I have a JVC GR-DVL9800u Digital Camcorder. The camera has a mic port but when I plug in a micro phone nol sound is recorded. Do I have to turn on Mic port or increase the record level somehow?

Turn the power switch on your camcorder to "Off." Connect the USB cable that came with the camcorder to the USB port on the camcorder. If you are using the DV cable, connect one end of the cable to the computer first. Put the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on your computer. If you are using the DV cable, connect it to the camcorder. Power on your camcorder. Wait while your computer recognizes the attached JVC GR-D270U camcorder. Typically you will get a pop-up on your screen asking how you want to proceed once the camcorder has been recognized. Open your video editing software, such as Adobe Premiere, Roxie, iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. Import, or capture, the video from the camcorder to your computer using the video editing software. For example, in iMovie you click on "File," then "Import from Camera" to download the movie from your camcorder to the computer.

Unfortunately, there is no external mic connection on this camcorder. The a/v jack is for viewing movies on a tv or transferring to a video recorder, etc.
I found this out through some reviews on the camera at this site: http://alatest.com/reviews/camcorder-reviews/jvc-gr-d720-mini-dv-digital-camcorder/po3-36078831,21/
Sorry to have to relay the bad news. The biggest complaint about this recorder seems to be bad sound quality, but there is nothing that can be done about it, unfortunately. Sorry, wish I had better news for you.

Needs your head cleaning badly (no the camera heads) that will sort you out my friend.

Hi, The GR-D347U doesn't have microphone jack, it only has Audio/Video output connector and Digital Video Connector[DV in/out]. If you are familiar with the non-linear editing I'd like to recommend to use the digital recorder like mp3, ipod etc, then you can mix that on the video with the clear audio from your subject.

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

To save the video on a computer, a firewire connections must first be established from the JVC GR-DX307 AS to the appropriate firewire port of the laptop (assuming it has one or through a PCMCIA firewire adapter card if required). In the camera, the FireWire/DV port is located beneath the mode dial on the left side of the JVC GR-DX307’s body. To access the FireWire/DV port, the LCD monitor must be first opened.

Soon as that connection is established, you can use Windows Import Video (Vista) to capture / download the videos.

Alternately, the A / V port of the camera maybe used to connect to a DVD Recorder for direct, realtime copying & burning. For the disc to be playable in another machine, it must be finalized.

Good luck and thank yu for using FixYa.

if u can see the old videos in playback mode those videos when ur camera was ok then it is

BAD CCD !

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http://www.jvc.co.uk/template.php?page=100102

With the s.video lead and another lead from the earphone socket to my sound card did the trick

Call JVC customer service - i have exact same prob - called them today they picking up camera wed and repairing for free.!!

the recorded sound in vedio does not work or it does not work in the unit?

When playing the tape in the camera itself, do you hear sound? If so, its something with the connection cable... is not, you will need a professional repair, you can do nothing except the head clean which you did? Sorry.