I got a GX85 a few months ago. There's a few quirky things about it that I find odd. Since this thread is really about external mics I won't go into them here.
1. Thanks to BTM-Pix I now have the service manual
2. I;m an avid modder of all sorts of things
3. I had been using a Panasonic point and shoot for years before getting the GX85. I was astounded at the poor sound quality of the GX85. It's noisy, there's always hissing noise, etc. Not very good microphones and you are stuck with them.
4. Looking at the service manual, I have a pretty good idea what to do and where to add an external mic jack.
5. My camera will get taken apart soon to see what I can do to add a mic jack.
Did you do it? If so can you put pictures up of where you put the Jack? And do you think there's a way to have the onboard mics work when there's no mic plugged in and then when you plug a mic in it runs off that? Is there some sort of switch or something you could do to have that work? Thanks
GX80/85 External Microphone Input Modification (if you dare)
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Did you do it? If so can you put pictures up of where you put the Jack? And do you think there's a way to have the onboard mics work when there's no mic plugged in and then when you plug a mic in it runs off that? Is there some sort of switch or something you could do to have that work? Thanks