Thanks for the advice.
That sounds a bit risky. Besides having to find the right wire and hope that the signal levels are right, the built-in mic is probably a condenser mic, which means it's getting power somehow, maybe a sort of "phantom power" on the signal line. And what voltage would that be at? Would it harm your external mic?
How to wire it isn't our problem, it's trying to get it open and find the wires. It has been done, though, with a bigger camera, and the audio works fine (http://www.thelasercutter.com/Camcorder%20Hack.htm). The mic for this camcorder is probably also a condenser.
If your camcorder has an AV connector, it MIGHT be able to INPUT an audio signal while you're recording. You might want to investigate that possibility.
I've tried this before, and it seems impossible get audio input via A/V while recording video with the camcorder. When Analog (A/V) input is active, my camcorder attempts to receive both video and audio no matter what I plug in. If audio is connected with no video source, the screen goes blank. I have even contacted JVC support on this, and receiving feedback that it will not work.
What I was looking for were instructions on how to get into a camcorder of my type in order to add an audio input. Just please let me know if you find something like this.
