Camera with an external mic.

Video Camera With External Mic Input?

I'm in the market for a Video Camera, stipulations are that it has an external mic input and is about 500 bucks. Although I don't mind paying more if it warrants the price. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Answer:

At that price range, Canon... like the FS series (standard definition flash memory) or ZR960 (standard definition miniDV tape). What you likely will not find is manual audio control in a camcordeer at that price point. I *think* the least expensive consumer camcorder with a mic jack and manual audio control is the Canon HV40. Some Sony and Canon consumer camcorders have a "MicRefLevel (Sony) or "Mic Attenuator" (Canon) toggle setting in the menu for "Normal" or "Low" - low gain is for loud audio so the auto mic gain control does not get overwhelmed and record muddy or staticky (clipping).

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