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sosh Using headphones with HC21 Handycam? - sosh I have a DCR-HC21 handycam and I'd like to be able to use headphones with it but it doesn't seem to have a headphone jack. Is there any kind of converter or something I can use to be able to use headphones with this camcorder?
Best Answer: As I recall, the Sony DCR-HC21 has an AV port. One side of the AV cable plugs into the camcorder. The other side of the AV cable has 3 RCA male jacks. Yellow is video. Red is Right Audio; White is Left Audio. You can monitor audio if you can find an adapter (try Radio Shack) that goes from the RCA audio outs to whatever your headphones are. Upside: If the audio is "normal" you should be able to hear what is being recorded. Downsides: If the audio is too low, there is nothing that camcorder can do to increase the audio gain - your only option is to get the built-in mics - hence, the camcorder - closer to the audio source. If the audio is really loud and it sounds really muddy or there is "static" (peaking), there is nothing you can do about it. I sometimes use the AV-outs on my Sony cams (instead of the headphone jacks)... Be careful, though, the AV cable + the adapter + the headphone cable can get heavy and put a lot of stress on the tiny 1/8" AV cable jack plugged into the camcorder. It *could* break in that plug in the camcorder, then you'll have a bigger problem. - Little Dog

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