Скачать или смотреть Canon Vixia G40 with Rode Video Mic GO

A user on the CANON USA forum was having trouble getting his Rode Video Mic GO to work with his Canon G40 so I did some digging.

It looks like the Video Mic GO requires power (like phantom power) to operate, and gets that power only from the connected device via its 1/8" cable.

It also looks like the G40 does not provide power and requires a connected external mic to have its own power source (e.g. the original Rode Video Mic has a 9V battery).

Newer Canon camcorders like the G50 have a menu option to supply power to an external mic.

Although I could not test fully without owning/having a Rode Video Mic GO on-hand, it appears those two products (the G40 and Video Mic GO) will not work together.

NOTE: I've seen in-line devices that can provide the required power, inserted between the G40 and the Video Mic GO, this might make it work. Rode makes one that also converts 1/8" to XLR output.. you'd want one that just does 1/8 to 1/8