDR_7506_MDR_7506_Headphone.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/507447-REG/Sennheiser_HD_25_1_II_HD_25_1_II.html



You'll also need cables, cases, battery packs and other miscellaneous items - about $200+.
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Under Audio Recorders, I bought the first one, the DR-100mkII, very nice budget recorder.
 
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