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Does The Canon EOS Rebel T7 Have An External Mic Input?
If you’ve just got your Canon EOS Rebel T7 (also known as the EOS 2000D) and thought “Now then, how do I connect my microphone to my Canon Rebel T7?”, then you’re in for some bad news…
To be able to use an external mic on your Canon Rebel T7, it needs a 3.5mm microphone jack.
It does have a 2.5mm jack which you might mistake for a mic input, but this 2.5mm jack on the Canon Rebel T7 is actually just for remote triggering.
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Can You Connect An External Mic To Canon Rebel T7
The Canon Rebel T7 does not have a 3.5mm microphone jack, so you cannot just plug in and connect an external mic.
Since the Canon Rebel T7 does not have an external mic input, you might want to use an alternative camera that does have a mic input.
In the next section, you can see why we recommend the Canon EOS Rebel SL3 as the best alternative.
There is also a way to use external audio without physically attaching a mic to the Rebel T7, which we describe later in the post.
There is a DIY method to install your own external mic port on to the Canon Rebel T7. I’ve included a video for this later in the post, but I don’t personally recommend it.
Alternative To The Canon EOS Rebel T7 That Has A Mic Input
If you need a similar camera to the T7 with an external mic input, then try the Canon EOS Rebel SL3.
The SL3 can record 4K video at 24fps or 25fps, and 1080p at 60fps, but the T7 can only do up to 1080p at 30fps.
Having the ability to record 1080p at 60fps means I can actually have some decent slow-motion footage at 1080p.
Some other reasons I like the SL3 better than the T7:
Better DIGIC 8 processor makes it faster and better.
Higher ISO limit make it better in low light situations.
The SL3 has 5 fps for continuous shooting of images, compared to 3fps on the Rebel T7. It is useful for taking pictures of fast moving subjects (like sports or wildlife).
Of course the main reason is that there is an external mic input on the Rebel SL3, while there isn’t one on the Rebel T7.
This means you don’t need separate audio and video tracks and you don’t need to do any extra steps in post-production to synchronise them (we describe this later in the post).
