[Kalin] loved the picture from his new Samsung HMX-T10 camcorder, but the sound quality ... so he cracked it open and added an external mic input. As with most consumer electronics these days ...

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.

The preamp provides up to 60dB of gain, which is enough to power hard-to-drive dynamic mics without the need for an external signal booster. Given the combo input, the MV7i is also designed to ...