Topic: possible to use Zoom H2 as external mic for Canon HV20? for live music purposes

[ozarkbilly]

I'm curious about this.  The H2 internal mics seem to do a decent job considering the price point and convenience factor.  I'm assuming they would sound better than the HV20 onboard mics for loud-ish sources.  It would sort of kill two birds with one stone (having a recorder for audio-only purposes as well) and would eliminate the need to sync the aud & vid in post I'm guessing.  Any input? 

[tailschao]

I've not tried it but I assume you could just connect the 3.5mm headphone monitoring output from the H2 into the mic input of the HV20. Hit the record button once to put in 'record stand-by' mode and the 3.5mm output should activate.

EDIT: Make sure you set the levels on the cam manually, AGC will probably make a total mess of it.

[BlackLab]

I have used a pre-amp as well but found its easier to just use my Edirol R09, rcord audio separately and dub my video


hey tailschao!

[sunjan]

I've not tried it but I assume you could just connect the 3.5mm headphone monitoring output from the H2 into the mic input of the HV20. Hit the record button once to put in 'record stand-by' mode and the 3.5mm output should activate.

Generally speaking, the headphone out signal is usually flavored and might not be as neutral as the original recording saved to the H2. If you want to be sure to preserve the full spectrum, dub in post.