Lav Mic --> Converter --> Canon Camcorder

Rather than just telling you it can't be done, allow me to offer some actual information on why this won't work and what other solutions are out there.

You're missing the crucial power supply to make the microphone operable. It requires phantom power, and the adapter cable you originally linked does not offer that. The Beachtek XLR converter you found is passive and does not offer any kind of power, either. Without power, you'll have no signal from the mic.

You might look at THIS unit from JuicedLink, as it does offer phantom power and should work just fine for you.
 
Thank you very much, C2V. I want to make sure that my two audio channels stay separate. If I connect both lav mics into a singular JuicedLink device that's connected to one of the cameras, I assume the audio will be merged into one track. I would rather not buy two of these devices (one for each camera), since that will be expensive. Am I correct in assuming that the option I'm left with is using a Zoom H4n or a Tascam Dr-100 in order to maintain my two channels and not pay more than ~$300?
 
execution said:
If I connect both lav mics into a singular JuicedLink device that's connected to one of the cameras, I assume the audio will be merged into one track. I would rather not buy two of these devices (one for each camera), since that will be expensive. Am I correct in assuming that the option I'm left with is using a Zoom H4n or a Tascam Dr-100 in order to maintain my two channels and not pay more than ~$300?
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Incorrect. Take a look at the link again, and click on the image of the converter. Look at the other image for the back of the unit. There are two pan assignments there, one for each input. Either can be assigned to left, center, or right. So yes, you can keep them split for recording.
 
C2V said:
Incorrect. Take a look at the link again, and click on the image of the converter. Look at the other image for the back of the unit. There are two pan assignments there, one for each input. Either can be assigned to left, center, or right. So yes, you can keep them split for recording.
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Oh, I see. Very interesting. Again, thank you very much for your help. One last question, if I may (I'm sure the answer will be rather subjective): If I'm just recording two hardwired voices in a quiet room, will the increase in codec/audio-bandwidth quality that I'd receive from using the Tascam as opposed to the Canon camcorder itself be noticeable? I'm obviously not going to be previewing the final cut in a theater, so achieving the highest sound quality possible isn't a goal of mine. I certainly want it to sound high quality, however -- good enough for an HD download to your desktop.
 
execution said:
If I'm just recording two hardwired voices in a quiet room, will the increase in codec/audio-bandwidth quality that I'd receive from using the Tascam as opposed to the Canon camcorder itself be noticeable? I'm obviously not going to be previewing the final cut in a theater, so achieving the highest sound quality possible isn't a goal of mine. I certainly want it to sound high quality, however -- good enough for an HD download to your desktop.
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I'm not personally familiar with your camera, but in camcorders of that size the pre-amps are usually not the best. You'll likely get a cleaner recording with the DR-100, but then you have to worry about matching audio to video in post.
 
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