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Paul: >Regarding the auctual camcorder audio jack, I plugged a lav with a mini pin directly into the camera and it worked great. Once I used any type of cord to extend, either the mike didn't work, or I got static again. Is there any way to make this work without having to buy a wireless? < I suspect that, since the miniplug mike signal's normally high-impedance (if I recall my Audio 101 correctly <g>), the signal can only travel so far before it doesn't work or starts to give you problems (for some reason, 18 feet sticks in my mind). Your XLR jacks are for low-impedance mikes, OTOH (and so's its cabling). Now have you tried getting your hands on a well-shielded 15 foot or less length of miniplug cable extension cable (Radio Shack *should* have it, and if not try your local electronics store) and using that? Your XLR cable won't work well, since it's designed to create less resistance than a high-impedance mike needs. If that fails, then there's a problem w/the connections somewhere, and you'll just have to play w/them until you get them working. Oh, and BTW–make sure your audio extension cable isn't draped over any electrical outlets or looped in odd ways…otherwise, it's acting as an antenna for whatever electromagnetic signals are in the air (which could ALSO be causing your static). Hope this helps, Tim