Jacks to connect external devices
...Open the shoe cover.
- ...Open the jack cover.
•The Active Interface Shoe has a safety device for fixing the installed accessory securely. To connect an accessory, press down and push it to the end, and then tighten the screw. To remove an accessory, loosen the screw, and then press down and pull out the accessory.
•Connecting with an external device wears out the battery pack faster.
•When an external microphone (optional) is connected, it takes precedence over the internal microphone (p. 27).
Accessory shoe (p.19)
(headphones) jack (green)
•When you use headphones, the speaker on your camcorder is silent.
MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (red)
•This jack works as an input jack for an external microphone as well as a
HDV/DV Interface (i.LINK) jack (p. 69)
(USB) jack (p. 75, 78)
COMPONENT OUT jack (p. 33)
A/V (audio/video) OUT jack (p. 33, 69) DC IN jack (p. 10)
LANC jack (blue)
•The LANC control jack is used for controlling the tape transport of video devices and peripherals connected to it.
Dubbing/Editing
Active Interface Shoe 
The Active Interface Shoe supplies power to optional accessories such as a video light, a flash, or a microphone. The accessory can be turned on or off as you operate the POWER switch on your camcorder. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your accessory for details.
•When you connect an accessory, open the shoe cover.
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