The mic is a bit wobbly / loose just naturally. That provides a bit of shock mounting to isolate it from camcorder handling noises. The retaining screws are inside.

You are correct. They started doing this with the XL2 to provide vibration isolation to keep camera noise from being coupled into the microphone.

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Wow - you guys are fast on the replies!

Thank you so much for the info and putting my mind at rest. I only ever shoot with external or shotguns, so I never paid any attention to the mic in the first place - just made me nervous.

Thanks, guys - I owe you an {adult beverage}.

A frequently asked question. Merged into our existing "Mic Loose?" thread.

Loose microphone on my A1
 

My mic mounting is very loose on my XH-A1...I noticed it when I got the cam but didn't pay much attention....now as I'm shooting more...it's abig deal...anybody else with this issue?

It's supposed to be that way. There's a thread somewhere here if you search.

Bill

*edit* Never mind, I see in the link now that 2 mic topics were merged

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=89691

Please search first before asking questions.

Doh! I thought he was talking about the built-in mic. :-\

Bill

XHA1 onboard mic
 

G'day there.

I'm looking at the xha1 as my next camera.

Just one question at this stage. Does the onboard microphone come apart easily? Or at least the mike head? It feels like the head plugs in to the body(maybe) but I didn't want to try and remove it in front of the saleman in case I created an embarrasing 'you broke it, you buy it' scenario.

It's supposed to wiggle a little. It's just a bit of shock absorbtion. And not it's not supposed to "un-plug"

Bill

If the construction is similar to the GL series, it does not come appart readily. There is a good bit of disassembly required to take off the built-in mic.

And you'll wreck your warranty if you try to remove the mics. Out of interest, why do you think you'd need to?

I assumed he didn't really want to. I thought it was just a curiosity thing.

Bill

Thanks guys.

I was curious, yes.

Just thought it would make it easier to fit a simple rain jacket if the mic head was a 'plug in' arrangement.

Since then I've found the 'Kata' RC-14 link which seems to fit the bill.

Is the Mic supposed to wiggle?
 

I just noticed tonight that my mic isn`t solid on the camera, I can actually wiggle it like a loose tooth. Is this normal? Or did the guy at Ritz last week break it loose when he tried to grab my camera from me?