Canon Elura 100 MiniDV Camcorder... internal microphone not working?

[NFS4]

I won an online auction from a wholesale dealer a few weeks ago and my boatload of gadgets came in yesterday. There were a lot of items that worked, and some that didn't. A gem that I found was a nearly brand new Sony DSC-T100 camera.

The other was a Canon Elura 100 MiniDV Camcorder. The things looks brand new and it appears to function normally. I can record video to SD cards and to MiniDV tapes, but it doesn't appear to be picking any sound at all. I can however hear sound through the speaker when I go through menus -- I hear the regular beeps and boops.

When trying to playback recorded video, all I hear is static.

I've tried looking through the manual and going through all the setting on the camera, but I haven't found anything that will make the camcorder pick up sounds with the internal mic.

Any guess at how much this may cost me if I have to send it off to be fixed?

**Edit**
I played around with it some more, and I can hear sound coming via the internal Microphone, but it sounds very faint. Is there a way to boost the signal?

 

[Adul]

does it have any place for an external mic> you could try that to see if ti works.

 

[NFS4]

Yeah, it has a place for one. What kind of mic should I try to use? I tried hooking up my el cheapo mic from my desktop PC and it didn't work. Should I use a powered on?

 

[NFS4]

bump

 

[gsellis]

I do not know that camera... some cameras have an auto/manual for audio. If it is on manual, it is quite possible that that is the issue.

And the mic is standard 'stereo' mini-jack plug. If it is not working, it sounds like an audio setting. Dump it to an editor and see?

Otherwise, a camera that reads tapes and writes iLink is a great tool for DV users as it saves head wear on their expensive camera as a deck.