D5100 mic input question

[Gaz Patterson]

Ok I'm buying a nikon d5100 to help shoot my new YouTube channel with I used the nikon d5100 of a friend this weekend I'm very impressed with it other than the on onboard mic sound , so my question is, is it possible to hook up two microphones to the camera via the single 3.5mm input or will it be too much for the camera to handle having two mics ?, the mics I'm going for are simple battery powered clip on mics , as my show is and interview style show

 

[gqtuazon]

Hi Gaz and welcome to the forum. I have not tried using a splitter and used two mics. I wouldn't know unless someone tries it to see if it works or not.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

You would be a lot better off getting a small audio mixer and using it. Then take the feed off the mixer into the camera. The trick would be getting the correct output to go into the camera.