[Trevor]

On 17/02/2017 5:03 AM, Nate Najar wrote:
On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 9:28:27 PM UTC-5, mcp6453 wrote:
A friend wants to record video on a Nikon D800E DSLR while using an
external audio mixer. He's going to get a line-to-mic-level cable,
which solves the level problem, but I wonder what he's supposed to
do about the bias voltage on the mic input. A lot of people just
ignore it, but I blew the element out of a 635A once by doing that.
What's the best solution?

you must record audio separately and slate it. While I have not used
that particular DSLR, every DSLR I Have come into contact with has
non defeatable AGC on the external inputs, which will trash your
audio.

Not to mention throwing away a huge chunk of S/N by attenuating the line
signal to mic level, and amplifying it back again in the camera even if
you can defeat the AGC. :-(

Trevor.