I NEED inexpensive small camcorder that has hotshoe AND ext Mic input

[dwaldon1955]

NEED inexpensive small camcorder that had hotshoe for light AND ext Mic input. Anyone out there that can help, it would be much appreciated!!! I have an old Sony Handycam Hi8, but wanting to upgrade so I don't have to transfer all the video to computer and make DVD's of home movies.

 

[kenrivers]

Is the light powered by the camera battery or does it use it's own power source (battery)?

Canon VIXIA HF R500 Full HD Camcorder $199.99 This model does have mic and headphone jacks. It does not have a hot shoe but you could add a cold shoe adapter like this one - Cool-Lux MD3200 Accessory Bracket

I could be wrong but unless you are willing to pay a bit more for the camcorder you may have a difficult time finding one with a hot shoe and mic input.

 

[i7Baby]

They have built in lights. Only high end ones have external mic input.

I had a couple of different sort of JVC flash memory vid cam's and they were fine for home movies. And only a couple of hundred dollars.

 

[kenrivers]

Is the light powered by the camera battery or does it use it's own power source (battery)?

Canon VIXIA HF R500 Full HD Camcorder $199.99 This model does have mic and headphone jacks. It does not have a hot shoe but you could add a cold shoe adapter like this one - Cool-Lux MD3200 Accessory Bracket

I could be wrong but unless you are willing to pay a bit more for the camcorder you may have a difficult time finding one with a hot shoe and mic input.