A video overview is embedded below. It’s also possible to add an external microphone input to these cameras, but it’s considerably more involved than external power.

Since it records video that can be directly imported to his editing suite of choice he didn’t want to just buy a different model, so he cracked it open and added an external mic input.

a podcast-friendly mic with a built-in audio interface featuring an XLR-1/4-inch mic/instrument/line input with 48V phantom power. The preamp provides up to 60dB of gain, which is enough to power hard ...