Android video camera with TRRS external microphone recording

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Most android audio recording apps automatically recognize audio input when external microphone jack that is plugged in is TRRS compatible (usually one of 2 standards: CTIA and OMTP) .

CTIA vs OMTP

Search as i may, i have not come across a camera app which records video with the external microphone. Therefore, as a last resource, I am considering eventually developing one.

Before i embark on a project which just might be a reinvention of the proverbial wheel or worse, a lead balloon:

Is there any impediment for such an app to work?

Corollary: Is there any camera app which recognizes external mic's (automatically or via setup)?

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androidandroid-cameraandroid-audiorecord

2 Answers

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This app does what you want.

Cinema FV-5: professional videography application for Android

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Open Camera also allows you to choose to use an external mic. I actually had better luck with it than Cinema FV-5 as the latter still uses the old deprecated Android Camera API and shows my Nexus 5x camera upside down. This is quite ridiculous for a premium app. So far Open Camera has been great, as it's free, open source, and has no ads.